We are aware of timer issues affecting SWC. They are ongoign and we are investigating. This news will be updated wehn the issues are resolved. There may be game downtime as a result. Thanks for your patience.

EDIT: Timers should be working again, though you may experience looping over the next 5-10 minutes. Unknown if the root cause is fixed, but we're keeping an eye on things. Please submit a support ticket if you have any ongoing issues or reach out in #swc-help on IRC/discord

We've identified the issue and have disable some hourly jobs to prevent it from happening before we can get a permanent fix in. Hourly jobs for shield regen, ionic regen and asteroid damage have all be temporarily disabled as are related to the outage.
As a warning: We will likely want to do a Database server software update at very short notice in case it's an issue with our server version.

EDIT 2: Hourly jobs for shield regen, ionic regen, and asteroid damage have been re-enabled.

- You can now apply custom images to installed cybernetics. Any images applied to cybernetics before install will be retained, and physical items have been granted for existing cybernetics.
- Added two new accessibility options for drawing the map in the look and feel page. Custom system backgrounds can be disabled, and asteroid overlay can be set display by default.
- Fixed an issue with force meter not updating.
- Fixed an issue with linked production actions disallowing character drop.
- Fixed an issue where faction leader could not take over leadership of a subfaction.
- Fixed an issue where ship capturing would remove AI on the remaining hostile squad members.

Force Purify

Force Purify is a new light side power that is used to clear some of the negative effects like poison, stun, confusion, and dominated.

Updated Room Map Images

The Art team have made some new images for use in oversized rooms. Check it out, so much room for activities.

Bugs

- Fixed an issue where field repair recovery with a 0 skill NPC would not remove disabled status from a ship. Note the field repair equations have been changed slightly (they now grant slightly more points repaired per NPC skill level).
- Fixed an issue where a disabled force power could block usage of the "Unarmed Strike" weapon.
- Updated some code around NPC Cargo actions. They were previously getting stuck so these changes should mean they get stuck less.
- Fixed an issue with the components tool when operating on an entity with no weapons.
- The recycling rules have been updated with lists and clarifications.

- Deleted doors are now reinstalled in order with best available door used first. The locks page also displays the next door type available to be installed.
- Fixed deletion of vendor inventory entry when merging RM piles. Merged RM piles will now retain vendor stock status after merging.
- Fixed issue blocking force testing while using force sight.
- Fixed inability to start station construction in planet orbit where planet government does not match system government.
- Fixed crash when clearing showdown arena when capture action was present.
- Fixed crash on budgets page when no items are selected.
- Added plain text output to ground deposit overview from planet inventory.

The Nerf has had its damage changed, and is now: Max Hits: 2, Firepower: 5, Min damage: 5, Max damage: 10.

The Aurek-class Tactical Starfighter has had its stats changed. +1 Concussion Missile Launcher. Manoeuvrability from 4 to 7. Hull 30 to 40, Shield 10 to 18. The raw materials, weight and volume have been increased.
[Falcon Edit] → → All currently existing Aureks now reflect the current stat change.

The Acclamator now has 2 medical rooms

Greetings fellow sentients!

Some new fitout changes have just been synced! The old green outlines under the paperdoll are gone, and replaced with some holoprojected images signifying the slot type. There are also THREE new slots, and one got changed!

- The Cybernetic slot is now locked in place at the top right

- There are 2 slots for Custom Items only at the bottom right

- The Lower Body slot at the bottom center will accept Clothing (the item type, not category) and Custom Items

Also, if a slot becomes locked out and unable to be used there will now be an icon indicating this.

Enjoy!

Kolo

- Item Fitout art changes and new slots. The item fitout artwork has been redone, and two new slots available for custom items have been added.
- Space Combat Weapon selector rework. The space combat weapon selector has been simplified. It now can only enable/disable weapons by their damage type per party. Previously it was able to enable/disable individual weapons. Your current weapon selections will need to be reapplied.
- Showdown creation tools. The space showdown creation tools now support spawning items and NPCs aboard ships, to allow testing out things like ship boarding and capture within showdowns.

Ship Capture changes:
- Capture chance has been increased (by approx 9% each level including at slicing level 0)
- Base capture timer only increases if a critical failure occurs (approx 9% chance).
- XP on success is increased from RMP / 85,000 to RMP / 8,500
- Capture is paused if something happens to interrupt it. It can be resumed from where it left off. Being attacked pauses it.

- Affiliation lists on rules pages are now shorter!

- Upgrade PHP 8.3 to 8.4.

Ship capturing has been overhauled! Players can now make multiple attempts to capture a ship, but each failed attempt will increase the duration of subsequent attempts. This revamp also sets the stage for introducing the feature to PvP.

