Timeline
Timeline
T-6 Years
Drones (eyebots) used in police work.
T-4 Years
Personal bionics become commonplace for the wealthy, and for those withhigh-demand government positions.
T-3 Years
Escalations in China and DPRK lead to a “Cold War,” with both sides highly prioritizing defense research.
T-3 Years
Transposition along 4th axis discovered by DARPA researchers.
T-3 Years
Robotic police officers enter service in limited areas.
T-30 Months
4th dimensional topology mapped out. It’s found that certain areas are “lower” along the 4th axis, allowing for relatively low-energy transposition into areas of interest.
T-28 Months
Collection of materials along 4th axis commences. First contamination occurs but is confined to the two research labs with transposition equipment, and is in amounts so tiny (a few dozen molecules) that it is not remarked upon.
T-25 Months
Gun control laws greatly relaxed as a result of perceived increase in public safety.
T-20 Months
Robotic police officers are used in 95% of police precincts.
T-18 Months
A new federal agency, the Xenophysical Energy Defense Research Agency (XEDRA), is created to oversee the construction and operation of 12 new 4th axis research labs, scattered across the midwest.
Other agency names:
- HYDRA (HYperdimensional Defense Research Agency)
- ATMAR (Agency for Transitional Mechanics & Activity Research)
- APRA (Abnormal Phenomena Research Agency)
T-16 Months
Plasma weapons developed in response to rising threat in China, DPRK
T-15 Months
Increases in extradimensional research leads to collection of living samples. This notably includes XE037 (blob). As time continues, larger and larger sub-prime monsters are retrieved.
T-15 Months to 5 Months
XEDRA becomes increasingly internally politicized, with different divisions competing for research dollars, and oversight staff conflicting in their opinions regarding the direction and goals of research.
T-13 Months
Short-range teleportation becomes a reality using fixed laboratory equipment.
T-12 Months to 6 Months
XEDRA begins storing sub-prime lifeforms, particularly XE037, and researching their potential as a possible super-weapon.
T-10 Months
Massive troop movements in China and DPRK provoke deployment by USAF. For the first time in history, a peacetime draft is instated.
T-10 Months
The successes of XEDRA lead to a greatly increased budgets and the construction of hundres of new research & production facilities in appropriate areas.
T-9 Months
Civil unrest regarding the drafts is widespread.
T-7 Months
Troops begin deploying with cutting-edge bionics systems. They are, according to intelligence, outpaced by Chinese developments.
T-6 Months
XEDRA gains increasingly unrestricted powers. Convicts with death sentences are used as subjects. Later, convicts with life sentences are used as well.
T-5 Months
Zombifying effect of XE037 discovered.
T-3 Months to T+0
Civil unrest progresses into wide-scale riots. Limited martial law instated in several areas. Deployment of robotic police is increased to maintain order.
T-4 Months to 1 Month
Corruption in XEDRA runs rampant and the legality of actions is frequently ignored. Due to the perceived importance of XEDRA, and the extenuating circumstances of public unrest and riots, these oversteps are mostly ignored.
T-30 Days
DPRK troop movements indicate an imminent attack. Missile launches batter South Korean port cities and act as a show of force. In response, US troop deployment is vastly increased, resulting in a much smaller military presence in mainland USA.
T-15 Days
XE037 surge occurs. XE037, a kind of sanguine hive mind, is responding to XEDRA’s probes. The surge occurs in all teleportation facilities simultaneously. During this event, XE037 contaminates the ground water and establishes “colonies” (slime pits). It is unknown whether Chinese/DPRK facilities experience this surge, as it is unknown whether they possess the equipment to perform transposition experiments.
T-15 Days to 5 Days
The first zombification incidents outside of labs occur. These are sometimes covered up by XEDRA; but often they aren’t even noticed, and the zombie is dismissed as a violent rioter and re-killed.
T-3 Days
Merging of XE037 and insect life occurs, resulting in rapid transformations.
T-3 Days to T+0
A series of terrorist attacks, including dirty bombs and biological weapons, is unleashed across the United States. NPRK & Chinese sleeper cells are expected.
T+0
Zombie outbreaks become widespread and critical mass is achieved; a zombie population which grows faster than it can be contained/killed.
T+18 Hours
Panic sets in; deaths are rapid and widespread.
T+36 Hours
50% zombification or death.
T+48 Hours
90% zombification or death.
T+56 Hours
Bombing of large US cities by an unknown aggressor commences. A crippled defense infrastructure is largely unable to respond.
T+60 Hours
A largely-defeated national guard retreats to fortified bunkers and air strips.
T+72 Hours
99% zombification or death.
T+5 Days
The game begins. Now you’re on your own.