New Player Guide
Everything you need to know to get into SWG Infinity — from zero experience to exploring the galaxy.
What’s in This Guide
1. Getting In
Account, launcher, and first login.
↓2. Your Character
Species, appearance, and starting planet.
↓3. The Skill System
No levels. No class locks. Pure freedom.
↓4. Your First Hours
What to do, where to go, how to survive.
↓5. Credits & Economy
How to make money and spend it wisely.
↓6. Community
Finding guilds, cities, and other players.
↓7. Factions & PvP
The Galactic Civil War explained simply.
↓8. Long-Term Goals
Jedi, endgame, and what keeps you playing.
↓Getting In
From zero to playing in about 30 minutes.
Create a Free Account
Head to my.swginfinity.com and register. Pick a username (this is your login name, not your character name), set a password, and verify your email. Done. No credit card, no subscription — ever.
Download the Infinity Launcher
Get the Infinity Launcher — a small desktop app that downloads, patches, and keeps your game files up to date automatically. You do not need the original SWG discs or any other software.
Download the Game (~8–10 GB)
Run the launcher and let it download the game. On a typical broadband connection this takes 15–30 minutes. The launcher supports resumable downloads — if it stops, just reopen it and it picks up where it left off.
Hit Play
Once the download completes, click Play in the launcher, log in with your account credentials, and you will be taken to character creation. Welcome.
Creating Your Character
Character creation in SWG is more involved than most MMOs. Here is what each choice means.
Species
You can choose from ten species: Human, Twi'lek, Wookiee, Mon Calamari, Zabrak, Bothan, Trandoshan, Rodian, Sullustan, and Ithorian. Each has minor stat differences but nothing that locks you out of any content. Pick what feels right — you can always start a new character later.
Quick tip: Humans have slightly balanced stats across the board. Wookiees have more raw health. Twi’leks have slightly better action (stamina). None of these differences are game-breaking — skill choices matter far more than species.
Starting Profession
At character creation you pick a starting profession. This gives you your first few skill boxes for free — it does not lock you into anything. You can learn and unlearn skills throughout the game.
Good for Beginners
- ‣ Medic — self-healing, durable
- ‣ Marksman — ranged combat, simple rotation
- ‣ Scout — foraging, survival
- ‣ Brawler — direct melee, easy to understand
Social Starters
- ‣ Entertainer — play music, heal minds
- ‣ Dancer — buff other players
- ‣ Image Designer — change appearances
Crafting Starters
- ‣ Artisan — gateway to all crafting professions
- ‣ Leads to Weaponsmith, Armorsmith, Architect, and more
Starting City
New players are given the option to start in one of two player cities on Infinity: Highgarden on Naboo or Swamptown on Corellia. Both have cantinas that are reliably staffed with entertainers and doctors for buffing, mission terminals, trainers, and local vendors. There is also a new player quest in Highgarden that will acquaint you with many different aspects of the game.
Find the New Player Quest giver in Highgarden on Naboo and converse with them.
The Skill System
This is the most important thing to understand about SWG. There are no levels.
Instead of earning levels, your character is defined entirely by skill boxes you have trained. Every profession has a tree of boxes you unlock by earning the right type of XP and visiting a trainer NPC. Each box gives you new abilities, stat boosts, or crafting recipes.
You have 250 skill points to spend across your entire character. Mastering a single elite profession costs around 150 points. This means you always have room to branch into a second profession — and hybrid builds are often stronger than single-profession characters.
How XP Works
Different professions use different XP types. Killing creatures earns combat XP. Crafting items earns crafting XP. Healing others earns medical XP. Playing music earns entertainment XP. You earn XP by doing — then spend it at a trainer NPC to unlock the next skill box.
The Four Profession Types
Combat
Kill things. A huge variety of styles: melee brawlers, pistol-slinging rogues, heavy weapon commandos, stealthy rangers, Bounty Hunters. Each has a distinct playstyle in both PvP and PvE.
Support
Keep groups alive and buffed. Medics, Combat Medics, Doctors, Entertainers. Healers and entertainers are always in demand — you will never struggle to find a group.
Crafting
Build the player-driven economy. Every weapon, piece of armor, vehicle, and piece of furniture in the game is player-crafted. Master crafters run real businesses.
Your First Hours
What to actually do when you load in for the first time.
Do the New Player Quest in Highgarden
Find the New Player Quest giver in Highgarden on Naboo and converse with them.
Get Buffed in a Cantina
Find the nearest cantina and look for Entertainer players (they will usually be sitting at instruments). Ask for a buff — Entertainer buffs heal mind wounds and give you a significant combat bonus that lasts hours. This is not optional: buffed characters perform dramatically better in combat. Entertainers are happy to buff you for free or for tips.
Get Doctor Buffs
Doctors (and some Combat Medics) provide stat-enhancing buff packs that boost your Health, Action, and Mind pools. These stims last hours and are a major power multiplier. Ask in your starting city or in Highgarden. Type /say looking for doc buffs or ask on the General chat channel.
Take Missions from Terminals
Mission terminals offer timed tasks for credits and XP. Destroy missions (kill a specific creature) and Delivery missions are the fastest for early progression. Take missions at or slightly above your skill level — they are the primary early credit source.
