Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is an RTS game built on the Age of Empires II engine.

Critics believed that the game showed the limitations of the engine, which was probably not fit for sci-fi games: Laser shots often hit their target even when the craft wasn't pointing at them, and the proportions (like in the cases of AT-ATs) were unrealistic. Perhaps balancing this criticism was the many units and civilizations players could choose from, much more than in Force Commander.

Gameplay
The player controls a race and guides them through four "technology levels". The game begins in the First Level, where very few buildings and units are available. After a short time, the user gains the ability to advance to the Second Level (at no small cost), where more upgrades, buildings, and units become available. The next age is the Third Level, and finally the Fourth Level.

The player directly controls the workers (usually droids), and can order them to construct buildings, collect resources, and attack.

There are four types of resources, all of which are necessary: Carbon (wood, diamonds), food (muja fruits, fish, meat or farms), nova crystals, and ore. Often, one of the difficulties of a certain scenario or map is that it is short one type of resource, forcing players to adjust to this shortage.

The original game comes with six campaigns, and the expansion adds two more, all of which reflect some events in history. There is also a Standard Game feature, which pits a player against a set number of Computer players for control of a map. The usual goal in standard games is to defeat your enemies and force them to surrender, but other goals like building and protecting a special type of building also exist.

In multiplayer mode, up to eight players compete with other nations for world dominance, online or offline.

There is also a Scenario Editor mode, that lets the player create their own scenario and campaign. In this mode players could insert units and buildings that is not in the singleplayer mode, for example players could insert Obi-Wan Kenobi and some other heroes that are not in the single player campaign.

Technology
To acquire technology, the player must first construct buildings. Each building offers a range of technology which can be researched, for a price. Technologies build upon each other. As technologies are researched, a wider range of buildings and units become available. Technologies may benefit military units (by perhaps increasing their defense attributes), civil units (workers/droids can benefit from technologies that make them hunt more effectively, etc), or buildings (e.g. by researching technology that allows buildings and turrets to fire at units at their base). Technologies vary greatly in benefits and costs.

In the game, technology plays a central role. Early in the game, players must constantly assess priorities and allocate scarce resources between creating new units, upgrading existing units, and researching to upgrade to the next Age. Too much emphasis on researching technology and moving through the Ages without creating manpower, can leave an army vulnerable to attack. On the other hand, putting resources into a large population at the expense of progress, can lead to defeat if the enemy has progressed and is able to field a small but more powerful attack force.

Selecting which technologies to research is also vital in military strategy. For example, you might choose to research the next level (which opens up more technologies and skills), which would take time and resources but enable you to create more sophisticated fighting units - or you may stay in a lower Age and use the same resources to quickly build a large number of basic fighting units instead.

The cost and number of technologies increase through the levels. For example, the technologies of the first cost about 100-150 resources while those of the fourth cost between 700 and 1500 resources.

Monuments and holocrons
Holocrons are special unique items that are scattered around the map, and can only be picked up by Jedi or Sith. Once placed within a Jedi Temple or a Sith Temple, a holocron steadily generates free nova crystals for the civilization that holds it (this reflects the historical realities of the power and influence that possessing knowledge has). To capture a holocron from an enemy temple, the temple must be essentially destroyed. The holocron will then be expelled so that a player may capture it with a Jedi or a Sith.

It is possible to set the game such that victory is achieved by collecting all available holocrons, or building a Monument. This is the case in several campaign scenarios. To win, all the holocrons must be held for a specific uninterrupted period of time (usually 200 game days). It should be noted that, the Holocrons are very smilar in fuction, to the Relics from Age of Empires, for they are both stored in Temples, and generating resources:Nova crystals and gold, respecively.

Monuments are massive structures that require large amounts of resources and time to build. If a player completes a Monument, and it stands intact for an uninterrupted period of time (400 game days), they win. Each civilization has their own Monument (typically a famous work of historical architecture)

Plot
The original game has six campaigns. Some of the missions represent actual battles from the movies, like the Battle of Hoth.


