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- Brief history of the early part of mankinds quest.
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- 1950s First man in space, controlled nuclear fission, transistor, start of
- first nuclear arms race.
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- 1960s First man on moon, commercial fisson power, intergrated circuits,
- computers.
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- 1970s Probes in Solar system.
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- 1980s End of first nuclear arms race.
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- 1990s Fist serious environmental problems on earth, controlled nuclear
- fisson.
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- 2000s First (minor) armed conflict between a nation and a `multi-national'
- corporation.
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- 2010s First serious population problems on earth.
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- 2020s First international environmental protection enforcement angency,
- first comercial space station.
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- 2030s Major energy crisis, fossil fuel resrtictions, religious unrest,
- first baby born off earth.
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- 2040s World War III. Huge technological advancements, huge loss of life,
- dreadful environmental damage.
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- 2050s War gradually abandoned due to popular rebellions. Commercial fusion
- power
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- 2060s Rebuilding. Dominace of corporations increased.
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- 2070s First man on Mars, first permanent Moon base.
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- 2080s Manned exploration of solar system, orbital cities around Earth, first
- interstellar probes lanched.
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- 2090s First permanent base on Mars, heavy industry on the Moon.
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- 2100s Discovery of fossils on Mars, `Hyperspace' discovered, humans
- throughout solar system.
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- 2110s Arrival of message from first interstellar probe to Alpha Centauri
- system. First pictures taken of an extra-solar planet in the Langrange
- point of the two major stars.
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- 2120s Presence of life on Tau Ceti 3 detected, first armed conflict in space
- over rights in the asteroid belt.
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- 2130s Hyperspace capable probes sent to all nearbuy systems.
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- 2140s Manned space craft sent to Tau ceti.
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- 2150s Colony established on Tau Ceti 3. Major corporation sending first
- private colony ships.
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- 2160s The race for the stars. Enormous production effort to produce colony
- ships, and mass exodus started.
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- 2170s First attempt to terra-form Mars started.
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- 2180s Life on Delta Pave discovered and made extinct in same year from
- bateriological infection.
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- 2190s Discovery of life on beta hydri 4, Altair 5. Human colonials spreading
- out of control
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- 2200s Earth environmental recovery program started, terraforming of Mars
- abandoned.
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- 2220s Extincions on Tau Ceti 3 increasing. Earth threatens to send a police
- force (to spoil the fun as normal,RC) if nothing is done about it.
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- 2230s Ultimatum sent to Tau Ceti ignored.
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- 2240s First intersteller battle, formation of the Federation, founder
- members: Earth, Tau Ceti, Delta Pavonis, Altair, Beta hydri.
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- 2260s Spread of Federation influence.
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- 2270s Second attempt to terra-form Mars started.
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- 2280s Discovery of first non-human relic in space. Origin still unknown
- in 3200.
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- 2290s First man `outside' on Mars (i.e. Breathing unaided) on completion
- of terra-forming.
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- 2300s Remaining indigenous life on Tau Ceti preserved in special enclosures.
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- 2310s News of elimination of a reputedly sentient race on Achenar 6d by
- private colonists causes outrage in the Federation. Achenar refuses
- to join Federation, many terra-forming projects started.
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- 2320s Federation sends war fleet to Achenar. Resultin in enormous space
- battle won by Achenar.
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- 2330s Spread of empire from Achenar to surrounding worlds. War between
- Empire and Federation.
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- 2340s Continuing battles between Federation and Empire.
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- 2350s Sirius corporation founded, and grew rich by supplying the war
- fleets.
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- 2380s Treaty signed between Federation and Empire for peace.
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- Well thats the history. what I want to know is what happened in the following
- eight hundred odd years??? More docs are on there way to include the more
- obscure aspects of the game like what a plasma generator does.
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- But do yourself a favour and BUY, yes actually BUY the game like I did.
- Fucking new concept or what actually PAYING for games WITH copy-protection
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- More bits and bobs laters but for now BYE..
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