Timeline

[[File:2019-01-27_20.05.49.png|thumb|[[Spawn City]] of the first [[Survival]] world]]
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This page contains a '''timeline''' of significant events and changes affecting the [[Dogcraft.net|Dogcraft website]], [[Dogcraft Discord|discord]] & [[Dogcraft Server|server]] throughout it's lifetime, effectively serving as an overview of the community's history.


==Dogcraft Timeline==
===2012===
====July====
[[File:2012-DC.png|thumb|The homepage of Dogcraft.net on the 21<sup>st</sup> of August, 2012; one month after the founding of the website.]]

*12 July 2012 - [[Dogcraft.net]] website founded by [[ReNDoG]] as a forum for fans to discuss videos.
*14 July 2012 - Dogcraft.net is first mentioned by Rendog in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSb1RpVcHnY| Episode #56] of his ''Let's Play Minecraft'' series.
*14 July 2012 - Dogolith introduced, with the new site serving as a destination for fans to apply to be "immortalized" onto the monument in Rendog's world.
*July 2012 - Dogcraft.net VIP membership program introduced, a precursor to the Patreon system today, allowing fans to support Rendog and the site.
*July 2012 - Dogcraft Shop introduced, allowing users to buy website "stock" to display on their profile.
*July 2012 - [[Dogcraft Dollars]] first implemented, which could be earned through VIP membership or for chatting on the forums.


====August====

*16 August 2012 - Dogcraft [[Cog, Bone & Pickaxe]] logo designed by MudDog and unveiled by ReNDoG in a forum post.
*August 2012 - AJAX Chat added, allowing Cyberdogs to instantly message over the site.
*August 2012 - Arcade added.

====September====

*8 September 2012 - Dogcraft.net reaches 1000 members.

====Last third of 2012====

*Between 22 August 2012 and 21 September 2012 - the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120821012338/http://www.dogcraft.net:80/ www.dogcraft.net] website recieves a redesign and starts using [https://web.archive.org/web/20120921074929/http://www.dogcraft.net/portal.php www.dogcraft.net/portal.php]
*Between 22 August 2012 and 5 September 2012 - ''Woody Wooddog'' is promoted to {{Rank|Website Headmod}}
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===2013===
====First third of 2013====

*Between 15 February 2013 and 2 March 2013 - {{Player|IvanDogovich}} is promoted to {{Rank|Website Headmod}}
*Between 15 February 2013 and 27 March 2013 - www.dogcraft.net goes back to using www.dogcraft.net instead of www.dogcraft.net/portal.php and recieves a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130327154230/http://dogcraft.net:80/ redesign]. Accounts have to be recreated. {{Rank|VIP Moderator}} merges into {{Rank|Global Moderator}}.

====Second third of 2013====

*Between 29 July 2013 and 1 August 2013 - ''Woody Woodog'' steps down as {{Rank|Site Headmod}}, and leaves the staff team.
*Between 3 August 2013 and 2 Sept 2013 - {{Player|Baergo}} is promoted to {{Rank|Website Headmod}}. The rank {{Rank|Trial Moderator}} first sees use

====Last third of 2013====

*Fall 2013 - [[Dogcraft Dollars]] recive an item. The website's economy is slightly reworked.
*Between 4 November 2013 and 6 December 2013 - {{Player|Mattigins}} is promoted to {{Rank|Administrator (Forum)|Forum Administrator}}. (A rank that is different only in it's name and custom icon from {{Player|Razor}}'s {{Rank|Administrator (Forum)|Administrator}}. The two roles were equal.)
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===2014===
====First third of 2014====

*Between 8 February 2014 and 7 March 2014 - Mobile game app developers benc_opposable and owda are added to and then removed from the website staff list, and given their own role, to allow them to use the forums to collect feedback on a project for ReNDoG .<ref>[https://discordapp.com/channels/462673355997184011/462673523849166849/662355837779574794 Discord message from Ironboundred in the Wiki Discord]</ref>
*Between 9 February 2014 and 7 March 2014 - Razor steps down as {{Rank|Administrator (Forum)|Administrator}} and leaves the staff team. {{Player|Mattigins}}'s {{Rank|Administrator (Forum)|Forum Administrator}} rank is renamed to {{Rank|Administrator (Forum)|Administrator}}.
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===2015===
====September====

