Blogga's Video Game Diary - 24/4/13

So I'm finally playing The Old Republic, the Massively Multiplayer Online Game from Lucasarts and BioWare. Set in the ancient days of the Republic (and 300 years after their massively successful Knights of the Old Republic series) it is a dark age as the Sith have returned and taken over huge portions of the galaxy forcing the Republic into an uneasy truce after years of war. In this restless peace heroes will emerge to change the fate of the galaxy.

I'm really enjoying playing this game and being in the living world of Star Wars again with other players sharing the gamespace. The multiplayer aspect means I can play with my wife and it's a lot of fun sharing the experience with her. She's playing a Jedi Knight and I'm a Smuggler and we're currently playing our starter quests to try and reach the point where we can meet up in-game. So every now and again I'll post about my progress because there are plenty of exciting new species, droids and characters for me to get excited about and post up here.

New Characters

There are of course hundreds of characters in the game willing to offer quests and interact in other ways, I will do my best to condense the information to the essentials.

Kaled Ors

Species: Human
Sex: Male
Occupation: Smuggler








(How typical - my character blinks when I take a picture of him!!)

Kaled Ors is a seasoned smuggler loyal to the Republic, willing to transport any cargo to any destination...for the right price of course! The main hero of my story he arrives on Ord Mantell to deliver a cargo of high-spec blasters to Republic troops to find that this shipment may be more complicated than he'd like!

Skavak
Species: Human
Sex: Male
Occupation: Mercenary








Kaled's first contact on arrival on Ord Mantell, Skavak worked for the Republic port authority. He enlisted Kaled's help to clear the Seperatist anti-air battery so that Kaled's ship could leave safely, but this was a ploy to get Kaled away so he could steal the blasters for his Sepratist employers and also help himself to Kaled's ship!!

Corso Riggs

Species: Human
Sex: Male
Occupation: Soldier








Corso is an accomplished soldier who worked for the port authority and helped Kaled when he arrived on Ord Mantell and gave him help on how to fight the Seperatists. After being duped by Skavak he gave Kaled the right contacts to help him track down his ship and has agreed to join Kaled to get back at Skavak for his betrayal.

Viidu

Species: Human
Sex: Male
Occupation: Freight Management






Viidu was known as the 'King of Cargo' on Ord Mantell, most shipments to and from the planet went through him and his vast warehouses. When Kaled's shipment went missing, he was pointed to Viidu who was eager to assist him recover them, especially as they were to go to a particularly vicious crime lord who would not be pleased to lose his shipment.

New Factions

Mantellian Soldiers

The local forces on Ord Mantell are locked in a wearying battle with the Seperatists on the planet. They are grateful for assistance from Republic soldiers...and are also willing to pay for the help of anyone skilled in using a blaster to clear out the enemy forces.

Mantellian Seperatists

Fed up with the corruption in the local government, this group of armed citizens have decided to force the planet to leave the Republic and have turned peacful villages into a battleground as they seek to push back the local peacekeeping forces, forcing the Republic to deploy troops to the planet. A range of species have joined this movement and they have a number of specialists, from rocket troopers to snipers, deployed to hamper Republic efforts.   

New Droids

Drelliad Service Droid

 










This model of droid was used at the port of Drelliad on Ord Mantell, managing ship arrival and maintainence as well as cargo delivery.

Medical Droid

Medical droids are used by the Republic to treat wounded soldiers on the battlefield and provide emergency relief. They are also authorised to sell supplimentary medical supplies and take other items in trade.

Package Sorting Droid

Not exactly significant, but I couldn't resist including these little guys, a downgraded astromech-type model used for sorting cargo at Viidu's vast warehouses.

Seperatist Liberation Droid

These heavy patrol droids are used by Seperatists to harass Republic supply lines and maintain control of their territories. There is also a heavy-duty version of the droid called a Freedom Droid equiped with missile launchers.

Separatist Assault Droid

Another model of battle droid employed by the Separatists, these humanoid machines were used as guards to key Separatist facilities.

4-SEN

This droid was the companion of Separatist soldier Gorry and deployed to protect a Separatist base at Mannet Point. He detected the dead bodsies of guards killed by Kaled when he inflitrated the facility and put the base on alert, requiring Kaled's best smooth talking to get out of the situation!!

