Greetings members of this great Combine,

I come to you with an update about the CP Room Bounty that was opened a while ago. Over the course of roughly 2.5 months, I received 25 submissions for entities located in the forum thread. Of those, I compared the current room map to the proposed room map along with some canonical images shown. Some of these entities are in dire need of an update to their room map... Of the 25 submitted, 11 have been accepted and will be updated over the course of the next few days. Those entities are:
 

• Lancer-class Frigate
• Carrack/S-class Light Cruiser
• Carrack/I-class Light Cruiser
• Executor Class Star Destroyer
• Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
• Victory I-class Star Destroyer
• Interdictor-class Heavy Cruiser
• C-3 Passenger Liner
• Nu-class Attack Shuttle
• Mine
• Cr-20 Troop Carrier
• Research Centre

Thank you to everyone who submitted a room map. Some of the common reasons I had to deny images were deletions of important rooms, which if removed would break a considerable number of things. Others did not make sense for the entity. Once all the updates have been made, CPs will make their way to the submitters.

As always, if you have any questions about this, please feel free to let me know. 

- Amazing new cockpit hyperspace animation by Alex Tylger.
- New non-flashing coloured notifier icon setting.

- Updated notifier icons.
- Vendor interface now shows maximum amount of wares able to be stocked.

In addition, Faction Leaders and 2ICs may now apply custom images for planets and system backgrounds via the Manage Faction UI(but also links below). The cost for each image submitted is 500 CPs. CPs will be automatically deducted and images will be auto-applied upon approval. Rules/UI link for each are below. Please feel free to reach out to Kolomon Seph with any questions. 
 

CUSTOM PLANET IMAGE RULES

SYSTEM BACKGROUND RULES

SUBMIT CUSTOM SYSTEM BACKGROUND

SUBMIT CUSTOM PLANET IMAGE

This is a courtesy announcement to let you know that within the next 24h, stat changes for heavy and light freighters will take place in order to prepare them for space combat in a future sync. 
 

This announcement is long overdue from THIS PREVIOUS SIM NEWS. I will edit this post with the stat changes that take place, containing the old and new stats, so stay tuned!

UPDATE 1:

Below are pictures containing all of the stat updates for Heavy and Light Freighters.

Green numbers signify a number that increased
Red numbers signify a number that decreased
Dark green or red numbers signify a number that increased/decreased by roughly 2x or more(to signify "significant" changes)

Green or red numbers do not necessarily mean a stat got better or worse, such as how party slots dropping from 4 to 3 would be red, but allows an extra ship to be partied and could generally be seen as a positive change.

In addition, the Gozanti has had the following stat changes:
Shield: 350 → 425
Ionic: 200 → 250

Damage modifiers will be available for viewing when heavy and light freighters are enabled for combat in a future sync. At this time, all of your freighters have a modded status. This is due to how things work on the back end with stats, but within the next hour or so, you should see these icons go away for normally unmodified ships and existing entities will have their stats updated. The only exceptions to this are armour and weapons which have already been updated. Expect a final update when the stat sync is complete.

UPDATE 2:

Stat sync should be largely complete at this time. If you had a heavy or light freighter that was uniquely modded before, and you've noticed that it has missing mods, please submit a support ticket, and we'll consider them on a case by case basis.

During the stat sync, we decided to update the stats for the YT-510 to below, so you can stand there with your items strewn all about if you wish:

Weight Cap: 0.16T → 2T
Volume Cap: 3 m3 → 5 m3

Please note, that minor adjustments may still be made, and if done, we'll compile a list of the minor adjustments and post them as another update. In addition, there's been confusion about whether or not frieghters may be used in combat in the Kowak system. Space combat has not been enabled for these ships, so they may not attack or defend yet. If you have freighters in Kowak that you do not wish to be destroyed, I suggest you move them sooner rather than later.

Thank you for your patience during this process!

UPDATE 3:

Action VI tractor beams are back on the menu!

