Timeline

2nd September 2020 - North Korea accidentally nukes itself.

4th June 2021, 09:33 - Asteroid loaded with fossil fuels impacts North America.

'''9th March 2023 - Western Federation formed as a response to the collapse of the European Union and the United States of America. They make liberal use of the new fossil fuels that destroyed the USA.'''

'''8th May 2023 - The Combustion Cartridge invented. This will revolutionise technology as we know it.'''

'''2nd February 2024 - National Socialist and Communist Union formed as a response to The Western Federation. They use a combination of the new diesel powered technology and unreliable nuclear energy.'''

2025 - Pollution reaches dangerous levels in almost every major city.

19th May 2025 - Archimedes Cybernetics founded.

21st June 2025 - Union de Nationale formed.

18th July 2025 - Nordic Union formed.

2nd February 2027 - Empire of the Rising Sun formed.

'''29th November 2027 - Hindu national party achieves majority votes. Greater India formed.'''

17th October 2027 - Zapp Cola Founded

4th July 2028 - Neo-Ottoman Empire reformed.

29th January 2029 - Islamic Caliphate formed.

'''18th August 2029 - Archimedes Cybernetics factory attacked by religious fundamentalists. Construction robots fight back with terrifying effectiveness.'''

2nd March 2030 - First combat droids commissioned.

27th November 2030 - Pollution reaches critical levels in almost every major city.

2nd January 2031 - New Persia reformed.

6th July 2032 - The Bolivian War.

19th September 2032 - Omni device invented.

4th October 2033 - Combat droid design refined, first autonomous operatives designed.

9th May 2034 - Hadrian Robotics founded.

24th March 2035 - First protocol droid manufactured.

17th May 2037 - Serbian Conflict.

1st Janurary 2038 - By 2038, the sea level has risen to be 44 meters higher than it was at the turn of the 21st century.

2nd April 2038 - Greater India launches invasion on Europe - seeking fossil fuels for themselves.

7th September 2041, 12:34 - The Great War

13th April 2047 - Tenth Crusade begins.

January 2064 - Present Day