Patch 1.2 Guides

Patch 1.2 is live!!

As we go through and update everything this post will serve as a Table of Contents for the new stuff.

What will not be listed here is updated Class specific stuff. To access the latest and greatest builds and guides for your specific class just click your class under the Class Specific Guides on the right.

If the link doesn't work, give it a couple hours. We are in the process of verifying everything that has changed since the latest PTS build.

Tatooine Rakghoul Bonus/Dailies

1. Passenger List - 04/16/2012
2. Hybrid Strain - 04/17/2012
3. Pure Virus Sample - 04/18/2012
4. Newly Infected - 04/19/2012

A ship containing the Rakghoul virus has crashed landed on Tatooine. Head there for some dailies and the chance to buy an exclusive pet and color crystal (Black/Green).

Click here for a full guide to the new level 50 dailies on Tatooine.

Lost Island: New Flashpoint

This is a 4 man flashpoint with a normal mode and hard mode. It is a continuation of the Kaon Under Siege flashpoint. You are headed to Ord Mantell to confront the creator of the Rakghoul plague.

Click here for a full guide for Lost Island.

Explosive Conflict: New Operation

Explosive Conflict only has Story and Hard mode when it launched but Nightmare mode is on its way.

Click here for a full guide for Explosive Conflict.

Novare Coast: New Warzone

This is a new Warzone that is objective based like the Alderaan Warzone.

Click here for a full guide for Novare Coast.

New Daily Missions on Corellia

There is a new level 50 daily mission area on the war torn city of Corellia.

Click here for a full guide to Empire Corellia Daily Missions.

Click here for a full guide to Republic Corellia Daily Missions.

New Tiers of Gear

A new tier of gear has been added for PvE and PvP gear has been slightly reconfigured.

Click here for more information on the updated PvP gear system.
Click here for more information on the new Tier of PvE gear.

New Level 50 World Boss

There is a new Level 50 World boss on Voss.

Click here for a full guide on the Voss World Boss.

Patch 1.2 This Week!

At PAX East James Ohlen, the Senior Creative Director for Bioware announced

"We have our update 1.2 coming in the next week..."

The AeonGuide team has been preparing for this for the last month and we have some major updates coming to the guide.

As we make this transition into the big new world of SWTOR post 1.2, things may look a little confusing for a few days, we appreciate your patience. We will keep the old stuff available until after the patch actually lands so there may be guides title similarly.

There are also some things we simply were not able to test on the PTS (Such as the new Flashpoint) so we weren't able to do a complete guide for everything new. Rest assured these will be top priority and should be available within hours or days of 1.2 landing.

Server Lag

We are aware the server lags sometimes and we have been working very hard to fix it.

We have upgraded the server, removed unnecessary plugins and software, and it has improved dramatically.

We will continue to monitor the performance very closely to ensure you can access the guide as quickly and easily as possible.

Thank you for your patience!

Patch 1.2 Official Notes!

Check out the official Patch 1.2 notes!

Changes everywhere!

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=363056

Patch 1.2 Details

In case you missed the Guild Summit last week there was a lot of talk about Patch 1.2.

There are no official notes yet but there are some key things coming to watch for:

PVP

Novare Coast A new Warzone! The rules sound identical to the Alderaan Warzone. Three capture nodes, the nodes will damage an enemy fortification, the team who holds more nodes for longer wins.

The other three Warzones, Alderaan, Hutt Ball and Voidstar will allow same faction queuing. Meaning Empire players can fight other Empire players, hopefully speeding up the queue times for Empire dominated servers.

The reward system in PvP is being completely reworked. 18 new medals are being added, certain medals will only be attainable by accomplishing certain goals. Such as capturing/defending nodes, winning quickly, etc. The idea is to encourage participation and smart play. New anti-abuse mechanics are being added, such as Vote-Kick.

A new tier of gear is being added, a tier above Battlemaster. Also a new tier on par with Champion gear that can be purchased with credits.

The Ilum PvP area is being shut down, they have plans to re-open it when it isn't awful.

PVE

There is a new Operation, Explosive Conflict.

The gearing is being reworked a bit, normal mode is being replaced with Story Mode which is designed to allow casual players to see the story. Hard Mode and Nightmare will be how players progress and get gear.

A new Flashpoint, Lost Land is being added. This will finish the story arc started in Kaon Under Siege. There is a Group Finder, but it will be single server only. This is supposed to be harder then current flashpoints.

Multiple World Bosses are being added, these will require a raid.

Legacy

The Legacy system is finally complete, at least the first iteration of it.

This will include:

A family tree - Allowing you to put characters into a family. This has no real effect yet, and can only be done on your own characters.

Unlockable species - When you hit 50 on a race, you can then play as that race with any class.