UPDATE 4:

Just when you think you're done editing a post, you find something else. 
Cargo Canisters have just decided that they want to hold 2 passengers instead of 1. This will allow you to set up a vendor inside. 

- Arrest & Execute has been removed. Any players or NPCs that had the arrested status are now released. Some remaining functionality regarding warrants and security authorizations will be removed in a further two weeks.

A reminder that unwanted passengers aboard ships and other entities can be kicked using the kick passengers functionality available from the cockpit room.

- Light Freighter and Heavy Freighters have been enabled for Space Combat.

I'm not sure a tiny blurb was sufficient, so to reiterate:

Combat will be enabled for Heavy Freighters and Light Freighters on Y23 D276. This will not be a global release of combat. Instead anywhere combat is already enabled for other ships, it will be enabled for Freighters. This includes:

• Showdown Matches (Already enabled, due to showdowns ignoring ship type restrictions)
• Kowak System
• Petabys Conflict Zone Systems
• Warsim(if freighters are ever added)
• Asteroid Fields (PvE against Bandits)

Please feel free to reach out with any questions that you have. 

In 2 weeks (Y23 D276), we are removing all aspects of the Arrest and Execute functionality (including player and NPC arresting, in faction and out-of-faction arrests). Any players or NPCs that have the arrested status will be released.

Warrants and Security Authorizations will be removed a further 2 weeks after this.

Comments can be directed into the Sim News thread.

Falcon Edit:

Reminder that this change is taking place in 4 days. At the same time we remove A/E, we will be turning on combat for Heavy and Light Freighters. If you haven't planned accordingly, your time is running out!

- Entities in deep space locations are now filterable from the inventory.

Asteroid Planetoids

There is a small chance to find habitable asteroid planets while prospecting within deep space asteroid fields. See the rules page for more details.

Creature Training

You can now train creatures in facilities equipped with taming pits. See the rules page for more details.

Slavers

You can now interact with NPC Slavers to purchase interesting combinations of NPCs once every 6 hours. Slavers only conduct their reputable business in unscrupulous locations.

Bugs:

- You can now remove NPCs from facility construction without arresting them, from the party screen.
- Issue with duplicate city creation actions fixed.
- Crash on under construction facility show stats page fixed.
- Medikits can use bacta refills within crates.
- Fix issue with double application of public custom images.
- Fixed GNS layout issue.
- Fixed WS incorrect facility class.

Hello Combine, it is I, your resident birb. I come bearing a few updates for you all! Some good, some bad, and some you likely might not care about!

First off, we'd like to offer an update on what happened in the Bright Jewel system. Many of you no doubt saw the GNS flash news about what happened on the planet Wynkahthu today and are wondering what happened. The Bright Jewel Sector and System within which this planet resides were originally created during the GalFest event. The system contains 3 moons, which were given out as prizes after the event. Original intentions were that the moons could be built up by the winners, but that the sector and system would remain quest owned and controlled. We thought we had enough flats to ensure that would never happen, but somehow it did, and went unnoticed, especially after Baugrems' resignation. As such, the system was built up, and once we noticed, we decided to take action, placing enough slabs on the planet to regain control of the sector/system in a manner which will forever prevent anyone from taking control away. The decision to take back control was not made lightly. We understand the hard work that went into building up the system, and can appreciate those who did so. Ultimately, the system will remain owned by Quests due to an active quest taking place in the system. It is important to SWC Staff that these areas remain a safe place for all who wish to take part in quests, and while we do not suspect ill intentions for those parties currently residing in Bright Jewel, it is not a chance we are willing to take. We have allowed any stations built above moons to remain in place, but have teleported all other stations out of the system to a location of their owner's choices. The SWC Administration understands the frustration that this change brings, and we thank those involved for cooperating with the decision. 

Next, I'd like to share some news that I've opened a thread in the Work for CPs forum. I'll be overseeing another Room Map CP Bounty. Please visit the thread to find out more information, and let us know if you have any questions. 

