A timeline of events that constitute the background to X4 including events from previous X games
NT | EY | X-Game | Event | ||||
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-128 | 2042 | Earth scientists create Jump Gates (2 billion years after 'The Ancients' created the main Jump Gate network). | |||||
-124127 | 20462043 | An Earth-built Jump Gate connects to a Jump Gate already in Alpha Centauri (Brennan's Triumph) revealing 'The Ancients' Jump Gate network | USC established. | ||||
-124 | 2046 | The flight of the Winterblossom to explore the Jump Gate Network begins lead by René Farnham. | |||||
-122 | 2048 | The Winterblossom is recalled | |||||
-118 | 2052 | USC established | |||||
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-104 | 2066 | Terraformer Project begins. | |||||
-71 | 2099 | Terraformer Project is terminated. | |||||
-25 | 2145 | The First Terraformer Conflict. | |||||
-23 | 2147 | The Earth Jump Gate is destroyed to protect Earth and it's (By X4 its remains orbit Mars). | |||||
-23 | 2147 | The First Terraformer Conflict ends. | |||||
0 | 2170 | Earth is removed from the history of the Terraformer Conflict's survivors. | |||||
103 | 2273 | Terraformer Conflict survivors relocate to the 4th planet in the Sonra System, named Argon Prime after Nathan R. Gunne. | |||||
103 | 2273 | The Argon Federation is established. | |||||
130 | 2300 | Argon make first contact with the Paranid. | |||||
202 | 2372 | Goner Sect is formed on the belief that Earth still exists. | |||||
215 | 2385 | Xenon destroy the superstation "Antigone", The sector Antigone Memorial and The Antigone Republic is named in its honour. | |||||
241 | 2491 | The Argon Federation begins expanding throughout the Jump Gate network. | |||||
323 | 2493 | Argon make first contact with the Boron. | |||||
324 | 2494 | Split Patriarchy invade Boron space. Argon Federation aligns with Boron, Paranid align with Split. | |||||
328 | 2498 | Community of Planets is formed | |||||
514 | 2684 | 200 Years of Cold War | |||||
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550 | 2720 | First contact with the Teladi. | |||||
589 | 2759 | Credits become the currency of the X universe. | |||||
~608 | ~2778 | The Hatikvah Free League is established. | |||||
735 | 2905 | Xenon ship enters Sol using a Gateless Jumpdrive. | |||||
742 | 2912 | Evolution of the Xenon. | |||||
742 | 2912 | X:Btf / X:T | Arrival of Kyle Brennan and USC X (Xperimental Shuttle) in the Jump Gate network after a Jump Drive test. | ||||
742 | 2912 | Arrival of Elena Kho and Getsu Fune in the Jump Gate network in search of Kyle Brennan and the USC X. | |||||
742 | 2912 | The Jump Gate network is reconfigured with the Teladi home-world (Ianamus Zura) cut-off from the rest of the network. | |||||
743 | 2913 | Terracorp is established by Kyle Brennan and Elena Kho to finance research to return to earth. | |||||
763 | 2933 | First contact with the Kha'ak. | |||||
763 | 2933 | X2 | The President's End massacre. | ||||
763 | 2933 | X2 | The Battle of Omicron Lyrae. | ||||
764 | 2934 | X3:R | The race to find Earth between the Yaki Syndicate and the Paranid Empire. | ||||
764 | 2934 | X3:R | The Paranid Empire constructs a Jump Gate to reconnect Earth to the Jump Gate Network. | ||||
764 | 2934 | The Earth Jump Gate is relocated to the Asteroid Belt. | |||||
764 | 2934 | X3:TC | Relations with the Terrans begin to cool. | ||||
764 | 2934 | X3:TC | Operation: Final Fury wipes out all known Kha'ak hives. Attacks become far more infrequent. | ||||
764 | 2934 | X3:TC | The Xenon Hub is discovered. | ||||
770 | 2940 | Tensions Build over AGI usage between the Terrans and the Community of Planets. | |||||
774 | 2944 | X3:AP* | The Terran Conflict begins between the Terrans and their Argon cousins, The Community of Planets later joins in support of the Argon Federation | ||||
778 | 2948 | X3:AP* | The Destruction destruction of the Torus Aeternal occurs. | ||||
778 | 2948 | X3:AP | Highways near completion in Albion based on Terran Trans-Orbital Accelerator technology reverse engineered by Jonferco (JSS) | ||||
780 | 2950 | X3:FL | Warp Instability occurs with increasing numbers of sectors becoming inaccessable. Jump drives become far less reliable. | ||||
782 | 2952 | X3:AP** | Beryll Astrotech unleashes a new AGI threat on Sol from reverse engineered Xenon fighters | 782 | 2952 | The Jump Gate Shutdown. | |
~782 | 2952~2952 | USC and ATF are reformed into the Terran Protectorate. | |||||
782 | 2952 | X:R* | Plutarch Mining Corporation (PMC) takes control of the Albion system. The remains of the Argon Government and Argon Navy form the Heart of Albion. | ||||
801 | 2971 | The Alliance of the Word is established. | |||||
803 | 2973 | X:R | The Jump Gates Reopenreopen and realign. | ||||
803 | 2973 | X:R | A treaty is signed between the remnants of the Argon Government, Heart of Albion and The Republic of Canterra, bringing an a formal end to the Terran Conflict. | ||||
820 | 2990 | The Gate Network Stabilises | |||||
820 | 2990 | Paranid Civil war begins between the Godrealm of the Paranid and the Holy Order of the Pontifex after each faction establishes their own Pontifex during The Jump Gate Shutdown | |||||
825 | 2995 | X4:F | Boso Ta escapes Split capture and steals a Terran Science Station | ||||
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825 | 2995 | X4:F (SV) | The remains of the Free Families Fleet is destroyed by the Zyarth Patriarchy in Fires of Defeat/Victory. | ||||
825 | 2995 | X4:F | Boso Ta escapes Split capture and steals a Terran Science Station. | ||||
825 | 2995 | X4:F | The Hatikvah Free League breaks away from illicit dealings with the Scale Plate Pact with Argon Federation support. |
Legend
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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NT | New Time (years since removing Earth from Argon history) |
EY | Earth Years /AD/CE |
* | Prologue |
** | Epilogue / Immediately after story events of game |
X:Btf | X: Beyond the Frontier (1999) |
X:T | X: Tension (2000) |
X2 | X2: The Threat (2004) |
X3:R | X3: Reunion (2005) |
X3:TC | X3: Terran Conflict (2008) |
X3:AP | X3: Albion Prelude (2011) |
X3:FL | X3: Farnham's Legacy (2021) |
X:R | X: Rebirth (2013) |
(TTO) | X: Rebirth The Teladi Outpost DLC (2014) |
(HoL) | X: Rebirth Home of Light DLC (2016) |
X4:F | X4: Foundations (2018) |
(SV) | X4: Foundations Split Vendetta DLC (2020) |
(CoH) | X4: Foundations Cradle of Humanity DLC (2021) |