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: Dec 3rd, 2001 |
| Genre |
: Strategy |
| Developer |
: LucasArts |
| Author |
: Jin-Ning Tioh |
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Before you can claim victory however, you need to build up your forces. Valued resources are required for this. Four different resources must be acquired - Carbon, Food, Ore and Nova Crystals. Let's take a more detailed look at each resource :
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When processed, Ore becomes durasteel, which is used to make buildings, walls and turrets strong. These can be acquired from ore formations. |
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Nova Crystals are a valuable currency that is used as currency throughout the galaxy. These can be mined from nova formations. |
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Carbon is crucial for the construction of buildings and troopers. These can be gathered from trees on jungle planets as well as carbon rocks found on asteroids. |
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Food is necessary for the training of your troops as well as research. There are several ways to gather food. Your foragers will gather food from Muja Fruit Bushes. Farmers tend to their farms. Shore fishing is carried out by fishers. Utility trawlers go fishing for food in deeper waters. They also construct and tend to their Aqua Harvesters. Hunters will hunt down native creatures for food, including mynocks and nerfs. Nerfs may also be gathered in animal nurseries to supply a constant stream of food to a general's army. Each animal nursery houses up to ten nerfs. |
Units & Creatures
With roughly 200 different units, units are divided up into seven distinct classes, with each of these classes playing a crucial role in your armies. These include troopers, mechs, heavy weapons, starfighters, fortress units, the Jedi and naval ships. Troopers consists of your basic infantry, mechs are heavy assault vehicles, heavy weapons include pummels and your artillery, starfighters perform aerial assaults, fortress units include cannons and unique units, the Jedi are powerful melee units who retain the ability to convert enemy troopers and mechs, and finally, naval ships provide support to your ground forces from the relative safety of the sea as well as participate in spectacular naval battles. Many memorable heroes and villains will also make appearances, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3PO and Yoda. For more details, please read BlueSmoke's "The Factions Of Star Wars : Galactic Battlegrounds" guide.
Wandering creatures also play a bigger and more important role in turning the tide of war. Bursas are deadly creatures who are native to the planet of Naboo. Tusken Raiders roam the deserts of the planet Tantooine and attack your forces on sight. Hungry rancors roam the lands in search of prey. Mynocks are hunted for food. Nerfs are captured to provide a constant source of food. Sand crawlers can even be commandeered, providing a means of transportation to your armies.
The Factions
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The game sports six civilizations - The Rebel Alliance, the Galactic Empire, the Gungans, the Wookiees, the Trade Federation as well as the Royal Naboo. Each civilization has its own unique artwork - For both structures and units. This is actually a nice change from Age of Empires, where everyone had identical looking units such as militias and champions. The units here vary from civilization to civilization. For instance, the Galactic Empire employs Stormtroopers as their troopers, whereas the Trade Federation employs battle droids. Gungans also employ an army of creatures mounted with heavy guns such as faambas as the backbone of their armies. Also, due to a Wookiee's naturally intimidating size, the most menancing-looking civilization would have to be the Wookiees, especially their mounted troopers, who ride great dragons into battle. However, these unique civilizations are unique in more ways than just its graphic set. Each civilization has a unique unit and inherent traits that allows them to shine on their own. For more details, please read BlueSmoke's "The Factions Of Star Wars : Galactic Battlegrounds" guide. |
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