*28 September 2015 - [[Dogcraft Server|Dogcraft Minecraft Server]] launched for testing on Minecraft 1.8 for a select group of Pioneers.
*28 September 2015 - [[Survival]] world launched; a Survival Multiplayer world. [[Spawn City]] was founded on this day.
*28 September 2015 - [[Amplified]] world launched; a Survival Multiplayer world with Amplified terrain.
*28 September 2015 - [[MCMMO]] world launched; a Survival Multiplayer world with MCMMO plugin.
*28 September 2015 - [[Creative]] world launched; a creative mode world. The first iteration required an admin to allocate plots.
*28 September 2015 - [[Skyblock]] world launched, with missions for players to complete.
*28 September 2015 - First [[Hub]] world launched, with a design based on Rendog's Mole City from his Survival series world.
*28 September 2015 - [[Dogcraft Discord]] server created.

====October====

*October 2015 - Construction developments in Spawn City; MoleMart building founded by {{Player|TheFreakSound}} and crop farms established by {{Player|NBStuart}}.

====November====

*14 November 2015 - Dogcraft Minecraft Server launches publicly for the first time.
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===2016===
====April====

*Mid April 2016 - [[Survival Railway Network (Survival 1)|Survival Railway Network]] (SRN) founded by {{Player|_edo}} and {{Player|Mr_Dawgie}} on the first [[Survival]] world.
*Late-April 2016 - Completion of Grannydog's Monument in Spawn City, with new Spawn Station underneath.

====May====

*4 May 2016 - [[Stream Town]] founded during a livestream by ReNDoG.
*21 May 2016 - End Dimension on the Survival world officially opened.
*21 May 2016 - Dogcraft updated to Minecraft 1.9: The Combat Update

====June====

*2 June 2016 - [[Lackria]] founded by {{Player|William278}} and {{Player|SENsationals02}} alongside a secondary railway track of the SRN.
*16 June 2016 - First ever main line SRN railway station completed - [[South Station (Survival 1)|South Station]].

====November====

*6 November 2016 - Rendog posts [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzDadLhHEGY base tour video], touring Lackria among other locations leading to a large influx of new players.
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===2017===
====January====

*26 January 2017 - [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_fngPiWqnTutlZA1_cWbg Cyberdog Events YouTube Channel] created.
*30 January 2017 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imIb7RhZvR4 First episode] of [[Cyberdog News Network|CDNN News]] uploaded to the Cyberdog Events YouTube channel, about the [[Events#Events held on Survival 1|Snow Day Event]].

====February====

*February 2017 - Snow Day event held; the first to be fully organized by the original [[Events Team]].
*15 February 2017 - {{Player|darparniox}} assumes role of SRN Conductor from {{Player|_edo}}.

====March====
[[File:Dogcraft_Website_2017-20.png|thumb|New Dogcraft.net site introduced in March 2017.]]

*March 2017 - Dogcraft.net experiences major data loss following a hard crash, bringing the site down for the first time since 2012.
*March 2017 - New Dogcraft.net site launched with a fresh forums and design by {{Player|Mattigins}}. Many features were removed, such as the arcade games.

====April====

*1 April 2017 - ''No Fooling Around: A PvP Event'' held, attended by Rendog.
*22 April 2017 - ''Festival of Flight'' event held, an event based around sky and elytra-based activities, featuring flight courses, a building contest and aerial PvP.

====May====

*5 May 2017 - The Survival Railway Network project establishes a Discord server, becoming the first Dogcraft sub-community to do so. More communities would do this as Discord became the definitive method of communication on Dogcraft.

