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| Beetleboy | May 4 2016, 09:42 AM Post #1 |
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The Multiverse Expanded: Novae Terrae In the vast Multiverse, there is endless possibility, and incredible worlds that we cannot even begin to imagine. Worlds of endless oceans, of sapient creatures which can travel from universe to universe (but have not yet reached our own). Some have marine organisms on land, others are the home to new classes of animals that are completely alien to those on Earth. Still stranger worlds exist: 2-dimensional, 4-dimensional, and more. In some you can see sound, hear tastes, touch smells, and taste sounds. Worlds of colours that you will never even have imagined, of living heptadecagons (17-sided shapes), triskaidecagons (13-sided), and megagons (a million sided). There are organisms which can split themselves down into tiny atoms to escape predators, then reform when danger has passed, lifeforms which can be in 2 places at once, and even create illusions. Because the amount of alternative universes is infinite, it would be impossible to look at every one, so in the Multiverse project, we will look at but 6 universes. Now here is a 7th universe: Earth. Let us not forget our dear Earth, which we seem to try so hard to destroy, and we strive so valiantly to leave Earth and visit the rest of our solar system. But Earth is surely the most beautiful thing of all, because it is our home. It is all very well to talk of great multiverses and inconcievable other worlds, but Earth also fits into the rest of the Multiverse. Importance is perhaps in the eye of the beholder, and if that eye belonged to humans, Earth would be the most important. We belong here, so why shouldn't we be fascinated by it? We shall look at far-away universes and strange organisms, but it would be folly to forget Earth. So let us also delve into the future of our little blue planet, and see what Earth has in store for us . . . Death, as it turns out. Humans aren't too fond of going extinct, and if this was a natural phenomena that attempted to wipe us out, then perhaps we could have saved ourselves. We're like cockroaches, adaptable and near-unbeatable as a species, but our weapons are technology and brain power. However, the danger that we faced was not a natural one. It wasn't mass volcanic eruptions, or an asteroid strike. It didn't even come from within our own civilization: it was not war, or disease, or even science fiction-like robot uprisings. Our destruction came from outer space. We called them the Visitors. We don't know what they called themselves. They didn't seem to mean any harm at first, simply observing humans through probes. But eventually, human stupidity won out, and government sanctioned the Visitor's ships to be bombed. This only dented their numbers, but it was the beginning of the end for humanity. Perhaps the Visitors saw that the humans could potentially be a threat, or perhaps they disliked how they had destroyed their planet. Either way, Homo sapiens did not stand a chance, and humanity was crushed in the metal fist of the Visitors. Soon, the sapients moved on, bored with Earth, continuing on their travels through this universe, perhaps looking for another planet that was inhabited. And Earth was left to its own devices, and soon the beautiful natural machine that is evolution was working away, busy making a new set of creatures for its planet. Novae Terrae will be part of the Multiverse, but of course it makes far more sense to put it here. It will be set 70 million years in the future, and multiple cross-references will be made to the rest of the Multiverse. Contents Edited by Beetleboy, May 4 2016, 11:27 AM.
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| Beetleboy | May 4 2016, 09:43 AM Post #2 |
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Contents General Information and Timeline Introduction Timeline, part 1 - HoloceneTimeline, part 2 - the Quaternary continues Chrononeos Epoch General Information: Anaktisian age (0-3.6 million years hence) Middle Chrononeos (3.6-6 million years hence) Neazoian age (6-10.2 million years hence) Late Chrononeos (10.2-14 million years hence) Akomineos Epoch General Information: Early Akomineos (14-15 million years hence) Noimosyni Age (15-19.9 million years hence) Katalixi Age (19.9-20.1 million years hence) Androneos Epoch Edited by Beetleboy, May 9 2016, 09:30 AM.
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| DroidSyber | May 4 2016, 09:50 AM Post #3 |
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So, this is basically Mutant Earth without the "mutant" part? |
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| Beetleboy | May 4 2016, 11:04 AM Post #4 |
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The human extinction part is the same, yes. I recycled it from Mutant Earth. |
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| Sayornis | May 4 2016, 02:48 PM Post #5 |
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Looks cool! As an aside, are the sapient polygons mentioned in the intro an allusion to Flatland?
