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DESCENT: FREESPACE PLOT POINTS
COMPILED BY: MICHAEL DIEDRICH (ZARATHUD)
EMAIL: DIEDRICH@MEGSINET.NET
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INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE GREAT WAR CAMPAIGN:
FROM COMMAND BRIEFINGS, MISSION BRIEFINGS, & DEBRIEFINGS
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PLOT POINTS: LISTING OF ALL INFORMATION MENTIONED
CONFIRMED JUMP NODES: LISTING OF JUMP NODES REFERENCES
SHIVAN & HOL ADVANCE: LISTING OF CONFIRMED SHIVAN AND HAMMER OF LIGHT PRESENCE
GTA TECHNOLOGY: LISTING OF NEW TECHNOLOGY REFERENCES
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WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!
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Plot Points
|
Date |
Type |
Description |
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Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
ML-16 Laser |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
MX-50 Missile |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
Angel Scout Fighter |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
GTD Orion |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
Apollo |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
Disruptor |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Node |
Antares - Vasuda Jump Node exists |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Mission |
Operation Thresher in Anteres system begins. GTA plans to assault Vasuda Prime through the Antares-Vasuda Jump Node |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Mission |
Ross 128 attacked by Shivans tracking GTA Pilot Lt. Ash |
|
1/09/35 |
Mission |
Operation Thresher in Antares system declared a failure. Terran losses estimated at 504 pilots dead, 14 missing and presumed dead |
|
1/09/35 |
Mission |
GTA blockade of Antares-Vasuda Jump Node |
|
1/10/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea in Betelgeuse System |
|
1/10/35 |
News |
GTA dismisses rumors of phantom ships involved in Ross 128 attack |
|
1/10/35 |
News |
Lt. Harbison assists defense of GTC Orff |
|
1/10/35 |
Mission 1-1 |
Defense of GTC Orff against remnants of Vasudan convoy in Betelgeuse System |
|
1/10/35 to 1/15/35 |
Node |
Betelgeuse-Antares Jump Node exists near an asteroid field |
|
1/10/35 to 1/15/35 |
Event |
Vasudans attack convoys in Betelgeuse System enroute to Betelgeuse-Antares Jump Node |
|
1/10/35 to 1/15/35 |
Mission 1-2 |
Attack on Vasudan staging area in asteroid field, Vasudan ace eliminated |
|
1/10/35 to 1/15/35 |
Mission 1-3 |
Attack on Vasudan cargo depot at Antares identifies stolen weapons prototypes |
|
1/10/35 to 1/15/35 |
News |
GTA Intelligence begins search for renegade humans suspected of co-operation with Vasudans |
|
1/10/35 to 1/15/35 |
News |
GTA Intelligence traces source of stolen weapons prototypes to GTD Intrepid |
|
1/10/35 to 1/15/35 |
Event |
Lt. Alex McCarthy steals plans for the Avenger prototype cannon and contacts Vasudan spy "Rasputin" |
|
1/15/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea in Antares System |
|
1/15/35 |
Tech |
Valkyrie Interceptor |
|
1/15/35 |
Event |
Lt. Alex McCarthy and a band of Terrans defect to the Vasudans in Antares system |
|
1/15/35 |
Mission 1-4 |
GTT Comet captures Lt. Alex McCarthy and stolen Avenger prototype |
|
1/15/35 to 1/1/35 |
Node |
Antares - Ribos Jump Node exists |
|
1/15/35 to 1/1/35 |
News |
GTA considers Antares system nearly secure |
|
1/15/35 to 1/1/35 |
Ship |
GTSC Plato destroyed by Shivans |
|
1/15/35 to 1/1/35 |
Mission 1-5 |
First Shivan destroyed in skirmish, by use of missiles |
|
1/15/35 to 1/1/35 |
News |
Ribos manufacturing facilities begin production of Avenger |
|
1/18/35 |
Shivans |
GTA loses all contact lost with forces in the Ikeya and Ross 128 systems |
|
1/18/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans inflict heavy casualties to both Terran and Vasudan forces in the Beta Cygni and Vega systems |
|
1/18/35 |
News |
GTA confirms existence of Shivans |
|
1/18/35 |
News |
Vasudan government contacts the GTA and proposes a cease fire |
|
