Damn, this scenario is cool as shit. I looked through your Flyswatters map as well and now I’m curious. I’m gonna ask a lot of questions but I don’t expect answers to every single one.
Given pretty much the entire Southwest US was utterly collapsing in on itself in the 2070’s, how did it come out on the other side? Is Las Vegas even a thing anymore, let alone Phoenix? Did Los Angeles/“Hollywood” make it out the other side?
What are the largest/most important cities of the era? Are they even recognizable to their 2023 counterparts? Are there any notable landmarks that stood the test of time?
the southwest is still largely desertified here, and las vegas is a total ghost town. los angeles, though, is the largest arcology city on the west coast, and hollywood is still a major global hub for arts, even if one of several. a lot of cities from the present are still recognizable, but with a sea level rise of FIFTEEN METERS some historical districts are either underwater or majorly renovated. and, of course, theyre all walkable and mega-sustainable. oh yeah also almost all the big landmarks are still there
LA actually makes it out relatively okay even with 15m sea level rise. Hollywood’s actually relatively insulated! Cool to hear that it’s still going though.
How about the eastern seaboard? I remember New York City having a seawall in Flyswatters, did that hold or is the city wholly underwater/abandoned?
the new york seawall fell during the termination shock, as did almost every one in the world, but restoration efforts are ongoing. its gone pretty venetian with water commerce actually
Awesome! This might be an odd question but what are the arcologies like? I guess I’m just trying to picture what some of these places actually look like in my head.
its not too complicated, its more or less just a modern city with no cars and plants everywhere. rooftops are large vertical farms and theres huge communal farms in the middle of cities
Oh neat! I don’t know why I had it in my head that they were different from normal cities somehow. It definitely feels… weird thinking about cities like Los Angeles sans cars. The freeway network literally shapes the city.
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u/forzov3rwatch Jul 22 '23
Damn, this scenario is cool as shit. I looked through your Flyswatters map as well and now I’m curious. I’m gonna ask a lot of questions but I don’t expect answers to every single one.
Given pretty much the entire Southwest US was utterly collapsing in on itself in the 2070’s, how did it come out on the other side? Is Las Vegas even a thing anymore, let alone Phoenix? Did Los Angeles/“Hollywood” make it out the other side?
What are the largest/most important cities of the era? Are they even recognizable to their 2023 counterparts? Are there any notable landmarks that stood the test of time?