- Better events generated when you are ejected into an escape pod.
- Fixes for cargo squad errors due to incorrect piloting status.
- Vendors now show up on scanner with their shop name.
- Mind control combat report event grammer fix.
- Boarding screen now redirects you to scanner page instead of travel page.

Computer Spike

A new generic lockbreaker has been added, the Computer Spike. Computer Spikes are single use, the are destroyed after use with door lockbreaking.
EDIT: Computer Spike has had its weight/volume/batch size updated to the following values (respectively): 0.5kg / 0.005m³ / 32 per batch. This gives them some advantage over the ELB in that you can carry more spikes than ELBs and in some cases makes them marginally superior to the ELB.

Bugs:
- Some changes to how stun actions are stored.
- Cargo Squads: Added extra checks before starting travel
- Cargo Squads: Fixed UI bug where ordering RTB would not properly clean up squadron
- Cargo Squads: Fixed bug where aborting while loading cargo at a source would leave the squadron stuck once returned to the base
- Due to ongoing reliability issues with periodic jobs, a new status section has been added to the timer status page to show if jobs have successfully run. This will show up after each of the jobs run the next time.

We finally found the instructions and Holocron crafting is now available! 

Holocron rules are located here and the rules specifically to crafting them are here.

Something something send a message to Noctis.

Greetings sentients!

Hot pixels fresh from the oven...

- Flak Jacket - New images, now including a never before seen large!

- Discril-class Attack Cruiser - New large and small images.

- Colossal-class Heavy Carrier - New large and small images.

- YV-666 Light Freighter - New bespoke cockpit!

- BTL-S3 Y-wing Starfighter, BTL-A4 Y-wing Longprobe, Y-TIE Ugly - New shared cockpit for the Y-series!

- Sentinel-class Landing Craft, Ministry-class Orbital Shuttle, Lambda-class T-4a Shuttle, Zeta-class Long-range Shuttle - New shared cockpit!

- Brayl-class Bulk Freighter, CR-20 Troop Carrier, KRS-1 Ore Hauler, Modular Conveyor - New shared cockpit!

Enjoy!

Kolo

Just a bug fixes this week.  Please let Noctis know if you find any issues. 

- Directional combat issues when using the weapon targeting screen.
- Removed useless weapons from the showdown menu that could not attack.
- Fix bug that allowed the ability to use bacta tanks in non-medical rooms.
- Fixed floating point issue with sublight travel in showdowns.
- Fixed issue causing off hand to not be used in combat.
- Some backend fixes you will never see.

Weapon Firing Arcs for Space Showdowns

- Weapon Firing Arcs limit what directions a weapon can fire in.
- Ships have direction and require a new turning step to travel.
- These rules only apply to capital ships or larger, and currently only in showdowns.
- Weapon Arcs will need to be configured on ships within the showdown configuration.
- The rules are available here.

Changes

- Droid repair now searches within containers and within the room to find accessible droid parts.
- A character leaving a faction will no longer send leave events to subfactions the character was not a member of.
- Fixed an issue where ships within hyperspace abort cooldown would be invulnerable in combat due to code crash.
- Nova material count now shows in station designer.
- Added subfaction selector to change faction profile page.
- Ship weapons can be modified in space showdowns.

Edit: We forgot to add a note about the updated force training equations when using a master. The rules are available here.

The fearsome Mudhorn now has a script associated with it -- thanks go to Thrall Lothbrok. 

Good luck finding those easter eggs!

[EDIT 3]
Alright, the changes should now be pretty much complete. After staring at my screen for 16 hours prepping, making, and checking these changes, I'm calling it a day. I'll be pinging the QA team shortly to verify the changes against what we expected them to be (we found 2-3 errors while making the changes and corrected them, but in case there's more we'll fix and push the changes as we find them).

Worth noting is that Super Caps are still in the process of being balanced, so while they've gotten some weapon/stat changes, they're not guaranteed to be final. We may also be making some small changes to stats as needed for balance, etc. 

Below are some helpful rules pages to view in case your curious about what any of these changes were driven by, and how they were affected.

• Research Rules Page
• Components Rules Page
• Material Equations Rules Page
• NOTE: You can still remove vehicles from an entity that no longer has a hangar bay. To do so, move an entity to the same location as the ship you wish to unload, and you should be able to do it from there.
  • THIS LINK can be used as a shortcut to the unloading page where you can do so.

