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Guide: Newcomers What this guide will include: USEFUL WEBSITESSTORYGENERAL INFORMATIONSERVER TYPESFACTIONS AND CLASSESTHE USER INTERFACE (UI)QUESTING & LEVELINGLOOTINGGROUPINGTHE STORYPLAYER VERSUS PLAYER (PVP)COMPANIONSTRADECREW SKILLSSTATSGUILDLEGACY NAMESTRONGHOLDSGUILD FLAGSHIPS & STRONGHOLDSCONQUESTSSTARSHIPCHAT, COMMANDS & SHORTCUTSABBREVIATIONSMINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSRECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS USEFUL WEBSITES AND THREADS WEBSITES TORHEAD- A databse showing items, missions, abilities, crew skills, achievments and npc's!WIKISWTOR - A community made database, you can contribute too!The Old Republic on Twitter - Stay up to date with the latest information!The Old Republic on Youtube - Watch the latest videos of SW:TORBioWare - Keep an eye out for the latest games and information BioWare has to offerEA - The latest on EA products and servicesLucasArts - The latest on LucasArts products and services STORY Galactic Timeline Records 1-12 - All the info you need on the events leading up to the games current time.'Deceived' Cinematic Trailer - Watch the fight at Coruscant as Empire troops lay waist to the Jedi Temple'Hope' Cinematic Trailer - Watch the republic troops fight back against the wrath of the Empire MUST HAVE TIPS! GENERAL The in-game currency is called Credits. The symbol for this currency is: The level cap is 55You choose your specialization at level 10. e.g. Jedi Knight can become a Guardian or Sentinel.Note that once you pick your spec you can not change it later on at all. Though you can respec the talents of the skill set at any time for credits. ( Free if a subscriber )Mounts are obtained at level 10 for a total price of 40'000 credits. ( If you are legacy level 10 otherwise it is level 15. Note: if you have Digital Deluxe Edition or the Collectors you are given a mount for free. )You obtain your ship when you finish your class quests, usually around level 16Log off or spend time in a cantina to obtain rested experience. Rested exp increases the amount of exp you get for killing enemies for a certain amount depending on how long you have spent in the cantinaAs you progress through the game you will unlock a number of titles. To select a title go to the character panel 'C' select the arrow beside your name and a drop down list will open of all available titles.The name of your current location will be displayed on the top left corner of the screen, followed by the number of people also in the same location. E.G. Tython 147 means you are on planet Tython and there is a total of 147 players there.You can see your latency by hovering your mouse over the four signal bars below your minimap (located on the bottom right of the screen).You can see your current FPS (frames per second) by pressing [CTRL+SHIFT+F] at the same time. It will be displayed in the far bottom left corner of the screen in green text.To split a stack of items (say you have 20 crystals) simply hold [sHIFT+RIGHTCLICK] then drag the cursor into an inventory space. Enter the amount you want and it will then place the split stack into an empty inventory space.To link an item in the chat simply [sHIFT+LEFTCLICK] itSome items in the world can be modified. Modifying is simply upgrading your item so it performs better or looks different. You don't need a General Enhancement Station to perform this you can simply [CTRL+Right Click] the item to begin modifying. Drop the modification into its designated slot and click 'apply' for the modification to take effect.When you receive an item which is modifiable there will already be some modifications in itYou can also remove modifications from current weapons, simply drag and drop them back into your inventoryFlashpoints are the equivalent of "instances" for most people. Composed of a team of 4 players or less.Operations are the equivalent of "raids" for most people. Composed of a team of either 8 or 16 players. Difficulty varies accordingly. Most of this guide is brought to you by: Goshee