1/18/35 |
Tech |
Research continues attempting to modify Avenger to better penetrate Shivan shields |
|
1/18/35 |
Node |
Antares-Beta Cygni Jump Node exists in center of dense asteroid field |
|
1/18/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea ordered to move into the Beta Cygni system |
|
1/18/35 |
Ship |
GTD Bastion stationed in Antares system |
|
1/18/35 |
Ship |
GTD Bastion leaves for Ikeya system |
|
1/18/35 |
Mission 1-6 |
GTD Bastion begins special ops mission to investigate and acquire Shivan technology |
|
1/18/35 to 1/25/35 |
Shivans |
Intelligence has determined that at least one point of Shivan entry into our space lies in the Ikeya system |
|
1/18/35 to 1/25/35 |
Mission 1-7 |
GTD Bastion task force acquires data about Shivan sensor technology from Ikeya Depot |
|
1/18/35 to 1/25/35 |
News |
Strike squad sent from the 5th fleet recovers Shivan shield prototypes |
|
1/25/35 |
News |
The GTA has signed a cease-fire and non-aggression pact with the Vasudans. Command has already expressed great relief at the end of the 14 year Terran-Vasudan war, largely due to the huge drain on military and economic resources the war has caused in the past few years. |
|
1/25/35 |
News |
GTA Third Fleet loses the GTD Amadeus in the Vega system |
|
1/25/35 |
News |
GTA and the Parliament of Vasuda both declared open states of war against the Shivan forces |
|
1/25/35 |
News |
Hammer of Light willfully aids the Shivan cause, citing ancient Vasudan legend about the coming of an all-powerful race. |
|
1/25/35 |
Tech |
Shivan Tracking |
|
1/25/35 |
Tech |
Avenger Cannon |
|
1/25/35 |
Tech |
Shield System |
|
1/25/35 |
Node |
Beta Cygni-Ribos Jump Node exists - the "less direct Jump Node to Sol" |
|
1/25/35 |
Node |
Beta Cygni-? Jump Node exists - the "more direct Jump Node to Sol" |
|
1/25/35 |
News |
Decoy convoy destroyed by Shivans in Beta Cygni |
|
1/25/35 to 1/31/35 |
Mission 1-8 |
Shields transferred from Beta Cygni system to the Ribos system |
|
1/25/35 to 1/31/35 |
News |
Hammer of Light conducts many surprise attacks on convoys throughout Beta Cygni system |
|
1/25/35 to 1/31/35 |
Event |
Hammer of Light deploys shield technology on its fighters |
|
1/25/35 to 1/31/35 |
News |
GTA locates Hammer of Light cargo depot in Beta Cygni |
|
1/25/35 to 1/31/35 |
Mission 1-9 |
GTA begins attack on Hammer of Light cargo depot in Beta Cygni |
|
1/25/35 to 1/31/35 |
Mission 1-9 |
HOL VC Aten "Ramses" destroyed by Shivans in Beta Cygni |
|
1/31/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea in Ikeya System |
|
1/31/35 |
News |
GTA intercepts fighter escort of Shivan Cain-class cruiser "Taranis" in the Beta Cygni system and drives the cruiser into the Ikeya system |
|
1/31/35 |
Event |
Shivan Cain-class cruiser "Taranis" repaired in the Ikeya system |
|
1/31/35 |
Tech |
Athena Bomber |
|
1/31/35 |
Tech |
Stiletto Space Bomb |
|
1/31/35 |
Event |
Stiletto bomber thoroughly tested in Sol |
|
1/31/35 |
Event |
Shivan fighters prepare for offensive in Beta Cygni system |
|
1/31/35 to 2/11/35 |
Mission 1-10 |
GTA plans to intercept the Cain-class cruiser "Taranis" as it heads for the Beta Cygni System |
|
1/31/35 to 2/11/35 |
Mission 1-10 |
GTA disables and captures the Cain-class cruiser "Taranis" in the Ikeya system |
|
1/31/35 to 2/11/35 |
Mission 1-10 |
Freighter Halkins tows "Taranis" to the Tombaugh Station in Ribos system, orbiting Ribos 4 |
|
2/11/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea in Ribos System |
|
2/11/35 |
News |
Tombaugh Station destroyed by Shivan destroyer "Lucifer." Debris from the station is still falling from orbit on Ribos 4 a day later. |
|
2/11/35 |
News |
Terran and Vasudan fighters and cruisers engage the Lucifer, but are destroyed |
|
2/11/35 |
News |
GTA concedes that diplomacy will not work with the Shivans, as all attempts at communication with the Shivans have ended in violence |
|
2/11/35 |
Shivans |
The Shivans have control of Beta Cygni, Betelgeuse, Ross 128, Ikeya, and Regulus. |
|
2/11/35 |
News |
Most of the Vasudan forces are gathering in Vega for a counterstrike. |
|
2/11/35 |
News |
GTA gathers its fleet in Antares for an effort to retake Ribos and Beta Cygni |