 * The first campaign (the tutorial) centers around Chewbacca, his cousin Shoran and Attichitcuk, the father of Chewbacca, and their quest to rid Alaris Prime of the Trade Federation. You are guided through the tutorial by Qui-Gon Jinn.
 * First Battle of Alaris Prime
 * The second campaign from Episode 1 is that of the Trade Federation. It follows OOM-9, the de facto droid leader of the Trade Federation's army.
 * Sieges of Naboo
 * First Battle of Theed
 * Naboo Swamp Battle
 * Battle of Grassy Plains (non-canon)
 * The third campaign is that of the Gungans, centered first around Boss Gallo, then Boss Nass, the leader of the Gungans at the time of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
 * War of Gungan Tribes
 * Battle of Otoh Sancture
 * Battle of the Forest Cities
 * Battle of Spearhead
 * Battle of Naboo
 * Battle of Spinnaker
 * Battle of Harte Secur

Expansion set: Clone Campaigns
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns is an expansion pack that was released shortly after the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It introduced two more civilizations that are playable and two more campaigns: That of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Old Republic.

The Clone Campaigns added more units, such as the Decimator and the Air cruiser, support for movable power supplies, and more.
 * In the Separatist campaign, your hero is Sev'rance Tann, and Count Dooku himself guides you. Your goal is to capture the energy-mining platforms of the Galactic Republic so that you can effectively hold Coruscant hostage.
 * Battle of Geonosis
 * First Battle of Tatooine
 * Battle of Eredenn
 * First Battle of Alaris Prime (Clone Wars)
 * First Battle of Sarapin
 * In the Galactic Republic campaign, Mace Windu tells you what to do as you control Echuu Shen-Jon, a Jedi you meet "later" in the Rebel campaign. Your goal is to get back the energy platforms.
 * Battle of Geonosis
 * Second Battle of Sarapin
 * Second Battle of Tatooine
 * Battle of Aereen
 * Battle of Krant
 * Liberation of Coruscant (actually New Republic)


 * The fourth campaign of the standard game is the campaign of the Empire. Darth Vader is your main character in this campaign, and the events take place just before and during Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
 * Fifth Battle of Yavin IV
 * Occupation of Reytha
 * Battle of Zaloriis
 * Battle of Hoth
 * Battle of Endor around the Shield generator (non-canon)
 * The fifth campaign is the campaign of the Rebel Alliance/New Republic. Your main character this time around varies from level to level, primarily between Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker.  The events of this campaign are outside the scope of the movies.
 * Krantian Civil War
 * Battle of Endor
 * Battle of Hoth
 * Battle of Silken Asteroids
 * The sixth and final campaign is the Wookiee campaign. This campaign takes place after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, during which time the Imperial remnants are trying to keep the Empire together, and have attacked Kashyyyk. The main characters of this campaign are Han Solo and Chewbacca.  Attichitcuk makes appearances, as do Lando Calrissian, Shoran and Luke Skywalker.
 * Liberation of Kashyyyk
 * Liberation of Kessel
 * The Royal Naboo also appear in the Gungan and the Trade Federation campaigns but have no campaign on their own. However they are playable in the multiplayer game.

Galactic Battlegrounds Unit List
Note: units separated with commas means different versions of the same unit.

