| | 1 | = Universe = |
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| | 3 | [http://www.orxonox.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3 Discussion thread for universe] |
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| | 5 | Be aware that some parts will be transferred to other sections when the universe gets bigger. |
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| | 7 | == Introduction == |
| | 8 | The year is 2102. |
| | 9 | The universe is still expanding, stars and galaxies adorn the skies of the planets all over the universe. |
| | 10 | Supernovas send their exploding flashes through the infinite wideness. |
| | 11 | Black holes suck in beams of light and the sun of the solar system is still shining down on Earth and Mars. |
| | 12 | But it's not like nothing has changed. |
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| | 14 | == Aliens == |
| | 15 | Humans are no longer alone in the universe. |
| | 16 | There are two alien races from distant systems with big knowledge about the physics of the universe. |
| | 17 | Their technology is far beyond the progress the humans made in the last hundred years. |
| | 18 | The humans fear the aliens, not because the aliens harm the humans, but because of the power the aliens have through their technology and knowledge. |
| | 19 | Humans feel like kids in the present of their visitors.[[br]] |
| | 20 | There are the Asheroc which can't be called a friend neither an enemy. |
| | 21 | They are known for a few decades now. And there are the Noxons, a very aggressive race which is completely unknown a the complete opposite of the rather friendly Asheroc. |
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| | 23 | == Colonization of Mars and the Solar system == |
| | 24 | Humans live on Earth and on Mars. |
| | 25 | They've built a lot of space stations at the edge of their territory and they feel like they have it under control - wrongly as we will see. |
| | 26 | They built a large space station on Europa (Jupiter moon) called Europa I used as reloading point of the harvested Jupiter gas. |
| | 27 | This looks good, right? |
| | 28 | Humankind established a lot of things, haven't they? |
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| | 30 | == dilemma == |
| | 31 | Wrong! |
| | 32 | The humans still have the same weaknesses they had for years. |
| | 33 | There are few rich guys and a huge part of the population is poor and has to live its life in the slums of the large cities on Earth and Mars or they try to make a living as pirates or gas pumpers in space. |
| | 34 | The little man gets ripped off by the rich society which tries to separate itself from the dirt out there but still wants to gain from it. |
| | 35 | The governments are fighting desperately for ressources like ore, gas and water; wars are fought in space and the relationships are tense. |
| | 36 | The little man suffers under the meaningless wars for power. |
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| | 38 | == wild space == |
| | 39 | Space is a difficult and dangerous place. |
| | 40 | Space travels with the crappy spaceships of the poor people aren't safe at all. |
| | 41 | Pirates and clans control the universe rather than the governments, since pirates aren't bound in religion or nationality and gain power through terrorism, kidnappings and smuggling.[[br]] |
| | 42 | Chaos. |
| | 43 | The political links and relations are too difficult to explain without going back hundreds of years. |
| | 44 | None of the uneducated people know why there is war and who really fights who. |
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| | 46 | == a spark of hope? == |
| | 47 | But humans also have their good sides, they are adaptable. |
| | 48 | Even in this broken down world there are very few more or less peaceful places. |
| | 49 | A bar at the edge of nothingness or a small spaceship garage in the middle of the huge cities isn't affected by killing and war.[[br]] |
| | 50 | Imagine the populated places as broken down places. |
| | 51 | On Earth and especially on Mars there are building sides which will never be finished. |
