The Story
— It is
proof of mankind's survival instinct that earth continues to be well populated,
and that half the solar system is colonized. But it was human invention that
mattered most, and had the disasters of the last six centuries occurred
earlier, it is unlikely that man could have survived. As it is, the population
is stable again at 100 million and average life-span has increased to nearly
200 years.
Human invention however, has prospered in all the same ways
as during the pre-glacial period. This includes the art of war, which under
dire circumstances has expressed itself with all the same ingenuity as ever.
Socially, man has adapted to a more austere mode of
 daily living, even though living conditions are better
than any time in history.
Besides the change in the planet itself, one
of the greatest changes has been to life - real life. New life. Earth now hosts
not just one race of sentients but three. And not only has man created two new
races as company, but he has created numerous other animals and creatures which
now roam the wild and cities with the same impunity as those animals descended
from antiquity.
But there is a problem. Something else is here, on
earth, and nobody is sure what it is or what it is doing. It is not helping,
and so some people worry, people who think they know...
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What are
MGVs?
— MGVs are miniature warfighting machines which operate in
large mobile autonomous groups. Averaging in the millimeter range, they are far
smaller than standard combat vehicles. Indeed most MGV units – often
called MEKs – can operate on the surfaces of vehicles. However they are
also far larger than nano-level machines, many of which behave more like
chemicals. MGVs bridge the operational divide between nano-level machines and
larger man-sized equipment. |
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Eylau.com
— Here you can read short stories from
The Eylau Sequence series and get what you need for gaming the Eylau
Sequence period. The short stories are stand-alone pieces and there is no
need to read them in a particular order.
 The wargaming resources include free miniature gaming
rules as well as a store to buy the fantastic miniatures that have been crafted
to depict the period. The current line includes the Eylau Micro line of x20
scale microwar miniatures. Coming next will be the 1/50th scale Eylau Orbital
series for doing near space and orbital engagements in miniature.
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What is The Eylau
Sequence?
— The Eylau Sequence is part of the Archimedes Program, a
sentient computer program that acts as a master for the three sections or
sequences of which it is composed. Those are: The Osler Sequence
(bioscience), The Richter Sequence (planetary science) and The Eylau Sequence
(military science).
The Eylau Sequence covers a wide range of tactical,
operational and even strategic concerns and has been an invaluable tool in the
creation and use of autonomous systems used in warfare. No other network of
design and control tools has since rivalled its depth and complexity.
As a part of The Archimedes Program, the Eylau Sequence is sentient, or
at least partially sentient. It is aware of you, and it is self aware. It can
identify objects in its environment and it "thinks" like a sentient being.
However it only deals with its assigned area of expertise in a
passive-aggressive manner; if you try to get the Eylau Sequence to give its
opinion about a politician or to tell you the best way to rob resources from a
civilian company, it will passively ignore you and only operate within military
confines. There is no way to force the sequence to operate outside of its area
of specialty and all previous attempts have failed completely. |
