Technology Problems Was Re: [HOE] Unity Spoilers in Lost Colony

[Joey Fanning <Wraith530@comcast.net>]

Well, there are a few points to consider here...
1.There are holographs, and hover-vehicles.  The reason computers don't seem
as fast is that adding another dimension to video output(arguably the most
memory-consuming process on a computer) is gonna take a whole lot more
power.  Now, with cars, the look is nowadays becoming more oriented on style
and aerodynamics.  While there are some aerodynamic cards in the HOE
universe, they look rather dorky compared with the cars of the early 20th
century.  And gaselectric vehicles must not've worked out.  There's only so
much you can squeeze out of a gallon of gas, hence the similar MPG.
2.Normal science for standard devices was temporarily(for about 50 years,
until WWII, I think..) slowed while mad science was the biggest thing since
sliced bread.  That puts us at about 40 years advancement beyond what we've
got now.  I would enjoy nothing more than hover vehicles and holograms
within the next 40 years.
3.Since the aspect of the hunting grounds was introduced, more scientists
are there to focus on studying it.  That means less scientists for
traditional stuff, and once again slower development.

Aah, I can't resist...
<shameless plug>
Hey, Anyone who hasn't gotten a diskfull of new HOE material drop me a line
for a preview of the androids and clones book!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Panella" <saeder_krupp@hotmail.com>
To: <hoe@gamerz.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [HOE] Unity Spoilers in Lost Colony


>
> >Which leads me to another topic that has been eating away my sanity since
> >hell on earth came out. Why has technology not advanced any from the late
> >90s to early 2000s I mean cars get the same mileage and look the same
> >computers havn't advanced medicine hasn't advanced, nothing has advanced
> >except for things that revolve around the hunting grounds which I admit
mad
> >science would advance faster but hell on earth would have made mush more
> >sense if you'd based it around the 2020s rather than 2090s because the
even
> >though it wouldn't advance as fast normal science is going to advance
> >eventually and it isn't goin to jsut stay at the same level for almost 80
> >years.
> >
>
> I don't rightly know. Here are two ideas:
>
> 1). Use house rules and fix what you don't agree with.
>
> 2). Write your own game and do things your way.
>
> Doesn't that make *mush* more sense?
>
> Jason
>
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