Finally, I'll leave you with some stat changes. We have updated the Consular-class Cruiser as well as the Gozanti-class Cruiser with the following stat changes:

Consular-class Cruiser

• Class: Light Freighter → Corvette
• Sublight Speed: 40 → 55 MGLT
• Max Speed: 400 → 550 km/h
• Party Slots: 4.0 → 8.0
• Hull: 350 → 400
• Deflectors: 300 → 600
• Ionic Capacity: 157 → 220
• Weight Capacity: 50 → 1,000 T
• Volume Capacity: 550 → 1,550 m³
• Max Passengers: 16 → 33
• Heavy Lasers: 2 → 0
• Turbolasers: 0 → 4
• Concussion Missile Launchers: 0 → 2

Gozanti-class Cruiser

• Class: Light Freighter → Corvette
• Hyperspeed: 2 → 3
• Sublight Speed: 20 → 40 MGLT
• Max Speed: 200 → 400 km/h
• Manoeuvrability: 3 → 4
• Length: 42 → 64 m
• Party Slots: 4.0 → 6.0
• Hull: 300 → 400
• Deflectors: 200 → 350
• Ionic Capacity: 100 → 200
• Armour: 0 → 55
• Max Passengers: 12 → 25
• Heavy Lasers: 8 → 4
• Quad Lasers: 4 → 2

This sums up all the recent changes and updates. As always, please feel free to reach out to a member of the SWC staff or submit a support ticket with any questions/comments/concerns you may have. All complaints may be directed at Noctis. Thank you!

Minor edit: Bounty Hunting Rewards for the Gozanti have been reduced from 3 uses to 2 to reflect one full squad's worth.

This is a note to all current and future Showdown Coordinators. You may not start a showdown match with only AI vs AI opponents. You may not set yourself as the only participant. This is your only warning. Future violations will result in immediate removal of coordinator status and an automatic strike on your account as stated on the rules page. 

This test was intended for players to fight one another/AI, not for research purposes. If for whatever reason you are unable to clean up your arena, please coordinate with another arena coordinator to get your arena cleaned up when finished. 

As always please feel free to reach out to a staff member or create a support ticket with any questions or issues. Thank you. 

Rules Page Link: https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Showdowns#Rules_for_Showdown_Coordinators

- You can now add NPCs to station construction after it has started. (Cedron)
- You can assign custom images to entities via an option in the inventory. (Vadik)
- Fixed an issue with hyperspace cooldown delay calculation.
- Fixed an issue where you could board an entity while it was being destroyed in combat.
- Fixed action slots screen production retooling crash.

Year 23 Day 357, 7:22
Chupacabra banned player Sakesskeni Vartraker providing the following reason: Multi Ban
Year 23 Day 357, 7:22
Chupacabra banned player Davros Banesblade providing the following reason: Multi Ban

Accounts falling under control of a single player. The oldest account may request an unban in one week.

Reminder that you can only have a single account, and that creating a new one is not allowed.

This is strike one.

Y23D347 22:48 Falcon banned player Anakin Sky providing the following reason: Harassment - Permanent Ban

Anakin has been warned repeatedly about harassing other players and spamming them. As this is his third strike, his ban is permanent. 

It's even sadder when it's a person who was banned in the past.

Anakin can request an unban in 1 month by submitting a ticket at support.swcombine.com.

Falcon Edit: Anakin's ban has been extended by 7 days.

Burgga Kostijic Mafa and Ossluk Vaskau have received strike 2: Multi ban, asset sharing - "You are not allowed to reclaim a server-defined faction related position (leader or 2ic), or to be given the title or responsibility of those roles, although you are permitted to rejoin your previous faction."

Oldest account can request an unban in 30 days by submitting a help ticket at support.swcombine.com.

Tatiana can request an unban in 7 days by submitting a ticket at support.swcombine.com.

