All_Terrain

I don't think so: Then there's an old-school SW comic interview: Basically, the situation today is like the situation 30 years ago, Lucas has people to take care of overall continuity of the SW universe, and will sometimes work with an author on a project. Non-movie stories are part of the overall continuity unless Lucas wants something else. It's as simple as that, and it doesn't require anyone to be forced to accept it.

I actually like the focus on the OT period, since I think it's the one that's been the least explored in terms of battles. There's some minor skirmishes, of course, and lots of focus on Rogue Squadron. But it was called a Galactic Civil War for a reason. The Post-ROTJ is fine as well, but it's been so thoroughly explored already. Same with the CW, and even that is gonna get more focus when the new animation series comes along. The 0 ABY - 4 ABY is so far under-represented in terms of large-scale conflicts and I'd like an expansion to deal with this. You can throw in the Thrawn campaign and Operation Shadow Hand after that.

Hahahah, where are you people getting this from? He even cooperates with EU authors when they need some advice. He doesn't disregard anything, but he has other people to check up on continuity because he's primarily interested in the films.

I don't know why people are being so paranoid about all this. Delphi-PG said several months ago CW planets that we didn't see in the game would find their place "in due time". An expansion is not news. Not by a longshot.

Not really, since the two designs have different uses. The AT-AT (first seen in the CW, alongside the AT-TE) is a main battle tank/APC combination best used in wide, open terrain. The AT-TE is more of a medium tank/APC combination that can be utilized in areas where the AT-AT has trouble operating (i.e narrow city-streets and jungle). The only vehicles we've seen the Empire use for those purposes (A9 Floating Fortress, Sabre-class tanks) have been repulsorcraft and would be useless if encountering shields in those areas. Even the wheeled A5 Juggernaut would be big and bulky and might have some problems manouvering.

I never said anything about the CW, just the AT-TE.

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WW II wins it out for me, due to the increase in and advancement of armored warfare. Which is why I liked that they stuck in all those different units in ROTS. The AT-AP reminds me of asymmertically turreted tanks like the M3 Lee combined with a big main cannon like some of the Soviet designs. The AT-OT is like a halftrack and seems highly adaptable (just exchange all those seats with mortars or a gun). The AT-RT is like one of those quirky, vulnerable transports (like the SdKfz2 Kettenkrad or the universal carrier). Yep, nice to see the continued WW II influence on SW. ;P

The AT-TE, UT-AT, AT-OT, LAAT and even the AT-RT in the Galactic Civil War. Because I like most of those designs esthetically and I think it would be a shame for the Empire to just throw them away. Even if they're free-for-all vehicles like the ISP and AT-AP already in the game.

In other words, like a more strategic Battlefield 2.

The Bulwark battlecruiser is one of several ships from Rebellion ever referenced outside of that game. The Bulwark Mk. I was mentioned in The New Essential Chronology and I believe Dan Wallace (the author) said that he intentionally named it with a Mk. I tag, because the ship in Rebellion is much, much bigger (being able to challenge an Executor Star Dreadnought or at least be a Rebel commandship like that). So that would have to be either a Mk. II or Mk. III model. Even the Mk. I, being only 1,000 meters long, was quite impressive at the time (since it's shaped like one of those exotic fish-species that are as tall as they are long, it adds greatly to the volume of the ship, giving it more space to put guns, than on those other thin, skeletal vessels in the CIS Navy).

I'm also tempted to call the MPTL-2a artillery "Yosemite Sams", since they both shoot with their guns pointing in different directions. >P

"Quadgun", because it has four barrels?

Ah, thanks for the info.

I've seen screenshots of both Imperials and Rebels using the AT-AP walker and the ISP speeder. Can they be accessed by both factions in-game, then?

Working on the Star Wars Wiki, I like to be as accurate as possible. Now, yesterday, someone put up the following vehicles on the EAW article and I'd like to know if they are in the actual game: * Venator-class Star Destroyer * Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter * All Terrain Attack Pod ("Pod walker") * Infantry Support Platform ("Swamp speeder") If there are any additional vehicles, I'd like to know about them as well. ;D

Actually, you should blame The Clone Wars, which came out in 2002 and introduced the TX-130S repulsor tank, which the 2-M originates from. I actually like the Saber-class line's connection with the Imperial-class tanks.

Is it just me, or did the Tartan and Broadside look alot smaller than 600 m and 500 m in-game? Something's not right there. I do like the retcon connecting the AT-AA with Rothana Heavy Engineering (since the walker was first seen in 2000 and the company first mentioned in 2002). The SPMA article also basically points out the use of SPHA walkers for the Empire's first few years. But I don't like the whole "it's drastically reduced in size, yet has the same firepower!!!"-explanation. That's too convenient, even for a society that hasn't had a serious conflict for 1000 years. I suppose there ain't no room for a SPHA upgrade in a future patch or expansion?

It works perfectly when you paste it in the searchbar and remove the seperation between 'p' and ':' I work on the wiki, I'm not interested in wasting its bandwidth with excessive linking. >D

I remember some of the screens showing a pirate vessel. It looked like a stubby Action VI transport, but with more guns. Probably not for use by the players, though. http ://starwars.wikicities.com/wiki/Action_VI_transport

I've been looking at a lot of the new screens released on various fansites, and I've noticed something interesting. Sorry if this has been asked about before, but it caught my eye: The "pod walker" (AT-AP) and ISP speeder (both from ROTS) do not appear in any of the Rebel/Imperial tech trees I've seen so far, but several screenshots show them in use by both Rebels and Imperials. (Granted, the "Rebel AT-AP" shots were from an early beta version, but still.) Does this mean there are several types of vehicles specific to certain systems (that can be unlocked and used by both factions)? If so, are there more Prequel vehicles available this way, that haven't been revealed in screenshots yet?

IIRC, the Z-95 is older than the ARC-170.

AT-TE, UT-AT, Juggernaut (A5 or A6), LAAT, Venator.......Check ;D

According to the ROTS card game, there is an Acclamator Mk. II. It was made towards the latter part of the CW, and geared towards combat, not transport. I reckon the ones seen in EAW are of this kind. (There were also several other subtypes present, mainly refitted Mk. I's for different purposes.) And, yes, the B-52 is scheduled for several more decades of service, despite originating in the 1950s.

Due to the thousands of years of technological stagnation in the SW galaxy, ships of an equal purpose 20 years apart won't be that much different when pitted against one another. Besides, the Nebulon-B is a frigate aimed at anti-starfighter combat and is armed accordingly. The Acclamator is over twice its length, is alot bulkier, can perform BDZ operations and face other capital ships in combat. It therefore has much heavier armament. I think an issue of SW:Republic had one Acc holding its own against five Dreadnaught-class cruisers, so it's no pushover..