Unlockable abilities - Once you hit level 50 on a class you unlock certain heroic abilities for all your characters. These abilities will require a companion so they won't work in Operations or Heroic Flashpoints.

Random

Some other miscellaneous stuff:

Chat Bubbles are being added. For folks who like a lot stuff on their screen.

Combat log might be coming, but it is more likely it will be delayed.

Guild Banks, and an improved guild UI (Rumors say you'll even be able to invite people from the guild without typing their full name... fingers crossed).

Huge UI improvements. Basically allowing you to move and resize everything on the screen.

High Resolution textures are being added.

Empire – Alderaan Leveling Guide Available!

The Empire side leveling guide for the planet Alderaan is now available!

Check it out here.

Guild Summit

Today was the first day of the guild summit.

Bioware invited a number of guild leaders from around the world to come to an event and discuss the game.

The whole event is being live streamed today, you can see schedule, and watch the live stream here: http://www.swtor.com/guildsummit

You can discuss the different panels here: http://www.swtor.com/community/forumdisplay.php?f=371

This is a great way to learn about some up coming changes and updates headed for SWTOR.

Bioware Is looking for guilds to test the latest dungeons.

In case you missed it,

http://www.swtor.com/test-center/news/313754

Bioware need guilds to volunteer to test their latest content. Most of use at AeonGuide have done, or are doing this kind of thing and from personally experience it is a lot of fun.

You'll get to test content while its still being worked on, and get to hang out with the Devs and GMs.

Worth checking out if your guild meets the requirements.

Welcome Asia Pacific Territories!

Today is the launch of SWTOR in the Asia Pacific territories! This includes Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

From all of us here at AeonGuide, welcome to SWTOR!

Jedi Knight / Sith Warrior Updates

Hey everyone,

I wanted to take a moment and explain the lack of updates to these classes (Jedi Knight, Sith Warrior).

The author who was handling these was dealing with some IRL issues. They began as minor and he was able to continue working on AeonGuide. However, the IRL issues have increased their demand for attention and he has needed to readjust his priorities. We believe he has made the right decision, even though it has meant we have lost a great author.

With this finalized we have readjusted our staff and will have regular updates coming in for these classes. You should see updates as soon as today.

We sincerely apologize for remaining silent on this for awhile, we wanted to give him as much time as we could.

Thank you for your patience!

Quesh Guide is Live!

Have you been looking forward to visiting a planet covered with poison gases and mutated monsters? Well you're in luck!

The Quesh questing walkthrough guide is now live!

Which games are you excited about?

There are a number of great titles coming out this year.

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1.1.4 Patch Notes

Because development is ongoing during testing, it should be noted that all changes and updates listed in the patch notes should be considered incomplete and are subject to change or removal before release to the live servers. The Public Test Server patch notes will be provided in English. The final release notes will be provided in English, French, and German when the content is moved to live servers.

General

• The key formerly bound to /bug can now be mapped to any action and no longer opens the /bug window. The command is no longer able to be bound to a quickslot, but player can still type /bug in chat to open a new bug report.

Classes and Combat

General

• Using abilities with indirect targeting (such as area of effect abilities) will no longer cause players to be flagged for PvP if a PvP-flagged player from the opposing faction is within the ability’s range, and the ability will have no effect on the PvP-flagged player.

Imperial Agent

Operative

• Medical Therapy: Kolto Probe and Recuperative nanotech will now properly benefit from this skill.

Bounty Hunter

Powertech

• Carbonize: PvP armor for Combat Tech will no longer prevent this skill from stunning enemies.

Flashpoints and Operations

Operations

Eternity Vault

• Casting Mind Trap will no longer cause Soa to lose threat against his primary target.

Karagga’s Palace

• G4-B3 Heavy Fabricator now has fewer hit points in Normal Mode.

Items

Vendors

• “Show Usable” now properly filters to only show equipable items.

Missions and NPCs

Missions

Republic

• Unlikely Allies: Resetting no longer requires players to abandon and re-acquire the mission in order to complete it.

PvP

Warzones

General

• Fixed a queue interface exploit that allowed players to bring additional players into a warzone. While imbalances can still happen under specific circumstances, the issue can no longer be intentionally triggered by players in this way. *UPDATED*

Alderaan Civil War

• The Eastern Turret no longer fires twice under some circumstances when it is captured by the Imperials.

UI

General

• Added a /version command.
• Added several new preferences for cooldown appearance:
  • Show Ready Flash: Toggles a bright flash when an ability finishes cooldown.
  • Show Global Cooldown Ready Flash: Toggles a bright flash when an ability finishes global cooldown.
  • Cooldown Style: Changes the art style for the cooldown graphic.
  • Global Cooldown Style: Changes the art style for the global cooldown graphic.
  • Show Cooldown Timer: Toggles cooldown time text on top of the ability icon in the quickbar.

