Timeline

Below is a timeline of events for the PHIA Phorce Universe. At this time, it is still under construction and there are no exact dates.

Pre-Federation Era

• The earliest VR headsets are invented on planet Earth.
• The virtual reality industry catches on, facilitating the development of many technologies from robotics, communications and more.
• The planet Mars is colonized.
• Earth experiences an unknown disaster that forces most of humanity to migrate from Earth to Mars.
• The first warp drive is invented.
• Unmanned probes are sent to other solar systems to evaluate the habitability of other worlds.
• Long term generation ships are sent out to other solar systems, spreading humanity throughout the galaxy. This is a process that takes thousands of years.
• First Singularity War
  • After AI’s were given more flexibility to perform more complex tasks, they began began to turn on their masters.
  • Also furthered by many AI’s taking human jobs, and anti-AI sentiment spreading around.
  • It would be a long time before humans and AI would become allies. New AI laws were passed - in particular, all AI’s above a certain threshold of intelligence must have morality and ethics subroutines.

Federation Era

Foundations

• Pioneers in FTL communication allow for consistent contact between the colonies.
• Yeddo is founded and made the capital of the Federation of Stellar Systems.
• Interstellar VR worlds are created after FTL bandwidth advancements.
• The Sundew Engine is created to standardize VR interactions across the galaxy.
• Fractal Corporation pioneers various technologies related to the hardware needed for VR servers.
• The first sentient virtual reality life forms are discovered.

Threat of Algorithm

• Second Singularity War
  • The super AI known as Algorithm attempts to subjugate all of humanity.
  • Algorithm was programmed to know exactly what humans want and decided to create a perfect utopia - at the expense of freedom.
  • The VR world of Tevaris is created to serve as a final bastion for humanity.
  • Algorithm is contained in a dark matter nebula and cut off from the network.
• The Blackout
  • As part of the effort to contain Algorithm, many FTL comm buoys were shut down which resulted in the loss of thousands of online-only services.
  • Because of this, much of the Federation’s early history has been lost.
• The Dreaming Kingdoms MMO is created.

Decline

• The Federation begins to decline. Colonies begin to secede.
• The Merinian Civil War.
  • The King of Merin dies under mysterious circumstances and competing noble families try to take his place.
• Fractal Corporation collapses.
• Virtuoso rises to power as the Federation struggles to maintain stability.
• The Third Singularity War takes place.
• Dreaming Kingdoms is abandoned.
• The Federation collapses.

Virtuoso Era

• Virtuoso takes the mantle of a pseudo government.
• The Virtual Reality Show is created alongside the PHIA Phorce.
• The events of the Bunny Chronicles takes place.
• PHIA begins recruitment and expansion of the PHIA Phorce team.

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