|
2/11/35 |
Shivans |
GTA recognizes that the Shivans seem to be focused on controlling individual jump nodes, and are not interested in taking control of any planets in the systems or gathering natural resources. |
|
2/11/35 |
Tech |
Flail Cannon developed by Terran scientists in previously unexplored system known as Laramis |
|
2/11/35 |
Tech |
Interceptor Missile developed by Vasudan-Terran cooperation |
|
2/11/35 |
Mission 2-1 |
Survivors of the Tombaugh attack evacuated from the Ribos system, during GTA withdrawal. |
|
2/11/35 to 2/15/35 |
Ship |
Vasuvan Typhon class destroyer PVD Pinnacle assists evacuation of Tombaugh survivors. This Typhon class destroyer has one of the most skilled crews in the PVE |
|
2/11/35 to 2/15/35 |
Event |
Admiral Halkins, a 10 year veteran of the war and a great soldier, evacuated in Sigma wing. |
|
2/11/35 to 2/15/35 |
Event |
GTS Asimov nears completion of project Tsunami, which involves hyperreactive substances. |
|
2/11/35 to 2/15/35 |
Mission |
GTS Asimov and the GTC Ravage attacked in the Antares system. |
|
2/11/35 to 2/15/35 |
Mission 2-2 |
GTT Spomer evacuates the GTS Asimov, |
|
2/15/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea in Antares system |
|
2/15/35 |
News |
The Hammer of Light has decimated the Vasudan fleet at Vega. |
|
2/15/35 |
News |
Most of the surviving Vasudan forces have retreated to Deneb and Antares. |
|
2/15/35 |
News |
GTA fleet holds Antares system |
|
2/15/35 |
Event |
Relations between the VPE and the GTA have been strained. due to Anatres co-occupation. |
|
2/15/35 |
Mission 2-3 |
GTA and VPE plan to reduce tensions by destroying HOL outposts and supply depots. |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Tech |
Phoenix V Missile |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Tech |
Medusa Bomber |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Tech |
Tsunami Space Bomb |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Event |
GTD Galatea prepares to destroy HOL base of operations in the Antares system. |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans destroy HOL forces in Antares (? Inconsistent briefing/debriefing ?) |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans destroy HOL forces in Beta Aquilae (? Inconsistent briefing/debriefing ?) |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Event |
HOL secondary supply and rearming facility in an asteroid belt in the Antares system detected. Cargo transfers have increased dramatically and appear to be coming from the Ribos system. |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Node |
Ribos-Antares Jump Node exists and must be secured to reach Vasuda Prime from Antares |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Mission 2-4 |
GTA assaults HOL supply depot, destroying HOL Typhon-class destroyer "Anvil" |
|
2/19/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea in Antares System (? Inconsistent command and mission briefing in sm2-5) |
|
2/19/35 |
News |
GTA Intelligence believes the Shivans were able to track the captured Taranis Cruiser through subspace to Tombaugh Station. |
|
2/19/35 |
Shivans |
With the loss of Tombaugh Station, the Shivans have gained control of the Ribos-Antares node. |
|
2/19/35 |
Nodes |
Only two subspace jumps between the Lucifer fleet in Ribos and the Vasudan homeworld. |
|
2/19/35 |
Nodes |
Dozens of star systems off the Ribos node |
|
2/19/35 |
Ship |
GTD Bastion and its fleet sent to the Antares system |
|
2/19/35 |
Nodes |
Alternate route to Vasuda Prime from Ribos through (1) Antares and (2) Beta Aquilae |
|
2/19/35 |
Tech |
Hercules Fighter |
|
2/19/35 |
Tech |
Synaptic Cluster Bomb |
|
2/19/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea and its fleet sent to the Beta Aquilae system |
|
2/19/35 |
Event |
HOL forces in Antares attacking all ships approaching Antares-Beta Aquilae Jump Node |
|
2/19/35 |
Ship |
The Detiula Installation located in the Antares system |
|
2/19/35 |
Ship |
Shivan Destroyer Eva is in the Antares system near the Antares-Vega Jump Node |
|
2/19/35 |
Mission 2-5 |
GTA intercepts Shivan transports |
