Star Wars: Galaxies - An Empire Divided
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It is the height of the Galactic Civil War.
Although the Rebel Alliance has destroyed
the dreaded Death Star, the Emperor still
holds thousands of systems in his grip.
Throughout the galaxy, brave adventurers
struggle to restore peace, while smugglers,
bounty hunters and crime lords prosper
amid the chaos.
Meanwhile, in the Outer Rim of the galaxy,
one of Darth Vader's Imperial-class Star
Destroyer has captured a passenger freighter
on suspicion of harboring criminals…
and a pilot class.
Crafting (Trader)
The Politician class has the ability to create a town for their guild with a city deed. The town is paid for by the residents property tax from how ever many buildings they have in the town and by the tax of players using vital buildings, like a Cloning Factory, buying a tickett from the Shuttleport, or buying from various placed vendors. These towns can be decorated with various items made by players, such as: Trees, Flower pots, Fountains, Statues, etc.
Players also have the option of placing their buildings outside of city limits, wherever there is space. These buildings can also be decorated with various nick-nacks players have picked up along their journey threw the galaxy. These houses can be used as a form of storage for players armor, weapons, and various quest rewards and mounted heads of creatures.
They can be destroyed with a large group of specific classes (i.e Bounty Hunters can jam the Uplink Terminal while a Spy slices the Security Terminal). PvE bases are vulnerable 24/7 but SF (Special Forces or PvP) bases are only vulnerable a few hours a day.
Transportation in Star Wars Galaxies consist of Vehicles, Shuttles, Ships, ride-able pets, and ofcourse on foot.
Vehicles
The bread and butter of transportation. Vehicles are the most varied form of transportation (next to Ships). They come in all shapes, sizes, and speeds. From the slow, brittle but dirt cheap Speederbike to the sleek, rare, and fast AV-21 Landspeeder. Vehicles are destroyable in combat, if you are the owner of one of the rarer ones don't be surprised if the enemy goes straight for your ride instead of you. Damaged vehicles are repairable at a Parking Garage for a fee. When the health of a vehicle reaches 0 it is 'Disabled'. To repair a disabled vehicle you need a Vehicle Restoration Kit.
There are 21 attainable vehicles (as of the 11.3 patch). They very from podracers, jetpacks, hover chairs, to the Speederbike.
Shuttleports are the little brothers of Starports, they only go from city to city or town and are restricted to the same planet. These can be found in any city, town and player cities (with enough residents). Starports on the other hand are restricted to major cities, such as Mos Eisley on Tatooine or Theed on Naboo. These starports transport players from planet to planet. Both ports require the player to provide a ticket. Prices of tickets vary depending how the distance traveled.
Ride-able pets are essentialy standard pets that are capable of supporting a player's weight. These pets have to be trained by Beast Handlers to be used as mounts. These pets are usually slower than standard vehicles but are able to aid you in combat.
Ships are useable in the same sense as Starports, just without the use of tickets. You can access your ships from terminals at Starports and from there you can travel from Planet to Planet. You can launch your ship straight into space where you can traverse the space sector of the planet you launched from. Two types of ships are attainable, one are fight orientated and the other is essential a floating house, the interior being customizable with anything in your possession (Armor, decorations, weapons, furniture, etc)
There has been 3 different expansion packs and 3 bundles of the game released since launch.
Star Wars: Galaxies, the first MMORPG based in the Star Wars Universe. Once a popular, if not unbalanced game, has lost most of its subscribers after its "New Game Enhancements" update.
Released in North America in 2003, Star Wars Galaxies is the first MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe. Developed by Sony Online Entertainment, the game has undergone very controversial changes since its release. Set after the destruction of the Death Star in Episode IV: A New Hope and before Episode V: Empire Strikes Back began.Opening Crawl
It is the height of the Galactic Civil War.
Although the Rebel Alliance has destroyed
the dreaded Death Star, the Emperor still
holds thousands of systems in his grip.