====June====

*1 June 2017 - HeadMod {{Player|Rustbite}} announces the release of a new Survival world, dubbed "Survival 2", to be released later that year.
*10 June 2017 - ''Something Summer'' event held, a summer-themed event held on a beach with a festival theme.
*June 2017 - [[Wanigoora (Survival 1)|Wanigoora]] founded by {{Player|OPwrecker}}.

====July====

*12 July 2017 - Dogcraft celebrates it's fifth birthday. {{Rank|HeadMod}} {{Player|LilWolfie}} asked Cyberdogs to name their favorite memories of the community in exchange for prizes.
*19 July 2017 - {{Player|Brianetta}} is appointed as {{Rank|Admin}}.

====September====
[[File:2018-10-18_21.39.39-edit3-cropped.jpg|thumb|The City of Havana]]

*2 September 2017 - [[Survival 2]], the second Survival Multiplayer world was released in a [[Survival 2#Launch|livestream event]] by Rendog, effectively succeeding Survival 1.
*2 September 2017 - [[City of Havana]] founded by {{Player|_edo}}, {{Player|darparniox}} and {{Player|Brianetta}}, amongst others.
*2 September 2017 - [[Akkara]] City founded by {{Player|William278}}, {{Player|LAK3RS}} and {{Player|TraktorMC}}.
*2 September 2017 - [[Survival Railway Network (Survival 2)|Survival Railway Network in Survival 2]] established.

====October====

*12 October 2017 - FormulaAbyss (now known as {{Player|DragonTheTek}}) is promoted to {{Rank|HeadMod}}.
*31 October 2017 - [[Events#Events held on Survival 1|''Spooktober'' Halloween event]] held on the server.
*31 October 2017 - {{Player|Navi_Heylisten}} is promoted to {{Color|Blue|Discord Head Mod}}.

====November====

*17 November 2017 - {{Player|Ectobeast}} is promoted to {{Rank|HeadMod}}.
*19 November 2017 - {{Player|Rustbite}} steps down as {{Rank|HeadMod}}.
*19 November 2017 -{{Player|Rustbite}} assumes role as {{Rank|Admin}} on the Patreon Modded Server.

====December====

*December 2017 - [[Events#Events_held_on_Survival_2|Christmas 2017 event]] held,  with a large snow globe build featuring a central grand Christmas Tree, a collaboration between the Build Team and Staff Team.
*17 December 2017 - {{Player|Navi_Heylisten}} is promoted to {{Rank|HeadMod}}.
*31 December 2017 - New Years' Eve was celebrated by a build in the end that celebrated the pass of New Year in every country around the world, an organisation of the Staff, Build and Events Teams.
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===2018===
====March====

*28 March 2018 - {{Player|j0n_r4ng}} steps down as {{Rank|HeadMod}}.

====April====

*21 April 2018 - Havana is toured by ReNDoG in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvI97e8Pc9A base tour video].
*28 April 2018 - [[Akkara City Opening Day]] event held on the server, with a livestreamed tour of the town by Rendog.
*Late-April 2018 - As a result of the popularity of cities on the server, a large number of new settlements are founded, known as the [[Townpocalypse]].

====May====

*May 2018 - Colors event held, celebrating the "colors of life". It featured a number of color-oriented events, including parkour and a sheep-based version of "Hungry-Hungry Hippos".

====June====

*30 June 2018 - Cyberdog Wiki Project is established by {{Player|William278}}, founding what would become the Official [[Dogcraft Wiki]].

====July====

*31 July 2018 - {{Player|SummerFlower1234}} is promoted to {{Rank|Admin}}.

====September====

*23 September 2018 - Redstone Revelry event held. It featured a large mansion with a diverse set of redstone traps and puzzles.