Thank you all for your patience during this change, As previously mentioned, if you have feedback about the stat changes, please drop them in the forum thread  (QUICK LINK HERE).

Ninja edit: if you're wondering what new stats I'm talking about, clear your cache or do a hard refresh of the rules page (Ctrl + F5 on windows)

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[EDIT 2]

Howdy folks,

Apologies for the delay in updates with this Sim News. During the initial work done on syncing these changes, we noticed some stats were not pulled over correctly. Some OOC schedule changes, mixed with trying to find the root issue caused this to drag out until today. We're going to be re-pushing the aforementioned changes shortly (ships only) and will let you know when it's done. The rules pages may update ship stats/weapons again, but the major errors should be fixed when everything is done. We'll also be ensuring your current ships and stations have their stats updated to match the rules page.

Again, if you have any questions about what stats your ship/station should have, please refer to the rules page. Most stats should stay fairly close to their original value, as the main purpose of this sync was to ensure that your ships/stations go from just entities that exist with stats, to entities that have components and have their stats derived from the equipped components (which is why you see some non-whole numbers in the rules page. We call that component math), and are therefore researchable(and eventually modifiable). 

I'll include an edit when this work is complete, but check back here for a status update on what is being done, as I'll keep this post updated with where we're at:

• Add components to ships:
  • COMPLETE
• Update ship RMs/Stats rules pages:
  • COMPLETE
• Mark all ships whose stats do not match the rules page as modded:
  • COMPLETE
• Push new stats to all ships and unset modded flag(This is a long and very manual process... but this is where you will see your ship's stats match the rules page):
  • PENDING QA

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[EDIT 1] The following work has been done:

• Station Rules pages have been updated with new stats/RM Requirements
• Space Stations have received components(back end change)
• Space Station Types have had RM/Stat changes applied
• All currently-in-game Stations have had their stats applied
• Ship rules pages have been updated with new stats/weapons/RM Requirements
• Ships have received components(back end change)
• Ship Types have had RM/Stat/Weapon changes applied
  • These are not your individual ships. These are the ship types as a whole. (If you have any confusion about the stats your ship will be at, refer to the rules page. it is correct.)
• Currently-in-game ships have been marked for stat changes (back end change // currently in progress as of this edit)
  • NOTE: Your ships will likely show that they are modded even if they previously were not. This is a part of the marking process and is what allows us to bring all currently-in-game ships up to date with their respective rules pages.
• Some Ships/Stations have had room type modifications(see below for changes)

Ships have not had all of their stats updated, because I've run out of time to work on this tonight. Kodkod will be taking over some of the back end changes for me while I sleep, and I will work on finishing these changes tomorrow. Some ships are now overencumbered and have surpassed their w/v caps. You will need to unload them to/below their w/v cap in order to move/load them further. 

I've posted in the former Ship Stat feedback thread, but it has been renamed to add stations to the feedback mix. Please post in that thread with feedback you have(no matter how small/silly you may think it is). (QUICK LINK HERE)

Finally, below are the room modifications:

• Golan II: 
  • -2 Medical Rooms (0 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed 

• Executor-class Star Destroyer:
  • -8 Medical Rooms (1 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed 

• Victory-class Star Destroyer:
  • -2 Medical Rooms (0 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed 

• MC-80 Home One-class Star Cruiser:
  • -1 Medical Room (1 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed

• MC-80a Star Cruiser:
  • Hangar Bay removed

• MC-80b Star Cruiser:
  • Hangar Bay removed

• Nova-class Battlecruiser:
  • -1 Medical Room (0 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed

• Ithorian Herdship:
  • -5 Medical Rooms (1 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed

• Interdictor-class Heavy Cruiser:
  • -2 Medical Rooms (0 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed

• Battle Dragon:
  • -2 Medical Rooms (1 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed

• Acclamator-class Assault Ship:
  • -2 Medical Rooms (0 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed
     • Hangar bay erroneously removed and re-added

• CR-92 Battle Corvette:
  • -1 Medical Room (0 remaining)

• Imperial I-class Star Destroyer:
  • -3 Medical Rooms (1 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed

• Prometheus-class Star Craft:
  • -1 Medical Room (1 remaining)

• Kandosii-type Dreadnaught:
  • -1 Medical Room (0 remaining)
  • Hangar Bay removed

• Zero-G Spacetrooper Armor Mark I:
  • All rooms deleted

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Good evening folks,

As promised, the Ship/Station component changes are going live today, and I will be starting them now. Over the next while, you will slowly see many of the ship/station stats and weapons change on the rules pages. Following that, you will then see your own ships/station stats/weapons updated to match the rules pages. Once all these changes are complete, I will edit this Sim News with an announcement that it is complete.

