Car Wars Technology History

klausbreuer · 10-07-2009, 03:09 PM

Hi everybody!

Some time ago, Guy Fullerton wrote an article on when each weapon was invented, together with an analysis of the weapon itself.
Very useful.

I just added another 24 weapons from the Car Wars Compendium (2nd Ed) to my CarDesigner, meaning I now finally have every weapon from there (up to 2039, anyway).
Mind you, I haven't uploaded the latest version yet - still busy creating the weapon images for the layout, and adding some import functionality.

Going through all 10 years of ADQ, I found that his weapon list is not quiter correct, and didn't contain everything added. Thus here's my list - including a bunch of stuff at the very beginning, whose origin year I'm not sure of. Anything missing?

Any neat analytical comments per weapon would be very welcome, and could be added into the program :-)

CarWars: Full Tech History

????:
Starshell (<= 2035)
APPR (<= 2039)

2031:
Anti-Tank Gun
Fire Extinguisher
Flame Thrower
Heavy Rocket
Laser
Machine Gun
Minedropper
Paint Spray
Recoilless Rifle
Rocket Launcher
Spikedropper Smokescreen
Targeting Computer (regular and hi-res)
Targeting Computer, Hi-res
Turret, One-Space
Turret, Two-Space

2033:
Heavy Laser
Tank Gun

2033:
100-lb Aerial Bomb
Anti-Theft System
Artful Dodger (Flaming Oil Jet)
Bomb Bay
Cargo Safe
Cyberlink
Cycle Turret Sidecar
Ejection Seats
Extra Magazines
Fire Extinguisher
Fireproof Armor
Gas Mask
Grenade Launcher
Gun Turret
Heavy-Duty Paint Spray
Heavy Duty Flaming Oil Jet
Helicopter (Vehicle)
Hi-Res Targeting Computer
Infrared Camera
Infrared Sighting System
Laser Battery
LAW/VLAW Mount
Life Support System
Long-Range Radio
Long Distance Radio
Magic Wand
Multi-Fire Rocket Pod
Personal Parachutes
Pontoons
Portable Shop
PR Tires
Propellors
Radar
Radio Control
Ram Plate
Regular Pop-Up Turret
Rocket Platform
Roll Cage
Searchlight
Side Door
Six Shooter
Skid Stretchers
Skids
Small Pop-Up Turret
Small Turret
Smoke Grenade
Smokescreen
Sonic Stealth System
Sound Enhancement
Sound System
Targeting Computer
Vehicle Remote Control System
Vehicular Computer
Vehicular Parachutes
Vulcan MG
Weapons Concealment
Weapons Linkage
Wheelguards
Winch

2034:
Airdam
Autocannon
Back Pack
Bumper Trigger
Camper Shell
Cycle Wheelguards
Ejector Seat
HD Ammo
Heavy-Duty Flame Thrower
Improved Body Armor
Improved Fire Extinguisher
Jettison Joinings
Laser-Reflective Armor
Laser Guidance Link
Light Laser
Medium, Light, and Mini Rocket
Micro-Missile Launcher
Oil Gun
Paint Gun
Portable Flamethrower
Radar and Wire Guided Missile
Spear 1000 Mine
Spoiler
Supercharger Capacitor
Tinted Windows
Trailers

2035:
Active Suspension
Anti-Vehicular Rifle
Armored Wheel Hubs
ATAD
Cluster Bomb
Component Armor
Continuous Smoke Screen
Corner-Mounted Weapons
Drop Spike Plate
Dump Trailer
External Weapon Pods
Fifth Wheel Guard
Fireproof Suit
Flechette Gun
Gas Streamer
Gauss Gun
HD Ice Dropper
Ice Dropper
Incendiary Ammo
Limpet Beacon
Mini-Safe
No-Paint Windshield
Portable Fire Extinguisher
Rocket Magazine
Single Weapon Computer
Smoke Discharger
Sunroof
Targeting Laser
Thermite Limpet Mine
Thundercat Power Plant

