The Old World

The original world (retroactively referred to and officially renamed The Old World) was created on May 13th, 2012 on Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.

Initially, an 864x864 world, the majority of the legacy builds are located in the same area around spawn.

Over the years, the world has seen both periods of growth and periods of decline. This has led to them being referred to as different ages and periods.

Below is the official timeline from May 13th, 2012 to January 1st, 2021 (8 years, 7 months, 19 days).

## The Golden Age

The period of time when Minecraft was first released on the Xbox 360 up until the end of 2013 is commonly referred to as The Golden Age of The Old World.

It is an era where the world saw a tremendous amount of activity on an around-the-clock basis. Since this was long before the existence of realms, WhiteLikePaste would leave his Xbox 360 running 24/7 in order for players to be able to access the map.

It was a boom period where a ton of notable builds came into existence. There were also several controversies that would have a lasting impact on the world for years to come *(see The Creative Mode Controversy, The Duplication Glitch Controversy).*

### Notable Builds of The Golden Age

* The Tower
* Donato's Underwater Lair
* Tree Top Community
* Underwater Railway System

## The Decline Period

This time period spanned throughout 2014. During this time, activity in The Old World began to decline. The player base was still active, but a greater focus was placed on exploration style gameplay. Not many new builds came into existence during this era as players chose to make modifications to existing builds instead. The community also saw a major split as the age ended with roughly half of the player base at the time departing.

### Notable Player Departures

* Bagera King
* LtRaziel8510
* Teliasaurus Rex

## The Age of Quiet

Also referred to as The Lost Age, is a period of time where there was no activity in The Old World. This era spanned from 2015 to mid-late 2016. As not much happened during this time, there's very little to say about it. It is worth noting that The Age of Quiet coincided with the beginning of a decline in the popularity of Minecraft in general.

## The Creative Period

This period began towards the end of 2016 when WhiteLikePaste converted The Old World over from the Xbox 360 to the Xbox One. During this process, the world was expanded to an infinite map. This meant that new biomes that had never previously existed in The Old World were now available for the first time.

The era sparked a new age of creativity and several newcomers were invited into The Old World and left their mark on it. It also resulted in a desire to return to the simpler times of survival mode.

## The Survivalist Age

The Survivalist Age came to be when WhiteLikePaste and GaYe BaRs wanted to recapture the tone surrounding the earlier days of Minecraft. This led to them traveling out further into The Old World than anyone had up until that point. The name of this age comes from GaYe BaRs referring to himself as a "survivalist" when questioned about his mediocre builds. Towards the end of The Survivalist Age, WhiteLikePaste began preparation to open The Old World as a realm and created this wiki.

* Village of Grimwood

## The Expansion Period

This is the period that is currently ongoing. It began in August 2019 when The Old World was opened as a realm for the first time and continues to this day. This period has seen an influx in new players joining and exploring areas of the map that have never been visited previously. It's also resulted in the creation of several community-focused builds with the goal of restoring a consistent player base to The Old World.

### Notable Builds of The Expansion Period

* Nether Hub
* The Exchange
* The Island
* The Villager Trading Depot