Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) set off with its first few events of the month, startled and amused with a special birthday party held for someone extraordinary!
Weekly Spotlight
We want to congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week!
Agent of the Week: HCOM-in-Training Vortex Gamer Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
1st Position: Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time
2nd Position: SWAT Creator, Godfather, and Advisor Ganger90
2nd Position: Leader-in-Training Zooy
This was the 32nd week of the Amari Weekly XP Race.
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT held 2 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) during the week was 11.
1. Hello, May 2024
This was our 132nd event. It occurred on Sunday, May 5th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, categorized as an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 11, the highest among this week’s events.
May SWAT Be With You
This was our 133rd event. This was canceled, however. It was supposed to occur on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, at 01:00 PM UTC, categorized as an AUSIA event.
Invasion of Cozy
This was our 134th event. This was canceled, however. It was supposed to occur on Friday, May 10th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, categorized as an EU event.
2. Legoman’s Birthday Party
This was our 135th event. It occurred on Saturday, May 11th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10.
In conclusion, the week’s message is that we need to build up consistency. Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community!
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) has started off almost well with the set of a new month. This week was just a premier to a series of amusement events.
Weekly Spotlight
We want to congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week!
Agent of the Week: Agent Commando SillyFurrian13 Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
1st Position: Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time
2nd Position: Leader-in-Training Zooy
3rd Position: Fourth-in-Command Shadow
This was the 31st week of the Amari Weekly XP Race.
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT held 4 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) during the week was 13.
SWAT saw 3 battles against the People’s Imperial Confederation (PIC).
1. SWAT Undercover Mission VI
This was our 131st event. It occurred on Sunday, April 28th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 7.
2. Defense of G90’s Soundcloud
This was a battle against PIC. It occurred on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, at 06:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 13, the highest among this week’s events.
3. Invasion of Oliver
This was a battle against PIC. It occurred on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10.
4. Defense of SWAT Bot
This was a battle against PIC. It occurred on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, at 01:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10.
In conclusion, the week’s message is that we need to build up consistency. Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community!
SWAT showed excellent collaboration and portrayed a sense of togetherness throughout the past month. We enter into the dawn of another month with better ideas to satisfy community demand.
April 2024 was exciting! We acquired our greatest max of 14 troops during this month. We seemed to have significantly improved since March. The month also saw SWAT Bot’s 1st Birthday Party which was celebrated as our 128th event. It was an EU event that was held on Sunday, April 21st, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC. The latter of the month saw rivalry against the People’s Imperial Confederation (PIC) start. This has been described later in this article.
2. Concluding Season 5: Watery Island
The Agent of the Month for April 2024 is clear! This is an honorable troop that has been here in SWAT for years. They were the first to complete all ten missions assigned.
This fortunate individual is Zooy! They are a great, committed member of SWAT. And, we are glad to have them on our team. Who will claim this prestigious role in the new month?
The story behind Season 5 will be published very soon!
3. Introducing Season 6: Puffle Party
The Puffle Party is a great move. It has been inspired by the original Club Penguin‘s Puffle Party 2013. Their party proved to be successful. Ours will be, too! As you might guess, the party is themed over your cute companions, puffles!
4. SWAT is at War
On Sunday, April 28th, 2024, the People’s Imperial Confederation (PIC)proclaimed war. While it is true that most of what they have written is factually incorrect, it does seem that they are interested in attacking an enemy they find frail. There was one hidden message PIC had in this post, which was simply invading the map.
SWAT will be preparing for war consistently. Do not worry about the load of events. We will be controlling the event schedule for May 2024 appropriately to ensure we remain strong and retain balance in training events and battles. A more detailed response may be out soon, but not necessarily.
PIC has been caught troopstealing. Additionally, Ggogle has officially left SWAT to rejoin PIC. He has been banned for threatening to abuse Discord Terms of Service by claiming he may abuse certain privileges in SWAT, which were eventually removed. This is not the only reason Ggogle has been banned, however, and has been banished based on treason and treachery, revealing sensitive information, and so on.
5. New CPA Map
The Club Penguin Armies (CPA) army league has officially implemented its map after months. SWAT has selected Outback as its initial capital.