Please let me know if you have any questions in the meantime. Thank you!

Good news everyone! I'll cut right to the chase: We have found a way to keep your Zero-G armour in the game without removing it! Instead of the armour being removed this weekend, we have partnered up with Raid: Shadow Legends The Galactic Empire to ensure all suits in privately stolen owned hands will remain there. The Galactic Empire will be pushing out an update this weekend with the upcoming changes that will remotely disable all Zero-G armour suits and weld them shut, meaning there will be no way to go inside them. For those of us who like lists, here's what that looks like(if you hate lists, avert your eyes):

• Zero-G armour suits will have their only room removed to prevent anyone from accessing it
• Zero-G will not get any current or future stat updates (the RM change might still go through but it obviously won't directly affect anyone)
• Come R&D Modification, the Zero-G suit will not be researchable or modifiable
• All suits will get a one time free move to their final resting location (click me)

The Galactic Empire has assured me that anyone who returned their Zero-G Armour for the offered reward would be eligible to have the transaction reversed, however, the forges of Fondor light once more, which leads us unto my next point: Super Capitals have once again been enabled for construction.

Finally, I leave you all with one final bit of good news. We have decided to remove the Escape Pod RM requirements from all ships, since escape pods do not provide RMs when recycled. We're still aiming for this weekend to push out the following changes:

• Some Ships/Stations will receive new weapons (I apologize, I do not have a nicely formatted version of this list, so you'll have to find out this weekend. Generally speaking, this is going to be consolidating heavy lasers into quads)
• Ship/Station Stat changes
• Ship/Station RM changes
• Ships/Stations gaining components (back end change that drives the aforementioned 3 changes

Thank you to the Galactic Empire personnel who helped to provide an IC solution to an OOC problem, even if we didn't end up using it. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to let us know. Thanks!


P.S. Just thought about this before I submitted this post, but we have done some back end work to try and pinpoint what is causing the issues with shield regen failing repeatedly. At the very least, we will be notified much quicker when it happens and can take action to fix it faster. One change we made on the back end is that asteroid damage happens at :10 past the hour and shield regen happens at :40 past the hour, so they are offset by 30 minutes. We suspect there may have been an issue caused by them running at the same time, but we will keep you all updated.

P.P.S.

<@Falcon> oh yeah the RM thing I posted the other day is wrong now, but just take `RM requirement x # Epods` away from the proposed RM requirement and you'll have the actual value

We have identified an issue with the hourly/daily jobs not running as intended and are investigating the issue. This will likely take some time, but we will update you when the issue is fixed. This should not affect timers or most actions you take within the game itself. Thanks for your patience.

EDIT: Thanks for your patience during the unexpected game downtime. We identified an issue with our ships table corrupting, which required us to restore a backup of the table. The issue should be fixed temporarily, however this is the second occurrence, so there may be scheduled maintenance in the future to fully fix the issue. Please let us know if the shield regen stops working again, and thanks again for your understanding.

EDIT Y26 D98: We are aware the issue has returned and are investigating. That may result in more unplanned maintenance, so consider this your advance notice that the game may go down for a short period of time soon.

- Fix bulk item movement crash when moving more than 64 items.
- Fix combat event page crash when printing event with invalid location.
- Fixes for orphaned bounty squads fleeing.
- Minor improvements for the custom room decal page.

Last Edit, I promise, but in order to encourage participation in showdowns, I will be enabling XP in showdown arenas at 10% the normal rate. If you'd like to have your own arena, please ensure you read the rules concerning showdown use and then post in this thread to request your own arena. You can also check out the FAQs for Space/Ground Showdowns(though space is the current focus) The XP will be on for roughly 48 hours. Enjoy!

[EDIT: XP has been turned off for showdown arenas (congrats on the 2 free days extra!)]

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The below changes are done (please pay attention to the 3 notes at the bottom). With these new weapon changes, we highly encourage all of you to participate in showdowns with ships that received some of these changes, and post any feedback you have in this thread here, so we can adjust stats as needed. Thanks!

EDIT: Added clarification on slot sizes below, sorry for the previous quick blurb.

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Good morning USA, and happy Sunday!

