diff --git a/src/Literature/Literature.ts b/src/Literature/Literature.ts
index 2ff2d14665..0ccb5e51be 100644
--- a/src/Literature/Literature.ts
+++ b/src/Literature/Literature.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ interface LiteratureConstructorParams {
title: string;
filename: LiteratureName;
factionRumors?: FactionName[];
- text: string;
+ text: JSX.Element;
}
/**
* Lore / world building literature files that can be found on servers.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class Literature {
title: string;
filename: LiteratureName & FilePath;
factionRumors: FactionName[];
- text: string;
+ text: JSX.Element;
constructor({ title, filename, factionRumors, text }: LiteratureConstructorParams) {
this.title = title;
diff --git a/src/Literature/LiteratureHelpers.ts b/src/Literature/LiteratureHelpers.tsx
similarity index 71%
rename from src/Literature/LiteratureHelpers.ts
rename to src/Literature/LiteratureHelpers.tsx
index 0bbbfbc88b..54979860a0 100644
--- a/src/Literature/LiteratureHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/Literature/LiteratureHelpers.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Literatures } from "./Literatures";
import { dialogBoxCreate } from "../ui/React/DialogBox";
import { LiteratureName } from "@enums";
import { Player } from "@player";
+import React from "react";
export function showLiterature(fn: LiteratureName): void {
const litObj = Literatures[fn];
@@ -11,6 +12,13 @@ export function showLiterature(fn: LiteratureName): void {
for (const factionName of litObj.factionRumors) {
Player.receiveRumor(factionName);
}
- const txt = `${litObj.title}
${litObj.text}`;
- dialogBoxCreate(txt, true);
+ const txt = (
+ <>
+ {litObj.title}
+
+
+ {litObj.text}
+
+ );
+ dialogBoxCreate(txt);
}
diff --git a/src/Literature/Literatures.ts b/src/Literature/Literatures.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fe4377204a..0000000000
--- a/src/Literature/Literatures.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,443 +0,0 @@
-import { CityName, FactionName, CompanyName, LiteratureName } from "@enums";
-import { Literature } from "./Literature";
-
-export const Literatures: Record = {
- [LiteratureName.HackersStartingHandbook]: new Literature({
- title: "The Beginner's Guide to Hacking",
- filename: LiteratureName.HackersStartingHandbook,
- text:
- "When starting out, hacking is the most profitable way to earn money and progress. This " +
- "is a brief collection of tips/pointers on how to make the most out of your hacking scripts.
" +
- "-hack() and grow() both work by percentages. hack() steals a certain percentage of the " +
- "money on a server, and grow() increases the amount of money on a server by some percentage (multiplicatively)
" +
- "-Because hack() and grow() work by percentages, they are more effective if the target server has a high amount of money. " +
- "Therefore, you should try to increase the amount of money on a server (using grow()) to a certain amount before hacking it. Two " +
- "important Netscript functions for this are getServerMoneyAvailable() and getServerMaxMoney()
" +
- "-Keep security level low. Security level affects everything when hacking. Two important Netscript functions " +
- "for this are getServerSecurityLevel() and getServerMinSecurityLevel()
" +
- "-Purchase additional servers by visiting 'Alpha Enterprises' in the city. They are relatively cheap " +
- "and give you valuable RAM to run more scripts early in the game
" +
- "-Prioritize upgrading the RAM on your home computer. This can also be done at 'Alpha Enterprises'
" +
- "-Many low level servers have free RAM. You can use this RAM to run your scripts. Use the scp Terminal or " +
- "Netscript command to copy your scripts onto these servers and then run them.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.CorporationManagementHandbook]: new Literature({
- title: "Short Introduction for Creating a Successful Corporation",
- filename: LiteratureName.CorporationManagementHandbook,
- text:
- "You should check the in-game Corporation documentation in the Documentation tab (Documentation -> Advanced Mechanics -> Corporation). " +
- "It's the most useful and up-to-date resource for managing Corporation.
" +
- "Getting Started with Corporation
" +
- "To get started, visit the city hall in Sector-12 in order to create a corporation. This requires $150b of your own money, " +
- "but this $150b will get put into your corporation's funds. If you're in BitNode 3, you also have the option to get seed money from " +
- "the government in exchange for 500m shares. Your corporation can have many different divisions, each in a different industry. " +
- "There are many different types of industries, each with different properties. To create your first division, click the 'Expand' " +
- "button at the top of the management UI. The agriculture industry is recommended for your first division.
" +
- "The first thing you'll need to do is hire some employees. Employees can be assigned to five different positions. Each position has a " +
- "different effect on various aspects of your corporation. It is recommended to have at least one employee at each position.
" +
- "Each industry uses some combination of materials in order to produce other materials and/or create products. Specific information " +
- "about this is displayed in each of your divisions' UI.
" +
- "Products are special, industry-specific objects. They are different than materials because you must manually choose to develop them, " +
- "and you can choose to develop any number of products. Developing a product takes time, but a product typically generates significantly " +
- "more revenue than any material. Not all industries allow you to create products. To create a product, look for a button in the top-left " +
- "panel of the division UI (e.g., for the software industry, the button says 'Develop Software').
" +
- "To get your supply chain system started, purchase the materials that your industry needs to produce other materials/products. This can be " +
- "done by clicking the 'Buy' button next to the corresponding material(s). After you have the required materials, you will immediately start " +
- "production. The amount and quality/effective rating of materials/products you produce is based on a variety of factors, such as your employees " +
- "and their productivity and the quality of materials used for production.
" +
- "Once you start producing materials/products, you can sell them in order to start earning revenue. This can be done by clicking the 'Sell' " +
- "button next to the corresponding material or product. The amount of material/product you sell is dependent on a wide variety of different factors. " +
- "In order to produce and sell a product, you'll have to fully develop it first.
" +
- "These are the basics of getting your corporation up and running! Now, you can start purchasing upgrades to improve your bottom line. " +
- "If you need money, consider looking for seed investors, who will give you money in exchange for stock shares. Otherwise, once you feel " +
- "you are ready, take your corporation public! Once your corporation goes public, you can no longer find investors. Instead, your corporation " +
- "will be publicly traded, and its stock price will change based on how well it's performing financially. In order to make money for yourself, you " +
- "can set dividends for a solid, reliable income, or you can sell your stock shares in order to make quick money.
" +
- "Tips/Pointers
" +
- "-Start with one division, such as Agriculture. Get it profitable on its own, then expand to a division that consumes/produces " +
- "a material that the division you selected produces/consumes.
" +
- "-Materials are profitable, but products are where the real money is, although if the product has a low development budget or is " +
- "produced with low-quality materials, it won't sell well.
" +
- "-The 'Smart Supply' upgrade is extremely useful. Consider purchasing it as soon as possible.
" +
- "-Purchasing Hardware, Robots, AI Cores, and Real Estate can potentially increase your production. The effects of these depend on " +
- "what industry you are in.
" +
- "-In order to optimize your production, you will need a good balance of all employee positions.
" +
- "-Quality of materials used for production affects the quality/effective rating of materials/products produced, so vertical integration " +
- "is important for high profits.
" +
- "-Materials purchased from the open market are always of quality 1.
" +
- "-The price at which you can sell your materials/products is highly affected by the quality/effective rating.
" +
- "-When developing a product, different employee positions affect the development process differently. " +
- "Some improve the development speed, some improve the rating of the finished product.
" +
- "-If your employees have low morale or energy, their production will greatly suffer. Having enough interns will make sure those stats get " +
- "high and stay high. 1/9 is a good ratio for interns (number of interns / office size). If morale and energy still drop, use 1/6.
" +
- "-Don't forget to advertise your company. You won't have any business if nobody knows you.
" +
- "-Having company awareness is great, but what's really important is your company's popularity. Try to keep your popularity as high as " +
- "possible to see the biggest benefit for your sales.
