Timeline

The following is a list of events as described by in-game text, not the semi-official timeline document.

## 1998

### June

* Gwog founds Deus Ex Incarnate after talking to Albert Yarusso, back when Deus Ex was called 'Shooter'.

## 1999

### February

* O(V)eG@ reads an interview from Warren Spector about Deus Ex, taking interest.

## 2000

* O(V)eG@ gets invited to DXNation by OnlyOne, interviews Scott Martin.

## 2001

* DXNation site becomes defunct, later joins Gwog in Deus Ex Incarnate.

## 2002

* L33tsp33k Publishings publishes their Internet Terminology Manual.
* The 2002 Religious Tolerance and Slander Prevention Act (RTSPA) is formed.
* Jonas Waever and Scara B. King form WorldCorp (before September 29th).
* Beeblequix and his team go into the DXI ruins to study them, never return.

### September

28th:

* Trestkon and Deus Diablo are nominated for moderator positions.

29th:

* Trestkon announces he will deny moderator nomination, making Deus Diablo defacto winner along with Phasmatis and King Kashue.
* Trestkon leaves Forum City for almost two years.

### October

5th:

* Celebrations happen in Forum City as the three new moderators are elected.

### December

* Goat City is created, moving out of the Slums, taking the PDX Server Complex with it.

## 2003

* DXE leaders AsylumX and Carone sign a new security contract with Cerulean Security International.
* Luminous Research Ltd is bought by WorldCorp.

### March

17th:

* Dark Templar gets a medical check at Yardbomb's old clinic.

### April

3rd:

* TheRenegadeMaster gets a medical check at Yardbomb's old clinic.

### May

10th:

* Slicer gets a medical check at Yardbomb's old clinic.

21st:

* Beefman gets a medical check at Yardbomb's old clinic.

### September

26th:

* BLUEBUG Inc. buys 31% of Sol's Bar's stock.

## 2004

* Dr. Dumb Lunatic publishes his "Generation of a radiation-tolerant rodent model" paper.
* DX-Brand Automatic AI controlled Security Cameras are pioneered by WorldCorp Inc, requiring no human interaction.

### March

8th:

* WorldCorp's HAL9K AI is developed.

### April

1st:

* WorldCorp's SHODAN AI is developed.

16th:

* Research project into the Deus Ex Incarnate ruins discovers the Firestaff.

### May

1st:

* WorldCorp's AIDA AI is developed.

### June

3rd:

* WorldCorp's MCP AI is developed.

21st:

* Andreus attempts hacking WorldCorp HQ security, is stopped by Black ICE.

23rd:

* An updated security protocol requires that the New Server Complex executive offices get a new keypad code each day.

### July

1st:

* WorldCorp's SKYNET AI is developed.

17th:

* Despot adds swinging axes to his apartment.

27th:

* The Leviathan prototype is tested, excels in every regard.

### August

* Likely the month Jayzee was overthrown by Beefman.

Between August 19th and September 3rd:

* The Leviathan delays shipping and remains in ABI while the voice gets re-recorded.

Likely between August 28th and 30th:

* The PDX HQ Bombing accidentally occurs from DXO.

2nd:

* WorldCorp's XERXES AI is developed.

3rd:

* Scara B. King sends his troops to Despot's apartment.

15th:

* Despot idles in #PlanetDeus IRC, deletes email applications for hosting on PDX.

16th:

* The Leviathan project finishes its final test.

18th:

* Jonas Waever talks to Despot and sends him an augmentation, it's quickly locked up in a container out of disinterest.

19th:

* Knifeworld and RECLAIMER stumble into Despot's apartment, RECLAIMER falls and dies.
* The Leviathan project prepares for shipping on the 21st.

24th:

* Dwight Vandervort requests Terrance Brin's assistance to fix WorldCorp HQ Floor 3 Universal Constructor.

26th:

* Masta Rasta captured after trying to hack WorldCorp and being suppressed by Black ICE.

27th:

* Irvin Scanlan talks to Emilia Rockefeller in a panic.

28th:

* Aemer and Jonas talk about upgrading Aemer's computer.
* Masta Rasta killed by John Harolds.
* Construction of a new Hotel Carone building starts in the North-East Residence District, built by Tech Support Constructions.

29th:

* Rheebus Dale swims in the melk caverns under the Goat Templae to explore, drops an Augmentation Canister when his rebreather runs out, his wife, Rheeba Dale, files an insurance claim on it.
* WorldCorp's GLADOS AI is developed.
* WorldCorp's Corona Program is completed, labs are cleaned out overnight and all information deleted, except for one clipboard.
* Rheebus Dale suggests dumping Goat City's trash into the melk caverns under the templae to Roofus Wittgenstein, is immediately rejected.

30th:

* Tyra Smith is captured by Agent Smith and held in WorldCorp HQ Sublevel, where she is later killed. Her panicked email is intercepted by That Guy.
* Thomas Barnes sends Irvin Scanlan the files he requested on clearance levels.
* Irvin Scanlan talks to Slicer, tries to setup a meeting at 4pm.

31st:

* Deus Diablo's investigation into WorldCorp finishes with the capture of Tyra Smith. He records a holocom and is captured by GameSpy later in the night.

