Near Future
From 2027 the world becomes fictional. Trend events and generated personalities take over. AI economy, semiconductor sovereignty and climate adaptation shape an epoch that looks different in every game.
Speculative: this epoch lies in the future. Technologies, dates and developments are design decisions derived from trends – not predictions. Depending on the campaign settings they come earlier, later or not at all.
AI and new energy carriers
- AI economy. AI agents in industry and administration, semiconductor sovereignty as a megaproject.
- Battery and hydrogen economy. Green hydrogen, solid-state batteries and small modular reactors.
- Arctic routes. With warming and icebreaker capacity new sea lanes become conceivable – and new dependencies.
- Multi-domain operations. Land, sea, air, cyber and space interlock; loyal wingman and uncrewed formations.
- Hydrogen as a new energy carrier
- Copper becomes scarce through electrification
- “Green steel” via hydrogen
- Computing power as an abstract good for AI, research and administration
Technology and climate alliances emerge through founding conferences. AI regulation becomes a legislative topic; speculative ideologies such as technocracy appear.
Holographic accents and adaptive data visualisation: turquoise, glow effects, angular panels.
44 technologies of this epoch
By historical year from the game data of the current build, grouped by branch.
Medicine
- AI Diagnostics 2028
- Personalised Medicine 2030
- Universal Vaccines 2035
- Longevity Therapeutics 2042
Energy
- Green Hydrogen 2028
- Sodium-Ion Batteries 2029
- Floating Offshore Wind 2030
- Solid-State Batteries 2030
- Perovskite Tandem Solar 2031
- Small Modular Reactors 2032
- Enhanced Geothermal 2034
- Experimental Fusion 2045
Finance
Space
- Crewed Lunar Landers 2029
- Orbital Manufacturing 2038
- Lunar Outpost 2042
Electronics and AI
Land Forces
- Directed-Energy Air Defence 2030
- Robotic Combat Vehicles 2032
- AI Battle Command 2035
- Hybrid-Drive Armour 2038
Industry
- Hydrogen Direct Reduction 2030
- Inert Anode Aluminium 2031
- Autonomous Vehicles 2033
- Humanoid Robots 2034
- Circular Materials 2035
Air Forces
- Loyal Wingman 2030
- Sixth-Generation Fighters 2040
- Hypersonic Missile Defence 2045
Administration
Agriculture
Infrastructure
- Climate Adaptation Infrastructure 2032
- Autonomous Freight 2034
- Arctic Corridor 2038
- Supergrid 2040