![]() ![]() The artists at Bioware designed the Zakuulan script with several variations suggesting an idiosyncratic and evolving language while maintaining a cohesive style whether the context is a fancy sign on a building or a technical readout on a computer monitor.Īfter pouring through my screenshots, I’ve put together a basic Zakuulan primer of letters and numbers. Zakuul included a host of new characters, architecture, droids, spaceships, customs and perhaps most subtly a new form of writing. Knights of the Fallen Empire introduced a new planet to the Star Wars galaxy: Zakuul, capital of the Eternal Empire. I don’t have high hopes that much of will be SWTOR related, but you never know. The Disney expo is this weekend, so there is sure to be plenty of Star Wars news in the days ahead. If all goes to plan, I’ll be back next week with some last words on Knights of the Eternal Throne. This poster simply and effectively emphasizes that conflict with a heroic image of someone at first glance we might otherwise think is just a faceless villain. I always thought it was neat that SWTOR drops brand new Troopers and Smugglers into a morass with no clear “good guys” and asks them to navigate the war tearing the world apart. This poster shares many of the same influences as the HK poster, but mostly plays it straight which is appropriate given the seriousness of the situation on Ord Mantell. This poster uses the Aurebesh variant Galactic Basic, so some of the letters don’t match traditional Aurebesh. ![]() It is also available as a decoration for players’ use in their own strongholds. This poster can be found throughout Separatist controlled areas on the planet Ord Mantell. There is another propaganda poster in the game with a similar layout. The HK decoration evokes classic wartime propaganda posters with its reduced color palette and bold design, yet the poster’s tagline are rather more playful and it’s fair to wonder how inspired you can really be by a someone who considers us all “meatbags.” Hopefully, everyone will be able to experience “Shroud of Memory” without too much hassle in the near future.Īh, but I’ve gone off on a tangent again. The folks at Bioware have every right to be proud of the chapter, and players should be able to play it. However, indications from Bioware and SWTOR’s PTS suggest that “Shroud of Memory” will again be available to players, perhaps as a reward or through a purchase from the Cartel Market, and I’m happy to hear it. “Shroud of Memory” is outright fun and a delightful change of pace from the main Fallen Empire storyline. The crown jewel of these rewards was the HK themed chapter “Shroud of Memory.” As of this writing, it is the only story content in the game that is exclusively available only to certain players who were subscribed at a certain time. That said, as a regular customer, I do like being told that my business is appreciated from time to time. I keep my subscription active so that I can play with friends whenever I want and have immediate access to new content when it does come out, so I did not need the extra incentive for monthly rewards. The rewards, like all of the various HKs’ incarnations throughout Old Republic lore, are faintly ridiculous, and ought not be taken too seriously, if at all.įar be it from me to declare people on the internet humorless sticks-in-the-mud, but many commenters seemed to have reacted to these trifles as though they were personal insults, and SWTOR has shied away from regular subscriber rewards ever since. Indeed, the HK jetpack remains one of my favorite mounts, and most of my characters keep it close at hand. Personally, I’m happy to receive free loot in the mail, and I enjoyed and got good use of most of the HK stuff. The HK subscriber rewards were fairly controversial at the time. The first features our plastic pal who’s fun to be with, HK-55 and was delivered as a stronghold decoration to players as a subscription rewards in 2016 as a part of the more or less monthly chapter releases for the final third of Knights of the Fallen Empire’s story chapters. ![]() I took full advantage of the double xp bonanza and have used the used the end-of-expansion lull to reach some milestones and complete achievements that I might not have time for once Onslaught hits.īefore the 5.0 cycle concludes, however, let’s check out a pair of posters that feature two very different characters from SWTOR’s lore. ![]() As another summer of SWTOR and the Fallen Empire era comes to an end, I’ve been a bit busier in game that I normally am this time of year. ![]()
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