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Hyperspace Beacon: An SWTOR Planet Guide to the Outer Rim

The Hyperspace Beacon by Larry Everett is your weekly guide to the vast galaxy of Star Wars: The Old Republic, currently in production by BioWare. If you have comments or suggestions for the column, send a transmission to larry@massively.com. Now strap yourself in, kid — we gotta make the jump to hyperspace! Hyperspace beacons guide a space traveler safely to places in [...]

BELSAVIS Planet Guide

Republic knowledge of Belsavis predates the Great Hyperspace War, but for centuries, the planet warranted little attention. With the exception of some unusual volcanic activity, the planet was deemed, in all ways, unremarkable. Belsavis was added to the star charts then summarily dismissed as nothing more than another curiosity of the Outer Rim.   Fifty [...]

TARIS Planet Guide

Taris was an urban planet in the fifth orbit of its star, located in theTaris system, within the Ojoster sector, of the Outer Rim Territories, in turn Taris was orbited by four moons, including Rogue. The termTarisian was used to describe people and products from the planet. The planet’s ecumenopolis quickly developed over a century of prosperity, and as a result the planet suffered from [...]

Star Wars: The Old Republic Origin Planet Jedi Knight Miraluka Gameplay Video

We just found this posted on Youtube: Star Wars: The Old Republic Origin Planet Jedi Knight Miraluka Gameplay Video We have now temporarily removed this video as it may violate the gamer who posted it on youtubes NDA with Bioware. Bad boy! Check the source to see if it is still live.   Source Join the [...]

The Old Republic: Impressions of Korriban Video

This is a trailer of various scenes from the game Star Wars: The Old Republic cut together from various sources that are located around the Planet Korriban. Korriban is the starter planet for all Sith Force users classes.The video is meant to give you a brief glimpse about what questing on Korriban could be like. [...]

DROMUND KAAS Planet Guide

Capital of the Sith Empire. Home to the Emperor and his Dark Council, is a planet consumed with dark side energy. Dromund Kaas was the third planet in the Dromund system, a colony then the capital of the Old Sith Empire and later the lasting base of theProphets of the Dark Side, whose Dark Force Temple contained such power in the the dark side [...]

TATOOINE Planet Guide

Ex Czerka Corp mined planet. Imperial presence on planet. Tatooine, also called the Land of the Twin Suns in prophecy, was a desert world located within the Outer Rim Territories. It had a hot and harsh climate and was known for being a source of rare minerals, many of which were taken by Czerka Corporationaround the time of the Jedi Civil [...]

ALDERAAN Planet Guide

Alderaan, located in the Core Worlds, was the second planet in theAlderaan system, and the home of many famous heroes, including Leia Organa Solo, Bail Organa, and Ulic Qel-Droma. Renowned galaxywide for its unspoiled beauty, Alderaanians worked with and around the land to preserve as much of the natural surroundings as they could. In an attempt by Grand Moff Tarkin and the Galactic Empire to intimidate the galaxy [...]

BALMORRA Planet Guide

Balmorra was a factory world that was located within the Nevoota system, situated in the Colonies region at the border of the Core Worlds. Wide plains surrounded the planet’s capital, Bin Prime. Republic forces are supporting the local resistance on this planet. The planet is Occupied by the Empire. Faction: Independent Terrain: Plains History During the settlement of Balmorra, while the Republic was still in its [...]

CORUSCANT Planet Guide

Capital of the Republic. Coruscant seems to be split into levels such as Senate, Works, Gang areas. Geologically, the planet was composed of a molten core with a rocky mantle and a silicate rock crust. At its poles were huge ice caps that were popular spots for tourists. The entire surface of Coruscant was covered by sprawling kilometers-high [...]

ORD MANTELL Planet Guide

Ord Mantell was a planet in the Bright Jewel Cluster. It was located near Anobis in the Mid Rim. It was originally settled in 12,000 BBY as an Ordnance/Regional Depot. Starter Planet for: Smuggler & Trooper Faction: Galactic Republic Terrain: Saltwater seas, volcanic islands   Geography Ord Mantell was known as the Heart of the Bright Jewel since it orbited the blue starBright Jewel at the center of the Bright Jewel system. The [...]

HUTTA Planet Guide

Nal Hutta (Glorious Jewel in Huttese) was the capital of Hutt Space and was located in the Y’Toub system. It was formerly known as Evocar and was the original home world of the Evocii, who were ousted by the Hutts in 15,000 BBY, who migrated from their original home world of Varl along with their servants thet’landa Til. It was sometimes referred to simply as Hutta at around 4000-3000 BBY. The planet was [...]

KORRIBAN Planet Guide

Korriban, originally known as Pesegam during the reign of Xim, was the sole planet in the Horuset system, located across the galaxy fromKoros Major. It was the original homeworld of the Sith species and a sacred planet for the Sith Order, housing the tombs for many ancient and powerful Dark Lords of the Sith, and containing immensedark side power. After the Hundred Year Darkness, the remaining Dark Jedi interbred with [...]

TYTHON Planet Guide

Tython was a planet located within the Tython system of the Deep Core. It was the planetwhere the Jedi Order originated, in the form of the first society of Force users in known history, sometime between 36,453 BBY and 25,990 BBY. Starter Planet for: Jedi Knight & Jedi Consular Faction: Galactic Republic Terrain: Mountains, forests History – Pre-Republic [...]

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