Prologue
60 years ago, the Galactica crawled to Earth and set down. That was 2010. They were greeted by representatives of the UN and were welcomed into our society. Soon, it was discovered they were human, like us. Their story became public shortly after. The Cylon threat was identified, and the general population panicked quickly fearing invasion and subjugation by this robotic race. NATO quickly realised the massive threat to life as we know it, and built bridges with Russia, China and other non-NATO countries. At an emergency UN summit in 2011 Admiral Adama spoke out to all the nation's for the first time and offered his crews help in readying them against this threat. This summit then produced the second worldwide treaty of cooperation, in order to exploit the new technology aboard Galactica. Thus, with virtually every country on earth a member, the Sol System Defence Pact was formed which essentially united the nation's of Earth. Borders were opened, and old rivalries stamped out. Crises in places like the middle east and Africa suddenly and violently ended, as the SSDP focussed on securing the home front. Africa was chosen for the main shipyard and production facilities, because of its immense size and relatively low levels of urbanisation. There were also sites in Siberia, Australia, Canada and Mongolia. All countries and regions that offered large, uninterrupted swathes of land for industry. And thus began the greatest revolution since the industrial revolution. 100% of humanity's resources were put into building the shipyards. When, in 2025, they were finally constructed, they were as tall as skyscrapers and as large as a small city. Each one could build a Battlestar of any class within 8-12 months, depending on size. Africa housed over 8. 2026 saw the first ships go into production. They would be equipped with the same weapons as Galactica, fuelled the same way. Tylium, as it turns out, is more than plentiful in the asteroids near Mars. By the time the first Battlestar was ready, the Indomitable, in 2027, there were already ships in space using FTL drives and Galactica style engines. Ciphers and Raptor were also built.
2030. There are now 8 battlestars in service. There are a dozen support frigates and destroyers as well. Now humanity waited, and watched the infinite black. The crew of Galactica trained the new recruits but stayed on Earth, living their lives out. They had done their time.
2032. The first conflict. Cylons were detected jumping into the system. The hopped from Saturn to Earth. 3 basestars were destroyed within the first 15 minutes. The final ship fled. So began the first Cylon-Terran war.
2050. The war ends with the retreat of the Cylons. They are pushed out of Alpha Centauri, which had been their staging area. This system is the first to be taken by the Terrans. Soon it becomes a major military base, with reconnaissance stations always watching.
2058. Mars is halfway terraformed. No longer red for the most part, and now contains semi artificial oceans. Wildlife has been introduce. Mining operations now encompass the whole system, and Alpha Centauri is being prospected for resources.
2070. The old enemy returns, bigger and badder than ever. Resist or be exterminated. The enemy are at the gates.
Author notes
Hi, the setting may seem similar, mostlybecause for me the original War for Sol was more like a... test. Write a bit, see what it was like, improve, write again. Now that I've had time to read it a few times, I can see my mistakes and successes. This will be very similar, but better written and hopefully there will be more content. Thanks for your support and patience! :)