New Species

Gapillian Grazer

As suggested by the name, despite their massive size and armoured bodies equiped with powerful horns, the beasts are herbivores; docile and for the large part harmless unless provoked or frightened. They are seen moving around the wilds between the settlements on Ord Mantell.

Map

I'll update the map as I progress - as it stands all the action takes place on Ord Mantell for the smuggler.

Story

All that remains is to write about what little of the story I haven't given away!! I'll endaevour to be brief and summarise the key quests my character has undertaken - if you want more information look at the wiki TOR Head which was invaluable in making this post, especially for providing much better screenshots than I can produce!!

Kaled Ors, an accomplished smuggler with Republic ties arrives on Ord Mantell with a high prize shipment of blasters. On arrival in Drelliad port he finds a warzone between Republic troops and Separatist forces, holding up the delivery of his cargo. He ventures out into Drelliad village to disable Sepratist anit-air emplacements and other equipment delaying his job, picking up work taking out Separatist enclaves along the way - for a reasonable price of course!! On his return he finds the port in uproar and his cargo gone, stolen by Skavak. He turns to Viidu, the local crime boss and cargo king who agrees to help him retriev the cargo to save both their necks. Kaled travels to Mannet Point, a Separatist stronghold, to meet Reki who has access to a Separatist database. After decoding the information in Reki's safehouse Kaled breaks into the Separatis base and downloads the information, smooth talking his way out of a confrontation with Separatist forces. With the information in hand, he prepares to return to Viidu to find out the location of Skavak and his ship!!

Ok that's about it, more on The Old Republic in a few weeks time!! The final Mass Effect post and a new Doctor Who post coming up!!!

Mass Effect 3: Cerberus

OK nearly at the end now  - a bit ridiculous I know with the game long completed and all of Halo 4 still to update, but up-to date relevant content has never been my thing anyway. In this post I'll cover two major battles Shepard fought against Cerberus before turning his attention to the Reapers in the final battle for Earth.

Horizon

After detouring to rout Cerberus from Omega, Shepard brings the full Normandy crew to bear on Cerberus - to retrieve the data stolen on Thessia and to pay them back for their crimes against the galaxy. The Normandy crew discover that Sanctuary, a facility supposedly able to provide refugees safety from the Reaper onslaught, is actually a key Cerberus base, located on the planet of Horizon, where Shepard had his first major battle with the Collectors.

On arrival at the seemingly abandoned facility the crew find Cerberus and Reaper forces locked in a deadly battle - about time they fought each other Shepard remarks.







After examining the facility, and playing the messages of hope recorded by civilians entering the Santuary, hoping the staff can secure their future against the Reapers, they venture in to find the dark secrets that Cerberus have been hiding. Activating a console Shepard sees a message from Miranda warning him that Sanctuary isn't what it appears to be and to turn back, but Shepard presses on, especially after seeing on the recordings that Kei Leng is in pursuit of her.

Journeying into the base, Shepard discovers Cerberus's true purpose, they are experimenting on people and turning them into husks for their own purposes!








Determined to put an end to this sick experiment they press on after Miranda, determined to get to her before Kai Leng does, but as they near the headquarters they hear the sounds of a battle inside.

Henry Lawson (voiced by Alan Dale) has gained his way back into Cerberus's favour with his ability to create husks and understand Reaper technology. 






Henry is holding his genetically modified daughter Oriana as a hostage, while Miranda is nowhere to be seen. Shepard convinces Henry to let Oriana go and give up the project, at which point a wounded Miranda kills him, ending his tyranny over their lives forever. Miranda leaves to take care of Oriana but tells Shepard she planted a tracker on Kai Leng during their encounter.

The Final Push

EDI and Traynor use the tracker to locate the Illusive Man's headquarters. Shepard readies the fleets to attack Cerberus, but Hackett warns him that once the data is ready there will be no choice but to press on directly to Earth. Shepard spends a few more days rallying as much support as he can so that the galaxy is ready for the final conflict.

Cronos Station

 Orbiting a red giant, well off the charts of civilization, Cronos Station is where the Illusive Man controls asll Cerberus operations from. Only the most trusted Cerberus officials serve here. 














At the start of the mission EDI volunteers to go and proves her worth instantly by detecting a Cerberus code to vent the air from the hangar bay they land in. They battle to override the controls and then stumble on a solution to get them through the sheilded doors, taking over the automated controls, they launch a fighter directly into the station itself, causing chaos and clearing a path for them.