2036:
Anti-Personnel Ammo
Anti-Power-Plant Rocket
Anti-Vehicular Ammo
Antilock Braking System
Armor-Piercing Rocket
Battle Vest
Blueprinting
Bollix
Bomb Rack
Carburetor
Chaff Dispenser
Cloud Bomb
Coaxial Counter-Rotating Blade System
Computer Gunner
Drag Chute
Dual Level Flatbed
Explosive-Tipped Spikes
External Weapon Pod Ejection System
Extra Driver Controls
Fake Weapon
Flame Cloud Ejector
Foam Grenade
Folding Stock
Gas Engines
Hand Held Flare Launcher
Heavy-Duty Brakes
Heavy-Duty Transmission
Helicopter Maneuver Foils
Incendiary Rocket (MML and RL)
Infrared Laser
Junk Dropper
Laser LAW/VLAW
Magazine Switch
Metal Armor
Mine-Flinger
Mini-Mechanic
Mini Rocket Platform
Multibarrel Carburetor
Nitrous Oxide
Overdrive
Portable Earth Station
Proximity Fuse
Radar Detector
Radar Jammer
Radarproof Armor
RL Flare Round
Rocket External Weapon Pod
Rotor Armor
Safety Seat
Silencer/Flash Surpressor
Smoke Rocket (MML and RL)
Spider Mine
Spike Gun
StealthKote Shield (radar-proof)
Supercharger
Targeting Laser Turret (Zero-Space)
Tinted Goggles
Tracer Ammo
Tubular Headers
Turbocharger
Twin Laser
Variable-Pitch Turbocharger
Vehicular Shotgun
Weapon Concealment
Weapon Timer

2037:
Bazooka
Blended Body Armor
Contact Wire
Fire Retardant Insulators
Flame Cloud Gas Streamer
Flechette Grenades
Funny Cars
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint
HD Shocks
Heavy Duty Flame Cloud Ejector
High-Temperature FT Fuel
Impact Armor
Improved Tail Assembly
Limousine
Long Range Radar
Metal Tires
Mini-Van
Plastique Explosives
Plunger
Point Defense Grenades
Radio Detonator
Riot Shield
Sedan (vehicle type)
Semi-Trailer Emergency Plate
Shaped Charges
Stinger
Stretched Chassis
Tripod Gunshield
Variable Fire Rocket Pod
Windjammer

2038:
AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide
APFSDS Warheads
Assault Rifle
Bayonet
Blast Cannon
Blow-Through Concealment
Bulk Ammo Boxes
CA-Frames
Cycle Windshell
Derringer
Double-barrel Gyroslugger
Dual-Weapon Magazine
Encoded Remote Ignition System
Explosive Rounds
Extra Power Cells
Extra Rotor Blades
Fake Ram Plate
Fake Turret
Fireproof Tires
Flak Jacket
Flame Clouds (improved)
Flame Cloud Discharger
Flaming Oil Ammo
Flaming Oil Discharger
Gyroslugger
HD transmission for gas engines
Heavy X-ray Laser
HESH Warheads
High-Intensity Optics
High-Res Single Weapon Computer
Ice Ammo
Ice Discharger
Improved Supercharger Capacitor
Laser Guidance
Light Flame Thrower
Man-Portable Rocket Launcher
Man-Portable Rocket Launcher
Medikit
Medium Laser
Napalm Mines (improved)
Off-Road Tires
Oil Discharger
Overdrive for gas engines
Paint Discharger
Platinum Catalyst
Portable Field Radio
Portable Medikit
Radial Tires
Retractable Landing Gear
Sloped Armor
Smart Link
Streamlining
Superconductors
Surface-to-Air Missile
Tear Gas Discharger
Tow Bar
Trailer Hitch Armor
Tripod Wire-Guided Missile
Under-Rifle Grenade Launcher
Weapon Concealment
X-Ray Laser

2039:
CarWars Compendium v2

2040:
Anti-Toxin Kit
IFF Sender
Laser communication (laser/target/computer)
Mini-wagon/Mini-truck/Mini-van (from readers letter)
Monster Trucks
Needle Gun
Rifle-launched Grenade
Stealth missile