Galactic Empire

 * Troop Center:
 * Stormtrooper Recruit, Stormtrooper, Armored Stormtrooper, Stormtrooper w/Repeater
 * Dewback Trooper, Heavy Dewback Trooper, Advanced Dewback Trooper
 * Thermal Detonator Trooper
 * Missile Launcher Trooper, Armored Missile Trooper
 * Mech Factory:
 * Speeder Bike
 * AT-PT, Heavy AT-PT (strike mech)
 * Light AT-ST, AT-ST (mech destroyer)
 * AT-AT (assault mech)
 * Shipyard:
 * Utility Trawler
 * Light Scout, Scout, Advanced Scout (frigate)
 * Transport Ship
 * Cruiser, Heavy Cruiser
 * Destroyer, Heavy Destroyer
 * Missile Destroyer, Heavy Missile Destroyer
 * Fortress:
 * Star Cruiser (air cruiser)
 * Dark Trooper Phase 1, Dark Trooper Phase 2
 * Shock Cannon
 * Command Center:
 * 2-1C
 * ASP-7
 * Heavy Weapons Factory:
 * Artillery, Heavy Artillery
 * AT-AA, Heavy AT-AA (anti-air)
 * Energy Pummel, Heavy Energy Pummel
 * Airbase:
 * Imperial Lander (air transport)
 * TIE Bomber, Heavy TIE Bomber, TIE Interdictor
 * TIE Fighter, TIE Interceptor, TIE Defender
 * Spaceport:
 * Imperial Cargo Trader

Confederacy

 * Troop Center:
 * Super Battle Droid Beta Version, Super Battle Droid, Heavy Super Battle Droid, Repeater Super Battle Droid
 * Orray Trooper, Heavy Orray Trooper, Advanced Orray Trooper,
 * Mortar Super Battle Droid
 * Anti-Air Super Battle Droid, Heavy Anti-Air Super Battle Droid
 * Mech Factory:
 * Geonosian Speeder
 * Dwarf Spider Droid, Heavy Dwarf Spider Droid (strike mech)
 * Homing Spider Droid, Heavy Homing Spider Droid (mech destroyer)
 * Corporate Alliance Tank Mech (assault mech) (actually NR-N99 droid enforcers, portrayed vastly out of scale)
 * Shipyard:
 * Utility Trawler
 * Light Scout, Scout, Advanced Scout (frigate)
 * Transport Ship
 * Cruiser, Heavy Cruiser
 * Destroyer, Heavy Destroyer
 * Missile Destroyer, Heavy Missile Destroyer
 * Fortress:
 * Confederacy Cruiser (air cruiser)
 * Geonosian Warrior, Heavy Geonosian Warrior
 * Geonosian Sonic Cannon
 * Command Center:
 * ADK-25-MED
 * Geonosian Worker
 * Heavy Weapons Factory:
 * Corporate Alliance Artillery Regular, Corporate Alliance Artillery Heavy
 * Hailfire Droid, Heavy Hailfire Droid (anti-air)
 * Corporate Alliance Energy Pummel, Heavy C.A. Energy Pummel
 * Airbase:
 * Geonosian Transport (air transport)
 * Commerce Guild Bomber, CG Enhanced Bomber, CG Advanced Bomber
 * Geonosian Fighter, Fast Geonosian Fighter, Advanced Geonosian Fighter
 * Spaceport:
 * Confederacy Freighter

Gungans

 * Troop Center:
 * Gungan Trooper Recruit, Gungan Trooper, Heavy Gungan Trooper, Gungan Repeater Trooper
 * Kaadu Trooper, Heavy Kaadu Trooper, Advanced Kaadu Trooper
 * Gungan Booma Trooper
 * Gungan Missile Trooper, Heavy Gungan Missile Trooper
 * Mech Factory:
 * Swift
 * Kaadu Cavalry, Heavy Kaadu Cavalry (strike mech)
 * Lerraa, Large Lerraa (mech destroyer)
 * Fambaa (assault mech)
 * Shipyard:
 * Utility Trawler
 * Bongo Light Scout, Bongo Scout, Bongo Advanced Scout (frigate)
 * Transport Ship
 * Bongo Behemoth, Bongo Advanced Behemoth (cruiser)
 * Bongo Laser, Bongo Fast Laser (destroyer)
 * Bongo Missile, Bongo Heavy Missile
 * Fortress:
 * Aquanna (air cruiser)
 * Fambaa Shield Generator, Heavy Fambaa Shield Generator
 * Fambaa Shock Cannon
 * Command Center:
 * Doctor
 * Gungan Glurrg
 * Heavy Weapons Factory:
 * Energy Catapult, Heavy Energy Catapult (artillery)
 * Raaptur, Large Raaptur (organic anti-air)
 * Cerrabore, Large Cerrabore (pummel creature)
 * Airbase:
 * Dunsenn FlopCarrier (air transport, flying puffer fish)
 * Gungan Bomber, Enhanced Gungan Bomber, Advanced Gungan Bomber (unnamed flying creature)
 * Gungan Fighter, Fast Gungan Fighter, Advanced Gungan Fighter (unnamed flying creature)
 * Spaceport:
 * Sando HoverFreighter

