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Polaron
Oct 13, 2010

The Oncoming Storm

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

How come X-Wings and Y-Wings need astromech droids, but A-Wings and B-Wings don't?

Are there are other -Wings that require astromech droids?

A-Wings and B-Wings had navicomputers built in (being newer ships), X-Wings and Y-Wings didn't and so needed the R2s to calculate hyperspace jumps.

I think E-Wings had astromechs too because pilots disliked not having them on board to provide repairs and someone to talk to on long flights. No idea about the K-Wing, but that thing was so big I wouldn't be surprised if it had one just as a backup or something.

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Polaron
Oct 13, 2010

The Oncoming Storm

SlothfulCobra posted:

Of course, in the old EU any goddamn crystal would work, so Luke's new jedi could use old family heirlooms and junk.

I seem to recall that occasionally newbie Jedi would fry their first lightsabers by putting in crappy crystals, so you obviously couldn't just huck a chunk of quartz in there and go to town. I think Corran Horn killed his once by using cubic zirconium, thinking it was a real diamond (he pulled it off of some pirate treasure or something).

Polaron
Oct 13, 2010

The Oncoming Storm
I always kinda liked the idea that Tatooine was the human homeworld. I think that was implied in KotOR.

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