2041:
Ammo Ejection System
Auto-Grenade Launcher
Chemical Mines
Claymore Mine
Compact TV
Cruise Missiles
Depleted Uranium Ammo
Heavy Vulcan MG
Helicopter Weapon Wings
Incendiary Spikes
Military Body Armor
Motion Compensator
New Tank Gun Shells (Smoke, Smoke Streamer, Hot Smoke, Tear Gas, Tear Gas Streamer, White Phosphorus)
Pickup Racks
Retractable Brushcutter
Sponson Turret Mounts
Stun Gun
Unguided Missile Launcher Rockets

2042:
Rocket Sidecars
Sand Rail Vehicles
Spinal-mount Weapons
Weapon Lockdown

2047:
Sonic Cannon

2050:
Airbag Restraints
Biodegradable Munitions
Birdcatcher
Blinding Lasers
Catalytic Spikes
Chemical Laser Grenade
Crystal Spikes
Det-Cord Net Grenades
Drag Chute Harpoon
HESH Grenade
Programmable Mines
Pyrophoric Oil
Radio-Controlled Drop Spike Plates
Silver Shroud Ammo
Stickyfoam
Stickyfoam Neutralizer
Superacid Cloud
Voice Controls

2051:
Cycle Wheel Hubs
High Torque Motors
Metal Airfoils (rules changes)

Ciao,
Klaus

PS: Lots of feedback, enabling me to update this list by quite a lot - thanks, chaps!
PPS: Loots more feedback, just updated it even more - thanks again :-D

kjamma4 · 10-07-2009, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klausbreuer

2047:
Sonic Cannon

And technology has been at a standstill for 12 years. :(

Parody · 10-07-2009, 09:49 PM

More like 8 years, but point taken:

2050: (Pyramid Archive file 2000/0424.1.html)
Airbag Restraints
Biodegradable Munitions
Birdcatcher
Blinding Lasers
Catalytic Spikes
Chemical Laser Grenade
Crystal Spikes
Det-Cord Net Grenades
Drag Chute Harpoon
HESH Grenade
Programmable Mines
Pyrophoric Oil
Radio-Controlled Drop Spike Plates
Silver Shroud Ammo
Superacid Cloud
Stickyfoam
Stickyfoam Neutralizer
Voice Controls

2051: (Pyramid Archive file 2001/0426.2.html)
Cycle Wheel Hubs
High Torque Motors
Metal Airfoils (rules changes)

klausbreuer · 10-08-2009, 12:28 AM

Just updated the list - thanks, Parody!

kjamma4: are you sure you'd want technology to continue like it did? Perhaps I'm just Yet Another Old Fart, but I like the original game very much, while the weapon development over the later years got rather out of hand, overdoing things by quite a bit...

I must admit to even oogling Mini Car Wars... ;)

kjamma4 · 10-08-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klausbreuer

kjamma4: are you sure you'd want technology to continue like it did? Perhaps I'm just Yet Another Old Fart, but I like the original game very much, while the weapon development over the later years got rather out of hand, overdoing things by quite a bit...

No, my comment was not so much the lack of technology continuing as to lack of SJG involvement with CW continuing. :(

poofygoof · 10-13-2009, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klausbreuer

I must admit to even oogling Mini Car Wars... ;)

mini car wars?

43Supporter · 10-13-2009, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poofygoof

mini car wars?

AKA "Jump-Start Rules".

chaoticsyst3m · 10-15-2009, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klausbreuer

Anything missing?