|
2/19/35 |
Mission 2-6 |
Stern and Dobbs lost during attempt to recover cargo containers of Shivan technology |
|
2/20/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea in Deneb System |
|
2/20/35 |
News |
GTA fighter patrol detects advance ships from the Lucifer fleet approaching Vasuda Prime |
|
2/20/35 |
Shivans |
The Shivan forces circumvent GTA blockade at Antares, and now control the Deneb system. |
|
2/20/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea enroute to Deneb |
|
2/20/35 |
Tech |
Ulysses Advanced Fighter |
|
2/20/35 |
Tech |
Prometheus Cannon |
|
2/20/35 |
Event |
The Shivans have established a large base of operations in the Deneb system, with multiple supply depots scattered across the system and several repair centers for damaged fighters. |
|
2/20/35 |
Shivans |
Shivan repair stations consist of a Cain-class cruiser and extra supplies. |
|
2/20/35 |
Tech |
Advanced Disruptor Cannon |
|
2/20/35 |
Mission 2-7 |
GTA captures a Shivan Dragon-class fighter in the Deneb system |
|
2/20/35 |
Mission 2-7 |
Charon tows Shivan ship to Beta Aquilae installation |
|
2/31/35 |
Ship |
GTD Galatea in Deneb System |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
Terran Command has deduced that the Shivans will be attempting a multiple pronged attack on Vasuda Prime coming from Deneb and Antares |
|
2/31/35 |
Ship |
Intrepid and the Minnow will be in charge of protecting the Antares-Vasuda Prime node |
|
2/31/35 |
Ship |
Galatea and the Bastion will be guarding Deneb-Vasuda Prime node. |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
Lucifer expected to lead Shivan attack in Antares |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
Demon-class destroyer Eva expected to lead Shivan attack in Deneb |
|
Node |
Deneb-Vega Jump Node |
|
|
2/31/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans control Vega and prepare for preliminary assault on Vasuda Prime in Deneb system |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-8 |
Captured Shivan Dragon-class fighter scouting mission in the Deneb system |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-8 |
Scouting mission detects both Shivan Demon-class destroyer "Eva" and the Lucifer in Deneb, in addition to 2 Genma cruisers. |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-9 |
Shivan Eva attacks Deneb-Vasuda Prime jump node. |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-10 |
GTD Galatea attacked by Shivan forces |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-10 |
Admiral Wolf dies on GTD Galatea, which is destroyed by the Lucifer |
|
2/31/35 |
Event |
Lucifer jumps to Vasuda Prime at 1900 |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
All of attacks launched from the nearby Vasudan installations were defeated. |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
Lucifer commences 13 hours of bombing Vasuda Prime |
|
2/31/35 |
Event |
Most escaping transport ships were destroyed. All major Vasudan cities were leveled, and most of the landmass was rendered uninhabitable. It's estimated that four billion innocent Vasudans lost their lives in the attack. |
|
2/31/35 |
Event |
Vasuda Prime considered destroyed, final evacuation begins |
|
3/1/35 |
Ship |
GTD Bastion in Alpha Centauri System |
|
3/1/335 |
Event |
Admiral Shima commands GTD Bastion fleet |
|
3/1/35 |
News |
GTD Bastion fleet assists all evacuation operations in Vasuda. |
|
3/1/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans control Deneb |
|
3/1/35 |
Shivans |
Antares virtually undefended |
|
3/1/35 |
Shivans |
Vasuda contested system |
|
3/1/35 |
Tech |
Banshee Laser |
|
3/1/35 |
Tech |
Hornet Swarm Missile |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Nodes |
Alpha Centauri-Vasuda Jump Node |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Nodes |
Alpha Centauri-Aldebaran |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Nodes |
Alpha Centauri- Sirius Jump Node |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans attack Allied vessels in Alpha Centauri |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Mission 3-1 |
