New History

  • 1200 AD

    1500 AD


    The Inquisition
    Extinction

    The Inquisition is different in Afterlight than your history books. In Afterlight, the witches were real.

  • 2024 AD


    Neural Link Announced
    Scientific achievement

    The approval of the Neural Link is announced. Signaling the start of the cybernetic age.

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  • 2026 AD

    2035 AD


    African Security Crisis
    Military: War

    The African Security Crisis was a decade-long conflict between Western nations and China, fought primarily through private security forces hired by corporations. The conflict was centered around control of vital resources in the region and was marked by low-intensity engagements, sabotage, and guerrilla-style tactics.

  • 2026 AD


    Gene Editing
    Scientific achievement

    The first successful gene editing trials take place at GeneTek, allowing scientists to edit the human genome with greater precision than ever before.

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  • 2027 AD


    NovaCore Reactors
    Technological achievement

    Miniaturized "Cold Fusion" reactors are created by the company NovaGen. Providing cheap green energy for the world.

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  • 2028 AD


    Quantum Computing
    Scientific achievement

    A breakthrough in quantum computing at MacroTech leads to the development of a supercomputer capable of performing calculations at an unprecedented speed.

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  • 2030 AD


    Self-Driving Cars
    Scientific achievement

    The first fully autonomous vehicles hit the market, developed by Tesla. This vastly disrupts the transportation industry causing ripples throughout the world economy.

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  • 2032 AD


    New Crop
    Scientific achievement

    Genetically modified crops developed by AgriCorp become the norm in agriculture, leading to higher yields and increased food production.

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  • 2035 AD


    Battle of Nairobi
    Military: Battle

    The Battle of Nairobi was a key conflict in the African Security Crisis, in which a small but highly advanced force of corporate cyborg soldiers managed to hold off and defeat a much larger conventional military force, forcing a ceasefire and bringing an end to the long-running conflict.

  • 2035 AD


    Augmented Age
    Cultural event

    Cybernetic implants become increasingly popular, allowing users to enhance their physical abilities beyond human limitations.

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  • 2039 AD


    Nanotech
    Technological achievement

    The development of nanotechnology allows for the creation of microscopic machines capable of repairing and manipulating cells at the molecular level. A new era of medical technology begins with the establishment of nanomedical companies such as NanotechHealth.

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  • 2039 AD

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    2039 AD

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    Volcano go Boom
    Disaster / Destruction

    Mount St. Helens erupts after 80 years of dormancy.

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    Cedar Ridge
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  • 2040 AD

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    Great Conjunction
    Celestial / Cosmic

    "All of the wrong planets will be in the right place at the wrong time." Hypolite Kropotkin
      A great conjunction is a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, when the two planets appear closest together in the sky.