<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
-	I-Application
themed	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
continued	O
operation	O
for	O
six	O
more	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
just	O
5	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Star	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notwithstanding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
closure	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
private	O
emulator	B-Application
projects	O
in	O
various	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
that	O
intend	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
experience	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
in	O
different	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
nine	O
professions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
New	O
Game	O
Enhancements(NGE )	O
(	O
34	O
pre-NGE	O
)	O
:	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
Bounty	O
Hunter	O
,	O
Smuggler	O
,	O
Commando	O
,	O
Spy	O
,	O
Officer	O
,	O
Medic	O
,	O
Entertainer	O
,	O
and	O
Trader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Division	O
of	O
Labor	O
,	O
the	O
division	O
of	O
labor	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
around	O
April	O
2005	O
produced	O
in-game	O
results	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Single	O
-	O
and	O
multi-passenger	O
ground	O
vehicles	O
and	O
starships	O
(	O
podracers	O
,	O
landspeeders	O
,	O
speeder	O
bikes	O
,	O
swoops	O
,	O
X-wings	B-Application
,	O
TIE	B-Application
fighters	I-Application
and	O
YT	O
series	O
ships	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player-run	O
virtual	B-Application
economy	I-Application
where	O
player	O
characters	O
are	O
responsible	O
for	O
creating	O
many	O
in-game	B-Application
items	I-Application
including	O
blasters	O
,	O
starships	O
,	O
clothing	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
food	O
,	O
housing	O
,	O
furniture	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
droids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
references	O
and	O
features	O
elements	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Holiday	O
Special	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lumpy	O
's	O
stuffed	O
bantha	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
customs	O
of	O
Life	O
Day	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
visits	O
Kashyyyk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
events	O
were	O
originally	O
set	O
following	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
in	O
Episode	O
IV	O
:	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
past	O
"	O
missions	O
"	O
to	O
before	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
Rage	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wookiees	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Wookiee	O
home	O
planet	O
Kashyyyk	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
expansion	O
,	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Obi-Wan	I-Application
,	O
the	O
planet	O
Mustafar	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
mountains	O
or	O
hills	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
climbed	O
over	O
)	O
.Star	O
Wars	O
-	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
News	O
about	O
the	O
saga	O
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
12	O
planets	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
12	O
space	O
zones	O
,	O
each	O
encompassing	O
approximately	O
3400	O
cubic	O
kilometers	O
(	O
15	O
km	O
cubes	O
)	O
of	O
fully	O
navigable	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
References	O
are	O
also	O
made	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
expanded	O
universe	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	O
Admiral	O
Thrawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HK-47	O
from	O
the	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
video	O
games	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
boss	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
Champion	O
of	O
Mustafar	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
references	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
spin-off	O
films	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
encounter	O
the	O
Gorax	O
species	O
from	O
Caravan	O
of	O
Courage	O
:	O
An	O
Ewok	O
Adventure	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
Sanyassan	O
Marauders	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Ewoks	O
:	O
The	O
Battle	O
for	O
Endor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
when	O
LucasArts	O
Entertainment	O
began	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
creators	O
Verant	O
Interactive	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
first	O
massively	O
multiplayer	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
online	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staggered	O
release	O
schedule	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
series	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
benefit	O
players	O
because	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
time	O
to	O
establish	O
their	O
characters	O
and	O
explore	O
different	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
before	O
adding	O
the	O
space	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
content	O
included	O
information	O
on	O
species	O
and	O
locations	O
,	O
new	O
images	O
and	O
movies	O
of	O
different	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
360	O
degree	O
QuickTime	B-Application
VR	I-Application
panoramas	O
of	O
different	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
also	O
said	O
in	O
2002	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
would	O
get	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
both	O
versions	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
ground-based	O
component	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
would	O
be	O
called	O
An	O
Empire	O
Divided	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
community	O
had	O
grown	O
to	O
over	O
400,000	O
users	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
in	O
November	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
:	O
An	O
Empire	O
