Friday Update: Designing the Light Side + Fan Friday

Today’s Friday Update consists of something fans of the Galactic Republic have long waited for – a Developer Diary on Designing the Light Side:

Guided by the Light Side of the Force, the Jedi are the ultimate defenders of peace, justice, and the Galactic Republic. The developers of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ are taking great care to ensure that Players can experience the classical Jedi fantasy represented in the films by such iconic characters as Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, and Yoda.

This contrasts Designing the Dark Side we saw all the way back in December of 2009.

We’re also treated to a new Fan Friday, and the developer’s corner has an excellent breakdown of the creation of a Republic Capital ship by Senior Concept Artist Ryan Dening:

The Republic Capitol ship shown in this concept art was originally going to be smaller, but we realized in the sketch phase that we needed something that could go up against our Star Destroyers. We already had a design for the Sith Empire’s Capitol ship so we wanted something that contrasted it in silhouette and design language.

Republic Capital Ship Detail

Looks awesome to us!