From the introduction: For this jump, you will enter a world not much different than our own in the year 2025, slightly after the events of World Wars Three and Four. The Third World War saw the use of tactical nuclear weapons, while the fourth world war saw numerous asymmetric battlefields, both of which greatly changing the political landscape. Socially, mankind has changed rapidly with the growing field of cybertechnology, interconnecting peoples' minds across the net and offering completely new bodies to those that need or want them. These shifts have led to new horizons for crime, and a world as dangerous as ever.