Creating Your Character
June 14th, 2007 by rosehebe
Welcome to the Universe!
You’ve enjoyed watching the Star Wars universe for years — now’s your chance to live in that universe, to fight alongside Han Solo and Chewbacca, to smuggle goods for Jabba the Hutt, to defend Imperial stations from the ravages of the Rebels.
The Galactic Civil War rages on throughout space, as well as on the ground below. Rebel commanders fight for control against Imperial garrisons, trying desperately to sway allegiances and control the planet. Hard-fought battles rage on, with ownership of cities, in fact of whole worlds, held in the balance. There is a constant ebb and flow in every war, and worlds change hands from day to day between Imperial and Rebel control.
This is the universe that you have entered … one that is long, long ago and far, far away.
Creating an Account
Whenever you launch Star Wars Galaxies (using a shortcut on your desktop or by selecting Star Wars Galaxies from your Start menu), the game will initiate the Launchpad. The Launchpad will ask for your Station Name and Password, and then automatically download any patches or updates. (Star Wars Galaxies is a constantly changing game.) If you don’t yet have a Station Name, you can create one by choosing the New Account button.
You can use the Launchpad for:
• Chat. Discuss Star Wars Galaxies with other players.
• Game Options. Access a variety of performance and graphics options that allow you to do such things as change the game resolution, run the game in a window, or choose various audio features.
• My Account. Access New Accounts or manage an existing account.
• Latest News. Before you log in, view a webpage containing the lastest news about the game. After log in, check News Headlines in the Launchpad window.
Creating a Character
The first time you start playing the game, you log in with your Station Name and Password, and the “Select a Character” screen appears.
• Click on the “Create” button in the lower right corner of the Select a Character window.
• The first choice you make is which Galaxy (server) your new character will play in, and the game suggests a good Galaxy. (If you want to choose another Galaxy, use “Change Galaxy” to do so.)
In general, when you’ve made your choices on a screen, you click on the “Next” button (lower right) to go to the next screen. (Click on the “Back” button, lower left, to return to a previous choice.)
Character Creation
On the first screen, you choose your character’s species, gender, clothing and name.
Species. You may select any of the ten species pictured in the window. If you want to know more about any of the species, click on its picture and the window in the upper left gives you a brief description.
| Gender | Choices are Male or Female. The male and female characters of a species have identical base stats. |
You should also note that many of the different species have different unique attributes. Here is a summary of each species:
| Bothan | A humanoid species identified by their short builds and fur-covered faces, Bothans are widely known as proficient and intrepid spies. However, members of the species have also become fearless leaders, relentless warriors, courageous pilots, and brilliant scientists.
As a species, Bothans have been mastering the art of information-gathering for nearly 300 years. The resulting Bothan spynet is among the largest and most renowned intelligence organizations, with operatives stationed throughout the galaxy. In fact, spying has become the Bothans primary industry. Since the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War, the Bothan spynet has primarily benefited the Rebel Alliance, although both the Empire and the criminal underworld occasionally make use of Bothan spies as well. Due largely to their reputation as spies, Bothans are often regarded as power hungry, manipulative, cunning and paranoid. But Bothans are also well-organized, keenly intelligent, and very loyal. They live orderly lives, place great emphasis on family bonds, and are extremely protective of their allies. In addition, Bothans can be passionate and surprisingly eloquent orators, poets, and politicians. Bothans hail from Bothawui, a clean, cosmopolitan planet. They live in tight-knit clans and are ruled by a democratic Bothan Council. Bothans speak both Basic and their own native tongue. |
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