====October====

*7 October 2018 - [[Hydropolis]] officially opens to the public, with a large 65-wither fight drawing large crowds to the short-lived city.
*7 October 2018 - {{Player|Brianetta}} steps down as {{Rank|Admin}}.
*15 October 2018 - It is announced that all worlds would be deleted and a new Survival world would be launched on the 20<sup>th</sup> of October that month.
*15 October 2018 - Staff face large community backlash from the announcement, criticizing the short notice and blunt wording of the announcement.
*16 October 2018 - Usage of the World Downloader mod is permitted on Dogcraft.
*19 October 2018 - The server is closed to make way for the third Survival world, all other worlds (except Creative) were discontinued at this time.
*20 October 2018 - [[Survival 3]], the third Survival Multiplayer world on the Dogcraft server, launched to the public.
*20 October 2018 - [[Deliverance]] founded by {{Player|LAK3RS}}, {{Player|William278}}, {{Player|Rhyvin}} and other Akkara members.
*20 October 2018 - [[Chronia]] founded by a group of members who built Hydropolis on Survival 2.
*21 October 2018 - The Home Tree founded by {{Player|Dutchsoccer}} and friends.
*24 October 2018 -{{Player|Ectobeast}} steps down as {{Rank|HeadMod}}.
*24 October 2018 - {{Player|Ectobeast}} is promoted to {{Color|DarkGoldenRod|Patreon Head Mod}}.
*25 October 2018 - {{Player|Scooberson}} accepts role of {{Rank|HeadMod}}.

====November====

*November 2018 - Trade Hall established by {{Player|TickleMePickles}}. {{Player|bricksburger}} and {{Player|Maverick2008}} would join him to assist in construction.
*November 2018 - {{Player|William278}} leaves Deliverance project to make preparations to found what would become [[Ouranos]].
*29 November 2018- {{Player|marbou9}} is appointed {{Rank|HeadMod}}.

====December====

*21 December 2018 - The 2018 Christmas Event Opens.
*31 December 2018 - NYE event.
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===2019===
====January====

*7 January 2019 - [[Ouranos]] founded by {{Player|William278}} and {{Player|misterblue28}}.
*22 January 2019 - The Survival 3 [[mall]] opens.

====March====

*5 March 2019 - The Survival 3 Enderman and Pigman farms become public.
*9 March 2019 - The first dogcraft spleef league game is played at the DSL arena, near Tidal Station.
*17 March 2019 - The [[Helper]] rank is introduced, with {{Player|TiniestTea}}, {{Player|CaffeineJitters}} and {{Player|William278}} serving as the inaugural holders.

====April====

*13 April 2019 - [[Ouranos#Ouranos Day|Ouranos Day]] takes place, officially opening the city.

====May====

*7 May 2019 - @Content tag added to Dogcraft allowing users to opt-in or out of pings in #shameless-plugs.
*27 May 2019 - The new events team consisting of {{Player|Gummibear87}},{{Player|OldManLP85}},{{Player|RY44}} and {{Player|William278}} is announced.

====July====

*7 July 2019 - {{Player|Navi_Heylisten}} and {{Player|Clangedinn}} are married on the server, to commemorate their real life marriage.
*8 July 2019 - Spawn build challenge commences, organised by {{Player|Domino_1}} and the events team.

====August====

*5 August 2019 - The William anvil murder court case.
*August 2019 - The Cyberdog Photography Contest is held, encouraging Cyberdogs to take photos of the server.
*August 2019 - [[Saturday Nitro Live]] event takes place on the server; a [[Nitro UHC]] tournament. Semifinals and finals are broadcast by ReNDoG.

====September====

*24 September 2019 - Due to a server issue, the server had to be rolled back a few days. This was also when 1.14 was added to the server.
*25 September 2019 - {{Rank|Admin}} {{Player|Ironboundred}} sets up a temporary server for players to play on, while the main server is worked on.

====October====

*8 October 2019 - The Dogcraft Directory discord is founded, allowing players to have an easy portal into other community discords.
*8 October 2019 - The Ice Boat League hosts the time zone tournament.
*14 October 2019 - The dmgdog vs legowar1508 court case.
*15 October 2019 - The DC leagues discord is created, a merger between the spleef, ice boat and equestrian leagues.
*18 October 2019 - The new hub, built by {{Player|OldmanLP85}}, {{Player|kimandjax}}, {{Player|RoseRedTiger}} and {{Player|Mipronk}}.
*20 October 2019 - The 1 year anniversary of the Survival 3 server is celebrated.
*26 October 2019 - The official wiki is launched, with the web address wiki.dogcraft.net.
*27 October 2019 - The 2019 Halloween event opens to the public.

