This was where a player could purchase a spaceship, and freely launch themselves into space. Jump to Lightspeed was the first expansion to the game released in October of 2004, and one that was hinted to during Galaxies’ development. Now that a player can freely jump into the game and master most of the professions that were given back in 2003, there’s now a new frontier for them to meet: space.
The main challenges still facing the team are, first, maintaining the stability of the server, and second, integrating the ‘Jump to Lightspeed’ Expansion. So if we wanted to play the game we loved again, the way it was originally meant to be played, we would have to remake it ourselves.” It all started because many players didn't like the direction the game was being taken. “The SWGEmu project began on December 24, 2004. I spoke with a staff member of SWGEmu using the name ‘Vlada’, regarding its history and where they aim for it to go: But how did it come about? The first step into a larger world Of course, it should be noted that SWGEmu is in no way sanctioned by LucasArts/Disney, but rather entirely the result of the efforts of fans from long ago. Before the Combat Upgrade, before the NGE, before the dark times. As I clicked on ‘LaunchPad’, the music from Empire Strikes Back began again, and I was suddenly transported to 2004. The original installation disks were needed to install the game on my PC again, which were only a quick eBay purchase away. You see so many people on fan-forums trying to revive a classic game, teasing a few screenshots throughout a staggered development and no eventual release.īut here was the real deal. Wanting to discover any veterans of the game, I came across the project and I’ve been dipping in and out of it ever since. This project was ‘SWGEmu’, an emulated version of the original 2003 title I first discovered on Reddit around a year ago.
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