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Newlight Cyberpunk is a roleplay based in an original universe something something its on garrys mod.

## **THE WORLD OF NEWLIGHT.**

The dark, yet not so distant future of the Newlight universe is built upon the foundations of a uniquely alternate timeline based on our own. With historical differences beginning at the very forefront of history itself, the major changes which led the world of Newlight to appear as it is largely began with the radical changes of World War 2 and thus the rapid economic boom and modernization of the Japanese Empire.

After Japan successfully crippled the American Navy at Pearl Harbor in 1941, morale was high, but trouble brewed overseas. The Soviets successfully completed their atomic program before the United States and forever shifted the tides of the world with paramount action: days before the finalizatoin of the Manhattan Project, two Soviet atomic bombs were dropped on New York City and Washington D.C. in a pre-emptive strike that plunged the world into war.

The political structure and economical balance of North America crumbled, and with it the ountries once-preached patriotism faltered. As tensions and instabilities rose between the conflicting ideologies of a broken nation, the country split down the middle: Atlantica was formed atop the ruin of the east with the intention of pursueing the progressive nature of American capitalism, while the Free States of America formed in the west, built upon the foundations of the forefthers of America.

With North America in ruin, Japan rose into the place of world leader both by economics and sheer warpower. It expanded into Alaska, Southeast Asia, and the pacific; despite it's efforts to remain isolated, Japan's growth invited change in ideologies and culture that opened it to outsiders. A change in leadership soon came, for the Empire fell away to the Japanese Federation, and it was through these influences, traditions, and societal structure that the country seeded itself into every corner of society - from those sees sprouted the world as it is known today.

As of 2120, overpopulation, rising water levels, and splotches of persistently active warzones render much of the Earth uninhabitable. The value of man has dropped, employment has become difficult, poverty rates have spiked, and crime grows rampant. As the words of politicians grow weaker, features of common society like healthcare and law enforcement have been left in the hands of the corporations, where only the highest bidder is seen as most valued. The lines between government and corporation have blurred, and political decisions are all too often influenced by the capitalistic nature of profiteering.

## THE YEAR IS 2122.

You live in New Frontera, the first city of the FSA to be considered an Arcology based on the old "New Hope" project designs for a sustainable city. Built at the edges of the deserts of Southern California, the city, with work and opportunity funded and opened by the corporations flooding in to make money, quickly grew in population and size as more and more moved to the city. Ultimately, the city formed divisions of large sprawling towers, many of which are large enough to house communities of the wealthy, while millions are left in the degraded and crime riddled corpse that is New Frontera's street and bottom level. While some areas are deemed more secured and upper-class, you inhabit an area that's a far stretch from this blissful reality: Altera Heights Combat Zone.