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Line 13: ===Bombing back into the Stone Age=== ===Bombing back into the Stone Age=== − In the early Succession Wars, all parties deliberately sought to destroy the enemy infrastructure. Amidst the overall ruthless mayhem that obliterated entire worlds, factories, shipyards and starships were prime targets. Humanity as a whole bombed itself back into a proverbial "Stone Age," and the Successor Lords realized too late that the damage was beyond repair. On many worlds, the developmental level had fallen back to the level of twentieth- and twenty-first-century science and technology, or even to primitive tribal communities without spaceflight, subsisting on farming and manual labor with medieval technology levels. + In the early Succession Wars, all parties deliberately sought to destroy the enemy infrastructure. Amidst the overall ruthless mayhem that obliterated entire worlds, factories, shipyards and starships were prime targets. Humanity as a whole bombed itself back into a proverbial "Stone Age," and the Successor Lords realized too late that the damage was beyond repair. On many worlds, the developmental level had fallen back to the level of 20th-21st century science and technology, or even to primitive tribal communities without spaceflight, subsisting on farming and manual labor with medieval technology levels. ===Preserving Lostech=== ===Preserving Lostech=== When it became apparent that the ability to build and maintain essential technologies was fading away quickly, irreplaceable civilian assets became regarded as noncombatants through an informal agreement. ComStar was accepted as a neutral caretaker of the interstellar communication network, and then gradually of advanced technology in general. As lostech items, even those of strategic value, were generally kept out of the fighting, combat became more and more ritualized in the fashion of medieval battles or even duels over the course of the Succession Wars. In order to prevent further damage to urban or industrial areas, battles were arranged in outlying regions. Defeated opponents were allowed to withdraw, and captured [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s were ransomed. This development went hand in hand with the establishment of neo-feudal societies, also reminiscent of the Middle Ages. When it became apparent that the ability to build and maintain essential technologies was fading away quickly, irreplaceable civilian assets became regarded as noncombatants through an informal agreement. ComStar was accepted as a neutral caretaker of the interstellar communication network, and then gradually of advanced technology in general. As lostech items, even those of strategic value, were generally kept out of the fighting, combat became more and more ritualized in the fashion of medieval battles or even duels over the course of the Succession Wars. In order to prevent further damage to urban or industrial areas, battles were arranged in outlying regions. Defeated opponents were allowed to withdraw, and captured [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s were ransomed. This development went hand in hand with the establishment of neo-feudal societies, also reminiscent of the Middle Ages. − Still, the wars raged on. Although infrastructure was not a designated target anymore, collateral damage still occurred and by the early thirty-first century, many vital technologies were LosTech. Complex systems such as [[BattleMech]]s, [[JumpShip]]s or [[hyperpulse generator]]s became lostech as a whole as most of their individual components such as [[fusion engine]]s or [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]]s became increasingly unavailable, difficult to maintain and near impossible to produce. Many colonies were doomed because declining shipping deprived them of their food and supplies imports, others because vital life support technology such as water and air purification systems failed or were destroyed, rendering whole worlds uninhabitable. + Still, the wars raged on. Although infrastructure was not a designated target anymore, collateral damage still occurred and by the early 31st century, many vital technologies were LosTech. Complex systems such as [[BattleMech]]s, [[JumpShip]]s or [[hyperpulse generator]]s became lostech as a whole as most of their individual components such as [[fusion engine]]s or [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]]s became increasingly unavailable, difficult to maintain and near impossible to produce. Many colonies were doomed because declining shipping deprived them of their food and supplies imports, others because vital life support technology such as water and air purification systems failed or were destroyed, rendering whole worlds uninhabitable. ====Holy Shroud==== ====Holy Shroud====
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| − | In the early Succession Wars, all parties deliberately sought to destroy the enemy infrastructure. Amidst the overall ruthless mayhem that obliterated entire worlds, factories, shipyards and starships were prime targets. Humanity as a whole bombed itself back into a proverbial "Stone Age," and the Successor Lords realized too late that the damage was beyond repair. On many worlds, the developmental level had fallen back to the level of | + | In the early Succession Wars, all parties deliberately sought to destroy the enemy infrastructure. Amidst the overall ruthless mayhem that obliterated entire worlds, factories, shipyards and starships were prime targets. Humanity as a whole bombed itself back into a proverbial "Stone Age," and the Successor Lords realized too late that the damage was beyond repair. On many worlds, the developmental level had fallen back to the level of 20th-21st century science and technology, or even to primitive tribal communities without spaceflight, subsisting on farming and manual labor with medieval technology levels. |
===Preserving Lostech=== | ===Preserving Lostech=== | ||
When it became apparent that the ability to build and maintain essential technologies was fading away quickly, irreplaceable civilian assets became regarded as noncombatants through an informal agreement. ComStar was accepted as a neutral caretaker of the interstellar communication network, and then gradually of advanced technology in general. As lostech items, even those of strategic value, were generally kept out of the fighting, combat became more and more ritualized in the fashion of medieval battles or even duels over the course of the Succession Wars. In order to prevent further damage to urban or industrial areas, battles were arranged in outlying regions. Defeated opponents were allowed to withdraw, and captured [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s were ransomed. This development went hand in hand with the establishment of neo-feudal societies, also reminiscent of the Middle Ages. | When it became apparent that the ability to build and maintain essential technologies was fading away quickly, irreplaceable civilian assets became regarded as noncombatants through an informal agreement. ComStar was accepted as a neutral caretaker of the interstellar communication network, and then gradually of advanced technology in general. As lostech items, even those of strategic value, were generally kept out of the fighting, combat became more and more ritualized in the fashion of medieval battles or even duels over the course of the Succession Wars. In order to prevent further damage to urban or industrial areas, battles were arranged in outlying regions. Defeated opponents were allowed to withdraw, and captured [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s were ransomed. This development went hand in hand with the establishment of neo-feudal societies, also reminiscent of the Middle Ages. | ||
| − | Still, the wars raged on. Although infrastructure was not a designated target anymore, collateral damage still occurred and by the early | + | Still, the wars raged on. Although infrastructure was not a designated target anymore, collateral damage still occurred and by the early 31st century, many vital technologies were LosTech. Complex systems such as [[BattleMech]]s, [[JumpShip]]s or [[hyperpulse generator]]s became lostech as a whole as most of their individual components such as [[fusion engine]]s or [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]]s became increasingly unavailable, difficult to maintain and near impossible to produce. Many colonies were doomed because declining shipping deprived them of their food and supplies imports, others because vital life support technology such as water and air purification systems failed or were destroyed, rendering whole worlds uninhabitable. |
====Holy Shroud==== | ====Holy Shroud==== | ||