Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Swoop racing

You're first introduced to swoop racing on Taris, where you must win the annual swoop gang race between the Hidden Beks and the Black Vulkars to complete the search for Bastila. Since competing and winning is mandatory it isn't difficult, but it serves as a tutorial before you can choose to take on the greater challenges (and rewards) of the swoop racing circuits of Tatooine and Manaan.

Your mechanic at the swoop platform runs over the basics of handling a swoop bike for the first time.


 * Left-click the mouse to accelerate and shift gears. Use the Movement keys (D and A) to avoid obstacles and hit the accelerator pads.

Tatooine Swoop Racing
on Tatooine is in south central Anchorhead. Once you've signed up with Motta the Hutt after dealing with the track maintenance fee, you can speak to the Rodian track coordinator behind the counter by the west wall to hear what the track records are:


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You can also pay for a recreational run, at a fraction of the cost of an officially timed race:


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For an officially timed race, you must return to speak to Motta by the south wall. He can talk about the rewards (what the tiers are, what each tier pays, racing bonds and if there are any pro racers here) and give you the basics on how to race (including any hazards on the track):


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The rewards for winning each tier are as follows:

Once you're ready to race, there's the small matter of the racing fee:


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For your first race he can be persuaded to extend a discount to you, and he'll let you race for free if you use the Force:

Otherwise, you must pay 100 credits for your first, and every subsequent, race:

Each tier is a separate race, so even if you beat the third tier time in the first, you'll still need to race the next two tiers, costing minimum 200 credits. It takes money to make money...

If you fail to win the tier:

However, with practice it's possible to beat even the 0:22:51 third tier time, or even record sub-0:22:00:

Tier Three
If you talk about swoop racing after becoming champion and ask him to set you up with another race:

Upon exiting swoop registration, a Twi'lek swoop fan outside has to get your autoprint:


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Manaan Swoop Races
Swoop registration on Manaan can be found at the west end of Ahto East. The Maintenance Officer, the Selkath T'sslth, stands behind the north end of the registration desk in its east wall, where you can speak to him to book practice runs for a small fee.


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Before doing so, it's best to go down the short ramp to the door in the north wall labeled Swoop Racers Only to enter the Racers' Lounge and use the swoop records panel in the northeast corner, to be shown the times you need to beat:


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The Course Regulator, the Selkath Sslamoth, stands behind the south end of the registration desk. He can talk about the rewards (what the rounds are, what each round pays and the current crop of racers) and give you the basics on how to race (including any hazards on the course):


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While the rewards for beating each round are always the same, the difficulty of doing so increases if you help Queedle upgrade his swoop bike:

Once you're ready to race, you must pay the 100 credits racing fee. For your first race, it's always possible to use the Force to persuade him you don't need to pay, although you move closer to the dark side of the Force:


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Otherwise, it's easy to persuade him to reduce the first fee to 50 credits:


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However, 100 credits need to be paid before each subsequent race. Each round is a separate race, so even if you beat the time for round three in the first, you'll still need to race the next two rounds, costing minimum 200 credits. It takes money to make money...

If you fail to beat the round:

However, with practice it's possible to beat even the 0:22:48 final round time, or even record sub-0:22:00:

Round One
If you speak to Queedle after beating him:


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Round Three
If Queedle has not upgraded his swoop bike:


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Go down the short ramp to the door in the north wall labeled Swoop Racers Only to enter the Racers' Lounge and speak to the Gamorrean:


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Ignore the warning about winning:

If Hukta Jax was still Sector Champion and you speak to him again: