Gamma Age technology
Gamma Age technology posted in Gamma World forum comment posted by derek_holland Steam power is nor surprisingly common throughout settlements in the wastes. They are even used in deserts, though those machines are contained in greenhouses to collect the escaping moisture.
A pair of towns on the opposite sides of a canyon use steam powered catapults to send mail to each other. The mail being written on metal plates. More delicate items are sent either by avian or wagon, though the success of the latter is rather low as the canyon floor is populated by some unpleasant mutant bivalves and centipedes.
A very small inland sea is drained with steam power, allowing the villages along its shores to exist above the waves. If the pumps are disabled, the inflow would result in them drowning in a matter of days. The water taken from the sea starts a river on the other side of a small mountain, part of the range that surrounds the sea.
Steam powered presses are used to compress soil intermixed with plastic and create a form of adobe that is more durable and able to resist most burrowing creatures effectively. In addition to buildings, it is used to create paths on farms in regions where seps are abundant.
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One of the more expensive materials for building construction is a form of brick and mortar that reacts to impacts by reshaping the wall. Even if there is a breach, that hole will be very dangerous to anyone who tries to pass through it. The hazard may be spikes, wires, fumes, pits, or slides, the last causing those to attempt to traverse them to slip down into another trap or cage.
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Sep fishing (actually trapping) is generally done with large metal frames and live bait. The frames can take several tons of pressure, enough to survive the thrashing of a large shark until it dies. The frames may also include winches, so removing the sep from the ground is much easier than digging it up.
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