Eras of Chasecraft

There have been several distinct **eras of Chasecraft** stretching from its creation in April 2012 to the present day. The First Era spanned from the server's opening on the old world to the closure of the Creative world in 2014, the Second Era involved a revival of the server in 2016, the Third Era has stretched from 2019 to 2022, and the Fourth Era has lasted from 2023 until the present day.

## The First Era (2012–2014)

*Players: 123sharp, ajcassidy, alangaaaa, Anna9876, ArticRanger, ashwin123123, awesomebeast2002, awesomekid48, AxeSlasher, ButterAwesome, CobaltBlueDoug, coolcat\_ethan, coolseal658, Cvhelp, gummy3steve, Herobrine6387, HottyToddy333, LITTLE4165, Lloydzx525, lukevillani, Puzzle4Puppy, ROLLTIDEROLL, sc00t3r123, Snake908, SwissJavaFork, TheComputerNater*, *trexation, TrollJolster, Xcristo*

Chasecraft was founded on the 25th of March, 2012—though the date is often given as the 1st of April—when the first players of the server were in the fourth grade of elementary school. Chase, then AxeSlasher, first formed the old world with Snake908 and Xcristo, two classmates. Several personal friends, including awesomekid48 and TrollJolster as well as Paige, joined in the following months. The old world eventually saw the rise of several cities, including Redstonia, Union City, Mistral City, and Plavo; however, Snake908 griefed the server in the summer, and though a save of it still exists, a new world was formed.

The main world was made on the 4th of October 2012, and is the primary map used in the present day. Though the server reached sustained activity in its first few months with roughly a dozen players online most evenings, it quickly burned out. Redo, Redstonia and Modernville were founded, and the arrival of trexation and Trex Inc. spurred enormous building in Capital City as well as throughout the Broadlands generally—most notably of the Nine Wonders—but ultimately the userbase declined. A feud between the early Chase Empire and Lenor, as well as a new world called the Creative world, briefly brought back activity in late 2013, but the Creative world's closure in early 2014 due to lack of enthusiasm was the nail in the coffin of the First Era. The Era ceased to be on the 6th of January, 2014; several players went on to join the MCAR outside of Chasecraft. The First Era's participants are commemorated in the Park of the Founders.

## The Second Era (2016–2018)

*Players: 123sharp, Candain, eagle964, LucasMC1999, NovumChase, PandaMan\_\_, Shadowhawkk24, Subzero\_X, TheKingofWhales*

The summer of 2016 and some subsequent summers and winters saw short revivals of Chasecraft. The city of Redo was renovated, Lorence and Eldenville were founded, and several important buildings and renovations were made in each of those cities. The Imperial Timeline took a joking look at a world owned by an aggressive Chase Empire. Heartwood Park was founded in Redo in commemoration of the renewal. AuJy joined the server during this era, but did not contribute to its buildings. Two side worlds from the era remain on saves: the January world of January 2017 and Novaterra, which was used for some of 2017 and 2018.

Excitement about the new and recently discovered features of Minecraft led to the invention of elytra nets and the growing prevalence of teleporters over the Nether Rail System of the First Era.

## The Third Era (2019–2022)

*Players: 123sharp, AuJy, bananna\_m, bismurly, Ch0copancake, CodyMcGod, Daisy\_21, Dolph\_n, eagle964, NovumChase, PandaMan\_\_, \_saltine, SehunYUN, Spideroo, tontsnark*

The server once more saw consistent work, though with occasional gaps for weeks or months, beginning in mid-2019. AuJy's arrival heralded the founding of Saginaw and Ado, and renewed interest in the server yielded various new projects, including the Lorence Temple, Imperial War Ministry, and Imperial Mall. 123sharp founded Enoch, and PandaMan\_\_ developed Alexia. The new Imperial city of Baranoc was formed in 2021, not long after Pinewood and Stonereach, and a time capsule was sealed for 2027.

A chief event of the Third Era was the grafting of the Creative world and all of its settlements onto the main world in January 2022. Several former players—including Anna9876, awesomekid48, trexation, and Xcristo—visited during the Third Era but did not contribute to it. The server's tenth anniversary was celebrated on the 4th of October, 2022 with builds such as the Anniversary Museum, Reunion Hall and Anniversary Arch. The first six Third Era players—NovumChase, \_saltine, eagle964, AuJy, 123sharp and PandaMan\_\_ are commemorated in the Park of the Renewal.

Though the Third Era is unified by its matured building style and loosened restrictions on commands, a distinct subperiod began in the autumn of 2022 with several new arrivals invited by bananna\_m and AuJy. The months-long lull in activity during the winter of 2022–2023 brought the era to an end.

## The Fourth Era (2023–present)

*Players: 123sharp, AuJy, bismurly, boola0, ioppenheimer, NovumChase, PandaMan\_\_, pandasincrocs, spicychikenfeet, Spideroo, tontsnark, WobblyStatue832*

What had begun in the Third Era's Plavian Renaissance spawned the first currents of the Fourth Era. The advent of Dirtdortenism and Mojangism as alternative philosophies to Chasism began a new wave of animosity against the Chase Empire, and larger construction projects—including the Shrine to Childhood and Summopolis—were the hallmark of the day.

The Epicurean Hegemony rose under AuJy; its Orthodox Chasist Church proved the first church to truly oppose the Imperial Church. WobblyStatue832 became the first player in server history to permanently join the survival side, founding the Great Shroom Empire.