Debuted in Uncle Al's 2035 Catalog:
Rocket Magazine
Ice Dropper
Smoke Discharger
Sunroof
Active Suspension
Corner-Mounted Weapons

Debuted in Uncle Al's 2036 Catalog:
Mine-Flinger
Vehicular Shotgun
Infrared Laser
Twin Laser
Cloud Bomb
Chaff Dispenser
Flame Cloud Ejector
Radarproof Armor
Proximity Fuse
Anti-Power-Plant Rocket
Armor-Piercing Rocket
Explosive-Tipped Spikes
Incendiary Rocket (MML and RL)
Smoke Rocket (MML and RL)
Foam Grenade
Computer Gunner
Magazine Switch
Radar Detector
Radar Jammer
Bollix
Overdrive
Heavy-Duty Transmission
Antilock Braking System
Heavy-Duty Brakes
Weapon Concealment
Fake Weapon
External Weapon Pod Ejection System
Rocket External Weapon Pod
Coaxial Counter-Rotating Blade System
Tubular Headers
Blueprinting
Variable-Pitch Turbocharger
Drag Chute
Folding Stock

Debuted in Uncle Al's 2038 Catalog:
Dual-Weapon Magazine
Trailer Hitch Armor
Explosive Rounds
APFSDS Warheads
HESH Warheads
Flaming Oil Ammo
Ice Ammo
Streamlining
Fake Turret
Blow-Through Concealment
Retractable Landing Gear
Tow Bar
Flak Jacket
Tripod Wire-Guided Missile

I don't have copies of Combat Showcase or Uncle Al's 2038 Calendar, but a few gadgets did debut in them. I'm pretty sure the X-Ray Laser is from the calendar.

kjamma4 · 10-15-2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 43Supporter

AKA "Jump-Start Rules".

Which, now that the Compendium is available on e23, might be a good candidate for reissue either for free or cheap (I believe original cost was $1) to "whet" the appetite of those who are on the fence about the Compendium.

Pacey · 10-16-2009, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaoticsyst3m

I don't have copies of Combat Showcase or Uncle Al's 2038 Calendar, but a few gadgets did debut in them. I'm pretty sure the X-Ray Laser is from the calendar.

Didn't the X-Ray laser first appear in a story in one of the ADQs, featuring duellists with super powers?

