Galactic Civil War

Purpose​

The purpose of entering the GCW is to show support for the Galactic Empire or Rebellion, earn ranks in those factions, achieve planetary control and server dominance, affect spawns in the game, earn experience and rewards, and have fun!

There are two forms of this either PvE or PvP. Most believe the end goal for achieving rank is to PvP. On Restoration, the Temporary Enemy Flag (TEF) is not automatic for killing a factional-aligned NPC. Therefore, PvP is not forced.

Joining a Faction​

To join a faction, you need to speak to a Rebel Recruiter/Imperial Recruiter or Rebel Pilot Trainer/Imperial Pilot Trainer. You can also support either side as a neutral player.

Recruiter Locations​

Rebellion

Empire

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Service Status​

Combatant​

This is a non-pvp factional status. It allows you to attack or be attacked by factional NPCs of the opposing faction.

Special Forces​

This is a PvP factional status. This allows you to attack or be attacked by both factional NPCs and factionally-aligned PvP'ers.

Leave​

This is a covert status. You will not be attacked by either factionally aligned NPCs or Players. You may be prevented from entering certain factionally-aligned locations.

Changing Status​

To escalate your status:​

/pvp

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It takes 30 seconds to escalate from leave to combatant and combatant to special forces.

To Deescalate Your Status:​

Use the same /pvp command to drop from special forces to combatant. It takes 5 minutes to become a combatant from special forces. You can only go on leave by visiting a factional recruiter and requesting leave.

If you are an Officer (Lieutenant or Higher), you must speak with a recruiter to flag down to On Leave status. While you are an Officer, Combatant Status is no longer an option.

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Monitoring Planetary Control​

The state of the Galactic Civil War!!!

GCW User Interface​

/gcwinfo

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GCW Terminal​

These terminals are found during city invasions, for attackers they are located in the camps which spawn just outside of the city. For defenders, can be found near to where the General NPC spawns.

GCW War Intelpad​

War Intelpads are crafted by Droid Engineers (requires schematic from the Corellian Times Vendor in Coronet - purchasable with Meatlump Lumps).

The GCW War Intelpad is stored in your inventory and has the following functionality.

• Battlefield Status Update - this shows who is queuing for GCW battlefields and how long any active games have left on their timer
• GCW Info
  • GCW Planetary Score - for the planet you are currently on
  • GCW Factional Presence - indicates which contested regions/space sectors have Special Forces players present
  • GCW Personal Contribution - details the GCW regions/activities to which you have contributed in the last 30 days
  • GCW Region Defender - shows a table of GCW regions being defended by a player city or guild.
• GCW Officer Region
  • Select your GCW Officer Region - to progress from the rank of Major you must assign yourself to a region. You will only be able to change your region while you hold the rank of Major, you will not be able to change regions at a higher rank.
  • Show Rebel Officer Region - shows which regions have been assigned to Rebel Majors, Commanders, Colonels, and Generals
  • Show Imperial Officer Region - shows which regions have been assigned to Imperial Majors, Lt. Colonels, Colonels, and Generals

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Rank Advancement​

GCW Ranks​

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* Indicates Commissioned Officer ranks. These ranks are part of a high-risk high reward system, as such the Combatant status has been removed for Commissioned Officers and their only choice is to be On Leave or Special Forces (PvP enabled)

Affecting the War (Planetary Control)​

• It takes 20 NPCs to get a control score point.
• GCW points scored in a region contribute to that faction's score (No Cap)
• Points are designed to auto-balance to 50/50 control
• Player(s) Present in the region as Combatant or Special Forces and Actively Playing
• Player(s) GCW Rank Kicker
• City Bonuses Based on City Alignment
• Factional Bases
• Regional Defender System Bonus

Earning Faction Points​

Faction NPC Spawns​

If you explore the planetary surface you will find many squads of faction-aligned NPCs wandering around. You may also discover factional NPCs guarding camp flags identical to those you would find on mission terminals.

Faction PvP Combat​

• GCW points are shared, and split among group members.
• GCW bonus points are rewarded for going into battle outnumbered.
• The maximum amount of possible points that can be scored by a player each day is shared for PvP on the ground and in space.
• No more than a single rank will be awarded each week.

Faction Mission Terminals​

Same points as Random!

Bases and the GCW​

GCW Static Bases​

In the July Game Update (Aug 8, 2022) , GCW Static Bases had been Added.

