Classic Star Wars Battlefront II fans will have to wait a little longer before charging into Shattered Galaxy’s next Clone Wars battlefield. The upcoming beta map Naboo: Ruined Valley has been moved to July 9, according to the latest update on the mod’s official ModDB page. It was previously being teased for June 18, but the release has now been pushed back while custom game modes are still being worked on. Annoying? Sure. A disaster? Not even close. The Map Is Not Being Scrapped The important detail is that Naboo: Ruined Valley does not sound like it is stuck in development hell. The update says the map layout is finished, along with the vanilla game modes. The delay is about finishing the custom modes. That is a very different kind of delay. This is not “we have no idea what we are doing.” This is more “the battlefield exists, but…
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Star Wars Battlefront II’s Shattered Galaxy Mod Is Keeping Classic Battlefront Alive
The original Star Wars Battlefront II refuses to die quietly. Nearly two decades after release, the 2005 classic still has one thing modern multiplayer games would kill for: a modding community that simply will not put the blaster down. The latest reminder comes from Shattered Galaxy, a fan-made Battlefront II mod that is now preparing a new Clone Wars beta map. According to the official ModDB announcement, Shattered Galaxy will release a beta map called Naboo: Ruined Valley on June 18. The creator says this will be the only beta map for Clone Wars Part-I before the full release, which is described as coming “very soon.” That is a small update on paper. For classic Battlefront fans, it is another reason to reinstall the game and pretend 2005 never ended. A New Naboo Map for Clone Wars Fans Naboo: Ruined Valley already sounds like the kind of map Battlefront II…