Date: February 6 - February 13 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT) Requirement: Level 15+
For a limited time, the Bounty Brokers Association has opened its doors to anyone willing to take on their dangerous contracts, offering an opportunity for both seasoned and rookie hunters to prove their skills and bring crime syndicates and violent gangs to justice!
Each day, you can sign up for one standard Henchman contract and one high profile Kingpin Contract, and each may take you to a separate planet. Complete five standard contracts to unlock Kingpin missions with bigger loot! Head to the fleet now, invite your friends and visit representatives of the Association to get started on your contracts!
FEATURED REWARDS:
Reputation with the Bounty Brokers Association
Bounty Tracker’s Armor Set and Contract Hunter’s Armor Set
Assassin’s Bowcaster and Elite Tracker’s Bowcaster weapons
Lobelot, Swamp Kell Drake, and Drink Server Probe Mini-pets
BH-7X Custom Hunter Mount
…and more!
The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally
Date: February 20 - February 27 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT) Requirement: Level 20+
In the growing shadow of war, swoop fans across the galaxy descend on Dantooine, Tatooine, and even Onderon for the sport’s biggest spectacle—The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally! They’re packing the stands, eager to take their minds off their troubles and cheer their favorite swoop gangs. The bikers are here to take on dangerous challenge courses, show off their piloting skills, and flaunt their souped-up swoop bikes. The thunder of the engines, the deafening applause from the fans, the wind battering their helmets… there’s no bigger rush for these thrill seekers.
Despite their reputation as wild rebels whose makeshift courses disregard local districting restrictions, swoop gangs aren’t a serious threat to anyone--something all true swoop fans know! They just love adrenaline-pounding speed, sweet jumps, and big explosions, and the All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally combines all three in one crowd-pleasing package. The biggest gangs on the circuit — Horizon’s Razor, the Pit Screamers, and the Blatant Beks — are ready to show their fans a great time.
FEATURED REWARDS:
Swoop Rally Mounts (regular and gold versions)
Swoop Gang Outfits
Promotion Droid Mini-pets
Various Stronghold Decorations
…and more!
Game Update 7.4b Patch Notes
Highlights
7.4 “Chains in the Dark” Missions, Daily Areas & Story Fixes
Memory Heist
Players can no longer enter the Mouse Droid Puzzle cell if the force field is activated.
Interacting with the book will trigger the Prison Warden walking to the location cell as intended.
Kessan’s Landing Daily Area
Updated the [WEEKLY Daily Area: Ord Mantell] to include [HEROIC 2+: Volcanic Disruption].
This update will reset the mission for players that currently have the mission active.
The "Separatist Elimination Requisition Cache" now rewards Tech Fragments instead of Conquest Commendations as intended.
Added text to indicate Mantellian/Separatist Mount hover turrets have a Flourish.
FR3-DOM World Boss voice has been fixed.
Cinematics
Petra Nihrum is no longer visible on the floor despite Sa'har telling your character that she left.
Missions
Players on Port Nowhere should no longer be caught in the force field when loading explosives onto the tether.
Saboteur players will now see the option to contact Jonas when dealing with the SIS on Ord Mantell.
GENERAL
Loot will correctly appear after the 3rd boss of Objective Meridian.
The circular platform asset, as seen supporting the two Jedi statues at the entrance of the Jedi temple on Tython and the Krayt Dragon Skeleton Decoration, is now fully textured.
When Inspecting another player, they will always appear in the Inspect Window in both the Gear and Outfitter tabs.
Map/HUD Updates
The HUD map will now correctly show the World Map instead of the local map on area travel.
The HUD map will now correctly display all map notes after traveling to a new area.
Quick travel map notes will now correctly show as locked when they have not been discovered.
GTN Updates
Fixed an issue where shift+click would not populate the GTN search text field from the following locations: Materials Window, Collections Window, and GTN Sell Page
Updated GTN Sell Page duration timer to show more specific times. It now shows the highest two values. Ex: Days and hours or hours and minutes.
The GTN Claim button will now change to gold and animate when players have items to claim.
The GTN will now record when players have claimed, purchased, or canceled a sale.
An additional alert icon will now be displayed in the "Claim" window when an item is close to expiring.
The AFK timer will now reset when interacting with the GTN.
A “Do Not Show Again” option has been added to the GTN augment warning window.
Items on the GTN no longer show a negative time.
Items in GTN Searches will show as disabled if the player cannot use them.
Localization Updates German
Dantooine, Iokath, Odessen, Ossus and Darvannis planet names are now present for German players in Galaxy Map and Conquest Tab.
The German name for "Meticulous Preparation" is now visible from the ability's tooltip.
Text for Operations, Flashpoints, and Uprisings are no longer missing in the Activity Finder
Daily Area: Ruhnuk mission title appears correctly in the Activity Finder and Mission log.
