Start with a Mechanical Hunter

Level 1 civilization is a mechanical hunter The second civilization is the Zerg fusion Level 3 civilizations are interstellar nomads The fourth-level civilization is the fusion ascender Level 5 civilization is a blade changer Sixth-level civilization is the ancient savior Level 7 civilizations are giant builders Eighth-level civilization is a wonder seeker The ninth-level civilization is a natural disaster opponent The past dominated the virtual world The future is the creator of cosmic utopia - Description from novelcodex.org