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Tales from the Restoration Galaxy

Tales from the Restoration Galaxy"A long time ago in a Galaxy far, far away..." As part of SWG Restoration’s four-year anniversary celebration, we invited our community of pilots, bounty hunters, smugglers, and explorers to look back on their most unforgettable moments and share the stories that define their time in the Restoration Galaxy. Here are just a few of the tales—each one a testament to the creativity, passion, and resilience of our players—that have helped shape our unique Galaxy.

Community News Comlink 
May 29, 2025

Restoration: Year 4

Four years ago, Star Wars Galaxies Restoration launched to a highly anticipated, albeit chaotic, start. We often forget that the original Combat Upgrade era lasted a mere 200 days –And by the end of 2021, SWG Restoration had surpassed that milestone. Since then, we have been venturing into uncharted territory furthering the game in the spirit of the Combat Upgrade.  Ithorians are the superior race confirmed

Comlink Developer Diary 
May 29, 2025

SWGR New and Returning Player Guide

Whether you’re a Star Wars Galaxies veteran from Live, checking us out from another server, or new to the game altogether — we’re happy you found us.  Join us in telling the greatest Star Wars story ever told: yours! HOW TO PLAY Play Now (Link)! No discs needed at all. Just create an account, download the launcher, and install in minutes. Be sure to join the community Discord for the latest game information!

Comlink Friday Feature 
May 29, 2025

Accuracy and the Art of the Defense: Combat Changes Coming to Restoration

“These blast points are too accurate for sand people. Only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise…” The Why The Combat Upgrade has a relatively simple combat system compared to other eras of SWG: for the most part, it all comes down to manipulating how often you hit and get hit via Accuracy and Defense. For as simple as that can be, though, our first implementation of that system had some shortcomings:

Comlink Developer Diary 
Jul 16, 2023

Two Years of Restoration

“Do or do not. There is no try.” Today we’re reflecting on two years of SWG Restoration. After going live on May 28, 2021, we’ve seen a Combat Upgrade-inspired era of Star Wars Galaxies like never before. A lot has changed in the past two years so we’re taking the opportunity to look back on our past and celebrate our future. • Infrastructure - We’ve rebuilt and refactored a number of game systems and services.• Combat - Combat continues to be refined as we aim to maintain balance between professions with more to come.• Economy - The economy is routinely monitored and under control. Pricing is stable with inflation within its appropriate range.• Content - Significant releases over the past year including numerous community events and all of Mustafar.• Space - Space Bounties became a reality and space recently saw a hefty lift with new content and more tokens.• Jedi - The first two phases of Jedi Unlock have been released with the Village coming soon!• PvP - So many ways to participate - Open world, Invasions, Battlefields, bounties (ground & space) - all with no decay!

Comlink Developer Diary 
Jun 20, 2023

An Update on Jedi

Developer Diary 
Mar 31, 2023

An Update on Time and Place in the Galaxy

Developer Diary 
Apr 12, 2022

Jedi - Part 1 - The Inciting Incident & FaQ

Developer Diary 
Apr 11, 2022

Enhancements with Publish 1.0

Developer Diary 
Apr 1, 2022

Our 2021 Retrospective and 2022+ Plans

Developer Diary 
Jan 29, 2022

A Brief Update on Patching

Developer Diary 
Jan 10, 2022

Approaching 1.0 Combat Emulation

Developer Diary 
Dec 31, 2021