Yep. The preview does also touch on the race-specific minefields that we'll be able to create

Get your chance soon you will, young padawan.

This will actually make modding minefileds in way easier, since I assume they are going to make a proper thing with it instead of a workaround.

Also, that image with the mines, is it me or have they actually started using specular maps properly? That mine texture is superb. I'm definitely going to get this, if only to use it as a reference for my mod work.

The contents of the expansion will be deactivated when playing with people who don't have it. So if you've got it and another guy doesn't, you can play but you won't have the Entrenchment features for yourself.

Looks nice.

Oh, and the concept art is breathtaking.

"will be rewarded with a defensive platform that makes the Death Star look like a kid's snow fort."

Hi Blair, I just want to say that I have so much fun playing this game.  The community is so incredible that I wish it could stay this way forever, posting with such a smart group of gamers, nowdays, is just priceless.  

You know, since we are talking about Star Bases and the snow fort, I have always wished that I could just blow up a whole planet into bits in a game.  Can a Star Base do that for me?  And since Star Bases are such sophistacated structures, could it snatch another structure like a factory or even the super weapons?  For ex. if a Tec Star Base has snatched a Novalith Cannon within the gravity well, then... You know, I am just typing around.

Finally, I do think there should be some kind of rewards for us, the ones who are going to purchase the mini packs, instead of the later full expansion.  The reasons are pretty obvious: 1. We are pretty much supporting the next mini pack, and the one after that with our money and time.  2. We are supporting the Impulse and its future, which is going to be oh so bright, I can see it.  3. The full expansion package is probably going to be cheaper...comparing dl the mini-pack, separately (if you count out the joys).  I am not going to ask for a cake, just some special, and exclusive character portraits for the early buyers. 

P.S. The developers got to fix the online MP starting position problems, and maybe make Heavy Fallout a togglable ability?

Any chance that we get some pictures exepct those 3 at Game Spy because this expansion looks awsome, the only problem is that it will be very hard for me to get it (like SoaSE) because I live in Bosnia and Herzegowina

Until this battle station is fully operational, we are vulnerable. The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped, they're more dangerous than you realize...

The TEC star base looks really cool. I'm really looking forward to this! I always thought that defense was a weak point in SoaSE, now all it needs is a destroyer class.

1) You'll be able to use Paypal once it's released, I don't think you can pre-order with it.

2) We haven't heard much about this, I don't even know if they know if they'll put the campaign into one of the mini packs or separate. But, knowing SD and IC, they're not the kind of companies that would make folks pay twice. So however they do it, I would be extremely surprised if they didn't make sure those who buy the mini packs pay the same thing as those who buy the full retail package.