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{{quote|An infinity of possible worlds, so perfectly simulated as to be indistinguishable from the experiences I once called “reality.” I can touch them, taste them, pass lifetimes in them! They grow within this machine like fruit upon a tree — no, a forest of trees, its fractal expansion nigh unmeasurable. (...) What an awful, destructive machine this is. I must know everything about it.|[[Osiris]]}} | {{quote|An infinity of possible worlds, so perfectly simulated as to be indistinguishable from the experiences I once called “reality.” I can touch them, taste them, pass lifetimes in them! They grow within this machine like fruit upon a tree — no, a forest of trees, its fractal expansion nigh unmeasurable. (...) What an awful, destructive machine this is. I must know everything about it.|[[Osiris]]}} | ||
The '''Infinite Forest''' is a location accessible through a gateway in the [[Fields of Glass]], [[Mercury]]. It is a [[Vex]] virtual realm within the [[Nexus]] that | The '''Infinite Forest''' is a location accessible through a gateway in the [[Fields of Glass]], [[Mercury]]. It is a [[Vex]] virtual realm within the [[Nexus]] that are infinite simulations of the universe which the [[Vex]] plan their actions out in reality. The Vex hollowed out Mercury's core and in its place built the mechanism that generates the Forest.<ref name="Livestream">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkMilBjjHRw YouTube: 'Curse of Osiris' - New Stories to Tell Archive]</ref> It was overseen by [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] until its destruction. Simulated versions of [[Dendron, Root Mind]] created by Osiris have attempted to take control of the Forest, but have been destroyed by [[The Guardian]] before they could assume the role. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The initial area of the Infinite Forest, the interior of Mercury's core, contains four tower-like structures with gateways, three of which lead to different time periods within | The initial area of the Infinite Forest, the interior of Mercury's core, contains four tower-like structures with gateways, three of which lead to different time periods within different simulations, and one that leads back to Mercury's surface. The sleek, futuristic tower to the left of the entrance leads to the distant past where Mercury is a lush jungle; the tower directly across the entrance, which is comprised of conventional Vex architecture, leads to iterations of the present; and the crumbling, darkened tower to the right of the entrance leads to the far future, where the Sun is long dead, along with all life and the Vex have spread everywhere.<ref name="Livestream"/> As Guardians move toward the main towers, they encounter simulated [[Cabal]], [[Fallen]], and [[Hive]], as well as [[Vex]], and must defeat the disguised units called "Daemons" to generate new pathways and advance, these pathways change randomly everytime one enters the forest. And just like on [[Nessus]], Time moves differently between inside the Infinite Forest and outside, when exiting the forest is when you just entered. The one enemy race that does not appear in simulations are the [[Taken]].<ref name="IF Tour">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYQA6m2v1lg YouTube: Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris Live Stream: Infinite Forest Gameplay]</ref> | ||
Within the actual simulations of the past, present, and future, Guardians will continue to encounter simulated enemies from the other races. For example, in one of the infinite variations of reality being analyzed, the far future where the Vex have triumphed over everything may also contain Fallen survivors.<ref name="IF Tour"/> | Within the actual simulations of the past, present, and future, Guardians will continue to encounter simulated enemies from the other races. For example, in one of the infinite variations of reality being analyzed, the far future where the Vex have triumphed over everything may also contain Fallen survivors.<ref name="IF Tour"/> | ||
Though the Forest is infinite in so many ways <ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/kairos-function?highlight=%20Compartmentalization]</ref>, they also pertain to victims trapped there for infinite eternities as Well. <ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/dfa?highlight=Eternities]</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||