10-07-2009, 03:09 PM	#1
klausbreuer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Munich, Germany	Car Wars Technology History Hi everybody! Some time ago, Guy Fullerton wrote an article on when each weapon was invented, together with an analysis of the weapon itself. Very useful. I just added another 24 weapons from the Car Wars Compendium (2nd Ed) to my CarDesigner, meaning I now finally have every weapon from there (up to 2039, anyway). Mind you, I haven't uploaded the latest version yet - still busy creating the weapon images for the layout, and adding some import functionality. Going through all 10 years of ADQ, I found that his weapon list is not quiter correct, and didn't contain everything added. Thus here's my list - including a bunch of stuff at the very beginning, whose origin year I'm not sure of. Anything missing? Any neat analytical comments per weapon would be very welcome, and could be added into the program :-) CarWars: Full Tech History ????: Starshell (<= 2035) APPR (<= 2039) 2031: Anti-Tank Gun Fire Extinguisher Flame Thrower Heavy Rocket Laser Machine Gun Minedropper Paint Spray Recoilless Rifle Rocket Launcher Spikedropper Smokescreen Targeting Computer (regular and hi-res) Targeting Computer, Hi-res Turret, One-Space Turret, Two-Space 2033: Heavy Laser Tank Gun 2033: 100-lb Aerial Bomb Anti-Theft System Artful Dodger (Flaming Oil Jet) Bomb Bay Cargo Safe Cyberlink Cycle Turret Sidecar Ejection Seats Extra Magazines Fire Extinguisher Fireproof Armor Gas Mask Grenade Launcher Gun Turret Heavy-Duty Paint Spray Heavy Duty Flaming Oil Jet Helicopter (Vehicle) Hi-Res Targeting Computer Infrared Camera Infrared Sighting System Laser Battery LAW/VLAW Mount Life Support System Long-Range Radio Long Distance Radio Magic Wand Multi-Fire Rocket Pod Personal Parachutes Pontoons Portable Shop PR Tires Propellors Radar Radio Control Ram Plate Regular Pop-Up Turret Rocket Platform Roll Cage Searchlight Side Door Six Shooter Skid Stretchers Skids Small Pop-Up Turret Small Turret Smoke Grenade Smokescreen Sonic Stealth System Sound Enhancement Sound System Targeting Computer Vehicle Remote Control System Vehicular Computer Vehicular Parachutes Vulcan MG Weapons Concealment Weapons Linkage Wheelguards Winch 2034: Airdam Autocannon Back Pack Bumper Trigger Camper Shell Cycle Wheelguards Ejector Seat HD Ammo Heavy-Duty Flame Thrower Improved Body Armor Improved Fire Extinguisher Jettison Joinings Laser-Reflective Armor Laser Guidance Link Light Laser Medium, Light, and Mini Rocket Micro-Missile Launcher Oil Gun Paint Gun Portable Flamethrower Radar and Wire Guided Missile Spear 1000 Mine Spoiler Supercharger Capacitor Tinted Windows Trailers 2035: Active Suspension Anti-Vehicular Rifle Armored Wheel Hubs ATAD Cluster Bomb Component Armor Continuous Smoke Screen Corner-Mounted Weapons Drop Spike Plate Dump Trailer External Weapon Pods Fifth Wheel Guard Fireproof Suit Flechette Gun Gas Streamer Gauss Gun HD Ice Dropper Ice Dropper Incendiary Ammo Limpet Beacon Mini-Safe No-Paint Windshield Portable Fire Extinguisher Rocket Magazine Single Weapon Computer Smoke Discharger Sunroof Targeting Laser Thermite Limpet Mine Thundercat Power Plant 2036: Anti-Personnel Ammo Anti-Power-Plant Rocket Anti-Vehicular Ammo Antilock Braking System Armor-Piercing Rocket Battle Vest Blueprinting Bollix Bomb Rack Carburetor Chaff Dispenser Cloud Bomb Coaxial Counter-Rotating Blade System Computer Gunner Drag Chute Dual Level Flatbed Explosive-Tipped Spikes External Weapon Pod Ejection System Extra Driver Controls Fake Weapon Flame Cloud Ejector Foam Grenade Folding Stock Gas Engines Hand Held Flare Launcher Heavy-Duty Brakes Heavy-Duty Transmission Helicopter Maneuver Foils Incendiary Rocket (MML and RL) Infrared Laser Junk Dropper Laser LAW/VLAW Magazine Switch Metal Armor Mine-Flinger Mini-Mechanic Mini Rocket Platform Multibarrel Carburetor Nitrous Oxide Overdrive Portable Earth Station Proximity Fuse Radar Detector Radar Jammer Radarproof Armor RL Flare Round Rocket External Weapon Pod Rotor Armor Safety Seat Silencer/Flash Surpressor Smoke Rocket (MML and RL) Spider Mine Spike Gun StealthKote Shield (radar-proof) Supercharger Targeting Laser Turret (Zero-Space) Tinted Goggles Tracer Ammo Tubular Headers Turbocharger Twin Laser Variable-Pitch Turbocharger Vehicular Shotgun Weapon Concealment Weapon Timer 2037: Bazooka Blended Body Armor Contact Wire Fire Retardant Insulators Flame Cloud Gas Streamer Flechette Grenades Funny Cars Glow-in-the-Dark Paint HD Shocks Heavy Duty Flame Cloud Ejector High-Temperature FT Fuel Impact Armor Improved Tail Assembly Limousine Long Range Radar Metal Tires Mini-Van Plastique Explosives Plunger Point Defense Grenades Radio Detonator Riot Shield Sedan (vehicle type) Semi-Trailer Emergency Plate Shaped Charges Stinger Stretched Chassis Tripod Gunshield Variable Fire Rocket Pod Windjammer 2038: AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide APFSDS Warheads Assault Rifle Bayonet Blast Cannon Blow-Through Concealment Bulk Ammo Boxes CA-Frames Cycle Windshell Derringer Double-barrel Gyroslugger Dual-Weapon Magazine Encoded Remote Ignition System Explosive Rounds Extra Power Cells Extra Rotor Blades Fake Ram Plate Fake Turret Fireproof Tires Flak Jacket Flame Clouds (improved) Flame Cloud Discharger Flaming Oil Ammo Flaming Oil Discharger Gyroslugger HD transmission for gas engines Heavy X-ray Laser HESH Warheads High-Intensity Optics High-Res Single Weapon Computer Ice Ammo Ice Discharger Improved Supercharger Capacitor Laser Guidance Light Flame Thrower Man-Portable Rocket Launcher Man-Portable Rocket Launcher Medikit Medium Laser Napalm Mines (improved) Off-Road Tires Oil Discharger Overdrive for gas engines Paint Discharger Platinum Catalyst Portable Field Radio Portable Medikit Radial Tires Retractable Landing Gear Sloped Armor Smart Link Streamlining Superconductors Surface-to-Air Missile Tear Gas Discharger Tow Bar Trailer Hitch Armor Tripod Wire-Guided Missile Under-Rifle Grenade Launcher Weapon Concealment X-Ray Laser 2039: CarWars Compendium v2 2040: Anti-Toxin Kit IFF Sender Laser communication (laser/target/computer) Mini-wagon/Mini-truck/Mini-van (from readers letter) Monster Trucks Needle Gun Rifle-launched Grenade Stealth missile 2041: Ammo Ejection System Auto-Grenade Launcher Chemical Mines Claymore Mine Compact TV Cruise Missiles Depleted Uranium Ammo Heavy Vulcan MG Helicopter Weapon Wings Incendiary Spikes Military Body Armor Motion Compensator New Tank Gun Shells (Smoke, Smoke Streamer, Hot Smoke, Tear Gas, Tear Gas Streamer, White Phosphorus) Pickup Racks Retractable Brushcutter Sponson Turret Mounts Stun Gun Unguided Missile Launcher Rockets 2042: Rocket Sidecars Sand Rail Vehicles Spinal-mount Weapons Weapon Lockdown 2047: Sonic Cannon 2050: Airbag Restraints Biodegradable Munitions Birdcatcher Blinding Lasers Catalytic Spikes Chemical Laser Grenade Crystal Spikes Det-Cord Net Grenades Drag Chute Harpoon HESH Grenade Programmable Mines Pyrophoric Oil Radio-Controlled Drop Spike Plates Silver Shroud Ammo Stickyfoam Stickyfoam Neutralizer Superacid Cloud Voice Controls 2051: Cycle Wheel Hubs High Torque Motors Metal Airfoils (rules changes) Ciao, Klaus PS: Lots of feedback, enabling me to update this list by quite a lot - thanks, chaps! PPS: Loots more feedback, just updated it even more - thanks again :-D Last edited by klausbreuer; 10-22-2009 at 01:33 AM. Reason: Even more feedback and corrections, 2nd major change

