Star Wars Galaxies
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Developers | |
---|---|
Sony Online Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 26, 2003 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription, Expansion pack |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Pacing | Persistent |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | MMORPG |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Star Wars |
Key points
- Servers were shut down on December 15, 2011.
- SWGEmu ProjectSWG and SWG Legends allow playing the game on unofficial servers.
General information
- SWGEmu forums
- ProjectSWG
- Steam Community Discussions
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Steam (unavailable) |
- This game is no longer sold digitally.
- All versions required a Station account.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Jump to Lightspeed | ||
Episode III: Rage of the Wookiees | ||
Trials of Obi-Wan |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24170/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Slider, 60-120°. | ||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Sound Design of SWG[1] Steps to restore 5.1[2] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 3.0[1] | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Japanese | Japan region only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
LAN play | |||
Online play | Use SWGEmu or ProjectSWG or SWG Legends. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1 GHz AMD Athlon 1 GHz |
|
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.25 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 3D acceleration with Hardware Transform and Lighting capability 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (24170) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Everything you've ever wanted to know about sound in SWG! (retrieved)
- ↑ Restoring Surround Sound to the Client - last accessed on May 2023