SWTOR Beta System Requirements

What will you need to play Star Wars: The Old Republic? People are starting to get ready for SWTOR and starting to wonder and ask what PC hardware they'll need to play the game. There are two lists below. One is my recommended list of system requirements and the other is the official minimum specs. You'll notice that they're slightly different.

The minimum specifications will allow you to scrape through at the lowest possible graphics settings. In my experience, this never provides a reliable gameplay and things like over-populated areas will cause your system to slow completely down, and even to crash.

SWTOR FACE PC Recommended:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Processor or equivalent
CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 Triple core 2.8 GHz or equivalent
RAM:  4GB to 8GB Vista and Windows 7
DirectX 11 Video: ATI 5870 or greater
DirectX 11 Video: NVIDIA 480 or greater

This type of setup is getting us 60FPS +

Official PC Minimum: 

OSWindows XP, Vista/7
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better · Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0GHz or better
RAM: Windows XP: 1.5GB · Windows Vista and Windows 7: 2GB · PCs using a built-in graphical chipset, 2GB RAM recommended.
VideoATI X1800 or better* · nVidia 7800 or better* · Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better*
Disc Drive: DVD ROM drive required
Hard Drive: 25+ GB

DVD-ROM8x or better *Minimum of 256MB of on-board RAM and Shader 3.0 or better support.

If you have any questions please post in the comments section below!

A Tour of Balmorra in SWTOR Beta Video

This is a tour of a planet from SWTOR. This video shows you what the planet Balmorra looks like from the main paths and some off path and wildlfe. No story spoilers are featured in this video.

The lightsaber in this video is using the pre-order crystal.



All screenshots are 1920x1080.

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SWTOR Player Surnames In The Legacy System

Gold Post:

This build has our first iteration of the Legacy System! At its core the Legacy system is about allowing players to create a family tree of characters. Family is pretty important to the Star Wars universe, with the Skywalker family having one of the most interesting dynamics in movie history. This version is just the foundational components that we will use to build upon in the future. Here are the features of this iteration:

Once your character has completed their Chapter 1 storyline, they will be able to choose a Legacy Last Name. This Legacy Last Name must be unique and is shared across all characters on that server - so choose carefully!
Once you have unlocked your Legacy, any and all characters on that server will now contribute to that player's Legacy Experience Points. Much like normal experience points, when you reach certain Legacy thresholds, you will increase yourLegacy Level.
We already have plans for how we will expand the functionality of the Legacy System in one of our major post-ship patches. This will include being able to shape your Legacy's family tree, and give you a reward for all those Legacy Levels.

We look forward to reading your feedback on the Legacy System!

--James

I unlocked it last night, so it might be a good idea to get your first toon to about level 30 first and then start your alts!

SWTOR Space Combat Guide Video

In this video I look at ship combat and upgrading a ship. Please tell us what you think! Do you want more information?



And some 1900x1080 screenshots for you!

A Tour of Alderaan, Take 2

This is a remake of our first tour of a planet from SWTOR, this time with more footage. This shows you what the planet Alderaan looks like from the main paths, and unlike the previous video, also includes some off-path footage and wildlfe. No story spoilers are featured in this video.

 

SWTOR BETA Screenshot Of The Day

Crafting your lightsaber! 1900x1080

SWTOR Beta Tatooine Tour Video and Screenshots

This shows you what the planet Tatooine looks like from the main paths. No story spoilers are featured in this video.

Disclaimer: information is currently from a pre-release build of the game and is subject to change at any time.



14 hi-res screenshots from Tatooine:

Force Junkies Lets Us See Lightsaber Colors in SWTOR Beta

"Recently we had a few articles, like this one, discussing the color of lightsabers in the game and whether or not they should be used with Sith or Jedi."

Head on over to ForceJunkies to check it all out!

Star Wars The Old Republic SWTOR Preview on SWTORFace.com

Before we start, let's make it very clear that this preview is based on the Beta and not on a finished product. The second thing you need to be aware of is that I am a massive Star Wars fan boy, so I may be biased. Whilst I won't sugar-coat any negatives I've found, I am of course immediately engrossed in just the very idea of playing in a Star Wars universe. Hell, I survived five years in Star Wars Galaxies (a Sony MMO game that in the end had a lot of gameplay issues).

Setting

Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is set three thousand years before the Star Wars time line that most of us know from the six George Lucas movies. It is set three hundred years after the BioWare game called Knights of the Old Republic. There is a lot of expanded universe content based around this time including comics and novels.

Opening scenes

Starting the game, you are presented with the gorgeous cinematic videos that we've all grown to love; and depending on the faction you choose, you are presented with either the Sith invading the Jedi Temple or the Troopers fighting the Sith on Alderaan.

Read on!

SWTOR Beta A Tour of Coruscant Video

Disclaimer: information is currently from a pre-release build of the game and is subject to change at any time.

This is one of the first tours of a planet from SWTOR. This shows you what the planet Coruscant looks like from the main paths. No story spoilers are featured in this video.