Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| 2011-2023 | BioWare |
| 2023-present | Broadsword Online Games[1] |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| LucasArts | |
| Engines | |
| HeroEngine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 20, 2011 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 85 |
| IGDB | 85 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Free-to-play, Subscription[2] |
| Microtransactions | Currency, Loot box[2] |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Persistent |
| Genres | MMORPG |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic |
| |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | |
|---|---|
| Subseries of Star Wars | |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | 2003 |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords | 2005 |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | 2011 |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake | TBA |
Contents
- 1 Availability
- 2 Monetization
- 2.1 DLC and expansion packs
- 2.2 Microtransactions
- 3 Essential improvements
- 3.1 Disable Bitraider
- 4 Game data
- 4.1 Configuration file(s) location
- 4.2 Save game cloud syncing
- 5 Video
- 6 Input
- 7 Audio
- 7.1 Localizations
- 8 Network
- 8.1 Multiplayer types
- 8.2 Ports
- 9 Issues fixed
- 9.1 Improving performance
- 9.2 Character gets stuck (unable to move)
- 9.3 Missing textures on some AMD GPU's
- 10 Other information
- 10.1 API
- 10.2 RAM Disk
- 11 System requirements
- 12 Notes
- 13 References
Star Wars: The Old Republic is a multiplayer MMORPG gamein the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series.
See Also
Star Wars: The Old RepublicGeneral information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | ||||
| Official website | ||||
| Origin | Deluxe Pack also available. | |||
| Steam |
- Owning any retail or digital version gives a one-month subscription and permanent Preferred status, including permanent access to all expansions; see Features for details.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Free-to-play | Originally requiring a subscription, the game went free to play on November 15, 2012 with numerous gameplay restrictions.[3][4] |
| Subscription | Premium plans are available in a 30, 60 or 90 day recurring subscription, or for a 60 day a one time purchase that provide numerous benefits such as access to all released expansions, reduced gameplay restrictions and a monthly allowance of Cartel Coins. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Rise of the Hutt Cartel | Free to all players | |
| Galactic Starfighter | Free to all players | |
| Galactic Strongholds | Free to all players | |
| Shadow of Revan | Free to all players | |
| Knights of the Fallen Empire | Only available to subscribers, stays available after the subscription ends. | |
| Knights of the Eternal Throne | Only available to subscribers, stays available after the subscription ends. | |
| Onslaught | Only available to subscribers, stays available after the subscription ends. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Boost | Level boosts |
| Cosmetic | Cosmetics such as armor, pets, weapons and mounts can be purchsined using Cartel Coins in the in-game Cartel Market. |
| Currency | Cartel Coins were added with the free to play update, and is a real money purchaser that can be spent in the in-game Cartel Market to purchase cosmetics, boosts, loot boxes and unlocks. |
| Free-to-grind | The game can be played for free up until level 60, before requiring a purchase or subscribe to access the expansions. |
| Infinite spend | Cartel Coins can be purchased without limit |
| Loot box | Cartel Packs can be purchased from the in-game Cartel Market which contain a chance to drop various types of cosmetics. |
| Player trading | Some items purchased off the Cartel Market can be bought and sold in the in-game player marketplace. |
| Time-limited | Packs made available in the in-game Cartel Market will get retired and may come back at a later date. |
| Unlock | The in-game Cartel Market contains numerous unlocks for services such as name changes, races, character slots and perks, and removing certain gameplay restrictions. |
Essential improvements
Disable Bitraider
- Bitraider can cause major network and performance issues, including having to redownload the game every time you play.[citation needed]
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\SWTOR\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1286830/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Use Widescreen Fixer to fix HUD placement. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | [5] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Edit configuration files to increase global UI scaler beyond 1.25.[6] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Calculated by desktop resolution, not render resolution. See WSGF. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Medium uses FXAA, High uses x2 MSAA, and Very High uses both. There is no Low option. TrSSAA has issues and TrMSAA doesn’t work.[7] | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | A double-buffered implementation. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Framerate is capped at 200 fps. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Uses operating system settings. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
General settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | The game uses 5.1 or 7.1 if available. No in-game settings. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Can be changed in Settings. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | American and Canadian. | |||
| French | ||||
| Canadian French | ||||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 80, 8995, 12000-12999, 20000-30000[8] |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Improving performance
| Turn down shadows[citation needed] |
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Character gets stuck (unable to move)
| Use command[citation needed] |
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Missing textures on some AMD GPU's
| Turn down ingame Anti Aliasing to either Medium or Off |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | [9] |
RAM Disk
- This thread specifies how to implement a RAM Disk with Star Wars: The Old Republic.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 [9] | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ | |
| System memory (RAM) | 6 GB [9] | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 GB [9] | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 610 AMD Radeon HD 7450 Intel HD 3000 | |
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1286830) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic | News, Updates, Developer Blogs: Studio Update - Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ - last accessed on 2023-07-01
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Old Republic - MICROTRANSACTION.ZONE - last accessed on 2020-04-23
- ↑ Free-to-Play is Coming on November 15th:: Official SWTOR News Blog - last accessed on 2020-07-22
- ↑ SW:TOR Free-to-Play option FAQ:: EA Help - last accessed on 2020-07-22
- ↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on May 20, 2018 at 1920x800 resolution.
- ↑ Max Resolution? - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ SWTOR NVIDIA Anti-Aliasing ( SGSSAA ) - Reddit - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Port forwarding for SW:TOR:: EA Help - last accessed on 2020-07-22
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 SWTOR Patch Notes Game update 7.2.1