As promised in my last Sim News, I'm going to be starting the update of the following items:

• Mounted Weapon Changes
  • Mounted Weapons will now have different base damage values (check out the Mounted Weapons Rules Page for more info)
  • Mounted Weapon Damage Modifers will change for some classes (watch for changes on the tables listed on the Space Combat: Ship Class Modifier Rules page)
• Minor Ship Changes
  • The following Ships will be changing classes from Light Freighter to Gunboat:
    • Atlas-class Troop Transport Shuttle
    • ATR-6 Assault Transport
    • Crescent X-9
    • Delta-class V-7 Escort Shuttle
    • DX-9 Dropship
    • Gamma Assault Shuttle
    • Kom'rk-class Transport
    • Lambda-class T-4a Shuttle
    • Muurian Transport
    • Nu-class Attack Shuttle
    • RZ-68 Troop Transport
    • Sentinel-class Landing Craft
    • Zeta-class Long Range Shuttle
  • The following Ships will see a change in Maneuvrability:
    • Arquitens-class Light Cruiser: 2→3
    • EF65 Meridian-Class Frigate: 2→3
    • EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: 2→3
    • Neutron Star-class Bulk Cruiser: 2→3
    • Nova-class Battlecruiser: 2→3
    • Adz-class Patrol Destroyer: 2→3
    • CR-90 Corvette: 2→3
    • Crusader-class Corvette: 3→4
    • DP-20a Gunship: 1→4
    • DP-20b Gunship: 2→4
    • DP-20c Gunship: 2→3
    • I-BEAM Starfighter: 6→7
    • Miy'Til-class Starfighter: 6→7
    • N-1 Starfighter: 5→6
    • Star Saber XC-01 Starfighter MkI: 6→7
    • Viper-class Starfighter: 6→7
    • Z-95 Headhunter: 5→6
    • JumpMaster 5000: 4→5
    • Pelagia Duplex Command Assault Gunship: 5→4
    • Tri-Mark VII Interceptor: 6→5
    • UT-60D U-Wing Support Craft: 5→4

===NEW:===

• • The following Ships had Party Slot Size changes:
    • Consular-class Cruiser: 8→6 slots (-2)
    • Discril-class Attack Cruiser: 8→6 slots (-2)
    • DP-20c Gunship: 10→9 slots (-1)
    • Foray-class Blockade Runner: 8→6 slots (-2)
    • IPV-1 System Patrol Craft: 8→6 slots (-2)
    • Tie/In Starfighter: 1→0.75 slots (-0.25)
    • ATR-6 Assault Transport: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • D5-Mantis Patrol Craft: 3→2 slots (-1)
    • Delta-class JV-7 Escort Shuttle: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • DX-9 Dropship: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • Firespray-class Interceptor: 3→2 slots (-1)
    • Gamma Assault Shuttle: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • JumpMaster 5000: 3→2 slots (-1)
    • Kom'rk-class Transport: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • Lambda-class T-4a Shuttle: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • Muurian Transport: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • Nu-class Attack Shuttle: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • Pursuer-class Enforcement Ship: 3→2 slots (-1)
    • RZ-68 Troop Transport: 4→3 slots (-1)
    • S40K Phoenix Hawk-class Light Pinnace: 3→2 slots (-1)
    • Sentinel-class Landing Craft: 4→3 slots (-1)
  • Ship Weapons will be changing on some ships(with the overall ship stat change coming in 2 weeks that affect RM stuff)
  • Space Trooper Armour will be removed with the Ship stat Changes coming in 2 weeks.

I will NOT be updating Ship or Station components today, since that will change RM/RMP costs. That change is still coming in 2 weeks. For the above changes, this should happen relatively quickly, but I'll update this post when the changes are complete.

Year 26 Day 90, 9:50 Arjuna banned player Lyric Tickstar providing the following reason: PG-13

Please keep all in-game interactions, images, messages, or other content to a PG-13 level.
Player can request unban in 28 days time.

Y26D77 17:53

Kodkod banned player Sean Pax providing the following reason: Multi Ban, avoiding 21 day respawn timer

SALUTATIONS!

It is with great excitement and privilege that we introduce our TWO new Asims joining the team:

• Remus Soran, who will go by the name Kodkod (although, let's be honest, this picture might be a more accurate representation).
• Aquioz Lazule, who will adopt the name Koi.

Please join us in giving them a warm welcome! We’re thrilled to see what they’ll bring to the team.