Vasudan civilians transported from Vasuda to Aldebaran |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
News |
Intense battle in the Antares sytem |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Ship |
PVD Typhon-class destroyer Hope leaves the Antares system for the Beta Aquilae system |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Mission 3-2 |
Shivans attack during repairs of PVD Typhon-class destroyer Hope |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Mission 3-3 |
Beta Aquilae installation under attack by Lucifer |
|
3/2/35 |
Ship |
GTD Bastion in Ribos system |
|
3/2/35 |
Shivans |
GTA loses ground in Antares system and Sirius system |
|
3/2/35 |
Event |
Vasudan refugees onboard a Vasudan science outpost when it was destroyed by the Shivans land on the uninhabited planet of Altair 4 and uncover remains of an ancient civilization on planet destroyed by Shivan weapons |
|
3/2/35 |
Tech |
Jump Drives discovered by GTA scientists in Sol after monitoring the Beta Aquilae engagement |
|
3/2/35 |
Tech |
Project Ursa |
|
3/2/35 |
Tech |
Harbinger bomb |
|
3/2/35 |
Tech |
Disruptor Missile |
|
3/2/35 |
Shivans |
GTA forces confined to nine systems that form the heart of Terran space |
|
3/2/35 |
Node |
Deneb-Altair Jump Node |
|
3/2/35 |
Mission 3-4 |
GTA destroys Shivan cruiser Zenith which guarded the Deneb jump node to the Altair system |
|
3/2/35 to 3/29/35 |
Mission 3-5 |
GTA sends scientists onboard the Rosetta to Altair ruins, which evades the Lucifer |
|
3/2/35 to 3/29/35 |
News |
Altair system controlled by Hammer of Light |
|
3/2/35 to 3/29/35 |
News |
Hammer of Light flagship "Anvil" located in Altair knows of Terran presence in Altair system |
|
3/2/35 to 3/29/35 |
Mission 3-6 |
GTA forces destroy HOL flagship "Anvil" |
|
3/2/35 to 3/29/35 |
Mission 3-6 |
Scientists recover records from the ruins on Altair 4 |
|
3/29/35 |
Ship |
GTD Bastion in Sirius system |
|
3/29/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans have finally determined the location of the Sol system |
|
3/29/35 |
Shivans |
Lucifer has moved into position in Sirius for the subspace jump to Delta Serpentis |
|
3/29/35 |
Node |
Delta Serpentis-Sol Jump Node |
|
3/29/35 |
Node |
Sirius-Delta Serpentis Jump Node |
|
3/29/35 |
Tech |
Subspace tracking of capital ships |
|
3/29/35 |
Ship |
GTD Bastion receives orders to intercept the Lucifer at the Sirius-Delta Serpentis subspace node |
|
3/29/35 |
Mission 3-7 |
GTD Bastion attacked in Sirius |
|
After 3/29/35 |
Mission 3-8 |
GTD Bastion unable to intercept Lucifer before it jumps to Sol system, fighters and bombers follow the Lucifer into subspace |
|
After 3/29/35 |
Mission 3-9 |
The Lucifer destroyed in Subspace between Delta Serpentis-Sol |
|
After 3/29/35 |
Event |
All Subspace Nodes connecting Sol destroyed from blast of Lucifer explosion |
Confirmed Jump Nodes
|
Date |
Type |
Description |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Node |
Antares - Vasuda Jump Node exists |
|
1/10/35 to 1/15/35 |
Node |
Betelgeuse-Antares Jump Node exists near an asteroid field |
|
1/15/35 to 1/1/35 |
Node |
Antares - Ribos Jump Node exists |
|
1/18/35 |
Node |
Antares-Beta Cygni Jump Node exists in center of dense asteroid field |
|
1/25/35 |
Node |
Beta Cygni-Ribos Jump Node exists - the "less direct Jump Node to Sol" |
|
1/25/35 |
Node |
Beta Cygni-? Jump Node exists - the "more direct Jump Node to Sol" |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Node |
Ribos-Antares Jump Node exists and must be secured to reach Vasuda Prime from Antares |
|
Node |
Deneb-Vega Jump Node |
|
|
3/2/35 |
Node |
Deneb-Altair Jump Node |
|
3/29/35 |
Node |
Delta Serpentis-Sol Jump Node |
|
3/29/35 |
Node |
Sirius-Delta Serpentis Jump Node |
|
2/19/35 |
Node |
Only two subspace jumps between the Lucifer fleet in Ribos and the Vasudan homeworld. |
|
2/19/35 |
Node |
Dozens of star systems off the Ribos node |
|
2/19/35 |
Node |
Alternate route to Vasuda Prime from Ribos through (1) Antares and (2) Beta Aquilae |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Node |
Alpha Centauri-Vasuda Jump Node |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Node |