The new CPA map. SWAT is in the central region, holding Capital Outback.
This month, SWAT Bot’s 1st Birthday Party kicked off a lot of awesome changes!
Items: At last, items are here! You can now possess items and purchase them from the shop.
Taxation: Taxes have been officially introduced. Currently, there is a tax of 5%. This will alter over time.
Improved Event Setting: Members of the SWAT Corporation can now effortlessly set an event by simply providing a Discord event link! This makes the process of handling events much, much easier. The new set-event command also supports default values and easier attendance data cleaning.
Improved Event Attendance Data Handling: SWAT Bot now perfectly handles event attendance data. The attendees command has been entirely reworked. It automatically sends the attendee list after an event is prompted to end. It also prevents duplicates from being added. Removal of an attendee is now possible, too. The rework includes the production of a beautiful embed!
Experimental Music: SWAT Bot may also run on another instance, the music instance. Built with a different codebase, this is an experimental project. This was introduced given the bot’s birthday.
7. Ongoing Census
An ongoing census will conclude on Sunday, May 5th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC. This census includes important questions that support our decision-making. Ensure that you complete the survey, if you have not already! It is worth remembering that we may not be able to incorporate all ideas, feedback, and other answers, however. We will try our best, though! Be heard.
8. Summary
The newsletter summarizes April 2024 and Season 5.
Season 6: Puffle Party has been introduced.
A small response to the Weeping Weapons War has been highlighted.
A note on the new CPA map has been added.
Several major SWAT Bot Updates have been implemented successfully.
A reminder of the ongoing census has been added.
In conclusion, we have been able to overhaul a great portion of our generation recently. We have improved most of our forces, and are ready to outperform several opponents when desired.
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) approaches the end of the month. Before we enter May 2024, SWAT enjoyed the annual accolade of the SWAT Discord Bot’s birthday.
Weekly Spotlight
We want to congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week!
Agent of the Week: Leader-in-Training Zooy Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
1st Position: Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time
2nd Position: Leader-in-Training Zooy
3rd Position: Second-in-Command Stoggs101
This was the 30th week of the Amari Weekly XP Race.
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT held 4 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) during the week was 11.
1. SWAT Bot’s 1st Birthday Party
This was our 128th event. It occurred on Sunday, April 21st, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 11, which is also the highest among this week’s events.
2. Driving in Ganger90’s Car
This was our 129th event. It occurred on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 8.
3. Amusement
This was our 130th event. It occurred on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10.
In conclusion, the week’s message is that we need to build up consistency. Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community!
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) has raised its arms, approaching a practice battle against a vicious army. As time advanced, we have clearly shown improvement.
Weekly Spotlight
We would like to congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week!
Agent of the Week: Third-in-Command pingwin Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
1st Position: Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time
2nd Position: Leader-in-Training Zooy
3rd Position: Third-in-Command pingwin
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT held 3 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) during the week was 14.
1. SWAT Undercover Mission V
This was our 125th event. It occurred on Sunday, April 14th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10.
2. Birth and Construct
This was our 126th event. It occurred on Friday, April 19th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 12.
3. SWAT-PIC Practice Battle
This was our 127th event. It occurred on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 14, which is also the highest among this week’s events.
In conclusion, the week has shown exceptional quality over weeks! Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community!
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) has joined the amusement in its full swing! As time continues to elapse, SWAT is displaying its inevitable consistency!
Weekly Spotlight
We would like to congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week!
Agent of the Week: HCOM-in-Training Vortex Gamer Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
1st Position: Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time
2nd Position: Leader-in-Training Zooy
3rd Position: Security Agent SUHL2
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT held 4 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) during the week was 12.
1. SWAT Undercover Mission IV
This was our 122nd event. It occurred on Sunday, April 7th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10.
2. Mission for the Ancillary
This was an unscheduled event. It occurred on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 11.
3. Refresh and Reframe
This was our 123rd event. It occurred on Friday, April 12th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 12, which is also the highest among this week’s events.
4. Invite and Rewrite
This was our 124th event. It occurred on Saturday, April 13th, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 11.
In conclusion, the week has brought us new hopes, and has significantly proven our improvement over the months! Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community!
