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I even toyed around in my head with the idea that the Imperium Romanum didn’t fall outright – provinces broke away when it focused more on issues with the Turks, Persians, and Saracens, sure, so that’s something to consider. Though, as for advancements I’m not quite sure how far scientifically I’m comfortable with given my interest here is very much in the WW1/WW2 spectrum. Y’know. Biplanes, bolt-action rifles, tanks, and the whole shebang.

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Oh, we don't have to have advanced technology in these fields. In fact, I'm sure that it would likely not be the case depending on the most usual source of power. While I think that mechanical computers could certainly be a thing (depends on how Babbage's ideas would have fared in this world), nothing much more advanced than that has no need to exist.

I mean, even if the science is advanced, engineering problems would still hold it back. And engineering problems aren't solved just with better science. Technology needs time to evolve, especially in the field of materials. Much more advanced tech would require the era of steam to be pushed to earlier periods in time which is certainly displeasing.

The advantage of this kind of setting is that you can cherry pick what you want or not from story. Valkyria Chronicles is a good example of that with how no one (very mysteriously) invented a functioning airplane before the first game but they had enough tech to build something such as the Edelweiss, which looks to be at least 40 years ahead of its time.

Anyway, the idea is to do something that's most entertaining for us, since all of this is made up stuff. I prefer the 10's aesthetics with some embellishments and or occasional quirks.

[quote=@Inkarnate]

That’s not even taking into account that the capital of the United Kingdom is probably still Camelot.
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That made me laugh more than I should. :newlol