Rebel Alliance

 * Troop Center:
 * Rebel Trooper Recruit, Blaster Trooper, Heavy Blaster Trooper, Armored Repeater Trooper
 * Tauntaun Trooper, Heavy Tauntaun Trooper, Advanced Tauntaun Trooper
 * Thermal Detonator Trooper
 * Missile Launcher Trooper, Armored Missile Trooper
 * Mech Factory:
 * Swoop Bike
 * Combat Speeder, Heavy Combat Speeder (strike mech)
 * Hover Tank, Heavy Hover Tank (mech destroyer)
 * Attack Tank (assault mech)
 * Shipyard:
 * Utility Trawler
 * Light Scout, Scout, Advanced Scout (frigate)
 * Transport Ship
 * Prowler, Heavy Prowler (cruiser)
 * Hunter, Heavy Hunter (destroyer)
 * Javelin, Heavy Javelin (anti-air cruiser)
 * Fortress:
 * Light Corvette (air cruiser)
 * Airspeeder, Armored Airspeeder
 * Blaster Cannon
 * Command Center:
 * 2-1B
 * Rebel R2-D5
 * Heavy Weapons Factory:
 * Artillery, Heavy Artillery
 * Proton Torpedo Launcher, Heavy Torpedo Launcher (anti-air)
 * Energy Pummel, Heavy Energy Pummel
 * Airbase:
 * Rebel Transport (air transport)
 * Light Y-Wing, Y-Wing, Heavy Y-Wing
 * Z-95 Headhunter, X-Wing, Advanced X-Wing
 * Spaceport:
 * Mon Calamari Trader

Republic

 * Troop Center:
 * Clone Trooper Recruit, Clone Trooper, *Heavy Clone Trooper
 * Repeater Clone Trooper
 * Blurrg Trooper, Heavy Blurrg Trooper, Advanced Blurrg Trooper
 * Thermal Detonator Trooper
 * Anti-Air Clone Trooper, Heavy Anti-Air Clone Trooper
 * Mech Factory:
 * Speeder Bike w/Clone
 * Clone Personal Walker, Heavy Clone Personal Walker (strike mech)
 * Clone Scout Walker, Heavy Clone Scout Walker (mech destroyer)
 * AT-TE (assault mech)
 * Shipyard:
 * Utility Trawler
 * Light Scout, Scout, Advanced Scout (frigate)
 * Transport Ship
 * Cruiser, Heavy Cruiser
 * Destroyer, Heavy Destroyer
 * Missile Destroyer, Heavy Missile Destroyer
 * Fortress:
 * Republic Starship (air cruiser)
 * Jedi Starfighter, Advanced Jedi Starfighter
 * Ball Gun
 * Command Center:
 * IM-6
 * Kaminoan Droid
 * Heavy Weapons Factory:
 * Clone Artillery, Heavy Clone Artillery (apparently SPHA-Ts, but misidentified)
 * Anti-Air Tank, Heavy Anti-Air Tank (anti-air)
 * Energy Pummel, Heavy Energy Pummel
 * Airbase:
 * Gunship Transport (air transport)
 * Gunship Bomber, Gunship Bomber Enhanced, Gunship Bomber Adv.
 * Gunship Fighter, Fast Gunship Fighter, Advanced Gunship Fighter (LAATs, misidentified)
 * Spaceport:
 * Republic Freighter

