FAQ 1.3

[Foshjedi2004]

(*Made with the backing of EAW's Lead Producerbut it is still not edited by any developer or producer - so it will stay in the rumors land for now. )

 

Disclaimer : The EAW FAQ v1.2 is an unofficial EAW FAQ and it was made by fans in an effort to help the community and to avoid questions been asked again and again on the LEC Forums. This FAQ will be up until the official one will be made in the future. This is not an official FAQ and the informations supplied here in this FAQ will not be usable for official PC magazine quotes or other previews. Thank you all.

 

EAW FAQ v1.2 Main

 

Will there be mulitplayer? How many players can play?

Yes. There will be a multiplayer. A 2 player civil war, and an 8 player skirmish. Multiplayer has a choice between Space battles and land battles only.

 

Is this game story based or create your own story?

You control the plot, and do as u wish. The game has a persistant universe. Any choices u make affect things on a grand scale.

 

Will this game have missions?

Yes. There will be many missions. However the choice is yours if you wish to do them.

 

How many factions will be in the game?

Two. The Rebel Alliance, and the Galactic Empire. There are also neutrals like species on planets, pirates, and traders.

 

How many races will there be in the game?

So far confirmed there are Humans, Jawa's, Wookies (like chewie), Geonosians and Twil'lek.

 

Are there space stations in the game? What will there purpose be?

Yes there will be space stations. Main space stations can do R&D as well as defence for the planet. There are 5 lvl's of space stations. There are also weapon satalites that can be placed in system. Shipyards can also be created, and they are armed, too.

 

Will there be hero's/unique units? What will there roles be?

Yes hero's will be in the game. Hero's will also have a large impact on gameplay, especially in multiplayer. From what we can gather, some hero's will boost the economy, others can be used on the battle field like Darth Vader. Perhaps they will also boost battle efficancy like a general or admiral. Several hero's have already been confirmed, including Kyle Katarn(ground unit, major hero), and Jek Porkins(fighter, major hero)

 

Are there trade routes in the game? And if so, how will they effect game play?

Yes, trade routes, and are also the hyperspace lanes used to move fleets. They also increase trade between controled planets, increasing your income.

 

When will the game be finished? When will the game actually be released?

The game will be finished as planned in late 2005. The game release is planned for spring 2006. This was decided because of many reasons. The prime reason is that LEC wants to polish the future EAW 1.0 version like never before. They will make sure that EAW will have a glorious fate.

 

Is the Death Star buildable? Can it be destroyed?

Yes it is buildable, and controlable by the player. It stands to reason it can be destroyed.

 

Will there be a demo?

Yes, a demo is aranged to come out around late December-January.

 

Will this be similar to Galactic Battlegrounds?

No, the gameplay will be more like Rebellion.

 

Is EaW like Rebellion 2?

No, this is a completely different game. Rebellion is the kitty, EaW is like a Lion (You can call them both cats, but they are not the same)

 

What's the point of Dabobah if it's only a swamp like planet?

Ever heard of Yoda?

 

How do u gain resources if u can't build workers and harvest?

By owning and controling the planet, you automaticaly control that planets resourses. Also, on each planet, there are places on the planet, where you can place fixed buildings, the choice being a turbo laser emplacement or a mining facility, that will boost the planet's economy- at the expence of less defences. The choice is yours. You can also construct bases on the planet as hardpoints that the enemy have to destroy to control the planet.

 

How will fighters do when there are no enemy targets around?

They will most likely stay/return to there hangers/launch bays.

 

Will units gain experience?

They havn't made it offical, but it has been said they are considering it.

 

What kinds of units, ships, and weapons will we expect to see in EaW? The Game Starts inbetween Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope and as such you can expected to see things like Acclamators (big ships from episode 2), Star Destroyers, rebel corvettes, Mon Calamari cruisers, X-wings, Y-wings, Stormtroopers, AT-AT's AT-ST's etc. Sadly however the game finishes inbetween ANH and Empire Strikes Back so we will not see the Executor-class Destroyer, Interceptors, B-wings or any of the main EU units.