Alpha Centauri-Aldebaran |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Node |
Alpha Centauri- Sirius Jump Node |
Shivan & HoL Advance
|
Date |
Type |
Description |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Mission |
Ross 128 attacked by Shivans tracking GTA Pilot Lt. Ash |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
Terran Command has deduced that the Shivans will be attempting a multiple pronged attack on Vasuda Prime coming from Deneb and Antares |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
Lucifer expected to lead Shivan attack in Antares |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
Demon-class destroyer Eva expected to lead Shivan attack in Deneb |
|
2/31/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans control Vega and prepare for preliminary assault on Vasuda Prime in Deneb system |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-8 |
Captured Shivan Dragon-class fighter scouting mission in the Deneb system |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-8 |
Scouting mission detects both Shivan Demon-class destroyer "Eva" and the Lucifer in Deneb, in addition to 2 Genma cruisers. |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-9 |
Shivan Eva attacks Deneb-Vasuda Prime jump node. |
|
2/31/35 |
Mission 2-10 |
GTD Galatea attacked by Shivan forces |
|
2/31/35 |
News |
Lucifer commences 13 hours of bombing Vasuda Prime |
|
1/15/35 to 1/1/35 |
Ship |
GTSC Plato destroyed by Shivans |
|
1/15/35 to 1/1/35 |
Mission 1-5 |
First Shivan destroyed in skirmish, by use of missiles |
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1/18/35 |
Shivans |
GTA loses all contact lost with forces in the Ikeya and Ross 128 systems |
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1/18/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans inflict heavy casualties to both Terran and Vasudan forces in the Beta Cygni and Vega systems |
|
1/18/35 |
News |
GTA confirms existence of Shivans |
|
1/18/35 to 1/25/35 |
Shivans |
Intelligence has determined that at least one point of Shivan entry into our space lies in the Ikeya system |
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1/25/35 to 1/31/35 |
Mission 1-9 |
HOL VC Aten "Ramses" destroyed by Shivans in Beta Cygni |
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1/31/35 |
News |
GTA intercepts fighter escort of Shivan Cain-class cruiser "Taranis" in the Beta Cygni system and drives the cruiser into the Ikeya system |
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1/31/35 |
Event |
Shivan fighters prepare for offensive in Beta Cygni system |
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2/11/35 |
News |
Tombaugh Station destroyed by Shivan destroyer "Lucifer." Debris from the station is still falling from orbit on Ribos 4 a day later. |
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2/11/35 |
News |
GTA concedes that diplomacy will not work with the Shivans, as all attempts at communication with the Shivans have ended in violence |
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2/11/35 |
Shivans |
The Shivans have control of Beta Cygni, Betelgeuse, Ross 128, Ikeya, and Regulus. |
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2/11/35 |
Shivans |
GTA recognizes that the Shivans seem to be focused on controlling individual jump nodes, and are not interested in taking control of any planets in the systems or gathering natural resources. |
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2/11/35 |
Mission 2-1 |
Survivors of the Tombaugh attack evacuated from the Ribos system, during GTA withdrawal. |
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2/19/35 |
Shivans |
With the loss of Tombaugh Station, the Shivans have gained control of the Ribos-Antares node. |
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2/19/35 |
Ship |
Shivan Destroyer Eva is in the Antares system near the Antares-Vega Jump Node |
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2/20/35 |
Shivans |
The Shivan forces circumvent GTA blockade at Antares, and now control the Deneb system. |
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2/20/35 |
