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Technological Baseline

Javnia

Proposal to the United Commonwealth

Establishing a Standardized Technological Baseline for the Post-Apocalyptic Era

To maintain balance, realism, and consistency in roleplay, the United Commonwealth should establish a standardized technological baseline. The goal is not to make every nation identical, but to ensure that factions operate within believable industrial and scientific limits for a near-modern post-apocalyptic world.

Without agreed standards, conflicts become distorted — one faction may field advanced stealth aircraft and autonomous drone swarms while another operates propeller aircraft and improvised armor. A common baseline allows meaningful strategy, logistics, diplomacy, and warfare.

The guiding principle should be:

Technology survives unevenly. Advanced systems may exist, but production, maintenance, fuel supply, and industrial support are limited.

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What do you feel should be adjusted?

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2026 Modern Technology

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Math: Number theory, Geometry, Algebra, Calculus and Analysis, Discrete mathematics, Logic, Probability and Statistics, Decision theory, Theoretical Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Application, Data Science Infusion, Conceptual Mathematics

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Navigation: AI enhancements, satellite dependent real-time weather, engine monitoring, and remote vessel tracking, GPS-dependent tracking, performance-based navigation, anti-jamming and spoofing resistance, AI, LiDAR, and camera-based vision systems to navigate, resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) service for LEO

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Flight: Rocket, Ramjet, Turboprop, Turbojet and Turbofan Jet engines, Electric powered engines, Hydrogen fueled engines, Nonstop transcontinental flights, Analog systems, touchscreen display, digital flight-control system, Helmet Mounted Cueing System, Enhanced flight management system, Automated landing system, Side looking aerial radar, Active electronically scanned array radar, FLIR, 0/0 Ejection systems, Aerial refueling, VTOL, STOL, Tiltrotor, Business jets, General aviation aircraft, supersonic business jets, comprehensive biometric systems for passengers, Data Comm (text-based communication between controllers and pilots), Robotic Aviation Ground Systems, Urban Air Mobility (flying cars), Autonomous drones, Fifth generation fighters

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Ships: Computerization, Guided missiles, Vertical Launch, Nuclear power, Angled deck, Optical landing system, Steam catapult, Electromagnetic catapult, Laser welding, Advanced materials, Containerization, Specialized ships, Alternative Fuels (ammonia, methanol, etc), Real-time data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (route planning, maintenance schedules, etc), Autonomous surface and undersea vessels, Digital twin engineering

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Vehicles: EV, Hybrid EV, Solid State batteries, V2X communication, AI integration, Autonomous driving, Driver monitoring, Alternative fuels, Hydrogen Engines, Digitalized logistics, Bus Rapid Transit, Smart Roads, High Speed rail, Maglev, Airless Tire

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Weapons: ICBM, ABM, Strategic & Tactical Nukes, CBR warfare, Cruise missiles, Surface to surface missiles, Surface to air missiles, Air to surface missiles, Air to air missiles, Hypersonic missiles, Rail guns, Assault rifles, Computer Fire Control, NV, IR and Thermal vision, Main Battle Tank, Armored Drone swarms, Lethal Autonomous Weapons, Lasers, Microwave Energy weapons, C4ISR, Caseless ammunition, Metamaterial cloaking

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Medicine: Diagnostic imaging, Organ transplant, artificial blood, Human performance modification, AI & Machine learning, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Pharmacogenomics, 3D Bioprinting, Robotic surgery, VR surgery, Remote Patient monitoring, Virtual medicine, Nanotechnology and Implantable, Artificial uterus, Prosthetics, Cryotherapy, De-extinction, DNA/MrNA vaccines, STEM cell treatment, Brain-Computer interface

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Communication: Optical fiber, 6G networks, Cybersecurity, Quantum computing, Virtual Reality, “AI as the Foundation”, Satellite / Mobile integration, Cloud Native Communication, IoT & smart devices, Biometrics, Block chain, Carbon Nanotube transistor, 5D Optical Data storage, Flexible electronics

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Science: Spin Gravity, Plasma thruster, Laser propulsion, Inflatable space habitat, “Tesla-bot”, Powered Exoskeleton, Organoids, Quadsqueezing, Negative Time, X-ray dot objects

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Energy: Hydroelectric power, Nuclear power, Coal, Oil and Natural gas power, Windmill power, Solar power, Oxy-Hydrogen fuel cell, Pebble Bed Reactors, MSR’s, Miniature Nuclear Reactors, Solid State Batteries, Nanowire batteries

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Mechanical: 3D printing, Adaptive buildings & infrastructure, Arcology, Earth scraper, Aerogel, Amorphous metal, Cryogenic treatment of metal, Graphene, Metal foam, Heat Resistant Super Alloy, Synthetic Diamonds, Translucent Concrete

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Textile: E-textiles, Sensor integration, Self powered systems, Adjust to environment, Waterless Dyeing, Biodegradable Fibers, 3D knitting, Digital printing, Nanofibers, Advanced coatings, Robotic Sewing

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Agriculture: High yield crop variations, Agricultural robotics, Closed Ecological systems, Cultured meat, Atmospheric water generator, Vertical farming

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Comforts: Holographics, 3D display

Javnia

For a near-modern post-apocalyptic setting, the best approach is usually technological fragmentation, not total regression or full continuity. Different regions should retain different capabilities depending on infrastructure, education, industry, fuel access, and political stability.

