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Author: StarSword

Jul 8th 2013 at 7:36:42 AM

Was this approved as a split from MedievalStasis?  I'd be more inclined to broaden it rather than make a new trope.

Still, the 40k example should probably mention how the tau fit into it, being the only faction that is actually improving their tech on a consistent basis (they have the resources and don't have religious concerns getting underfoot).  6,000 years ago they had barely discovered fire, but by sheer dumb luck of a Warp storm stopping the Imperium from exterminating them they're now a starfaring society.

Literature:
* Downplayed in the ''Literature/AlexBenedict'' series. ''Firebird'' states that humanity has mastered higher physics and, though there are occasional advances (somebody develops a somewhat faster FTL drive, for example), for the most part there's not much in the way of new tech being developed anymore.

Video Games:
* In ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' the Covenant got all their advanced technology from reverse-engineering Forerunner tech, and are stated to have never actually learned higher mathematics.  Also not helping is their near-40k level of religious refusal to improve on what they have.  Cleanly averted by humanity, however, which continually innovates throughout the franchise to improve their odds of survival.