Hello everyone,

We’re thrilled to share some incredible news - thanks to your overwhelming generosity, we’ve not only reached but surpassed our October donation goal!

Together, the community has raised $660 USD so far, out of our $340 stretch goal (194%), with 23 total donations contributing to this amazing milestone. Your support ensures that SWG Awakening’s future is secure for the months ahead and allows us to move forward confidently with our planned server migration - bringing improved hardware, performance, and stability to our galaxy.

A special thank-you goes out to our two largest donors, each contributing $100 USD, and an equally heartfelt thank-you to everyone who donated any amount - from $5 to $50 and beyond. Every dollar has truly made a difference in reaching this goal and ensuring we remain funded.

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Community Rewards Activated

As promised, reaching our October goal has unlocked a 3x XP modifier for the entire server, active for the rest of the month. This is our way of saying thank you to everyone for helping to keep the galaxy alive - now get out there and make the most of it! We will also be turning on a 10% increase in the yellow modifier drop chance on looted items for the rest of October, this will be active from next Monday's scheduled server restart.

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Looking Ahead

Any donations made in excess of this month’s goal will roll over toward November’s target - and each month thereafter, if there’s enough in surplus - helping us get a head start on keeping Awakening online and fully community-funded for the long term. So, if you haven’t had a chance to donate yet but were thinking about it, now is as good a time as any to contribute to the future of Awakening.

We’re also exploring options to introduce a recurring donation system in the coming months. This would allow supporters to set up automatic monthly contributions, making it easier to help sustain Awakening without needing to donate manually each time. Once we’ve finalized the details, we’ll share an update on how it will work and what options will be available.

In addition, Koorlbardi is preparing a balance sheet-style breakdown of Awakening’s hosting and operational costs. This will provide everyone with a clear view of where donations go, what our monthly expenses look like, and how funds are allocated - ensuring full transparency as we transition into being a completely community-funded project. We are still deciding exactly what format this will take and the frequency with which we will be publishing this.

Our goal is to make supporting Awakening as simple and transparent as possible - ensuring that 100% of all donations continue to go directly toward hosting, maintenance, and keeping the galaxy thriving.

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From the entire Awakening Team - thank you for standing with us, for supporting this incredible, long-lived project, and for keeping our galaxy alive! Awakening has always been built by its players, and once again, you’ve proven the strength and dedication of this amazing community.

Together, we’re not just keeping the galaxy alive - we’re making it stronger than ever.

May the Force be with you,
- The Awakening Team