Star Wars Battlefront made a massively positive impression on me at E3. Sitting down to play, I felt absolutely enveloped in the attention to iconic Star Wars lore. From the weapons and sounds to the numerous vehicles and settings, Battlefront really feels like you’re in the middle of a Star Wars battle. And thanks to the leaked Alpha, we knows there’s loads more where that came from.
The small, closed technical alpha kicks off today in select regions, but a version of the game has already found its way onto numerous torrent websites. Since it’s online, the build is fairly useless in the playing sense, but it has allowed some savvy explorers to data mine the various files hidden within. Lists of weapons, vehicles and locations have all been discovered – and they’re likely not even complete yet.
On the offensive front, battlefront will let you equip a plethora of different Star Wars firearms – some of which are locked to specific characters and modes.
- E11
- A280
- DH17
- DL44
- DLT19
- DLT20a
- EE3(most likely for Boba Fett Only)
- Rocket Launcher
- SE14c
- T21
It’s pretty much the same for vehicles, which actually aren’t that complicated to pilot whether on land or in air. The Battle of Hoth, for example, features Speeder, X-Wing fighters and AT-AT Walkers , while other iconic battles relatable battles will feature more specific, fitting craft.
- T-65 X-wing
- Tie Fighter
- Lambda Shuttle
- Y-wing
- Tie-Bomber
- Corellian Corvette
- Nebulon B Frigate
- ISD (Imperial Star Destroyer)
- Mon Calamari Capital Ship
- Home One (Admiral Ackbar’s Ship)
- ATST
- AT-AT
- Tie Interceptor
- 74-Z Speeder Bike
Curiously, Space Ships such as the Imperial Star Destroyer and the Mon Calamari Capital Ship are listed too – despite Battlefront not featuring space combat of any kind. It could be that these are reserved for pre-fight cutscenes of sorts, which means not everything mined in the files might be player accessible.
The most interesting leak is that of possible Stormtrooper customisation. Some files pointing towards blueprints and upgrades for the titular white-clad troopers suggests you might be able to customise their attributes and appearance – which would certainly make you stick out online. It’s unclear whether this is actually a feature (and extends to rebel troopers as well), but it seems fairly plausible.
But that’s pretty much as close as most of us are going to get to the game, considering the Alpha was only opened up to a small, specific pool of Origin users. There’s a beta (and the eventual launch) coming later this year, and I certainly can’t wait to get back into the thick of it again. for now though, check out some gameplay from the lucky sods who will be tearing down Walkers and Shield Generators this weekend.
Last Updated: July 2, 2015
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 2, 2015 at 15:03
Custom stormtrooper armour bits, each sold separately!
BUY NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:10
I would have slipped DLC in after AT-AT and ATST to see if any one notices XD
Mossel
July 2, 2015 at 15:27
EA likes to slip in the D..LC
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:27
hahaha
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:16
LOL he blows himself up. What a trooper, stormtrooper that is. This game looks like fun……..curse you EA!
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 2, 2015 at 15:16
I don’t even know what half that rubbish is. You’re just making those up. ;P
Daniel Hallinan
July 2, 2015 at 15:17
TIE Interceptors? Yeeeeess!
I mean, I knew it was likely (even kinda confirmed?), but this still pleases me to no end. Quite happy to pilot TIE Bombers as well, though I suspect those may be automated, as it seems is the case with the Y-Wings.
Let’s just hope the controls for flight are not lacking 😛
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:20
Let’s hope people don’t get TIE(red) of this game before I can grab a second hand copy.
Lord Chaos
July 2, 2015 at 15:22
That was bad…
You started the day horrendous, got ok-ish and now you’re back here…
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:27
Never thought my head would “Hang Solow” in shame
Lord Chaos
July 2, 2015 at 15:31
You need to get Leiad
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:32
No women would ever touch me so that leaves me with “A Hand Solo”
Aries
July 2, 2015 at 15:34
wow
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 2, 2015 at 15:27
YOU, corner, NOW!
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:29
The Death Star has no corners, because it’s round XD
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 2, 2015 at 15:32
We might find a torpedo for your exhaust port
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 2, 2015 at 15:35
He’s getting confused with Star Trek & their Borg Cubes again.
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:36
And he claims to be an Admiral? Pffffffffft
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 2, 2015 at 15:47
Not “an” Admiral.
THE Admiral
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 16:04
http://i.imgur.com/5AAHXM3.png
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 2, 2015 at 15:30
If people get to choose their call signs when piloting ships, I want to be Lambda 3.
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 2, 2015 at 15:31
xD
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
July 2, 2015 at 16:12
HL3 confirmed!
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 2, 2015 at 15:31
This video is SO bad, I hate watching a noob play
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2015 at 15:33
He shoots like a storm trooper tough
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 2, 2015 at 15:33
True to the movies
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
July 2, 2015 at 16:09
Dear Ubisoft
This right here is the correct usage of the word Iconic.
K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)
July 2, 2015 at 16:30
No Millennium Falcon?!
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