Timeline

1.5 or 1.6 (VC Prehistory)
Not much is known about the first maps of VanillaCraft, for there are few who still remember it.


 * Vanillacraft started under bobafett356 as owner
 * BlindCowboy joins for the first time.
 * Stadekxiel joins for the first time, after being invited to the server by BlindCowboy.

1.7 Map (Silent Era)

 * Rudycent joins for the first time.

1.8 Map (Transition Era)

 * blackwolf9182 joins for the first time.
 * The Faction "The Toast Army" is founded out of a small mine.
 * The Toast Army's base is destroyed by a hacker and disbanded shortly afterwards.
 * Arzaen joins for the first time.
 * Shocker26 joins for the first time.
 * xmariah becomes the owner of the server.
 * Firetick turned off to reduce lag.

1.9 Map (War Era)

 * Shocker26 departs from the server.
 * TooAtomic4You joins for the first time.
 * PoopyPuppyPuke joins for the first time.
 * Arcsabre123 joins for the first time.
 * Moon Clan is formed.
 * Catfish42 and Wannabero terrorize spawn.
 * Ebola Clan is formed by Rekbeth(Catfish42?)/Wannabero.
 * Ebola War begins.
 * Ebola Clan raids many well-known communities, including Moon Clan and Scarlet base.
 * Ebola Base is discovered by collaborative effort of many factions and raided.
 * Most of Ebola Clan members banned for exploit abuses. Ebola War ends.

1.12 Map (Classical Era)
This era saw the rise of The Order, the first large, organised group [citation needed]. This would set a precedent for many groups in the future.

February 2017

 * Camorrista joins for the first time.
 * Shocker26 rejoins the server (now officially renamed to "Cow_Strangler").
 * Zachattack2000/Lethal_Tree joins for the first time.
 * (Forgotten/lost faction name) is founded by Arzaen and __Lethal, subsequent notable members include Saedin, Lunchbone, and Testsubject11.
 * Morse_Meat joins for the first time.

June 2017
20th June, 2017


 * Arzaen and _Lethal's faction raid admins Sourearth's and XaneMatrix's bases.
 * Kraken Brotherhood is also discovered, and raided. Arzaen is slain by ChromaMatrix and leaves.
 * _Haxington_ joins for the first time.
 * _Haxington_, generalbluetit, _Dead_Inside and __Lethal create The Teutonic Order.

30th June, 2017


 * TestSubject11/EdgyCommunist69 joins for the first time.
 * Cow_Strangler and Shining_Spark establish Mount Strangle.
 * Mikasue joins Mount Strangle.
 * ayden327/Drwiin blows up Birchwood.

July 2017

 * Camorrista joins The Teutonic Order.
 * Cinnadraws joins for the first time.
 * Cinnadraws joins Mount Strangle.

3rd July, 2017


 * Clyme joins for the first time.
 * Arzaen returns, raiding KindBryan/BryanH_'s team base. Cunningly slain by Petachip and later Ayden327.

15th July, 2017


 * Clyme joins The Teutonic Order.
 * FireFox2234 joins for the first time.

August 2017
1st August, 2017


 * Cow_Strangler joins the The Teutonic Order.

11th August, 2017


 * Battle of Haxoria starts.

14th August, 2017


 * Battle of Haxoria ends.

September 2017
3rd September, 2017


 * Dire Keep Incident occurs. FireFox2234 is banned, but begins his war against The Order.

5th September, 2017


 * Owner_of_Roblox, Owner_of_Overwatch, and Owner_of Fortnite join the server for the first time. The Owner War begins.

May 2018

 * __Lethal takes over The Holy Roman Empire and renames it to The Templar Inquisition.
 * The Owner War comes to a close with the banning of all Owners.
 * FireFox2234 destroys Haxoria and Pumpkin Town.
 * Founding of SSS by SillyGoosy and ElectricPigeon.
 * Cities Bluevale and Rosemere built by SSS with the aid of Budaholic, MrFwar, FireFox2234, and MTP949.
 * SSS cities both raided, soon disbanded.

1.13/1.14 Map (Rebirth Era)
The early map was still largely dominated by The Order, but later on The People's Legion came to be its equal and rival.

December 2018
December 28th, 2018


 * Cow_Strangler establishes Outpost Cerulean as a staging ground for the Teutonic Order.
 * Mr_Murphy7 joins for the first time.

