DATANET
DataNet node: 1982_1225.2: Samaritan
Somewhere between military secrecy, corporate shilling and pirate anarchy lies the truth. The discovery and dissemination of such truths is the primary mission of the DataNet. Undercover DataNet “commando journalists” study press releases, track ship and troop movements, and even launch covert data raids to find the secrets of the various human factions. This information is inserted into existing data networks, acting like an old Earth computer virus. DataNet is the only unbiased news outlet available since Earth's destruction.
March 13, 2140:
The end of the Earth. An asteroid - in transit to a refining facility on the moon - strays off course. The asteroid plunges into the Pacific Ocean, vaporizing the water, cracking the mantle - and killing the bulk of the human race.
Had Mankind remained trapped in the Sol system, there would be no hope. Fortunately, shortly before the cataclysm, scientists discovered an unusual spatial anomaly, a network of wormholes that allowed travel to the farthest stars. These wormholes - code-named “Alephs” - became humanity's lifeline.
The survivors - the military, corporate and independent population of near-Earth space - fractured into several competing factions. Some witnesses to the disaster reported an explosion prior to launch. Rumors of sabotage, deliberate genocide, and other conspiracy theories abound. Instead of banding together for mutual survival, humanity divides into several warring factions, squabbling over the remaining resources critical to survival: food, water, fuel, and the Alephs.
Even after all these years, we still don't know the truth. Was the asteroid that destroyed our precious Earth merely a matter of human error or was it purposely launched.
DataNet node: 1982_1225.2: Samaritan
History up to 2150, the beginning of the Allegiance Wars
Main TimelineFive ideologically different factions strive through public relations, propaganda, deceit and even open hostilities to demonstrate to the remnants of humanity stranded in the stars that they are the chosen one to lead us.
DataNet node: 5462_875.4: Samaritan
IRON COALITION
Order. Strength. Unity - The ideological statement and current personnel review file has been added to the Iron Coalition Faction report.
GIGACORP
Total domination of humanity's remnants - As more information about GigaCorp is pulled from the DataNet, we will post it here.
THE BIOS
In the midst of a shadowy crusade against “stalegene” humanity. Information on the Bios is fleeting at best but you'll always find the most reliable DataNet quotes and stories on the Bios here.
THE BELTERS
The Belters - a loose collection of independent traders, prospectors, pirates, and privateers - share a common belief - that freedom from tyranny is the right of all humanity.
THE RIXIAN UNITY
First contact with life outside the solar system - with the Rixian explorers, scientists, and, as is becoming more and more clear, crusaders. Find the most recent information on these aliens and their attempted conquest of man.
Personnel files:
Narrative interludes from special correspondents
Milk Run by Eric S TrautmannDataNet Story Collection 1.0
The DataNet is the only unbiased news outlet available to survivors since Earth's destruction. Here are the first articles posted on the elusive DataNet boards, collected together into one file. DataNet -- who else can you trust?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from the original Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
DataNet Story Collection 2.0
The second series of stories is now available. From “Five Faction Battle Royale,” on the brutalities of faction warfare, to “False Start,” on the subtleties of Belter tricks -- here are the articles as posted on the DataNet boards, collected together into one file. DataNet -- who else can you trust?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from the original Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
DataNet Story Collection 3.0
The third series of stories is now available. From “Rixians Pressed for Space,” on the subtleties of alien propaganda, to “Return to Power,” on the machinations within the system's megacorporation -- here are the articles as posted on the DataNet boards, collected together into one file. DataNet -- who else can you trust?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from the original Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
DataNet Story Collection 4.0
Fourth in the ongoing series, this collection chronicles all system events up to DataNet posting 150! Strangely enough that in this time attention has shifted from the outer reaches to the innermost planet, Mercury -- all in the quest for He3. A quest which has seen the fall of iron prisons, the assembling of dire assassins, and the discovery of alien relics. DataNet -- who else can you trust?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from the original Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
DataNet Story Collection 5.0
The fifth and final in the series, this collection begins with a blast from the past with long-lost articles missing from the original. From early rumors of a “Coalition/Belter Alliance?,” to the opening volleys of “Iron Coalition Scoutship Destroyed,” witness the start of the fight. Race forward to the terminal stage of the conflict as factions rise and fall, the beasts of war are set loose, and the very fate of this network hangs in the balance. DataNet -- who else can you trust? But who runs the DataNet?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from a fan-created Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
Perhaps these mysterious wormholes transcend time as well as space. And through the event horizon, show glimpses of entirely new realities.
Oblivion
Prototype design for Allegiance with alternative factions and alternate history
Allegiance fan fiction short stories by SouthPawStance
Anthology of nine tales, some featuring FreeAllegiance fan factions
Datanet on Free Allegiance Forums (registration required)
Transmissions from FreeAllegiance games and assorted fiction
Allegiance Vault fan fiction
Seven stories by different players
Allegiance Wars Three stories
Updates from the AW3 fan campaign (early 2002) for the Allegiance Persistent Universe Project
Allegiance Wars storyline
Updates from the original AW fan campaign (2001) - also see news archive
The DataNet is the only unbiased news outlet available to the survivors since Earth's destruction. Constantly check here for stories sifted from the DataNet. We also look forward to hearing personally from any “commando journalists” out there. Send in your own report or give us your commentary to any existing report. Send your E-Mail to AlEvent @ Microsoft. com and put DataNet in the SUBJECT line.