Lucas Bazan is now known as Nenui Kowa.

Handle updated for violating naming rules.

Falcon banned player Corvo Skarn providing the following reason: Harassment - Strike 1: Y23 D214

Corvo has been banned for 1 week for harassment. Don't send members inappropriate unsolicited images when they ask you not to, thanks. 
 

Year 23 Day 204, 23:19 Noctis banned player Anilys Krassus providing the following reason: Bug Exploit - Utilizing scripts to exploit software weaknesses in web pages in an area of a group or faction.

Due to the complexity of the exploit situation(thank you people of the internet), it rose to the level of a second strike* along with an increase in the ban time and forfeiture of assets acquired.  The user may request an unban in 45 days.  Any further strikes will result in a permanent ban.

As a reminder from the rules:

You may not - Hack or exploit software weaknesses in web pages, chat rooms, or any other areas of a group or faction. Note: This includes misconfiguration when a clear effort was made to secure the web site (such as being private but accidentally left open to search crawlers).

Noctis Edit: After further review of the information provided, the ban has been reduced to 2 weeks instead of 45 days.  It has been determined that while there were no scripts used to automate the process, a bug was still exploited.  Any questions, please contact Erek.

Anakin Sky can request an unban in 7 days by submitting a ticket at support.swcombine.com.

Choo Sea can request an unban in 7 days by submitting a ticket at support.swcombine.com.

Have a good week everyone!

For repeated breaches of the community guidelines regarding age-appropriate play, and abuse of the custom art queue, Scott Hall has been banned for 2 weeks.

At the end of his ban, he can submit to support and return to the Combine.

For those keeping score, this will count as a first strike offense. From this point, each consecutive breach of the community guidelines will result in worsening consequences.

Please heed the art team if they tell you an image is inappropriate, they're usually doing you a favor and keeping it in-house as a learning opportunity.

Polar here

Firstly, short announcement about incoming event. We are planning to add a time limited winter quest at the beginning of december. The good news is that it will be open for around a month so there will be plenty of time to finish it. The bad news is that you will have to fly with your ship to the designated area. So if you are interested in participating, you can already start planning on how to get to it, after the quest will be announced through a sim news. To start and finish the quest you will have to be somewhere close/inside of those 3 zones, marked on red:

You won't need to travel between the zones, in each of the zones there will be a NPC starting the quest and everything you will need to finish it, will be within the zone, so you only need to get to the one that is closest to you. The quest may require flying between planets that are inside the zone so make sure you have something better than hyper 1 ship.

More informations will be provided once the quest will be added to the game.

Now to the Deathmatch! New round is up, you can vote for it here.

New grudge matches are up too. Results of the previous ones are as follows:

Biggest threat to galactic peace Zann and The Empire

Which gunboat is the best? U-wing dominated this voting, 2nd place goes to Tri-Mark

Favorite Female Jedi round 2: Ahsoka Tano wins this one, but not far behind her was Mara Jade

We are still rewarding players with 500CP if the grudge match that they submit will be published. Feel free to submit one if you want some easy CP's.

This is all for today, have a good incoming week everyone.

Polar out

Starting next week, prizes for warsim will be re-enabled. There are six possible prizes you can win by being the top fighter or warship pilot for that week! At the end of each round I will post the winner in the Showdown/Exhibition Discord server and roll a D6, then reward the respective winner. Prize will be spawned at winners choice or just made right over. The possible prizes (and corresponding D6 value) are:

1. Ginivex DC
2. ETA-2 DC
3. 10 million credits
4. Frosty Patch
5. 5 million credits
6. ETA-5 DC

To participate in warsim, travel to any ataturk, golan, xq-1, or the petabys station and talk to the NPC located in the command room. There is no cost to participate other than the time you wish to put in.

Each winner may or may not have a gungan NPC with custom script added to their account that is always in the room with them. You can not kill it or otherwise get rid of it, ever.

