NEOASIS

Neoasis is a city spawned predominantly by oil discovery in the American Desert at the beginning of the 20th century. The town made fast money, attracting some of the biggest corporations, and by the time the oil dried up, Neoasis had established itself as a cultural and industrial hub. The city has become the proud birthplace of many technological advancements, all of which pale in comparison to its crowning jewel: Cyberspace. 

The Cyber Dawn saw an influx of young minds to Neoasis searching for knowledge, nanites and of course, upgrades. As such, the 2020 Bug hit the population disproportionately hard. Catalysing the mayhem even further, several key corporate leaders were among those killed or vegetized, creating a gaping and instantaneous power vacuum. It took nearly a full year before Noasis was returned to a somewhat stable economic state, just in time for the meteorite to hit.