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Mech is the common abreviation for Mechanical Combat Unit, and refers to a wide-range of machines. | Mech is the common abreviation for Mechanical Combat Unit, and refers to a wide-range of machines. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Anecodotle evidence and secondary sources indicate that mechs were used back in [[Antiquity]], though no details survive as to exactly what they were like. When all known technology was destroyed at the [[Fall of Roads]], whatever the state of the art in mech-building was would have been completely lost. | ||
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| + | Machines that could be described as mechs were built and employed as far back as the [[Mage Wars]]. Some of these were [[Magic-Tech]] inventions, while others were pure technology. As civilizations rose and fell, many designs were invented and lost, only to be rediscovered centuries or millenia later. These devices came to be known as "[[New-Type]]s" as they may have been technologically superior to modern designs. | ||
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| + | Curiously enough, the fabled [[Gudersnipe Army]] was not known to have used Mechs during the Mage Wars. | ||
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| + | The massive demiliterizations that followed the war destroyed much of mech technology, with few designs constructed or employed through much of the [[Ages#The Golden Age|Golden Age]], up until the [[ninety-nine-years war]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 25 July 2010
Mech is the common abreviation for Mechanical Combat Unit, and refers to a wide-range of machines.
History
Anecodotle evidence and secondary sources indicate that mechs were used back in Antiquity, though no details survive as to exactly what they were like. When all known technology was destroyed at the Fall of Roads, whatever the state of the art in mech-building was would have been completely lost.
Machines that could be described as mechs were built and employed as far back as the Mage Wars. Some of these were Magic-Tech inventions, while others were pure technology. As civilizations rose and fell, many designs were invented and lost, only to be rediscovered centuries or millenia later. These devices came to be known as "New-Types" as they may have been technologically superior to modern designs.
Curiously enough, the fabled Gudersnipe Army was not known to have used Mechs during the Mage Wars.
The massive demiliterizations that followed the war destroyed much of mech technology, with few designs constructed or employed through much of the Golden Age, up until the ninety-nine-years war.
