The SWGEmu (abbv. of Star Wars Galaxies Emulator) is a project aimed at emulating the official Star Wars Galaxies Pre-Combat Upgrade servers, commonly referred to as Pre-CU. The Pre-CU era was from June 2003 at the game's launch to April 27, 2005 when the Combat Upgrade was implemented.
History
SWGEmu has been in development since December 2004. Since late 2005, the SWGEmu Team has researched and documented the protocol used between the SWG client and the Live Server. By doing this they were able to build their own server daemon from the ground up. The SWGEmu allows those that miss the old SWG Pre-CU game the most, to enjoy the experience with other veterans once again. It also gives those who never had the chance to play Pre-CU to enjoy the game and find out what all the excitement is about.
Development Process
Ramsey, an integral member of the Development Team, founded the project in December 2004. The original purpose of SWGemu wasn't to rebel against any kind of changes happening on the official servers, but rather to serve as a hobby. Over the intervening months the project was reorganized, the focus changed and the emulator took a new turn in late 2005 with the expansion and increased dedication of the team.
Every single line of code in SWGemu's software has been written by the development team, on their own free time, with absolutely no corporate funding.
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