Divided	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Application
were	O
not	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
starting	O
profession	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
as	O
an	O
advanced	O
profession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
difficulty	O
in	O
obtaining	O
a	O
force	O
sensitive	O
(	O
Jedi	B-Application
)	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
profession	O
had	O
many	O
advantages	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
often	O
capable	O
of	O
taking	O
on	O
very	O
powerful	O
enemies	O
or	O
defeating	O
entire	O
groups	O
of	O
other	O
non-Jedi	O
characters	O
in	O
Player	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
SOE	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
mutually	O
agreed	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
9:01	O
PM	O
Pacific	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
servers	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
shut	O
down	O
,	O
disconnecting	O
those	O
still	O
playing	O
and	O
not	O
allowing	O
any	O
entry	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
five	O
hours	O
were	O
broadcast	O
in	O
a	O
live	O
stream	O
by	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
,	O
with	O
Kotaku	O
reporting	O
events	O
as	O
they	O
happened	O
on	O
the	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
stream	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
final	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
event	O
between	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
and	O
The	O
Rebels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
appearance	O
from	O
the	O
Force	O
Ghost	O
of	O
Obi-Wan	O
Kenobi	O
as	O
depicted	O
in	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
and	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
:	O
An	O
Empire	O
Divided	O
sold	O
370,000	O
copies	O
(	O
$16.1	O
million	O
)	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
wished	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
character	O
had	O
to	O
first	O
unlock	O
their	O
Jedi	B-Application
slot	O
by	O
fulfilling	O
an	O
unknown	O
list	O
of	O
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
'	O
Jedi	B-Application
slot	O
 '	O
did	O
so	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
four	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
criticized	O
SOE	O
for	O
the	O
substantial	O
time	O
commitment	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
penalties	O
for	O
in-game	O
death	O
of	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
character	O
which	O
was	O
permanent	O
after	O
three	O
deaths	O
,	O
and	O
monotonous	O
game	O
play	O
required	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOE	O
offered	O
refunds	O
on	O
the	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Obi-Wan	I-Application
expansion	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
released	O
two	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
New	O
Game	O
Enhancement	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
SOE	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
game	O
Vanguard	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Saga	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Heroes	I-Protocol
,	O
Smedley	O
addressed	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
players	O
about	O
the	O
perceived	O
threat	O
of	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
learned	O
a	O
thing	O
or	O
two	O
with	O
our	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
NGE	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
plan	O
on	O
repeating	O
mistakes	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
and	O
not	O
listening	O
to	O
the	O
players.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
online	O
interview	O
with	O
Reddit	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
John	O
Smedley	O
admitted	O
to	O
"	O
stupid	O
decisions	O
"	O
regarding	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
combat	O
upgrade	O
and	O
new	O
gaming	O
enhancement	O
policies	O
,	O
and	O
acknowledged	O
player	O
led	O
emulator	B-Application
projects	O
seeking	O
to	O
restore	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
Galaxies	O
circa	O
April	O
2005	O
,	O
Publish	O
14.1	O
,	O
pre-Combat	O
Upgrade	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
SWGEmu	O
project	O
or	O
the	O
New	O
Game	O
Enhancements	O
Upgrade	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Project	O
SWG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
hit	O
LucasArt	O
's	O
space	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
theme	O
,	O
interface	O
and	O
objectives	O
are	O
quite	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
Episode	O
III	O
Rage	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wookiees	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
substantial	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
for	O
this	O
expansion	O
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
III	I-Application
–	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
theaters	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
expansion	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wookiees	I-Application
expansion	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
few	O
quests	O
,	O
one	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
pet	O
Bolotaur	O
after	O
going	O
through	O
several	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
Rage	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wookiees	I-Application
,	O
lauded	O
the	O
new	O
quest	O
content	O
for	O
current	O
subscribers	O
but	O
lamented	O
the	O
combat	O
gameplay	O
updates	O
and	O
the	O
continued	O
bugginess	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
expansion	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
of	I-Application
Obi-Wan	I-Application
'''	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
expansion	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
is	O
related	O
to	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
DVD	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
droid	O
HK-47	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
changes	O
included	O
the	O
reduction	O
and	O
simplification	O
of	O
professions	O
,	O
simplification	O