Name of “Concentrated Fire Package” is now consistent across all Item Rating versions.
French
The French translation of the "Implant Destiny 340" Achievement refers to the correct Item Rating.
German and French
The dialogue text for "Zeek's Deconstruction: 340" is now displayed correctly during the conversation with Hyde & Zeek in French and German
Daily and Weekly PVP missions now appear in the mission terminals.
The name for "Separatist's Relay Desk" is no longer missing.
Items
The "Suspended Speeder Engine" now has the correct orientation, matching the one seen in the decoration preview with the scaffolding hanging from the ceiling.
The description mentioning "Locked in Collection" is no longer included in the Vendor sold version of the "Life Day Robes".
The Westar 19-B and Westar 19-C Blasters' holsters will now always be visible during gameplay.
Zakuulan Exile's Weapons are displayed correctly both in game and during preview screens.
The storefront and collections images for the Heavy Mandalorian Helmet now match its in-game appearance.
Characters' hair no longer clips through the “Life Day Officer Hat” when being worn.
The lights on the "Emergency Blockade" stronghold decoration no longer clips into other areas of the decoration.
Decorations with lightsaber blades now reignite correctly when the player logs into a Stronghold.
Companions
HK-51 now appears in ship cinematics with all player applied customizations and equipped items.
Galactic Seasons
Fixed an issue where the drop rates of Galactic Seasons reputation currency were lower than intended in previous seasons.
In-Game Events for January 2024
Relics of the Gree
Date: January 9 - January 16 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT) Requirement: Level 50+
Explore Ilum's contested area in the Western Ice Shelf to uncover the mysterious purpose of the Gray Secant, an enormous ancient Gree starship. Get ready to face a powerful opponent that awaits you at the center of this ancient vessel. Visit the in-game News Terminal located on Carrick Station in the Republic fleet or Vaiken Spacedock in the Imperial fleet to get started on your adventure!
FEATURED REWARDS:
Reputation with the Gree Enclave
Gree Digitization Cube
White, Red, and Blue Scalene Armor
Gray Helix Weapons
L1-L Defender, L1-L Scout, and Miniature Gray Secant Mini-pets
Cyan Sphere, Blue Sphere and Red Sphere Vehicles
…and more!
Pirate Incursion
Date: January 23 - January 30 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT) Requirement: Level 20+
The remote planet Dantooine has been thrust into the center of escalating hostilities between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Spurred on in secret by covert Imperial forces, the Nova Blade pirates have staged an all-out attack on the pastoral Republic world. As the Republic scrambles to defend this key territory at the edge of Imperial space, the Empire plans to capitalize on the chaos and deal a major blow to the longtime Republic bastion.
FEATURED REWARDS:
Nova Blade and Dantooine Homesteader Armor Sets
Ugnaught Companion
Walker Mount
Kath Hound Mount
Kath Hound Mini-pet
Dantooine-inspired Stronghold Decorations
… and more!
12 Years With Star Wars™: The Old Republic
Hi, folks!
Today marks our 12th anniversary, and what a year it has been. I am once again reflective of everything that has transpired in 2023, and I couldn’t be more proud of the Star Wars™: The Old Republic team.
We began the year by deploying the 64-bit client to all players, releasing Galactic Seasons 4 "Passage of Peace”, PvP Season 2 “Piercing the Veil”, and opened a test server in the Asia-Pacific region completely hosted in the cloud. It was an incredible kickoff to the new year, and we were delighted to see a lot of months of prep come to fruition.
Midway through the year, the development team transitioned to Broadsword and delivered Game Update 7.3 “Old Wounds” which was full of new content, including a story update, the Shrine of Silence Flashpoint, and an entirely new area on Voss called the Interpreter’s Retreat. Game Update 7.3 also included art modernization, which updated various assets and the environment of the Interpreter’s Retreat.
Over the following months, we officially moved all of our servers to the cloud! How cool is that? This initiative greatly streamlined our processes and allowed us to make additional upgrades to improve the overall health and stability of the game.
On the heels of that migration, we launched Game Update 7.3.1 which came with Galactic Seasons 5 “Confidence in Power” (how about that Loth-Cat kitten pet?) and introduced Ahsoka-inspired items to the game. This collaboration with our friends at LucasFilm was a great deal of fun, and we were ecstatic to see how they resonated within the community.
Now we find ourselves in the present day. We opened a new server in the APAC region called Shae Vizla, and it was incredible playing alongside new and returning players. I’m about halfway to completing Legendary status!
Following the opening of the new server, we launched Game Update 7.4 “Chains in the Dark”, which brings players back to a new area on Ord Mantell to progress the storyline around Heta Kol and the Hidden Chain.
I wrote a lot about the accomplishments of the past year and leaving you all with quite a bit to enjoy for the holiday season, but I also do want to give you all a glimpse into 2024.