The Abraxas system has had some naming convention updates to bring it more in line with the galactic community:

- Abraxas I: No change
- Radix: No change
- Abraxas: renamed to Abraxas III
- Abraxas III: Renamed to Abraxas IV

Make sure you set your hyperdrives accordingly!

FINAL UPDATE -- Y25 D363:

Ok so I lied. After some consideration, I have updated(again, sorry) both the BFF-1 Bulk Freighter and the Class-A Cargo Container room maps to more accurately reflect a canon layout. 

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FINAL UPDATE -- Y25 D356:

The Museum, T-6 and DX-9 have had their room maps updated, with CPs paid out. I also slightly modified the BFF-1 changing its hangar bay from wehre a cargo container would have been to a new room in the rear(Thanks to Raptor Cardel). I will be skipping the Quasar since the creator has not responded to my messages. Pending any minor updates, this should be the final iteration of room map updates. (I lied, I the Jedi Praxeum is getting a bonus update too)

One last change I made is that I've removed multiple training rooms from every ship except the super capitals, which are capped at 2 each. Every other ship with training room capacity has been limited to 1 training room. I understand that this may anger many of you, but we do this from a point of keeping things balanced. 

Reminder that any doors deleted will be saved, and you can place down replacement doors for free that will finish instantly.

Huge thank you to everyone who participated in this update, submitting images, giving feedback, etc. I'm sorry it took over a year to actually finish, but I suppose that's in line with the spirit of Soon(tm), eh?
I'd also like to add a note again that if you still have ideas for a room map, please submit them in the Suggestions Forum, and I'll review them independently. All other issues can be sent to me via DM or PM or asked in #swc-help.

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UPDATE Y25 D350:

Due to infantry bays acting like docking/hangar bays where having more than one in an entity breaks things, I am removing duplicate infantry bays. I will keep infantry bays that are in the largest sized room first, and if there are multiple of the same size, I will use my best judgement to determine which one stays. 

List of affected entities:

• Golan II
  • Removed 1x1 on floor 2
  • Removed 1x1 on floor 1
• Victory-class Star Destroyer
  • Removed 1x1 on floor 2
• Executor-class Star Destroyer
  • Removed 1x1 on floor 2
  • Removed 1x3 on floor 1
  • Removed western 2x2 on floor 0(Base)
• Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser
  • Removed southern 1x3 on floor 1
• CR-90 Corvette
  • Removed western 1x1 on floor 0(Base)
• ​​​​​​​MC-80b Star Cruiser
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed 1x1 on floor 2
• ​​​​​​​Prison
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed 1x1 on floor 0(Base)
• ​​​​​​​Nova-class Battle Cruiser
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed 1x1 on floor 2
• ​​​​​​​Interdictor-class Heavy Cruiser
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed eastern 1x1 on floor 1
• ​​​​​​​Lictor-class Dungeon Ship
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed 1x1 on floor 1
• ​​​​​​​Modular Taskforce Cruiser
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed southern 1x1 on floor 0(Base)
• B​​​attle Dragon
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed 1x3 on floor 3
  • Removed 1x1 on floor 0(Base)
• ​​​​​​​Atlas-class Troop Transport Shuttle
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed southern 1x1 on floor 0(Base)
• ​​​​​​​CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette
  • ​​​​​​​Removed western 1x1 on floor 0(Base)
• ​​​​​​​CR-92 Battle Corvette
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed western 1x1 on floor 0(Base)
• ​​​​​​​Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Removed 1x1 on floor 2
• ​​​​​​​Colossal-class Heavy Carreir
  • ​​​​​​​Removed 1x1 on floor 1

All squads in these entities have been teleported to their infantry bays. Please let us know if you are experiencing issues with your squads. Just waiting on the room maps at the bottom of this news to be submitted, and we'll wrap this up! Thank you all for your patience. I'd also like to add that if you still have ideas for a room map, please submit them in the Suggestions Forum, and I'll review them independently.

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UPDATE Y25 D349: All ships without broken images have been updated. If you find something missing, please let me know so I can fix it. 

EDIT EDIT: Due to balancing concerns, I will be removing Training Rooms from all ships that are not a Capital Ship or Super Capital Ship(Stations and facilities will not be touched). We are currently discussing adding them Corvettes and/or Frigates as well, but I make no promises.
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As the title says, I've started updating the room maps as discussed in my last Sim News about it (it's been 2 weeks now, right?) as well as in the forum thread for it. 

The ones I have maps for will be done today, and I will reach out to the individuals whose links have disappeared from the thread. Expect CPs to be paid out as ships are updated (today in one large batch and then individually as I receive ship maps again). 

