Field Manual

The Codex

Everything a new hunter needs — where we came from, how the galaxy runs, and how to get from "just landed" to "collecting your first bounty."

Origin

Every galaxy has its guilds and its armies. Black Holocron isn't either. It's the loose, word-of-mouth network hunters fall into once they get tired of waiting on someone else to deal with the problem — deserters, thieves, bounty skippers, the ones nobody official wants to chase down. No ranks to climb, no dues to pay. You take a contract, you close it, your name gets a little heavier.

We're a community built on top of a real, player-run Star Wars Galaxies Core3 galaxy — the Pre-CU era, before the game got simplified into something else. If you remember when profession trees actually meant something, you're home.

Getting Started

  1. Register your account — takes under a minute.
  2. Download the client and launcher, patch, and log in.
  3. Run the new character creator and pick a starting city — Mos Eisley and Coronet both have easy access to combat trainers.
  4. Grind your first combat profession to Novice, then start branching toward Pistoleer, Rifleman, or Teräs Käsi — all viable roads into Bounty Hunter later.
  5. Once you're combat-capable, visit a Bounty Hunter trainer to start the profession chain proper.
  6. Check the Bounty Board for your first open contract.

The Trade

Bounty Hunter is a full profession chain in Pre-CU — droid tracking, novice/master certifications, and access to Bounty Hunter-only gear and terminals. A few things that matter more here than most places:

  • Tracking droids and datapads are your bread and butter for narrowing down a mark's last known position.
  • Contracts on the Bounty Board are community-reported, not automated PvP flags — post what you close, and it goes on your record.
  • Reputation compounds. The Hall of Fame ranks by total credits earned across closed contracts, not any single big score.

Galaxy Rules

  • No exploiting bugs, duping items, or using third-party scripts/macros that automate actions beyond the game's built-in macro system.
  • No harassment, no discrimination, no doxxing — on the galaxy or in Discord.
  • Bounty contracts are settled in good faith. Fabricating a claim to inflate your Hall of Fame standing gets it pulled and can get you suspended.
  • Real-money trading of in-game currency or items is not supported and not protected if something goes wrong.
  • Staff calls on disputes are final, but you can always ask for a reason in Discord.

This is a fan-run, non-commercial project. You need to own the original Star Wars Galaxies client to play. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Lucasfilm, Disney, or Sony Online Entertainment.