### September

1st:

* GameSpy notifies Phasmatis of Deus Diablo being kidnapped, he forwards it to Despot.
* 07:18: Forum City goes into lockdown over kidnapping.
* Slicer goes to meet Scanlan, both are captured by ZeroPresence and held in WorldCorp HQ Sublevel.
* Irvin Scanlan is tortured to death by a WCID agent.
* Phasmatis requests Trestkon return to Forum City to help with the kidnapping.
* Silver Dragon and the Llamas break into WorldCorp to find evidence of them being behind the kidnapping.
* Trestkon arrives in Forum City.
* Kylie Griffin invites ZeroPresence to Sol's Bar for drinks and talking about Trestkon.
* Trestkon possibly brings Master Kale into custody.
* DXE looks into replacing their security from Cerulean Security International with possible replacement from DXA. AsylumX hires Wolfy who then attempts to hire Trestkon to infiltrate the building and test them. He is unable to find Trestkon until the 2nd.
* Abomination gets into a fight with goats, takes damage to his visor and left missile launcher.

2nd:

* Trestkon gets knocked unconscious from falling rubble in the Deus Ex Incarnate ruins.
* Trestkon awakes from his coma in the Deus Ex Incarnate ruins.
* A Goat Cult member joins GS Banking, with account number 140990 and PIN 4043.
* Abomination upgrades his suit with the Vision Enhancement augmentation and increased armour for the chest and missile launchers.
* Abomination stands guard at the Llama Temple, plans his have his new suit ready by the 3rd.
* Thomas Barnes is moved to the WorldCorp HQ sublevels at 2am, later injected with thoriax and broodax, dies of heart failure 20 minutes after being injected with morphine.
* Ryan and the other ABI staff revolt and overthrow WorldCorp's control of Aunt Betty Industries.

3rd:

* Trestkon arrives at the Aunt Betty Industries Exterior.
* Trestkon arrives at HTTP GameSpy.

4th:

* Steve Bataglia's secret birthday party is planned for 6pm at Sol's Bar. Andrew Seel, Kaitlin Teller, Sophia Bloomingdale, DP, and Kent Mackie plan to attend.

## References

1. ↑ 21\_Book01\_PAGE01
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 21\_Book01\_PAGE02
3. ↑ 20\_Book17\_PAGE01
4. ↑ Arcadia01
5. ↑ Beeblequix talks about Jonas and Scara still being partners when he entered in the ruins two years ago (2002), but before Trestkon left Forum City on September 29th.
6. ↑ Beeblequix: "I've lived down here for just about, ooh... 2 years, you see."
7. ↑ 20\_Newspaper01\_PAGE01
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 20\_Newspaper01\_PAGE02
9. ↑ Black ICE: "The server complex was previously located in a restricted part of the old West residence district, before the sector vanished without a trace for unknown reasons in December 2002." and Narcissus: "After two years in isolation, they finally return to their homes." however the official external timeline states that it happened in 2003, and ManInBlack says he's been stuck there for "several months". Possible typo?
10. ↑ 22\_Paper01
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Technology07
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 20\_Datacube34
13. ↑ 20\_Datacube07
14. ↑ 20\_PaperDDL19
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 20\_EmailWC108
16. ↑ Black ICE: "Subject: Firestaff. Mythical object believed to hold complete administrative power over Forum City and possibly all of Forumplanet. Sources are sparse and unreliable. Related folders: 1 - Research Project 225 D-1 as per April 16 2004."
17. ↑ Black ICE: "IP 199.273.22.34 logged information: 1 attempted intrusion, June 21 2004."
18. ↑ Firewall1: "According to the security protocol of June 23, 2004, it is."
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 20\_Book39
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 23\_Datacube02
21. ↑ Hobbes: "Following the August incident we have locked away the explosives and thrown away the key.", Abomination: "I fetched a big plastic bag, and we carried him into the new tunnels and buried him with a TNT charge."
22. ↑ 23\_Email13
23. ↑ Krissy: "We just moved here, the old administration building was destroyed by a terrorist attack a few days ago." However, Winquman: "Just a few hours ago, they placed a bomb in one of our delivery vans. Blew the van and half our old headquarters to smithereens."
24. ↑ 20\_Book67
25. ↑ 20\_EmailWC98
26. ↑ 20\_EmailWC09
27. ↑ 20\_EmailWC15
28. ↑ 20\_Email16
29. ↑ 20\_EmailWC09
30. ↑ 20\_Newspaper04
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 20\_EmailGoat05
32. ↑ 20\_EmailWC26
33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Deus Diablo: "WorldCorp Investigation Log, August 31, 2004. I lost my last informant yesterday. Like the three others before her, Tyra disappeared without a trace a few hours before our meeting was scheduled."
34. ↑ 20\_EmailWC109
35. ↑ 20\_EmailWC01
36. ↑ 20\_EmailPDX04
37. ↑ 20\_EmailPDX07
38. ↑ 20\_Newspaper02
39. ↑ 20\_EmailWC07
40. ↑ 22\_Newspaper01\_PAGE01
41. ↑ 20\_EmailPDX02
42. ↑ Startup Message: "September 1st 2004"
43. ↑ 20\_EmailWC38
44. ↑ DowntownFirewall: "Log: User(Master\_Kale) brought into custody on 09/01/2004 by User(Trestkon)."
45. ↑ Wolfy: "I tried to find you when I heard you were back in town yesterday"
46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 22\_Notepad03
47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Evil Invasion: "You've been out all day, I've been sitting here staring at your feed for about 10 hours!"
48. ↑ Startup Message: "Early morning September 2nd 2004"
49. ↑ 22\_Datacube05
50. ↑ 22\_Datacube03
51. ↑ Evil Invasion: "Gunfire and several explosions were heard from the ABI facility today, while you were busy in DXI."
52. ↑ Startup Message: "Morning of September 3rd 2004"
53. ↑ King Kashue: "In just two short days, you've done so much damage that we may take years to recover."
54. ↑ 20\_EmailWC46
55. ↑ 20\_EmailWC47
56. ↑ 20\_EmailWC60