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*The City of Stalburg is founded as iron mining settlement in the area of currently known "Old town". A small castle is built to protect the new founded settlement.
*The City of Stalburg is founded as an iron mining settlement in the area currently known as "Old town". A small castle is built to protect the new founded settlement.


==1400s==
==1400s==


*The original settlement suffered great damage during the Stalburg Fire. After the fire the city was decided to be relocated to the current site of the city centre at a bay 5km east of the original location due it’s obscure location for port and rough cliffy terrain. The old castle was abandoned and new fort were built to cover the location of the new Stalburg.
*The original settlement suffered great damage during the Stalburg Fire. After the incident, the city was decided to be relocated to the current site of the city center at a bay 5km east of the original location, due to the obscure location for its port and rough, cliffed terrain. The old castle was abandoned and a new fort was built to cover the location of the new Stalburg.


==1600s==
==1600s==


*The city of Stalburg starts to grow fast and it became a wealthy and important harbour and trading city in the Baltic region. Many new sea forts were built to protect the important port.
*The city of Stalburg begins to grow fast, becoming a wealthy and important harbour and trading city in the Baltic region. Many new sea forts were built to protect the important port.


==1800s==
==1800s==


*Stalburg's status as important port and iron mines allowed the city to industrialize fast, boosting the city’s growth and economy even more. Many factories were constructed in districts around the times city limits and coast, such as "Foundry". Railroads were also constructed. On the flip side of the coin, the fast industrialization caused many people seeking jobs to migrate into the city faster than new apartments and tenements could be built, forming slums around the city. During that time the city also suffered some sanitation, pollution and health issues.
*The city’s status as an important port and iron mine allowed the city to industrialize fast, boosting the city’s growth and economy even more. Many factories were constructed in districts around city limits and coast, such as the ‘Foundry’. Railroads were also constructed. On the flip side of the coin, the fast industrialization caused many people seeking jobs to migrate into the city faster than new apartments and tenements could be built, causing the formation of slums around the city. During that time the city also suffered some sanitation, pollution and health issues.


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*Many of Stalburg's slums are removed and replaced with proper housing.
*Many of Stalburg's slums are removed and replaced with proper housing.
*Kleinmann Bauausführung begins constructing water tunnels in Stalburg to carry water from lake stalburg to the ocean.
*Kleinmann Bauausführung begins constructing water tunnels in Stalburg to carry water from Lake Stalburg to the ocean.


==1910s==
==1910s==
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*Eric Kleinmann takes over Kleinmann Bauausführung from his father.
*Eric Kleinmann takes over Kleinmann Bauausführung from his father.
*Eric Kleinmann teams up with Belgian scientist Xeander Berg. Kleinmann Bauausführung is renamed to Bergmann group. The company begins extensive researching and development, eventually inventing textile-reinforced concrete made of a mix of steel and titanium, an innovation that further forced the company's reputation as a leader in underground construction.
*Eric Kleinmann teams up with Belgian scientist Xeander Berg. Kleinmann Bauausführung is renamed to Bergmann group. The company begins extensive researching and development, eventually inventing textile-reinforced concrete made of a mix of steel and titanium, an innovation that further forced the company's reputation as a leader in underground construction.
*Jeff Walter founds a company named Walter Corporation, the company helps rebuild the city's infrastructure.
*Jeff Walter founds a company named Walter Corporation, and the company helps rebuild the city's infrastructure.
*Stalburg Nuclear Weapons is founded to defend Stolland in case of a third world war. Jeff Walter initially funds the project. The organisation became corrupt.
*Stalburg Nuclear Weapons is founded to defend Stolland in case of a third world war. Jeff Walter initially funds the project. The organisation becomes corrupt.


==1950s==
==1950s==
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==1960s==
==1960s==


*The vonvrete tenement is built by Walter Group.
*The concrete tenement is built by Walter Group.
*Stalburg experiences its peak industrialisation due to steel manufacturer, Stalburg Steel.
*Stalburg experiences its peak industrialisation due to steel manufacturer, Stalburg Steel.


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;1962


*The construction of Hammer Valley Dam was completed and the dam started operation. A log chute is built for logs to get past the dam and too the sawmill.
*The construction of Hammer Valley Dam was completed and the dam started operation. A log chute is built for logs to get past the dam and to the sawmill.
*Operation restarts at the Hammer Valley Sawmill for the first time since its rebuild.
*Operation restarts at the Hammer Valley Sawmill for the first time since its rebuild.