January 2019
15th January, 2019


 * Cow_Strangler leaves The Teutonic Order and rejoins Mount Strangle (renamed to "The Mons Dominion")

March 2019
3rd March, 2019


 * Lethal is overthrown and The Templar Inquisition rebrands and reforms into the People's Republic of People.

April 2019
1st April, 2019


 * AlikatHD joins for the first time and founds Greatest Nation of Armenia.

28th April, 2019


 * Eashandai's base wrecking

June 2019
1st June, 2019


 * Kill stadekxiel event.

20th June, 2019


 * Erik leaves The PRoP with Pipitone and Doyle for The Order.

July 2019
16th July, 2019


 * AerialSN1PER leaves the PRoP, so Edgy and Fallen begin ruling as Consuls.

18th July, 2019


 * A violent struggle between Bflamed and Edgy breaks out on the ice road (the one who provoked the engagement is disputed), Ending with Edgy's victory. Edgy then lets Bflamed go.


 * The PRoP-CoF war begins.

22nd July, 2019


 * Raid of Vacation Island occurs.

27th July, 2019


 * The People's Republic of People renames to The People's Legion.

August 2019
6th August, 2019


 * The People's Legion and Circle of Freedom negotiate peace.

12th August, 2019


 * Fallen griefs part of Malbork, the capital of The Order.
 * The War of The Dog begins.

15th August, 2019


 * "Bamboo"zlement of Highturf.

17th August, 2019


 * Fallen leaves The People's Legion.
 * The War of The Dog ends, with a Teutonic victory.
 * Edgy appoints himself as Fallen's successor, becoming Emperor of The Legion.
 * FireFox2234 is banned after it is discovered he was using a hacked client, though he claims he was only using freecam to view builds.

September 2019
22nd September, 2019


 * Tynominally (ty88ty2 at the time) joins for the first time.

October 2019
10th October, 2019


 * Patron Port is founded by Edgy, Rudy, Haxington, and MrMurphy. Completion of an Imperial Star Destroyer at Patron Port.
 * Founding of the Banana Republic by SillyGoosy, MrFwar, and elGeorge2K.
 * FrothyFilly7 and their accomplices attack and kill AdaRose at their base. AdaRose joins The People's Legion.

23rd October, 2019


 * Orange's War begins.

28th October, 2019


 * AdaRose betrays The Legion and defects to OrangeStoneTorch due to harassment from TooAtomic.
 * The Battle of Bel Air occurs.

30th October, 2019


 * Meridian is griefed.

November 2019
1st November, 2019


 * OrangeStoneTorch is banned for disrespecting an admin. Orange's War ends, with an anti-Orange victory.

4th November, 2019


 * Copirus is griefed by AerialSN1PER using x-ray hacks.
 * Flanders Field is finished near spawn.

10th November, 2019


 * Haxington, Camorrista and Clyme use exploits to locate Edgestantinople, the capital of The Legion. Haxington, Camorrista, and Clyme are banned. Camorrista's ban is permanent, whereas Clyme and Haxington's bans are temporary.

12th November, 2019


 * Clyme and Haxington both choose to quit VanillaCraft, leaving Erik as the leader of The Order on VC's side - the three old Archons would still hold some influence, however.

21st November, 2019


 * An argument about discord structure erupts in The Legion's discord server. Though this argument was a petty one, it acted as the final straw of the constant bickering between The Emperor and the Duke of Lumen. Mr_Murphy7 and Tathal become Archduke and Archduchess and Lumen secedes from The Legion - the beginning of the end for the Legion.

1.15/1.16 Map (Rebirth Era - Second War Era)
After the Fall of The Legion, the major groups would not suffer any unrest for a while until The Dongos War, and later on, The Summer Wars. This map saw multiple memberships between groups becoming much more widespread. The three archons of The Order were banned at that point, and so the Provinces of Lumen came to dominate the server for the first half of 2020. During The Summer Wars, The Secret Society would take its place after Lumen was crippled at the hands of M.I.C.R.O.W.A.V.E.

December 2019
14th December, 2019


 * Map is reset for the 1.15 update.
 * Straevaras claims the Dragon Egg.
 * AlikatHD founds Yokai.

January 2020
January 2020


 * Purkler names their town on Tatooine "New Mos Eisley"

February 2020
3rd February, 2020


 * Jorgur returns and founds the Heretics.