Journeying through the base Shepard encounters more information about EDI, that she started life as a rogue VI that Shepard battled against in his casmpaign against Saren and that she had proven her loyalty to Shepard on several occasions without his knowing, including preventing an attempt by Cerberus to remotely take over the Normandy.

Cerberus had kept and transported the remains of the Human-Reaper constructed by the Collectors and were using it for their own experiments on the station.







On reaching the Prothean VI Shepard finally discovers what the Catalyst which powers the Crucible is - only it's not an answer he likes - the Catalyst is in fact the Citadel itself!!! They are interrupted at this point by Kai Leng who engages Shepard in a ferocious battle, before finally meeting his end at Shepard's omni-blade.

Shepard speaks again to the VI, assuring him that there is still hope - but the VI reveals that the Reapers have become aware of the Catalyst's nature, due to the Illusive Man, acting under long-term indoctrination, revealing it to them in his bid to take control of the Reapers. Worst of all the Reapers have moved it somewhere where their presense is strongest

To Earth.


And now for the last time I'll update the War Assets

The following are War Assets gained by ending the Cerberus plot on Horizon

Alliance 6th Fleet - After being ordered to avoid engagements with the Reapers and preserve it's strength, this fleet is eager to join the fight.

Miranda Lawson - A key Cerberus operative, she has given the Alliance intel on several under-cover Cerberus operations


The following are War Assets gained by travelling the Galaxy

Shadow Broker Support Team - Through her connections as Shadow Broker Liara is able to lay her hands on any supplies or resources the Alliance need.

Shadow Broker Starship Tech - Technology from the former base of the Shadow Broker has gone toward the Crucible construction

Void Devils Fighter Wing - A team of highly trained Vorcha committed to destroying Reapers after the occupation of their homeworld

Vorcha Labour Team - A rare team of skilled engineers among the Vorcha, they are useful to the Crucible due to their natural resistance to radiation.

Governor Grothan Pazness - A former Batarian extremist, he now urges Batarians to embrace the support of other species and join in the fight for the future.

Volus Dreadnought Kwunnu - The only dreadnought-classs ship built by the Volus is commited to fight the Reapers

Turian SpecOps team - a highly trained team of turians renowned for action on several worlds

The following War Asset was gaine on Cronos Station

Reaper Brain - The mind of the destroyed Reaper creation is now used as a massive computer on the Crucible as well as providing data on the Reapers


One more post to go!!

SF at the Movies - March '13

Feels like forever since I did one of these!! Anyway, here's a look at the Sci-Fi in cinemas this month.

Earthbound

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

The Host

More next month!!!

Mass Effect 3: Omega

 

It's been a while but I'm determined to finish posting on Mass Effect 3 and we're tantalisingly close to the end now so I'll push on at it with a review of what I thought would be the final DLC pack for the game, but oh no they've just released a final pack 'Citadel' which allows Shepard one last chance to hang out with his crew in his own private apartment, after shooting up some bad guys first of course!! I think I'll pick this one up another time when it's on a deal as it has a hefty price tag and looks to be more about nostalgia than storyline - not that I mind nostalgia in any way at all!

Anyway, on with this pack of DLC - which continues from the Mass Effect comic series I reviewed HERE

The Citadel

                                                    

The deposed outlaw Queen of Omega Aria T'Loak now holds court in the Citadel still reigning supreme over the mercenary groups of the galaxy. But she is keen to retake her throne and knows of one man who can get the job done.

Aria had made no bones about her plans to remove Cerberus from her base of operations on Omega and with her plans in fruition she contacts Shepard, requesting his aid. Fortunately for her this request coincided with Kai Leng's assault on Thessia and Shepard's need to vent his frustration by taking it out on Cerberus forces. Aria instist on Shepard leaving his squad behind and he reluctantly agrees. 

Omega 

Shepard links up with Aria's fleet, a rag-tag band of mercenaries and criminals flying under her banner and determined to take their home back from Cerberus. 

Aria uses her flagship, a captured Cerberus cruiser to get close to Omega, but her recklessness gets the ship destroyed by Omega's upgraded defenses. The rest of her fleet engage Cerberus in space while her ground forces use escape pods to penetrate Omega's lower levels. Fighting out of the docking bay they enter Omega to see the true mess that Cerberus has made of the station.