10-07-2009, 09:49 PM	#3
Parody Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Twin Cities, MN	Re: Car Wars Technology History More like 8 years, but point taken: 2050: (Pyramid Archive file 2000/0424.1.html) Airbag Restraints Biodegradable Munitions Birdcatcher Blinding Lasers Catalytic Spikes Chemical Laser Grenade Crystal Spikes Det-Cord Net Grenades Drag Chute Harpoon HESH Grenade Programmable Mines Pyrophoric Oil Radio-Controlled Drop Spike Plates Silver Shroud Ammo Superacid Cloud Stickyfoam Stickyfoam Neutralizer Voice Controls 2051: (Pyramid Archive file 2001/0426.2.html) Cycle Wheel Hubs High Torque Motors Metal Airfoils (rules changes) __________________ Michael Miller St. Paul Area Road Knights ESG Labs - Gaming Projects Blog

10-08-2009, 12:28 AM	#4
klausbreuer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Munich, Germany	Re: Car Wars Technology History Just updated the list - thanks, Parody! kjamma4: are you sure you'd want technology to continue like it did? Perhaps I'm just Yet Another Old Fart, but I like the original game very much, while the weapon development over the later years got rather out of hand, overdoing things by quite a bit... I must admit to even oogling Mini Car Wars... ;)

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