Game Features
by credits4swg on Jan.13, 2011, under Swg Credits, SWG GUIDE
Star Wars Galaxies offers a host of features to enhance your gameplay and help you better realize your adventures in the Galactic Civil War. Below is listed a number of these features and you can rest assured that Sony is constantly working on adding more.
Entirely new 3D engine designed to portray the Star Wars galaxy in the greatest possible detail
A seamless universe spanning ten fully-realized Star Wars worlds, from the films and expanded universe, each with over 15 x 15 kilometers of explorable terrain
Define your own role in the galaxy with 8 playable species and over 30 professions; become bounty hunters, smugglers, squad leaders and more!
Many social skills including dancing, musicianship and image designer
Advanced character customization tool that allows you to define nearly every detail of your character’s appearance
Grow your character with an in-depth and flexible skill-based system of advancement
Highly configurable User Interface
Highly cinematic and tactical combat system that focuses on blasters and other ranged weapons
Ally and fight with the Rebel or Imperial sides of the Galactic Civil War, or remain neutral
Rewarding faction system that allows players to gain special perks by fighting in the Galactic Civil War
Battlefields, where players can square off against one another or NPCs to earn faction standing
Placeable Minefields and Turrets
Encounter and interact with 180+ unique creatures and hundreds of NPCs, including “named” characters like Darth Vader and Boba Fett
Robust chat system including hundreds of emotes, moods, chat styles, persistent messages and player created channels
Dynamic resource surveying and mining
Advanced crafting system
Completely player-run in-game economy that includes an in-game Marketplace that allows auctions and sales of in-game items
Jabba’s Palace, the Emperor’s Retreat, a Rebel hideout, and other “theme parks” offer a variety of missions for and encounters with well-known Star Wars characters
Dynamic Points of Interest that provide a huge supply of adventures
Random Mission system for shorter play sessions
Bounty Hunting skills and missions, with both PVE and PVP opportunities
Player-based dynamic spawning system takes into account a player’s relative strength and creates suitable encounters
Natural AI behaviors, including herding, stalking and lair defending
Player built and placed housing, shops and structures
Player groups of up to twenty players
Player run associations of up to 500 players
Badge system that rewards achievement in various areas
An in-game Matchmaking Service, helpful for identifying players with similar hobbies
The chance to unlock the mysterious Force Sensitive character slot and attempt to master the most exhilarating and dangerous role in the galaxy…the Jedi.
Full team support with future expansions and updates
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