Visit a Trainer and Spend XP
Once you have earned enough XP doing missions, find a trainer NPC for your profession (they are in most cities, usually near the cantina or hospital). Talk to them and train the next skill box. Repeat. This is the core gameplay loop of early SWG.
Join the Discord
The most important early-game resource is other players. Join the SWG Infinity Discord and introduce yourself in the new player channel. The community is genuinely helpful and most veterans are happy to answer questions, give advice on builds, or even send starter gear.
Useful Early Commands
Credits & Economy
Everything in this game is made by players. The economy is fully real.
SWG has one of the most authentic player-driven economies in any MMO ever made. NPC vendors do not sell endgame gear. If you want good armor, weapons, or equipment, you either craft it yourself, buy it from a player Weaponsmith or Armorsmith, or find it as loot.
Earning Credits Early
- ‣ Mission terminal destroy & delivery missions
- ‣ Looting creature kills and selling to NPC vendors
- ‣ Entertaining (musicians and dancers receive tips)
- ‣ Crafting and selling items at a vendor
Spending Credits Wisely
- ‣ Buy armor from player Armorsmiths
- ‣ Get a weapon from a player Weaponsmith
- ‣ Tip Entertainers and Doctors for buffs
- ‣ Buy a house to store items and set up a vendor
Crafting Economy
- ‣ Resources spawn and despawn on a cycle
- ‣ Quality varies — rare high-stat spawns are valuable
- ‣ A good resource network is a crafter’s biggest advantage
- ‣ Check live resource spawns
Finding Your People
SWG has always been a social game. Community is the endgame.
Join a Guild
Guilds are the social backbone of SWG Infinity. A good guild gives you crafters, healers, dungeon groups, PvP partners, and mentors. Browse active guilds on the Guilds page or ask in Discord which guilds are recruiting players at your experience level.
Player Cities
SWG Infinity has dozens of player-built cities across every planet, complete with shuttleports, hospitals, cantinas, and vendor malls. Many guilds are based in or around player cities. Visit the Cities page to find active communities near you.
Highgarden & Swamptown Hubs
Highgarden on Naboo and Swamptown on Corellia are SWG Infinity’s busiest player hubs. Both cities have Doctor and Entertainer buffers, active vendor malls, and guild activity throughout the day. Whether you start on Naboo or Corellia, you will find other players, social activity, and everything you need in one place.
Factions & PvP
The galaxy is at war. You decide how much of it you want to participate in.
You can choose to align with the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance — or stay Neutral. This is entirely optional. New players are not required to engage with PvP at all.
Neutral
No allegiance declared. You cannot attack or be attacked by other players. Completely safe from PvP. Recommended for new players who are still learning the game.
Covert
You have chosen a side but have not raised your PvP flag. You earn Faction Points from NPC kills and missions, access faction vendors, but cannot engage in player-vs-player combat. The safe way to start building faction standing.
Overt / Special Forces
Full PvP flag raised. You can attack — and be attacked by — opposing faction players anywhere. Required for base warfare and the highest-tier faction content. Highest risk, highest reward. Save this for when you know your build.
Faction Points (FPs) fund your faction rank progression from Recruit up to Colonel, unlocking exclusive gear, vehicles, and prestige along the way. Learn more in the Galactic Civil War guide.
Long-Term Goals
SWG is a sandbox — there is no “beaten”. Here is what keeps players here for years.
Master Your Profession
Work toward mastering your primary profession and building out your hybrid template. This is the most direct early-to-mid-game progression arc and gives you access to the highest-tier abilities in your combat or crafting niche.
Become Jedi
The most prestigious long-term goal in SWG. Unlocking the Force requires mastering 5 professions, collecting specific location badges and theme park completions, being visited by the Old Man, completing the Village of Aurilia across multiple real-time phases, defeating Mellichae, and then completing both Padawan Trials and Knight Trials. It is a months-long journey — and entirely worth it. Start with the Jedi Unlock Guide.
Build a Player City
With enough players and credits, you can establish your own player city, become a mayor, place structures, and build a community. Cities level up over time as more players register citizenship, unlocking shuttleports, hospitals, cantinas, and civic amenities.
Dominate the GCW
Rise through faction ranks to Colonel, run base raids, coordinate with your guild for planetary control operations. PvP in SWG is not instanced — it is a persistent world conflict that plays out in real time, in the open world, with real consequences.
Become a Master Crafter
Build a player economy empire. Establish vendor malls, develop resource-harvesting networks, become the go-to Weaponsmith or Armorsmith that half the server equips themselves from. Crafting at the highest level is a full-time pursuit with serious community recognition.
Key Resources
Everything you need in one place.
All Guides
Profession guides, Jedi unlock, dungeon walkthroughs, theme parks, and more.
→Skill Calculator
Plan your build before you grind. Share URLs for community feedback.
→FAQ
Common questions answered: accounts, gameplay, technical issues, and more.
→Player Cities
Find active player cities across every planet. Vendors, cantinas, community hubs.
→Guilds
Browse active guilds and find your community on SWG Infinity.
→Patch Notes
See what has been added, changed, and fixed since 2017.
→Ready to Start?
The galaxy is waiting. It has been since 2003.