Editing Car Wars (section)

==Background story==
''Car Wars'' is set 50 years after the publication dates of the various books. In this alternative future, natural resources are severely depleted and the United States government [[Nationalization|nationalized]] oil production.  This eventually led to a second American civil war, ending with the secession of the "Free Oil States", [[Texas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]].  Following famine in various parts of the world, there are limited nuclear exchanges between the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] and the US, but anti-missile systems limit the resulting damage.  After these wars, there are years of worldwide economic crisis, and related global unrest, during which "death sports" become a popular form of entertainment.  This [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] setting has drawn comparisons between ''Car Wars'' and the ''[[Mad Max]]'' movies.<ref name="Gunn">{{cite book |last=Gunn |first=James E. |title=The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction |url=https://archive.org/details/newencyclopediao00gunn |url-access=registration |publisher=Viking |year=1988 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newencyclopediao00gunn/page/194 194]|isbn=9780670810413 }}</ref><ref name="Schwab">{{cite book |last=Schwab |first=Brian |title=AI Game Engine Programming |publisher=Charles River Media |year=2004 |page=184}}</ref>

As things began to recover, the organized sport of "autodueling" was born as a form of armed [[demolition derby|demolition derbies]].  The American Autoduel Association (AADA) was formed, to sponsor sporting events and up-and-coming autoduelists.  In this future, technology has allowed for new vehicle designs, miniaturized weapon systems, and replacements for internal combustion engines.  Furthermore, human cloning (together with techniques for storing memories), has made death only a minor setback for autoduelists who can afford the procedure. ''Car Wars'' is a game designed for simulating these autoduels between competing players.