Cerberus have dominated the population of Omega to use it as their base to study Reaper technology through the Omega 4 relay. They have subjugated the alien species living onboard and use deadly force fields to cut off access to various areas of the station

Aria takes Shepard deeper into the station, determined to meet up with the rest of her forces who have made it onto the station, pressing through they see the depths Cerberus have sunk to to maintain control over the facility. 

Rampart Mechs are a Cerberus nightmare, upgraded from standard LOKI mechs to subjugate the criminal population of Omega. With upgraded armour and programmed to charge enemies with omni-weapons at close range they are a terrifying foe especially in large numbers.

 Aria takes Shepard away from the fighting and into the access tunnels, Aria's secret passageways through the station and around Cerberus forces towards their goal. Aria relates some of her history in taking over the station the becomes concerned as she notices the marks of a mercenary band the Talons painted over these little known passageways. Aria debates the usefulness of theis band of drug-dealers as an allied force. As they travel further into the tunnels she runs into an old friend. 

Nyreen Kandros (the first female Turian to appear in-game) was put into the Cabals, a backwater unit of the Turian military, mistrusted for their rare biotic powers. Fed up of being outcast she made a life as a mercenary on Omega and became close to Aria but they fell out due to Nyreen's moral code.

Nyreen is disturbed to see Aria back, yet relieved to know there is an effort to remove Cerberus from power. She debates with Aria about her methods of gaining power and what she will do to it when she has it and Aria retaliates that by saying her rule still gave people free will unlike Cerberus's totalitarian regime. Nyreen agrees to join Shepard and Aria and heads to a makeshift command centre set up by Aria's lieutanants where they organise resistance agains the Cerberus leader.

Oleg Petrovsky is a tactical genius who outplayed Aria to seize control of Omega from her for Cerberus. He remains confident that he can outmaneuver his foe even as she steps onto his territory. He has set up his base of operations in her former throne the Afterlife nightclub. 

Aria sets out to recruit the Talons to her forces, heading into their territory to seek out their leader. She has to fight through some heavy resistance though as the Talons are taking the bru8nt of Cerberus opposition and concentrated forces are near the Talon's main outpost. When she finally breaks through she finds things weeren't quite as she expected.

 Nyreen is the true leader of the Talons and she has reformed them from a band of thugs into a elite group of freedom fighters loyal to her and to a free Omega.






While not swayed to fly Aria's banner Nyreen agrees that the Talons can help remove Cerberus and commits her forces to the war effort in co-ordination with Aria's battlegroup. After mopping up the Cerberus forces assaulting the Talon base Aria makes a speech to rally the citizens of Omega in defiance of Cerberus and puts together a plan to take out Petrovsky and stop the Cerberus efforts on the station. Aria takes Shepard and Nyreen into the mines to circumvent the bulk of the Cerberus army. While in the mines they encounter an enemy spoken of only in hushed tones by the resistance forces.

Adjutants are a Reaper creation modified by Cerberus for their own purposes. They can kill their victims and turn them into more adjutants to spread the infection and create more soldiers. 






After defeating the adjutant they find themselves surrounded by force fields, trapped by Petrovsky who had predicted their next move. He had not however counted on Aria's fierce determination as she used her biotic power to tear a hold through the field with Shepard and Nyreen providing cover. Fighting their way past more adjutants and Cerberus forces they make it to Afterlife where Nyreen, ceing Cerberus gun down civlians sacrifices herself to take out the forces guarding the door.

Once inside  Petrovsky lays another trap for Aria leaving Shepard to take out his enhanced adjutant forces. Shepard battles them himself and frees Aria to pronounce judgement on Petrovsky. Perhaps due to Nyreen's sacrifice she decides to spare him so that he can provide more intel for the war effort. The crowds line up as the queen of Omega returns to her throne.

As usual here are the War Assets

Omega Eezo Hoard - Aria commits a bulk shipment of Element Zero from Omega's mines to keep Alliance ships fueled and ready to fight.

Omega Raiding Fleet - A small, mobile fleet ready to commit powerful strikes against the enemy.

Oleg Petrovsky - His knowledge of Cerberus operations is invaluable to the War Effort.


More soon!!

                                                                                                                                

Blogga's Wall - January 2013

Here's what went up on my wall this January

1) Marvel Encyclopedia - Second Edition

A Christmas present to myself, it was on a ridiculously cheap 2 for 1 at WHSmith so I bought one for a friend and kept the other. I really like having this summary of the key marvel characters as well as records of key events such as World War Hulk and the Secret Invasion. As a fairly casual Marvel fan it's nice to have this record of the wide range of characters and to have concise summaries of their stories as opposed to the bafflingly complex biographies you find online!