 

In the E3 video, the scales look all wrong, and things were happening way too fast

The EaW that was shown at E3 was spcificly designed for E3. Ships were bigger for viewers, and battles accelerated so the viewer could get a basic showing of everything in the game. If u have seen earlier screenshots, u can see that the scales are far better.

 

How many planets will there be in EAW?

The original figure was 20 planets and 20 space environments. It is now offically 40. With many months till the game is launched, it is possible more will be added. Fans have long requested 80+ but alas it has been confirmed as being only around 40. Even though the official LEC description mentions 50 planets.

 

Is this a 2D or 3D game?

It will be in 3D.

 

Why do i keep hearing the game is only 2D?

The space battles will use the same engine as the ground ones. Space is structured on 2D lairs or levels. Ships will go up and down normally like in space but they will always try to put themselves on the middle horizontal segment of the 3D space. Fighters will go below and above ships for example.

 

Will this game be an RTS or RPG?

It is an RTS (real time stratagy) on 3 distint levels. The galactic overview, the space battles, and the Ground battles. There will also be heros and characters for the player to use. And possibly an experience system in units so they may get better after battles.

 

What happens to units when they are destroyed after a battle?

When it's dead, it's dead. KIA, MIA, nada, nothing, bye bye, gone.

 

Can I Retreat in battle?

Yes. In fact its a tacticly viable option, that you can use to your advantage in the game. It will allow you to do surgical strikes against fleets or stations to damage the enemy Infrastructure

 

Can I stop a fleet from retreating?

Yes, if you have an Interdictor ship capable of hindering hyperspace. There may also be the possibility of taking out the Engines hardpoint to cripple the enemy ships.

 

Will this game be modable?

Thanks to the XML files the game is very easy to Mod.

 

What will I be able to build? What will i be able to do in the game?

What you can build will depend on what you research. If you wish to get a certain technolgy, there may be a mission you will have to do or a planet you may have to control. If successful, you gain that tech, and can then can build it. If you're more enclined to be either offensive or defensive, there are structures and units to suit your gaming style.

 

What are the system requirements to run EaW?

Unoffically we suspect the requirements to be a Ge Force 3 and a Pentium 3-4 1gig to be minimum requirements. We haven't had any major updates in this region for a while.

 

I wanna build an SSD or at least have it as a hero unit. Will it be in the game?

Sadly there is no Post ANH major units. A-wings are present but mainly as a scout unit. Like the TIE recon is for the Empire.

 

Will I be able to orbitally bombard planets?

From the previews we have seen, yes. But to what extent yet, like, how powerful they are, are they accurate, what would they require, has not been made known yet.

 

Will I be able to use fighters in ground battles?

We know that it is possible to call in bombers from the fleet above (if u have any left) and request a specific target be attacked. Also a shot of x-wings in the atmosphere, and y-wings are usually used for surface attack. However there are the T-21 speeders that will be availible. (like the ones from hoth)

 

Can hero's be killed. If so, can they be cloned?

Delphi-PG has revealed that heros can be killed however they do not "die" they return after a long period of time which can be altered depending on the player.

 

I have some cool ideas for this game!

If you have any Ideas there are a number of Mods that you can talk to. Some add new units others add entirely new campaigns.

[Cain]

Are you sure you added all the infos from the last previews and Delphi's comments ?! If so it should be ok.

[Foshjedi2004]

I'm sure I have forgotten stuff we just need to pull all the comments together into this thread.

[Darkmark]

Seems pretty good as it is now. Like you say, I'm sure you're missing some things though.

[Joshinator]

I say wait till we get the interview with the developers, and the questions answered from petro then release 1.3. Maybe add that the races like the genocians will b on your side when u take a planet over, and other things i hope we can alll remember, or new stuff the developers tell us, otherwise it looks good.

