Re: [HoE] The Timeline. (What did we do for 100 years?)

[Doctor X <doctorx@aa.net>]

Hear, hear!  Wars always further scientific advancement.  We should see a
bit more tech.  I don't know if any official reason has ever been given or
if it's just been blown off.

Sam & Max wrote:

> Heya
> Been wondering this for a while and if its been covered, I'm sorry to
> bring it up.
>     Hell on earth is great fun and I love the setting but .... there is
> nothing in the game to show why it is set in the remarkably familiar
> year of 2094.
>     By Familiar I mean that almost every weapon, every car, and every
> piece of equipment (Beyond a few token neat future things) is vintage
> 1990's. not 2090's. I don't mind the fact the stuff is so familiar, it
> helps players and Marshals alike to see the game. What I don't get is
> why its set in the year 2094. It could have easily been the year 2009
> since nothing at all seemed to happen for about 70 years anyway.
>     According to the timeline almost no technological advancement
> occurred or almost 100!! years. Sure the tunnel was built but that's
> about it. And the tunnel could have been opened in the 70's. Vtol cars
> we got now (albeit they are prototypes-Very rough prototypes!),  Its
> like everything just stopped.
>     And things keep popping up like in the Iron Oasis book a section
> discusses how some "Newly developed F-40 Tigershark" aircraft were
> deployed.  These jets have been around since the early eighties. That's
> just an example, if the game world sloooowed down in advancement I just
> would have liked to have seen something in the world to explain why. I
> would have thought the advancement would have been faster if anything,
> what with mad science and all. The game could easily have taken place in
> 1985 or the 1970's. I hate retrofitted the timeline for my posse to
> place the game in the year 2019 because even my players have been asking
> just what happened over the past 100 years and why is a hummer still
> around? Heck the Jeep didnt last 50 years before being replaced.
>
> <looks up> Wow.  Didn't mean to rant. Honestly what I wanted to know is
> if there is some particular reason the timeline is so far in the future?
> And if its another big secret that I can't know without buying yet
> another book I will ... well I will just buy it and grind my teeth! :)
> --
> David Heth
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