At last my friends ! We have been waiting for this moment since the begining of NGE . Hopefully its almost there. The new animation system ! Matt "AdeptStrain" Boudreaux, a Star Wars Galaxies programmer, gives you a behind the scenes look at the animation system in his first dev diary.
Click here to learn more about all those great moves you see in game.

With so many decent SWGalaxies videos out there, we decided to launch our very own youtube channel. Packed with trailers, news, fan made videos and much more - this new channel will help Galaxies fans locate and promote their self made, or favourite videos.

To celebrate the launch, we have exclusive footage of the old Vehicle and creature mount demos plus the very first footage of Galaxies back in 2001 -
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Exciting news folks! We are working hard on bringing you a brand new Player gallery where you will be able to upload your favourite screenshots from Galaxies and show them off to the world. We should have everything in place by the end of February.

If you are interested in testing and have images already to share then please Contact me

It's been a while since the site has seen any kind of updates. Well today, we have added Chapter information and a new poll - about the smugglers. This long suffering and totally pointless profession, has been rumoured to be having a revamp. Heard it all before?

Also, our little green Rodian friend has just published latest rant - this time taking a swipe at the collection system and some of the content we could expect to see this year.

It arrived on Tuesday, the next big chapter update to reach Galaxies. For the first time since launch, brand new space content has been added to the game, in addition to new collections and bug fixes.

The Chapter 8 Gift is an R2-D2 Comlink:
When you log into Chapter 8, you will receive the R2-D2 comlink. The R2-D2 comlink will trigger a series of events leading you into the oft unexplored reaches of space. Upon completion of the tasks triggered by activating the comlink, you will receive a unique reward.

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The Galactic Senate gives players a stronger voice in the game and helps strengthen the dedicated Star Wars Galaxies community.

A Galactic Senator represents to the best of his or her ability the segment of community for which he or she has been appointed. It is the responsibility of the Senator to take into account the interests and sentiments of those represented in an unbiased and objective capacity, serving as advocate, leader, and unified voice for the players.


Appointment

Candidates for the Galactic Senate may be nominated by any player in good standing, and self-nominations are also considered. Clarity and influence are among the top desired traits for a Senator to possess. An election commission comprising of the Star Wars Galaxies Community Team will appoint the title of Senator to players from the pool of nominations. Once appointed, a Senator will serve a 6 month term at which point the position will be open to new candidates.


Openings

The following Galactic Senator positions are now open:

Beast Master Senator
Bounty Hunter Senator
Commando Senator
Domestic Goods Trader Senator
Entertainer Senator
Events Senator
Game Play Senator
Imperial Senator
Jedi Senator
Munitions Trader Senator
Neutral Senator
New Players Senator
Officer Senator
Pilot Senator
Player Associations Senator
Politician Senator
Rebel Senator
Role-Play Senator
Smuggler Senator
Structures Trader Senator
Testing Senator

Note: The Engineering Trader, Spy, and Medic senate seats are not open until March.

Existing senators can serve consecutive terms on the following conditions:

The senator must nominate himself/herself for the desired position
At least three other players must nominate the senator for the same position
Nomination does not automatically guarantee a consecutive term; the existing senator must also be chosen by the SWG community team

Sending in Your Nomination

Send us an email at senator@soe.sony.com to nominate yourself or a fellow player for a senate position. In your email, be sure to include:

Position Nominated For:
Character Name of Nominee:
Forum Name of Nominee:
Real Name of Nominee (if known):
Server of Nominee:
Player Association of Nominee:
E-mail Address of Nominee (if known):
Reason for Nomination:

Remember, players are not chosen based on the amount of nominations! You are not voting for a senator, but instead telling the team why that person should be chosen.

Please visit this pagefor more information about the Galactic Senate.