[Ghostly_Substance]

Edited 3 questions: Yoda, Unit deaths, experience questions, and added in water planet.

 

(*Made with the backing of EAW's Lead Producerbut it is still not edited by any developer or producer - so it will stay in the rumors land for now. )

 

Disclaimer : The EAW FAQ v1.2 is an unofficial EAW FAQ and it was made by fans in an effort to help the community and to avoid questions been asked again and again on the LEC Forums. This FAQ will be up until the official one will be made in the future. This is not an official FAQ and the informations supplied here in this FAQ will not be usable for official PC magazine quotes or other previews. Thank you all.

 

EAW FAQ v1.2 Main

 

Will there be mulitplayer? How many players can play?

Yes. There will be a multiplayer. A 2 player civil war, and an 8 player skirmish. Multiplayer has a choice between Space battles and land battles only. Also there will be a tournament ladder where you can challenge other players in a game.

 

Is this game story based or create your own story?

You control the plot, and do as u wish. The game has a persistant universe. Any choices u make affect things on a grand scale.

 

Will this game have missions?

Yes. There will be many missions. However the choice is yours if you wish to do them.

 

How many factions will be in the game?

Two. The Rebel Alliance, and the Galactic Empire. There are also neutrals like species on planets, pirates, and traders.

 

How many races will there be in the game?

So far confirmed there are Humans, Jawa's, Wookies (like chewie), Geonosians and Twil'lek.

 

Are there space stations in the game? What will there purpose be?

Yes there will be space stations. Main space stations can do R&D as well as defence for the planet. There are 5 lvl's of space stations. There are also weapon satalites that can be placed in system. Shipyards can also be created, and they are armed, too.

 

Will there be hero's/unique units? What will there roles be?

Yes hero's will be in the game. Hero's will also have a large impact on gameplay, especially in multiplayer. From what we can gather, some hero's will boost the economy, others can be used on the battle field like Darth Vader. Perhaps they will also boost battle efficancy like a general or admiral. Several hero's have already been confirmed, including Kyle Katarn(ground unit, major hero), and Jek Porkins(fighter, major hero)

 

Are there trade routes in the game? And if so, how will they effect game play?

Yes, trade routes, and are also the hyperspace lanes used to move fleets. They also increase trade between controled planets, increasing your income.

 

When will the game be finished? When will the game actually be released?

The game will be finished as planned in late 2005. The game release is planned for spring 2006. This was decided because of many reasons. The prime reason is that LEC wants to polish the future EAW 1.0 version like never before. They will make sure that EAW will have a glorious fate.

 

Is the Death Star buildable? Can it be destroyed?

Yes it is buildable, and controlable by the player. It stands to reason it can be destroyed.

 

Will there be a demo?

Yes, a demo is aranged to come out around late December-January.

 

Will this be similar to Galactic Battlegrounds?

No, the gameplay will be more like Rebellion.

 

Is EaW like Rebellion 2?

No, this is a completely different game. Rebellion is the kitty, EaW is like a Lion (You can call them both cats, but they are not the same)

 

What's the point of Dabobah if it's only a swamp like planet?

Ever heard of Yoda? Also learn the way of the jedi mentally in your mind while your there

 

How do u gain resources if u can't build workers and harvest?

By owning and controling the planet, you automaticaly control that planets resourses. Also, on each planet, there are places on the planet, where you can place fixed buildings, the choice being a turbo laser emplacement or a mining facility, that will boost the planet's economy- at the expence of less defences. The choice is yours. You can also construct bases on the planet as hardpoints that the enemy have to destroy to control the planet.

 

How will fighters do when there are no enemy targets around?

They will most likely stay/return to there hangers/launch bays.

 

Will units gain experience?

No units will not gain experience.

