Answer by Lana for Steampunk...In a Realistic Timeline
This is an old thread, but one that still comes up when you search for steampunk. So, for anyone reading this in 2020 or beyond... I think the only two realistic explanations for a world in which...
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To make a steampunk era more likely, you need to remove easy access to petrol and internal combustion engines.Without a liquid fuel with high chemical energy that is convenient to store and pump, the...
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Looking at this the other way, you need to understand why steam technology was eventually outmoded by internal combustion engines and electric engines between @ the 1880's and the 1920's (like most...
View ArticleAnswer by Separatrix for Steampunk...In a Realistic Timeline
It's not about what you need to make a steampunk world but what should be missing.Let's look at your world and see what isn't steam powered.carstruckssome trainsWait what? Surely more than that, my...
View ArticleSteampunk...In a Realistic Timeline
Perhaps one of the most popular flavors of worldbuilding is steampunk, which is basically today's technology under Victorian attitude, architecture and materials. The clear inspiration for steampunk's...
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