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Greetings from the Recon Office!

I have been in contact with a represenative from LucasFilm over the past few weeks. I have been inquiring about the possibility of myself attending the Press Junket for Episode 3, which will be around next March or early April of 2005. And to be honest, it's looking like a real possibility. The woman I've been talking to stated that the press junket for Episode 2 there were a few Star Wars Club represenatives given Press Passes for the event because they were wanting to interview the various actors and actresses and then report that back to they're respective clubs. I will have an update about that as I hear if it's a sure thing or not. But keep your fingers crossed!

VA Manijak will have a report out either tomorrow or Monday concerning the website. FC or XO, if you want to see it, ill fwd it on to you. :)


I'd like to thank VA Ky Terrak for all his help with sending SW sites and things of that nature to keep me on my toes. VA Terrak had fwd myself a website that held a fake trailer for Episode 3, while fake, it was one of the best ones i've seen in awhile. And they way it blended true Ep 3 scenes with those of space battles that included vehicles of a more familiar nature was purely awsome. The site was at: http://p2.hostingprod.com/@slackerj.com/ep3trailer.mov
But i think the powers-that-be got to it before I could show it to all of you. If it comes back, I'll let you all know.

If anyone else has any links to things of this nature, let me know! :)

I am this >l l< close to getting Star Wars: Galaxies so I can join the ever expanding void to which all EHers seem to be in. Hmm maybe I'll be more active ( or atleast appear to be) since I'll be on with other EHers.. Heh. Ironic isn't it?


One more thing. FO Cyric, VA Shay'la ended her role as a CA:RO close to 3 months ago. Could you please remove her as such please? Thanks. :)

Anyways, a few good SW News tidbits, other than that I'm finished. Have a good weekend!



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New Battlefront Media


Starting off, IGN has a copious amount of new screenshots, nearly 30 in fact. Then GameSpy has a new two-page preview up , but it doesn't give much new information.



There's a lot of variety in the map types, too. Including the heavily wooded Endor, the frozen landscape of Hoth, the desert planet of Geonosis, and the ancient ruins of Yavin IV, there are more than 12 environments across 10 different planets, all featured in the Star Wars movies (although some more than others). Most of the battles follow the same path, too. Each team has a couple of bases in each level, and the object is to take over your enemies' base. Of course, it's easier said that done. You have to stand in the center of the base until a meter full of your opponents' color empties out, then wait until it fills up with your color. This can take a while, depending on the number of teammates in the base with you, and you are open to attack while waiting.





SWBattlefront also has a preview, which gives a good fan's look at the game.

While the Droidekas were nice, they will probably be the second choice for most playing as the Separatist Battle Droids. The Super Battle Droids are the killing machines that most people will enjoy. These droids only have two weapons: a wrist blaster and a wrist launcher; however, that is all they need to powerfully take out enemies. Both weapons can be used simultaneously, so the combination is fatal if used properly. The rocket launcher is a great finishing weapon.





Galaxies One Year Anniversary


One Year Ago today (June 26th) Galaxies went on sale and opened pubically, and to celebrate they've created an Anniversary Page with several features. They've added a new Gorax Hunt, as well as a third Fan Fest puzzle. But what's really got people buzzing is the new Vetern Player reward for Jump to Lightspeed. When Jump to Lightspeed launches, players who have had a continuous account for six months will get the SoroSuub Personal Luxury Yacht 3000 for free! The yacht, know primarily for being Lando's ship of choice for his Lady Luck will also be the only other multi-passenger ship in the game, outside the YT-1300. Players who stay on for more than six months after JTL launches will also get it free. Another really interesting thing they have are screenshots through the entire beta process, starting at the very beginning all the way to present day. It's really interesting to look at the first menus and user interfaces too!







EP3: Summer Shooting Scheduled


The Official Site updates everyone into the weekend with some new info about specific reshoots and more filming in the months ahead. Here's a clip:



Starting August 23 and running through September 4, Director George Lucas will again roll cameras on Episode III, this time in the UK. "We've got two full weeks of shooting," says McCallum. Among the cast members slated to work in that period are Silas Carson, Hayden Christensen, Anthony Daniels, Samuel L. Jackson, Ian McDiarmid, Christopher Lee, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman.

Returning from the Sydney shoot, Creature Shop Supervisors Dave and Lou Elsey will be on hand, as will Costume Designer Trisha Biggar and Supervising Art Director Peter Russell. The rest of the small crew will be mostly new hands.

"It will be primarily blue and greenscreen shooting. There won't be any full sets, but there may be large set pieces. This round of shooting is mostly just patching holes and providing transitions," adds McCallum. "We do have a whole new sequence with Hayden and Yoda."

You'll want to note that the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk is mentioned by Lucasfilm officially for the first time later on in the article. Also interesting is the mention of background plate filming, which in the latest issue of the SW Insider is taking place in Thailand, Switzerland and quite possibly China. And we couldn't not mention the stunning new Anakin picture with Vader in the background you have to check out, too.



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That's it from the Recon Office. Till next time..



Non-EH SOTW: Star Wars Technical Commentaries



http://www.theforce.net/swtc/



Yes yes, I know, I used another TFN site. But this site I have honestly never seen before. I was blow away by the in-depth articles that came with the just the ISD description. If you ever have a question about how Hyperspace works ( in theory) check out that site. Wow!



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