" +
- "-Remember, you need to spend money to make money!
" +
- "-Your corporation does not reset when installing Augmentations, but it does reset when destroying a BitNode.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.HistoryOfSynthoids]: new Literature({
- title: "A Brief History of Synthoids",
- filename: LiteratureName.HistoryOfSynthoids,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated, FactionName.Bladeburners],
- text:
- "Synthetic androids, or Synthoids for short, are genetically engineered robots and, short of Augmentations, " +
- "are composed entirely of organic substances. For this reason, Synthoids are virtually identical to " +
- "humans in form, composition, and appearance.
" +
- `Synthoids were first designed and manufactured by ${FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} sometime around the middle of the century. ` +
- "Their original purpose was to be used for manual labor and as emergency responders for disasters. As such, they " +
- "were initially programmed only for their specific tasks. Each iteration that followed improved upon the " +
- "intelligence and capabilities of the Synthoids. By the 6th iteration, called MK-VI, the Synthoids were " +
- `so smart and capable enough of making their own decisions that many argued ${FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} had created the first ` +
- "sentient AI. These MK-VI Synthoids were produced in mass quantities (estimates up to 50 billion) with the hopes of increasing society's " +
- "productivity and bolstering the global economy. Stemming from humanity's desire for technological advancement, optimism " +
- "and excitement about the future had never been higher.
" +
- "All of that excitement and optimism quickly turned to fear, panic, and dread in 2070, when a terrorist group " +
- `called Ascendis Totalis hacked into ${FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} and uploaded a rogue AI into several of their Synthoid manufacturing facilities. ` +
- `This hack went undetected and for months ${FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} unknowingly churned out legions of Synthoids embedded with this ` +
- "rogue AI. Then, on December 24th, 2070, Omnica activated dormant protocols in the rogue AI, causing all of the " +
- "infected Synthoids to immediately launch a military campaign to seek and destroy all of humanity.
" +
- "What ensued was the deadliest conflict in human history. This crisis, now commonly known as the Synthoid Uprising, " +
- "resulted in almost ten billion deaths over the course of a year. Despite the nations of the world banding together " +
- "to combat the threat, the MK-VI Synthoids were simply stronger, faster, more intelligent, and more adaptable than humans, " +
- "outsmarting them at every turn.
" +
- `It wasn't until the sacrifice of an elite international military taskforce, called the ${FactionName.Bladeburners}, that humanity ` +
- `was finally able to defeat the Synthoids. The ${FactionName.Bladeburners}' final act was a suicide bombing mission that ` +
- "destroyed a large portion of the MK-VI Synthoids, including many of its leaders. In the following " +
- "weeks militaries from around the world were able to round up and shut down the remaining rogue MK-VI Synthoids, ending " +
- "the Synthoid Uprising.
" +
- `In the aftermath of the bloodshed, the Synthoid Accords were drawn up. These Accords banned ${FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} ` +
- "from manufacturing any Synthoids beyond the MK-III series. They also banned any other corporation " +
- "from constructing androids with advanced, near-sentient AI. MK-VI Synthoids that did not have the rogue Ascendis Totalis " +
- "AI were allowed to continue their existence, but they were stripped of all rights and protections as they " +
- "were not considered humans. They were also banned from doing anything that may pose a global security threat, such " +
- "as working for any military/defense organization or conducting any bioengineering, computing, or robotics related research.
" +
- "Unfortunately, many believe that not all of the rogue MK-VI Synthoids from the Uprising were found and destroyed, " +
- "and that many of them are blending in as normal humans in society today. In response, many nations have created " +
- `${FactionName.Bladeburners} divisions, special military branches that are tasked with investigating and dealing with any Synthoid threats.
` +
- "To this day, tensions still exist between the remaining Synthoids and humans as a result of the Uprising.
" +
- "Nobody knows what happened to the terrorist group Ascendis Totalis.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.AGreenTomorrow]: new Literature({
- title: "A Green Tomorrow",
- filename: LiteratureName.AGreenTomorrow,
- text:
- "Starting a few decades ago, there was a massive global movement towards the generation of renewable energy in an effort to " +
- "combat global warming and climate change. The shift towards renewable energy was a big success, or so it seemed. In 2045 " +
- "a staggering 80% of the world's energy came from non-renewable fossil fuels. Now, about three decades later, that " +
- "number is down to only 15%. Most of the world's energy now comes from nuclear power and renewable sources such as " +
- "solar and geothermal energy. Unfortunately, these efforts were not the huge success that they seem to be.
" +
- "Since 2045 primary energy use has soared almost tenfold. This was mainly due to growing urban populations and " +
- "the rise of increasingly advanced (and power-hungry) technology that has become ubiquitous in our lives. So, " +
- "despite the fact that the percentage of our energy that comes from fossil fuels has drastically decreased, " +
- "the total amount of energy we are producing from fossil fuels has actually increased.
" +
- "The grim effects of our species' irresponsible use of energy and neglect of our mother world have become increasingly apparent. " +
- "Last year a temperature of 190F was recorded in the Death Valley desert, which is over 50% higher than the highest " +
- "recorded temperature at the beginning of the century. In the last two decades numerous major cities such as Manhattan, Boston, and " +
- "Los Angeles have been partially or fully submerged by rising sea levels. In the present day, over 75% of the world's agriculture is " +
- "done in climate-controlled vertical farms, as most traditional farmland has become unusable due to severe climate conditions.
" +
- "Despite all of this, the greedy and corrupt corporations that rule the world have done nothing to address these problems that " +
- "threaten our species. And so it's up to us, the common people. Each and every one of us can make a difference by doing what " +
- "these corporations won't: taking responsibility. If we don't, pretty soon there won't be an Earth left to save. We are " +
- "the last hope for a green tomorrow.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.AlphaOmega]: new Literature({
- title: "Alpha and Omega",
- filename: LiteratureName.AlphaOmega,
- text:
- "Then we saw a new Heaven and a new Earth, for our first Heaven and Earth had gone away, and our sea was no more. " +
- "And we saw a new holy city, new Aeria, coming down out of this new Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. " +
- "And we heard a loud voice saying, 'Behold, the new dwelling place of the Gods. We will dwell with them, and they " +
- "will be our people, and we will be with them as their Gods. We will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death " +
- "shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things " +
- "have passed away.'
" +
- "And once we were seated on the throne we said 'Behold, I am making all things new.' " +
- "Also we said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.' And we said to you, " +
- "'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring " +
- "of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and we will be his God and " +
- "he will be our son. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, " +
- "the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that " +
- "burns with fire and sulfur, for it is the second true death.'",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.SimulatedReality]: new Literature({
- title: "Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?",
- filename: LiteratureName.SimulatedReality,
- text:
- "The idea that we are living in a virtual world is not new. It's a trope that has " +
- "been explored constantly in literature and pop culture. However, it is also a legitimate " +
- "scientific hypothesis that many notable physicists and philosophers have debated for years.
" +
- "Proponents for this simulated reality theory often point to how advanced our technology has become, " +
- "as well as the incredibly fast pace at which it has advanced over the past decades. The amount of computing " +
- "power available to us has increased over 100-fold since 2060 due to the development of nanoprocessors and " +
- "quantum computers. Artificial Intelligence has advanced to the point where our entire lives are controlled " +
- "by robots and machines that handle our day-to-day activities such as autonomous transportation and scheduling. " +
- "If we consider the pace at which this technology has advanced and assume that these developments continue, it's " +
- "reasonable to assume that at some point in the future our technology would be advanced enough that " +
- "we could create simulations that are indistinguishable from reality. However, if continued technological advancement " +
- "is a reasonable outcome, then it is very likely that such a scenario has already happened.