Event |
The Shivans have established a large base of operations in the Deneb system, with multiple supply depots scattered across the system and several repair centers for damaged fighters. |
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2/20/35 |
Shivans |
Shivan repair stations consist of a Cain-class cruiser and extra supplies. |
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3/1/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans control Deneb |
|
3/1/35 |
Shivans |
Antares virtually undefended |
|
3/1/35 |
Shivans |
Vasuda contested system |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans attack Allied vessels in Alpha Centauri |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
News |
Intense battle in the Antares sytem |
|
3/1/35 to 3/2/35 |
Mission 3-3 |
Beta Aquilae installation under attack by Lucifer |
|
3/2/35 |
Shivans |
GTA loses ground in Antares system and Sirius system |
|
3/2/35 |
Shivans |
GTA forces confined to nine systems that form the heart of Terran space |
|
3/2/35 |
Node |
Deneb-Altair Jump Node |
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3/2/35 |
Mission 3-4 |
GTA destroys Shivan cruiser Zenith which guarded the Deneb jump node to the Altair system |
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3/2/35 to 3/29/35 |
Mission 3-5 |
GTA sends scientists onboard the Rosetta to Altair ruins, which evades the Lucifer |
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3/2/35 to 3/29/35 |
News |
Altair system controlled by Hammer of Light |
|
3/2/35 to 3/29/35 |
News |
Hammer of Light flagship "Anvil" located in Altair knows of Terran presence in Altair system |
|
3/29/35 |
Shivans |
Shivans have finally determined the location of the Sol system |
|
3/29/35 |
Shivans |
Lucifer has moved into position in Sirius for the subspace jump to Delta Serpentis |
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3/29/35 |
Mission 3-7 |
GTD Bastion attacked in Sirius |
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After 3/29/35 |
Mission 3-8 |
GTD Bastion unable to intercept Lucifer before it jumps to Sol system, fighters and bombers follow the Lucifer into subspace |
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After 3/29/35 |
Mission 3-9 |
The Lucifer destroyed in Subspace between Delta Serpentis-Sol |
GTA Technology
|
Date |
Type |
Description |
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Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
ML-16 Laser |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
MX-50 Missile |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
Angel Scout Fighter |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
GTD Orion |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
Apollo |
|
Before 1/09/35 |
Tech |
Disruptor |
|
1/15/35 |
Tech |
Valkyrie Interceptor |
|
1/18/35 |
Tech |
Research continues attempting to modify Avenger to better penetrate Shivan shields |
|
1/25/35 |
Tech |
Shivan Tracking |
|
1/25/35 |
Tech |
Avenger Cannon |
|
1/25/35 |
Tech |
Shield System |
|
1/31/35 |
Tech |
Athena Bomber |
|
1/31/35 |
Tech |
Stiletto Space Bomb |
|
2/11/35 |
Tech |
Flail Cannon developed by Terran scientists in previously unexplored system known as Laramis |
|
2/11/35 |
Tech |
Interceptor Missile developed by Vasudan-Terran cooperation |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Tech |
Phoenix V Missile |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Tech |
Medusa Bomber |
|
2/15/35 to 2/19/35 |
Tech |
Tsunami Space Bomb |
|
2/19/35 |
Tech |
Hercules Fighter |
|
2/19/35 |
Tech |
Synaptic Cluster Bomb |
|
2/20/35 |
Tech |
Ulysses Advanced Fighter |
|
2/20/35 |
Tech |
Prometheus Cannon |
|
2/20/35 |
Tech |
Advanced Disruptor Cannon |
|
3/1/35 |
Tech |
Banshee Laser |
|
3/1/35 |
Tech |
Hornet Swarm Missile |
|
3/2/35 |
Tech |
Jump Drives discovered by GTA scientists in Sol after monitoring the Beta Aquilae engagement |
|
3/2/35 |
Tech |
Project Ursa |
|
3/2/35 |
Tech |
Harbinger bomb |
|
3/2/35 |
Tech |
Disruptor Missile |
|
3/29/35 |
Tech |
Subspace tracking of capital ships |
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