Hi All,
I was pondering how worlds which have gone through the Collapse generally recover their tech levels (if they are inclined to do so).
Myself, I figure that with the existence of intermediate and Imperial tech levels they generally focus on regaining those tech levels, as they have experience/examples to go by - though if the tech levels are too separated this might be too much of a leap. So, for example Keipes could focus on regaining the intermediate tech level of A, putting effort into areas which will allow it to restart the Tech A machinery and equipment, and so one day go from being termed Tech 6 to Tech A. After that some more effort will yield the original tech level of B. On the other hand, somewhere like Fisher's World will find even the intermediate tech level of 8 far beyond the capability of their tech 3 civilization to re-start - and will either have to go up the hard way, or get some outside help to get back.
Eamon