On Monday, April 8th, 2024, SWAT hereby officially announces its alliance with the Dark Pirates of Club Penguin (DPCP). They are popularly abbreviated as simply DPC. With consistent flows of communication between the two armies, a critical decision was called upon.
As SWAT continues to foster its relations with armies with diverse affairs, we have faith that the continuity of support from the Dark Pirates will help us improve.
Recently, SWAT saw a new battle series—the Battles of Entitlement—which has finished one practice battle, yet. Interestingly, the battle saw SWAT as the victor, allowing SWAT to win for the first time since August 2023. SWAT’s future success will be referenced with the acknowledgment of battle summaries. We pass all judges at the Club Penguin Army Judges (CPAJ) army organization our courtesy on behalf of the alliance for helping us receive beautifully written battle summaries.
SWAT interrogated the leader of the Dark Pirates to let the community know what was happening behind the scenes.
1. Why did your army choose to ally with the SWAT?
“Fun X Time is a friend of mine and has been working really hard in SWAT. The army requested the Dark Pirates to ally Dark Pirates with SWAT, so I agreed with them.”
Ninja Leader, Allied Army Leader
2. What do you think this alliance will bring to SWAT and DPC?
“That is a secret that no one knows right now.”
Ninja Leader, Allied Army Leader
3. Do you have any messages for us? If so, what is it?
“Help the Dark Pirates in the upcoming wars and battles!”
Ninja Leader, Allied Army Leader
We would like to pass a great amplitude of gratitude to the Dark Pirates for helping us rebuild the strength of the army. With togetherness, we anticipate to rejuvenate both communities. Let us hope it holds!
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) had yet another beautiful week! Improvement has been hinted at the dawn of a new month.
Weekly Spotlight
We would like to congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week!
Agent of the Week: SUHL2 Amari Weekly XP Race Winners
1st Position: Fun X Time
2nd Position: Zooy
3rd Position: ggogle
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT held 4 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) during the week was 12.
Out of this week’s events, SWAT faced 1 practice battle which SWAT had won.
1. SWAT Undercover Mission III
This was our 118th event. It occurred on Sunday, March 31st, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10.
2. Hello, April 2024
This was our 119th event. It occurred on Monday, April 1st, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 7.
3. Taste of Water
This was our 120th event. It occurred on Friday, April 5th, 2024, at 01:00 AM UTC, being an AM event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 7.
4. Battle of Entitlement I
This was our 121st event. It was a practice battle against the Dark Pirates of Club Penguin that occurred on Saturday, April 6th, 2024, at 02:00 PM UTC, being an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 12, which is also the highest among this week’s events.
In conclusion, the week has brought us new hopes, and has significantly proven our improvement over the months! Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community!
SWAT has been consistent in advancing over the past few weeks. Undoubtedly, it appears that we have been able to improve several systems over time. What have we covered, yet? And, what fuel are we expending in April 2024? Read on!
Table of Contents
Concluding March 2024
Concluding Season 4: The Avalanche
Introducing Season 5: Watery Island
Work Revision
Glimpse at the Division Tournament
Art Competition
Recruitment Competition
Badges Introduced
SWAT Bot Updates
Discord Server Tweaks
More Graphics
Minecraft Server Release in June 2024
Upcoming Census
Summary
1. Concluding March 2024
The month of March 2024 has gone fairly well. SWAT faced the Army of Club Penguin (ACP) at the March Madness IX tournament. We may have lost to ACP, but it did educate us for the future. We realized the essence of battle summaries, and that is what makes us unique and helps us stand out among other armies. The SWAT Corporation preserves battle summaries.
In the latter of the month, SWAT saw the Radiant Rivalry division tournament. In two of three battles, judges from Club Penguin Army Judges (CPAJ) assisted us. We surely pass CPAJ a great amplitude of gratitude from our end!
2. Concluding Season 4: The Avalanche
We have decided on the Agent of the Month for March 2024! They are the first to complete all ten missions assigned.
This fortunate individual is Zooy! They are a great, committed member of SWAT. And, we are glad to have them on our team. Who will claim this prestigious role for April 2024?