" +
- "Statistically speaking, somewhere out there in the infinite universe there is an advanced, intelligent species " +
- "that already has such technology. Who's to say that they haven't already created such a virtual reality: our own?",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.BeyondMan]: new Literature({
- title: "Beyond Man",
- filename: LiteratureName.BeyondMan,
- text:
- "Humanity entered a 'transhuman' era a long time ago. And despite the protests and criticisms of many who cried out against " +
- "human augmentation at the time, the transhuman movement continued and prospered. Proponents of the movement ignored the critics, " +
- "arguing that it was in our inherent nature to better ourselves. To improve. To be more than we were. They claimed that " +
- "not doing so would be to go against every living organism's biological purpose: evolution and survival of the fittest.
" +
- "And here we are today, with technology that is advanced enough to augment humans to a state that " +
- "can only be described as posthuman. But what do we have to show for it when this augmentation " +
- "technology is only available to the so-called 'elite'? Are we really better off than before when only 5% of the " +
- "world's population has access to this technology? When the powerful corporations and organizations of the world " +
- "keep it all to themselves, have we really evolved?
" +
- "Augmentation technology has only further increased the divide between the rich and the poor, between the powerful and " +
- "the oppressed. We have not become 'more than human'. We have not evolved from nature's original design. We are still the greedy, " +
- "corrupted, and evil men that we always were.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.BrighterThanTheSun]: new Literature({
- title: "Brighter than the Sun",
- filename: LiteratureName.BrighterThanTheSun,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.KuaiGongInternational, FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated],
- text:
- `When people think about the corporations that dominate the East, they typically think of ${CompanyName.KuaiGongInternational}, which ` +
- `holds a complete monopoly for manufacturing and commerce in Asia, or ${CompanyName.GlobalPharmaceuticals}, the world's largest ` +
- `drug company, or ${CompanyName.OmniTekIncorporated}, the global leader in intelligent and autonomous robots. But there's one company ` +
- "that has seen a rapid rise in the last year and is poised to dominate not only the East, but the entire world: TaiYang Digital.
" +
- "TaiYang Digital is a Chinese internet-technology corporation that provides services such as " +
- "online advertising, search engines, gaming, media, entertainment, and cloud computing/storage. Its name TaiYang comes from the Chinese word " +
- "for 'sun'. In Chinese culture, the sun is a 'yang' symbol " +
- "associated with life, heat, masculinity, and heaven.
" +
- "The company was founded " +
- "less than 5 years ago and is already the third highest valued company in all of Asia. In 2076 it generated a total revenue of " +
- "over 10 trillion yuan. Its services are used daily by over a billion people worldwide.
" +
- "TaiYang Digital's meteoric rise is extremely surprising in modern society. This sort of growth is " +
- "something you'd commonly see in the first half of the century, especially for tech companies. However in " +
- "the last two decades the number of corporations has significantly declined as the largest entities " +
- `quickly took over the economy. Corporations such as ${CompanyName.ECorp}, ${CompanyName.MegaCorp}, and ${CompanyName.KuaiGongInternational} have established ` +
- "such strong monopolies in their market sectors that they have effectively killed off all " +
- "of the smaller and new corporations that have tried to start up over the years. This is what makes " +
- "the rise of TaiYang Digital so impressive. And if TaiYang continues down this path, then they have " +
- "a bright future ahead of them.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.DemocracyIsDead]: new Literature({
- title: "Democracy is Dead: The Fall of an Empire",
- filename: LiteratureName.DemocracyIsDead,
- text:
- "They rose from the shadows in the street.
From the places where the oppressed meet.
" +
- "Their cries echoed loudly through the air.
As they once did in Tiananmen Square.
" +
- "Loudness in the silence, Darkness in the light.
They came forth with power and might.
" +
- "Once the beacon of democracy, America was first.
Its pillars of society destroyed and dispersed.
" +
- "Soon the cries rose everywhere, with revolt and riot.
Until one day, finally, all was quiet.
" +
- "From the ashes rose a new order, corporatocracy was its name.
" +
- "Rome, Mongol, Byzantine, all of history is just the same.
" +
- "For man will never change in a fundamental way.
" +
- "And now democracy is dead, in the USA.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.Sector12Crime]: new Literature({
- title: `Figures Show Rising Crime Rates in ${CityName.Sector12}`,
- filename: LiteratureName.Sector12Crime,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.TheSyndicate, FactionName.SlumSnakes],
- text:
- "A recent study by analytics company Wilson Inc. shows a significant rise " +
- `in criminal activity in ${CityName.Sector12}. Perhaps the most alarming part of the statistic ` +
- "is that most of the rise is in violent crime such as homicide and assault. According " +
- "to the study, the city saw a total of 21,406 reported homicides in 2076, which is over " +
- "a 20% increase compared to 2075.
" +
- "CIA director David Glarow says it's too early to know " +
- "whether these figures indicate the beginning of a sustained increase in crime rates, or whether " +
- "the year was just an unfortunate outlier. He states that many intelligence and law enforcement " +
- "agents have noticed an increase in organized crime activities, and believes that these figures may " +
- `be the result of an uprising from criminal organizations such as ${FactionName.TheSyndicate} or the ${FactionName.SlumSnakes}.`,
- }),
- [LiteratureName.ManAndMachine]: new Literature({
- title: "Man and the Machine",
- filename: LiteratureName.ManAndMachine,
- text:
- "In 2005 Ray Kurzweil popularized his theory of the Singularity. He predicted that the rate " +
- "of technological advancement would continue to accelerate faster and faster until one day " +
- "machines would be become infinitely more intelligent than humans. This point, called the " +
- "Singularity, would result in a drastic transformation of the world as we know it. He predicted " +
- "that the Singularity would arrive by 2045. " +
- "And yet here we are, more than three decades later, where most would agree that we have not " +
- "yet reached a point where computers and machines are vastly more intelligent than we are. So what gives?
" +
- "The answer is that we have reached the Singularity, just not in the way we expected. The artificial superintelligence " +
- "that was predicted by Kurzweil and others exists in the world today - in the form of Augmentations. " +
- "Yes, those Augmentations that the rich and powerful keep to themselves enable humans " +
- "to become superintelligent beings. The Singularity did not lead to a world where " +
- "our machines are infinitely more intelligent than us, it led to a world " +
- "where man and machine can merge to become something greater. Most of the world just doesn't " +
- "know it yet.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.SecretSocieties]: new Literature({
- title: "Secret Societies",
- filename: LiteratureName.SecretSocieties,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.TheBlackHand, FactionName.NiteSec, FactionName.BitRunners],
- text:
- "The idea of secret societies has long intrigued the general public by inspiring curiosity, fascination, and " +
- "distrust. People have long wondered about who these secret society members are and what they do, with the " +
- "most radical of conspiracy theorists claiming that they control everything in the entire world. And while the world " +
- "may never know for sure, it is likely that many secret societies do actually exist, even today.
" +
- "However, the secret societies of the modern world are nothing like those that (supposedly) existed " +
- `decades and centuries ago. The Freemasons, Knights Templar, and ${FactionName.Illuminati}, while they may have been around ` +
- "at the turn of the 21st century, almost assuredly do not exist today. The dominance of the Web in " +
- "our everyday lives and the fact that so much of the world is now digital has given rise to a new breed " +
- "of secret societies: Internet-based ones.
" +
- "Commonly called 'hacker groups', Internet-based secret societies have become well-known in today's " +
- `world. Some of these, such as ${FactionName.TheBlackHand}, are black hat groups that claim they are trying to ` +
- `help the oppressed by attacking the elite and powerful. Others, such as ${FactionName.NiteSec}, are hacktivist groups ` +
- "that try to push political and social agendas. Perhaps the most intriguing hacker group " +
- `is the mysterious ${FactionName.BitRunners}, whose purpose still remains unknown.`,
- }),
- [LiteratureName.TheFailedFrontier]: new Literature({
- title: "Space: The Failed Frontier",
- filename: LiteratureName.TheFailedFrontier,
- text:
- "Humans have long dreamed about spaceflight. With enduring interest, we were driven to explore " +
- "the unknown and discover new worlds. We dreamed about conquering the stars. And in our quest, " +
- "we pushed the boundaries of our scientific limits, and then pushed further. Space exploration " +
- "lead to the development of many important technologies and new industries.
