This encyclopaedia contains lots of spoilers - you should play through the campaigns first before reading too much here!(ignore this page for now - it's being used to gather info on the timeline)
| Year | Month | Day | Time | Source | Notes | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2072 |  | | | cd cover / booklet | NATO collapse | NATO collapses |
| 2075 | | | | cd cover / booklet | Terrorist nuclear attacks | Terrorist nuclear attacks |
| 2076 | | | | cam22fmv.txt | NASDA was formed in 2076 to defend North America from conventional and nuclear attack. | NASDA formed |
| 2080 | | | | cam3abf.txt | In 2080, Dr Reed landed a contract with the US Military to develop the synaptic link technology. | Synaptic Link technology research starts |
| 2081 | | | | cam22fmv.txt | The construction of a satellite defense system began in 2081 | Satellite Defence System started |
| 2082 | | | | cam22fmv.txt | ...and was completed in 2082 | Satellite Defence System completed |
| 2085 | | | | cam3abf.txt | After patenting the synaptic link five years later, Dr Reed continued his researches into cybernetics. His goal this time was to allow transfer of human consciousness into data streams that could meld with computer technologies. Backed again by the military, Dr Reed began work on the NEXUS Intruder Program.
| Synaptic Link technology completed NEXUS Intruder Program research starts? |
| 2085 | Nov | 3rd | Dusk | cam22fmv.txt devastation.txa | In 2085 the NASDA satellites fired their nukes at Earth. Dusk, November 3rd, 2085 / Earth, High Orbit / The Collapse | The Collapse starts |
| immediately after... | cam22fmv.txt | During the counterstrikes, these LasSats failed to fire. | Nuclear counter-strikes | |||
| 2086 | Jan | 19th | | devastation.txa | January 19th, 2086 / North America / Nuclear Winter | Nuclear winter starts |
| | | devastation.txt | We'd fled Seattle early in '86. We'd heard that the Rocky Mountains were relatively rad-free. | Fleeing Seattle | |
| Apr | 10th | Midnight | devastation.txa | Midnight, April 10th, 2086 / Rocky Mountains / Safety | Base in Rockies found | |
| 2088 | | | | cam3abf.txt | After three years with little progress, the military abandoned the Nexus Project and cut Dr Reed's funding.
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| 2100 | Apr | 4th | Dawn | devastation.txa | Dawn, April 4th, 2100 / North America / A New Beginning | Finally able to start The Project |
| Jul | 4th | Dawn | c001.txa | Dawn, July 4th, 2100 / Project HQ / A New Era | Alpha, Beta, Gamma transports are launched | |
| " | " | Morning | c001.txa | Morning, July 4th, 2100 / In-flight to Western Sector / Team Alpha nears its destination | Campaign 4 - A New Paradigm | |
| | | sub1_7pl.ogg | "3 months ago" nexus intruder prog enters NP systems at same time as it tried to infect Project HQ systems. | ||
| 2100 | Sep | 1st | Morning | c002.txa | Morning, September 1st, 2100 / In-flight to Eastern Sector / Team Alpha approaches Beta Base | Campaign 5 - The Collective |
| 2100 | Dec | 3rd | Dusk | c003.txa | Dusk, December 3rd, 2100 / In-flight to Northern Sector / The Final Encounter December 3rd 2100 / Survivors en route to Gamma Base... | Campaign 6 - NEXUS |
Doesn't leave much time for him to research NEXUS Intruder Prog as Collapse starts in same year!
This is blatantly wrong info from the game files, this event should take place BEFORE the collapse as it's what causes Dr. Reed to turn in to a nutter and start the collapse!
Initial attempt at a WZ timeline...
