Forums Timeline (WIP)

Related: History of Dark Gaming


2012

The server was originally called DarkWorldTerraria

August 14 The original forum is created

The original forums for DarkWorldTerraria: darkworldterraria.enjin.com

The forums domain name was dwgs.zapto.org for some time


2013


2014

January 8 - The forum is re-created after all posts were accidentally deleted

The domain name becomes dark-gaming.com

January 8 - [Format] Application For Helper 1 Reply | 2.0k Views

January 8 - The Clan Beta 28 Reples | 1.7k Views

January 9 - [Updated]Rainbow Legion Clan 254 Replies | 5.6k Views

The Rainbow Legion was the server’s largest clan.

January 10 - How to Verify (become Crew) [Step by Step] 198 Replies | 11.9k Views

January 12 - More than 100 Topics are created

January 14 - Starbound server 21 Replies |1.2k Views

January 31 - More than 500 Topics are created

February 14 - BBCode 27 Replies | 1.1k Views

February 14 - TShock and 1.2.3 8 Replies | 250+ Views

March 1 - Labyrinth of Zerkies 107 Replies | 950+ Views

March 16 - World Reset 5 Replies | 150+ Views

March 22 - Teamspeak 3 Server 44 Replies | 850+ Views

March 23 - More than 100 Staff Applications are created

In 2014, Staff Applications flooded the forums

March 27 - Top secret stuff 117 Replies | 800+ Views

April 2 - Dark Gaming | Forum A look at the forums using the WaybackMachine

April 10 - Dark Gaming - Terraria Server Rules 65 Replies| 8.7k Views

April 18 - Player Report: Bvery 79 Replies | 900+ Views

May 16 - New World 32 Replies | 550+ Views

May 23 - Shoutbox Spam Changes 12 Replies: 168 Views

June 15 - Ultimate World V4 13 Replies | 400+ Views

July 2 - Trading Inventory 210 Replies | 4.4k Views

The first update thread

July 10 - More than 200 Staff Application posts are created

July 15 - PvP Tournament 82 Replies | 1.1k views

July 22 - Building Competition 123 Replies | 1.9k Views

July 23 - Stuck at Receiving Tile Data 9 Replies | 3.3k Views

July 24 - More than 100 Player Reports are created

July 31 - Some random abusing caps and not listening. 1 Reply | 50+ Views

This is the first post made by MrSandwich (Blanc)

August 11 - SSC Survival Terraria Server 35 Replies | 850+ Views

The today’s SSC Survival server is seperate from the one created then

September - Trading System 137 Replies | 2.8k Views

This is a successor to the Trading Inventory thread

September 14 - [Format] Report A Player 1 Reply | 900+ Views

September 26 - World Reset + Collaboration 27 Replies | 400+ Views

October 19 - Privacy Policy

October 19 - Terms of Service

October 27 - Halloween Events 48 Replies | 624 Views

October 27 - Switching Hosts 19 Replies | 400+ Views

November 28 - Never Ending Story 414 Replies | 4.0k Views

The former topic with the most replies on the forums

December 27 - Should profanity be allowed? 13 Replies | 250+ Views


2015

January 2 - Weapon Statistics 5 Reples | 150+ Views

January 14 - Staff Process Changes

January 19 - The Giveaway - Trading System 12 Replies | 200+ Views

January 26 - Capture The Gem 2 Replies | 138 Views

February 6 - Credits Giveaway- Fan of the Server? 37 Replies | 850+ Views

February 12 - Whats your music? 23 Replies | 350+ Views

February 16 - Trading System FAQ 103 Replies | 7.5k Views

February 18 - Plugin Updates 4 Replies | 150+ Views

February 21 - Internet Relay Chat 3 Replies | 100+ Views

March 8 - PvP Command Abilities 26 Replies | 650+ Views

March 13 - Mobile Website 20 Replies | 300+ Views

March 22 - [Locked] Something weird happened on the server 17 Replues | 300+ Views

