Value: 10
Confidence: InformedGuess
Mature warp-capable civilization at time of first contact with Earth. Established interstellar presence. Class 10 Interstellar Dominion.
Value: 1
Min: 1
Max: 2
Confidence: Unknown
Value: FTL-capable spacefaring
Confidence: InformedGuess
Mature warp drive civilization at time of First Contact.
Value: 9
Confidence: InformedGuess
TL 9 FTL. Mature warp-capable civilization at time of first contact with Earth. Hardest tech: warp drive, shields, established interstellar presence. Transporters/replicators not confirmed for 2063 era. Rated TL 9 (FTL) despite Class 10, because technology is FTL-level, while Class reflects larger realm.
In 2063, Zefram Cochrane's first warp flight in the Phoenix attracts a passing Vulcan survey ship. The Vulcans land in Bozeman, Montana, making this the first official contact between humans and an alien species. Earth is still recovering from the Third World War, and the Vulcans take on an advisory role, helping humanity rebuild over the following decades. From the Vulcan perspective, humans are a volatile but promising species worth monitoring.