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| GlarnBoudin | May 4 2016, 02:50 PM Post #6 |
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Aw, you're not working on that anymore? |
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| Finncredibad | May 5 2016, 08:09 AM Post #7 |
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I like this so far, seeing how mutant earth is my favorite project. |
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| Beetleboy | May 5 2016, 09:08 AM Post #8 |
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Sorry, I'm not quite sure what Flatland is . . .
Yeah, I kind of lost interest in it. I think for a long time before Sylvaria, I was just trying to find a project that felt right and worked for me, and non of them really did. The Multiverse feels right to me, so I thought I'd take full advantage of that.
Thank you! You could adopt Mutant Earth if you like, since I'm not working on it. |
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| Finncredibad | May 5 2016, 09:17 AM Post #9 |
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nah, I think I should just leave it, at least for now anyways.i don't want to bring back a project and accidentally fuck it up somehow |
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| Sayornis | May 5 2016, 09:26 AM Post #10 |
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Flatland is a novel from 1884 about two-dimensional polygonal life forms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland The whole text is public domain and can be read online if you're interested: http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~banchoff/Flatland/ If you like it, you might also like Dewdney's Planiverse, which explores the biology of possible two-dimensional life forms in more detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planiverse |
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| Beetleboy | May 5 2016, 09:28 AM Post #11 |
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Ok, that's fine.
Ooh, interesting! Thanks, I'll probably give them a read sometime. The sapient shapes will not be making a major appearance in the Multiverse, because frankly, I don't have the brains to even begin to imagine how such a being might work. Perhaps one day, when I'm older and clever . . . 
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| Beetleboy | May 5 2016, 09:32 AM Post #12 |
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Timeline Part 1 The Holocene 2095: The first machine capable of travelling between alternative universes is created. It is called the 'Tearer', because it creates artificial tears between universes. 2096: The first rover is sent to another universe, collecting valuable data on local lifeforms, geology, etc. 2102: The first manned mission to another universe, in a machine called the Pod. They visit a universe that they dub New Earth due to its similarity to Earth in physics and geology. However, the mission goes badly wrong, as the Pod malfuctions, trapping them in New Earth. Only 1 member of the mission survived, a man named Alex Smith, but by the time he was rescued, he had been alone for so long that he had reverted to an animal-like, feral state. 2103: A Chinese mission to another universe is very succesful, and they visit a fantastical world called Sylvaria, where a single great tree is home to all life. They study the local wildlife, and make the first contact with a sapient species of another universe – albeit a tribe of rather primitive Homo sapiens, no doubt disappointing for those expecting alien jellyfish monsters in space shapes. 2116: A second mission to New Earth is launched, and this time it is far more succesful. A settlement is made there, and in time the New Earth population will expand across the whole of the planet. 2148: Back on Earth, the Visitors have arrived. They come in great, shining ships made of unfamiliar materials, and they are never seen in the flesh – only their rovers, machines which closely watch the humans and observe Earth lifeforms and geology. They are not secretive about it, and many people are disturbed by the floating robots in plain view, which watch their day-to-day business. Some go so far as to shoot the rovers, but goverments discourage this, not wanting to bring about the wrath of the aliens. 2149: After a whole year of surveillance, tensions are rising on Earth. All attempts of contacting the Visitors have failed – either they are not receiving the messages, or they are ignoring them. This year, one government snaps under the tension, and allows for the Visitors' ships to be bombed. Chaos ensues. The Visitors lash out under the attack, perhaps taking the humans as a threat to their species, and wipe out every last human on Earth. Extreme, perhaps, but the minds of another sapient may work in very different ways to our own. 2153: The Visitors, perhaps bored of Earth without the amusing humans there any more, continue on their travels through the universe, looking for – who knows? However, life on Earth continues, and as always, the wonderful force that is evolution will work away. There's no knowing what weird and wonderful forms it may produce with time . . . |
