Post by spindle on Sept 15, 2006 8:25:53 GMT -5
Test Center Update Notes
September 14th
Test Center Improvements
Starting today, the Star Wars Galaxies Launchpad has been reconfigured so that it no longer needs a complete and separate installation of the game.
To join Test Center and play the latest game updates, all you have to do is start your retail Star Wars Galaxies launchpad, log in and press the button on the bottom of the Launchpad that says, "Test Center".
Chapter 3 is bringing many exciting features to Star Wars Galaxies and now it's easier than ever to log on and see what's coming!
If you have the old version of Test Center
If you have a full installation of Test Center on your computer:
* The current Test Center launchpad will no longer update previous versions of Test Center.
* The current Test Center launchpad will not automatically delete the old Test Center directory.
Anyone who has an old version of Test Center installed, please feel free to delete your old Test Center directory, but make sure to save your character profiles first!
Before you delete your old version of Test Center:
* Your profile directory has information about your Test Center characters.
* If you want to keep your character profiles, you should copy the profile directory in the old Test Center folder to the retail version of the game.
Move your profiles folder from: "C:\Program Files\StarWarsGalaxiesTestCenter\profiles"
To: "C:\Program Files\StarWarsGalaxies\ testcenter\ profiles"
(This directory will be created when you log into the new version of Test Center)
By copying your profile folder, you will save any of your custom key maps and settings. After that, you can delete the old Test Center directory since it will no longer be used.
Major Features
Smuggling System: Smugglers can now smuggle! There is a Broker named Barak in Bestine on Tatooine who can hook smugglers up with work ( -1049 10 -3538).
Smuggler Expertise: Smuggler Expertise has been added to the game!
Officer Expertise: Officer Expertise has been added to the game.
Galactic Civil War Ranks and Rewards: Military ranks and rewards have been added to the game.
User Interface Upgrades: Star Wars Galaxies now has a radar display that is re-sizable, a combat log, options for a second toolbar, a DPS meter, an improved windowed mode, a moveable quest helper window and more.
Update Notes
Chat
* Note: A combat log has been added to the game. To prevent any possible issues, all existing chat window settings will be reset to their default settings.
Loot
* Camouflage clothing (stealth bonus) will drop as loot again.
* Elite insects will drop loot.
Quests
* Trials of Obi-Wan: Doombringer in the Operational Droid Factory will activate more consistently after his hands have died.
Profession: Jedi
* The three Heightened Speed Expertise abilities that were available in the original Jedi Expertise template will be automatically allocated.
Profession: Officer
* Officer Expertise has been added to the game.
Profession: Smuggler
* Smuggler Expertise has been added to the game.
* "Camouflage Ally" can no longer be used on yourself, only your ally.
Profession: Traders
* Wookiee Vendors should now wear Wookiee Armor.
User Interface
* Character Select Screen: Scrolling happens more smoothly when scrolling up and down the list of available galaxies.
* Character Sheet: Added a Galactic Civil War page to the character sheet.
* Character Sheet: Experience Point bars are thicker.
* Inventory: An option has been added that will allow you to drag-and-drop items into containers. You can choose to have the option to drag-and-drop items into containers or to use the new sortable inventory mode.
* Radar: Radar is now smaller, cleaner, and resizable.
* Radar: The symbol for North on your radar display is more clearly visible.
* Radar: The display for location coordinates has been detached from the radar display. It now has its own window that is moveable.
* Radar: Added an option to turn the location coordinates display on and off.
* Radar: Radar is no longer transparent when standing in a multiplayer space ship.
* Radar: Radar screens no longer have white backgrounds in a variety of adventure zones while the "show terrain on radar" option is turned on.
* Toolbar: An option to turn on a second toolbar has been added to the game.
* The main menu button is now moveable.
* Star Wars Galaxies can now be moved to any monitor when running in windowed mode on multi-monitor systems.
* Star Wars Galaxies can now be minimized when running in windowed mode.
* Added 4 new sliders to control the sizes of various types of combat fly-text.
* You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out on your radar screen, even if you don't hold down the control key.
* Added a menu option to control the opacity of the Command Button.
* The Quest Helper window is now moveable.
* Clicking the right scroll bar on your datapad will no longer cause datapad tabs to disappear.
* The help window correctly stretches all the way to the bottom of the window.
* The font for fly-text now uses the Star Wars font.
* Pressing the escape key to skip an in-game move will no longer log you out of the game. The "back" button on loading screens is now labeled "Exit". You can press the "Exit" button to skip in-game movies. This was done to help prevent players from accidentally loging out of the game.
* A DPS meter has been added to the game. This meter will add a small informative window that will display your character's current DPS along with a running total.
World
* Milk is harvested by milking creatures.
* You can examine a creature to find out what type of milk it has. If it has none, the description will say "None".
Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl
Community Relations Manager
September 14th
Test Center Improvements
Starting today, the Star Wars Galaxies Launchpad has been reconfigured so that it no longer needs a complete and separate installation of the game.
To join Test Center and play the latest game updates, all you have to do is start your retail Star Wars Galaxies launchpad, log in and press the button on the bottom of the Launchpad that says, "Test Center".
Chapter 3 is bringing many exciting features to Star Wars Galaxies and now it's easier than ever to log on and see what's coming!
If you have the old version of Test Center
If you have a full installation of Test Center on your computer:
* The current Test Center launchpad will no longer update previous versions of Test Center.
* The current Test Center launchpad will not automatically delete the old Test Center directory.
Anyone who has an old version of Test Center installed, please feel free to delete your old Test Center directory, but make sure to save your character profiles first!
Before you delete your old version of Test Center:
* Your profile directory has information about your Test Center characters.
* If you want to keep your character profiles, you should copy the profile directory in the old Test Center folder to the retail version of the game.
Move your profiles folder from: "C:\Program Files\StarWarsGalaxiesTestCenter\profiles"
To: "C:\Program Files\StarWarsGalaxies\ testcenter\ profiles"
(This directory will be created when you log into the new version of Test Center)
By copying your profile folder, you will save any of your custom key maps and settings. After that, you can delete the old Test Center directory since it will no longer be used.
Major Features
Smuggling System: Smugglers can now smuggle! There is a Broker named Barak in Bestine on Tatooine who can hook smugglers up with work ( -1049 10 -3538).
Smuggler Expertise: Smuggler Expertise has been added to the game!
Officer Expertise: Officer Expertise has been added to the game.
Galactic Civil War Ranks and Rewards: Military ranks and rewards have been added to the game.
User Interface Upgrades: Star Wars Galaxies now has a radar display that is re-sizable, a combat log, options for a second toolbar, a DPS meter, an improved windowed mode, a moveable quest helper window and more.
Update Notes
Chat
* Note: A combat log has been added to the game. To prevent any possible issues, all existing chat window settings will be reset to their default settings.
Loot
* Camouflage clothing (stealth bonus) will drop as loot again.
* Elite insects will drop loot.
Quests
* Trials of Obi-Wan: Doombringer in the Operational Droid Factory will activate more consistently after his hands have died.
Profession: Jedi
* The three Heightened Speed Expertise abilities that were available in the original Jedi Expertise template will be automatically allocated.
Profession: Officer
* Officer Expertise has been added to the game.
Profession: Smuggler
* Smuggler Expertise has been added to the game.
* "Camouflage Ally" can no longer be used on yourself, only your ally.
Profession: Traders
* Wookiee Vendors should now wear Wookiee Armor.
User Interface
* Character Select Screen: Scrolling happens more smoothly when scrolling up and down the list of available galaxies.
* Character Sheet: Added a Galactic Civil War page to the character sheet.
* Character Sheet: Experience Point bars are thicker.
* Inventory: An option has been added that will allow you to drag-and-drop items into containers. You can choose to have the option to drag-and-drop items into containers or to use the new sortable inventory mode.
* Radar: Radar is now smaller, cleaner, and resizable.
* Radar: The symbol for North on your radar display is more clearly visible.
* Radar: The display for location coordinates has been detached from the radar display. It now has its own window that is moveable.
* Radar: Added an option to turn the location coordinates display on and off.
* Radar: Radar is no longer transparent when standing in a multiplayer space ship.
* Radar: Radar screens no longer have white backgrounds in a variety of adventure zones while the "show terrain on radar" option is turned on.
* Toolbar: An option to turn on a second toolbar has been added to the game.
* The main menu button is now moveable.
* Star Wars Galaxies can now be moved to any monitor when running in windowed mode on multi-monitor systems.
* Star Wars Galaxies can now be minimized when running in windowed mode.
* Added 4 new sliders to control the sizes of various types of combat fly-text.
* You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out on your radar screen, even if you don't hold down the control key.
* Added a menu option to control the opacity of the Command Button.
* The Quest Helper window is now moveable.
* Clicking the right scroll bar on your datapad will no longer cause datapad tabs to disappear.
* The help window correctly stretches all the way to the bottom of the window.
* The font for fly-text now uses the Star Wars font.
* Pressing the escape key to skip an in-game move will no longer log you out of the game. The "back" button on loading screens is now labeled "Exit". You can press the "Exit" button to skip in-game movies. This was done to help prevent players from accidentally loging out of the game.
* A DPS meter has been added to the game. This meter will add a small informative window that will display your character's current DPS along with a running total.
World
* Milk is harvested by milking creatures.
* You can examine a creature to find out what type of milk it has. If it has none, the description will say "None".
Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl
Community Relations Manager