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2020 Event Timeline
Galactic Events		KING OF THE WORLD
Major Events		Tajaran Cold War Arc · Warbling : The Musical
Minor Events		Tag Replacement Arc · Bad Moon on the Rise Arc

This is the overview and timeline page for the IPC Tag Project which began on April 29th, 2020 and pertains largely to IPC lore.

It is centered around the developments of post-war Adhomai in the modern age, its struggles, as well as the effects it will have on Tajara in Tau Ceti as a whole.

Below is a summary of the arc's events, applicable news articles, and additions.

Mass IPC Malfunction Proliferates Tau Ceti Space

News Article

Publisher : MENDELL CITY BUGLE

Writer : NIENNAB

29/04/2462

Mass IPC Malfunction Proliferates Tau Ceti Space.

In a string of repeated and strange reports, unbound synthetics⁠—sometimes en masse⁠—have been reported to short circuit and collapse, unable to be reactivated. Moreover, the malfunction appears indiscriminate across all chassis and occurs seemingly at random.

Earlier this week in Mendell City’s District 2, a government-owned Parks Maintenance worker, affectionately named “Adrien”, fell from the ladder it was perched on and crowd soon gathered around the writhing Bishop brand chassis. However, by the time the Park’s Maintenance supervisor arrived on scene, Adrien had long since fallen still, unresponsive to any of the crowd’s calls or prodding. One such park goer remarked on a supposed plume of smoke that burst from Adrien’s neck, prompting the IPC to fall.

Moreover, on the early morning of April 21st 2462, a Synthetic Team supervisor aboard the Freighter Ship NCV Archimedes found that half of their Generation 2 Hephaestus Chassis Loaders were unable to reactivate from storage, citing particular markings along the necks of each unit in question. So far in each reported incident, the damages to the positronic brain have rendered all units unrecoverable.

Although the cause presently remains unknown, concerns have been raised from business owners and private citizens alike as to the safety of the many IPCs that occupy our Bieselitte workplaces and homes.

Hephaestus Industries Sparks Controversy!

News Article

Publisher : MENDELL CITY BUGLE

Writer : NIENNAB

02/05/2462

Hephaestus Industries Sparks Controversy! Revelations Come to Light Following Mass IPC Malfunction

Following an investigation into the recent mass deactivation of unbound synthetics across Tau Ceti Space, researchers have found the issue to be a malfunction in the first generation of Hephaestus Industries’ tags implemented following the Gruber Bill. With the news brought to light, citizens and politicians alike have called for change.

The Shell Registration Act, commonly referred to as the Gruber Bill, passed a little over four years ago on January 15th, 2458, following a 198 - 84 vote with 4 abstentions. The bill requires a mandatory registration of all unbound synthetic intelligence into a centralized database in addition to being made to have a collar tag installed onto their chassis, indicating their status as synthetic.

The generation 1 Hephaestus Industries’ tags have been found to possess an overclocking malfunction that gradually heats the IPC's tag, eventually resulting in a short-circuit, powerful enough to disable an synthetic’s positronic brain permanently. Moreover, researchers have confirmed that the overclocking issue persists in later iterations of the present IPC Tags, prompting the corporation’s rapid response.

Given the shutdown of a reported 327 synthetics so far, The Republic of Biesel has settled on standardizing a new, reliable way of tracking synthetics without the need for an outer piece of hardware. As such, while the new system and hardware are under rapid development, The Republic of Biesel has agreed to put a temporary block on the Gruber Bill, allowing unbound synthetics to have their tags removed.

However the temporary stop has drummed up certain controversy. Many ask as to what this may mean for aberrant, rogue synthetics who by and large may have an opportunity to insert themselves into our workplaces, governments and homes during the stop.

Event Name

Server Event

Host : THE STRYKER

??/??/2462

The HSF Titáv is attacked. A cargo shuttle crashes on the station, three armed groups boards the station to secure it.

The crew gets a message that the HSF Titáv has been attacked by terrorists. A cargo shuttle full of guns crashes in the station. Armed Tajara board the station and fight over the shuttle. New Kingdom sympathizers are able to seize the shuttle.

Synthetic Salvation in Light of Mass Malfunction.

News Article

Publisher : MENDELL CITY BUGLE

Writer : NIENNAB

09/05/2462

Synthetic Salvation in Light of Mass Malfunction.

The Republic of Biesel, working in tandem with Hephaestus Industries have released a new version of tags for unbound synthetics across Bieselite Space. The new design features a small card that is installed instead in the base of the synthetic’s neck, out of sight and viewable only by trained personnel.

As such, the Shell Registration Act has been additionally stripped of the clause that refers to the requirement that synthetics must outwardly indicate their status as synthetic. Therefore synthetics have been offered one month to receive the required software as well as hardware upgrade that if avoided, will cost the owner or free synthetic a 8,000 credit fine. Given the concerns of malfunction, individuals are encouraged to seek out the upgrade as soon as possible.

The changes are as follows: 

• Internal software updates for standardized branding and tracking.
• The integration of an internal identification system, accessible only by trained professionals. As such, manufacturer information will be more readily accessible by positronic interfaces when chassis disassembly occurs.
• Unbound synthetics are required to have engraved fingerprints unique to each chassis across the board.

Although the patent lies with The Republic of Biesel, the new designs have been licensed out to corporations in the business of manufacturing Integrated Positronic Chassis’.

However, Hephaestus Industries, the previous sole manufacturer and distributor of IPC Tags is under continued investigation following the mishandling of IPC Tag development and implementation. Many wonder, will Hephaestus be made to foot the bill for the destroyed positronic brains? Moreover, how can we trust that this won’t happen again?

Event Name

Server Event

Host : THE STRYKER

??/??/2462

The HSF Titáv is attacked. A cargo shuttle crashes on the station, three armed groups boards the station to secure it.

The crew gets a message that the HSF Titáv has been attacked by terrorists. A cargo shuttle full of guns crashes in the station. Armed Tajara board the station and fight over the shuttle. New Kingdom sympathizers are able to seize the shuttle.

2020 Event Timeline
Galactic Events		KING OF THE WORLD
Major Events		Tajaran Cold War Arc · Warbling : The Musical
Minor Events		Tag Replacement Arc · Bad Moon on the Rise Arc