Post by Robert DeVries on Jul 8, 2020 1:11:47 GMT -5
The Amalgamation Decimation was a post-techsing post-unification catastrophic event caused by the unexpected mutation of pre-techsing residual manufacturing micromachines surviving in the polar wilds of Brumas that occurred in the early-to-mid 3790's HD. The machines - previously determined to be ecologically neutral - became violently expansionistic due to a random mutation made in their basic overall programming: something previously believed impossible due to the limited micromachine programming of pre-techsing Brumas. It was assumed that any such mutations would result in the machines becoming inoperable, a key note that allowed their wide-spread acceptance in the old-world global industry.
The specific species, known as GHX-113v4, was a logic circuit production micromachine designed for computer manufacturing. The machines were mostly organic in composition, making them analogous to some pollens consumed by microorganisms. Their relatively slow ability to self-replenish and organic nature helped to nullify their ecological impact, and was allowed to remain untreated by the early AUS government. However after its spontaneous mutation the micromachine suddenly became capable of much faster replication, overwhelming its local ecosystem. The Brumassian Hadley cells kept it mostly contained in the upper hemisphere, however it was only a matter of time until it spread to the major population centers of the era.
The AUS spearheaded a campaign against the machines, utilizing new micromachines, flame-throwers, and energy weapons to reduce the threat of the quickly spreading technology. However in the end newer micromachines proved victorious and GHX-113v4 was exterminated. The species was studied thoroughly, and results determined that the machines should not have been able to undergo such a drastic mutation. Some theorists believe that it may have been the result of extremist activities in micromachine engineering, but it is mostly accepted that the amalgamation was merely an unexpected and extremely unlikely mutation. Following the event, other surviving species of micromachine were examined in more detail and later retired entirely from the local ecology.
The specific species, known as GHX-113v4, was a logic circuit production micromachine designed for computer manufacturing. The machines were mostly organic in composition, making them analogous to some pollens consumed by microorganisms. Their relatively slow ability to self-replenish and organic nature helped to nullify their ecological impact, and was allowed to remain untreated by the early AUS government. However after its spontaneous mutation the micromachine suddenly became capable of much faster replication, overwhelming its local ecosystem. The Brumassian Hadley cells kept it mostly contained in the upper hemisphere, however it was only a matter of time until it spread to the major population centers of the era.
The AUS spearheaded a campaign against the machines, utilizing new micromachines, flame-throwers, and energy weapons to reduce the threat of the quickly spreading technology. However in the end newer micromachines proved victorious and GHX-113v4 was exterminated. The species was studied thoroughly, and results determined that the machines should not have been able to undergo such a drastic mutation. Some theorists believe that it may have been the result of extremist activities in micromachine engineering, but it is mostly accepted that the amalgamation was merely an unexpected and extremely unlikely mutation. Following the event, other surviving species of micromachine were examined in more detail and later retired entirely from the local ecology.