====November====

*17 November 2019 - [[Marbou's Shopping List]] event takes place.
*21 November 2019 - The Hide & Seek minigame returns to the server.
*23 November 2019 - {{Player|KazYagami}} steps away from {{Color|Purple|Discord Admin}}.
*29 November 2019 - {{Player|marbou9}} resigns from {{Rank|HeadMod}}. A community made [https://youtu.be/Nywqc4sg5Uo video] is released to thank him.

====December====

*10 December 2019 - [[Erebus]] is founded by {{Player|dmgdog}} and {{Player|TrainerMoon}}
*12 December 2019 - {{Player|simply_simon_}} is appointed as as {{Rank|HeadMod}}.
*15 December 2019 - Saturday Nitro Live Season 2 finals night occurs.
*15 December 2019 - The [[Christmas Event 2019|2019 Christmas Event]] is made public.
*20 December 2019 - [[Ragecorp]] Winter Wonderland opens to the public.
*31 December 2019 - [[Christmas Event 2019#New Years Eve 2019|New Year’s Eve]] is celebrated in the 2019 Christmas Island.
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===2020===
====January====

*3 January 2020 - The 2019 Reflections Wiki Event begins.
*11 January 2020 - The [[Grand Map]] of Survival 3 is completed, led by {{player|_edo}} and {{player|Skelleton123}}
*11 January 2020 - {{Player|TekBot0507}}'s event, Dig Fo Gold occurs.
*22 January 2020 - {{player|Navi_Heylisten}} moves position from {{Color|Blue|Discord Head Mod}} to  {{Color|Purple|Discord Admin}}
*22 January 2020 - {{player|googly2002}} is promoted to {{Color|Blue|Discord Head Mod}}.

====February====

*5 February 2020 - Spawn is decorated for the upcoming Valentines Day.
*9 February 2020 - The first episode of the [[CDNN|CDNN News]] in over 2 years is uploaded to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfuyxvKeE3A Cyberdog Events YouTube Channel]
*23 February 2020 - [[Erebus|The City of Erebus]] is [[Erebus Opening Day|opened]].

====March====
[[File:2020 website.jpg|thumb|The Dogcraft.net site introduced in March 2020.]]

*8 March 2020 - The Deliverence D-Day event, organised by {{Player|LAK3RS}} commences.
*12 March 2020 - /plan system instituted as an alternative stats viewing system on the server.
*15 March 2020 - The incoming closure of the Survival 3 world is announced as well as the new Survival 4 server.
*17 March 2020 - The St Patrick’s Day Event is the final themed event of Survival 3.
*19 March 2020 - {{player|bBrain}} becomes an {{Rank|Admin}}.
*20 March 2020 - The server is updated to 1.15.2, and the world border is expanded. During the downtime, a temporary server is set up.
*20 March 2020 - The new website is released, players have to re-register. Claimblocks and Dogcraft Dollar balances are reset.
*22 March 2020 - The wiki is made fully public on the new website.


====April====

*1 April 2020 - Survival 3 ends and Survival 4 begins.
*10 April 2020 - [[Survival 4 End Openings|Husky End Opening]] takes place.
*11 April 2020 - The second Survival 4 world, Beagle is open to the public.
*19 April 2020 - [[Survival 4 End Openings|Beagle End Opening]] takes place.
*23 April 2020 - The Discord Emote Competition is announced.

