Start Dates and Eras

Officially named era families

The public description names era families rather than publishing a complete matrix of exact years, borders and playable countries.

What a start date can change

Country selection, borders, available research, events, missions and formables may be scenario-dependent. That is a verification checklist, not a claim that every field changes in every scenario.

• Exact selected year
• Country and borders
• Visible research
• Available missions
• Formable panel state

Custom start dates in V1.3

The V1.3 description says the map editor can create new start dates. Public metadata does not document the editor fields, save format, sharing workflow or validation limits.

Do not infer exact years from era names

WW1, WW2, Cold War and Modern Day are official labels, but they do not prove a specific year is selectable. A year should enter the database only when the current selector or creator documentation shows it.

How to verify a scenario report

Record the game version, exact on-screen year, selected country and the interface being documented. A full-screen capture is more useful than a cropped claim because it preserves scenario context.

Version check and related pages

Recheck start-date coverage whenever the map-editor notes or main description changes. Use /map-editor/ for custom scenarios, /missions-and-events/ for scenario objectives and /formable-nations/ for era-dependent verification gaps.