March 27 - Easter Egg Hunt 18 Replies | 250+ Views

April 17 - GameModes 28 Replies | 850+ Views

The Gamemodes system is first created for PvP

May 4 - rip (a very serious thread) 5 Replies | 100+ Views

May 12 - Guide to GameModes

May 25 - Phase 20 Replies | 800+ Views

Phase is created

June 13 - Faction Abilities 24 Replies | 400+ Views

Sentry, Guardian, and Timewarp were originally created for the Dark Precursors faction in PvP

June 15 - Creation Archiving

June 17 - Vanity Help! 20 Replies | 250+ Views

July 6 - Main and Mirrors 1 Reply | 100+ Views

July 23 Servers Updated to support 1.3.0.7 2 Replies | 50+ Views

August 10 - New Command Idea: /loadout replace 3 Replies | 50+ Views

August 13 - What’s going on 2 Replies | 100+ Views

August 29 - Trading System Updates

September 4 - Buildmode is Back 1 Reply | 50+ Views

September 21 - What’s your favourate anime/cartoon? - 9 Replies | 100+ Views

September 22 - A little “project” Im working on - 40 Reples | 700+ Views

September 27 - TSystem - News 12 Replies | 300+ Views

October 9 - Mirror Reset 5 Replies | 100+ Views

Ocober 17 - Project Battle Arena 5 Replies | 200+ Views

November 21 - Enigma’s Too Many Anime List - 18 Replies | 300 Views

November 22 - [Retired] Bakon clan 38 Replies | 750+ Views

November 23 - November Update 4 Replies | 100+ Views

November 29 - Why A68?WHY! 10 Replies | 200+ Views

December 2 - Allowing Life Drain as a permabuff 17 Replies | 250+ Views

December 8 - Zombie Challenge 16 Replies | 250+ Views

December 13 - Phase Suggestions 4 Replies | 150+ Views

December 21 - December Update 3 Replies | 100+ Views

December 23 - [Ended] Christmas Chaos Parkour 15 Replies | 250+ Views

December 25 - Christmas to New Years Hunt! - 13 Replies | 200+ Views

December 27 - Silverlight - Act I

User Leonytus_Game begins writing Silverlight on the forums

December 31- PvP for Dummies 8 Replies | 100+ Views


2016

January 1 - Silverlight act I (final thread 3 Replies | 150 Views

January 7 - Credits 6 Replies | 150+ Views

January 7 - Silverlight (G-drive link) 21 Reples | 400+ Views

January 7 - Dual Zombie Survival

January 16 - Project Battle Arena Suggestions 1 Reply | 50+ Views

January 24 - Chat/Commands update optimization 1 Reply | 150+ Views

January 27 - Blanc’s Arena Competition 16 Replies | 300+ Views

January 31 - RP duels - Characters and Duel list 9 Replies | 300+ Views

February 1 - Role-Playing Adventure 14 Replies | 250+ Views

February 2 - Zombie Survival Changes

February 10 - Sammy is kinda back 5 Replies | 150+ Views

Sammy’s life is pretty dramatic. . .

February 17 - RoD to be or not to be 19 Replies | 400+ Views

February 18 - A General Guide to Zombie Survival 12 Replies | 2.3k+ Views

February 21 - Project… T? - 26 Replies | 350+ Views

February 22 - Never ending conversation (sequel to NES) 34 Replies | 300+ Views

Comment Frenzy is the true spiritual successor to Never Ending Story

February 28 - RP Number 2 8 Replies | 150+ Views

February 29 - Recent accident, and new friend. 7 Replies | 100+ Views

March 9 - Advertising 7 Replies | 100+ Views

March 16 - Color Crafting 10 Replies | 600+ Views

March 19 - PvP Item/Weapon Restriction Controversy 9 Replies | 150+ Views

March 20 - Goodbye. 10 Replies | 150+ Views

March 20 - Phase as an Extension 8 Replies | 300+ Views

March 27 - Easter Hunt 2016 5 Replies | 150+ Views

March 30 - I’m Tired 8 Replies | 150+ Views

April 4 - V6 Spawn! 19 Replies | 350+ Views

April 10 - Trading System - Item Life 40 Replies | 500+Views

April 13 - Removal of Silverlight 7 Replies | 100+ Views

April 19 - Leaving 6 Replies | 100+ Views

April 21 - There seem to be quite a lot of these… 6 Replies | 100+ Views

April 22 - Project T update!