====May====

*5 May 2020 - [[Dynmap]] is re-introduced to the server on the Husky and Beagle Survival 4 worlds for the first time since 2017.
*17 May 2020 - The Race Around the World event is held; {{Player|Fraserxx8|uuid=a5788ea8e3f945d198e4157c6dc425fb}} and {{Player|Mark98Scholten}} come in joint first.
*20 May 2020 - The [[Mall (Survival 4)|Survival 4 Mall]] is opened, with a new multi-layered design.
*23 May 2020 - {{Player|briggsmech}} is promoted to {{Rank|HeadMod}}.
*24 May 2020 - [[May Mayhem]] PvP event is held, hosted by {{Player|UnspeakableAl}}, {{Player|ProtuberDC}} and {{Player|Doblocks}}. {{Player|legowar1508}} claims first place.

====June====

*1 June 2020 - The @Dogcraft rank is introduced to the Discord.
*21 June 2020 - {{Player|NightSkyPC}}'s Hardcore Parkour event takes place.
*24 June 2020 - {{Player|William278}} is appointed {{Color|Blue|Discord Head Mod}}.
*28 June 2020 - {{Player|TreeManForever}}'s event, The War of The Pillager King takes place.
*29 June 2020 - {{Player|sasha1nine7}} is promoted to {{Color|DarkGoldenRod|Patreon Head Mod}}.

====July====

*9 July 2020 - The endfarm on [[Beagle]] opens to the public.
*24 July 2020 - The Dogcraft Server is updated to ''Minecraft 1.16: The Nether Update''
*24 July 2020 - A Dogcraft Stream Day commences to celebrate  the update to Minecraft 1.16.

====August====

*1 August 2020 - [[Lotus]] hosts the first [[Dogcraft Spleef League|spleef]] tournament of Survival 4.
*19 August 2020 - googly2002 Vs dmgdog Court Case held at the [[City of Gaia|Gaia Courtroom]] - The first court case of [[Survival 4]].
*23 August 2020 - The [[Dogcraft Hunger Games|Dogcraft Hunger Games event]] organised by {{Player|LazyNine}}, {{Player|ElliottheRedd}}, {{Player|Montenator}} and {{Player|N1cM4tth3w63}} takes place.

====September====

*27 September 2020 - The Cyberdog Server and Discord celebrates it's fifth anniversary with a Dogcraft Stream Day and a fireworks spectacular.
*28 September 2020 - {{Player|Navi_Heylisten}} steps down as {{Rank|HeadMod}} and {{Color|Purple|Discord Admin}}.
*28 September 2020 - {{Player|Princess223}} is promoted to {{Rank|HeadMod}}.
*30 September 2020 - Miniblocks and custom armour stands are made available to purchase in the "Warm Gossip" shop in the [[Mall|Server Mall]].


====October====
[[File:December 2020 website.png|thumb|The current Dogcraft.net site introduced as of December 2020.]]

*31 October 2020 - The [[Halloween 2020 🎃|2020 Halloween event]] opens to the public.

====December====

*5 December 2020 - The Dogcraft.net website is updated with a refreshed look and improved log-in and registration system.
*5 December 2020 - [[MoleMart (Survival 4)]] opened to the public in the [[Mall|Server Mall]]. A "miniblock megastore" allowing players to purchase hundreds of new decorative mini blocks and staff plushies.
*16 December 2020 - The [[Christmas Event 2020|2020 Christmas Event]] is made public.
*17 December 2020 - The [[Christmas Decorating Competition 2020]] winners are announced.
*19 December 2020 - Christmas 2020 Community Stream day takes place.
*19 December 2020 - The [[City of Gaia]] hosts ice boat races on their frozen-over canals, as part of their Christmas celebrations.
*21 December 2020  - The winners of the [[Mall Overhaul]] event are announced.
*31 December 2018 - [[New Years 2020]] event takes place.
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===2021===
====January====

*2 January 2021 - The [[Reflections2020|2020 Reflections Wiki Event]] begins.
*16 January 2021 - The Race around the World 2 event takes place.
*28 January 2021 - The "Livestreaming 🔴" voice channel is introduced to the [[Discord]], for people that are streaming.

==References==
''See also: [[Timeline/Sources]]''

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