For reasons still unknown, the five-mile-wide asteroid 2024IB was detected too late for effective countermeasures to deflect its course. Intervention with nuclear weapons prevented the worst-case scenario, but the remaining pieces hurtled toward the Midwest. The US military could but watch the disaster unfold and attempt to maintain a stable government.
The asteroid's impact unleashed devastating winds and triggered the volcanic eruption of Yellowstone. Earthquakes led to a tsunami that hit the West Coast, turning the western US into a wasteland. As dust clouds dimmed the sun, the US faced a catastrophe.
While the initial effect of the asteroid led to global cooling due to dust and aerosols, the long-term threat of the greenhouse gases from the volcano looms in the background. In the face of fear and desperation, people yearned for something to believe in. While the government declared martial law to restore order, it did not take long before extremist ideologies spread like wildfire and the nation split along old ideological borders between the North and the South.
As the skies darkened and the US withdrew from its military and humanitarian missions abroad, countries worldwide faced new safety, economic, and climate-related threats, from local conflicts to crop failures. International order crumbled, gangs took over the streets and looters ran wild. Within a few years, eight distinct "mega-organizations" emerged as new superpowers on the global stage, promising stability and a vision of the future. They were divided not by nationality but by their ideological views on economics, individual liberty, and transhumanism.
Now is the year 2030 and it is your choice which mega-organization to join. You are keenly aware of the looming threats—global military escalation and the specter of nuclear war. As these mega-organizations stake their claims in the new world order, the stage is set for a struggle that will define the future of humanity. While conflict brews, the world awaits a leader, as each faction vies to imprint its vision on the world, its IMPACT BEYOND.
Throughout the game, the prevailing ideology will change after the implementation of each initiative.
■ Economic freedom ranges from self-interest (capitalism) to group interest (socialism).
■ Human evolution ranges from remaining biologically human and living in harmony with nature (bio-conservatism) to using technology to extend human capabilities (transhumanism).
■ Individual liberty ranges from a strictly hierarchical society (authoritarianism) to a society that values individual differences (democracy).
■ BEACON (Kyiv, Ukraine, Republic)
■ Qilinov Industries (St. Petersburg / Beijing, Imperial Autocracy)
■ Cybersphere Consortium (Los Angeles, California, Corporatism)
■ Southern Hemisphere Coalition (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Social Democracy)
■ NeoKorTech (Pyongyang, United Korea, Hive Mind Democracy)
■ Sovereign Faction (Salt Lake City, Utah, Anarcho-Dominism)
■ Church of Tomorrow (Houston, Texas, Theocracy)
■ Robikai Corporation (Neo Tokyo, Japan, Eco-Socialism)
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