Entirely new 3D engine designed to portray the Star Wars galaxy in the greatest possible detail

A seamless universe spanning nine 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

Operating System: Windows 98 SE, Millennium, 2000, and XP
CPU: Minimum: Intel PIII 933MHz or AMD Athlon 900 MHz
100% DirectX 9.0 compatible computer Recommended: Intel P4 1.5+ GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
RAM: Minimum: 256 MB RAM
Recommended: 512 MB RAM
Video Card
Required: 32 MB 3D Graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) Capability
Recommended: 64 MB 3D Graphics card with Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) Capability Sound
Card: PCI, USB or Onboard Audio Device
CD-ROM: Quad Speed CD-ROM drive or better
Keyboard and mouse 56K modem or faster Internet connection
Display: 1024 x 768 capable monitor
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 is included on the CD.

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