Timeline

Dark Future Timeline

Transcendence War Era
2080s	Proposals for the first Sky Cities are approved Human Augmentation Project begins Arms race between the UN and CPN begins UN and CPN engage in conflict over the city of Dubai, destroying it
2090s	UN deploys Oceanic Grid Defense System (OGDS) CPN deploys Satellite Defense Network (SDN) CPN unveils first fully synthetic combat battalion, Alpha Battalion
2100s	UN announces Project AP CPN and UN close borders to all countries in opposing alliances
2110s	First documented Alpha AI, "Koros", created by Project AP AP "Four Horseman" AIs are deployed to stabilize Columbia CPN Chairman Vladislav Fedorov is assassinated, CPN blames the UN CPN "Home One" establishes the first colony on Mars
2120s	UN attempts to establish a forward base in the ruins of Dubai Moroi Industries hosts a peace summit between UN and CPN, where CPN Chairman Matsumoto is assassinated UN authorizes release of Project AP for open engagement UN approves "Koros" to take over all military defense systems, removing human decision War is declared and the CPN deploys the Alpha Battalion The UN nukes Spain, and CPN Alpha Battalion retaliates with Orbital Strikes on Canada and the USA
2130s	Alpha Battalion becomes self-aware and takes over the SDN, attacking key UN locations Koros responds by taking full control of UN defense systems and the two AI forces engage CPN and UN agree to a ceasefire, but neither can stop their AI military UN and CPN order planetary evacuation as what remains of Earth is overcome by nuclear fallout
Post-War Era
2200s	The majority of humanity has relocated to Sky Cities UN is re-established as "New Geneva" AI Classification Chart is codified with accompanying regulations
2490	The Martian Independence War evicts ARES from the red planet and installs the Water Merchant Guild as local government
2491	Vulca Group announces the discovery of Earth Site X-17 New Geneva institutes Executive Order 66-116, taking direct control of security contracts to stations and colonies considered high-risk
2492	An infectious outbreak of "Ghostwalker Nanovirus" on Jericho V results in its destruction. Debris from the wreckage impacts several stations and outposts, including Earth site X-17 Armed conflict with Gaia destroys the X-17 site
2493	Experimental advanced replicant 'Eve' escapes GTT and begins reproducing on Mars A new combat drug called 'Nitro' is claiming to help users fight Omegas Sabotage results in a near-total power outage on Mars An apparent uprising levels Cocoon's Armitech Tower and the PMC is ejected from the station
2494	Fourth Call Incident destabilizes business and infrastructure across Sol, attempting to provoke an uprising through terrorist activities New Geneva is dismantled and Section One steps in to take its place as Sol's governing body ARES launches the Augmented Health and Brothers in Arms programs The Summit for Mutants, Replicants and Synths results in the passing of the Act For the Dignity Of Alternate Lifeforms A massive mobilization at Earth Site 0041Z coincides with a series of disruptive and disturbing Net intrusions