Royal Naboo

 * Troop Center:
 * Royal Trooper Recruit, Royal Trooper, Royal Heavy Trooper, Armored Repeater Trooper
 * Tuskcat Trooper, Heavy Tuskcat Trooper, Advanced Tuskcat Trooper
 * Thermal Detonator Trooper
 * Missile Launcher Trooper, Armored Missile Trooper
 * Mech Factory:
 * Udopal Speeder
 * Gian Speeder, Heavy Gian Speeder (strike mech)
 * Champion, Heavy Champion (mech destroyer)
 * Steadfast (assault mech)
 * Shipyard:
 * Utility Trawler
 * Light Scout, Scout, Advanced Scout (frigate)
 * Transport Ship
 * Cruiser, Heavy Cruiser
 * Destroyer, Heavy Destroyer
 * Missile Destroyer, Heavy Missile Destroyer
 * Fortress:
 * Royal Air Cruiser (air cruiser)
 * Royal Crusader, Elite Royal Crusader
 * Royal Cannon
 * Command Center:
 * Royal Med Droid
 * PKN-49
 * Heavy Weapons Factory:
 * Energy Catapult, Heavy Energy Catapult (artillery)
 * Mobile Missile Launcher, Heavy Missile Launcher (anti-air)
 * Energy Pummel, Heavy Energy Pummel
 * Airbase:
 * Royal Lifter (air transport)
 * NB-1 Royal Bomber, NB-1S Royal Bomber, NB-1T Royal Bomber
 * N-1L Starfighter, N-1 Starfighter, N-1T Starfighter
 * Spaceport:
 * Royal Trade Ship

Trade Federation

 * Troop Center:
 * Battle Droid Beta Version, Battle Droid, Heavy Battle Droid, Repeater Battle Droid
 * Beetle Trooper, Heavy Beetle Trooper, Advanced Beetle Trooper
 * Thermal Detonator Battle Droid, Missile Battle Droid, Baron Battle Droid (heavy anti-air)
 * Mech Factory:
 * Speeder Platform
 * STAP, Heavy STAP (strike mech)
 * AAT, Heavy AAT (mech destroyer)
 * MTT (assault mech)
 * Shipyard:
 * Utility Trawler
 * S-LFRG, S-FRG, S-HFRG (frigate)
 * S-TRN (transport ship)
 * S-CRS, S-HCRS (cruiser)
 * S-DST, S-HDST (destroyer)
 * S-AAD, S-HAAD (anti-air destroyer)
 * Fortress:
 * LAATAK long-range air attack mechanism (air cruiser)
 * Destroyer Droid, Heavy Destroyer Droid
 * Bio Cannon
 * Command Center:
 * MED-47
 * OX9
 * Heavy Weapons Factory:
 * HAG-M, HHAG-M (artillery)
 * AML, HAML (anti-air)
 * Energy Pummel, Heavy Energy Pummel
 * Airbase:
 * Neimoidian Transport (air transport)
 * Droid Starbomber, Shielded Droid Starbomber, Adv. Droid Starbomber (E-STAPs)
 * Droid Starfighter, Heavy Droid Starfighter, Adv. Droid Starfighter (Vultures)
 * Spaceport:
 * Neimoidian Trader

Wookiees'

