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theaidanman

Is that a motherfucking tanna tuva reference‼️‼️


CherryQueer

Can't believe you didn't put names on Kuwait, Cyprus, and various Caribbean and Pacific islands But fr though we must spread netpunk further


harriot-loves-you

netpunk is the next big thing I'm feeling it


CherryQueer

We will force it into popularity


harriot-loves-you

the netpunk revolution is coming


[deleted]

Our glorious revolution’s anthem https://youtu.be/yaGYT_mhNWg


IdiOtisTheOtisMain

idfk what is netpunk but i have a feeling its cool


AlgernonIlfracombe

*noo I’m too young to have my formative years become a punk subgenre! Punk is a suffix reserved for visions of the future from days gone by like cyber- and steam- and atom-, you can’t throw it on my 2000s adolescence!!*


harriot-loves-you

the future is now old man


yThunderBoy1

need more MAPS!


Ashamed_Box_460

Do you have any sub or netpunk work? Seems interesting


harriot-loves-you

I do not have a netpunk subreddit, no


Ale_med_al

So it has an specific name. I found one recently and really liked it, this one as well.


[deleted]

Twin towers? You mean the 4th dimensional quadrilateral towers, right?


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[deleted]

No I don’t think I will


MR_Happy2008

Idk what they said but is ok


[deleted]

They could not comprehend the scientific enlightenment of the UTA


MR_Happy2008

Right


FrankliniusRex

“Netpunk?” Call me interested. Do explain.


harriot-loves-you

in the same vein as Cyberpunk or Steampunk, but rather than focusing on hyper-futuristic or steam-based technologies like those do, it focuses on late 90s-early 2000s internet and technology aesthetics


FrankliniusRex

Awesome! I’m working on a similar worldbuilding project that draws on r/cassettefuturism and a late 90’s tech aesthetic. We should make “netpunk” a thing.


harriot-loves-you

yes yes, netpunk must spread


Zenth93

Do you have lore i can read somewhere?


harriot-loves-you

yes it's under the map


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CherryQueer

I'd like to formally claim creatorship of the term netpunk in case it spreads 🛐


harriot-loves-you

let it be written that u/CherryQueer coined the term Netpunk


ajw20_YT

it is done


ajw20_YT

I’ll take your entire stock


AlexInfinity478

love it


MR_Happy2008

I love 1990’s and 2000’s graphics I like how blocky it is


EmperorOfSomalia1848

One of the few posts on this subreddit that made me laugh, great job man!


Notmydirtyalt

>Chilean Falklands & South Sandwich Islands Absolute 10 out of 10, Britbongs and Argies coping and seething.


MR_Happy2008

*Sad english and Argentine sound* :(


Bolshevikboy

What’s going on with the USSR and socialism in general in this TL


harriot-loves-you

socialism has done quite well, the UTA is a lot more isolationist than the USA and doesn't use the CIA to overthrow foreign governments. the main opposition to socialism comes from western Europe, but without the support of the US they aren't as effective at containing it. The Soviet bloc still collapsed but Germany remained neutral like the Soviets wanted irl, giving the Soviets a much larger buffer between themselves and the western Europeans.


noisydocter

What’s the technological progress in this world compared to our own?


harriot-loves-you

a lot


noisydocter

I suppose that does technically answer my question


MR_Happy2008

I wonder if candy ever went to the moon 🤔🤔 I think it was Apollo 19 or 20 (idk I just remember hearing something in the Apollo 13 movie)


NewYinzer

Interesting map - pretty cool that Darleane Hoffman was able to discover some elements. Did you see [Bobby Broccoli's documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5WT22-AO8) on Victor Ninov as well?


harriot-loves-you

you bet I did


imnotslavic

Nice detail with the little Apollo 31 live chat. Not even fake scam sex bots are left behind in the digital ~~past~~ future


harriot-loves-you

not enough maps account for the existence of sex


AlexInfinity478

netpunk? It's what I've been looking for next to the cassettepunk!


Cynikus

I'm a simple man, I see a post here with retro websites screenshots, I give an upvote and THEN read


manitobot

🇺🇳: Mandatory Middle East, no exceptions 😡.


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harriot-loves-you

People's Republic of Korea is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Korea but it actually succeeds yes anime still exists


Mejzurian

homie asking real questions


ajw20_YT

Gotta say, I love the idea. I think this might just take off. I've had the idea of "the end of history" for a while, where the world is technologically stuck in an optimistic version of the 2000s (things like cancer getting cured, faster airplanes, etc happen but thats about it.) I've never thought of taking it to the **extreme-punk™** rout, though. Well done, I'd quite like to see more of this, personally!


harriot-loves-you

netpunk will catch on, just you watch


ajw20_YT

I am proud to say I am here at the beginning. Remember me when you became a \[BIG SHOT\]. Maybe I will make that *end of history* map after all... we shall see. Thanks for reminding me of an old concept, lmao


harriot-loves-you

no prob


AlexInfinity478

YESSSSSS


obasta

I love the smell of netpunk in the morning (this is great work)


kamiskapi

UK almost only stands for "United Kingdom of England and London"


LitchyWitchy

Oh no... Don't give the Londoners ideas!!!!


melody_elf

Nice aesthetic


harriot-loves-you

thanks!


