SWAMP SERVERS
Thank you sincerely from Joker’s family
From the bottom of our hearts, we want to express our profound appreciation to each and every one of you in this treasured and unique gaming community for being Joker’s friend. He truly cared about all of you.
Thank you for sharing your heartfelt memories of him with us. They touched us deeply and made us realize the profound impact he had on so many lives over the years. We wish that he would’ve known that as well. We genuinely appreciate your emotional support during this extremely sorrowful time.
Please take good care of each other and continue to celebrate your lives in the Swamp as Joker would want you to.
May your spirit be free Joker! Rest in peace, gone too soon and forever in our hearts. 🐸❤️
With deep gratitude and love to the whole Swamp community,
Joker’s family 💐💕🐸
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I've been talking to Joker's parents, and we've come to an arrangement on transferring Swamp Servers, LLC into my ownership so we can keep things 'in house' and honor what he built.
To that end, while I certainly am a man of means, those means are not what they were 10 years ago. So, I have spun up a GoFundMe to see how much we can get people to commit to, to keep the server around, with its current theme, and the same general operating direction we've had this whole time. There may be some minor changes here and there, but the plan is to keep things as the 'Swamp Cinema' we've all come to know and love.
I want make it clear: These will be donations to be able to bring things in house. The donations will not be giving people stake in things or the ability to suddenly try and dictate what we are doing with the server. They are still just donations.
The intention is to run it like a non profit. I might even reincorporate it as a 501(c)(3). If there's money left over at the end of every year, we'll use it to do some fun giveaways and prizes and shit.
Please make sure to also e-mail [email protected] and include in the subject line: "Save Swamp" and in the body please include your name(as you put it on your GoFundMe Account), e-mail address, dollar amount donated, steam ID, and discord ID. These donations will be treated like traditional in-game point donations and handled after the transaction with his parents is complete.
Regardless of what is brought in from this effort, I will be moving forward with this. What it boils down to, is how big the payment to his parents is going to be. I have a fixed amount I'm willing to spend on this. It is a far cry from what this would be worth if they had the time and ability to take the time to shop it around and find a buyer, while keeping things running. I am trying to get the final dollar amount closer to it's true present value. I've set an arbitrary goal on the GoFundMe on the low side of the current value of things based on the past 18 months of financials. Even if we somehow manage to reach that goal, anything above and beyond will still be added to the final purchase price they are paid.
Finally, to those that are permanently banned: No, this is not a way to buy out of that ban. No, I will not be immediately lifting a bunch of bans. No, I do not have any answers as of this moment as far as what will happen to that subset of people and their bans. For the moment, assume they will remain in place. After the dust has settled, Staff and I will discuss as a whole and decide on any changes in policy of that nature, as a group.
If you have any questions or concerns, please DM me.
EDIT: The campaign was temporarily suspended by GoFundMe. I have addressed their concerns, and it is open once more.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-swamp-cinema-for-the-community
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I have created #well-wishes for people to leave messages for his parents. Do not abuse. LONG slow mode time has been put in place.
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You Are Not Alone.
If you're struggling, feeling overwhelmed, or just need someone to talk to, please reach out. There are people who care and want to help.
Crisis Resources (U.S.): National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 800-273-8255 or use the Lifeline chat service. Crisis Text Line: Text TALK to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. Veterans Crisis Line: Call 800-273-8255 or text 838255.
You don't have to face things on your own. Reaching out is a sign of strength, and support is available 24/7. Please also consider talking to someone you trust—a friend, family member, or another supportive person.
Take care of yourselves and each other. ❤️
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As a follow up. I have informed staff to be extremely judicious in enforcement of the doxxing policy. We ask that you respect Joker, his parents, and what they are going through. There will be a zero tolerance policy.
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It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Joker is no longer with us. He took his own life on June 4th. At this time I do not have any additional information that I will be sharing. The future of Swamp Servers is still being discussed at length, and we do not have any answers to provide as of this moment. WinterPhoenix is in the process of working with Joker's parents to take full control over all associated assets connected with Swamp Servers. As we move through this process, we will be posting updates, along with somewhere(moderated) that people can send well wishes to his parents.
I ask that everyone please be patient with us as we sort all of this out. Anyone caught trying to take advantage of the situation will be dealt with swiftly and harshly.
If you have any questions in the meantime that are server related, please go through traditional channels with staff. Anything that would normally go to Joker, please direct to me in the meantime, and I will see to it that it gets in front of the neccesary people.
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tip about sprays and custom images: when sites like catbox are experiencing issues, it may take longer for images to load. if you want your custom image to have a better chance at loading, use a format or image size that keeps the file size as low as possible before uploading. currently, it gives up if an image takes longer than 10 seconds to load, but i'm looking at making that configurable
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crusader sword got some upgrades -now in the shop (25,000 points) -the sword is actually visible again -slashes in the air will continuously hit until you land -glowing state lasts 10 seconds, increases range, and allows charging vertically
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BEER IS HERE (on the server)
buy beer from the shop. drink it.
also new gun perk - "tranquilizer": bullets apply drunkenness
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Experienced coder? 
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