of	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
Jedi	B-Application
becoming	O
a	O
starting	O
profession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
expansions	O
,	O
SOE	O
released	O
several	O
compilations	O
of	O
their	O
games:Star	O
Wars	O
Galaxies	O
-	O
The	O
Total	O
ExperienceThis	O
pack	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
(	O
An	O
Empire	O
Divided	O
)	O
,	O
Jump	O
to	O
Lightspeed	O
and	O
the	O
Rage	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wookiees	I-Application
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
who	O
bought	O
this	O
pack	O
also	O
received	O
an	O
X-wing	B-Application
or	O
TIE	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
instant	O
transport	O
vehicle	O
as	O
a	O
gift.Star	O
Wars	O
Galaxies	O
-	O
The	O
Complete	O
Online	O
AdventuresThis	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
a	O
DVD	O
of	O
never-before	O
released	O
bonus	O
features	O
,	O
a	O
slide	O
show	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
800	O
pieces	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
concept	O
art	O
and	O
screenshots	O
,	O
all	O
set	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
an	O
hour	O
of	O
orchestral	O
in-game	O
music	O
,	O
excerpts	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
From	O
Pencil	O
to	O
Pixel	O
book	O
that	O
chronicles	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
and	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
producers	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
cinematic	O
trailers	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
an	O
exclusive	O
in-game	B-Application
item	I-Application
for	O
use	O
while	O
playing	O
–	O
a	O
personal	O
AT-RT	O
vehicle	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
An	O
Empire	O
Divided.Star	O
Wars	O
Galaxies	O
-	O
The	O
Complete	O
Online	O
Adventures	O
Premium	O
Digital	O
DownloadThis	O
included	O
An	O
Empire	O
Divided	O
,	O
Jump	O
to	O
Lightspeed	O
,	O
Rage	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wookiees	I-Application
,	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Obi-Wan	I-Application
,	O
and	O
players	O
who	O
purchase	O
it	O
also	O
receive	O
a	O
bonus	O
instant	O
travel	O
vehicle	O
,	O
the	O
Queen	O
Amidala	O
Transport	O
Ship	O
and	O
an	O
AT-RT	O
walker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
SOE	O
's	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Norrath	I-Application
,	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
SOE	O
released	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
trading	O
card	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Galaxies''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
collect	O
,	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
trade	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
buy	O
new	O
cards	O
with	O
money	O
and	O
get	O
new	O
in-game	B-Application
items	I-Application
from	O
the	O
cards	O
to	O
use	O
;	O
such	O
as	O
podracers	O
and	O
house	O
paintings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
founded	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
re-creating	O
the	O
Pre-Combat	O
Upgrade	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
from	O
scratch	O
through	O
emulation	B-Application
by	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
the	O
official	O
game	O
client	O
and	O
writing	O
a	O
server	O
that	O
communicates	O
with	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
the	O
original	O
SOE	O
servers	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWGEmu	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
project	O
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
Affero	O
General	O
Public	O
License	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Core3	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
since	O
before	O
2010	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
volunteers	O
to	O
easily	O
contribute	O
to	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
SWGEmu	O
is	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
any	O
members	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
easily	O
launch	O
their	O
own	O
server	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
after	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
shutting	O
down	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
,	O
was	O
founded	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
sentiment	O
as	O
SWGEmu	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
New	O
Game	O
Enhancements	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
SWGEmu	O
and	O
Project	O
SWG	O
are	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
emulation	B-Application
projects	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
with	O
other	O
communities	O
utilizing	O
their	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
run	O
their	O
own	O
server	O
,	O
sometimes	O
contributing	O
specific	O
code	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
content	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
shared	O
content	O
from	O
resources	O
such	O
as	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
modification	O
distribution	O
forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
emulation	B-Application
projects	O
are	O
free-to-play	O
and	O
donation-supported	O
to	O
respect	O
the	O
sensitivities	O
around	O
the	O
legality	O
of	O
emulation	B-Application
to	O
begin	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
player-made	O
tools	O
created	O
while	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
was	O
live	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
and	O
,	O
are	O
still	O
up	O
and	O
running	O
with	O
connections	O
to	O
most	O
hosted	O
servers	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
employee	O
leaked	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
2010	O
production	O
release	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
client	O
,	O
server	O
,	O
3rd	O
party	O
libraries	O
and	O
development	O
tools	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
former	O
players	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
New	O
Game	O
Enhancements	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
emulator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