Right now the modern list reads like a civilization that still has fully functioning global industrialization. In a post-apocalyptic world, the question becomes:

What technologies are still manufacturable?
What technologies can only be maintained?
What technologies survive only in elite states?
What technologies are effectively extinct relics?

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Suggested Technology Scale

Common Technology (widely available)

Most factions can build, repair, or train people for this.

These should remain common:

Math

Keep all of it.

Navigation

Conventional GPS (when satellites survive)
Inertial navigation
Basic drones
Weather radar
Basic AI assistance

REMOVE or reduce:

resilient LEO PNT systems
sophisticated anti-spoofing
full AI autonomous navigation everywhere

Reason:
Satellite constellations are hard to maintain after collapse.

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Flight

COMMON:

turboprops
turbojets
helicopters
analog systems
older digital avionics
STOL aircraft
drones
older 4th gen fighters

RARE:

stealth aircraft
fifth generation fighters
tiltrotors
autonomous combat aircraft
supersonic business jets

REMOVE:

flying cars
mass autonomous aviation
hydrogen aviation

Reason:
Jet engines require huge industrial chains.

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Ships

COMMON:

diesel ships
container ships
frigates
missile destroyers
submarines

RARE:

nuclear ships
electromagnetic catapults
autonomous fleets

REMOVE:

widespread AI-managed shipping ecosystems

Reason:
Shipbuilding survives better than aviation after collapse.

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Vehicles

COMMON:

combustion vehicles
hybrids
armored vehicles
rail

LIMITED:

EVs
autonomous driving
smart roads

REMOVE:

maglev
widespread V2X infrastructure

Reason:
Road infrastructure decays quickly.

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Weapons

COMMON:

assault rifles
artillery
tanks
cruise missiles
SAM systems
drones
thermal optics
electronic warfare

RARE:

hypersonics
railguns
laser weapons
autonomous kill systems

EXTREMELY RARE:

nuclear weapons
advanced stealth systems

REMOVE:

metamaterial cloaking

Reason:
You want warfare grounded enough for RP balance.

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Medicine

COMMON:

imaging
prosthetics
organ transplants
vaccines
robotic surgery in advanced cities

RARE:

gene editing
artificial wombs
brain-computer interfaces
nanotech medicine

REMOVE:

de-extinction

Reason:
Advanced biotech requires stable supply chains.

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Communication

COMMON:

internet equivalents
fiber in advanced regions
satellites (limited)
cybersecurity
drones
VR

RARE:

quantum computing
6G everywhere
advanced AI infrastructure

REMOVE:

universal cloud ecosystems

Reason:
Large server infrastructure is difficult post-collapse.

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Science

COMMON:

exoskeletons
robotics

RARE:

inflatable habitats

REMOVE:

spin gravity
laser propulsion
negative time
exotic physics concepts

Reason:
Those push the setting into hard sci-fi.

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Energy

COMMON:

fossil fuels
hydro
solar
wind
standard nuclear

RARE:

modular nuclear reactors

REMOVE:

oxy-hydrogen systems everywhere

Reason:
Energy grids are probably fractured.

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Mechanical

COMMON:

3D printing
advanced alloys
graphene composites

RARE:

arcologies
earth scrapers

Reason:
Megaprojects become difficult after collapse.

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Textile

Mostly keep all of this.
Textiles are surprisingly resilient technologically.

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Agriculture

COMMON:

high-yield crops
drones
vertical farming in wealthy cities

RARE:

closed ecological systems
cultured meat

Reason:
Food production becomes strategic.

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Comforts

COMMON:

VR displays

RARE:

holographics

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Recommended Overall RP Balance

A strong setup for our world might be:

Tech Level	Availability
1990s tech	universal
2010s tech	common
2020s advanced tech	limited
cutting-edge experimental tech	rare
speculative near-future tech	almost nonexistent

That prevents absurd mismatches while still allowing cool elite factions.

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Best RP Rule

I strongly recommend adding this rule:

“Possession does not equal production capability.”

A faction might still operate:

stealth fighters
satellites
nuclear submarines

But may be unable to replace losses.

This creates:

scarcity
strategic depth
realism
meaningful warfare

instead of infinite high-tech spam.

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Another good mechanic:

Capability	Requirement
build tanks	heavy industry
build jets	aerospace industry
build stealth aircraft	advanced semiconductor industry
build nukes	nuclear industry
maintain satellites	space infrastructure

This forces believable nation-building.

The modern list is a good foundation, but I’d strongly recommend:

reducing autonomous AI dominance
reducing exotic physics
making advanced aerospace rare
making supply chains the true limiter

That usually creates the most believable and fun post-apocalyptic geopolitical RP setting.

Dagestani Socialist State

Sound good to me tho I have some questions

Can the technologies be rediscovered?

Or what about new technologies?

But the idea itself is good.

Javnia

Establishing a Standardized Technological Baseline for the Post-Apocalyptic Era

Can the technologies be rediscovered?

Technology could be rediscovered through RP by developing the underlying technologies and infrastructure. A RP that should be told over a period.

Or what about new technologies?

Technology could be discovered through RP by developing the underlying technologies and infrastructure. A RP that should be told over a period.

Also look at the post “Point based guidance”. Technology would be an attribute. That would help set your technology level and using Tech and Industry sets a baseline for development.