TIE Fighter Schematic

The TIE Fighter Schematic is the canonical Imperial starfighter recipe of the Jump to Lightspeed expansion. It is acquired through faction- gated vendor channels and produces the TIE Fighter — the standard single-pilot fighter of the Galactic Empire and the visual identity of Imperial space combat in Star Wars Galaxies.

How to learn it

Vendor purchase from Imperial Shipwright sources — typically tied to faction recruiters and Imperial space stations. The recipe is faction- locked to active-duty Imperial players. Shipwright crafters who have pledged Imperial are the only suppliers.

Resource quality recommendations

The signature speed and maneuverability of the TIE Fighter come from high-quality Steel and Polysteel Copper for the hull and frame — survey for top-shelf overall quality and unit toughness. Reactive Gas feeds the twin-ion-engine fuel slot and caps the engine’s thrust stat; PE quality matters most here.

Crafting strategy

The TIE Fighter sacrifices durability for raw speed and agility — the canon trade-off that turns it into a cheap, expendable swarm fighter when massed. Approximate resource amounts; exact counts vary across patches and chassis variants (TIE/ln, TIE/in, TIE Advanced). Most Shipwrights produce them to faction order rather than speculatively.

Inputs

Resource class	Amount	Slot
steel	250	Hull Plating
reactive-gas	80	Twin Ion Engine Fuel
polysteel-copper	120	Reinforced Frame

Outputs

• tie-fighter vehicle