February 2020


 * GraveTheGhoul and his brother NinjaTimberFox join the Heretics.

6th February, 2020


 * MrDFL joins Heretics.

17th February, 2020


 * EdgyCommunist69 kills mutterstarb with an End Crystal.
 * Yeet Gang attacks Cinna on the +Z nether tunnel. Cinna was disconnected due to internet issues. erikblue1234 single-handedly kills all 4 members of Yeet Gang.

20th February, 2020


 * The First Battle of Temptown occurs.
 * NexusTheGoy and the_vincenator are banned.

28th February, 2020


 * The Secret Society is founded.

29th February, 2020


 * The Dongos grief Havenport. The Dongos War begins.

March 2020
4th March, 2020


 * The Dongos grief Borivik's base.

7th March, 2020


 * The Dongos find Temptown and The Second Battle of Temptown occurs. Seeing that gfrekt was present during the Fall of Temptown, EdgyCommunist69 reveals Mr_Murphy's operation to The Dongos. This sparks a lot of anger towards Edgy.

17th March, 2020


 * Conflict arises in Patron Port ll between Wertia3 and Cow_Strangler. The situation escalates after Mr_Murphy7 kills Wertia, who then proceeds to sabotage the town in retaliation. The conflict draws to a close following negotiations led by Cow_Strangler. An ultimatum is set for Wertia3 that, if he leaves Patron Port ll, his life will be spared.

18th March, 2020


 * Society of Stuck gains two leaders this day. Purkler as Mayor and CaptainCluck999 as VP.

20th March, 2020


 * Leadership of Yokai is passed from AlikatHD to Ironlion_007.

26th March, 2020


 * EdgyCommunist69 joins the Heretics.

27th March, 2020


 * The Dongos discover Chronos. The Battle for Chronos occurs.

28th March, 2020


 * Society of Stuck officially names their main town Stuckville.

30th March, 2020


 * The Asian Mafia is officially founded

April 2020
4th April, 2020


 * Easter event

10th April, 2020


 * The United Nations is created.

11th April, 2020


 * The Siege of the Menger Sponge

12th April, 2020


 * The Dongos find and grief Lazarus Outpost.

17th April, 2020


 * The Dongos grief Levant Metropolis.

May 2020
14th May, 2020


 * 74152's array of alts crack and leak the seed.

16th May, 2020


 * RebeckaWard becomes 7th Leader of Provinces of Lumen.
 * Seed is publicly announced that it has been leaked.

26th May, 2020


 * The Dongos War ends. hamoodi123 joins the Heretics.

30th May, 2020


 * Lumen Texturepack End Race occurs.

June 2020
8th June, 2020


 * The Heretics Schism: dissatisfied by the power structure in the Heretics, GraveTheGhoul and aria_minecraft take a bunch of people and leave.

10th June, 2020


 * The First Crafting Crusade occurs.
 * The Covenant of Crafting is formed.

23rd of June, 2020


 * RebeckaWard becomes an admin on the server.

24th June, 2020


 * The Great End Race occurs, with benchkcb winning the event.

July 2020
8th July, 2020 11th July, 2020
 * M.I.C.R.O.W.A.V.E is founded.


 * Tynominally and MissPrism raid and grief Fort Echelon, a shared Lumen and TSS spawn base.
 * The Summer Wars begin.

22nd July, 2020


 * The Battle of Isbukt occurs.

26th July, 2020


 * The Secret Society and the Provinces of Lumen cut off their alliance.

August 2020
1st August, 2020
 * M.I.C.R.O.W.A.V.E shifts from being a meme group into a griefing group.


 * Rouffernaught Outpost and Comet are griefed.

2nd August, 2020

3rd August, 2020 4th August, 2020 20th August, 2020
 * Lumen City is griefed.
 * Exodus River is griefed.
 * Lunaris is griefed.
 * Tulipsfountain is griefed.
 * Wertia3 is exposed for insiding M.I.C.R.O.W.A.V.E and is killed at the grief.

September 2020
1st September, 2020 2nd September, 2020
 * Player count drops as many people return to school.
 * Tynominally and MissPrism are unbanned, and with the help of EdgyCommunist69, completely deconstruct TSS's spawn dragon.
 * The three deconstruct TSS's second dragon.


 * The Battle of The Bridge occurs.

March 2021

 * Warned_u and crew cause havoc on spawn