2) 'Star Wars' #1

The quoatation marks are there because this latest comic series from Dark Horse is called simple that - Star Wars. Set almost immediately after Episode IV with Luke, Leia and Han dealing with the aftermath of the Death Star's destruction and struggling to find a new home for the Rebellion with the still mighty Empire hot on their tails. 'In the shadow of Yavin' is a five-part run that is already on the third printing of the first issue - get it while you can!! Expect a review at the end of the arc.

More soon folks!

Mass Effect 3: Thessia

This is getting to be something of a joke as I've now finished Halo 4 and am making progress into The Old Republic which is now fully free to play to level 50 with some restrictions but anyway Mass Effect 3 was an amazing journey and well worth playing so I'm going to finish chronicling my adventures in the game here regardless.

Cyone

Fresh from battling the Reaper and grieving over the loss of his friends to the War Effort Shepard has to force himself to keep going to see this battle through. A heads up from Admiral Hackett sends Shepard and the Normandy crew to Cyone, where a critical fuel depot has gone dark.

A key supplier of fuel for the Asari, it also supplies fuel to the Alliance Navy for the entire sector, making it a critical planet to hold.








Shepard arrives to find the place swarming with Reaper forces battling a handful of surviving security forces. To make things worse the battle has caused toxic gases to leak across sections of the base. Shepard manoeuvers around the hazards to eliminate the enemy forces and restart the supply chain.

The Citadel

Soon after the Normandy returns to the Citadel on a summons from the Asari Councillor, she informs Shepard that Thessia, the Asari homeworld is now under siege from Reaper forces, but that is not why she has summoned Shepard. Hidden in an ancient temple is a powerful Prothean artifact, which may hold the key to completing the Crucible, which requires an unknown component called the Catalyst before being ready to fire. This temple is so secret that most Asari, including Liara, don't know that it holds such a powerful artifact.

Thessia

Once the cultural centre of the Galaxy, this beautiful world is not exepmt from the ravages of Reaper occupation








Shepard lands as close as possible to the artifact but the city is under attack from several Reapers.  Shepard meets up with a squad of Asari commandos who aren't too pleased about having to help as they are fighting for their lives but Shepard persuades them of the importance of his mission and they clear the way for him. Shepard battles past wave after wave of Reaper troops through a devastated city to an overrun outpost where he has to fend off powerful Harvesters and reinforce the Asari lines before proceeding.

The Temple of Athame is a sacred site for many Asari who worship the ancient Goddess, few they know the secrets that it holds.










 (Note, I'd say it's almost essential to take Javik with you on this mission, you get a lot more out of it that you would any other way - plus he's great in a fight!!)

Shepard and his squad cautiously enter the temple to find it abandoned, the science team have been murdered but there's no sign of Reaper activity inside. They set about examining the various artifacts in the building to see if they are the source of the hidden technology. Liara recalls the ancient legends they portray, while Javik poses that these are due to his people using advanced technology to protect the primitive Asari.

Javik is quick to point out the resemblence of 'Athame' in this cave mural








After interacting with the large statue at the back of the temple and interfacing with other key artifacts linked to it Shepard uncovers a Prothean beacon, similar to the one he found on Eden Prime where hiswar against the Reapers began. Able to interface with it due to his experiences with Prothean artifacts, Shepard gleans that this is the source of the Asari's advanced technology and culture, a fact the Asari leaders have kept hidden even from their own kind. Continued interaction causes a Prothean VI to activate.

Vendetta  is a powerful intelligence left behind by the Prothean Empire to safeguard the beacon, relieved to see one of it's creators it shares it's knowledge with Shepard.








The VI 'Vendetta' shares knowledge with Shepard, despite the fact that it believes it is too late to stop the Reapers. It reveals that the Crucible is not a Prothean design but rather has been developed by numerous races over the cycles of extinction and was compiled and nearly contructed by the Protheans. When asked why the weapon was never finished it reveals thast a splinter group of Protheans believed that the Reapers could be controlled instead of eliminated, much as Cerberus are trying to do. Vendetta says that they turned out to be indoctrinated agents.

Before he can say more Kai Leng, who has been cloaked in the shadows springs out and with a gunship for fire support destroys much of the temple, leaving Shepard and his crew fighting for their lives as he downloads the data and escapes. Shepard watches hoplessly as Leng flees the scene and as he steps outside watches the Reapers continue to descend on the planet.