" +
- "But sometime in the middle of the 21st century, all of that changed. Humanity lost its ambitions and " +
- "aspirations of exploring the cosmos. The once-large funding for agencies like NASA and the European " +
- "Space Agency gradually whittled away until their eventual disbanding in the 2060's. Not even " +
- "militaries are fielding flights into space nowadays. The only remnants of the once great mission for cosmic " +
- "conquest are the countless satellites in near-earth orbit, used for communications, espionage, " +
- "and other corporate interests.
" +
- "And as we continue to look at the state of space technology, it becomes more and " +
- "more apparent that we will never return to that golden age of space exploration, that " +
- "age where everyone dreamed of going beyond earth for the sake of discovery.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.CodedIntelligence]: new Literature({
- title: "Coded Intelligence: Myth or Reality?",
- filename: LiteratureName.CodedIntelligence,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated],
- text:
- "Tremendous progress has been made in the field of Artificial Intelligence over the past few decades. " +
- "Our autonomous vehicles and transportation systems. The electronic personal assistants that control our everyday lives. " +
- "Medical, service, and manufacturing robots. All of these are examples of how far AI has come and how much it has " +
- "improved our daily lives. However, the question still remains of whether AI will ever be advanced enough to re-create " +
- "human intelligence.
" +
- `We've certainly come close to artificial intelligence that is similar to humans. For example ${CompanyName.OmniTekIncorporated}'s ` +
- "CompanionBot, a robot meant to act as a comforting friend for lonely and grieving people, is eerily human-like " +
- "in its appearance, speech, mannerisms, and even movement. However its artificial intelligence isn't the same as " +
- "that of humans. Not yet. It doesn't have sentience or self-awareness or consciousness.
" +
- "Many neuroscientists believe that we won't ever reach the point of creating artificial human intelligence. 'At the end of " +
- "the day, AI comes down to 1's and 0's, while the human brain does not. We'll never see AI that is identical to that of " +
- "humans.'",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.SyntheticMuscles]: new Literature({
- title: "Synthetic Muscles",
- filename: LiteratureName.SyntheticMuscles,
- text:
- "Initial versions of synthetic muscles weren't made of anything organic but were actually " +
- "crude devices made to mimic human muscle function. Some of the early iterations were actually made of " +
- "common materials such as fishing lines and sewing threads due to their high strength for " +
- "a cheap cost.
" +
- "As technology progressed, however, advances in biomedical engineering paved the way for a new method of " +
- "creating synthetic muscles. Instead of creating something that closely imitated the functionality " +
- "of human muscle, scientists discovered a way of forcing the human body itself to augment its own " +
- "muscle tissue using both synthetic and organic materials. This is typically done using gene therapy " +
- "or chemical injections.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.TensionsInTechRace]: new Literature({
- title: "Tensions rise in global tech race",
- filename: LiteratureName.TensionsInTechRace,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated, FactionName.MegaCorp, FactionName.ECorp],
- text:
- "Have we entered a new Cold War? Is WWIII just beyond the horizon?
" +
- `After rumors came out that ${CompanyName.OmniTekIncorporated} had begun developing advanced robotic supersoldiers, ` +
- "geopolitical tensions quickly flared between the USA, Russia, and several Asian superpowers. " +
- `In a rare show of cooperation between corporations, ${CompanyName.MegaCorp} and ${CompanyName.ECorp} have ` +
- "reportedly launched hundreds of new surveillance and espionage satellites. " +
- "Defense contractors such as " +
- `${CompanyName.DeltaOne} and ${CompanyName.AeroCorp} have been working with the CIA and NSA to prepare ` +
- "for conflict. Meanwhile, the rest of the world sits in earnest " +
- "hoping that it never reaches full-scale war. With today's technology " +
- "and firepower, a World War would assuredly mean the end of human civilization.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.CostOfImmortality]: new Literature({
- title: "The Cost of Immortality",
- filename: LiteratureName.CostOfImmortality,
- text:
- "Evolution and advances in medical and augmentation technology has lead to drastic improvements " +
- "in human mortality rates. Recent figures show that the life expectancy for humans " +
- "that live in a first-world country is about 130 years of age, almost double of what it was " +
- "at the turn of the century. However, this increase in average lifespan has had some " +
- "significant effects on society and culture.
" +
- "Due to longer lifespans and a better quality of life, many adults are holding " +
- "off on having kids until much later. As a result, the percentage of youth in " +
- "first-world countries has been decreasing, while the number " +
- "of senior citizens is significantly increasing.
" +
- "Perhaps the most alarming result of all of this is the rapidly shrinking workforce. " +
- "Despite the increase in life expectancy, the typical retirement age for " +
- "workers in America has remained about the same, meaning a larger and larger " +
- "percentage of people in America are retirees. Furthermore, many " +
- "young adults are holding off on joining the workforce because they feel that " +
- "they have plenty of time left in their lives for employment, and want to " +
- "'enjoy life while they're young.' For most industries, this shrinking workforce " +
- "is not a major issue as most things are handled by robots anyways. However, " +
- "there are still several key industries such as engineering and education " +
- "that have not been automated, and these remain in danger to this cultural " +
- "phenomenon.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.TheHiddenWorld]: new Literature({
- title: "The Hidden World",
- filename: LiteratureName.TheHiddenWorld,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.Illuminati],
- text:
- "WAKE UP SHEEPLE
" +
- "THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT EXIST. CORPORATIONS DO NOT RUN SOCIETY
" +
- `THE ${FactionName.Illuminati.toUpperCase()} ARE THE SECRET RULERS OF THE WORLD!
` +
- `Yes, the ${FactionName.Illuminati} of legends. The ancient secret society that controls the entire ` +
- "world from the shadows with their invisible hand. With their personal wealth and skills " +
- "they have penetrated every major government, financial agency, and corporation in the last " +
- "three hundred years.
" +
- "OPEN YOUR EYES
" +
- `It was the ${FactionName.Illuminati} that brought an end to democracy in the world. They are the driving force ` +
- "behind everything that happens.
" +
- "THEY ARE ALL AROUND YOU
" +
- "After destabilizing the world's governments, they are now entering the final stage of their master plan. " +
- "They will secretly initiate global crises. Terrorism. Pandemics. World War. And out of the chaos " +
- "that ensues they will build their New World Order.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.TheNewGod]: new Literature({
- title: "The New God",
- filename: LiteratureName.TheNewGod,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.ChurchOfTheMachineGod],
- text:
- "Everyone has a moment in their life when they wonder about the bigger questions.
" +
- "What's the point of all this? What is my purpose?
" +
- "Some people dare to think even bigger.
" +
- "What will the fate of the human race be?
" +
- "We live in an era vastly different from that of 15 or even 20 years ago. We have gone " +
- "beyond the limits of humanity. We have stripped ourselves of the tyranny of flesh.
" +
- "The Singularity is here. The merging of man and machine. This is where humanity evolves into " +
- "something greater. This is our future.
" +
- "Embrace it, and you will obey a new god. The God in the Machine.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.NewTriads]: new Literature({
- title: "The New Triads",
- filename: LiteratureName.NewTriads,
- factionRumors: [FactionName.Tetrads],
- text:
- "The Triads were an ancient transnational crime syndicate based in China, Hong Kong, and other Asian " +
- "territories. They were often considered one of the first and biggest criminal secret societies. " +
- "While most of the branches of the Triads have been destroyed over the past few decades, the " +
- "crime faction has spawned and inspired a number of other Asian crime organizations over the past few years. " +
- `The most notable of these is the ${FactionName.Tetrads}.
