Today's Datacron guide is for the planet Ord Mantell. This is a Republic-only planet so Sith players will not have access to the planet or its Datacrons. For the Sith equivalent, see our guide on gathering all the Datacrons on Hutta. Check past the break for a map of Datacrons on Ord Mantell, coordinates, and a video guiding you to reach each one.
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SDCC 2011: New Screenshots of Eternity Vault, Origin Worlds, and Esseles flashpoint
Having fared San Diego Comic-Con, new content is still coming in all the time. Part of the new content that is now available to us after SDCC are new screenshots from the event that show off the Eternity Vault, Origin Worlds, and the Esseles flashpoint. Even though you may have not been able to attend Comic-Con, these images should help moderate the feeling of "I should have gone," or possibly make it worse. Either way, enjoy the new screenshots. -
Facebook Image of the Week 4.27.11
This week's Facebook Image of the Week is a new image of a Jedi Knight battling a security Droid on Ord Mantell.
For ease of reference, we compiled a Facebook Image of the Week Media Gallery containing all the images which you can view below. -
Facebook Image of the Week
Star Wars: The Old Republic reached 250,000 likes on Facebook this week and in response the team released a new Concept Art image of Ord Mantell. With this truly heroic feat accomplished, a new image will be released weekly via Facebook. BioWare
This week, we reached 250,000 likes! Were honored to have so many enthusiastic fans, and to celebrate we will begin releasing a brand new Star Wars: The Old Republic image every week just for you. Thank you all for your support, and enjoy the very first Facebook Image of the Week!
If you would like to keep track of the Facebook Image of the Week, make sure to visit the Star Wars: The Old Republic Facebook Page. -
Lore Update: Ord Mantell

Learning about the many planets of Star Wars: The Old Republic is a daunting task. Over the past two years we looked at many locations, both announced and not, but it took our planet overview to remind us of a few we missed. Following our examination of Alderaan last week, here is a closer look at Ord Mantell. -
Planets Overview

The Star Wars galaxy is filled with thousands of planets, from barren wastelands to thriving city-planets. The announced planets for Star Wars: The Old Republic are a well-chosen cross section of this diverse spectrum. While some planets are more politically important than others, each will play its role in terms of both gameplay and story. In this overview, you will find a listing of each planet, its faction allegiance, its terrain, relevant , and a brief look at its history and how the planet connects to the Old Republic timeline.
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Deceived Review & Paul S. Kemp Interview

Scheduled for release in March 2011, Deceived is the second novel based around Star Wars: The Old Republic. We were lucky enough to get our hands on an early copy of the upcoming novel and quickly devoured each and every page. Hit the jump for our review and a special interview with the author of the book, Paul S. Kemp.
Update: Excerpts of Deceived chapters one and two are now online for those interested in getting a sneak peak before release. -
PAX: General Information Learned
This post includes details of what we were able to learn from our hands-on time at the Penny Arcade Expo, which included six of the eight classes, and three of the four origin worlds. We invite you to add your own notes to the comments section of if you were at PAX and would like to share about your hands-on experience. As a reminder, we will not be covering things mentioned in prior 'General Information Learned' posts from E3 and Gamescom. Beware: bantha-sized post after the jump.
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Dissected: E3 Content
Our dissection of the Star Wars: The Old Republic content released during E3 is now online. As in our prior dissections, we will add new content in as we find it, so keep checking back. Feel free to let us know if you notice something we missed, and we will be happy to add it to our dissection with credit. Note: If something is mentioned in a prior dissection, then we do not reiterate it again here. Low bandwidth users should note there are numerous images contained in this article. -
Gamespot: E3 Star Wars: The Old Republic Hands-On
Gamespot posted an exclusive hands-on article of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The link to the article is located below.
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GDC: Trooper Hands-On & TOR Game Play Impressions
Last week, LucasArts & BioWare extended an invitation to Darth Hater for another round of Star Wars: The Old Republic hands-on game play at the beautiful Presidio campus in San Francisco. Eager to take another look, Meg and I left GDC and made our way to Lucasfilm where we were treated to playing Level 6 Troopers on Ord Mantell, and also spoke in depth with Jake Neri of LucasArts and Daniel Erickson of BioWare. -
Interview: Story In-Depth With Daniel Erickson
While attending GDC last week, Darth Hater was fortunate enough to be invited out to the LucasArts office in San Francisco for a hands-on demo featuring the Trooper class. After finishing our time with the game we spoke with Daniel Erickson, Star Wars: The Old Republic's lead writer about the classes, their stories, and a few of the choices players will be facing in game. -
Demo Walkthrough Video Online
The demo walkthrough was just posted: Whether you were busy being digested in the Sarlacc Pit, Bounty Hunters stole your speeder or like at least one of us you were encased in carbonite and unable to make it to Germany for GamesCom, weve got something for you.
Head over to IGN.com to watch a video of the complete Developer Gameplay Walkthrough showcased at this weeks GamesCom. Get a close-up look at the Bounty Hunter and Smuggler on the worlds of Hutta and Ord Mantell. Jump to the Sith home-world of Korriban and meet the Sith Warrior class. Be transported aboard an Imperial transport ship to see the Bounty Hunter and Sith Warrior decide the fate of the captain and crew aboard the Black Talon.
The video contains almost 20 minutes of actual gameplay footage so check it out at IGN.com
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Great Scott
Last week Bioware had a small glitch on the SWTOR website they had two Ord Mantells on the Holonet.In the brief amount of time that this clone planet existed, a firestorm of speculation was created. Was this a sneak-peak of the weeks big reveal? Did having two Ord Mantells mean that Bioware was preparing to unveil a new planet?
The theories on this new planet were endless. Would we be trudging through the remains of Taris, finding and helping protect the decedents of the Undercity? Or maybe we would meander through the hot deserts of Tatooine. I for one supported the theory that the second Ord Mantell was actually in the past, bringing a much needed dynamic to the Star Wars universe: time-travel. Sadly, as you all know by now, my time-traveling-delorean-dreams were brought to a crashing halt by the announcement of the weeks new update. We would have no new planet this week; instead we were given a new issue of Threat of Peace. This announcement was a blow to my hopes and dreams, but even though this weeks update was not a new planet, we must not lose hope We must keep on dreaming and speculating
So, what's your dream? What planet do youwant to travel to? Do you want to journey through the lush jungles of Kashykk? Traverse through the cold barren wasteland of Hoth? If I cant get my time traveling, Im all in favor for the KOTOR series finally introducing Ewoks and forus to go to Endor.
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