Why two Asims this time? Well, I’ll be stepping back a bit over the next six months, and these two will help cover the gap. Remus already has some hands-on experience with admin tools from his time on the dev server, so he’s ready to hit the ground running. Aquioz is newer to this, but he’s eager to learn and contribute in every way he can. Both will be ready to assist soon, so don’t hesitate to reach out when you see them around!

This round, we received a total of 10 applications, and we’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who applied. If you weren’t selected this time, don’t be discouraged—there will be more opportunities in the future!

As always, if you have questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to submit a support ticket. And, of course, a big thank you to Noctis for selecting our newest Asims!

Stephan Celebesario is now known as Altaayir Cel Ebesario.

That's all

Today we wish Platypus a farewell as he steps down from the Asim team and returns to his character Bjaco Acker. Platypus has been an instrumental member of the team, helping with everything from Herdfest coordination to assisting with general staff duties and providing good input and feedback on various dev discussions. 
 

Thank you Plat, for your time with us. You're gonna be missed buddy!

With this announcement comes a heads up that we may be opening Asim applications again in the near future, so start thinking about if that's something you'd like to do. 

1 Y25D343 7:59 Falcon banned player Elamas Ghent providing the following reason: Multi Ban - many multi accounts // permanent ban

2 Y25D343 7:59 Falcon banned player Durba Furba providing the following reason: Multi Ban - many multi accounts // permanent ban

3 Y25D343 7:59 Falcon banned player Matajambo Surgeproviding the following reason: Multi Ban - many multi accounts // permanent ban

4 Y25D343 7:59 Falcon banned player Wen Chinelo providing the following reason: Multi Ban - many multi accounts // permanent ban

5 Y25D343 7:59 Falcon banned player Joupi June providing the following reason: Multi Ban - many multi accounts // permanent ban

6 Y25D343 7:59 Falcon banned player Stoober McDabrafooserproviding the following reason: Multi Ban - many multi accounts // permanent ban

7 Y25D343 7:59 Falcon banned player Alabaster Mosesproviding the following reason: Multi Ban - many multi accounts // permanent ban

8 Y25D343 7:59 Falcon banned player Loiuwpoka Su providing the following reason: Multi Ban - many multi accounts // permanent ban
 

In addition, Quillo Farha and Gaitale Jokar have been included in this permanent ban upgrade. One account, kids. That's all you're allowed. 

Year 25 Day 295, 20:05 Noctis banned player Welck Gisk providing the following reason: Multi Ban

Year 25 Day 295, 20:05 Noctis banned player Lonus Yurashima providing the following reason: Multi Ban

Year 25 Day 295, 20:05 Noctis banned player Enim Nebuo providing the following reason: Multi Ban

Each player may only have 1 character.  Oldest account can submit a help ticket for an unban in 7 days and forfeiture of assets.

kthxluvubai

Mitth Wake has been issued a Strike 0 for IC/OOC separation. This strike will last one year from today's date or until another strike is issued. 

A reminder folks: Your OOC life and your IC life are two separate planes of existense that do not interconnect. It is okay that sometimes you have Real Life issues to attend to, and that may mean you are unable to tend to things IC. Remember that SWC is just a game, and although you may be attached to things in this game, it will not last forever. Communicating OOC obligations is okay, but leveraging OOC excuses to give yourself an IC advantage is not okay and breaks the IC/OOC rules.

As always, if you have any issues, please feel free to reach out or submit a support ticket.

Year 25 Day 221, 21:59 Noctis banned player Dietrich Rakshesh providing the following reason: Harassment

Player was given an immediate strike 2 and can request an unban through a help ticket at support.swcombine.com in 3 weeks.

Falcon Edit:

Year 25 Day 225, 14:15 Falcon banned player Ahm Chin providing the following reason: Multi Ban -- ban evasion

I'm issuing strike 3 for ban evasion. This ban is now permanent.

Year 25 Day 227, 12:49 Falcon banned player Lothor Shan providing the following reason: Multi Ban - Dietrich Rakshesh remake

And it's fresh! Just like this tournament!

To start with the mandatory pre-tournament orientation, please click here.

With that out of the way, let me tell you things.

First, it starts on 4/11 or Y26 D137(ish). Sign ups close 4/4 or Y26 D130(ish). Yes, I could have made a 4/20 joke but I didn't. We'll have time for that later, trust me.

Secondly, here are the prizes since I know you all like free things. If you make it to a prize tier, remember that you can also choose to get a prize from any lower tier. (1st place can pick anything on the list, 2nd place can pick anything except 1st and so on).

