Note: I'm not exactly clear what order the Cycle dates are supposed to be in, whether it's by the number in front of "Cycle" or the number after it. Right now, I'm just going in order of the number after Cycle because that's what later MTMTE issues seem to go by.
IDW 2005
Pre-Golden Age
12 million years ago
-Adaptus turns against the other members of the Guiding Hand, starting the God War. He retreats to Luna 1 and wipes the others' memories, leading them to adopt new identities. (LL #23)
-Shockwave is sent back from twelve million years in the future. After killing and impersonating Onyx Prime, Shockwave names and takes in Megatronus under his wing, manipulating the history of the Thirteen Primes. (OP #18)
-Megatronus kills Septimus Prime and takes over Protohex. Galvatron and Arcee join his Darklanders. (OP #10)
-Shockwave is sent back from twelve million years in the future. After killing and impersonating Onyx Prime, Shockwave names and takes in Megatronus under his wing, manipulating the history of the Thirteen Primes. (OP #18)
-Megatronus kills Septimus Prime and takes over Protohex. Galvatron and Arcee join his Darklanders. (OP #10)
10 million years ago
-The Knights of Cybertron arrive at Mederi, which manifests itself as "Cyberutopia" (LL #18)
8 million years ago
[more to be added]
-Prima and Onyx Prime track down Megatronus to Tsiehshi. Megatronus is killed by Onyx Prime after killing Prima. (OP #18)
-Nova Major and Eucryphia defend Prima's Citadel of Light from Onyx Prime's forces. (RID #34)
-The Thirteen Tribes are unified under Nova Prime. (RID #34)
Golden Age
6 million years ago
5 million years ago
-(1st Cycle 012): Megatron of Tarn is constructed. A time-traveling Brainstorm arrives to kill him but is stopped by Rodimus and his team. When Rewind destroys Megatron's spark, Whirl preserves history by placing a super-spark carried by Brainstorm into Megatron's body. (MTMTE #38)
-(4th Cycle 499): Megatron and Impactor are arrested for a bar brawl caused by Rodimus' time-traveling team. Megatron is then beaten by Whirl in his cell before being released. (Ongoing #22; MTMTE #37)
-(51st Cycle 500): The Messatine mines are evacuated due to the arrival of a time-traveling Brainstorm. Terminus disappears, having been retrieved by a time-traveling Necrobot. (MTMTE #34)
4 million years ago
-(1st Cycle 502): Senator Decimus arrives at Croteus-12. Megatron takes his first life. (Megatron Origin)
-(1st Cycle 502): Orion Pax and his team of outlaws defend the sparks at the Alyon hot spot from the Senate's machinations. With the help of Rodimus' time-traveling team, they send the sparks to a clinic in Nyon. Roller disappears. (MTMTE #36)
Great War
4 million years ago
-(2nd Cycle 087): Optimus Prime and Megatron face off at Sherma Bridge. (TF 2009 #22)
-(3rd Cycle 199): The Vorsk Offensive occurs. (TF 2009 #22)
3 million years ago
-(3rd Cycle 1032): The Battle for Hell's Point occurs. Ultra Magnus (aka Datum) is killed by Megatron and Heretech. (MTMTE #16)
-(2nd Cycle 1874): The Battle of Clemency occurs. During a struggle over control of the Nightmare Engine, Ultra Magnus is killed by Torque. (MTMTE #16)
-(1st Cycle 3178): Ultra Magnus is killed during the Simanzi Massacres. (MTMTE #16)
650,000 BCE
-Shockwave commences his Regenesis project, seeding Earth and other worlds with special energon ores. (Spotlight: Shockwave)
500,000 BCE
-(6th Cycle 351): The Autobots (including Chromedome, Rewind, and Shimmerstick) fight Scorponok at the Manganese Mountains. (MTMTE #35)
-Shockwave leaves Cybertron to examine the progress of his Regenesis project. (RID #6)
-Alpha Trion takes Metroplex off Cybertron to keep him out of the Decepticons' reaches. (RID #28)
-Bludgeon and his Titan Hunters search for Metroplex. (Spotlight: Thundercracker)
18,000 BCE
-Onyx Prime and the Maximals discover the Talisman on Antilla. Onyx entrusts it with Domitius Major and the crew of the Axalon before sending them to find the Enigma of Combination. (Unicron #1; Revolutionaries #5)
10,000 BCE
-The Dynobots depart from Cybertron in search of Shockwave. (Spotlight: Shockwave)
-The Axalon is shot down over prehistoric Earth by Shockwave. Shockwave then discovers the crew and reprograms them to behave like prominent Autobots and Decepticons, initiating the "Ice Age Wars" while he studies the Talisman. (Revolutionaries #5)
8390 BCE
-Shockwave comes into conflict with the Dynobots. The six of them are then buried by a volcanic eruption. (Spotlight: Shockwave)
-Megatron sends Bludgeon to locate Shockwave and tasks Soundwave with monitoring Bludgeon. (Spotlight: Shockwave; Soundwave)
-Cliffjumper meets Kita and Coll and defends them against Decepticons. (Spotlight: Cliffjumper)
-Deadlock deserts from the Decepticons and briefly joins the Circle of Light. (Drift #1)
1550
-Cybertron is rendered uninhabitable by Thunderwing. (Stormbringer)
-The Decepticons reorganize their plans and begin the infiltration protocol. Three "Phase Sixers" are selected from the Warriors Elite.
1700s
-Minimus Ambus is injured, leading Convoy to temporarily replace him as Ultra Magnus. (Shining Armor)
1830s-1840s
-The Autobots team up with Rom and the Space Knights to fight against a Decepticon-Dire Wraith alliance. Convoy, the current Ultra Magnus at the time, is killed, leading Minimus Ambus to resume the role. (Shining Armor)
1867
- (Hearts of Steel)
1900s
-Hot Rod leads a team to Ki-Aleta to secure the Magnificence. (Spotlight: Hot Rod)
1990
-The Wreckers track down Squadron X to Pova and Impactor brutally murders its members. He is subsequently arrested and imprisoned at Garrus-9 while Springer takes over as leader of the Wreckers. (LSOTW #5)
Modern era
2001
-The Autobots and Decepticons bring their conflict to Earth. (Infiltration)
2006-2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 IDW CONTINUITY
Note: Kilocycle = 1 year; megacycle = 1000 years
Age of Primes
Age of the Firstforged
-Halonix Maximus fights against Preditron. (TF 2019 #21)
-Halonix Maximus and Zarak Maximus drill into the Great Lair to rescue Solomus only for Zarak Maximus to betray Halonix. (TF 2019 #25)
Age of Expansion
War of the Threefold Spark
22 megacycles ago (22,000 years ago)
-Ultra Magnus and Megatron fight in the War of the Threefold Spark. (Galaxies #10)
2 megacycles ago (2,000 years ago)
-Cyclonus and his squad defend the Tagan Heights. (TF 2019 #37)
Post-war
2 megacycles ago (2,000 years ago)
-In the wake of the War of the Threefold Spark, Megatron and Orion Pax join in the rebuilding efforts. (TF 2019 #6)
301 kilocycles ago (301 years ago)
-The Winged Moon and the Tether near completion. Termagax plans to enter the world of politics and forms the Ascenticon party. (TF 2019 #24)
300 kilocycles ago (300 years ago)
- (TF 2019 #6)
30 kilocycles ago (30 years ago)
-Termagax abandons the Ascenticon cause and goes into exile. (TF 2019 #24)
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