Talinz project Timeline

Something a few people have suggested is a more concrete timeline for the Talinz project. I originally wanted to keep things a bit looser, but eventually just decided to take the leap, especially if it will make running games easier for folks. Remember though, games can work at any time before 'present' in the Talinz Project timeline, so I will probably add bits and pieces on to either end and inbetween as I go.

2020: TexLima forms

2044: The Talos Project begins. Originally intended for disaster relief purposes, research unintentionally advanced AI processing capabilities and complexity onehundredfold. This allowed them to self-pilot in disaster areas, as opposed to the piloted brief.

2073: First successful deployment of a Talos unit, at an earthquake zone in Turkey. The project is deemed a resounding success.

2074: Talos units are rebranded as 'Talinz'. The patents and blueprints for construction are released as open access files.

2076: First military Talinz unit. The Australian government reveals a new defence unit.
          Texlima is rebranded as Texlinz

2077: China, the United States, United Kingdom. Russia, Japan, Chile, Mexico, Canada, Egypt, South Africa and the UAE reveal similar military units.
          With the Chilean Government's contract, Texlinz is now the largest producer of Talinz products on the planet.

2080: First deployment of a Talinz unit. Pilots control a squad of units from over a thousand miles away and utilise non-lethal suppression in response to a group of ecological activists occupying a private oil rig in Antarctica. 

2084: Resource disputes are now considered to be the most common cause of war. The UN research council desperately attempts to intervene by pushing funding into alternative energy sources. Critics claim too little is being done too late.

2087: Avogadro Industries is formed.

2090: Hana Electrics forms

2107: Texlinz creates the Vanguard Protocol
          A number of countries in the far south of the Southern Hemisphere enact escalating border skirmishes over ownership of Antarctic drilling rigs, now the last plentiful source of oil remaining.

2109: Antarctic oil drilling facilities are declared international property and granted independence as a UN protectorate. Those that invested greatly in the creation of the provinces are almost unanimously annoyed by these events. Critics suggest this was a political move to lower fossil fuel prices in the Northern Hemisphere by fixing costs through the UN, rather than an attempt to prevent further conflict.

2112: A number of countries in the Southern Hemisphere withdraw from the UN, forming a trade and diplomacy organisation referred to as the 'Southern Ocean League' (Or SOL).

2114: The Grey Hand forms

2122: The Talinz War begins. The poorly defended UN protectorate of Antarctica is assaulted by an alliance of the Southern Ocean League seeking to reclaim lost ground. Talinz units are used almost solely by the aggressor, but this does little to prevent real loss of human civilian life, as the Antarctic state had little infrastructure and few Talinz units to deploy in defence. When UN member states respond, the war is fought on multiple fronts. Conflict spills over into all continents.

2124: Thanks to wartime funding, an efficient cold fusion reactor is constructed in New South Wales. Work begins on a miniaturised version for Talinz deployment, and avenues of potential weapons research are explored.




2125: The Baku Treaty is signed after mutual exhaustion. The Talinz War ends. The Southern Ocean League is dissolved under the conditions of the treaty, though few demands are made regarding reparations. The SOL is forced to share design plans for the cold fusion reactor with UN member states.

2126: The Geneva convention is updated, prohibiting the military use of Talinz units and the development of cold fusion weaponry.

2130: The Talinz Fighting League is unveiled, fronted by Texlinz and Landon Corp. The project gains little support in its early days.

2132: Kulgarv Heavy Industries is formed.

2145: First destruction of a Talinz production facility by The Grey Hand, on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Baku Treaty.

2152: The Avogadro Incident

2157: The Talinz Corruption and Misuse Bureau forms.

2163: The Centre for Humanity forms.


2170: Wakahisa Jun becomes CEO of Hana Electrics.

2176: Hana Electrics begins production of the Kagemusha.

2179: The Mad Hatter Program is established.

2184: Landon Corp releases the Talinz matchmaker software package.

2186: Landon Corp begins producing Talinz units.

2188: Aswege and Modise begin producing units after three years of selling custom components.

2192: The Kookware Heists, Sonia Bah disappears

2193: Tobias Moore kills his partner, who is replaced with a synthskinned Talinz copy. Tobias Moore is not arrested for eighteen months.
         The Nutcracker is performed by a cast of Talinz units, to mixed reviews.

2195: Present Day