Star Wars Galaxies Memory Book (download here)

Download the Star Wars Memory Book here free

In case you missed it, Star Wars Galaxies has ended - and unless you have bothan spies working for you, it's very difficult to find older information or even the Memory Book - which was SOE's official online tribute to the game.

Problem is, the domain and forums have been collapsed- forwarding to the SOE main site.

[This is the reason so many of the posts here have vaporized images.  I will work to re-edit and add photos where they were.  Just give me a little time and patience, and this place will seem fully functional again.]

The "Memory Book" has basically been a memory itself; unless someone was lucky enough to download it.  I finally found a place to house mine, so anyone who missed out has a chance to relive some of the SWG greatness; whether a newer or veteran player.

Download here:
http://swgmb.4shared.com

"Spooky" Showcase Winner!

 

I'm pleased to announce Solaria, Rori was one of the locations officially chosen for the Haunted Galactic Showcase.  What does that mean?  As the image above reads, we were part of the Friday Feature section for October 22, 2010.

For those of you with emo Anakin patience issues, here's all you need to see if you're here for Solaria...

Haunted Galactic Showcase

Solaria City Hall

Location: Solaria, Rori (city hall)
Nearest SP: Rebel Outpost
Server: Starsider
Proprietor: Mayor Jivaro Qel-Jairus
In Solaria, Rori I try to keep citizens and visitors interested in the city by decorating City Hall for the major holidays. Making it spooky for the Galactic Moon Festival had received a lot of positive feedback, and I hope people enjoy it this year too.

This Death Trooper armor guards the entrance to the mayor's office. Notice the rotting stomach in the background and an appropriate warning sign to ward off the squeamish.

One of the usual city hall attractions is the "city in a city" display which the fog machine is engulfing. A carved pumpkin is resting on a house in the background and a Tusken raider is sporting some biological flair.

A krayt skeleton is trying to scale the wall while skulls and carved pumpkins watch. The two outfits are costumes from a fan film I starred in called "To the Moon and Back."

Neither heroes nor villains are safe from my decorating, hence the Jan-Go-Lantern and the big brain on Mace.

This is me posing in one of the more mundane scenes; a skeleton in front of a painting of Z'ozpheratu.

I must have gotten too close to the decorations. I ended up stuck in my own web.

It seems an afflicted version of me is trying to destroy City Hall. Hopefully his dexterity had been severely hampered but... uh-oh. Little help, GMs?

It's an honor to make it so far as a city, and I hope all the citizens are as happy as I am.  I have a good time decorating each holiday and I'll have more pics to come.

For anyone wanting to read the article in its entirety, click the jump or follow this link:
http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/en/players/news_archive.vm?id=68968

Galactic Moon Festival Submissions Needed!

 An offficial call is out for submissions.  Please hurry and act now!

Galactic Moon Festival Submissions Needed! - 10/18/2010

 

We're looking for submissions for the Fan Art Gallery, Galactic Showcase, and Galactic Couture but we want within the theme of the Galactic Moon Festival! So send us your spooky creations!

The gallery is a great place for Fan Art connoisseurs and features art in all forms of media, from digital imagery to hand painted originals. Stop by and check out the full versions of these new additions and all the previous submissions, too.
Do you have some fantastic fan art that you would like to show off to the world? If the answer is "Yes," then we'd love to see it!
If you'd like to submit your fan art, please send it to SOEFanArt@soe.sony.com. Please be sure to include the following with your email:

• Email Subject: SWG Art Submission
• Image Title: Provide a title for your image – (what do you call it, what is the theme?)
• Artist Name: Choose to submit your community forum handle or character name (full character name is fine).

To help prevent any misunderstandings, please read Section 5. Submissions, Fan Fiction and Artwork, and Photographs in our Terms of Service.

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Send Us Your Creations!
Are you an image designer? Do you make your own clothes or armor? Do you have unique designs and outfits that help you stand out from the rest of the crowd? We want to see them! We are looking for people to send in submissions of their creations so we can show them off to the rest of the galaxy.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Send the email to galacticshowcase@soe.sony.com  and put "Galactic Couture" in the subject line of your email.
Send us 1-3 screen shots of your creation and be sure to include the following information, where applicable:

• Galaxy: What server is this character on?
• Location: Where does this character normally hang out?
• Image Design: What's your most requested design and color scheme? Do you have a signature design?
• Materials: What materials and colors did you use to create your outfit?
• Inspiration: Did you have a certain inspiration for your creation?
• Purpose: Was your outfit created for a certain event, combat, or some other reason?
• Custom Made: Are you for hire? Are you willing to trade or sell your designs to other players?
• Contact: Your in-game name
• Forum Handle: What is your forum handle?

Please remember to press CTRL+Shift+H to hide your user interface when you take your screenshots. The image you send us needs to be one of these formats (.png/.bmp/.jpg/.gif) and should be no bigger than 400k. If you have multiple images you may send them as a .zip which should not exceed 1.5mb. Please try to make the screenshots as high quality as possible.
Be sure to include your forum handle, your in-game name, and your galaxy in the email.

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Send Us Your Decorations!
Are you proud of the way you decorated your home or structure? We want your submissions!
If you've decorated a unique and creative home or structure, send it to us for consideration and we may showcase it on the Star Wars Galaxies website! If you are featured, you will receive a special "Galactic Showcase" badge in game.
Please send your submissions to galacticshowcase@soe.sony.com with the subject heading "Galactic Showcase" and include the following in the body of your email:

• Character Name:
• Location: Planet, City, Coordinates
• Nearest SP:
• Server:
• Admission Fee:
• Proprietor:
• Forum Handle:
• Images: Up to 15 screenshots not exceeding 5MB. You can also send us URLs to your images hosted online. Please toggle off your UI so it isn't showing in your images using Ctrl+Shift+H. The image you send us needs to be one of these formats (.bmp/.jpg/.gif). Please try to make the screenshots as high quality as possible.
• Image Descriptions: Please a decription of each image. Include as much details as possible - tell us what we are seeing!

There is no limit to the amount of "Showcase" items you can submit, but please submit each individual one in a separate email.

It's Hip to be T Square(d)

 In case you don't know, Teesquared (or T2 as most people text him).  I even got to hang out with him recently at a recent Nomad Market event.  See?

He was exceptionally kind, and didn't even mind my Corellian attempts at humor.  Maybe my reputation preceded me - but that would be egotistical to say.

Anyway...

The point is Teesquared was featured in a great interview for Massively entitled Squaring off with SWG's producer, Teesquared.  The two page feature originally posted on October 5th not only talks about stuff like the new GCW setup, Trading Card Game teases, and the revamped rare loot system but also explains how committed SWG is for 2011 (and a certain article tells me SWG will be around longer than many assume) - including subjects such as the Galactic Moon Festival, Wookiee Life Day, and also alluding to a Nightsister [themepark] revamp: The Witches of Dathomir.  Oh yeah - one other thing...  Player-designed instances?  :)

You can read the article in its entirety if you hit the jump, but you can find the actual link here:
http://www.massively.com/2010/10/05/squaring-off-with-swgs-producer-teesquared

Paper Star Wars music video

Grab a box of tissues, because this thing sort of sneaks up on you...

The song is "Tatooine" and the artist is Jerry Messersmith.  An acoustic tale of...  Well you have to watch it to find out - but I warned you.  :)


[hit the jump to see lyrics below]



Click here to learn more about the song...