A revised version of the first book will start being posted in the Finished Timelines Forum.I am not sure what that means. That the next post in the timeline will be the last? That you have everything planned out and have no need for feedback?
I have just one question: What death rate are you using to calculate the Yawantinsuyu population after the plagues struck? Most sources I have seen point towards an astonishing 90-95% death rate and ... well that is less a disestabilizing event than a world-ending event. That has been a considerable obstacle for me when trying to find a suitable POD in the precolumbian America and any information on that regard would be appreciated.Oh, about this, if you have any typos to point out or plausibility concerns, now is the time to raise them
Great timeline . Had been waiting for updatea and just discovered i had missed quite a few.
I have just one question: What death rate are you using to calculate the Yawantinsuyu population after the plagues struck? Most sources I have seen point towards an astonishing 90-95% death rate and ... well that is less a disestabilizing event than a world-ending event. That has been a considerable obstacle for me when trying to find a suitable POD in the precolumbian America and any information on that regard would be appreciated.
Thanks, that helped a lot.The 90-95% thing is definitely a frustrating myth to break, and Jared Diamond's probably responsible for much of it. Smallpox, for example, has a track record of 30% fatality every time it's been able to be accurately measured. Even a 'virgin soil' epidemic would probably not go too terribly higher than that. The numbers ultimately come from post-conquest Mexico's fatality rate which include all causes of death, not just disease (and importantly not just one disease, and not all at once), focused in the most urban parts of Mexico, and the stressful conditions of post-conquest natives in the dense urban centers would certainly have weakened their immunity. You may find this post interesting.
Where did the 90-95% thing even originate from?
Yes.
Oh. I figured it finished after that epilogue you did for it.
OhThat was just Book I, Book II looks to be almost ready.