April 28 - Free Player Statues 10 Replies | 200+ Views

There are significantly less views per posts than before

Less new posts are made per month

May 7 - Wild Hunt

May 15 - Hitlist 4 Replies | 200+ Views

May 23 - 1.3.1 Vanilla

June 12 - https

June 20 - Trading System - Loot Boxes 2 Replies | 300+ Views

July 9 - What happened to the community? 4 Replies | 50+ Views

July 9 - Zombies Update 10 Replies | 300+ Views

July 18 - Dimensions

July 26 - Buildmode is Back (Again) 2 Replies | 100+ Views

After July, there is an upsurge in views per post

August 3 - [Accepted] DG Victor The Legend’s Ban Appeal 18 Replies | 300+ Views

August 19 - PvP Item Suggestions 29 Replies | 650+ Views

August 20 - [Accepted] Razorvenom48’s Ban Appeal 17 Replies | 200+ Views

August 20 - [Accepted] Unikram’s Helper Application 28 Replies | 500+ Views

August 28 - [Accepted] DG Victor’s helper application 15 Replies | 300+ Views

August 29 - #prayforUni’sgrandma 4 Replies | 50+ Views

September 1 - Terraria Weapon PvP Tiers 3 Replies | 300+ Views

September 8 - I’m sick of this… 7 Replies | 150+ Views

September 14 - 1.2.4.1 PvP Gamemode + Gamemode Suggestion! 12 Replies | 350+ Views

Gun Game is suggested for the first time (this gamemode is still in development)

September 21 - PvP Item Ban Suggestions 20 Replies | 300+ Views

September 24 - Ranking Suggestions/ Rewards 50 Replies | 550+ Views

September 24 - R7-R11 Give Away! 16 Replies | 350+ Views

September 26 - The Final Gambit 4 Replies | 150+ Views

October 8 - PvP Controller - Weapon Bans and Modifications 17 Replies | 700+ Views

Modern PvP is born

October 9 - Invincibility Machine Patch 1 Reply | 100+ Views

October 16 - The Rebelards 32 Replies | 400+ Views

October 25 - Interesting Quotes of DG 10 Replies | 100+ Views

November 10 - [Denied] Wilton’s Helper Application 2 30 Replies | 350+ Views

November 25 - VOTE TERRARIA IN THE STEAM AWARDS! 5 Replies | 150+ Views

November 26 - [Denied] Helper Application 39 Replies | 600+ Views

November 30 - [Official] DG Youtubers! 53 Replies | 550+ Views

December 8 - Factions Idea 2 Replies | 100+ Views

December 10 - Ban Dryad Loincloth… 9 Replies | 300+ Views

December 14 - [Resolved] Player Reports SolarDeity/Harmfulcrane 6 Replies |100+ Views

December 14 - [Closed] PvP Tournament 25 Replies | 500+ Views

December 17 - [Resolved] Can’t join servers in any way. 7 Replies | 1k+ Views

December 25 - Insurgency 7 Replies | 100+ Views

December 26 - December Updates

December 29 - Mirror Alternative has been closed 4 Replies | 200+ Views

December 30 - “Zombies” minigame bugs 4 Replies | 100+ Views


2017


2018


2019


2020

  • i wasn’t around but probably peak here cuz online + the certain virus

2021


2022

  • Terraria Updates to 1.4.4, many bug reports from 1.4.4 gets fixed
  • Forum is revised

2023

  • “Edit this title to anything you want” gets locked due to discobot spam.
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Damn, really feeling the nostalgia - nice work!

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