Throughout the galaxy, brave adventurers
struggle to restore peace, while smugglers,
bounty hunters and crime lords prosper
amid the chaos.
Meanwhile, in the Outer Rim of the galaxy,
one of Darth Vader's Imperial-class Star
Destroyer has captured a passenger freighter
on suspicion of harboring criminals…
Professions
Star Wars Galaxies consists of 9 playable professions. Seven of which are combat, one entertainer, and four crafting classes. You can also chose 3 optional side professionsand a pilot class.
Standard Classes
- Jedi - Are taught in the ways of the Force and have mastered the techniques of the lightsaber.
- Bounty Hunter - Able to track and kill enemy foes that have a bounty on their head.
- Commando - Use heavy weapons and are able to use demolitions to take out bases.
- Medic - Are to able to heal allies wounds and able to spread disease among their enemies.
- Officer - The leader of the squad - able to call for backup, direct fire power, and enhance their allies fighting capabilities.
- Smuggler - Able to use any kind of armor and dirty tactics.
- Spy - Able to use stealth to their advantage and can blind and poison their enemies.
Crafting (Trader)
- Domestic Goods - A chef and a tailor.
- Engineering - Droids, melee and ranged weapons.
- Munitions - Armor attachments, armor smiths and weapon smiths
- Structures - Buildings, decorations, ship components, and furniture
Entertainment
- Entertainer - Gives players buffs while they watch them dance or play musical instruments
Optional Side Professions
- Politician - Runs player cities and can place important buildings such as a Cloning Center or a Shuttleport
- Beast Master - Breeds pets from DNA from creatures and can either sell them or have them fight in battle
- Pilot (Rebel, Imperial, Freelance) - Can pilot various spaceships
Races
Players can chose from 10 different races, 2 are from the expansion: Jump to Lightspeed.- Wookie - From the planet Kashyyk. Covered in long hair.
- Human - Well rounded race that inhabit all corners of the galaxy.
- Mon Calamari - From the planet Dac. Are most known for their fish or frog like features -- ITS A TRAP!
- Ithorian (Jump to Lightspeed) - From the planet Ithor. They have long curving necks with a T shape head.
- Bothan - From the planet Bothawui. Rather short and covered in short fur.
- Rodian - From the planet Rodia. They are born hunter and a very mischievous race.
- Sullustan (Jump to Lightspeed) - From the planet Sullust. Known to be merchants and engineers.
- Trandoshan - From the planet Trandosha (or Dosha). Large reptilian creatures.
- Twi'lek - From the planet Ryloth. Have two tentacles protruding from their head called 'lekku'.
- Zabrak - Also known as Iridonians are from the planet Iridonia. Known from several small horns on top of their heads.
A player near a City HallPlayer Cities and Buildings
The Politician class has the ability to create a town for their guild with a city deed. The town is paid for by the residents property tax from how ever many buildings they have in the town and by the tax of players using vital buildings, like a Cloning Factory, buying a tickett from the Shuttleport, or buying from various placed vendors. These towns can be decorated with various items made by players, such as: Trees, Flower pots, Fountains, Statues, etc.
A player near a City Hall
A player house with decorations and armor displays.
Vendors
Merchants and crafters can sell their products straight from their personal houses and tents with the use of vendors. These vendors are stationary NPCs that will hold and sell your items for you, for whatever price you set it at. You can have them advertise these products to people who are near your vendor with the use of general chat or /say.
A player base being raided.
Faction Bases
Although not restricted to player cites, the most common place you'll find player bases are inside of city limits. These bases are filled with patroling NPCs that can be either Imperial or Rebel (respective to the owners faction). These bases are a form of world PVP instead of the instanced PVP you would find in other MMORPGs, such as World of Warcraft's 'battlegrounds'. Players can buy these bases from their factions recruiter for 'faction points'.They can be destroyed with a large group of specific classes (i.e Bounty Hunters can jam the Uplink Terminal while a Spy slices the Security Terminal). PvE bases are vulnerable 24/7 but SF (Special Forces or PvP) bases are only vulnerable a few hours a day.