1st:
1 x Ardent DC
1 x CR-92 DC
1 x Acclamator DC

2nd:
1 x Kom'rk Class Transport
1 x Xanadu-class Superyacht
1 x Spirit-Class MSA1
50m Credits

3rd:
1 x Tri-Mark
1 x Nu-Class Attack Shuttle
1 x ETA-class Shuttle
25m Credits

4th:
1 x YT-1210
1 x Dynamic Class Freighter
1 x JX40 Jailspeeder
10m Credits

Knockout Participants:
1 x ETA-5
1 x BARC Speeder
1 x BTL-A4 Y-wing Longprobe
5m Credits

Everyone:
1 x CK-6 Swoop Bike DC
1 x HWK-290 Light Freighter DC
1 x R0-L0

Is the prize tier list balanced? IDK man. I'm a goat pretending to be a man who is really three jawas in a trenchcoat behind a keyboard. I'm in it for lulz, not sanity.

Some other neat links

The rule updates

Definitely not this discord

This sign up sheet

The bracket

Remember to thank Noctis. If you don't, I will know and I will find you. D:<

The schedule with captain names

Also, keep a lookout for the blue flashing icon as I modify this post with more information.

Edit 1 - Chupa can't combine time and failed hard. Be sure to ping him relentlessly on discord and laugh at him for his mistake.

Edit 2 - Rules have been updated. Big changes. Be sure to read carefully. You will notice increased madness and a changed prize due to popular request. Enjoy!

Edit 3 - Sign ups are closed. I hope you remembered a towel!

Edit 4 and 5 - The schedule is posted. Also, I recommend using a tool like this one here to help you find a better time to bash rather than wait until the last minute.

Ayeta! A highly legitimate businessjawa of the clan L'uk has appeared on board Recycling I, Recycling II, Recycling III, and Recycling IV type space stations. L'uk sells a variety of rare and not-so-rare products which can only be purchased with the elusive Dooka.

• The shop will rotate every seven days.
• Each player will be given a list of between one and three potential purchase options.
• The exact number of options presented may change between shop rotations. 
• Each player can purchase any, all, or none of these options.
• Each player may only purchase each option once.

Happy shopping!

Hello everyone!

I’ve got some exciting updates to share with you all about some changes on the team!

First off, Thank you to Erek for announcing that I’ve been promoted to Game Admin! Over the past several months (...perhaps longer), I’ve been working closely with the Dev and Quest Teams while balancing the support side of my Asim duties. Now, I’ll be joining Kyle (RIP), Arjuna, and Erek (Supes/Superman) on the Admin team! Arjuna will continue handling Galaxy Direction, Erek will focus on Game Design, Kyle will continue to be MIA, and I’ll be taking on the role of Implementation Director. I’ll still be closely involved with the Dev and Quest Teams, just as I have been, and I’m always here to help with support issues if needed, but otherwise the Asims are in excellent hands with Noctis, Chupa, Kodkod, and Koi at the helm, so feel free to reach out to them as well! You can find the full list of team members on the Team Members Page.

Along with this new role, I’ll be helping to develop and refine a Dev Roadmap for public release. This roadmap will outline our long-term goals and the steps we’re taking to get there, as well as answer any questions the dev team has about the way forward. Once it’s finalized, we’ll share it via Sim News so you’ll know exactly what to expect in the future.

Lastly, a quick heads-up about some upcoming changes to Ships and Stations. We’re almost ready to finalize these updates, but since they’ll impact RM costs(including the long awaited introduction of Nova to stations with concussions or porton-torpedoes), we want to make sure you have enough time to prepare. Consider this your (no less than)2-week notice that RM costs for Ships and Stations will change for any constructions after the stats update. Weapons and Damage Modifiers will likely be changing this weekend. The finalized list isn’t ready yet, but once it is, I’ll share it with you in a detailed Sim News post. Some RM costs will increase, some will decrease, and the same goes for RMP. If you’re concerned about the changes, I recommend boosting your stockpiles by about 25% for stations and 10% for ships.

[Edit to add that we will be removing some med rooms from the CR-92 Battle Corvette, Nova-class Battlecruiser, Kandosii, ISD, Battle Dragon, Acclamator, Home One, and SSD to bring us in line with the R&D Master Plan.]

That’s all for now! A huge thanks to everyone in the SWC Administration, past and present, for their support in getting me to this point. It’s a pleasure to serve this amazing community, and I’m always open to your feedback on how we can keep improving.

