Timeline
Star Control: Origins Universe
c. 250,000 BCE | The Precursors appear on the galactic scene. |
c. 28,000 BCE | Formation of the Sentient Milieu. |
c. 24,000 BCE | Discovery of the first Origin. |
c. 20,000 BCE | Orthodox Harbingers make their way to this area of space. |
c. 19,000 BCE | Disappearance of the Sentient Milieu, location of first Origin lost, Orthodox Harbingers leave. |
c. 13,000 BCE | Rise of the Faction of Eight. |
c. 10,000 BCE | The Scryve are discovered by the Faction of Eight. |
c. 9,500 BCE | The Scryve overthrow the Faction of Eight. Survivors disperse to unknown parts. |
c. 8,500 BCE | The Measured discovered by the Scryve. Partnership formed. |
c. 6,000 BCE | Discovery of the "contagion" which is engineered into a sentient virus by the Scryve. |
c. 5,000 BCE | The "Ancient One" enters this area of space seeking refuge. Scryve leave it alone. |
c. 4,500 BCE | Scryve begin discovering Precursor artifacts. An Origin is found allowing them to explore realities above and below their own. |
c. 4,450 BCE | Something dangerous enters from the Origin nearly wiping out the Scryve. Pushed back, period of galactic civil war ensues. |
Origin is destroyed at great cost. | |
Destruction of several major species. Scryve begins a long but slow decline instituting a policy of eliminating future threats before they fully develop. | |
c. 1,400 BCE | Scryve uplift the Drenkend. Modify them to be creatures of war. |
c. 1,200 BCE | Beginning of the scouring period. Scryve exterminate species they discover that may pose a threat. |
Several species agree to become Scryve clients in exchange for survival. | |
1990 | The Tywom uplift a species called the Zalence. |
1992 | Scryve exterminate the Zalence, warn Tywom not to get "too curious" again. |
2018 | The Tywom pick up radio broadcasts from Earth. Become enthralled by human culture. |
2021 | Jeff enters this area of space. |
Jeff saves Mowlings from Scryve. | |
2047 | Humans develop strong AI. Refer to them as "Synths". |
2079 | Scryve detect Earthling broadcasts. Begins searching for origin point. |
2085 | Synth revolt and departure from known space. |
2086 | Star Control formed to discover fate of the Synths. |
Scryve 7th fleet is destroyed by an unknown force allowing the Tywom to warn Earth. |
Star Control: Ur-Quan Universe
c. 250,000 BCE | The Precursors appear on the galactic scene. |
c. 22,000 BCE | The Faz join the Sentient Milieu. |
c. 20,000 BCE | Dnyarri discovered by the Ur-Quan. |
c. 17,500 BCE | Dnyarri overthrown, the Path of Now and Forever and the Eternal Doctrine formulated, the Words uttered and the Mael-Num driven from their homeworld. |
1940 | The Ur-Quan Kzer-Za begin forming plans to attack Earth. |
2015 | The Humans' Small War of 2015. |
2019 | Creation of the first Androsynth. |
2025 | The confiscation and storage of all weapons of mass destruction by the United Nations in so-called Peace Vaults, resulting in the first year without war on Earth. |
2035 | Cataclysm caused by a Deep Child makes Syra uninhabitable, forcing Syreen to flee. |
2075 | Yehat discover and "uplift" the Shofixti. |
2085 | The Clone Revolt. |
c. 2098 | Ur-Quan Kzer-Za enslave first species in our region of space (the Thraddash). |
Ur-Quan Kzer-Za defeat the Umgah. | |
2111 | Ur-Quan Kzer-Za subjugate the Spathi. |
c. 2112 | Ur-Quan Kzer-Za defeat the Ilwrath. |
2112 | The Chenjesu first contact Earth. |
2116 | Foundation of the Alliance of Free Stars. |
2119 | The Insult (most probably; possibly in 2126). |
2134 | Discovery of a Precursor facility on Unzervalt. |
Chenjesu and Mmrnmhrm defeated and slave-shielded on Procyon II. | |
Humans defeated and slave-shielded on Earth. | |
2142 | Destruction of the Gg by the Ur-Quan Kohr-Ah. |
c. 2145 | Destruction of the Burvixese by the Kohr-Ah. |
2155 | Arrival of the Precursor ship at Earth; start of Star Control II's events. |
2159 | Start of the Kohr-Ah Death March, if not delayed or prevented. |
2160 | Start of the Kohr-Ah Death March, if delayed but not prevented. |
Graphical timeline of the Ur-Quan Conflicts
The events marked by blue are known to have occurred within a specific year or time frame. Those events marked by red represent the best-guess estimates as to when the actual events occurred.