Another major Star Wars and Fortnite collaboration officially goes live on May 3. But after the special event ends, the new Star Wars island that players can visit in their LEGO Fortnite world won't be going away.

Once the event is live, LEGO Fortnite players will witness the arrival of both the Empire and the Rebellion, with the former crashing a massive Star Destroyer upon its arrival. As part of the event, players will be able to explore the Imperial crash site and a nearby Rebel village, which can be built up and upgraded over time by completing objectives and building structures.

For those looking to fully upgrade the Rebel Villages without losing all of their progress in the future, the good news is that the village will remain in the game after the v29.40 patch, Epic confirmed today. Players will also have the option to keep the Imperial Camps and Crash Site intact, and those settlements will also remain in LEGO Fortnite permanently, even after the Rebel Adventure Pass ends on July 23. Once that pass expires, players will no longer be able to unlock the decoration and building rewards.

Star Wars and Fortnite have had plenty of collaborations and events in the past, introducing a plethora of cosmetic options and adding useful in-game items like blasters and lightsabers, but most, if not all, of the items eventually disappear or are removed from rotation. This appears to be the first time that Star Wars has remained in a Fortnite mode permanently, and the lightsabers, bowcasters, blasters, and thermal detonators that are being added appear to be staying as well.