 * Troop Center:
 * Wookiee Trooper Recruit, Bowcaster Trooper, Heavy Bowcaster Trooper, Repeating Bowcaster Trooper
 * Dragon Trooper, Heavy Dragon Trooper
 * Advanced Dragon Trooper
 * Thermal Detonator Trooper, Missile Launcher Trooper, Armored Missile Trooper
 * Mech Factory:
 * HummBike
 * Sentinel, Heavy Sentinel (strike mech)
 * Kas Tank, Heavy Kas Tank (mech destroyer)
 * Battle Scythe (assault mech)
 * Shipyard:
 * Utility Trawler
 * Light Scout, Scout, Advanced Scout (frigate)
 * Transport Ship
 * Cruiser, Heavy Cruiser
 * Destroyer, Heavy Destroyer
 * Liberator, Heavy Liberator (anti-air destroyer)
 * Fortress:
 * Kas Air Cruiser (air cruiser)
 * Wookiee Berserker, Advanced Wookiee Berserker
 * Decimator Cannon
 * Command Center:
 * Medic (looks like a droid)
 * Wookiee Villager
 * Heavy Weapons Factory:
 * Catapult, Heavy Catapult
 * Proton Torpedo Launcher, Heavy Torpedo Launcher (anti-air)
 * Energy Pummel, Heavy Energy Pummel
 * Airbase:
 * Kettrifee Air Mover (air transport)
 * Blade, Heavy Blade, Advanced Blade
 * Agr, Fast Agr, Advanced Agr
 * Spaceport:
 * Corellian HoverFreighter

Planets
Battles take place in the following background settings, also availiable for custom missions.
 * Alaris Prime
 * Tatooine
 * Krant
 * Hanoon
 * Hoth
 * Yavin IV
 * Aereen
 * Naboo
 * Sarapin
 * Eredenn Prime
 * Kessel
 * Geonosis
 * Bespin
 * Zaloriis
 * Reytha
 * Kaer Orbital Platform
 * Kashyyyk
 * Endor
 * space, asteroids and asteroid fields.

Easter eggs
Some levels also featured some 'easter eggs': In some marginal and hard to reach places (like mountain peaks, or areas behind trees that have to be harvested in order to reveal), some well known characters can be found if the player decides to explore the corners of the map with air units:
 * On Naboo, there are places where you find Qui-Gon Jinn Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jar Jar Binks which you can lead to a bongo.
 * On Tatooine, C-3PO and R2-D2 can be found next to an escape pod.
 * Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker are near a Sith Temple in one mission based on Krant.
 * Anakin Skywalker, Senator Padmé Amidala, C-3PO and R2-D2 can be found on another Krant mission.
 * Jar Jar Binks can be seen among the skyscrapers of Coruscant.
 * Yet another one is the appearance of Tatooine on Kashyyyk in the first Wookiee campaign to the far right of the screen.
 * On all Imperial missions, Mara Jade can be found somewhere on the map, though this usually requires cheat codes and she runs away when seen.
 * Although not a 'secret', one of the quotes that can be proclaimed in the game is a parody of Samuel L Jackson's line in Pulp Fiction of 'Bantha's are Filthy Animals. I don't eat Filthy Animals'

Cheats
''While playing, press 'Enter' to open up the chat screen. Type one of the following codes and press 'Enter' again (Note: Some codes require you to highlight a unit for the code to work)''

Note: An asterick (*) at the end indicates the code is available only in the Clone Campaigns expansion.


 * forceexplore - Entire map is explored.
 * forcesight - Remove fog of war.
 * forcebuild - Building, harvest, and research time becomes instant.
 * forcecarbon - Get 1,000 carbon.
 * forcenova - Get 1,000 nova.
 * forceore - Get 1,000 ore.
 * forcefood - Get 1,000 food.
 * suddenly silenced - Buildings/turrets and units do extra damage.*
 * intensify the forward fire power - Ground units become stronger.*
 * the fighters are coming in too fast - Aircraft become faster.*
 * most powerful jedi - Jedi/Sith become stronger.*
 * the force is strong with this one - Jedi/Sith converting becomes faster.*
 * tarkin - Destroy all civilizations except yours.
 * darkside(1-8) - Destroy a specific civilization according to their # (1-8).
 * skywalker - Win the battle.
 * that's no moon - Get a Death Star.*
 * imperial entanglements - Get a Star Destroyer.*
 * tantive IV - Get a Rebel Blockade Runner.*
 * galactic upheaval - Get a Decimator.*
 * simonsays - Get Simon the Killer Ewok.
 * scaryneighbor - Get a Bongo Marauder (a motor boat).