Atmospheric Flight

We are incredibly excited to announce the release of Atmospheric Flight! For the first time, you can fly your personal starships within planetary atmospheres!

How to Fly in the Atmosphere

1. Calling your Ship: Open your Datapad (default key: V), navigate to the Data tab, and right-click your ship's control device. Select the new Call Ship option. Your starship will dramatically descend from the sky and come to a hovering stop right in front of you!
2. Boarding: Simply interact with your ship to board it. You will seamlessly transition into the Atmospheric Flight UI.
3. Flight: Fly your ship across the planet just as you would in space! Note that your ship's speed is scaled down to 1/3 of its space speed to allow for better handling and performance within the planet's atmosphere.
4. Landing: Ready to disembark? Use the /landShip command or click the Land Ship button on your HUD. Your ship will safely descend to the ground, and you will be disembarked outside.
5. Dismissing: You can right-click your ship control device in the datapad again and select Dismiss to store it. Alternatively, if you wander more than 500 meters away from your landed ship, it will automatically store itself back into your datapad.
6. Hyperspace Launch: Feeling adventurous? Point your ship to the sky and fly upwards! Once you exceed an altitude of 1000 meters, you will be prompted to launch directly into space!

Enjoy exploring the planets of Star Wars Galaxies from a whole new perspective!