 

What kinds of units, ships, and weapons will we expect to see in EaW? The Game Starts inbetween Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope and as such you can expected to see things like Acclamators (big ships from episode 2), Star Destroyers, rebel corvettes, Mon Calamari cruisers, X-wings, Y-wings, Stormtroopers, AT-AT's AT-ST's etc. Sadly however the game finishes inbetween ANH and Empire Strikes Back so we will not see the Executor-class Destroyer, Interceptors, B-wings or any of the main EU units.

 

In the E3 video, the scales look all wrong, and things were happening way too fast

The EaW that was shown at E3 was spcificly designed for E3. Ships were bigger for viewers, and battles accelerated so the viewer could get a basic showing of everything in the game. If u have seen earlier screenshots, u can see that the scales are far better.

 

How many planets will there be in EAW?

The original figure was 20 planets and 20 space environments. It is now offically 40. With many months till the game is launched, it is possible more will be added. Fans have long requested 80+ but alas it has been confirmed as being only around 40. Even though the official LEC description mentions 50 planets.

 

Is this a 2D or 3D game?

It will be in 3D.

 

Why do i keep hearing the game is only 2D?

The space battles will use the same engine as the ground ones. Space is structured on 2D lairs or levels. Ships will go up and down normally like in space but they will always try to put themselves on the middle horizontal segment of the 3D space. Fighters will go below and above ships for example.

 

Will this game be an RTS or RPG?

It is an RTS (real time stratagy) on 3 distint levels. The galactic overview, the space battles, and the Ground battles. There will also be heros and characters for the player to use. And possibly an experience system in units so they may get better after battles.

 

What happens to units when they are destroyed after a battle?

When it's dead, it's dead. KIA, MIA, nada, nothing, bye bye, gone. For heroes they die but come back at a price.

 

Can I Retreat in battle?

Yes. In fact its a tacticly viable option, that you can use to your advantage in the game. It will allow you to do surgical strikes against fleets or stations to damage the enemy Infrastructure

 

Can I stop a fleet from retreating?

Yes, if you have an Interdictor ship capable of hindering hyperspace. There may also be the possibility of taking out the Engines hardpoint to cripple the enemy ships.

 

Will this game be modable?

Thanks to the XML files the game is very easy to Mod.

 

What will I be able to build? What will i be able to do in the game?

What you can build will depend on what you research. If you wish to get a certain technolgy, there may be a mission you will have to do or a planet you may have to control. If successful, you gain that tech, and then can build it. If you're more enclined to be either offensive or defensive, there are structures and units to suit your gaming style.

 

What are the system requirements to run EaW?

Unoffically we suspect the requirements to be a Ge Force 3 and a Pentium 3-4 1gig to be minimum requirements. We haven't had any major updates in this region for a while.

 

I wanna build an SSD or at least have it as a hero unit. Will it be in the game?

Sadly there is no Post ANH major units. A-wings are present but mainly as a scout unit. Like the TIE recon is for the Empire.

 

Will I be able to orbitally bombard planets?

From the previews we have seen, yes. But to what extent yet, like, how powerful they are, are they accurate, what would they require, has not been made known yet.

 

Will I be able to use fighters in ground battles?

We know that it is possible to call in bombers from the fleet above (if u have any left) and request a specific target be attacked. Also a shot of x-wings in the atmosphere, and y-wings are usually used for surface attack. However there are the T-21 speeders that will be availible. (like the ones from hoth)

 

Can hero's be killed. If so, can they be cloned?

Delphi-PG has revealed that heros can be killed however they do not "die" they return after a long period of time which can be altered depending on the player.

 

How do we take over water planets if they're mostly planets?[/a]

The water planets will have water platforms and water units of some sort.

 

I have some cool ideas for this game!

If you have any Ideas there are a number of Mods that you can talk to. Some add new units others add entirely new campaigns.

[Cain]

I think someone who has a bit more time should add the LEC info from their faq too and stick it back in the GD while remouveing the 1.2