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| Beetleboy | May 9 2016, 09:19 AM Post #13 |
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Timeline Part 2 Chrononeos Epoch ('new time') 0-14 million years hence The Holocene has ended explosively with the extinction of Homo sapiens, and the Visitors have left, gone for good. Now, with Earth cleared of humans, evolution can get back to work as usual – but many of her creations have been destroyed by humanity. During the first part of the Chrononeos Epoch, during the Anaktisian age, life slowly starts to recover, but as time goes on in this epoch, we can see how quickly things have come on. Life is adaptable, and already the survivors of the Holocene are doing well. However, some may be surprised by the survivors of the Holocene. Many animals, with the help of those humans willing to save them, have adapted and survived. Some megafaunal species such as bears, wolves, certain big cats, elephants, and even chimpanzees survive. Primates are doing well, flourishing across the globe, and even many cetaceans have pulled through the Holocene. There is no significant geological change in this epoch. Anaktisian age (0-3.6 million years hence) Middle Chrononeos (3.6-6 million years hence) Neazoian age (6-10.2 million years hence) Late Chrononeos (10.2-14 million years hence) Akomineos Epoch ('still new') 14-20.1 million years hence Life is doing very well indeed as we return to a new epoch. Deer, goats, bovids, and pigs munch on the abundant plant life, hunted by predators such as big cats and canids. Majestic cetaceans swim through the ocean, including some slightly strange forms, accompanying a variety of fish, sharks, seals, and invertebrates. A species of chimanzee has become more intelligent than its ancestors, and it has become known as Neosantras. It can create weapons such as spears, has a sophisticated society, and can even make fire. However, they are still primitive, and are a mostly forest-dwelling species. We can start to see South America splitting away from North America, and Africa mving towards Europe. Antarctica is gradually moving upwards, as is Australia. Early Akomineos (14-15 million years hence) Noimosyni Age (15-19.9 million years hence) Katalixi Age (19.9-20.1 million years hence) Androneos Epoch ('new men') 20.1-20.1 million years hence – lasts only for a few hundred years This short epoch is named after the 'new men' – new intelligence. The intelligent chimpanzees are developing slowly, thanks to the random volcanic eruptions in their homeland, but they have recovered. They have a relatively basic language, but still far more advanced than the common chimpanzee of the Holocene. They do not wear clothing, as they live in a tropical envioroment, and nature has already supplied them with their own fur. They live in villages, and create basic wooden buildings – they have even created basic boats, which has allowed them to spread to Madagascar and other islands. They are also spreading on foot into more unfamiliar territory, out of their forest homelands. Meanwhile, another intelligence is developing in the ocean: the delfíni, or finfolk. These cetaceans are descendants of dolphins, and while the apes have been conquering Africa, they have been quietly developing in the ocean. They live in tightly-knit pods, and communicate with a complex language of both underwater vocalizations and movement, and even bubble blowing. They are very capable of tool use, but their aquatic habitat holds them back from a human-like level of tool use. They use their prehensile tongues to manipulate objects, and they have even domesticated several aquatic animals, creating undersea farms. The Androneos Epoch is truly a sight to behold, for not 1, but 2 sapients live in this world, both unaware of the other, and also unaware of their impending doom. For soon an asteroid nearly the size of the one that wiped out the dinosaurs and caused the K-Pg event crashes into Earth, causing the Late Androneos Extinction Event. All but a few very small, adaptable cetaceans are wiped out, including the delfíni – an aquatic civilization, wiped off of the face of the Earth. All terrestrial megaufauna dies out – elephants and other large herbivores, big cats, and other predators. Plant life is sent to a juddering halt, meaning only very adaptable, omnivorous animals can scrape through. Without trees, many arboreal animals die out, including many primates. Through sheer adaptability and intelligence, the chimp descendants manage to survive, but whether they will ever regain their full strength once again, who knows? |
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| Beetleboy | May 10 2016, 11:47 AM Post #14 |
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I should finish writing up the last part of the timeline tomorrow. |
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| Corecin | May 10 2016, 12:37 PM Post #15 |
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It's always an asteroid, isn't it? |
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