As many expected, the Cloud City update to Angry Birds Star Wars (v1.2.0) has landed on the Thursday during GDC! Who knows, maybe BirdLeader can give the Mighty Eagle a wink and a nod to say “I know it!”
Anyways, back to business. We reported last week that the update was coming soon, and indeed it has! I think the Rebel Birds were looking to relax after their escape from Hoth, but obviously their plans never quite work as expected. The update has landed for iOS, PC, Mac, and Android via Google Play and the Amazon Appstore, with more platforms coming soon.
Attention PC users: There seems to be a minor bug in this update. We can’t pin down exactly what causes the issue, but there seems to be issues if you have 3-starred the vast majority of levels. Per Rovio Support: “Our wonderful QA team has now been able to find the bug in the game and we are now working on a fix to get it resolved. Hopefully we get it released soon!”
This update includes:
- 20 levels of Cloud City, based in Bespin with 20 more coming in a future update. The levels are pretty cool and a bit challenging, but that’s fine in my book! Walkthroughs are live and can be found in the Cloud City walkthrough category.
- 2 new Bonus levels! The 9th Star Bonus level unlocks at 555 stars, and the 8th Droid is the one you seek in Bespin! We won’t say here where to find the Droid you are looking for, but our guide may say it.
- Boba Fett Missions! (iOS/Android only): This episode consists of 10 levels, all pretty challenging, and all containing the bounty hunter Boba Fett (obviously). To unlock the episode, you can either spring for the $0.99 USD IAP or you can find all 5 jetpacks, scattered across the galaxy. Now, please DO NOT post the locations here. We do have walkthroughs for each level and also show you how to find each jet pack.
- New steam element, which works similar to the geysers in Red Planet of Angry Birds Space.
- 1 new iOS achievement, related to the Boba Fett Missions.
- 2 new Characters to be unlocked, plus one more coming soon! You can now send tweets about your “trophy” (i.e., your unlocking of a character) directly from the page by clicking on it! (Rovio, it seems, plans to add a toggle feature here, to avoid youngsters tweeting on their parents’ behalf.)
Helpful Links
- Walkthroughs for all Star Wars levels, including Cloud City and the Boba Fett Missions and hidden jet packs.
- See our Complete Droids and Bonus Levels Guide if you need help unlocking those!
- Total Destruction video walkthroughs using the Mighty Millennium Falcon can help you earn your gold medals. Our walkthroughs for this update are live!
- For a complete list of all achievements available in Angry Birds Star Wars, see our page.
- Think you can take on the best? Compete on our Star Wars leaderboard.
I’m again the first person who comments on a new post.
it’s a great update!
And no power-ups!
But no Rovio logo on the game icon. That’s strange.
Maybe because they want to respect LucasArts and don’t want to be greedy about this app (not sure about ABR though)
Indeed a great update. But strange that Rovio uses Chuck’s shape for Lando (he’ll join in our arsenal, that’s the best part)
Boba Fett will fly if he sustain damage.
Then, the only question is, what happens after? Some food for thought, to be sure.
Now could be the best time to place the Rovio logo on the icon cos Disney shut down LucasArts yesterday. When update 1.2.1 came in just now I thought they wanted to remove LucasArts’ logo from the opening cos of that (just like when Chillingo pulled out of publishing AB way back), but whaddaya know, it’s still there.
And I also anticipated the Disney logo finally appearing on ABSW. LOLz
I think StarWars didn’t let Rovio to put another logo on the icon.
That’s possible, but on the latest images on the net about AB Toons, the game icon was always with the Rovio logo.
I guess that Lando Bird will take Han Solos spot until Jabbas Palace and will have the same Power (gun). So thats propably why they use Chuck for both characters.
Padde, just read this, and realised the same YB form was used. Most likely for this exact reason :D
@szepy that is the most certain reason.
@Padde smart thinking! Maybe they will do that!
Poor bubbles, they keep ignoring him…… But then again I guess he is working at the Bloated Pig a lot.
@theanonymoussomeone We need to ask Rovio to give Bubbles a bit more attention. He gets ignored so much :(
I took the survey in the App.
They mention Angry Birds Nest as where we saw the toons:)
Cool
Also, Princess Leia’s power gets upgraded at level 3. Now, she can grab more objects at time and pull them faster! :-)
At *a* time.
Finished three starring the first ten levels and most of the second ten. Levels 18 and 20 are EXTREMELY difficult to three-star. The Boba Fett Missions levels are very difficult as well.
Help, where did you all get cloud city? I searched … no luck.
@boss Cloud City has been released for iOS and Android via Google Play. Does this fit your platform?
Thanks for the quick answer, you’re the best:-) I finally updated but after playing Rio I forgot how yellow bird is different ..when touching him he fires not like in Rio where he races ahead. Silly me:-)
I was surprised they didn’t use Bubbles for Lando’s design. Maybe they’ll use him for the Ewoks.
Alo, Boba Fett sounds a lot like Freckles from Bad Piggies… :-\
*the freckled pig.