As always, if you have any questions or need support, don’t hesitate to reach out on our Discord Server or by Submitting a Support Ticket.

Thanks!

Happy Friday, Combine:

I'm proud to announce that Falcon has been promoted to Game Admin for Implementation. 

He will continue to work closely with the Dev and Asim teams on the advancement of the Star Wars Combine, hatching it into the stuff of our childhood daydreams.

With the flurry of feature changes, development progress, rules updates, and community engagement, it's hard to miss Falcon's level of involvement since joining the team. His teamwork, judgement, and work ethic have been a reliable and positive influence for the flock.

I look forward to seeing Falcon's many fine feather additions to the game.

Please congratulate him if you see him around.

Deathmatch has concluded!  Long live new champion, Memnoch, who has succeeded in narrowly stopping the blue lady from winning twice.  Go vote in the new Deathmatch!

As is tradition, new Grudge Matches have appeared.  Falcon has a list of everyone who voted Crow in the last round and you'll be getting coal next Winterfest.

Be sure to submit new and exciting and definitely not trolling grudge matches for the future!

Asim applications are now closed. Thanks to all who applied!
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Hi folks,

Asim applications will close tonight after 23:59. These are the final moments to get them in!

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Seasons Greetings!

I hope you all are having yourself a happy Holiday Season(and if not, that's okay too! Or I hope it gets better!). Now that I'm done terrorizing the rooms aboard your ships

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 In-Character (IC) activity related to their suspended character while working for the administration.
• Asims will have a defined period of service of six months after which they may step down, or remain until they desire to return to the game.
• 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.
• Asim duties center around helping players affected by bugs, handling support tickets, and dealing with rules violations. There may 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(Note that this year we've added a 3rd scenario-based section):

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 and what would you contribute?
• 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?
• If you were an animal, what would you be(this is incredibly important)?
• How much time are you potentially available to volunteer per week on improving SWC?
• Have you performed administrative duties in the past or organized groups/events?
• What is your favorite fish fact?

Scenario Questions:

• Imagine for a moment you are on the team. A player accuses another of harassment but provides little evidence. How do you investigate and resolve this?
• A SWC Teams member suggests a game mechanic change that could be seen as biased toward their faction. How do you handle it?
• You discover a team member is using their position to gain an unfair advantage in the game. What do you do?
• How would you approach working with other Asims to resolve disagreements on game design or rules enforcement?
• How do you handle situations where players are being hostile or overly demanding?

If you are not interested

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

Asim Applications will close around Y26 D47 (January 11, 2025)

Avast, me hearties! Gather 'round fer some rum-soaked news!

Our spyglasses be spyin' new bandit contraptions prowlin' the spaceways! Aye, AT LEAST 9 fresh vessels, listed below fer yer plunderin’ pleasure:

• Cutlass-9 Patrol Fighter (Fighter)
• SS-54 Assault Ship (Gunboat)
• VCX-820 Escort Freighter (Light Freighter)
• Pirate Snub Fighter (Fighter)
• Rihkxyrk Assault Fighter (Fighter)
• Pirate Interceptor Frigate (Corvette)
• Cumulus-class Corsair (Corvette)
• Warlord Heavy Cruiser (Light Freighter)
• GS-100 Salvage Ship (Heavy Freighter)

These scallywag ships be seen only in bandit spawns fer now. If ye’ve a hankerin’ to claim one, ye’ll need to capture 'em yerselves, savvy? An extra bonus fer the lot o’ ye recyclin' savvy swabs— the GS-100 be fit fer recyclin’ at the same rate as the GRZ (keep yer peepers peeled fer the Recycling Rules Page update comin’ soon). If ye fancy, ye can peep the Space Bandits Rules Page and see how often these scallywags be comin' round the block.

So hoist yer metaphorical cutlasses and set sail fer adventure! May the stars favor yer huntin’, and may the solar wind be ever at yer back! YARRR!

EDIT: Upon popular requests the Freighters now have storage rooms for storing their... freight. 

I come to you with atonement for the room map shenanigans...

Deathmatch has been advanced to the final round!! Go and vote for who hate the least!

Additionally, as is tradition, Grudge Matches have been updated as well! I gave you all plenty to deliberate amongst yourselves on, so take your time. That being said, since most of you decided deathmatch should NOT result in death, I am unhappy to announce that we will not be implementing the death feature associated with that suggestion. The other two match results come as no surprise to anyone. 

