To clarify the tech lock as last I was aware of its function:
The tech lock is a mental barrier, not a physical one. It functions by preventing people from having the idea of an invention that leads to industrial revolution.
We've traditionally prevented the printing press for instance, but by mental barrier logic, a more educated world would still not have the ideas of, say, steam power. Steam power already exists in human antiquity, but nobody had the idea to make it on large scale machinery for thousands of years.
Clocks use gearing and spring power, both of which exist, but nobody would ever think of making larger machines with the same technology because of the mental barrier. Clocks are harmless, after all, especially pre-quartz ones that lose seconds per day.
Meanwhile, the mental barrier also prevents widescale adoption of things like the furnace minecart, which is a /coal powered train/. It's used to push carts around but nobody will ever apply the principle to making proper trains.
The tech lock is a mental barrier, not a physical one. It functions by preventing people from having the idea of an invention that leads to industrial revolution.
We've traditionally prevented the printing press for instance, but by mental barrier logic, a more educated world would still not have the ideas of, say, steam power. Steam power already exists in human antiquity, but nobody had the idea to make it on large scale machinery for thousands of years.
Clocks use gearing and spring power, both of which exist, but nobody would ever think of making larger machines with the same technology because of the mental barrier. Clocks are harmless, after all, especially pre-quartz ones that lose seconds per day.
Meanwhile, the mental barrier also prevents widescale adoption of things like the furnace minecart, which is a /coal powered train/. It's used to push carts around but nobody will ever apply the principle to making proper trains.