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*February 28: A yearly inspection of the Pitheath sludge canals is completed.
*February 28: A yearly inspection of the Pitheath sludge canals is completed.
*September 13: Jeff Walter lowers the wages of the factory workers.
*September 13: Jeff Walter lowers the wages of the factory workers.
*September 20: An employee at Stalburg Steel almost falls into one of the steel ladles, he is later fired.
*September 20: An employee at Stalburg Steel almost falls into one of the steel ladles, and is later fired.
*September 26: The [[Union of Metal Workers]] begins negotiating with Walter.
*September 26: The [[Union of Metal Workers]] begins negotiating with Walter.
*October 2: A employee at Stalburg Steel notes that conditions at the factory aren’t getting any better and they need to begin striking.
*October 2: A employee at Stalburg Steel notes that conditions at the factory aren’t getting any better and they need to begin striking.
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;1982


*Alex Hartman begins to become paranoid. He orders the control rooms doors to always be locked and uses a locksmith to check and repair all the locks. He also orders security to check employee's lunchboxes. Alex Hartman sends hateful letters to Jeff Walter.
*Alex Hartman begins to become paranoid. He orders the control rooms doors to always be locked and uses a locksmith to check and repair all the locks. He also orders security to check employees' lunchboxes. Alex Hartman sends hateful letters to Jeff Walter.
*Alex Hartman's secretary, Katelyn, quits her job after noticing Hartman's behaviour, she also takes a note of all of Hartman's activities for any future investigations.
*Alex Hartman's secretary, Katelyn, quits her job after noticing Hartman's behaviour. She also takes a note of all of Hartman's activities for any future investigations.
*March 10: A yearly inspection of the Pitheath sludge canals is completed.
*March 10: A yearly inspection of the Pitheath sludge canals is completed.
*An electric motor factory in Pitheath is sabotaged after an individual opens the nearby sewer dam, causing a blockage of sewage.
*An electric motor factory in Pitheath is sabotaged after an individual opens the nearby sewer dam, causing a blockage of sewage.
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*June 15: Stalburg Times publishes the article "Hammer Valley Hydro Files For Bankruptcy".
*June 15: Stalburg Times publishes the article "Hammer Valley Hydro Files For Bankruptcy".
*July 12: The Hammer Valley sawmill is scammed out of $500,000 by a company claiming to be Walter Construction Corporation's foreign development branch.
*July 12: The Hammer Valley sawmill is scammed out of $500,000 by a company claiming to be Walter Construction Corporation's foreign development branch.
*Jeff Walter grows suspicious of S.N.W., he sends an employee into the bunker. S.N.W. discovers that he is planning to expose them to the public and they try to apprehend him. Walter escapes to Mikhail Rosenthal's villa. Walter and a police officer named Max Koller begin corroborating evidence against S.N.W.
*Jeff Walter grows suspicious of S.N.W., and he sends an employee into the bunker. S.N.W. discovers that he is planning to expose them to the public and they try to apprehend him. Walter escapes to Mikhail Rosenthal's villa. Walter and a police officer named Max Koller begin corroborating evidence against S.N.W.
*After the bankruptcy of his company, Alex Hartman stores a lot of money in Hammer Valley to keep out of official accounting that he can use to track down Walter. He entrusts the knowledge of the stash to one of Hammer Valley's guards who was very drunk at the time. The guard wishes he was sober enough to remember where the stash was so he could steal all the money and spend it on Osmo Olut.
*After the bankruptcy of his company, Alex Hartman stores a lot of money in Hammer Valley to keep out of official accounting that he can use to track down Walter. He entrusts the knowledge of the stash to one of Hammer Valley's guards who was very drunk at the time. The guard wishes he was sober enough to remember where the stash was so he could steal all the money and spend it on Osmo Olut.
*Moring Wood company begins to go bankrupt, due to their massive unpaid loans.
*Moring Wood company begins to go bankrupt, due to their massive unpaid loans.
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;Between 1982 and 1986
;Between 1982 and 1986