As spring has begun blooming, Season 5: Watery Island has found its place in SWAT. Please welcome spring to the stage! Summer will turn out very well, undoubtedly.
4. Work Revision
Over the last few months, SWAT has seen several events that have caused the existence of several virtues. Since November 2023, SWAT has seen a lot of change. We have introduced seasons, as we developed the SWAT Discord bot. We have developed the bot to make it very powerful and adaptive to SWAT’s environment. Whilst all of this, we have collected a lot of feedback as we have formally established the SWAT Corporation. We were able to hear everyone’s voices and took opinions over almost every major decision the Corporation has undertaken. It is worth noting that it is not all about performing in events. We were able to moralize our work and gain more professionalism, compared to the past.
5. Glimpse at the Division Tournament
The division tournament proved to be very successful. We saw judges from Club Penguin Army Judges (CPAJ) utilizing their time to two of three battles between the divisions.
Results
Battle 1: Tie
Battle 2: The Arctic Ops
Battle 3: The Arctic Ops
The winner of the tournament is the Arctic Ops! The Corporation applauds the members of the division for their incredible work at the tournament. We also thank the Strikers for partaking in this tournament. They, too, have shown quality effort, showing signs of incredible variance.
6. Art Competition
SWAT officially introduces an upcoming art competition, where artists can showcase their drawing and designing skills. Three winners will be chosen at the end. The judge of this art competition is SWAT Legend Legoman.
This idea was suggested by SWAT HCOM-in-Training Vortex Ruler. Thank you for your feedback! We encourage others, too, to share their suggestions!
We will be announcing a more informative post about this very soon.
7. Recruitment Competition
SWAT is deeply interested in bringing more power to itself. We anticipate that by June 2024, we have promises to make SWAT a successful army. We also anticipate that we will acquire Major status very soon. June 2024 is our most engaging month, where we can seek attention. This is only possible if we recruit sufficiently.
This idea was suggested by SWAT Founder and Legend Ganger90. Thank you for your feedback! We encourage others, too, to share their suggestions!
We will be announcing a more informative post about this very soon.
8. Badges Introduced
Badges have been introduced to SWAT. They hold powerful units of merit and owe you great respect. Use the badges command in our Discord server to learn more!
9. SWAT Bot Updates
Last month, we overhauled the Discord bot by performing major performance improvements. This month, several updates have been undertaken in the SWAT Discord bot. We will highlight and describe them.
Bot Logs: For security reasons, we are now logging activity performed using the bot. It should also assist us in any data validation. It will be helpful for us to resolve bugs and exploits.
Donations work as intended: All giveaways and other amusement events will yield you rewards using our prize pool. This pool includes SWAT coins that SWAT Bot possesses and other cool rewards that you should try to acquire! SWAT Bot’s account will be used to give away prizes that are SWAT Coins. To donate, send coins to SWAT Bot!
Solo Practice Rooms: Currently, this is an experimental feature limited to only the members of the SWAT Corporation. It introduces you to event leading in a highly interactive way. It should be greatly effective, since it provides useful advice, and tests your event leading skills. Sensei will be your guide. A thread will be created just for you to practice, once you are ready to start!
DM features repaired: Features including broadcasts and event reminders via Discord direct messages (DMs) have been repaired and entirely reworked. They are now protected from spam and are fully functional.
Counting is automated: The new counting amusement channel is now dependent on SWAT Bot for automation and rewards. Check out the pinned messages in the counting channel to learn more.
Help command and command list reworked: The help command is now functional once again. This time, it is more flexible. It now has a dropdown that you can interact with to filter commands!
Fix for !army SWAT deployed: If you invoke the !army SWAT command in SWAT’s Discord server, it will warn you to use it on CPABattleground instead. If you mention or ping another user with it, it will prompt the user to use the command on CPABattleground. This feature has existed for a few months now and was not working properly. It has now been fixed and reworked entirely.
Pinging CPAB fixed: The least used pingCPAB command has been repaired.
Added bot latency: Bot latency can now be checked using the uptime command.
More topics: The topic command now offers more topics to talk about.
Enhanced searching for Roblox players: The roblox command has received a significant overhaul. It now suggests character constraints when searching. It also has more precise errors. It offers a button to visit a profile and has added emojis.