` +
- `It is widely believed that the ${FactionName.Tetrads} are a rogue group that splintered off from the Triads sometime in the ` +
- `mid 21st century. The founders of the ${FactionName.Tetrads}, all of whom were ex-Triad members, believed that the ` +
- `Triads were losing their purpose and direction. The ${FactionName.Tetrads} started off as a small group that mainly engaged ` +
- "in fraud and extortion. They were largely unknown until just a few years ago when they took over the illegal " +
- "drug trade in all of the major Asian cities. They quickly became the most powerful crime syndicate in the " +
- "continent.
" +
- `Not much else is known about the ${FactionName.Tetrads}, or about the efforts the Asian governments and corporations are making ` +
- `to take down this large new crime organization. Many believe that the ${FactionName.Tetrads} have infiltrated the governments ` +
- "and powerful corporations in Asia, which has helped facilitate their recent rapid rise.",
- }),
- [LiteratureName.TheSecretWar]: new Literature({
- title: "The Secret War",
- filename: LiteratureName.TheSecretWar,
- text: "",
- }),
-};
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+import { CityName, FactionName, CompanyName, LiteratureName } from "@enums";
+import { Literature } from "./Literature";
+import { Typography } from "@mui/material";
+import React from "react";
+
+export const Literatures: Record = {
+ [LiteratureName.HackersStartingHandbook]: new Literature({
+ title: "The Beginner's Guide to Hacking",
+ filename: LiteratureName.HackersStartingHandbook,
+ text: (
+
+ When starting out, hacking is the most profitable way to earn money and progress. This is a brief collection of
+ tips/pointers on how to make the most out of your hacking scripts.
+
+
+ -hack() and grow() both work by percentages. hack() steals a certain percentage of the money on a server, and
+ grow() increases the amount of money on a server by some percentage (multiplicatively)
+
+
+ -Because hack() and grow() work by percentages, they are more effective if the target server has a high amount
+ of money. Therefore, you should try to increase the amount of money on a server (using grow()) to a certain
+ amount before hacking it. Two important Netscript functions for this are getServerMoneyAvailable() and
+ getServerMaxMoney()
+
+
+ -Keep security level low. Security level affects everything when hacking. Two important Netscript functions for
+ this are getServerSecurityLevel() and getServerMinSecurityLevel()
+
+
+ -Purchase additional servers by visiting "Alpha Enterprises" in the city. They are relatively cheap and give you
+ valuable RAM to run more scripts early in the game
+
+
+ -Prioritize upgrading the RAM on your home computer. This can also be done at "Alpha Enterprises"
+
+
+ -Many low level servers have free RAM. You can use this RAM to run your scripts. Use the scp Terminal or
+ Netscript command to copy your scripts onto these servers and then run them.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.CorporationManagementHandbook]: new Literature({
+ title: "Short Introduction for Creating a Successful Corporation",
+ filename: LiteratureName.CorporationManagementHandbook,
+ text: (
+
+ You should check the in-game Corporation documentation in the Documentation tab (Documentation {"->"}
+ Advanced Mechanics {"->"} Corporation). It's the most useful and up-to-date resource for managing Corporation.
+
+
+ Getting Started with Corporation
+
+ To get started, visit the city hall in Sector-12 in order to create a corporation. This requires $150b of your
+ own money, but this $150b will get put into your corporation's funds. If you're in BitNode 3, you also have the
+ option to get seed money from the government in exchange for 500m shares. Your corporation can have many
+ different divisions, each in a different industry. There are many different types of industries, each with
+ different properties. To create your first division, click the "Expand" button at the top of the management UI.
+ The agriculture industry is recommended for your first division.
+
+
+ The first thing you'll need to do is hire some employees. Employees can be assigned to five different positions.
+ Each position has a different effect on various aspects of your corporation. It is recommended to have at least
+ one employee at each position.
+
+
+ Each industry uses some combination of materials in order to produce other materials and/or create products.
+ Specific information about this is displayed in each of your divisions' UI.
+
+
+ Products are special, industry-specific objects. They are different than materials because you must manually
+ choose to develop them, and you can choose to develop any number of products. Developing a product takes time,
+ but a product typically generates significantly more revenue than any material. Not all industries allow you to
+ create products. To create a product, look for a button in the top-left panel of the division UI (e.g., for the
+ software industry, the button says "Develop Software").
+
+
+ To get your supply chain system started, purchase the materials that your industry needs to produce other
+ materials/products. This can be done by clicking the "Buy" button next to the corresponding material(s). After
+ you have the required materials, you will immediately start production. The amount and quality/effective rating
+ of materials/products you produce is based on a variety of factors, such as your employees and their
+ productivity and the quality of materials used for production.
+
+
+ Once you start producing materials/products, you can sell them in order to start earning revenue. This can be
+ done by clicking the "Sell" button next to the corresponding material or product. The amount of material/product
+ you sell is dependent on a wide variety of different factors. In order to produce and sell a product, you'll
+ have to fully develop it first.
+
+
+ These are the basics of getting your corporation up and running! Now, you can start purchasing upgrades to
+ improve your bottom line. If you need money, consider looking for seed investors, who will give you money in
+ exchange for stock shares. Otherwise, once you feel you are ready, take your corporation public! Once your
+ corporation goes public, you can no longer find investors. Instead, your corporation will be publicly traded,
+ and its stock price will change based on how well it's performing financially. In order to make money for
+ yourself, you can set dividends for a solid, reliable income, or you can sell your stock shares in order to make
+ quick money.
+
+
+ Tips/Pointers
+
+ -Start with one division, such as Agriculture. Get it profitable on its own, then expand to a division that
+ consumes/produces a material that the division you selected produces/consumes.
+
+
+ -Materials are profitable, but products are where the real money is, although if the product has a low
+ development budget or is produced with low-quality materials, it won't sell well.
+
+
+ -The "Smart Supply" upgrade is extremely useful. Consider purchasing it as soon as possible.
+
+
+ -Purchasing Hardware, Robots, AI Cores, and Real Estate can potentially increase your production. The effects of
+ these depend on what industry you are in.
+
+
+ -In order to optimize your production, you will need a good balance of all employee positions.
+
+
+ -Quality of materials used for production affects the quality/effective rating of materials/products produced,
+ so vertical integration is important for high profits.
+
+
+ -Materials purchased from the open market are always of quality 1.
+
+
+ -The price at which you can sell your materials/products is highly affected by the quality/effective rating.
+
+
+ -When developing a product, different employee positions affect the development process differently. Some
+ improve the development speed, some improve the rating of the finished product.
+
+
+ -If your employees have low morale or energy, their production will greatly suffer. Having enough interns will
+ make sure those stats get high and stay high. 1/9 is a good ratio for interns (number of interns / office size).
+ If morale and energy still drop, use 1/6.
+
+
+ -Don't forget to advertise your company. You won't have any business if nobody knows you.
+
+
+ -Having company awareness is great, but what's really important is your company's popularity. Try to keep your
+ popularity as high as possible to see the biggest benefit for your sales.
+
+
+ -Remember, you need to spend money to make money!
+
+
+ -Your corporation does not reset when installing Augmentations, but it does reset when destroying a BitNode.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.HistoryOfSynthoids]: new Literature({
+ title: "A Brief History of Synthoids",
+ filename: LiteratureName.HistoryOfSynthoids,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated, FactionName.Bladeburners],
+ text: (
+
+ Synthetic androids, or Synthoids for short, are genetically engineered robots and, short of Augmentations, are
+ composed entirely of organic substances. For this reason, Synthoids are virtually identical to humans in form,
+ composition, and appearance.
