Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds, simply known as Galactic Strongholds, is the third Digital Expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it was first officially announced on March 19, 2014 with an intended release to the general public in October 2014. It gives players the ability to purchase and customize in-game homes, or "strongholds", as well as guild capital ships.
Development
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Announcement and promotionEdit
Promotional Key Art for the expansion
At the beginning of the year, BioWare announced that they would be releasing two more expansions in 2014 after Galactic Starfighter, which was released in February. Galactic Strongholds was not confirmed or even hinted at during this time. Prior to the official announcement, Galactic Strongholds was teased as the "SSHP", or "Super Secret Housing Project". On one of the game's community live streams, the developers released a short teaser displaying a character walking through an apartment on Coruscant. Nothing else was said about the expansion until the official announcement on March 19.
Much like the release of Galactic Starfighter, there were a variety of benefits announced for subscribers and preferred access players. Subscribers and preferred access players were planned to be given early access to the expansion in June and July of 2014 respectively, with an official launch in August.
In April, it was announced that the expansion had been delayed. Subscribers and preferred access players were given new early access dates of August 19,[3] and September 16. The full release was delayed to October 14, 2014.[4] Along with early access, Subscribers will be given a free Nar Shaddaa apartment, a "Stronghold Label", and a Character title. Preferred players will be granted the label and the title, but without the free apartment. When the expansion is released to the public in October, they will only receive the title. When the expansion's delay was confirmed, additional content was also announced. Players will be able to purchase a stronghold on the planet of Tatooine, as well as use their guild ships to compete with other guilds for the control of a planet. Features inside strongholds will be expanded as well, allowing players to place pets, companions, and vehicles inside their homes as they please.[3]
PlanetsEdit
- Dromund Kaas/Coruscant (5000 credits)
- Nar Shaddaa (250.000 credits)
- Tatooine (2.000.000 credits)
- Yavin 4 (2.000.000 credits)
- Manaan (2.500.000 credits)
- Umbara (8.000 credits)
- Rishi (3.000.000 credits)
- Alderaan (4.000.000 credits)
AppearancesEdit
| Characters | Creatures | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
BibliographyEdit
- Producer's Road Map 2014 on The Old Republic's official website (backup link) (First mentioned)
- Star Wars™: THE OLD REPUBLIC™ REVEALS BRAND-NEW DIGITAL EXPANSION, GALACTIC STRONGHOLDS on The Old Republic's official website (backup link) (First identified as Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds)
- Galactic Strongholds on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- Producer Letter — Galactic Strongholds on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars™: THE OLD REPUBLIC™ REVEALS BRAND-NEW DIGITAL EXPANSION, GALACTIC STRONGHOLDS on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Developer Profiles: Star Wars: The Old Republic. HeroEngine.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved on February 14, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Producer Letter — Galactic Strongholds on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Galactic Strongholds on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- ↑ SWTOR Amazon STAR WARS Bundle Pack on Amazon.com
- ↑ Using information from the novel The Old Republic: Annihilation and Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire, the events of Game Updates 2.0 through 3.3 for Star Wars: The Old Republic can be placed in the time period between 3640 BBY and 3637 BBY. According to The Old Republic lead designer Charles Boyd (screenshot), the game's events can be assumed to occur in a timeline matching that of their real-time release. Therefore, the events of Game Update 2.9 and the Digital Expansion Galactic Strongholds can be placed in approximately 3638 BBY.
External linksEdit
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds on Star Wars: The Old Republic Wiki
