Special Weapons & Tactics

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…

1. Concluding December 2023
2. Concluding Season 1: Operation Blackout
3. Season 2: The Luminescence
4. Formal Establishment of The SWAT Corporation
5. SWAT Bot Updates
6. Division Updates
7. Discord Server Updates
8. SWAT is Joining Fandom
9. SWAT Website Updates
10. Division Battle: The Battle Between Two Friends
11. 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…

The story behind Season 1 is now publicly accessible.

Season 2: The Luminescence

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.

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.

The wiki can be accessed at https://clubpenguinswat.fandom.com/. It has been titled Club Penguin SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics.

Division Battle: The Battle Between Two Friends

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!

1. 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.
2. Season 1: Operation Blackout has been concluded.
   • The winner of Season 1 was Fire_Dragon, winning merit.
   • The story behind the season was revealed.
3. Season 2: The Luminescence has been announced.
   • The story is based on theft.
4. The SWAT Corporation has been formally established.
5. 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.
6. SWAT is joining Fandom.
7. The SWAT website has been updated and all outdated content has been updated.
8. The division battle of Friday, 29th December 2023 has been concluded with a special note.
9. 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.

Thank you,
The SWAT Corporation!

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