Talk:Mechan/@comment-5305201-20160409175110/@comment-4189318-20160409210910

I'd have to double-check the date of Sol's flare; this page entry originated with SFRPG, so it's possible that there's a typo there. SFRPG's timeline has Sol's flare occurring in 3480. I'll do some research and let you know.

The Mechans themselves say "We left Earth in 3479, sent out by the Institute with instructions for standard Noah project procedure." That's from SF1 and you just have to look up the page to verify the 3479 date.

EDIT: Found it - a signpost on Earth At 12N X 104W:
 * Log -...people are panicking. The solar flares are intensifying. The best estimates give us 3 days at the outside. Log entry 2-28-3480 Surface temp. is at 150 degrees C., only being this far underground has kept us alive this long... 

Curiously, this date uses the incorrect date structure; the day should appear before the month. Nevertheless it does establish 3480 as the year of the global flamb&eacute;. Don't know where you got the 3478 date.