3rd Party NPCs Available
Now non-SWI devs and common residents of SW City can setup SWI style NPCs through the use of just the url command. See details here. Start populating 
Two Toolbars Updated
The BlueMarble and BlackTile toolbars both received an upgrade today to include the Build Mode, Cell Grid and Hide Chat buttons. You can download them on SWCity.net at the downloads page.
Newsfeeds
The SW City Builders Academy AND the SW City forum now have their own newsfeeds, which will allows us to post recent updates or additions that happen around the city or republic and everyone can check ’em out. You can check out the newsfeed on the Academy by visiting the SW City Builders Academy main site and the forum by visiting.. well… the forum.
SW City Builders Academy News
A few updates over at the Builders Academy today, including the first downloadable Mover (a jetpack).
Server woes
Yes, the server is acting up. And I’m trying to post this before it goes down again. Dunno, something about the hard drive running outa space or some nonsense.
Activity Update
Things have been pretty busy lately with the introduction of v4 rights. Here’s a breakdown:
Town square now has a synchronized fountain. This fountain gives a 1 minute water show every 2 minutes. Also, the park clock tower now chimes its bells every hour, and the fountain does a special reaction to each hour. It has also received plenty of general renovations, especially on the south end, and has also been given many performance optimizations. Flint has been given a new home with the renovation of the message deck.
Faldon Village, Clandestine Village, Mazenda Mines, Ilexus Station and Ilexus Caves, and places along main street have been retrofit with 4.1 features so far.
In Saddle Creek, a new develop, only known as “Castle Town”, has begun.
A new land grant off to the far east on Bueny Penisula has been given to Silverliner, making him a district viceroy of Shores District. The area is pending a name and official opening, however.
And last but not least, you’ll notice the city is full of new bots called ScaraNet. These are new beta phonebots scripted by Absolute Monarch. Like pre-4.1 phonebots, they link chat together. Think of it as a poor man’s global chat system.