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Date formats & time ranges used

Duke M edited this page Jan 22, 2024 · 51 revisions

Languages marked with an * did not receive substantial updates since the translation project was started.

American English format

These languages use - untouched from the original - the American English format. Its format is 12/20/52 - month/day/year, with two digits for each.

  • czech*
  • danish*
  • english
  • finnish*
  • german
  • hungarian*
  • romanian*
  • russian
  • thai*
  • turkish*

East Asian format

These languages are in year-month-day order and use characters after each number to denote what it refers to.

  • japanese: 52年12月20日
  • koreana: 52년 12월 20일
  • schinese: 52年12月20号
  • tchinese: 52年12月20號

Other formats

20/12/52 (day/month/year)

  • brazilian
  • french
  • italian
  • portuguese
  • spanish
  • vietnamese

20-12-52 (day-month-year)

  • dutch*

20.12.52 (day.month.year)

  • norwegian*
  • polish*
  • ukrainian

52-12-20 (year-month-day)

  • swedish

Used time ranges

Different campaigns background shows the following time ranges in their stories.
In this case, all data is formatted in YYYY-MM-DD assuming everything happens in the same century.

Campaigns, sorted by latest date contained

Overall timespan: 30 years

  • 2233: Accident 32
  • 2243: Nam Humanum
  • 2252: Jacob's Rest
  • 2252: Research 7
  • 2253: Lana's Escape
  • 2254: Tilarus
  • 2257: Tears For Tarnor
  • 2260: Paranoia
  • 2263: BioGen Corporation

Accident 32

Overall timespan: ~2 years
*Exception: easter egg mail

filename timespan dates
acc 2230-2233 2022-07-06*
2230-10-19
2231-01-04
2231-03-19
2231-03-23
2231-04-02
2231-07-07
2232-06-20
2232-08-25
2232-10-15
2232-10-17
2232-10-18
2232-10-19
2232-11-14
2232-11-20
2232-11-22
2232-11-24
2232-11-31
2232-12-14
2233-01-03

Nam Humanum

Overall timespan: >3 years

filename timespan dates
nh 2240-2243 2240-01-18
2240-02-07
2240-12-03
2241-01-19
2241-05-28
2241-12-21
2242-02-09
2242-01-11
2242-02-10
2242-02-13
2242-02-14
2242-04-19
2242-05-08
2242-05-10
2242-05-18
2242-05-24
2242-06-15
2242-06-25
2242-07-01
2242-07-02
2242-06-16
2242-06-17
2242-11-14
2243-01-01
2243-03-31
2243-04-01
2243-04-02

Jacob's Rest

Overall timespan: 14 days
*Exception: two old spam mails

filename timespan dates
labsmail 2252 2252-12-12
2252-12-20
2252-12-22
2252-12-23
2252-12-24
landingbaymail 2252 2252-11-15*
2252-12-18
2252-12-19
2252-12-20
2252-12-21
minemails 2252 2252-10-08*
2252-12-12
2252-12-14
2252-12-24
nukeangermail 2252 2252-12-24
officemail 2252 2252-12-12
2252-12-21
2252-12-22
2252-12-23
outsidemail 2252 2252-12-12
2252-12-21
2252-12-22
plantmail 2252 2252-12-20
2252-12-21
2252-12-25
queenlairmail 2252 2252-12-24
sewersmail 2252 2252-12-23
2252-12-24
tutorialmail 2252 2252-12-18

Research 7

Overall timespan: 13 days

filename timespan dates
rd_res 2252 2252-12-13
2252-12-22
2252-12-24
2252-12-26
2252-12-27
2252-12-30

Lana's Escape

Overall timespan: 1 day

filename timespan dates
rd-lan 2253 2253-02-29

Tilarus

Overall timespan: ~9 years

filename timespan dates
rd-til 2246-2254 2246-03-12
2246-03-13
2246-03-16
2246-03-17
2252-05-10
2252-07-10
2252-10-04
2252-10-06
2252-10-13
2254-02-02
2254-02-03

Tears For Tarnor

Overall timespan: ~4 years

filename timespan dates
rd-benson 2253 2253-10-23
2253-10-24
rd-cave 2257 2257-09-17
rd-smithson 2257 2257-02-10
2257-09-10
rd-spaceport 2257 2257-04-10
2257-06-10

Paranoia

Overall timespan: 1 day

filename timespan dates
rd_subject58 2260 2260-05-26

BioGen Corporation

Overall timespan: 1 day

filename timespan dates
3rdmappda 2263 2263-09-25

News articles, sorted by latest date contained

Overall timespan: 49 years

filename date campaign
experiornews 2207-12-01 -
nh_news_prospectus 2239-07-15 Nam Humanum
nh_news_announcement 2242-05-07 Nam Humanum
expansionnews 2252-02-12 -
newcolonynews 2252-12-15 Jacob's Rest
refugeenews 2252-12-18 -
droidlawsnews 2252-12-19 Jacob's Rest
convoynews 2252-12-21 -
brainnews 2252-12-19 -
antheonmoonnews 2252-12-19 Jacob's Rest
antheonmissingnews 2252-12-19 -
rd-newfacilities 2254-02-02 Tears For Tarnor
rd-spaceport 2257-05-10 Tears For Tarnor

Swarmopedia

Overall timespan: ~10 years
*Exception: Antlionguard timebug

date species
2203-04-01 Antlionguard 0*
2243-03-28 Drone 0
2243-04-03 Drone 1
2243-04-14 Drone 2
2243-04-20 Drone 3
2243-04-25 Shieldbug 0
2243-04-26 Shieldbug 1
2243-05-02 Shieldbug 2
2243-05-05 Shieldbug 3/5
2252-12-31 Biomass 0
2252-12-30 Parasite 0
2252-12-31 Grub 0/1
2253-03-22 Mortarbug 0
2253-03-25 Mortarbug 3
2253-03-28 Mortarbug 4
2253-04-02 Mender 0
2253-04-05 Mender 1
2253-04-06 Mender 3
2253-04-20 Mender 4
2253-06-16 Parasite 2
2253-06-18 Biomass 2
2253-06-20 Grub 2/5/6
2253-02-13 Buzzer 0
2253-02-14 Buzzer 1
2253-02-16 Buzzer 2/3
2253-02-17 Buzzer 4

Cross-references between storylines

  • Research 7: Mentions the destruction of Timor Station from Jacob's Rest on the 2252-12-30 in rd_res_houghton5 whereas last mails in the mission "Timor Station" date to 2252-12-24, which means the Station has been destroyed in between these 2 dates.

Timebugs

  • Jacob's Rest: The last mail-date from "Rydberg Reactor" dates to 2252-12-25 whereas as mail 'nukeangermail' in "Timor Station" dates to 2252-12-24 - which can be assumed to have been sent at the date of the gameplay-happening according to the reference of behaviour.
  • Swarmopedia: All articles are written in the year "43" or "53". If that's the case then all entries are very old, from 2143 or 2153, or have been written in between the campaigns happening.
  • Swarmopedia: The Antlionguards date is off