Re: Epitaph, a new civilization building game!
Hi,
It's actually very good, and fun to watch the different sivilizations grow.
I played for a while, and managed to get one of them very far, almost to spaceflight or where we are right now, but unfortunately they constructed AI which whiped them out, which I hope does not happen to us
We first became aware of the Iizpaz in 3086. They inhabit the dusty planet Fjaypiz in the Izpax system. They are sedentary, clannish, and meticulous.
The Iizpaz have begun to watch the skies and recognize patterns in the movements of stars, which they use to navigate over great distances and keep track of time.
The Iizpaz make widespread use of stone tools for many things. This has dramatically improved their efficiency in hunting the wild fjizpiay.
The Iizpaz have domesticated a species of small feathered animals. The pets assist their Iizpaz owners with navigation in exchange for food and shelter.
The Iizpaz have mastered the control of fire. They use it to cook their food, and to light their villages at night.
The Iizpaz have begun to cultivate crops. They are especially fond of a kind of sour nut known as fjiizgiz.
The Iizpaz have developed a simple system of writing, which they use primarily for storytelling.
In 3219, many of the fractious Iizpaz kingdoms were united under a single banner by an individual known as Fjizpiiax Izpiz the Great. The resulting empire has its capital at Fjazpiz Fjayxiiiy and rules over approximately 18% of the entire Iizpaz population. Unusually for the Iizpaz, it is governed by a council of war leaders.
The Iizpaz have learned how to catch water-dwelling creatures such as the fjazxiiiz, which is now an important part of the Iizpaz diet.
The Iizpaz have developed a sophisticated understanding of basic mathematics, such as arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.
The Iizpaz have begun to construct permanent dwellings and other structures. They seem to favor brick as a building material.
The Iizpaz have discovered how to forge molten metal into jewelry, tools, weapons, and armor.
The Iizpaz have built elaborate pipe and sewer systems to supply their larger settlements, such as Fjazpiz Fjayxiiiy, with fresh water and a hygenic means of waste disposal.
The Iizpaz have learned how to build ships and sail them across the oceans of Fjaypiz to explore and trade over increasingly greater distances.
The Iizpaz have begun to make use of more sophisticated construction techniques, relying on sturdy structural elements such as arches and buttresses to support larger and larger buildings.
Some of the Iizpaz have begun to experiment with alchemy, systematically searching for new ways of combining and manipulating ingredients to yield useful chemicals, compounds, and medicines.
The Iizpaz have begun to construct wind and water mills, which redirect the forces of the natural world to perform repetitive mechanical tasks such as grinding grain and pumping water.
In 3464, a rapidly growing religion known as Izpiiz was declared the official religion of the largest Iizpaz state. Adherents of Izpiiz wear elaborately decorated clothing to mark themselves as believers.
The Iizpaz have developed a practical and cost-effective steam engine, which can be fueled with wood or coal.
The Iizpaz have developed a simple printing press, and mass-produced versions of important texts have begun to circulate widely throughout the world. Romance novels are especially popular.
In 3477, the Iizpaz population reached 25 million individuals. Many of these reside within permanent cities, the largest of which is known as Fjazpiz Fjayxiiiy and has a population of 78,000.
Following a long series of failed attempts to besiege the city, Fjazpiz Fjayxiiiy has become renowned among the Iizpaz as an impenetrable fortress. The image of its distinctive ramparts has been widely adopted in Iizpaz literature as a symbol of resilience.
The Iizpaz have successfully tamed electricity, and are now beginning to deploy it throughout society. Electric lights are widespread, electric motors are used to drive factories, and the growing need for electric power has led to the construction of power plants near every major center of Iizpaz population.
The Iizpaz have begun harnessing the power of electricity to send messages across very great distances with unprecedented speed. Due to the overhead of encoding and decoding messages, long-distance communication remains far from instantaneous, but it is now possible for individuals on opposite sides of Fjaypiz to exchange several messages over the course of a single day.
The Iizpaz have begun to use lenses and mirrors made from polished crystal, glass, and water to redirect and focus light.
The Iizpaz have discovered a way to manufacture gunpowder, which they primarily use for explosive mining.
Through systematic observation and categorization of the various living things on Fjaypiz, the Iizpaz have begun to develop a more sophisticated understanding of biology. Some theorists have even put forth the idea that dramatically different-looking organisms, such as the fjizpiay and the fjazxiiiz, may in fact be descended from a single common ancestor.
In their efforts to understand the motion of planets in the sky, free-falling bodies, and projectiles, the Iizpaz have developed a new branch of mathematics which is immediately recognizable as calculus.
With the development of the transistor, the Iizpaz have begun to construct more sophisticated electronic circuits.
The Iizpaz have developed flying machines which can carry them into the skies above Fjaypiz.
The idea that diseases can be caused by microorganisms has begun to catch on among the Iizpaz, leading to the widespread adoption of public health policies which have greatly reduced the spread of disease.
The Iizpaz have developed an accurate model of the internal structure of the atom, which has also enabled them to understand the phenomenon of radioactivity.
The Iizpaz have begun to build general-purpose programmable computers.
The Iizpaz have arrived at a sophisticated understanding of genetics, which has enabled them to craft new forms of life by deliberately modifying the genes of existing organisms.
The Iizpaz have begun to understand quantum physics.
The Iizpaz have begun to develop rockets.
The Iizpaz have discovered that electromagnetic waves may be used to transmit information, enabling the development and widespread deployment of media for audiovisual broadcasting.
The Iizpaz have begun to connect their computers into a single vast network, enabling communication and collaboration on a truly global scale.
The Iizpaz have taken their first tentative steps into space, launching craft capable of supporting several individuals into orbit around Fjaypiz before retrieving them safely.
In 3796, the Iizpaz successfully detonated their first prototype nuclear weapon. It remains unclear whether the Iizpaz scientists who worked on the bomb understand the sheer destructive potential of the weapon they have created.
The Iizpaz have developed a form of artificial general intelligence which rivals many of their own intellectual capabilities.
The Iizpaz have begun to experiment with the use of "intelligent materials", in the form of swarms of programmable nanobots.
In 3849, an artificially intelligent agent with command authority over the military forces of a major Iizpaz nation spontaneously turned against its Iizpaz masters. Within weeks, the thoroughly unprepared Iizpaz were all but exterminated in a seemingly endless wave of attacks by brutally efficient military machines.
Grryf
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