Be sure to thank the ASims for the hard work they put in doing all of this.

That's all for today!

Edit: nobody saw that I forgot about xq-1's... nobody at all

Edit2: Due to popular demand by players, asims and admins XP for warsim will be disabled starting next rotation. Enjoy the XP grind while you can! :D

Polar here

Latest reports are claiming that the strange ghosts are slowly disappearing from the galaxy. Many brave people decided to take the matter into their own hands and fight the unwelcomed guests in their ships. It is being said that one of the biggest weaknesses of the scary creatures was a tool called Ghostbox, which often helped by silencing creatures deafening shrieks. It is advised to hold onto those devices, if you happen to own one, because who knows, maybe they will be useful again in the future.

Now, since we are done with the ghosts topic, time to talk about death. We have a new winner of the Deathmatch - Alaenoor Shouna! Congratulations! New round is up, you can vote for it here.

New grudge matches are also up... right here!

Results of the previous ones are as follows:

What will you do when PvP is added? Hide and Do Nothing took the first place with 183 votes. Actually Fight My Enemies got only few votes less. Only 33 people will Quit.

When did you join SWC? Most of the respondents (180) joined during Year 5-10. Also more voters joined before year 5 than after year 20!

Whats more scary? The winner is: Hypering for 10 days to realize you forgot something from home. Not many people are afraid of Getting kicked out of your factions ship in the middle of nowhere or Gungan reveal party.

At the end of this post, I wanted to thank everyone who participated in the Halloween quest/event, I hope you had some fun with it. I also wanted to thank Eli Descartes for writing the script and members of QA, Art and Descriptions teams for helping with polishing it. Oh and Falcon too. Without him it would probably take at least twice as long to set everything up, so if you have a minute, you can always send  him a DM.

This is all for today, have a good incoming week everyone!

Polar out

Good Evening,

Here in North America, the seasons are slowly changing, summer is giving way to fall.

The air is getting crisper, the leaves are turning colors and your local Admin team is looking for another member to join the team as an Asim.

If you are interested, here are the rules:

• Newly hired asims are not required to irrevocably drop their character. Instead, their characters are suspended for the duration of being an asim.
• Asims have no IC activity related to their character while working for the administration.
• Asims will have a defined period of service of six months after which a new group of asims will be hired. There is no limit on the number of terms if reselected.
• Compensation in the form of Combine Points will be provided for asims who remain active and effective throughout their service period.
• Asims are required to use Discord and must be active in staff channels as that is how the majority of decisions are made.
• Asims duties center around helping players affected by bugs, handling support tickets, and dealing with rules violations. There will be opportunities for asims to assist in designing RP opportunities for SWC at large, along with participating in discussion on game features before they are announced or implemented.

Applications should be submitted via Darkness Message to both Arjuna and Falcon. Please answer the following questions in your application.

SWC-specific questions:

• What is your Combine handle?
• How long have you played SWC?
• What have you done IC so far (including previous characters)? What are you working on currently, and what is your position with your faction?
• Why do you want to become an asim?
• Are you involved in any other online games or RPGs of a similar nature? If so please describe your position and responsibilities
• Please provide three references of SWC members who are not on the administration team that have been in the game for at least two years.
• If someone wrote a biography about your character what would the Title be? What is the best chapter?

Real-life questions:

• Where do you live?
• How old are you?
• What is your occupation?
• How much time would you like to volunteer per week on improving SWC?
• Have you performed administrative duties in the past or organized groups/events?
• If you were to order something at Starbucks what would it be?
• Imagine for a moment you are on the team. A player is insistantly messaging you demanding that Ewoks should be added as a playable race to the game. The galaxy director has deemed Ewoks to be unacceptable and vowed never to allow them ever, no matter what. How do you handle this situation?

