Technological development

Technological developments unleashed upon Border Town and elsewhere by Roland. This is a work in progress; it could be put into a table. There may be some historical inaccuracies.

This will probably will not include theoretical demonstrations or non-scientific theories put to use, such as demonstrations of the different gases found in the air, or modern discipline-training methods for soldiers.

• Cement (c.12)
  • Roland uses non-hydraulic cement first for mortar for the town wall. Concrete is probably first used on a large scale when building ships later.
  • Prerequisites skipped: Anna's flame used in place of finely controlled kiln sintering temperatures.
  • Appearance in real world: variable; concrete existed in the Roman Empire (circa 300 BC), but Roland's probably resembles more modern concrete (circa 1800s).
• Steam Engine (c.23)

  

  • First used to rotate a large wheel; conveyor belt attached to pull metals.
  • Prerequisites skipped: Welded with Anna's flames, probably analogous to arc welding at some point in the 19th and 20th centuries, rather than crude forge welding by hammering.
  • Precursors skipped: Theoretical demonstrations like the Aeolipile (1st century AD); Early low-pressure steam engines by Newcomen (1712) and Watt (1781).
  • Appearance in real world: ~1800.
• Gunpowder (c.33)
  • Refers to traditional black powder, not smokeless gunpowder.
  • Prerequisites skipped: None, just an undiscovered recipe.
  • Appearance in the real world: 9th century (China); ~1300 (Western Europe).
• Cannons
• Firearms (c.38)
  • Roland's first "gun" was probably a flintlock. Roland's first prototypes did not require match-lighting, but were still muzzle-loaded with lead ball ammunition.
  • Prerequisites skipped: steel production techniques, machinery such as a lathe.
  • Precursors skipped: Fire lances, hand cannons (later developed by Timothy), matchlocks and other arquebuses.
  • Appearance in the real world: 1600s (remained in use until 1800s).
• Lathes and milling machines (c.47)
  • Used for producing gears, drilling gun barrels and other precise cutting tasks.
  • Prerequisites skipped: Anna's flame used instead of tediously hammering out less accurate machinery on an anvil, to be first used to create more accurate parts.
  • Appearance in the real world: 1770s (horizontal boring lathe) 1810s (manual milling machine).
• Cement Boats
• Hot Air Balloons
• Microscope (c.206)
• Brassiere
• Bolt action rifle (c.474)
• Heavy machine gun (c.475)
• (scented) Soap
• (modern) Glass
• Heating System (Steam Heating)
• Showers
• Chopsticks
• Porcellain
• Latrinices
• "Golden Wheat" and other improved Crops and Farming Techniques.
• Improved Streets
• Electricity and Light bulbs
• Organisatorical reformation of the City Hall.
• ...
• Introduction of Units (Meters, and assumably others as well).
• Longsong Cannon (152mm)
• Banknotes (c. 949 & c. 1254)
  • In chapter 949, banknotes were distributed for the first time to the Sleeping Spell witches as a pilot project. In chapter 1254, banknotes were announced to have been officially adopted as the new currency to replace the old currencies in Neverwinter in the future.
• Invention (chapter of appearance)
  • Notes
  • Prerequisites skipped: (necessary tools or ingredients replaced by magic)
  • Precursors skipped: (earlier versions of a technology that are passed over)
  • Appearance in real world: (year of introduction)

Weapon table

In that table there will be all achievements of human military to the date. Grouped by levels, which for now is highly based on my personal judgment.

The basic separation principle are a weapon's prowess and how technological it is. For example, a flintlock and a 5-round rifle. It's obvious what's more supreme.

To give a rough comparison:

I level = XVII-XVIII centuries

II level = from XIX century to WW1

III level = From WW1 to WW2

Contains highly spoilerous info from official translation and raw chapters. Be careful!

Infantry		Artillery arm		Navy		Air force		Special
Name	Ch.	Name	Ch.	Name	Ch.	Name	Ch.	Name	Ch.
I level
Flintlock	38	12-pound cannon	69	Concrete boat "Littletown" (sailing)	80	-	-	Explosive package	39
Flintlock MK1 (bayonets)	108
II level
Revolver	162	12-pound cannon MK1	197	Concrete paddle steamer	283	Hot air balloon	175	Bomb	303
12mm revolving rifle	199	152mm "fortress cannon"	356	Concrete paddle steamer MK1 - "Bathtub Ship"	394			Custom sniper rifle (for Andrea)	938
8mm bolt-action rilfe	474	152mm "fortress cannon" MK1	920	Steel HMS "Roland"	498			20mm superlong sniper rifle (for Andrea)	963
8mm HMG "Mark I"	475	152mm "fortress cannon" Armored train MK1	1045					35mm superlong sniper rifle charged with shells containing a GP stone (for Andrea)	1151
8mm HMG "Mark I" AA MK1	927	152mm howitzer	585					Armored train "Black River"	1045
		Mortar	871
		75mm cannon	1283
III level
40mm shotgun	983	152mm "fortress cannon" MK2	1391			Glider "Mark I" (prototype, wind powered)	977	God's Punishment Witches Squad equipped with 40mm shotguns	983
Panzerfaust	1115					Glider "Seagull" MK1 (wind powered)	1070	Napalm	1076
Van'er semi-automatic rifle (Model is Charlton rifle)	1209					Plane "Unicorn" (prototype, int. comb. engine)	1128	Tracer Ammunition	1131
8mm general-purpose MG (30rd mag)						Plane "Fire of Heaven" (the finalized 1st gen. version of "Unicorn")	1257	Flares	1157
						Plane "Fire of Heaven" Mk II	1379	Anti-devll high-explosion shell MK2	1283
								Prototype of a tank (a cube driven armored tractor)	1323
								Armored truck (a cube driven armored tractor)	1337
								Tank based on a cube driven tractor, equipped a 75mm cannon	1431
IV level
						Plane "Phoenix" with two 14-cylinder radial engines, made custom for Tilly	1380	Prototype of a nuclear bomb (successful)	1321
						Bomber	1448	Nuclear bomb (successfully detonated)	1465
?? level
								Flying island based on Deity of Gods technology, which based on IV civ tech	1446