Destroying a Base
The classes you need to destroy a base and what their role is. Once all of the terminals are dealt with the base will blow up in 10 minutes.- Bounty Hunter - Jams the Uplink Terminal
- Officer - Overloads the Primary Terminal
- Commando - Switch Overload at the Primary Terminal
- Smuggler - Slices the Security Terminal
- Medic - DNA Sequence to Overload Terminal
Flash SpeederTransportation
Transportation in Star Wars Galaxies consist of Vehicles, Shuttles, Ships, ride-able pets, and ofcourse on foot.
Flash Speeder
Vehicles
The bread and butter of transportation. Vehicles are the most varied form of transportation (next to Ships). They come in all shapes, sizes, and speeds. From the slow, brittle but dirt cheap Speederbike to the sleek, rare, and fast AV-21 Landspeeder. Vehicles are destroyable in combat, if you are the owner of one of the rarer ones don't be surprised if the enemy goes straight for your ride instead of you. Damaged vehicles are repairable at a Parking Garage for a fee. When the health of a vehicle reaches 0 it is 'Disabled'. To repair a disabled vehicle you need a Vehicle Restoration Kit. There are 21 attainable vehicles (as of the 11.3 patch). They very from podracers, jetpacks, hover chairs, to the Speederbike.
ShuttleportShuttleports and Starports
Shuttleport
Shuttleports are the little brothers of Starports, they only go from city to city or town and are restricted to the same planet. These can be found in any city, town and player cities (with enough residents). Starports on the other hand are restricted to major cities, such as Mos Eisley on Tatooine or Theed on Naboo. These starports transport players from planet to planet. Both ports require the player to provide a ticket. Prices of tickets vary depending how the distance traveled.
Rideable Pet
Rideable Pet
Ride-able Pets
Ride-able pets are essentialy standard pets that are capable of supporting a player's weight. These pets have to be trained by Beast Handlers to be used as mounts. These pets are usually slower than standard vehicles but are able to aid you in combat.
A players ship
Ships
Ships are useable in the same sense as Starports, just without the use of tickets. You can access your ships from terminals at Starports and from there you can travel from Planet to Planet. You can launch your ship straight into space where you can traverse the space sector of the planet you launched from. Two types of ships are attainable, one are fight orientated and the other is essential a floating house, the interior being customizable with anything in your possession (Armor, decorations, weapons, furniture, etc)
Expansions
The Total Experience
Jump to Lightspeed
- Added the Ability to create, customize, and pilot ships in 10 different space sectors
- Four new Pilot specific professions.
- Real-time space combat.
- Two new unique races: Ithorians and the Sullustan.
- 100 new missions added.
Rage of the Wookies
- New planet: Kashyyyk. The Homeland of the Wookies
- Cybernetic parts to give your character new abilities and strengths.
- 100 new story-driven missions
- Wearable medals. Mastering the Pilot profession is one of them.
- New weapons, armor and a brand new user-interface.
Trials of Obi-wan
- New planet: Mustafar. A lava drenched planet.
- Underground houses.
- 8 player mounts or vehicles.
- Three more vehicle storage spots in your datapad.
- 50 new quests.
- Able to aid Obi-wan in his quest for redemption.
Bundles
- The Total Experience - An Empire Divided, Jump to Light Speed, Rage of the Wookies
- Starter Kit - An Empire Divided, Jump to Lightspeed, includes the New Game Enhancement (NGE) patch and a X-wing or a TIE fighter
- The Complete Online Adventure - The original game (An Empire Divided) and every expansion (Trials of Obi-wan, Jump to Lightspeed, Rage of the Wookies). A AT-RT ride-able vehicles and a slide show of 800 images of screenshots and concept art with one-hour of in-game music, Queen Amidala transport ship
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