RB's Universe Timeline

Well the 4th episode of IEC is about to start recording and I would just like to reflect on the last year of RB's Universe.

RB's Universe Timeline:

• 1999:
  
  • RB Corp (Ray Ballard Corporation) opens with RBC Store as well as the MSN Group (both are now closed).

• 2000:
  
  • (January) F.S.O. Opens for the first time on private server.
  • (June) 2468 people log onto F.S.O. on June 14, 2000.
• 2001:
  
• (March) F.S.O. Closes due to viruses in the server which cause irreparable damage.
• (June-December) War World and Final Dungeon start production.
  
• 2002:
  
  • (May) War World opens for beta.
  • (July) Final Dungeon opens for beta.
  • (September) War World Beta closes with 800 players (number rounded down to the nearest 100) and the final version launched.
  • (November) Final Dungeon Beta closes with 1400 players and the final version is launched.
• 2003:
  
  • (March) F.S.O. 1 relaunches.
  • (April) F.S.O. 2 beta launches.
  • (September) F.S.O. 2 beta closes and the Final version launches.
• 2004:
  
  • (June) F.S.O. 2.5 Launches (no beta).
  • (June) The Compound launches.
  • (December): The Federation Space Online 1 & 2 contest for canon begin.
    
    • These contests were to find canon ships and captains and people. Many ships that were entered into this contest (at least the ones that weren't destroyed) were added as canon to the Imonoran Empire.
• 2005:
  
  • (September) .hack//Frequency Launches.
• 2006:
  
  • (January) D'ni Restoration Incoporated launches.
  • (May) Urkia Project Starts.
  • (May - December) F.S.O. 1, 2 AND 2.5, War World, The Compound, and Final Dungeon, are shut down indefinitely.
• 2007:
  
  • (March) Urkia Project put on hold temporarily.
  • (May) Empire Project Starts(August) Empire Vol. 1 Finished
  • (September) Name Change Finalized RBC now RB's Universe. (Uunexpected Ramifications starts).
  • (October) Empire Vol. 1 released, Forums Open, UR receives membership to the RB's Universe Group.
  • (November) Forced War written, IEC Episode 000 released.
  • (December) IEC kicks off. Star Trek Interpreter pilot episode released, F.S.O. 1 relaunched.
• 2008:
  
  • IN PROGRESS!

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Ray B. May IV
Owner of all Rights to RB's Universe & Host of IEC.