Crafting Changes in Fallen Empire

Looks I should print that list of materials going away and sell the ones I've been hording to vendors so I get some credits out of them.

Wow, I've got a bunch of crafting packs that I haven't even opened up because I don't craft. I should kick those open and do the same thing.

Thanks, Guybrush

If anyone is interested there is a Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire Starter Pack available on Amazon. Gets you 90 days of subscription and other bonuses, including an exclusive mini pet.

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So if you want to sell any items in Global Trade Network you need to have them up and sold before the 20th.
Events coming more often.

Well, I'll be on the Free-To-Play plan after the beginning of the year, so no freebie bonuses for me for awhile.

Also it turns out crafting materials that are going away will be converted into still useful ones. I already sold mine.

Patch Notes Update 4.0 Knights of the Fallen Empire

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Knights of the Fallen Empire “Alliance” Trailer

Welcome to Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ - Knights of the Fallen Empire Early Access!

Looks fun!

Downloading the update my actually finish by the time I get home from work after 9pm.

You do lose your original companions and ship. If you're a jedi knight, or an imperial agent you will get one of your old companions back. You also eventually get your ship back.

Companions can die. In fact on my jedi knight I created just for KOFTE my very first companion didn't even survive the first chapter. The jedi lost one other companion so far. I'm sad about that.

They apparently changed their minds about alignment, they don't give your new character lightside for republic and darkside for empire, you actually start out neutral.

You do find out what happened with the former sith emperor, but its not entirely resolved until probably the end of Knights.

I chose not to unlock the smuggler guy but to wait until he appears in the story. You get a device in mail that lets you unlock him without having to play knights if you want.

Its wierd on existing characters. Because companions no longer get stats from armor (they do weapons), old companions appear wearing just chest armor. They're all running around without pants. All the old armor shows up in your inventory so you can either recloth them or sell the old armor. If you goto knights the companions will disappear anyway.

Yosomono (japanese for stranger) has completed Knights of the Fallen Empire chapter IX. There are side missions including solo flashpoint, to do while waiting for future chapters.

Sounds like you got some quality playing time in

Another small update today, 4.0A. Companions missing armor and weapons are mailed to you companions on characters not yet level 60 can still be used to play the class quests without running around without armor our weapons.

So far Knights of the Fallen Empire consists of 9 chapters each featuring several quests. You gain your first new companion during chapter 1, but . NPCs will remember choices you make, apparently this will have an effect on how they treat you later on. Companions will approve or disapprove of your actions. gaining and losing Influence. Loses can be offset with gifts.

There are a few side quests and after completing chapter 9 you get a solo flashpoint. The first side quest I encountered is during chapter 4, it rewards a mount. Most of the other side quests come during and after chapter IX. Some of the quests just involve talking to NPCs. A pad gives such quests and in a nice twist you can actually talk to the NPCS first then get the quests and immediatly be rewarded. Also during chapter IX you can actually gain both Republic and Empire ship's droids as companions.

As I mentioned before two of the companions gained doing the new story are from jedi knight and imperial agent classes. You also encounter a trooper companion but he doesn't join jedi knight, don't know if he rejoins trooper yet. During chapter IX one side quests leads you to recruiting a different former trooper companion. After chapter IX you gain more side quests which will bring in more characters that were formerly class companions as well as bringing in Nico the new companion subscribers earned before the release of KOTFE. These new companions are not considered main characters but can still be summoned for missions.

Most of the side quests take you to another planet. Interesint enough, after completing the quest you have option to recruit an NPC (gaining as companion) or killing him/her. Not sure why you would kill off a companion I suppose some of them will turn on you. Time will tell if me jedi recruiting the former companion of sith inquistor was a good idea or not. Right now I cant actually summon him but I can use him for crafting or gathering I just cant take him with me on missions. Since companions can all be set to tank or heal or dps on the fly, which companion you take is a matter of which one do you like most, unles the mission requires you to take a specific one.


Dialogue with two characters suggests that some one in my alliance will betray me at some point. Don't know who yet.

On old characters, if you are married you may get mail from your spouse who is not sure if you are even still alive. Your spouse is missing in action. Newly created level 60 characters are not married. There are chances to flirt with new companions if you want.

Oh dear, betrayal in the offing

Two of the side quests are very annoying. If you want the trooper droid copanion you have to play PVP, 10 round if you win, 20 if you lose. If you want Qyzen, jedi consular companon in your alliance you have to kill a bunch of rare foes. You can solo hard to find foes on Hoth or form groups to kill world bosses. Supposedly if you're playing a jedi consular and all ready had Qyzen to 10000 affection that works out to the 10 influence you need so he'll just rejoin your consular but every other class has to do the hunting. Not sure if the droid works the same way for trooper.


I haven't done the Knights flash point yet.

Niko is easy you just buy him a drink and he joins you.

Datacrons now legacy, find one once it effect all characters on that server. However to unlock all of them you may need to log onto all your characters. For me that takes awhile.

Also repoted minor bugs of some companions not getting armor in mail and missing weapons.

You can say that again

Got M1-4X and Qyzen. 4X mentions his former commander is MIA if you're not a trooper. I've been told if you're a trooper you can skip all the PVP as he just follows your orders to go with you. Also been told Qyzen will recognise the Herald and follow you if you're Jedi Consular without having to go hunting.

Next I've been told to go looking for a doctor whos' a former sith intelligence agent.

Oh...he wants items used in crafting by biochems and some raqhoul plauge items. A barnacle of the eyless is worth 4000 points, which takes you to influence 7. you need 10 to get him. After you give him enough stuff you have to scan the tunnels which are only available when the event is on. Now I know why its on in Nov, Dec and Jan.

Next soloable flash point, which apparently opens up group quests.

Sounds like you are making progress

Xoanan, sith sorcer, killed Tanno Vik, former trooper companion. Guess I'll see what the consequences of that are later.