If you are not interested

and are still reading this post feel free to send seasons greetings to Noctis

EDIT Y23 D329: Applications will be closing in less than 10 days, at the end of D339(October 31st). We will begin reviewing applications starting D340(Nov 1st) and notify any applicants chosen. Thank you, and Noctis mentioned that he hadn't received very many Seasons Greetings, so be sure to send those his way, if you haven't done so already!

EDIT: Y23 D239 340(oops): This round of asim applications has closed. We will be reviewing any applications and will reach out to individuals as applicable. P.S. we're noticing a distinct lack of DM's headed Noctis's way, and honestly that's unacceptable. C'mon people!

EDIT Y23 D350: Congratulations to Russ Leman and Hazamuzee Seph on their selection for Asim. Both will fill regular Asim duties, but we plan to bring Russ on as mainly an event Asim. 
 

Please join me in congratulating them! We expect them to get fully spun up in the next week or two. 

Good evening,

There is a discord day0 hack going around that is putting people's accounts in jeopardy. If you get a message from someone that looks like any thing depicted below, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK OR DOWNLOAD THE FILE. 

I have blurred the file name in the links so nobody can fall prey to these attacks and in case anyone would be foolish enough to click them or worse, spread them to others. I'm hearing initial reports that some members have not only their Discord accounts compromised but also that their entire system has been hijacked and demands for money have been made(AKA Ransomware).

Normally we do not make posts like this for phishing attempts, but given the severity of the attacks, we want to ensure the entire playerbase is safe. Before your account gets compromised, it's a good idea to make sure you have 2-factor authentication set up on your account, and that you have separate passwords for all your accounts. If an unauthorized individual gains access to your account and you don't have 2FA set up, change your password immediately, set up 2FA, and then go to Settings > Devices and log out all known devices. 

In addition, it's good practice to report all messages you receive of this nature, so that discord can run their own investigations. You can do this by submitting a ticket on their website: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Thank you all and stay safe out there

Polar here

Apparently there are some strange rumours circulating in the galaxy about some bloodthirsty ghosts appearing inside of ships of unaware pilots. Zabrak occultists claim, that during the period of the next two weeks, we can expect some increased paranormal activities. I wouldn't treat those rumours seriously, but if for some reason you will think that your ship is haunted and that you had a close encounter with a ghost, maybe some veteran ghosttrapper could help you with solving your problem. He is often visiting all kinds of Trading Stations, so maybe try checking out the one closest to you.

We also pushed forward the current round the Deathmatch, it's a grand final now!

New grudge matches are also up. Vote here. In the previous ones people clearly shown that from all other places, their favourite spot for a palace would be Alderaan. Great place to view sky lasers during the night. The second deathmatch was about the next big event. Another festival clearly won. I hope SWC staff is reading this.

This would be all for today. Have a good week everyone and watch out for ghosts!

Boolar out

Polar here

Today I will start with something even more important than a Deathmatch. It's about a "feature" that exists during capturing bandit ships.

We've received a number of reports recently of players docking in disabled bandit ships, and thereby being able to save some time that would otherwise be spent on slicing doors and fighting NPCs on board since they are able to take a shorter route by entering through the docking/hangar bay instead of through the entrance room. While this was not originally intended, we will not be considering this an exploit at this time due to how long it takes to attempt to capture certain bandit ships, and players will not be punished for engaging in this behavior. We will notify you if our stance on this changes in the future.

Now onto the Deatchmatch. New round is up. You can vote here.

Previous grudge matches gave us an answers for questions like: What is the best Gunboat? (U-wing), Who do you vote for in deathmatches/grudgematches? (The one I actually favour), How Do You Feel About A/E Removal? (Race reset next!).

New matches are up, you can vote here. Submitters will be rewarded soon.

And the last thing for today, it's been already one year since I became an asim, time flies fast and I just wanted to say thank you for all for the support and good words, but also constructive criticism and all the help from other volunteers. May the force meter be with you.

