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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.
Setting | |
Factions and Polities |
PHIA Phorce • Virtuoso • Federation of Stellar Systems • Sundew Foundation • Dreaming Kingdoms • Awakened • Flying Castle • Virtual Police Department • Gem Guild • Archaeology Guild • Hackers • Vtuber • VR Mutants • Bandits |
Physical Worlds |
Yeddo • Zyphris • Talu 4 • Merin • Animus Prime • Haberu • Salvaxes • Solar Helix • Carbonia • Rajada • Multo • Terra • Mars • Fractal |
Virtual Worlds |
Tevaris • Memory Palace • The Boomtowns • Virtual Zoo • Olympia • Atlantis • The Underworld • Grave Garden • Animus • Oraulan |