10. Discord Server Tweaks
SWAT’s official Discord server has received major tweaks. It also has a new banner on top of the channel list. Channel topics have been added to every channel, as well. This is to help guide members of the community and help them understand what channel they are looking at. In addition to this, we have also created a counting channel. One, two, three, and up to infinity! Are you ready to accept the challenge, Agent? If so, let us count together in this new Counting Together program!
Channel names were reworked, and useless roles, bots, and integrations were removed.
The Counting Together program was introduced in March 2024.
11. More Graphics
SWAT Commander-in-Chief Fun X Time has surfed the Internet to search for useful software to create beautiful and eye-catching graphics. This section of the article is a dedicated space for these graphics.
They can be used in different places since they have variable theme and appearance, which is a plus!
12. Minecraft Server Release in June 2024
Earlier, we had promised to release the Minecraft server on March 25th, 2024. SWAT will be focusing on creating its own Minecraft server in June 2024. This month is tentative, and we cannot promise this date. However, we will try our best to ensure that we release it as soon as possible, at the right time. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. We will continue to host Minecraft game nights on other servers, mostly personal servers. Thank you for your enthusiasm and patience!
13. Upcoming Census
On April 5th, 2024, SWAT will commence its first census to analyze data for important questionnaire.
14. Summary
The newsletter summarizes March 2024 and Season 4.
Season 5: Watery Island has been introduced.
The newsletter revises work at the Corporation.
The newsletter shows a glimpse at the recent division tournament.
An art competition is coming ahead very soon.
A recruitment competition is coming ahead very soon.
Badges have been introduced into SWAT.
Several SWAT Bot updates have taken place.
Server updates have taken place in the Discord server.
SWAT has expanded its gallery of graphics.
SWAT has confirmed June 2024 as the target month for releasing its official Minecraft server.
April 2024 hints at an upcoming census.
In conclusion, we have been able to overhaul a great portion of our generation recently. We have improved most of our forces, and are ready to outperform several opponents when desired.
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) enters into a newer mode! As 2024 commences, the month of January is highly-anticipated. With a greater scope of engagement, SWAT expects great improvement. Read on!
Table of Contents
With great enthusiasm, the Corporation would like to detail in this announcement about…
Concluding December 2023
Concluding Season 1: Operation Blackout
Season 2: The Luminescence
Formal Establishment of The SWAT Corporation
SWAT Bot Updates
Division Updates
Discord Server Updates
SWAT is Joining Fandom
SWAT Website Updates
Division Battle: The Battle Between Two Friends
Summary
Concluding December 2023
In the past month, December 2023, SWAT previewed its most prestigious performances over a long period of time. We were able to acquire event participation counts of around a dozen. which is comparatively more lucrative than what SWAT saw in November 2023. The month was feared to have been attacked by EGCP. However, EGCP paused the war. Due to inactivity in the war, the war concluded silently.
The Yearly Awards 2023, too, started off on 5th December 2023, although, it was supposed to commence on 1st December 2023. The contest had two rounds: Nominations and Selections. In the Nominations round, or Round 1, agents could bring their name forward to be able to get voted for in the Selections round. In the Selections round, . SWAT became the first army to follow the most safest practices for hosting an annual award ceremony, especially due to the new Authorization Token feature in SWAT Bot.
Around this time, Bull Hour left the Leadership of SWAT.
SWAT did not show up in the Christmas Chaos XIII: Quarterfinals, as no agent was ready to lead the event at the given time. SWAT was supposed to fight against EGCP. Shortly after, the Division Commander Elections for the month commenced on 20th December 2023, at 12 PM UTC. Although, it was supposed to start on 15th December 2023, at 12 PM UTC. The first Division Commanders were inducted when the voting process concluded on 23rd December 2023, at 5 PM UTC, exactly 76 hours after. These inductions were: SWAT Low Command Member Fire_Dragon for the Arctic Ops and SWAT Commander Fwapo for the Strikers. However, upon Fwapo‘s request, the Division Commander for the Strikers changed to Shadow.