As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, etc. you can DM me where I'll ignore it or you can submit a support ticket!

I will now leave you with this fish fact I found:

Fish feel pleasure, not just pain

Fish interact and form relationships with each other and other fish species. For example, bluestreak cleaner wrasses provide a special service to fellow fish. The wrasses swim into the gills and mouths of their “clients” to remove and feed on their parasites. In some cases, their clients are fish who’d otherwise eat them. So, to help appease them, the wrasses will often stroke their clients with their fins. Studies have shown that being stroked by cleaner fish is not only a pleasurable feeling for client fish, it also helps them to relieve stress — almost like a therapeutic massage.

Hello everyone.

I was talking to a little bird, and he reminded me how much you all enjoy CPs, so I figured I would see how true that was. I have been working towards getting Ground Showdowns up and running again because, if you haven't noticed, we have a lot of exciting ground combat features that would be really nice for you all to test out. I'm about halfway through my work, and I remember getting tired of having only one map to play on in the past.

This is where you all come in, as I don't want to be the only one making maps.  I need suggestions and some new ideas for new cities for us to all play in. I have made a post to keep everything contained in the Work for CPs area. Head over there to see the rules and what you need to do to join in.

Edit: Y25 D217

Just a friendly reminder, don't forget to submit or vote. 

Edit Y25 D233

We have had a very busy week so far and I don't want to stop the fun, so here's a quick update from me. First off, thank you to everyone who created city designs. They were all very enjoyable to see, but unfortunately, I couldn't accept them all. CPs have been awarded for the 30 cities I did pick, and I'll let the winners brag about their creations. With that being said, Ground Showdowns have been released and can now be enjoyed. Contact your local showdown coordinator to setup a match and continue enjoying all the new things this week.

Falcon Edit: I've posted a Ground Showdown FAQ for how to set up ground showdowns in the FAQ portion of the forums. Enjoy!

EDIT Y25 D245

Hey Folks, I've added 18 new fitouts for showdown use(IDs 68 - 86 in the FAQ pictures). You can check them out in the FAQ (link above) or on their rules page. 
 

^^ apparently this added them to the available loadouts for bandits so uhh.... in the meantime, good luck!!

Hello everyone, having come back from a brush with IRL permadeath, I would like to try rewarding the grim reaper by doing something with SWC permadeath. The main stumbling block is that we do not appear to have a consensus on whether to go towards the light or run away from it.

Therefore I am launching this survey in order that the SWC community may express its hopes, dreams and wishes as we continue to approach global combat. May the future ever be filled with violence and destruction in this universe, which literally has Wars in its name.

Click here for survey

If you have questions, feel free to hit me up in DMs. Or submit a support ticket.

Edit: The survey will remain open for a week and be closed around D246. Results may be published shortly after that point. 

Edit2: 544 responses so far. There are still three days until I close this. 

The survey has been closed. Stand by for results.

FALCON EDIT Y25 D228: This is the final update for this sim news post. Herdfest server has been archived and you may now claim items aboard the T2 and Herdship (with the exception of items currently being spawned by another character. Give them ample time to pick their item up from the floor).

Thanks again for participating and enjoy your day!
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FALCON EDIT Y25 D206: I will be archiving the HerdFest Discord server in ~24 days(just setting all channels to read-only and removing extra privs). Once that is done, I will post one final update here. Additionally, when the server is archived, I will not be enforcing the "no stealing from HerdFest" rule. So basically, if you want your stuff, you have until I post the next update to grab your stuff or someone else is gonna come along and steal it. 
 

one caveat to this is that if you follow a latecomer into the Baffor Jubilee and claim their prize right when it's spawned, then that will be enforced. 
 

That is all. See you in 24 days!
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It seems we Platypus forgot to make a Sim News about this... sorry!

The Ithorian Explorer who used to teleport you to the Herdship has gone home. The rewards vendor is still available and can be found in the cockpit of the Herdship which you can travel to at the following coordinates:

Sector: Bright Jewel
System: Bright Jewel (-5, 185)
System Position: (12, 9)

We have no plans to remove the rewards vendor any time soon, so if you still have leaves burning a hole in your pocket, feel free to spend them!

Platypus Edit: Sorry, my bad! One note - the Herd Meet Host in the Bafforr Jubilee's entrance can still send you home one last time. This NPC will be removed after D194.

Arise, Sir Shrek, and receive this lightsaber. 

Click me for Deathmatch

Click me for Grudge Matches