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Historical Timeline Vers. 3
This is meant to be a rough overview of the major events by month/year that take place leading up to the beginning of the Core Campaign.
Year 2257
June 13th
The Earth Alliance 2nd Fleet, under the command of Admiral James Noland, abandons its active mission
Seven battlecruisers and their squadrons abandon their active missions and rendezvous near Mars. This Fleet is under the command of Admiral James Nolan, who has spoken out against Alliance policies in the past. The Mars Colony declares itself as a new Federation, under the protection of Admiral Nolan. This represents approximately 1/3rd of the entire Terran forces.
Several key members of the Alliance Council resign, departing for Mars.
June 21st
Alliance Command formally rejects the Mars Colony's declaration, and demands the immediate return of Admiral Nolan's forces to Earth. He ignores the order.
July 4th
Europa Colony declares its independence, aligning itself with Mars. Together, they form a new government referred to as the Colonial Federation. All vessels are re-commissioned and given names that are reflective of the Revolutionary War.
July 6th
The Alliance formally declares war on the new Colonial Federation.
August 19th
The first major battle takes place near Outpost 137, an outpost that is nearly half way between the orbits of Earth and Mars.
BATTLES AND CONFLICTS TO BE FLESHED OUT HERE
Year 2291
November 7th
Cease fire is ordered by both governments. While the process of unification is still several years away, this represents the end of major conflict.
Year 2292
July 20th
With conflict essentially over, the Horizons (a Hyperion class carrier) is refit for deep space exploration launched on it's mission to catalog and explorer. It is reclassified as the Horizons class, having received a complete refit. Technologically, it is the most advanced vessel ever constructed.
August 3rd
Contact is lost with the Horizons after receiving messages that it was encountering issues 237 light years from Earth. A fleet is organized and launched to rescue or recover the Horizons with no success.
Year 2293
January 1st
Unification is formally ratified, and the new government is named the Colonial Alliance.
Year 2303
March 8th
It has been over 10 years since the CA had last contact with the Horizons. Seventeen different search missions were authorized during this time. Each a failure and its fate still unknown, the players are launched in a destroyer class vessel to investigate and find the Horizons.
Player Campaign Begins Here
Players will start with introductory missions to get use to all the Consoles and learn the game. At some point the players will lose contact with all Alliance forces with a final cryptic message that there is an unknown force attacking the Terran colonies. The players are now on their own and need to find a way to fight their way back into Terran space. The Horizons is waiting in a Nebula and is undamaged. All crew perished in the Nebula due to incorrect shield configuration. The players should see this and react to transfer to the Horizons and take control.