+
+
+ Synthoids were first designed and manufactured by {FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} sometime around the middle
+ of the century. Their original purpose was to be used for manual labor and as emergency responders for
+ disasters. As such, they were initially programmed only for their specific tasks. Each iteration that followed
+ improved upon the intelligence and capabilities of the Synthoids. By the 6th iteration, called MK-VI, the
+ Synthoids were so smart and capable enough of making their own decisions that many argued{" "}
+ {FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} had created the first sentient AI. These MK-VI Synthoids were produced in mass
+ quantities (estimates up to 50 billion) with the hopes of increasing society's productivity and bolstering the
+ global economy. Stemming from humanity's desire for technological advancement, optimism and excitement about the
+ future had never been higher.
+
+
+ All of that excitement and optimism quickly turned to fear, panic, and dread in 2070, when a terrorist group
+ called Ascendis Totalis hacked into {FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} and uploaded a rogue AI into several of
+ their Synthoid manufacturing facilities. This hack went undetected and for months{" "}
+ {FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated}
+ unknowingly churned out legions of Synthoids embedded with this rogue AI. Then, on December 24th, 2070, Omnica
+ activated dormant protocols in the rogue AI, causing all of the infected Synthoids to immediately launch a
+ military campaign to seek and destroy all of humanity.
+
+
+ What ensued was the deadliest conflict in human history. This crisis, now commonly known as the Synthoid
+ Uprising, resulted in almost ten billion deaths over the course of a year. Despite the nations of the world
+ banding together to combat the threat, the MK-VI Synthoids were simply stronger, faster, more intelligent, and
+ more adaptable than humans, outsmarting them at every turn.
+
+
+ It wasn't until the sacrifice of an elite international military taskforce, called the{" "}
+ {FactionName.Bladeburners}, that humanity was finally able to defeat the Synthoids. The{" "}
+ {FactionName.Bladeburners}' final act was a suicide bombing mission that destroyed a large portion of the MK-VI
+ Synthoids, including many of its leaders. In the following weeks militaries from around the world were able to
+ round up and shut down the remaining rogue MK-VI Synthoids, ending the Synthoid Uprising.
+
+
+ In the aftermath of the bloodshed, the Synthoid Accords were drawn up. These Accords banned
+ {FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated} from manufacturing any Synthoids beyond the MK-III series. They also banned
+ any other corporation from constructing androids with advanced, near-sentient AI. MK-VI Synthoids that did not
+ have the rogue Ascendis Totalis AI were allowed to continue their existence, but they were stripped of all
+ rights and protections as they were not considered humans. They were also banned from doing anything that may
+ pose a global security threat, such as working for any military/defense organization or conducting any
+ bioengineering, computing, or robotics related research.
+
+
+ Unfortunately, many believe that not all of the rogue MK-VI Synthoids from the Uprising were found and
+ destroyed, and that many of them are blending in as normal humans in society today. In response, many nations
+ have created
+ {FactionName.Bladeburners} divisions, special military branches that are tasked with investigating and dealing
+ with any Synthoid threats.
+
+
+ To this day, tensions still exist between the remaining Synthoids and humans as a result of the Uprising.
+
+
+ Nobody knows what happened to the terrorist group Ascendis Totalis.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.AGreenTomorrow]: new Literature({
+ title: "A Green Tomorrow",
+ filename: LiteratureName.AGreenTomorrow,
+ text: (
+
+ Starting a few decades ago, there was a massive global movement towards the generation of renewable energy in an
+ effort to combat global warming and climate change. The shift towards renewable energy was a big success, or so
+ it seemed. In 2045 a staggering 80% of the world's energy came from non-renewable fossil fuels. Now, about three
+ decades later, that number is down to only 15%. Most of the world's energy now comes from nuclear power and
+ renewable sources such as solar and geothermal energy. Unfortunately, these efforts were not the huge success
+ that they seem to be.
+
+
+ Since 2045 primary energy use has soared almost tenfold. This was mainly due to growing urban populations and
+ the rise of increasingly advanced (and power-hungry) technology that has become ubiquitous in our lives. So,
+ despite the fact that the percentage of our energy that comes from fossil fuels has drastically decreased, the
+ total amount of energy we are producing from fossil fuels has actually increased.
+
+
+ The grim effects of our species' irresponsible use of energy and neglect of our mother world have become
+ increasingly apparent. Last year a temperature of 190F was recorded in the Death Valley desert, which is over
+ 50% higher than the highest recorded temperature at the beginning of the century. In the last two decades
+ numerous major cities such as Manhattan, Boston, and Los Angeles have been partially or fully submerged by
+ rising sea levels. In the present day, over 75% of the world's agriculture is done in climate-controlled
+ vertical farms, as most traditional farmland has become unusable due to severe climate conditions.
+
+
+ Despite all of this, the greedy and corrupt corporations that rule the world have done nothing to address these
+ problems that threaten our species. And so it's up to us, the common people. Each and every one of us can make a
+ difference by doing what these corporations won't: taking responsibility. If we don't, pretty soon there won't
+ be an Earth left to save. We are the last hope for a green tomorrow.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.AlphaOmega]: new Literature({
+ title: "Alpha and Omega",
+ filename: LiteratureName.AlphaOmega,
+ text: (
+
+ Then we saw a new Heaven and a new Earth, for our first Heaven and Earth had gone away, and our sea was no more.
+ And we saw a new holy city, new Aeria, coming down out of this new Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her
+ husband. And we heard a loud voice saying, "Behold, the new dwelling place of the Gods. We will dwell with them,
+ and they will be our people, and we will be with them as their Gods. We will wipe away every tear from their
+ eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former
+ things have passed away."
+
+
+ And once we were seated on the throne we said "Behold, I am making all things new." Also we said, "Write this
+ down, for these words are trustworthy and true." And we said to you, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega,
+ the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The
+ one who conquers will have this heritage, and we will be his God and he will be our son. But as for the
+ cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all
+ liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, for it is the second true death."
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.SimulatedReality]: new Literature({
+ title: "Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?",
+ filename: LiteratureName.SimulatedReality,
+ text: (
+
+ The idea that we are living in a virtual world is not new. It's a trope that has been explored constantly in
+ literature and pop culture. However, it is also a legitimate scientific hypothesis that many notable physicists
+ and philosophers have debated for years.
+
+
+ Proponents for this simulated reality theory often point to how advanced our technology has become, as well as
+ the incredibly fast pace at which it has advanced over the past decades. The amount of computing power available
+ to us has increased over 100-fold since 2060 due to the development of nanoprocessors and quantum computers.
+ Artificial Intelligence has advanced to the point where our entire lives are controlled by robots and machines
+ that handle our day-to-day activities such as autonomous transportation and scheduling. If we consider the pace
+ at which this technology has advanced and assume that these developments continue, it's reasonable to assume
+ that at some point in the future our technology would be advanced enough that we could create simulations that
+ are indistinguishable from reality. However, if continued technological advancement is a reasonable outcome,
+ then it is very likely that such a scenario has already happened.
+
+
+ Statistically speaking, somewhere out there in the infinite universe there is an advanced, intelligent species
+ that already has such technology. Who's to say that they haven't already created such a virtual reality: our
+ own?
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.BeyondMan]: new Literature({
+ title: "Beyond Man",
+ filename: LiteratureName.BeyondMan,
+ text: (
+
+ Humanity entered a "transhuman" era a long time ago. And despite the protests and criticisms of many who cried
+ out against human augmentation at the time, the transhuman movement continued and prospered. Proponents of the
+ movement ignored the critics, arguing that it was in our inherent nature to better ourselves. To improve. To be
+ more than we were. They claimed that not doing so would be to go against every living organism's biological
+ purpose: evolution and survival of the fittest.
