Read your character screen
Current brings your character's information and everyday controls onto one screen. Log in and select a character first.
ESC → Character → Current
The numbers follow the header and preview, then the left column, right column and bottom buttons. Each entry explains what you are reading and what selecting it does.
Header and model preview
| No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Character name | The saved record name. Changing your display name leaves this name alone. |
| 2 | Rank and faction | Your character's rank and faction, where assigned. These describe the character, not your account's admin permissions. |
| 3 | Help (+) | Opens the website's identity and status guide. |
| 4 | Edit Display Name | The pencil opens your name editor. The record name is read-only, while the display name is what other players see. |
| 5 | Model preview | Shows your model and enabled cosmetic attachments. Drag to turn it, select without dragging to pause or resume rotation, and use the wheel to zoom. |
Identity and state
The IDENTITY rows are information, rather than editors. STATE holds controls you can change.
| No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | ID | The character's record id, used to identify it in commands. |
| 7 | Type | Main, Former Main or Supporting. Manage Characters holds the character settings. |
| 8 | Species | The species recorded for the character. Choosing a different model does not change this field. |
| 9 | Homeworld | The character's recorded homeworld. |
| 10 | Pronouns | The pronouns recorded for the character. |
| 11 | Force Sensitive | Whether the character is marked Force-sensitive, shown as Yes or No. |
| 12 | Hearing | Bad, Poor, Normal, Good or Excellent. This affects how far away the character can hear speech. |
| 13 | Status | Select to choose from the server's status labels, or clear the status. It is stored on the character record. |
| 14 | Scale | Your character's size, displayed as a percentage, feet and inches, or metres according to your unit setting. Select to adjust it and the sitting offset. |
Set your identity and status covers the editable fields and which recorded details need staff to change them.
Languages and walk style
| No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Known languages | The character's language list. A long list ends with ... to fit the screen. |
| 16 | Currently Speaking | The language used for your speech. Select to choose a language your character knows. |
| 17 | Walk Style | Your current walking style. Select to open the picker and change how the character walks and idles for this session. |
Speak another language explains language use. Set your walk style covers the available styles.
Progression and loadout
These are readouts. Use the bottom FORCE POWERS and SKILLS buttons to spend XP.
| No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Level and total XP | Your current level, with current total XP in brackets. Spending XP does not subtract from this total. |
| 19 | Unspent XP | XP still available to spend on Force powers or skills. It reflects saved purchases. |
| 20 | Next Level in | How much more XP you need for the next level. At the highest level, this reads Max level reached. |
| 21 | Progress bar | Progress between your current level's XP threshold and the next one. It disappears at maximum level. |
| 22 | Loadout | The staff-assigned weapons and items added to your normal spawn gear. It shows the saved gear rather than your current inventory. - means none is assigned. |
XP and levels explains how progression works.
FYI and gear
| No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | FYI text | The public note other players can inspect. Select the text area to edit it. |
| 24 | EDIT POI | Opens the editor for information gated by Force Sense or skills. It also holds your character's POI colour, which colours this screen's accents. |
| 25 | Breather | The checkbox switches underwater breathing on or off. Select the label to edit the device's appearance. Aquatic characters show Innate instead of a checkbox. |
| 26 | Glowrod | Switches a glowrod and its light on or off in your left hand. The label has no separate editor. |
| 27 | Translator | The checkbox switches translation and the worn device on or off. Select the label to edit the device's appearance. |
| 28 | Bolts: 1, 2, 3, 4 | Four separate switches for your cosmetic attachment slots. Empty slots are dimmed. Configure their contents through ATTACH below. |
| 29 | Comlink | Shows your comlink state. Select to choose On, Off, Out of range or No response. |
| 30 | Hologram | Shows your current hologram mode. Select to choose a steady projection, a distorted one or Off. |
Write your FYI and POI covers the notes. Gear and comlink explains the equipment controls.
Feedback and bottom buttons
| No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Message line | Feedback from menu actions, just above the buttons. It can be empty. This is separate from the character's Status row. |
| 32 | MODEL | Opens the model picker to change your character's appearance. |
| 33 | WEAPON | Opens the saber editor, with GUN SKINS for gun appearances. |
| 34 | FORCE POWERS | Opens your Force powers and their XP purchases. |
| 35 | SKILLS | Opens your skills and their XP purchases. |
| 36 | ATTACH | Opens the attachment editor for the four cosmetic slots. |
| 37 | CLOSE | Returns to the ESC menu. ESC does the same. |
Guest characters have fewer controls. Status, Scale, Walk Style, FYI, POI and gear changes are locked. WEAPON, FORCE POWERS, SKILLS and ATTACH are hidden.
Guests can still change their display name, model and known spoken language.
Without an active character, the screen shows No active character. and directs you to Manage.