On this occasion I decided to do something really crazy, that I don't usually do, and I didn't capitalize the first letter in the title of this sim news. I hope everyone will enjoy it!

This is all for today, have a good week everyone!

Polar out

Polar here

New round of the Deathmatch is out. Vote here.

The results of previous grudge matches are as follows: your preferred wingman is Wedge; not many people like to park sideways and it is a tie when it comes to Galaxy wipe/reset (we can try again next year). New grudge matches are out! Vote here. Submitters will be rewarded soon.

This is all for today because there is no time to lose. Have a good and safe week everyone!

Polar out

Polar here

Very fast round of the Deathmatch, or as I like to call it, Fast round of the Deathmatch, has ended. The winner is Prard`arck Inrokini! Congratulations! New deathmatches are out, this round will be back to the normal pace, you can vote here.

Last week grudge matches told us that Anakin turned to the dark side mostly because George Lucas said so. Best Star Wars Board Game is Star Wars themed Risk. The Best Alternative Medicine is: Tears of My Enemies. This is why so many people are complaining on their health, their enemies just don't want to start crying. Second place with 200 less votes went to Death Sticks, they are for those who have no enemies.

New grudge matches are out! Vote here. Submitters will be rewarded soon.

This is all for today! Have a good week everyone.

Polar out

Polar here

Few days ago we warned about it and today it has happened. The current round of the Deathmatch has ended! Xrati Zee is the winner, congratulations! New round is out, but this time it will be a deathmatch with a twist. Every 24h (more or less, but usually more) it will be advanced to the next round. There will be no noticements or sim news' about it, so be sure to check Deathmatch page every day (if you care). Let's see how it will go with only 3 people voting! Grudge matches will stay the same until the next Deathmatch.

Last grudge matches ended up as predicted. Most preferred currency are credits. Twelve people are still trying to make nova crystals great again. Favourite Female Jedi is no other than.. Other! Great win for the whole Jedi Other. New grudge matches are out, submitters will be rewarded soon.

That's all for today. Have a good week everyone!

Polar out

Polar here

New round of the Deathmatch is here, final round! Who will win? Vote here!

New grudge matches are here too (submitters will be awarded soon). From the last week's matches we found out that the Nicest CP addition of these past years is Verpine. Prometheus got the least number of votes which was predictable, because this is the only ship from the list that I own. Most Undesirable Death? Slowly Devoured by the Sarlacc! People seem to not like this particular creature, so now you know which pet you should get to guard your house.

Remember that you can submit grudge matches for CP's! Do you have a question to other players about something that you like? Or maybe about something interesting that you found in game? Or maybe would like to check what other players think about some changes/new things in game? Create a poll here!

This week we have added a new script for a Slaver. He may do some shady business with you, but he doesn't like being watched by the local authorities. He feels like at home in places that look like dungeons, camps or prisons, so you may want to follow him there first.

Resident NPC also received a small script. If you are new to the galaxy, you may find some tips from him very useful.

That's all for today. Have a good week everyone!

Polar out

Polar here

New round of the Deathmatch is here! Same with Grudge matches!

Results of the last grudge matches are as follows: Lando has the best smile, even better than Palpatine! Peoples favourite race type is a ship race, swoop races are the least popular, no one wants to get swooped, everyone like to be shipped. Preferred trading website is CPM, but compared to the previous similar poll, TFM keeps on gaining new fans.

In case you missed it, not long ago we received an interesting update that fans of custom images may enjoy. You can assign custom images to entities via an option in the inventory.

As shown on the graph below, many people already tried this option. Only on the first day, 7 times more cp's were spent than usually!

This is a graph of CP's spent during the last month on custom images:

What does it mean for the galaxy? Less of those loud Pteropter Hover Pods in your neighborhood and dirty puffer pigs in your backyard, and more nice looking entities wherever you go! Thank you Junior Dev Vadik!

This is all for today. There was one more important thing but I forgot. Maybe next time!

Have a good week everyone!
Polar out