Hey! Freckles sounds good for Freckled Pig! :D
I found & retrieved one jetpack in Cloud City, but I haven’t had a chance to look for the others throughout the game. I also saw the Cloud City droid but couldn’t get him yet. I won’t say where either are, I don’t want to ruin y’alls fun, but I will say that they aren’t very hard to find & the jet pack is pretty easy to grab. I can’t wait to find them all. I’d like to attempt the challenge of finding them instead of just paying the 99c to open it up. The new levels are pretty challenging, but I’ve got thru them all, but don’t have 3 stars on any of them.
I highly appreciate the fact that Boba Fatt Mission is not IAP exclusively and it can be unlocked through game. That’s nice from Rovio.
Yes very great surprise. The Levels are really Fun to Play. Thanks ROVIO !!!
love the update!!!
Loving the new episode. Apologies that my post in the previous Cloud City thread had to be removed.
I’ve “looked beyond the clouds” and have unlocked the Boba Fett missions. They’re good fun but I’m glad they’re not IAP exclusive, because there’s not enough there to warrant paying to unlock. I understand it with PotJ, as that’s a whole other level of flinging required :)
Leia upgrade!
wondering who’ll appear in place of Han once he’s frozen?
I have to agree, love the new levels. Played the 20 levels of CC and the BFM levels. I could not stop fling’n birds because the levels were just plain fun. Three starred most (11 more to obtain) but will also have to come back and play to obtain above average scores. Want a hoot. Something special about these levels. Leia does appear to have a little more strength.
Are all the jetpacks in the new levels or were they added retroactively in old levels?
We offer a hint in the post ;)
I have one question about Boba Fett Missions: We must defeat him in that 10 special levels or we must use him to complete levels?
Boba Fett is an enemy.
Despite his enemy status that Slim mentions, using Boba Fett correctly can greatly increase your score from additional damage points.
Exactly. He’s a bad guy, but you use him against himself. Or not, but he really causes damage when he gets to flying around.
Update for AB Space Free with 5 new levels.
Our log has been updated. I don’t think I’ll write a post about 5 levels though.
Could you though? I want to see more info on these 5 levels.
Levels 11 thru 15 of Pig Bang. I don’t think a post is worthwhile.
Oh. My free version is just the full game with ads. I thought it would be actual new levels.
I know it’s early in the release, but since several members have mentioned that the Boba Fett missions are difficult, I was wondering if there is any thought about adding another badge. I haven’t played any of them yet, but if they are like Danger Zone or Path of the Jedi, maybe there could be one? Just thinking out loud.
I’ve completed them all with 3 stars, @sparty83, except for one that just needs a little more luck. Probably the same difficulty level as PotJ or DZ!
For now, I’ll say no. I got 3-stars on all except for B-8 this morning while writing posts and trying to read Iwasawa Theory for p-adic Representations. While they ARE difficult, I think a badge may be too easily achieved.
B-8 is definitely the most difficult, just got 151k on it:) I agree with @amslimfordy, they are too easy, fun, but should be harder for a badge status.
Ok, I haven’t started them yet, was just going on what others were saying.
is Lando Calrissian in the game?
Likely in the continuation of the saga. Not yet though, besides cutscenes.
So, Lando appear in the cutscenes? if thats correct, someone can take a picture of him? if he is not on the cutscenes sorry, i dont understand very good the english.
Thank you!!
Why does chuck always get the moustache?
Because he’s waaayy coool? :-)
What’s with the character silhouette Wirth the question mark? I finished all levels including Fett ones (not three stars though), and it’s still not unlocked…
Its lando I believe. I would imagine he will be unlocked when the second half comes out.
I expect he will replace Chuck/Han as he has been frozen in Part 2, he might have a slightly different ability :)
Yeah, I guessed as much, but usually they didn’t show silhouettes that were not unlockable in the current update.
What is the other character aswell, there is a silhouetted circle, kind of looks like a planet, that is still locked, for me, even though I have completed all levels with 3 stars???
It’s possible that the “?”-silhouetted character is Cloud City? Or Lando? I don’t have it unlocked yet. I have the other two, but the character post will be one of the last updated.
the ? character is not the planet, i think its chuck wit an wig wich you can see in the and picture after the 20 levels, i think this unlock in next 20 levels?
It’s Lando. If on iOS, tap on the icon. It gives you the following Twitter message:
on android you cant tap on it, is this character available in this update? or only after next 20 levels
I noticed this earlier, do you have to actually post the tweet to have it unlocked?
No. Unlocks by in-game achievement.
its him indeed you can see it in its shape, its the han solo with wig you see in begin and end picture.
ya but through presumably the second half that will be released at a later date or is it obtainable in the release that was just put out?
Found all 5 jetpacks :) playing the Boba fett levels, its not really exciting
Hi,sry I got a question a little off topic! During latest iOS update,iPad crashed and had to be restored to factory,I lost evrything,I mean Everything…never had iCloud or iTunes backup! On fresh iPad reinstalled ABSW and offcourse it says to start from a scratch…however,when I go to my gamecenter…all the games and old scores are still there!! So my question….what does that mean that all the scores are still on gamecenter and is there any chance to get my progress back?? Sry,didnt know where to ask this!! Ty
Unfortunately, no. GameCenter is simply a numbers display. It does not contain any data files or retrievable information.
