Changes: Human Augmentation Project

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Hap — It sounded like a good idea at the time.

The Human Augmentation Project or HAP was instituted by Sarah Dunmeyer in 2243 in order to convert ordinary human soldiers, currently serving in the Light Infantry, and give them the reaction time, stamina, pain tolerance, and strength equivalent of a Tech Infantry trooper. Dr. Thomas Kraitor was the scientist in charge of this project, and under orders, converted several hundred of these LI troopers to serve the Tech Infantry Rebels faction. The downside was that the human's life expectancy significantly decreases. If the chemicals weren't removed within five years, the body dies. It was this project--among other reasons--that led to the coup that toppled Dunmeyer's leadership. Following the end of the Third Civil War, the project was disbanded and its research materials destroyed on orders from Arthur Clarke, although rumors of course persist that research was quietly continued behind a veil of secrecy.

Behind the Scenes

HAP was mentioned in Guilty by Design, Act III during Season 4.3. It allowed Alastar Dimiye to get reinforcements for his unit prior to the Battle of Babylon. It allowed a political element into Dimiye's story. Amusingly, the picture we used to illustrate it is from the single most fate-temptingly named project in human history. A Japanese company named Cyberdyne actually designed a robotic/cybernetics project HAL -- Assisted Limb Human Assisted Limb.

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-The Human Augmentation Project or HAP was instituted by [[Sarah Dunmeyer]] in 2243 in order to convert ordinary human soldiers, currently serving in the [[Light Infantry]], and give them the reaction time, stamina, pain tolerance, and strength equivalent of a [[Tech Infantry]] trooper. Dr. Thomas Kraitor was the scientist in charge of this project, and under orders, converted several hundred of these LI troopers to serve the [[Tech Infantry Rebels]] faction. The downside was that the human's life expectancy significantly decreases. If the chemicals weren't removed within five years, the body dies. It was this project--among other reasons--that led to the coup that toppled [[Sarah Dunmeyer|Dunmeyer]]'s leadership.
+The Human Augmentation Project or HAP was instituted by [[Sarah Dunmeyer]] in 2243 in order to convert ordinary human soldiers, currently serving in the [[Light Infantry]], and give them the reaction time, stamina, pain tolerance, and strength equivalent of a [[Tech Infantry]] trooper. Dr. [[Thomas Kraitor]] was the scientist in charge of this project, and under orders, converted several hundred of these LI troopers to serve the [[Tech Infantry Rebels]] faction. The downside was that the human's life expectancy significantly decreases. If the chemicals weren't removed within five years, the body dies. It was this project--among other reasons--that led to the coup that toppled [[Sarah Dunmeyer|Dunmeyer]]'s leadership.  Following the end of the Third Civil War, the project was disbanded and its research materials destroyed on orders from Arthur Clarke, although rumors of course persist that research was quietly continued behind a veil of secrecy.
 ===Behind the Scenes===
-HAP was mentioned in Guilty by Design, Act III during Season 4.3. It allowed [[Alastar Dimiye]] to get reinforcements for his unit prior to the Battle of [[Babylon]]. It allowed a political element into Dimiye's story.
+HAP was mentioned in Guilty by Design, Act III during Season 4.3. It allowed [[Alastar Dimiye]] to get reinforcements for his unit prior to the Battle of [[Babylon]]. It allowed a political element into Dimiye's story.  Amusingly, the picture we used to illustrate it is from the single most fate-temptingly named project in human history.  A Japanese company named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_%28Terminator%29 Cyberdyne] actually designed a robotic/cybernetics project [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000 HAL] -- [http://Human Assisted Limb Human Assisted Limb].
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