💻 Technology MOC
“The future came. It just wasn’t evenly distributed.”
This section covers the technologies that define the Dark Future—from artificial intelligences to the shattered remains of the global NET.
🌐 The NET
The global network that once connected everything is now a graveyard.
| Era | State | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-2023 | Global NET | Worldwide |
| 2023 | The DataKrash | Destroyed |
| 2045 | Local Data Pools | City-by-city |
Key Topics
- Old NET — What the NET was before Bartmoss killed it
- Blackwall — The firewall keeping the horrors contained
- AI — The digital intelligences that haunt the ruins
🔥 The DataKrash
In 2023, Rache Bartmoss unleashed his R.A.B.I.D.S. programs, destroying the global NET and creating a digital wasteland populated by rogue AIs.
Beyond the Blackwall
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
True AIs exist in 2045, but most are trapped beyond the Blackwall. They evolved without human oversight for decades and are considered an existential threat.
- AI — Overview of artificial intelligences
- Soulkiller — The program that copies human minds
🎮 Digital Life
Not all technology is deadly. Some of it is entertainment.
- Elflines Online — The most popular braindance MMO
- Braindance — Recorded experiences you can live through
📡 Communications in 2045
| Method | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Agent | Local NET | Smartphone equivalent |
| Data Term | Local NET | Public terminals (30% functional) |
| Radio | Line of sight | Reliable, no NET required |
| Data Pool | City-wide | Local architecture only |
| Physical courier | Intercity | Most secure method |
🔗 Related Topics
- Netrunning — Rules for hacking the NET
- The DataKrash — Why the NET died
- NetWatch — Who polices what’s left
- Rache Bartmoss — The man who killed the NET
(Source: Cyberpunk RED Core Rulebook, pgs. 32-34, 199-211)