This post will receive an update when I am done today, as well as when all room maps have finished with updates. 

The following entities have had a room map update:

• Lucrehulk-class Battleship
• BFF-1 Bulk Freighter
• Kettifree Air mover
• Lictor-class Dungeon Ship
• Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
• Interdictor-class Heavy Cruiser
• Victory I-class Star Destroyer
• Executor-class Star Destroyer
• Fury-class Imperial Interceptor
• Stadium
• CR-92 Battle Corvette
• CR-20 Troop Carrier
• Large Palace
• Golan II
• CR-70 Corvette
• MC-80 Home One
• CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette
• Raider-class Missile Corvette
• Training Academy
• Prison
• YT-2000
• MC-80b
• Labour Camp
• Kandosii-type Dreadnaught
• Starport
• CR-90 Corvette
• MC-80a
• Modular Taskforce Cruiser
• Research Center
• Colossal-class heavy Cruiser
• Zoo
• Command Centre
• T-6 Shuttle
• Ithorian Herdship
• GRZ-6B Wrecker
• Museum
• Spacecrawler
• Trading II
• Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser
• DX-9 Dropship
• T-6 Shuttle
• Museum

BONUS UPDATES:

• Nova-class Battlecruiser
• Battle Dragon
• Atlas-class Troop Transport Shuttle

The following Entities still need a room map(waiting on non-broken images):

• Quasar Fire-class Bulk Cruiser (Creator Unresponsive -- skipping)

CPs are being paid out shortly after this edit. Also, to help qualm any fears you have, yes we are aware that the stretchy room images are still there. There is a sync coming in the next few days that will fix it. Please be patient. Fixed! Thank you!

Room maps that are changed may have caused the following issues, with the following workarounds:

- In general any entity (Character, NPC, Droid, Creature, Item) within a changed room will have been teleported to the entrance room.

- Doors that were between deleted rooms may have been removed. Any door that was removed will be able to be reinstalled instantly. You can see if your ship has any deleted doors available on the locks page.

- Sentry droids that were deployed in a modified room will now be deployed in the Entrance room. You can undeploy and redeploy it in a new room if needed.

- Garrison troops that were inside an infantry bay may have been moved. These have been moved into the new infantry bay location.

- Guard posts that were deployed across deleted rooms have been cancelled. The guard NPC may have been moved to the entrance. You will need to recreate the guard post in the desired location. If your guard post was cancelled, you will have received an event.

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

Gorgo Cyclo has been issued with a strike 1 ban for repeatedly stealing items from HerdFest.

Year 25 Day 166, 8:28 Platypus banned player Gorgo Cyclo providing the following reason: HerdFest misbehaviour

Submit a support ticket in 7 days.

Arnis Endeel has been permabanned for creating yet another account trying to circumvent the ban.

Year 24 Day 317, 8:28

Tortle banned player Elix Chume providing the following reason: Multi Ban

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Year 24 Day 316, 20:42, Tortle banned player Arnis Endeel providing the following reason: Multi Ban - asset laundering. 

Year 24 Day 316, 20:42, Tortle banned player Titus Marth providing the following reason: Multi Ban - asset laundering.

Year 24 Day 316, 20:42, Tortle banned player Gul Arkanus providing the following reason: Multi Ban - asset laundering.

Year 24 Day 316, 20:42, Tortle banned player Jaster Varless providing the following reason: Multi Ban - asset laundering.

First day and I already got to drop the hammer... it's almost enough to bring a tear to my eye. 

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They came back, or tried to. Your ban is now as permanent as knotweed.

Year 25 Day 152, 10:09 Platypus banned player Bren Mao providing the following reason: Multi Ban

Year 25 Day 139, 13:35 Platypus banned player Rick Bender providing the following reason: Golden Rule violation

Rick Bender has been issued with a strike 1 ban for a golden rule violation - specifically, sending a tavern to a faction which had blacklisted him in order to turn in a few bounty hunting pucks, then recycling said tavern. The rewards from those pucks have also been confiscated.

Submit a support ticket in 7 days.

Year 25 Day 135, 10:20 Platypus banned player Kameis Dinoa providing the following reason: Multi Ban

Year 25 Day 135, 10:20 Platypus banned player Asania Kousen providing the following reason: Multi Ban

Attempting to bypass respawn timer. Oldest account(Asania Kousen) can submit support ticket 30 days after their respawn timer ends. 

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

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Hi, I’m Mador Anami. You may remember me from such Quest Team projects as Herdfest, Lightsaber Crafting X and dozens of other entity scripts.

I hope everyone had a good time at Herdfest. Most of the teammates who worked on Herdfest had not been involved in any previous events before. We are already painfully aware of a few issues to improve on for future events. But we also wanted to get feedback from all of you.