By the end of the month, SWAT outperformed events held earlier in the same month. Around this time, in four minutes, four armies declared war on EGCP. SWAT felt delighted and relieved seeing this moment. The war stemmed due to EGCP’s engagement in inappropriate practices and activity. Later, POM, too joined the war, composing an opposition to EGCP of five armies. SWAT Commander FWAPO, too, joined the Leadership again after spending little time in another army in secret. They had taken a break from SWAT earlier this month due to educational examinations.
Overall, the month consistently saw improvement. The month of December 2023 closed along with the Year 2023 entirely.
Concluding Season 1: Operation Blackout
Season 1: Operation: Blackout was the first season held in SWAT. And, the most victorious position acquired in the season was taken by Fire_Dragon, being the first to complete all missions in Season 1! They acquired Agent of the Month on 1st January 2024, and will uphold this title till 31st January 2024.
Congratulations, Fire_Dragon! An award has been designed for the victory…
A medal issued by The SWAT Corporation on 1st January 2023. The medal has been awarded to Fire_Dragon, for acquiring the Agent of the Month: December 2023. The medal has UHD (4K, Ultra High Definition) quality, following the 16:9 Widescreen ratio.
Season 2 commenced on 1st January 2023. The season has been entitled The Luminescence. The season is possibly going to be based on theft of a lamp. The story will unravel over time.
Season 2 will be operated by the SWAT Bot. Newer missions have been added. Season commands have been improved.
Formal Establishment of The SWAT Corporation
Till now, The SWAT Corporation was mentioned several times in announcements. It may also be referred to as the ‘Corporation’. On 9th December 2023, the establishment of The SWAT Corporation began to take shape, by the creation of a Discord server.
On 11th December 2023, the Discord server was open to all staff members. The SWAT Corporation is an organization of trust, that allows agents that are at least of rank Staff in Training to enter the Corporation and partake in several administrative tasks assigned there. The Discord server was a replacement of a staff Discord server that SWAT previously had, which has remained obsolete for a prolonged period of time.
The Discord server is quite unique, however. Certain information from this staff-only Discord server can be accessed by the public. And, the Discord server can be considered as an incentive to engage agents to acquire promotions and be enlisted in the Corporation. The Discord server also provides an enormous library of guides.
Guests, Visitors, or Veterans may be allowed in the Discord server, on certain criteria. Please contact the Leadership to see if you are eligible to be able to access the Discord server. Certain access may or may not still be restricted.
The SWAT Corporation’s Library of Guides as of 1st January 2024.
A preview of The SWAT Corporation’s Events as of 17th December 2023.
SWAT Bot Updates
SWAT Bot has grown in usage exponentially in December 2023. This exponentiation hinted certain advancements that could be made in the bot.
1. Commit a Crime
Using .crime, or /crime as a slash command, will allow you to commit a virtual crime. This generates funny responses. And, it offers you a 33.333% chance of failing to commit a crime, which can cause you to lose a lot of coins.
2. Profiles
Agents have had an unsatisfactory time trying to know the amount of coins they possess by looking up for their position on the leaderboard. Using .profile, or /profile as a slash command, will allow you to view your profile in SWAT Bot. It allows you to see the number of coins and gems you possess. It also allows you to set your own description, view it, or view another agent’s description. The description enacts as a “bio”, or an “About Me”.
3. Badges
Badges are similar to medals and awards. They are recorded in SWAT Bot. Please note that this is different from Discord’s role badges, and is not to be confused with them.
Divisions Reworked
After a prolonged period of time, divisions have made a return! Two divisions can be entered, The Arctic Ops and The Strikers. SWAT uniforms have been stitched beautifully for each division.
December 2023 also saw the induction of Division Commanders, which brought divisions to action. It compounded activity in either division rapidly.
However, on 28th December 2023, SWAT Commander and SWAT Strikers’ Division Commander Fwapo decided to drop their position and choose Shadow as their replacement. Thus, Shadow acquired the position of Division Commander at the Strikers.
Inducted Division Commanders
Arctic Ops: Fire_Dragon Strikers: FWAPO
Change of Division Commanders
Strikers: FWAPO ➜ Shadow
The SWAT Corporation congratulates the selections.
