STATO (Classic)

### **Meta information:**

STATO, originating as a discord group chat between the founding members, was created to have more serious and less 'minge-y' private game sessions not available in the main discord server. STATO has changed a great deal since its creation, but the original acronym for STATO (Strategic Tactical Alliance That Obunga) has not, and the overarching logo (A white NATO-style compass rose on an orange background, which may or may not feature STATO in black text over it) has changed little as well. STATO was never an organized or dedicated entity outside of being a gaming group/server until one of the founding members (who will be labelled as GSV for their privacy) wrote up a joke lore segment to explain the in-game occurrences during Arma 3 sessions. The lore was deemed funny and intriguing, leading to the solidification of STATO as an Arma 3 gaming entity and the reframing of in-game sessions to adhere to this lore, as well as the addition of more lore by GSV and the other founding players.

### **General Lore:**

The current Year is 2052, and is far far different than the world you know. The major development was the subtle increase in climate change related disasters(2035), which were nothing like anyone had predicted, causing the Arctic to completely disappear, beaches and waterfronts to become extremely jagged, and the mass expansion of the Antarctic. Due to all of these changes, many research programs were funded to try and reverse these effects(2036), however they instead led to The Great Revelation(2037) where they discovered, that the world was in fact, flat. One of these programs later accidentally created the "Chunko Charge"(2037) a device that instantly destroyed 90% of the world's Airports, making those remaining extremely valuable as well as the mass production of aircraft carriers, as well as destroying all of the world's atomic bombs except for 5, only 1 of which whose location is known. The Great Revelation led to massive uproar and revolutions across the globe with the main one starting in North America which would later become The Great Nick Empire which eventually ruled almost the entire world(2040). Although The Great Nick Empire greatly oppressed many of it's people it did manage to unite the world over a single language, measurement, and currency, known as Mandanese, Metric, and Credit system respectively. Credits are an accepted currency in every part of the world, and are extremely valuable, a single credit being worth around $700 US in 2019. The Great Nick Empire eventually fell after it's leader died in a freak garage accident(2042) where he was trying to make Fertilizer-bombs. After the empire's fall, many nations arose to fill the power gaps now left in many parts of the globe which are many of the ones that still stand today. Some of the most notable developments were the 3rd Fall of Russia(2045) leading to the Pustoy Federation, Vazhnyy Rus, and the Serbian Research Institute. As well as the rise of the Zombie Horde(2049) in Australia after it was invaded by Japan(2047), both of which led to the creation of The New Zealand Remnants.

### **PDN:**

The Public Datalink Network (PDN) is the world's center for information. It spans the entire globe and is home to a vast library of information and military contracts. This is similar to what would've been called the internet 40 years ago although overall slower due to it's design and scale. The PDN is accessible by anyone anywhere with a datalink device, however unlike private datalinks(which are much faster and span smaller areas along with being password protected) the PDN is extremely slow to send information. This limitation is inherent is any datalink network due to the fact that they can only process a single user's request or message at a time. Although extremely slow, the PDN is a great tool and resource for any person, although private location-based datalinks are much more common.

### **Bardagamenn**

Translating to "Fighter Pilots" from Icelandic these elite pilots are known to be genetically enhanced as well as extremely skilled. The "Bardagamenn" are easily recognized by their unique bio-augmented helmets and Icelandic tri-color winter uniform when not flying. "Bardagamenn" are known to fly the enhanced T-50 055 variant stealth air superiority fighter which can be recognized by it's main-blue and fade-white camouflage, although they are also known to fly various other aircraft. Regardless of the aircraft used by the "Bardagamenn" they are able to effortlessly evade missiles, shoot down multiple aircraft simultaneously, and are known to ignore SAMs and other AA defenses entirely. While flying their T-50 it is rumored that the "Bardagamenn" are even able to shrug off AA missiles while still maintaining full capability and control over their aircraft. Very few pilots remain alive to tell stories and describe the "Bardagamenn" who are also rumored to "appear out of nowhere", most likely due to the T-50's stealth capabilities, there have been no confirmed kills on "Bardagamenn" when flying their signature T-50 making it one of the most feared jet-fighter platforms. While many things are unknown about the "Bardagamenn" they are still infamous and feared around the world by pilots and most other military personnel for their ability to dominate the sky.