+
+
+ And here we are today, with technology that is advanced enough to augment humans to a state that can only be
+ described as posthuman. But what do we have to show for it when this augmentation technology is only available
+ to the so-called "elite"? Are we really better off than before when only 5% of the world's population has access
+ to this technology? When the powerful corporations and organizations of the world keep it all to themselves,
+ have we really evolved?
+
+
+ Augmentation technology has only further increased the divide between the rich and the poor, between the
+ powerful and the oppressed. We have not become "more than human". We have not evolved from nature's original
+ design. We are still the greedy, corrupted, and evil men that we always were.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.BrighterThanTheSun]: new Literature({
+ title: "Brighter than the Sun",
+ filename: LiteratureName.BrighterThanTheSun,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.KuaiGongInternational, FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated],
+ text: (
+
+ When people think about the corporations that dominate the East, they typically think of
+ {CompanyName.KuaiGongInternational}, which holds a complete monopoly for manufacturing and commerce in Asia, or{" "}
+ {CompanyName.GlobalPharmaceuticals}, the world's largest drug company, or
+ {CompanyName.OmniTekIncorporated}, the global leader in intelligent and autonomous robots. But there's one
+ company that has seen a rapid rise in the last year and is poised to dominate not only the East, but the entire
+ world: TaiYang Digital.
+
+
+ TaiYang Digital is a Chinese internet-technology corporation that provides services such as online advertising,
+ search engines, gaming, media, entertainment, and cloud computing/storage. Its name TaiYang comes from the
+ Chinese word for "sun". In Chinese culture, the sun is a 'yang' symbol associated with life, heat, masculinity,
+ and heaven.
+
+
+ The company was founded less than 5 years ago and is already the third highest valued company in all of Asia. In
+ 2076 it generated a total revenue of over 10 trillion yuan. Its services are used daily by over a billion people
+ worldwide.
+
+
+ TaiYang Digital's meteoric rise is extremely surprising in modern society. This sort of growth is something
+ you'd commonly see in the first half of the century, especially for tech companies. However in the last two
+ decades the number of corporations has significantly declined as the largest entities quickly took over the
+ economy. Corporations such as {CompanyName.ECorp}, {CompanyName.MegaCorp}, and
+ {CompanyName.KuaiGongInternational} have established such strong monopolies in their market sectors that they
+ have effectively killed off all of the smaller and new corporations that have tried to start up over the years.
+ This is what makes the rise of TaiYang Digital so impressive. And if TaiYang continues down this path, then they
+ have a bright future ahead of them.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.DemocracyIsDead]: new Literature({
+ title: "Democracy is Dead: The Fall of an Empire",
+ filename: LiteratureName.DemocracyIsDead,
+ text: (
+
+ They rose from the shadows in the street.
+
+ From the places where the oppressed meet.
+
+ Their cries echoed loudly through the air.
+
+ As they once did in Tiananmen Square.
+
+ Loudness in the silence, Darkness in the light.
+
+ They came forth with power and might.
+
+ Once the beacon of democracy, America was first.
+
+ Its pillars of society destroyed and dispersed.
+
+ Soon the cries rose everywhere, with revolt and riot.
+
+ Until one day, finally, all was quiet.
+
+ From the ashes rose a new order, corporatocracy was its name.
+
+ Rome, Mongol, Byzantine, all of history is just the same.
+
+ For man will never change in a fundamental way.
+
+ And now democracy is dead, in the USA.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.Sector12Crime]: new Literature({
+ title: `Figures Show Rising Crime Rates in ${CityName.Sector12}`,
+ filename: LiteratureName.Sector12Crime,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.TheSyndicate, FactionName.SlumSnakes],
+ text: (
+
+ A recent study by analytics company Wilson Inc. shows a significant rise in criminal activity in
+ {CityName.Sector12}. Perhaps the most alarming part of the statistic is that most of the rise is in violent
+ crime such as homicide and assault. According to the study, the city saw a total of 21,406 reported homicides in
+ 2076, which is over a 20% increase compared to 2075.
+
+
+ CIA director David Glarow says it's too early to know whether these figures indicate the beginning of a
+ sustained increase in crime rates, or whether the year was just an unfortunate outlier. He states that many
+ intelligence and law enforcement agents have noticed an increase in organized crime activities, and believes
+ that these figures may be the result of an uprising from criminal organizations such as{" "}
+ {FactionName.TheSyndicate} or the
+ {FactionName.SlumSnakes}.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.ManAndMachine]: new Literature({
+ title: "Man and the Machine",
+ filename: LiteratureName.ManAndMachine,
+ text: (
+
+ In 2005 Ray Kurzweil popularized his theory of the Singularity. He predicted that the rate of technological
+ advancement would continue to accelerate faster and faster until one day machines would be become infinitely
+ more intelligent than humans. This point, called the Singularity, would result in a drastic transformation of
+ the world as we know it. He predicted that the Singularity would arrive by 2045. And yet here we are, more than
+ three decades later, where most would agree that we have not yet reached a point where computers and machines
+ are vastly more intelligent than we are. So what gives?
+
+
+ The answer is that we have reached the Singularity, just not in the way we expected. The artificial
+ superintelligence that was predicted by Kurzweil and others exists in the world today - in the form of
+ Augmentations. Yes, those Augmentations that the rich and powerful keep to themselves enable humans to become
+ superintelligent beings. The Singularity did not lead to a world where our machines are infinitely more
+ intelligent than us, it led to a world where man and machine can merge to become something greater. Most of the
+ world just doesn't know it yet.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.SecretSocieties]: new Literature({
+ title: "Secret Societies",
+ filename: LiteratureName.SecretSocieties,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.TheBlackHand, FactionName.NiteSec, FactionName.BitRunners],
+ text: (
+
+ The idea of secret societies has long intrigued the general public by inspiring curiosity, fascination, and
+ distrust. People have long wondered about who these secret society members are and what they do, with the most
+ radical of conspiracy theorists claiming that they control everything in the entire world. And while the world
+ may never know for sure, it is likely that many secret societies do actually exist, even today.
+
+
+ However, the secret societies of the modern world are nothing like those that (supposedly) existed decades and
+ centuries ago. The Freemasons, Knights Templar, and {FactionName.Illuminati}, while they may have been around at
+ the turn of the 21st century, almost assuredly do not exist today. The dominance of the Web in our everyday
+ lives and the fact that so much of the world is now digital has given rise to a new breed of secret societies:
+ Internet-based ones.
+
+
+ Commonly called "hacker groups", Internet-based secret societies have become well-known in today's world. Some
+ of these, such as {FactionName.TheBlackHand}, are black hat groups that claim they are trying to help the
+ oppressed by attacking the elite and powerful. Others, such as {FactionName.NiteSec}, are hacktivist groups that
+ try to push political and social agendas. Perhaps the most intriguing hacker group is the mysterious
+ {FactionName.BitRunners}, whose purpose still remains unknown.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.TheFailedFrontier]: new Literature({
+ title: "Space: The Failed Frontier",
+ filename: LiteratureName.TheFailedFrontier,
+ text: (
+
+ Humans have long dreamed about spaceflight. With enduring interest, we were driven to explore the unknown and
+ discover new worlds. We dreamed about conquering the stars. And in our quest, we pushed the boundaries of our
+ scientific limits, and then pushed further. Space exploration lead to the development of many important
+ technologies and new industries.
+
+
+ But sometime in the middle of the 21st century, all of that changed. Humanity lost its ambitions and aspirations
+ of exploring the cosmos. The once-large funding for agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency gradually
+ whittled away until their eventual disbanding in the 2060's. Not even militaries are fielding flights into space
+ nowadays. The only remnants of the once great mission for cosmic conquest are the countless satellites in
+ near-earth orbit, used for communications, espionage, and other corporate interests.