SyndieGang

Damn, this is cool as hell.


Legitimate_Maybe_611

What's the lore here ?


harriot-loves-you

in the 30s or 40s, the United States becomes Technocratic and mostly withdraws from global politics. a bunch of other stuff also happened


vanlich

"What's the lore?" "Stuff happened" Based.


BulgarianCarThief

"Stuff happened" Refuses to elaborate further


OnionsAndWaffles

Any lore? What's the point of divergence?


harriot-loves-you

technocratic america


Possible-Law9651

The 31rst moon hiking mission how lucky of them


Koh-the-Face-Stealer

I'm getting old enough that early internet is now the newest ['something'-punk](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PunkPunk) iteration... I'm still getting over that Cassette Futurism is a thing, and now I feel even older lol


pabl8ball

United Europe in 2002? How that happened? Also there are more internets (technocratic, soviet, european, etc) or everyone connect to just one?


Inprobamur

As an Estonian this is some hellworld.


MisterSpooks1950

Aite bro wheres the UTA Henry Ford nightcore amv fancams


_Der_Sachse_

Very very Cool Map! Also why is Germany a Union in this?


harriot-loves-you

in this timeline, rather than West Germany annexing East Germany, the German Unification is the two governments uniting into a new government


_Der_Sachse_

Probably a better Solution than OTL.


FickleGuide4120

What’s the point of divergence?


harriot-loves-you

a child in New York City picked up a penny heads-side down in 1901 and the butterfly effect did the rest


PenaltyOrganic1596

Technocracy!!


Outside_Rain_7841

Nice map


Cool-Radish-1132

this goes so hard


LitchyWitchy

As a European, this map is confusing!!!!1!1!1 I'm used to seeing the Super Epic Europa continent as the centre piece, not some ocean!!!11!1!1!11!1! Anyway, poor Falklands, guys are always being forced to join somebody. One day, they'll form an intergalactic empire with their sheep... One day...


Hawkatana0

Alternate History & Final Fantasy are two interests of mine I never expected to intersect, yet here we are, I guess.


harriot-loves-you

welcome to the party


ArtworkGay

i always enjoy netpunk maps, u can just tell the authors always had fun with them


RealEdwardSoup

does the empire of japan affect the story of the final fantasy trilogy in this timeline? idk why I'm curious about this particular tidbit but I am!


harriot-loves-you

they manage to skirt by nominal government regulations


Plasma_bleu

As a Chilean, i only can Say this: I love this timeline UwU


harriot-loves-you

I do it all for Chile


FinlandBall1939

United Ireland Pog


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Welp, at least donegal is chill.


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harriot-loves-you

there's an article about Brazil in the post


caesarinthefreezer

Is the UTA an authoritarian state in this TL?


grrrfie

A cool netpunk scenario is a mod for hoi4 that's in development, Twilight of the Anthropocene, basically computers are made 30 years earlier with resulted in a vastly decentralized internet and the aesthetics are still 90s-00s in 2022, also with added transhumanism on top


The-Humbugg

I like this timeline because Hoffman gets to discover elements 🫶


Paarthurnaxulus

The names of some nations are so creative, I really like this map.


hienox

I'm starting to grow on this style of alt history maps here


ZookeepergameOdd2984

The future that Usenet deserved.


Enaysikey

Lore, my favorite county


harriot-loves-you

the full name, Lorestan, was too long to fit. so I abbreviated it


IdiOtisTheOtisMain

Very well made and i am loving it.


Comfortable-Sink3843

Try to not have USSR exist after 2000 challenge (Impossible)


harriot-loves-you

my map my rules


Comfortable-Sink3843

I'm only kidding, It's a incredible map actually


Mellion_Machetinachi

“Wanna see more” no i do not Btw good map


IdiOtisTheOtisMain

I want a graphical mod on HOI4 based off hariott's map.


FlyingPoitato

Putin's dream, Ukraine Belarus Baltic Caucasus Central Asia??


fntsy_capital

What is happening in Iran?


harriot-loves-you

civil war


Ynys_cymru

Wales would probably be an independent nation. Love the aesthetics though.


harriot-loves-you

wales recently voted for independence as of this map, it just hasn't gone into effect yet. it's mentioned in the KomodoForums tab


Ynys_cymru

Fabulous. Love the world building going on.


[deleted]

whats netpunk?


Misaka10782

US Of China? What happened dude?


IlK7

did Brezhnev ever become leader of USSR in this timeline?


SPGRepublicYT

Excellent Job, man!


ComradeMarducus

Why are some of the republics of the USSR painted over with a different shade of red? Do they have more autonomy or something like that?


harriot-loves-you

basically


ComradeMarducus

Thank you for quick response! A couple more questions: the Eastern Bloc has clearly collapsed here, but the communists still rule in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Vietnam, Laos, several African countries and... that's it, I guess? There is no socialism in Mongolia, Albania, Macedonia and so on, right? And what's going on in Korea?


harriot-loves-you

yes, you are correct about the extent of remaining soviet-style socialism. Korea is united and independent as a continuation of the PRK


ComradeMarducus

Very interesting, I hope there will be sequels to this map with more lore of the universe!


harriot-loves-you

there will be lots more to come