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Coruscant Underworld (battlefield)

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Coruscant Underworld was a battlefield within the Grand Arena on the planet Vespaara. The design and structure were based on the underbelly of the planet Coruscant to ensure that the Kubaz Hunter Glikkin felt right at home.

Description[]

The Coruscant Underworld was a battlefield built for the competitive sporting show Hunters of the Outer Rim within the Grand Arena on the planet Vespaara.[1] The battlefield had multiple sections of walkways and alleys covered by bright advertising signs and colorful graffiti throughout as it was based on the underbelly of the planet Coruscant. The interior of the battlefield was designed around a cantina with advertisements for sabacc and Dex's Diner. The center platform of Coruscant Underworld was a recreation of an active crime scene—specifically the aftermath of a cargo heist—with two LAAT/le patrol gunships hovering above and beaming their lights at it.[2] Unlike other battlefields, Coruscant Underworld was visibly darker as the skies of Vespaara were nowhere to be seen. However, lines of airspeeder traffics could be seen up above and around the battlefield. Audience who attended live matches were able to view them from a towering podium at the side of the battlefield.[1]

History[]

In 9 ABY,[3] the Coruscant Underworld battlefield was commissioned by Balada the Hutt for the Hunters of the Outer Rim.[2] It was designed specifically to ensure that the[2] Kubaz[1] Hunter Glikkin—who was a newcomer at the time—to feel right at home.[2] Later, after Glikkin's introduction to the Grand Arena, the battlefield was fully operational and in use for the competitive show.[1]

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Behind the scenes[]

Coruscant Underworld is a battlefield that was initially set to be added to Star Wars: Hunters on January 27, 2025, to coincide with the PC early access release of the game.[4] While the PC release was pushed back indefinitely,[5] Coruscant Underworld was added to the game as part of Season 5,[6] on January 28 of the same year.[7] During the development of Coruscant Underworld, the map was named Locklands.[8]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars: Hunters
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Explore the Coruscant Underworld! on Star Wars: Hunters' official website (backup link)
  3. ↑ Hunters Goes Galactic! on Arena News (backup link) establishes that Star Wars: Hunters game begins when the Grand Arena partnered with the Outer Rim Sports Network, dated to 9 ABY in Star Wars: Timelines.
  4. ↑ PC Announcement on Star Wars: Hunters' official website (backup link)
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Hunters (@swhunters) in Star Wars: Hunters's Discord server (January 9, 2025): "To ensure we deliver the best possible experience, we've made the decision to forgo Steam Playtest 2 and move back the launch of Early Access to implement as much feedback as we can." (message link) (screenshot)
  6. ↑ Season 5 Patch Notes on Star Wars: Hunters' official website (backup link)
  7. ↑ Zynga Star Wars (@ZyngaStarWars) on Twitter (post on January 28, 2025): "Glikkin Enters the Arena in Season 5: Scum and Villainy. Here's an overview of everything to come... #StarWarsHunters" (backup link) (screenshot)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Anna Kay (@annakay) on ArtStation: tar Wars Hunters - Environment Sketches (April 22, 2025): "I supported the environment team in providing early concepts for several key areas of Vader's Castle and Coruscant Underworld as well as some early set dressing design for old Tatooine and Endor maps. I also explored what would Rieve's Dressing Room look like; the purpose of this concept was to explore Rieve's personality through her personal quarters." (backup link) (screenshot)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Giu Grassi on ArtStation: CORUSCANT UNDERGROUND (June 12, 2025): "This wide shot concept was useful to the team to understand how big the game map should be in order to give the feeling to be underground surrounded by super structure and give an idea of feasibility in terms of poly-count and FX." (backup link) (screenshot)
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