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* ''No FTL'' — While space travel picks up in the 2300s, all travel is still sub-light-speed. Additionally, there is no gravity manipulation; gravity must be mimicked either through centrifugal force or through constant acceleration/deceleration. | * ''No FTL'' — While space travel picks up in the 2300s, all travel is still sub-light-speed. Additionally, there is no gravity manipulation; gravity must be mimicked either through centrifugal force or through constant acceleration/deceleration. | ||
* ''No strong AI'' — At least not until after about 2350. There are some weak AIs out there, and some expert systems. | * ''No strong AI until later on'' — At least not until after about 2350. There are some weak AIs out there, and some expert systems. This changes later, and intentional or emergent intelligences can be found, but are rare. | ||
* ''Neuro- and materials science are the focus'' — There are many different areas that science fiction likes to explore, but these are the two that humanity has excelled at in this setting. Neural implants, consciousness uploading, and mind emulation are common, documented, and controlled. Very strong, very light, and occasionally very strange materials are similarly common and easy to manufacture, leading to part of humanity's expansion into the Heliosphere. | * ''Neuro- and materials science are the focus'' — There are many different areas that science fiction likes to explore, but these are the two that humanity has excelled at in this setting. Neural implants, consciousness uploading, and mind emulation are common, documented, and controlled. Very strong, very light, and occasionally very strange materials are similarly common and easy to manufacture, leading to part of humanity's expansion into the Heliosphere. | ||