Timeline

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Timelines of events in the Star Control games.

Star Control: Origins Universe

17,997,912 BCE	Many supernovae occur, resulting in remnant supershell.
216,121 BCE	Precursors begin recording the amount of sapient life in the galaxy.
203,344 BCE	Precursor Starbases go offline.
c. 6412 BCE	The Measured given their role as bookkeepers for the Scryve Empire.
2033	Andy Lexus, "mentor of the Lexites" passes away.
c. 2038	Tywom begin receiving radio transmissions from Earth.
2047	Humans develop strong AI.  The technological singularity.
2088	Humanity makes first contact.

Star Control: Origins Universe (pre-release)

Note: This specific timeline was Pre-Release material, and may not 100% accurately reflect the dates in the final product

c. 350,000 BCE	First record of the "Precursors" operating in Orion's Spur.
c. 235,000 BCE	Precursors construct the Origins and Hypergate network.
c. 200,000 BCE	The Eternal Wars. Formation of Quasi-Degenerate worlds. Last recorded sighting of the Precursors.
c. 17,000 BCE	W51 event.
c. 16,000 BCE	First recorded encounter with Xraki.
c. 14,000 BCE	Rise of the Faction of Eight.
c. 8,000 BCE	The Scryve are discovered by the Faction of Eight.
c. 7,500 BCE	The Scryve overthrow the Faction of Eight. Survivors disperse to unknown parts.
c. 6,500 BCE	The Measured discovered by the Scryve. Made wards of the Empire.
c. 4,000 BCE	Discovery of the "contagion" which is engineered into a sentient virus by the Scryve.
c. 3,000 BCE	The "Ancient One" enters this area of space seeking refuge. Scryve leave it alone.
c. 2,500 BCE	Scryve begin discovering Precursor artifacts. An Origin is found allowing them to explore realities above and below their own.
c. 2,450 BCE	Destruction of several major species. Scryve adopt new policies towards ward species, vowing to eliminate future threats before they fully develop.
c. 400 AD	Drenkend discovered by the Scryve. Extensive genetic modifications commenced to forge them into creatures of war.
c. 1500	Tywom discovered by the Scryve. Made wards of the Empire.
1620	Menkmack discovered by Bylaw Enforcement officers of The Measured. Made wards of the Empire.
1825	Phamysht discovered by the Scryve. Made wards of the Empire.
1853	Overmind discovered by the Scryve. Made wards of the Empire.
1901	Precursor receiver on Ceres stops recording data.
1990	The Tywom discover and uplift a species called the Zalence.
1992	Scryve exterminate the Zalence, warn Tywom not to get "too curious" again.
2035	The Tywom pick up radio broadcasts from Earth. Become enthralled by human culture.
2046	Mowlings discovered by Scryve. Made wards of the Empire.
2047	Humans develop strong AI.  The technological singularity.
2048	Jeff enters this area of space.
2055	Race of strong AI beings develop on Earth, become known as the "Lexites".
2061	Scryve pass Act of Youthful Aggression, prohibiting any further addition of ward species to the Empire.
2078	Lexites make "the announcement". In three years, they will be leaving due to "the threat".
2079	Scryve detect Earthling broadcasts. Begins searching for origin point.
2081	Lexites depart Earth to the moon.
2085	Lexites departure from known space.
2086	Star Control formed to discover fate of the Lexites.
2088	Scryve 7th fleet is destroyed by an unknown force allowing the Tywom to warn Earth.

Scryve Calendar Timeline

-7000 ME	Rise of the Faction of Eight.
3019 ME	The Scryve discover the secrets of hyperspace.
4624 ME	The Measured given their role as bookkeepers for the Scryve Empire.
7101 ME	The "contagion" spreads across the Scryve Empire
7855 ME	Ancient One first detected in Scryve space, and it attacks several Scryve colonies. Greegrox discovered by Scryve.
8188 ME	The Scryve bestow light on the Xraki.
8249 ME	The Xraki blasphemy occurs.
8259 ME	Research Safety Act passed, study of the Precursors halted.
8559.32 ME	Arch-Praetor Kortius records personal log.
8559.35 ME	Arch-Praetor Kortius records another personal log.
11708 ME	Drenkend discovered by the Scryve.
11738 ME	Drenkend subsumed into Scryve Empire.
11742 ME	Drenkend designated "Ordinance Fodder Species". Standard genetic modifications performed during late 12th millenia
12018 ME	Final Drenkend form approved, reproduction limited to cloning.
12445 ME	Sector 1 Periphery Update and Response Recorded, Scryve already aware of Jeff-Jeff probes and Arilou. Outsider Phenomenon is predicted to reach edge of Scryve space within 200 years, and completely envelop the Empire within 1,000 years.
12523 ME	Tywom discovered by the Scryve.
12568 ME	Tywom subsumed into Scryve Empire.
12570 ME	Tywom designated "Stickiness Researchers".
12578 ME	Mu'kay discovered by the Scryve.
12580 ME	Mu'kay subsumed into Scryve Empire.
12590 ME	Mu'kay designated "Aquicultrue Representatives".
12645 ME	Menkmack discovered by the Scryve.
12652 ME	Menkmack subsumed into Scryve Empire.
12653 ME	Menkmack designated "Jester/Clown Species", commoditized later that year.
12655 ME	Standard genetic modifications commenced on Menkmack.
12862 ME	Phamysht discovered by Scryve. Subsumed into the Empire. Phamysht art becomes very admired during this decade.
12891 ME	Overmind discovered by Scryve.
12893 ME	Overmind subsumed into Scryve Empire.
13083 ME	Mowlings discovered by Scryve. Subsumed into the Empire.
13085 ME	Mowlings brought to Scryveno Seat
13093 ME	Scryve pass Act of Youthful Aggression, prohibiting any further addition of ward species to the Empire.

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.

Notes and references

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