The current period is now 1200-1300 AS.

This corresponds to around 1450-1575 CE in our world, a period which saw European explorers 'discovering' the Americas, the Renaissance of European culture, the rise of the three "Gunpowder Empires" of Asia (the Ottomans, the Safavids, and the Mughals), the flourishing of the Chinese Ming Dynasty, and the peak and subsequent collapse of the Inca Empire and the Mesoamerican Triple Alliance, among many other worldwide developments.

With this time shift, civs may now research the Interoceanic Ships, Military Engineering, and Scientific Method major techs.

The Anteperiod for permissible post dates before the current time frame is 1150-1199 AS, while the Postperiod for permissible post dates after the current time frame is 1301-1350 AS, both inclusive.

The next time shift, to 1300-1400 AS, will occur at 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, November 11th.