Discord Server Updates
In late December 2023, SWAT’s Discord server was redesigned to adapt to the Winter season. This design has now retreated, and the normal Discord server theme continues again. The Discord server now also has several other economy-themed Discord bots to promote engagement.
The categories in the Discord server were reorganized. And, newer channels were added. Incentives for using certain channels were implemented. Some channels were replaced or merged, too. The starboard was reworked upon.
SWAT anticipates Club Penguin Journey to be used for certain events, but may not be so necessarily. We greatly anticipate an event on New Club Penguin to be hosted in the month of January 2024, however.
The News Central channel on our Discord server is no longer discontinued. The channel was archived on 20th June 2023, and was reopened on 30th December 2023. The duration of the archival was 6 months and 10 days.
SWAT is Joining Fandom
SWAT is joining Fandom! Fandom is a platform for communities to establish wikis, which anyone, including you, can edit. With several pages being prepared, we are working on templates for the wiki. We expect the base of the wiki to be ready in a few days. We are constantly exploring sources where we can find historical information. These sources include SWAT’s present and past websites.
The objective of our Fandom wiki is simple: to preserve SWAT’s history. The wiki was created on 25th December 2023 by SWAT Commander Fun X Time. SWAT Commander Fwapo and SWAT High Command Member Zooy have volunteered to assist to be a part of SWAT’s Wiki Team. They have acquired the Wiki Administrator position on the wiki.
A battle occurred between the two divisions, marking the first battle between divisions. It is believed that it may be the first time a battle has struck between two divisions in SWAT, or even the entire army community. However, this information is not confirmed. The battle was judged by SWAT Commander Fun X Time from the Arctic Ops and SWAT Commander Fwapo from the Strikers.
The Arctic Ops took the victory. The results were:
Room 1: Tie Room 2: Tie Room 3: The Arctic Ops
Throughout the battle, both the divisions were raging for victory. The Arctic Ops and the Strikers acquired their highest participation count of 5 each, during the main duration of the battle. However, the Arctic Ops acquired 6 before the battle started. The Strikers lost primarily because of the massive participation count drop in the last room, which caused their performance to be explicitly unhealthy. Overall, both the divisions competed fabulously!
A Special Note!
What were the SWAT Commanders up to? The SWAT Commanders wanted to let non-High-Command members to lead events. We wanted to train them in administrative fields. The Commanders were extremely happy to see it in action! We could see both the divisions prepare tactics to their fullest.
SWAT Website Updates
After years, outdated content from the SWAT website is being removed! The Discord invite links on the website have been updated. The Empire page has been updated with accurate information. Older event schedules are no longer focused on the homepage of the website.
Summary
January 2024 has a lot to see. We replayed you the month in one, compact post. Let us summarize what we were able to conclude in detail!
December 2023 has been concluded.
Several new features were announced.
Bull Hour left the Leadership.
The month saw the Yearly Awards 2023 in action.
Fwapo rejoined the Leadership.
Fire_Dragon was inducted for leading the Arctic Ops, and Fwapo for the Strikers.
Shadow was later given the task to lead the Strikers instead of Fwapo.
Great and consistent improvement was seen, in comparison to the month of November 2023.
Season 1: Operation Blackout has been concluded.
The winner of Season 1 was Fire_Dragon, winning merit.
The story behind the season was revealed.
Season 2: The Luminescence has been announced.
The story is based on theft.
The SWAT Corporation has been formally established.
Several updates in the SWAT Bot have been released.
Agents can virtually commit a crime using the crime command.
Profiles have been added, and can be accessed using the profile command.
Badges have been released, and are visible on your profile.
Badges can be bought or acquired as a reward or on the basis of merit.
Badges are similar to medals and awards.
Divisions have been reworked.
Discord server updates have taken place, including channel and role organization.
The News Central channel has returned.
SWAT is joining Fandom.
The SWAT website has been updated and all outdated content has been updated.
The division battle of Friday, 29th December 2023 has been concluded with a special note.
The official website of SWAT has undergone several updates.
The month of December 2023 and the year of 2023 was wholesome and enjoyable. With a new atmosphere, SWAT looks forward for improvement, as it finds its best chance around this time.
