The Star Wars Galaxies emulator (SWGEmu) has allowed passionate fans to relive the beloved MMORPG in a galaxy far, far away, even after its official servers shut down in 2011. But while thousands of players enjoy the chance to step back into Star Wars Galaxies, running an SWGEmu server is not all lightsabers and starship dogfights. Behind the scenes, administrators face a host of challenges, both technical and community-based. In this article, we’ll explore the key challenges faced by anyone brave enough to host a SWGEmu server. From hardware hurdles to dealing with player drama, let’s dive into the nitty-gritty of running an SWGEmu server. 1. Hardware Requirements: Where Power Meets Price Let’s get one thing straight—SWGEmu isn’t your average “host it from my laptop” game. It’s a beast that requires serious hardware to support large numbers of players exploring vast planets, crafting, trading, and battling enemies in real time….
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How to get the Orokeet Orobird – a guide
This guide have been up on our forum for a while, but they are not being used that much which is a shame, and the Formatting sucked. Now I am posting it again in blog format. Hope you enjoy! As you may or may not know Bioware implemented a few new non-combat pets, such as the Taunta. One in particular is named the Orobird/Orokeet, as you can see below In this guide I will show you how to get the Orobird egg, AND how to hatch it. However please note that the egg has a 4-8 hour respawn time. To start off you will fly your Starship to Alderaan, and then take a speeder to a town you have discovered in the KAAMOS TERRITORY. Then make your way to where my character is below on the map You will see on your map and minimap that you have discovered a…
How to change the SWTOR boot up loading screen image
Are you tired of looking at the same SWTOR screen when you load your game? Do you wish you could do something fun or creative with the screen or find something better to look at for those few seconds while you wait for the game to load? Well, you’re going to get a kick out of this little bit of info we found (because we definitely did). This just in: That’s right! You can change the image that the loading screen uses when you first boot up to the game! To do this, go into your program files and find your Star wars the old republic folder. From there got to the file path: swtor>retailclient>LoadingScreens and add any .JPG file to the folder and simply rename it LoadingScreen and you’re finished! Enjoy! Here’s a thread on Reddit that shows how to change the SWTOR boot up loading screen…
How to Create a SWTOR Guild In-Game
If you will be playing SWTOR with a group of friends, it makes sense to form up your own guild so you can all play together and take advantage of any guild perks and benefits right from the start. There are two basic ways to form a guild in SWTOR. One is only available pre-launch and you have to be sure your guild is registered with swtor.com‘s guild HQ. This is what we have done for my WoW guild which has many players who will be moving over to SWTOR to play together. For this option, you need to create an account and have at least four people from your guilf who have pre-orders of the game. These pre-orders will only count if they players who purchased them entered their early-access pre-order code. If you purchased the game and did not redeem your code, you have a limited amount of…