2035 to 2045
Netwatch.
- First Wave Cities start Reclamation under support from local governments and remaining Megacorps. These First Wave Cities are ones that require only a limited amount of resources to rebuild.
- "We have no United States until we have a country again." - Pres. Elizabeth Kress. While local Elections resume, there will be no national elections until a treaty exists between Free States and remaining United States.
- Rebuilding of old factories by Corporations and other individuals begins to replace lost tech. New Corps start to rise from the wreckage of the 4th Corp War.
- Rumors spread that legendary Solo Morgan Blackhand has been spotted in various First Wave cities.
- Netwatch attempts to clear out the R.A.B.I.D.S. and reestablish the Old NET. After a losing three-year battle, they give up and shut down all the major Nodes into the Old NET (although some Netrunners still try to go there to loot the abandoned systems).
- Establishment of first Data Pools, information servers and exchange systems designed for open use within the limits of a city. Data Pools produce free, open content created through the collaborative efforts of a community of users. In design, they're similar to the hyper-stack "page" system attempted and then abandoned for the NET in the early 90s.
- Rise of the first Mega Buildings to handle homeless population. These are "all-in-one" arcologies designed to rapidly create safe, habitable zones.
- Beginning of first new factories replacing, upgrading, or repairing old and scattered tech.