Here’s the feedback form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfRTLZnEAbxJ_Gjro7iVhGe5xAaaPqfXpp3HVpwvEh642yJw/viewform?usp=sf_link

I have also had a number of people reach out to me asking about joining the quest team. I appreciate all the enthusiasm. The main thing I’m looking for is for you to show me a LISP script that you wrote which shows you understand the basic fundamentals of the language and have some fun and creative ideas. If you aren’t familiar with LISP, luckily you should have lots of rare protocol droids from Herdfest you can test things on.

Rilan Ludel has made an awesome intro to LISP video tutorial series. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Ega_eBm2fH3XFQXEBqDGlAP82kqrTde

Kay Dallben has a written tutorial overview as well. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11i9y8ydhDKJmIAr6Ah-g-sRJ4hEqCKeYg0V2ZM4sdEA/edit?pli=1

Even if you think you would excel more in the quest writing/story side, having a basic understanding of LISP will help you to know what’s possible.

Feel free to reach out to me via DM or on Discord if you have any questions.

Salutations!

We are approaching not only the end of HerdFest, but also the end of the group event! In case this is your first time hearing about this, there is a city to the south with an Infested Research Centre, lots of berry monsters, and a couple consoles that are requesting a blood sample. We're nearing the end of the required amount of samples, but are running out of donors(as each player can donate exactly once)! If you are at HerdFest and haven't donated a sample, make sure you talk to the Ithorian Explorer outside the Herdship!

As a side note, we'll be redoing the concert this Friday at 19:30CGT again, but I'm hearing rumors that the band will be out today and tomorrow for a meet and greet. 

Edit: Enough blood samples have been donated. The final boss battle is underway... perhaps lend a hand?

Because many people have asked about which room to be in, as well as an assortment of other questions, I've compiled them into our FAQ. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

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Gadzooks! It seems like Linkin Bark is almost done preparing and will be putting on a concert in the Bafforr Jubilee Docking Bay (Room# 6061) using their Gale-class StarStage Light Freighter! In case you didn't know, this ship has a stage that can fold out from one of the side panels, which is where they'll perform.

Make sure you are in the Docking Bay (Room# 6061) on Friday (Y25 D166) NO LATER THAN 19:30 COMBINE GAME TIME (10:30pm Eastern US Time/2:30am UTC) if you wish to attend this concert!!!

Additionally, this concert will be livestreamed from the Concert Hall voice channel in the HerdFest Discord! (Speaking permissions will be disabled, but we've got a special treat for you! Also, attendance in the voice chat is not mandatory, but showing up to the concert is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.)

Good evening/morning/afternoon folks,

I'm taking a break from watering these plants in order to inform you that the former asim, Tortle, has stepped down. He was with us for a bit over 7 months, but will be returning to Player status under his old character: Myrhrai Isalia Rosiir. We want to thank Tortle for all of his hard work, and dedication to this game.

We are not opening Asim applications at this time, but stay tuned for when the next round opens, and apply!

Current Asims are:
- Me (Falcon) -- Hi
- Platypus
- Chupacabra
- And, of course, Noctis

We hope you're having fun at HerdFest! We're 3 days into it and it's getting better and better! If you haven't already, come join the HerdFest discord HERE as there's a dedicated help channel just for the event, and that's also where all the updates are going(there's too many to post here without spamming you all). I also drop nightly stats in there for you nerds who enjoy that stuff (hey it's me, a nerd).

As always, you can click HERE to submit a support ticket. 

EDIT: Y25 D161 -- Replaced image link to picture since it was broken.

Just a friendly reminder that stealing items from other characters at HerdFest is against the rules. Remember, you agreed to these rules when teleporting to the event:

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clarification below on the Winterfest Beacon Quest and bringing droids to HerdFest:

You can crate and take in droids, but they can only be power, astromech, or protocol droids to fulfill the Winter Beacon Quest(or to sell to others). Donating a droid to Rhym Nasendow will scrap it for parts. Any droid from the category requested is allowed to be donated, and fear not if you donated a less common droid, there will likely be further opportunities to purchase one. Rhym asks for either a droid or an item each day, and picks from a random list for each. I think Droid capture is disabled, but if you're able to, then Capturing droids on the planet itself is allowed. (It's not disabled. Thanks Vadik!)

Please do not hesitate to ping me for further clarification/questions.

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If you have items stolen, I will be allowing support tickets to be opened starting tomorrow. Please include an image of the entity/entities stolen where it shows the carrier other than you.

 == IF YOU HAVE STOLEN AN ITEM, YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW TO DROP/RETURN/BUY IT BEFORE I START ENFORCING HERDFEST BANS ==