Bug Fixes

• Sorting will now function properly in the Guild Window.
• Items placed in a quickbar are no longer removed when training abilities.
• Using Shift + Right Click to split a stack of usable items will no longer cause the item to be used.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

• Players will no longer experience occasional disconnection when purchasing Crafting Materials from the GTN.

 

PvP

Warzones

General

• Fixed a queue interface exploit that allowed players to bring additional players into a warzone. While imbalances can still happen under specific circumstances, the issue can no longer be intentionally triggered by players in this way.

SWTOR Legacy System Revealed

In case you missed it there was a great Q&A with SWTOR's Daniel Erickson, that touched on whats coming for the Legacy system.

You can read the whole interview here: http://www.swtor.com/blog/community-qa-feb-10th-2012

The first feature of the Legacy system will be to unlock new races for people to choose when creating a new character.  Daniel stresses that the legacy system will grow and evolve through the life of the game.

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Experiencing Some Technical Issues!

Update: All issues should be resolved!

Hey everybody, we are experiencing some server issues.

Working on it just as fast as we can.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience!

New Layout Incoming!

We are aware the site is a bit messy as we have been adding content faster then we can organize it. We're gonna spend a day or two cleaning everything up and making everything more accessible. Until its finished some of the links may disappear for a while so if you can find what you are looking for be sure to check the Complete Guide Library page.

As always feel free to use the comments to ask any questions you might have!

New Guides/Game Update 1.1

This is going to be an exciting week for Star Wars: The Old Republic!

Game Update 1.1, "Rise of the Rakghouls" is now scheduled to be released on Wednesday, January 18th. SWTOR Servers will be down from 2AM CST until 10AM CST for maintenance and release of the Game Update.

Game Update 1.1 includes several bug fixes/optimizations and a new Level 50 Flashpoint, "Kaon under Siege." You can find more information about Game Update 1.1. here.

We've also posted a Level 50: Getting the Gear You Need guide, which covers where/how to obtain fresh gear at Level 50.

We'll also be pushing out more leveling guides for each planet, as well as some additional End-Game stuff!

Exciting News with PvP

Today Gabe Amatangelo, the Principal Lead PvP, Operations & Flashpoints Designer, released a nice post detailing the future of PvP in Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Some January highlights include:

• Level 50 Brackets for Warzones (Level 50 Players will always battle against other Level 50s)
• Overhaul on Open-World PvP on Ilum (better mechanics to promote health PvP)
• Combat Gameplay Optimizations

Other incoming changes in the near future:

• Ranked Warzone Matches
• PvP Stat Tracking
• Open World PvP Loot Drops
• More Warzone medals for different objectives
• Guard Optimizations
• Target Optimizations

They're also looking at doing team vs. team, more level brackets, and ability to choose which Warzone you queue for.

Overall it's an exciting post in regards to PvP in SWTOR!

Real the full post here: New Year's PvP Update

Tune into our stream tonight!

At 6 PM EST we will be going Live on the AeonGuide Livestream!

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If you would like to chat with us during the stream make sure you have a Twitch.tv account! (Its 100% free).

Tonight we will be covering:

• How to get the +10 to all stats Datacron!
• A new Heroic Dungeon, either The False Emperor or The Battle for Ilum.

Tune in tomorrow for some Ilum and Warzone PvP!

Aeon TV, Members Videos, Feature Requests and more!

We have very exciting updates coming up this week. Some of them are already live and some in process of going live soon.

Aeon TV

Our most important update for this week would be Aeon TV. We were working on setting this up and it's finally live. Currently we'll be running a live stream everyday 5-7 PM Eastern Time. Click here to check out Aeon TV and make sure you book mark it. Don't forget to write comments and tell us what you think about it.

Feature Requests

Here's another new feature which wasn't originally a part of our package but we decided to add it so that we know what exactly YOU want. Add your requests to this page and we'll compile a big list out of it so that you can track them and our progress. Click here to check the Member Requests page.

Testimonials

Not that we are not going fast, but there's something you can do to help us go even faster. Write us a word, or a thank you note on the Testimonials page and tell us what you think. Your kind words will help our authors to serve you even better.

New Author

We would also like to welcome "Deathsvalor", latest addition to our team. With another member on our team, we should be able to roll out more content and several videos in coming few days.

Member Videos

Since last couple of days we were also busy testing out Video feature. Finally we managed to set things up. You should soon see new videos being rolled out every single day starting today!

Part 2 of Credits Guide is Live!

Part 2 of our credits series is now live: Money From Crew Skills

Holidays and Release Schedules

Hey everyone!

Hope you had a safe and relaxing holiday!

We are back to the grind stone after a nice long weekend. If you contacted support over the weekend we do apologize for the delayed response.

Tons of planned content for this week.

A big thanks to all our fans for helping make AeonGuide the number 1 source for SWTOR info!