Back on the Normandy Liara is furious at Javik for his people's interference in her culture, but he answers that the Protheans saw something in the Asari, something greater than they had in themselves, which is why they nurtured them as a primitive race. Despite this consolation Liara is devastated by the loss of her homeworld and there is little Shepard can do to comfort her. Shepard resolves to stop being on the defensive with Cerberus and take back what is theirs. EDI and Samantha Traynor track Leng's ship to Horizon, but at the same time Shepard recieves a special request which gives him an opportunity to pay Cerberus back.

 - Here are the War Assets gained during these missions.

The following War Asset is gained on Cyone

Advanced Starship Fuel - Fuel from the refineries on Cyone makes transporting materials to the Crucible more efficient.

The following are War Assets gaine travelling to Thessia and exploring the surrounding systems








Synthdiamond Heat Sinks - Synthetic diamonds make heat sinks for weapons more effective

Emergency Fuel Pods - Recovered from a debris field these help power the Crucible's reactors

Alliance Frigates Leipzig and Hong Kong are added to the Alliance 3rd and 5th fleets

Armali Sniper Unit - A highly trained team of Asari commandos specialising in long-distance engagement

Serrice Guard - A heroic team of commandos originally formed to combat the Blood Pack

Dr Jelize - A famed Asari scientist specialising in nano-circuitry, is now building circuit boards for the Crucible's weapons

Elcor Flotilla - After a plea from the Elcor Ambassador on the Citadel Shepard sends the Normandy to assist the Elcor evacuate their homeworld Dekunna. A flotilla of military ships and Elcor warriors bearing heavy weapons emplacements on their backs join the united cause.

Star Wars: Purge - The Tyrant's Fist

The latest installment in the Purge line, which focuses on Vader's extermination of the remnants of the Jedi Order in the days after Order 66, is a two-parter as opposed to the usual run of one-shots. The story not only focuses on Vader's hunt for a rogue Jedi but also how he has to deal with a planet which idolizes the Jedi Order.

New Jedi

Cho'na Bene

Species: Myneyrsh
Sex: Male
Occupation: Jedi Knight








A powerful Jedi Knight, weilding two lightsabers in battle (not too hard when you have four arms I suppose!) he and two other Jedi escaped Order 66 in the Clone Wars and journeyed to the world of Vaklin where they led an insurrection agaisnst the forces of the Empire who came to occupy the planet.

Unidentified Jedi Knight

Species: Barabel
Sex: Male
Occupation: Jedi Knight








One of the insurgent Jedi on Vaklin, he and his Master were captured by Vader, leaving only Cho'na Bene on the planet. The Master was spaced by Vader as he was too good a swordsman to risk leaving alive while this Jedi was kept for interrogation. He succumbed to Vader's techniques and gave up some critical information and was later killed by the Dark Lord in an escape attempt.

Several other Jedi of old are mentioned, as the people of Vaklin built statues in their honour.

- Trivak Ninegun, a Jedi Master who led colonization efforts on the planet and set up Jedi recruiting efforts
- Prokeisha, a Jedi Master who stopped the rust plague and fought at Malastare
- To-La, a Jedi Knight responsible for ending the thousand-year War of Flowering Knives
- Khen Reo, a Jedi Knight who brought law and order to the Null Sectors
- Uru Koo, a Neti Jedi Master whose cuttings were planted on the planet
- Kanzhei Opli, a Jedi Beast Master, responsible for rare species
- an Unknown Master who arrived on Vaklin and died shortly after

New Species

Tuk'ata Nobilis 

An altered form of the Sith Tuk'ata beast, which while just as fearsome could be tamed and controlled by those other than the Sith. Extremely rare, the last pair in the galaxy were used by the insurgents to battle Lord Vader.

Map

Pretty easy this time as all the action takes place on Vaklin, the exact location is a guess but it's in the right grid reference.

Story

Vader is despatched to the planet Vaklin to put down an insurgency led by Jedi Knights, while succeeding in batlle against some of the Knights Vader faces a bigger problem, a planetary population devoted to the Jedi Order and willing to give their lives in it's honour. Assisted by an insightful ISB officer Vader and the Imperials set about wiping all trace of the Jedi from the planet and discredit as well as destroy the Jedi on the planet.