I recently joined The Team.
Believe me, no-one not on it can imagine the amount of work being undertaken. It is stunning as a newcomer to see how much is, and has, and has yet to be, done. Notice how little I post in the public these days? Keep an eye of my # of posts and you will have an idea on how much goes on in there. To change timeframe- even if we wanted to- would be like turning the course of Maersk's largest supertanker, with a rowing boat... as I said, you have no idea.

EB II will be set in the same timeframe as EB was, because with the better engine EB II may be able to rectify all the issues the RTW engine left EB with. Issues that I know Slickniga is also not content with. I join others to suggest instead that you go have a look at mods for BI if you like that period.