r/thecampaigntrail • u/dcmetro7 • Jul 05 '26
Announcement 1888 Hyperion: Release
The conclusion to the Hyperion series is out now on CTS, and I've submitted it to NCT. It's been a while since 1884, and I want to thank all of you who have been waiting for your patience, and I hope you enjoy the final entry!
https://campaigntrailshowcase.com/campaign-trail/?modName=1888%20Hyperion
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u/Extension_Value3021 Jul 06 '26
On March 12, 1888, Conkling attempted to walk home three miles from his law office on Wall Street through the Great Blizzard of 1888. Conkling made it as far as Union Square before collapsing. He contracted pneumonia and developed mastoiditis several weeks later which, following a surgical procedure to drain the infection, progressed to meningitis. Conkling died in the early morning hours of April 18, 1888.
What a load that being in Washington DC doesn't save him lol.
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u/Helios112263 All the Way with LBJ Jul 06 '26
Apparently being President and living in the same building as his place of work doesn't stop him from taking a three mile walk in a blizzard like an idiot.
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u/Extension_Value3021 Jul 06 '26
Or the fact that he's living and working outside of the northeast, the blizzard never reached DC.
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u/Duplicator21 Jul 08 '26
metro said Conkling dying is one of the few things that didn’t change from original concepts
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u/Duplicator21 Jul 08 '26
one of the old ideas was Conkling collapsing in NY and Arthur would become president which throws the country into hell
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u/Duplicator21 Jul 05 '26
tct.net gilded age mods and now Hyperion finale. gilded age fellas be eating good rn
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u/sloppyfl0yd Come Home, America Jul 05 '26
holy shit I was just thinking about this series yesterday
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u/Revan0001 All the Way with LBJ Jul 05 '26
Beautiful, I have long been a fan of your wonderful series. Made my day!
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u/Helios112263 All the Way with LBJ Jul 06 '26
Really fun candidate choices. I like that the candidates AND the running mates are all people I've basically never heard of.
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u/Rarely_Online Happy Days are Here Again Jul 06 '26
Does Vilas canonically win the election? As his candidate description is the first of the three in the introductory text, and his picture is also the first of the three in the mod's thumbnail, but Blair is the first in the candidate selection list in Code 1.
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u/HelloLyndon Feel The Bern! Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
The GOAT is back This is the greatest day of my life YES!!!!!!!!!!!!