Ok,ty,( and for promt reply)its clear now,all gone! What do I do with my ABN scores? I mean ,…even if I have enough time and will ,to re3star and refeather everything,most of the new score most likely will be lower than those I have entered on ABN!( dont think I will have enough sling power left to highscore everything) Is there an option for you guys to delete them all at once( because they are not legit at this point in time) or do I have to do it myself oneat the time?
i am finding level 2 of cloud city to be very difficult. it appears that you have to have a one bird to get three stars, yet i can’t seem to figure out how…any idea how long till your walkthroughs are up?
Coming online now. Thanks for being patient. We were very short-staffed today.
i understand. if i had a way to record video on my phone (and if it didn’t have a frame rate of about 3) I would be happy to help.
Is something wrong with Game Center leaderboard?
It doesn’t show my scores for Boba Fett: says never played although I finished it…
Hrm…. And I didn’t get the achievement either. Definitely think I’ve had Boba Fett smash 25 blocks. What about you @joeyba? (I’ve asked Rovio)
I received that achievement as a kind of a mistake shot but I can’t remember the level. Sorry.
The achievement I got playing the first level, the first seconds I got it.
Thought GC has some delay. But still nothing today for the leaderboard.
I ended up getting it! Woot!
good news.
any news about the Boba Fett leaderboard? Working for anyone you know?
Working how? I’ve got my scores up, so, for me, at least, it seems to be working fine? Just what sort of problem are you having?
I’m not seeing any scores for anyone in GameCenter > ABSW > BFM Total Score
Sorry, I thought he was referring to the leaderboards here at ABN.
“Brag about your trophies using the new Twitter integration!”
This is written in the What’s New tab of Google Play. Any idea if this is actually present?
Present in iOS. I think the copy over to GPlay is a mistake.
Does anyone else think that Boba Fett sounds an awful lot like C-3PO?
Does anyone think Bobba Fett will be available for PC?
I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t.
Path of the Jedi was released for pc, right?
@sal9 It´s not available for mac.
Nor is PotJ.
OK. I don´t know so much about mac and thought it was like AB on PC.
Does anyone know how exactly i can unlock the ‘?’ Character Lando?
He will show up in the final 20.
Does anyone know how to unlock the other silhouetted character, that looks like a circle… I have 3 stars on all levels, and play on Android???
@angermanagement the other 20 levels are “coming soon”. Until then you won’t unlock anything.
I wonder why Rovio decided to keep some characters silhouetted in this update. I can see why, with the Lando character, with the ?, as it creates speculation. But why would they do it for the circle character, have you unlocked all characters except for these 2???
All characters are obtainable, besides the ? outline of Lando.
@amslimfordy, what is the character I am referring to, the last one on the row above Lando, that is the outline of what looks like a planet???
Excuse me, are you talking about the silhouette beside the 3-star Hoth planet? If you are I think it would be the “Medalled” Hoth planet silhouette after getting all Gold medals. I also have that one covered right now.
The Characters page should have your answer.
Thanks Slim, pretty obvious if I thought about it;)
Hello,
I have been playing ABSW since the 1st release, and the app has been so amazing. However, after the update of version 1.2.0, I got a bug with my ipad: when I tried to access the store (to purchase the latest episode), the loading icons on the prices are always circulating, so I could not purchase anything. After that, I tried with my Iphone 4s and it worked just fine. Anyone one has any idea if something went wrong with my ipad? I have tried to reinstall the app but it still just circulated the icons as before … The weird thing was it just happened to my Ipad 2.
Thanks for any response.
For a detailed image, please take a look at the following: http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5502/photoow.png
You should check your network settings.
It looks like your iPad is unable to connect to the internet.
Try restarting your iPad, and logging out/in of the AppStore.
I find that the noise that Boba fett makes when he is hit is very annoying.
It’s a tribute to his dramatic exit into the sail barge and subsequent plunge into the Sarlacc in RotJ.
It sounds to me like he’s saying “Ooo, What fun!” Really fast.
Off topic again… Did ABSW released on Blackberry Z10? I saw a billboard showing Blackberry Z10 and i saw ABSW image on the sidebar (or anything like that)
I believe so, and free if I recall correctly.
By the way: At the Kids Choice Awards 2013, there was a category called Best App and it included ANGRY BIRDS, Fruit Ninja, Temple Run, and Minecraft. Temple Run won. :,( This is madness!
What? No way!! What could beat Minecraft, AND Angry Birds at the same time?
The KCA 2013 was rigged, I bet. I thought for the category Best Music they wpuls pick Gundam Style for sure. But NOOO, it picked a 1 Direction song. >:(
I KNOW! If Angry Birds lost, at least Minecraft could have won! Bet Angry Birds came in second.
Can any Mac users confirm for me: Does Mac ABSW1.2.0 include Boba Fett Missions? As an IAP, and based on the AppStore description, my guess is “no” but I would like to confirm.
BFM is not included.