Tribal Technology Overview
Blake Hutchins
Dave Meddish

With special thanks to
Eric Lowe, N. David Griffin, and Tyler Frans
February 7, 2000
Sierra, Dynamix Copyright 1999
Proprietary and Confidential

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Nanotechnology (Entek)
        The Five Limits
        Entek Roles

ENERGY GENERATION
        Fusion
        Solar

SENSORS

COMMUNICATIONS
        Hyperweb Coherent Antipodal Relay (HCAR or "hypercast")
        Quantum-Reed Transcomm ("Q-Reed," "Q-R," or "squirt")
        Mail packets

WEAPONRY
        FIREARMS
                Blaster
                Plasma Gun
                Chaingun
                Spinfusor
                Grenade Launcher
                Laser Rifle
                ELF Gun
                Mortar
                Targeting Laser
        MELEE WEAPONS
                Knives, Swords, Katars, and Tetrahooks
                Fluxtorches
                Choices of the Four

ARMOR
        Engineering Basics
        Control Systems
        Optiks
        Command Circuit
        Strength Augmentation
        Shields
        Life Support
        Energy
        Jets and Gravitics
        The Warharness
        Donning and Removing Armor
        Maintenance
        The Skinsuit
        Design Philosophy

ANTI-GRAVITY (T-GRAV)

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION
        Anti-Kinetic Steel (AKS)
        Bioplas
        Cerapolymer
        Crys
        Parasteel
        Stahlplast
        Metaplas
        Peren-diamond

BIOTECH
        Implants
        Breeding and Eugenics
        MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

CYBERNETICS
        Implants and Limb Replacement
        Immortal Brains

COMPUTERS
        Typical Computers
        Datashards
        Slicing
        Synthralls

"WEAPONSMITH" TRIBES
        The Sabot-Styx
        The Forge of Hephaestus
        The Daughters of Iron

HERCS
        Tactical Role
        Mobility
        Anti-Herc Weaponry

Conclusion

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