Development Cycle Archive

Hey all, in my continual pursuit of many text fixes, I'm focusing a bit on the in-game Holocron (CONTROL H by default). Our goal is to put most useful information in the Knowledge Base because that is so easy and quick to update. Since the Holocron is dependant on publishes, I would like to change the focus of it. Currently, the Holocron is a form of an in-game manual. What I would like the Holocron to be is a starters guide to quickly give the players the basics (such as with the current tutorials) in an easy to read format. The advanced stuff should be in the Knowledge Base because it is a much more powerful tool for answering specific questions.

Anyway, the reason I'm here today is to ask you to give a read through of the Holocron and let me know if any current information is just plain wrong (such as mentions of player corpses) or if there is bad grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.. I'm doing my own read through, but I know your collective eyes are going to find things I don't. So if you have the time and desire, pick a section and give ita read through.

When reporting on this thread, please write the Chapter header, the full sentence you thinkhas an error and your recommendation for the change.

Thanks!!!!

Kevin "Q-3PO" O'Hara
SOE Associate Producer
Former SWG Community Relations Manager

Chapter Header: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Subchapter Header: Pet Trade-In System

Second Paragraph.... "The NPC will confiscate your old pet, and will return a lower level pet (that you will be able to control as a non creature handler) similar to your old one."

I've tried this and never once recieved a new pet "similar to my old one". Once I traded in a level 14 perlek, and received a level 10 kwi. The perlek had 2000 health, 2000 action and 2000 mind. The kwi had 300 / 300 / 300. The perlek was fully trained by a master CH. The kwi had not one single trained command.

Chapter Header: Professions

Subchapter Header: Advanced Professions

Combat Medics:

Fourth Paragraph.... "Besides Commando, no other class can craft grenades but the Combat Medic"

This is both incorrect and confusing. The Commando cannot craft grenades right now, and Combat Medics don't think of their diseases / poisons and grenades (because the same rules do not apply to them -- they can be used underground, for example).

Hope these help,

Well, all my Holocron says is to master Swordsman, but if you really want some textual suggestions about it, maybe you should call it "Swordsperson" to be more PC, or maybe "Pointedstickperson" to be even more PC (for the people offended by s-words).

Alright Q, I'll get right on it.

I'll post them as I have time.

In the meantime, here's a first one:

Current: When you start out in Star Wars Galaxies, we open up the Holocron automatically for you at key points in the game, to guide you through the experience of learning how to play.

Suggestion: Get rid of the second comma. "...in the game to guide you..."

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Badge Revamp Proposal [Updated 04-04-05]
New Badge Suggestions [Updated 04-04-05]

Dmarty THEexplorer
Galaxy: Wanderhome
Profession: Master TKA/Master Rifleman/Brawler 4/0/0/0, fencer 2/0/2/4 and marksman 4/0/0/0
Guild: RGU

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-Soal-Farous Maccama, Gorath- -Master Pistoleer, Master Bounty Hunter, Carbineer 0440-"Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam."
I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head. - Latin Proverb.

This isn't an error exactly but the knowledge base seems burried to me, it took me quite a while to find it. I think a small UI design change would be usefull.

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Yoto Romad
12 Point Master of the Obvious
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<<Combat Medics don't think of their diseases / poisons and grenades>>

I meant to say they don't think of them as grenades.

Chapter Heading: The Galaxy's Inhabitants

Subchapter Heading: A Xenobiology Primer

Spacing error before third paragraph.

Chapter Heading: The Galaxy's Inhabitants

Subchapter Heading: Tatooine

Tenth paragraph.... Krayt Dragon ~~~~The description here is no longer accurate. The new quest to get a scythe schematic involves a krayt dragon. Krayt dragons run rampant and have been seen by virtually every exploring player.

It is not the Holocron, but fits to this.

There is also a loading screen, i saw few days ago. It does mention the same thing!

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Chapter Header: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Subchapter Header: In-Game Trouble Shooting

Fourth Question: "My pet won't grow. How do I make it grow?"

Answer: "Feed your pet. .... Each pet will eat different types of foraged food."

This answer is entirely bogus. Pets only grow with time, not food. Pets will eat any different type of food. Carnivores will eat plants, Herbivores will eat meat.

Darn. I found a ton of errors earlier. Wish I'd written them down. I'll give it a look.

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