*Alex Hartman searches for Walter. He meets with Walter's sister, Anna Walter, Investigates his old cottage and storage compartments, looks into possible sightings and questions the disappearance of Xeander Berg.
*Alex Hartman searches for Walter. He meets with Walter's sister, Anna Walter, and investigates his old cottage and storage compartments. He looks into possible sightings and questions the disappearance of Xeander Berg.
*Hartman relocates his secret base of operations to Pitheath.
*Hartman relocates his secret base of operations to Pitheath.
*Hartman teams up with Eric Kleinmann and Mikhail Rosenthal in his search for Walter.
*Hartman teams up with Eric Kleinmann and Mikhail Rosenthal in his search for Walter.
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*February 1: A yearly inspection of the Pitheath sludge canals is completed. The inspector notes problems with the sluice controls.
*February 1: A yearly inspection of the Pitheath sludge canals is completed. The inspector notes problems with the sluice controls.
*March 15: Plans for the construction of a uranium mine are passed.
*March 15: Plans for the construction of a uranium mine are passed.
*Marko, an employee at the Pine Fell Water Plant, sends a water sample to a lab to test the water quality, the results confirm an increase in metal and bacterial contamination. Employees surmise the change to be due to the new uranium mine; they do not report the unsafe water conditions in fear of losing their jobs.
*Marko, an employee at the Pine Fell Water Plant, sends a water sample to a lab to test the water quality - the results confirm an increase in metal and bacterial contamination. Employees surmise the change to be due to the new uranium mine; they do not report the unsafe water conditions in fear of losing their jobs.
*July 5: The sluice controls of Pitheath sludge canals are serviced.
*July 5: The sluice controls of Pitheath sludge canals are serviced.


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*Between August and November: Xeander Berg discovers he is infected with Stalburg Mushroom Virus.
*Between August and November: Xeander Berg discovers he is infected with Stalburg Mushroom Virus.
*Between August and December: Alex Hartman places dynamite given to him by Kleinmann beneath Walter Tower to kill Walter if he ever returned.
*Between August and December: Alex Hartman places dynamite given to him by Kleinmann beneath Walter Tower to kill Walter if he ever returned.
*November 6: Xeander Berg notices a green mushroom growing on his hand, he spends a lot of time attempting to find a cure for his SMV.
*November 6: Xeander Berg notices a green mushroom growing on his hand, spending a lot of time attempting to find a cure for his SMV.
*November 9: Xeander Berg comes into contact with Jeff Walter, who is still hiding in Rosenthal's villa. They both work together in exposing the SNW conspiracy.
*November 9: Xeander Berg comes into contact with Jeff Walter, who is still hiding in Rosenthal's villa. They both work together in exposing the SNW conspiracy.
*November 14: Xeander Berg discovers orange mushrooms while looking for a cure for his SMV, he finds that they are a completely different species of mushroom.
*November 14: Xeander Berg discovers orange mushrooms while looking for a cure for his SMV, finding that they are a completely different species of mushroom.
*November 19: Xeander Berg is unsuccessful in finding a cure using orange mushrooms.
*November 19: Xeander Berg is unsuccessful in finding a cure using orange mushrooms.
*November 24: Jeff Walter sends the police officer Max Koller to Berg's basement to help him find a cure for SMV.
*November 24: Jeff Walter sends the police officer Max Koller to Berg's basement to help him find a cure for SMV.
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==2000s==
==2000s==
* Stalburg invested in new metro units that turned out to be a failed investment due to various functionality problems with the rolling stock, further order was cancelled and only few of those units were built and are still operational on Coastal Line and Ampstrand Line.
* Stalburg invested in new metro units that turned out to be a failed investment due to various functionality problems with the rolling stock, further order was cancelled and only few of those units were built and remain operational on the Coastal Line and Ampstrand Line.


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*January 13: J.K. comments "Heart aching again... Gotta take it slow" in the Hammer Valley Power Plant maintenance log.
*January 13: J.K. comments "Heart aching again... Gotta take it slow" in the Hammer Valley Power Plant maintenance log.
*March 20: J.K. comments "To know I visited this shithole that on a date like that is actually kinda sad..." in the Hammer Valley Power Plant maintenance log.
*March 20: J.K. comments "To know I visited this shithole that on a date like that is actually kinda sad..." in the Hammer Valley Power Plant maintenance log.
*August 28: J.K. comments "Goddamn heart... Well at least this place is still intact after all this time. I don't fell the same" in the Hammer Valley Power Plant maintenance log.
*August 28: J.K. comments "Goddamn heart... Well at least this place is still intact after all this time. I don't feel the same" in the Hammer Valley Power Plant maintenance log.
*September 8: J.K. records his last log in the maintenance log.
*September 8: J.K. records his last log in the maintenance log.


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==


*Obenseuer is spelled "Obenseur" in a Stalburg Times Newspaper articles and by Stalburg News presenter (subtitles only) in [[ending_3|third ending]]. This is likely a mistake.
*Obenseuer is spelled "Obenseur" in a Stalburg Times Newspaper articles and by Stalburg News presenter (subtitles only) in the [[ending_3|third ending]]. This is likely a mistake.
*Several newspapers reference real-world events that occurred on the same date.
*Several newspapers reference real-world events that occurred on the same date.


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