BattleTech eras

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Catalyst Game Labs, the current owners of BattleTech, have divided history into six eras. The products they released are grouped in this manner. Recently newer products have included other distinct time periods which brings the classification up to eleven eras:


Era Years Description Symbol[1]
Pre-Spaceflight Up to 1950 Earliest referred to era, where humanity resides only on its planet of origin Terra.
Early Spaceflight 19502108 The time of the Western Alliance, early Terran Alliance and earliest interstellar colonies.
First Exodus[2] 21082242 The early Terran Alliance era. The Outer Reaches Rebellion results in Demarcation Declaration, the forced independence for most colonies.
Second Exodus[3] 22422398 Colonists on marginal worlds resettle or perish. The Terran Alliance collapses; the beginnings of the Terran Hegemony and the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere.
Age of War 23982569[4] The time of the Terran Hegemony, and "civilized" warfare between the Inner Sphere houses. The first BattleMech is created.
Star League 2570 - 2784 The time when the Star League reached the height of its power and was destroyed by the Amaris Coup. Star league era-BW.jpg
Succession Wars 27853049 When the Great Houses vied for supremacy and many of the advances of the Star League disappeared as LosTech. Succession wars era-BW.jpg
Clan Invasion 30503061 The time between the beginning of the Clan Invasion and the Inner Sphere's victory at the Great Refusal. Clan invasion era-BW.jpg
Civil War 30623066 The years in the shadow of the Federated Commonwealth Civil War. Civil war era-BW.jpg
Jihad 30673081 The time when the Word of Blake unleashed its Jihad. Jihad era-BW.jpg
Dark Age 3082 The time since the defeat of the Blakists and the creation of The Republic of the Sphere[5]. This era includes events since 3132, when WizKids relaunched the BattleTech line as MechWarrior: Dark Age. Dark age era-BW.jpg


References

  1. Catalyst Game Labs: "Classic BattleTech Eras"
  2. The Periphery, p. 12: "First Exodus"
  3. The Periphery, p. 14-19: "Beyond the Farthest Star" & "Inner Sphere Politics"
  4. Strategic Operations, p. 167: "Faction Quality Table"
  5. Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"


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