+
+
+ And as we continue to look at the state of space technology, it becomes more and more apparent that we will
+ never return to that golden age of space exploration, that age where everyone dreamed of going beyond earth for
+ the sake of discovery.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.CodedIntelligence]: new Literature({
+ title: "Coded Intelligence: Myth or Reality?",
+ filename: LiteratureName.CodedIntelligence,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated],
+ text: (
+
+ Tremendous progress has been made in the field of Artificial Intelligence over the past few decades. Our
+ autonomous vehicles and transportation systems. The electronic personal assistants that control our everyday
+ lives. Medical, service, and manufacturing robots. All of these are examples of how far AI has come and how much
+ it has improved our daily lives. However, the question still remains of whether AI will ever be advanced enough
+ to re-create human intelligence.
+
+
+ We've certainly come close to artificial intelligence that is similar to humans. For example
+ {CompanyName.OmniTekIncorporated}'s CompanionBot, a robot meant to act as a comforting friend for lonely and
+ grieving people, is eerily human-like in its appearance, speech, mannerisms, and even movement. However its
+ artificial intelligence isn't the same as that of humans. Not yet. It doesn't have sentience or self-awareness
+ or consciousness.
+
+
+ Many neuroscientists believe that we won't ever reach the point of creating artificial human intelligence. "At
+ the end of the day, AI comes down to 1's and 0's, while the human brain does not. We'll never see AI that is
+ identical to that of humans."
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.SyntheticMuscles]: new Literature({
+ title: "Synthetic Muscles",
+ filename: LiteratureName.SyntheticMuscles,
+ text: (
+
+ Initial versions of synthetic muscles weren't made of anything organic but were actually crude devices made to
+ mimic human muscle function. Some of the early iterations were actually made of common materials such as fishing
+ lines and sewing threads due to their high strength for a cheap cost.
+
+
+ As technology progressed, however, advances in biomedical engineering paved the way for a new method of creating
+ synthetic muscles. Instead of creating something that closely imitated the functionality of human muscle,
+ scientists discovered a way of forcing the human body itself to augment its own muscle tissue using both
+ synthetic and organic materials. This is typically done using gene therapy or chemical injections.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.TensionsInTechRace]: new Literature({
+ title: "Tensions rise in global tech race",
+ filename: LiteratureName.TensionsInTechRace,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.OmniTekIncorporated, FactionName.MegaCorp, FactionName.ECorp],
+ text: (
+
+ Have we entered a new Cold War? Is WWIII just beyond the horizon?
+
+
+ After rumors came out that {CompanyName.OmniTekIncorporated} had begun developing advanced robotic
+ supersoldiers, geopolitical tensions quickly flared between the USA, Russia, and several Asian superpowers. In a
+ rare show of cooperation between corporations, {CompanyName.MegaCorp} and {CompanyName.ECorp} have reportedly
+ launched hundreds of new surveillance and espionage satellites. Defense contractors such as
+ {CompanyName.DeltaOne} and {CompanyName.AeroCorp} have been working with the CIA and NSA to prepare for
+ conflict. Meanwhile, the rest of the world sits in earnest hoping that it never reaches full-scale war. With
+ today's technology and firepower, a World War would assuredly mean the end of human civilization.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.CostOfImmortality]: new Literature({
+ title: "The Cost of Immortality",
+ filename: LiteratureName.CostOfImmortality,
+ text: (
+
+ Evolution and advances in medical and augmentation technology has lead to drastic improvements in human
+ mortality rates. Recent figures show that the life expectancy for humans that live in a first-world country is
+ about 130 years of age, almost double of what it was at the turn of the century. However, this increase in
+ average lifespan has had some significant effects on society and culture.
+
+
+ Due to longer lifespans and a better quality of life, many adults are holding off on having kids until much
+ later. As a result, the percentage of youth in first-world countries has been decreasing, while the number of
+ senior citizens is significantly increasing.
+
+
+ Perhaps the most alarming result of all of this is the rapidly shrinking workforce. Despite the increase in life
+ expectancy, the typical retirement age for workers in America has remained about the same, meaning a larger and
+ larger percentage of people in America are retirees. Furthermore, many young adults are holding off on joining
+ the workforce because they feel that they have plenty of time left in their lives for employment, and want to
+ "enjoy life while they're young." For most industries, this shrinking workforce is not a major issue as most
+ things are handled by robots anyways. However, there are still several key industries such as engineering and
+ education that have not been automated, and these remain in danger to this cultural phenomenon.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.TheHiddenWorld]: new Literature({
+ title: "The Hidden World",
+ filename: LiteratureName.TheHiddenWorld,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.Illuminati],
+ text: (
+
+ WAKE UP SHEEPLE
+
+
+ THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT EXIST. CORPORATIONS DO NOT RUN SOCIETY
+
+
+ THE {FactionName.Illuminati.toUpperCase()} ARE THE SECRET RULERS OF THE WORLD!
+
+
+ Yes, the {FactionName.Illuminati} of legends. The ancient secret society that controls the entire world from the
+ shadows with their invisible hand. With their personal wealth and skills they have penetrated every major
+ government, financial agency, and corporation in the last three hundred years.
+
+
+ OPEN YOUR EYES
+
+
+ It was the {FactionName.Illuminati} that brought an end to democracy in the world. They are the driving force
+ behind everything that happens.
+
+
+ THEY ARE ALL AROUND YOU
+
+
+ After destabilizing the world's governments, they are now entering the final stage of their master plan. They
+ will secretly initiate global crises. Terrorism. Pandemics. World War. And out of the chaos that ensues they
+ will build their New World Order.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.TheNewGod]: new Literature({
+ title: "The New God",
+ filename: LiteratureName.TheNewGod,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.ChurchOfTheMachineGod],
+ text: (
+
+ Everyone has a moment in their life when they wonder about the bigger questions.
+
+
+ What's the point of all this? What is my purpose?
+
+
+ Some people dare to think even bigger.
+
+
+ What will the fate of the human race be?
+
+
+ We live in an era vastly different from that of 15 or even 20 years ago. We have gone beyond the limits of
+ humanity. We have stripped ourselves of the tyranny of flesh.
+
+
+ The Singularity is here. The merging of man and machine. This is where humanity evolves into something greater.
+ This is our future.
+
+
+ Embrace it, and you will obey a new god. The God in the Machine.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.NewTriads]: new Literature({
+ title: "The New Triads",
+ filename: LiteratureName.NewTriads,
+ factionRumors: [FactionName.Tetrads],
+ text: (
+
+ The Triads were an ancient transnational crime syndicate based in China, Hong Kong, and other Asian territories.
+ They were often considered one of the first and biggest criminal secret societies. While most of the branches of
+ the Triads have been destroyed over the past few decades, the crime faction has spawned and inspired a number of
+ other Asian crime organizations over the past few years. The most notable of these is the
+ {FactionName.Tetrads}.
+
+
+ It is widely believed that the {FactionName.Tetrads} are a rogue group that splintered off from the Triads
+ sometime in the mid 21st century. The founders of the {FactionName.Tetrads}, all of whom were ex-Triad members,
+ believed that the Triads were losing their purpose and direction. The {FactionName.Tetrads} started off as a
+ small group that mainly engaged in fraud and extortion. They were largely unknown until just a few years ago
+ when they took over the illegal drug trade in all of the major Asian cities. They quickly became the most
+ powerful crime syndicate in the continent.
+
+
+ Not much else is known about the {FactionName.Tetrads}, or about the efforts the Asian governments and
+ corporations are making to take down this large new crime organization. Many believe that the
+ {FactionName.Tetrads} have infiltrated the governments and powerful corporations in Asia, which has helped
+ facilitate their recent rapid rise.
+
+ ),
+ }),
+ [LiteratureName.TheSecretWar]: new Literature({
+ title: "The Secret War",
+ filename: LiteratureName.TheSecretWar,
+ text: ,
+ }),
+};