2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter GF), the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium, the 24th year of the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
Events[]
May[]
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- Weyland Corp military engineers make first significant improvement to rifling technology since the 19th century, tripling speed and doubling accuracy of projectiles. Exact rifling pattern and twist rate remain classified.
September[]
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- Weyland Corp makes first foray into the luxury goods market with its Holographic Environment Simulator. It is the first HES able to accurately recreate the aesthetic, mood and sounds of any place in the known world, as well as provide live video feed from any calibrated receiver.
10[]
- Weyland Corp introduces the Weyland Storm Rifle, making the Storm the first rifle able to track targets from over 500 klicks away, as well as determine target’s health, physique and whether they can be locked down.