>>6685407Basically what is sounds like, essentially I got pissed off with steampunk just meaning suit and tie with a silly hat, and wanted to make a gritty realistic alt-history where Europe goes from renaissance to full industrial revolution, allowing for the usually Victorian steamshit, but then the American revolution happens, but with blimps and lasers. From there, America goes manifesting destiny with said blimps and lasers, but since all the big factories are in Europe and the east coast is still fucked to shit, anyone travelling west needs to be able to repair all their gear on the fly(literally) but since you're actively moving farther from any supply sources you have to patch shit together with whatever you can find.
>Also the Civil War didn't happen because no one brought niggers since they already had automationSo, think the Gold Rush, but with blimps that are falling apart.