• Static bases have returned. Fight in PvP to hold important bases with unique rewards:
  • Weapons Development Facility (Naboo at /way 936 -1582)
    • Military Weapon Speed Enhancements
    • Military Weapon Accuracy Enhancements
    • Military Weapon Damage Booster Packs
    • Military Weapon Critical Hit Booster Packs
    • GCW Rally Banner
  • Tactical Training Facility (Corellia at /way 4772 -5233)
    • Military Stimpacks
    • Military Adrenaline Injections
    • Military Pain Numbing Powders
    • Military Might Enhancements
    • Military Positional Recovery Injection
  • Industrial Research Center (Talus at /way -4899 -3137)
    • Industrious Opportunity Inspiration Injection
    • Crafting Innovation Injectable
    • Experimental Experimentation Enhancement
    • Creature Incubation Inoculation
    • Expeditious Social Acclimation Enhancement
• Capture bases by interacting with each of the four terminals on the base without interruption for 30 seconds.
• The longer you hold the base, up to 4 days, the more powerful the supplies that arrive (each buff available from the logistics officers inside increases in potency and power).
• Check with the logistics officer to see what is available for purchase, the status of the base (up to phase 5), and the duration before the next phase.
• Static base attacks are announced in the new #gcw-activity channel on Discord.
  • When the server starts from a fresh restart, all terminals are unclaimed.
  • When you attempt to capture an unclaimed terminal, it will become contested, and the factional logo will appear red. When a terminal is contested, you have 25 minutes for as many players as possible representing your faction to interact with the terminal. At the end of the 25 minutes, the faction with the most points wins control of the terminal. If there is a tie or no points, the faction with existing control wins the terminal (except if the previous phase was unclaimed, in which case the faction of the player who initiated the contested period will win the terminal). The terminal becomes controlled when the contested period ends and the factional logo appears blue.
  • If you attempt to capture a controlled terminal, the terminal will become vulnerable for 5 minutes, and the factional logo will appear orange. During these 5 minutes, you must have five players from your faction (who must be from separate accounts) interact with the terminal. A smuggler can attempt to slice the terminal to reduce the requirement to 4 players. When the 5-minute vulnerability period has ended, if the required number of players have interacted with the terminal, the terminal will become contested and eligible for capture for 25 minutes following the procedure described above. If the 5-minute period ends without the required number of players interacting with the terminal, the terminal will return to controlled status.
  • When you interact with a contested terminal, a terminal fatigue debuff will apply for 5 minutes, and you will be unable to interact with any terminals for the duration of the debuff.
  • When a terminal leaves a contested status, it will enter a cool-down period for 1 hour, during which the terminal may not be attacked (i.e., it will be unable to go from controlled to vulnerable).
  • All players who interact with a contested terminal and who win at the end of the contested period (i.e., they either maintain control for their faction in defense or claim control for their faction in attack) will earn 10 GCW Tokens and 1,000 GCW Points (per terminal).
  • Discord Announcements will be made when a terminal becomes contested, when the contested period ends, and when a factional base has changed control (where all terminals have controlled status for a single faction).

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Bonus GCW is awarded in combat static areas.

PvE Player Bases​

PvE player bases are currently unobtainable/placeable since update 1.1.

PvP Player Bases: Overview​

• There are 4 types of PvP bases and these vary in size:
  • Forward Outpost
  • Field Hospital
  • Tactical Centre
  • Detachment HQ
• They are placeable by any faction player
• Can only be entered by Special Forces Players
• Players can place mines and turrets to support base defense
• If enemy SF players are in range of the base any destroyed turrets of mines cannot be replaced
• Defended internally by NPC elite guards
• Has a 3-hour vulnerability window which can be set by the base owner
• Vulnerable bases are indicated on the planetary map with a sun symbol
• Invulnerable bases are indicated on the planetary map with a moon symbol

• Vulnerable/invulnerable bases are also announced in the #gcw-activity discord channel
• Supports GCW control by locking out the contested region and preventing the opposing faction from altering the score in that region until the base is destroyed
• Purchased from Faction Recruiters
• Players can place 1 base per character in any contested or uncontested region on the following planets:
  • Corellia
  • Talus
  • Naboo
  • Rori
  • Dantooine
  • Lok
  • Tatooine
• Bases also help to maintain Commissioned Officer Ranks. Earning GCW Points in the vicinity of a Base will yield a bonus to awards.
  • SF Forward Outpost - 2%, 750m
  • Field Hospital - 3%, 1000m
  • SF Field Hospital - 5%, 1000m
  • Tactical Center - 6%, 1250m
  • SF Tactical Center - 8%, 1250m
  • Detachment Headquarters - 10%, 1500m
  • SF Detachment Headquarters - 12%, 1500m

PvP Bases: Base Busting​

Player-placed bases enable players to lock GCW contested regions which prevents them from falling to the enemy. They also enable commissioned officers to advance in rank and it's for that reason placing and destroying PvP bases or "Base Busting" as it's known is an integral part of the GCW.

To effectively destroy a base, you will need to slice several terminals found inside the structure. These terminals only appear during the base vulnerability window, are randomly placed throughout the structure, and require specific professions.



The following instructions will guide you through the base destruction sequence.

You will need to remain vigilant as enemy Special Forces players can stop the countdown sequence, if they succeed you will need to slice all of the terminals again.

Successfully destroying a base awards between 250-1000 GCW and 100,000 - 400,000 credits depending on the size of the base.

Themeparks​

• Rebel Themepark
• Imperial Themepark

Battlefields​

• Battlefields are queued events
• Scoreboards show the player's faction, kills, assists, captures, deaths, damage, and healing
• Logging out removes you from the queue
• Terminal Labels show on overhead map and who controls
• Invitations time out after 30 seconds

Restuss​

Bonus GCW is awarded in combat Static Areas

GCW City Invasions​

Galactic Civil War Invasions

Space​

GCW Space Battles​

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GCW Tokens​

You earn GCW tokens by participating in galacitc civil war invasions.

GCW Token Rewards​

Game Update 15 Rewards

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GCW Faction Purchases​

Recruiter Rank Purchase Item Dialogue​

* Prices are discounted based on GCW Control

Deprecated GCW Rank Vendor Items​

The items below have been deactivated or otherwise no longer available in-game.

Galactic Civil War Token Vendor​

Game Update 15 Items

Other Rewards​

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Stims/Buffs​