With our next release in 7.4.1, we are doing something pretty cool in Galactic Seasons 6. The story and primary reward of the season will take you back to a location that you haven’t been to in quite some time, and it has quite a view.
As we look beyond 7.4.1 and into 7.5, we have some new things planned for our players. I checked in with Lane Vizla, and she thinks that her steady progress on the Basilisk War Droid Prototype could come to a meaningful conclusion (or new beginning?) around that time. I have so many more things I want to tell you about with the upcoming releases, and everything else we have planned for next year with story and events, but alas today is a celebration of our 12th anniversary. I wanted to make sure to leave you with a few nuggets to chew on over the holidays. When we get back from the holiday break, we’ll be preparing for a 7.4.1 livestream that we are tentatively scheduling for February 14th!
This livestream will focus mostly on 7.4.1, where we will give you a glimpse of everything that is coming in that update. We’ll also share an early sneak peek of Game Update 7.5 as well.
As I said in the 7.4 dev stream, there’s more to come, and we’re looking forward to announcing further details in due time.
Before I head out, just a reminder of some things to enjoy during the holiday break.
We are running a 50% off Collection Unlock sale from now until January 9, 2024
Life Day is active and will run until January 9, 2024
The Double XP Event begins December 24 and will run until January 4, 2024
The Coruscant and Kaas City Strongholds are discounted to 12 credits (down from 5000) until the next game update
We’re doing something a little different with the Cartel Market sales this year! Right now the following are on sale at a discounted price:
Featured Anniversary sales until January 4, 2024
5-pack: Major Experience Boost
Commander's Compendium - 3 Pack
Master’s Datacron and Equipment Bundle
Thexan's Armor Set
Satele Shan's Dualsaber
Darth Nul's Lightsaber
Tulak Hord's Lightsaber
Daily sales are starting tomorrow and running until January 4, 2024
Elite Mandalorian Bundle (Dec 21)
Executioner Lightning Weapon Tuning (Dec 22)
Mischief & Anarchy Blaster Pistols (Dec 23)
Tau's Lightsaber (Dec 24)
Armor of Darth Revan Set (Dec 25)
Onderon Guardian Bundle (Dec 26)
Dark Side Hssiss Mount (Dec 27)
Zakuul Knight Armor Set (Dec 28)
Stronghold Cantina Decoration Bundle (Dec 29)
Sensuous Dress Armor Set (Dec 30)
Heartless Pursuer Armor Set (Dec 31)
Imperial Reaper's Armor Set (Jan 1)
Incinerator Weapon Tuning (Jan 2)
Twisted Fang Lightsaber (Jan 3)
I am genuinely thankful that I get to work with such incredible teams and partners who are both committed to creating the best content possible for SWTOR and working toward improving the tech and platform that runs the game. Of course, I want to send a heartfelt thank you to all of our players who play this wonderful game with us. We wish you all a happy holiday and new year.
May the Force be with you.
-Keith
SWTOR Galactic Season Objectives: December 19 - January 23
Galactic Seasons : “Confidence in Power” started with the launch of Game Update 7.3.1. Similar to previous seasons, the Daily and Weekly Season Objectives will be communicated on a month-to-month basis. Here is the list of the Season Objectives from December 19 - January 23.
(Decos from top left to right - Dark Marauder Soldier, Imperial Lieutenant Officer, Wasteland Tech Crackshot, Imperial Reaper Combatant) (Decos from bottom left to right - Depository of Dark Wisdom, Outer Rim Drifter Gunslinger, 3V-1L, Resilient Warden Gladiator)
December 19 - December 25
Daily Influencing the Galaxy
Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Weekly
Complete any 7/11
March Across the Galaxy Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Mousecapades
Cause Chaos in Cantinas
Fielding Loyalty
Complete Missions as a Trooper or an Agent Origin.
Liabilities of Corellia
Track down and defeat the following high profile targets on Corellia: Admiral Kalmic (Central Blastfield Shipyards - Republic), Jimme Weasle (Southern Government District - Empire), Lord Rashal (Northeastern Labor Valley - Republic), Prototype RK-4 Sentinel (Southwestern Labor Valley - Empire)
Liabilities of Quesh
Track down and defeat the following high profile targets on Quesh: DS-224 Colossus (Adrenal Valley - Republic), Foreman Telleon (Imperial Mining Control - Empire), Lord Rhexa (Broga's Palace - Republic), Yanu Selke (Three Families Palace Grounds - Empire)
GSI Valued Partner
Complete the Mission: [WEEKLY] GSI Valued Partner Initiative
Legacies of the Dark and Powerful
Complete 2 Flashpoints from the following list: The False Emperor, Legacy of the Rakata, The Battle of Ilum, or Shrine of Silence (requires content).
Stay On Target
Earn Capture, Defensive, and Damage Medals in Galactic Starfighter by capturing and defending objectives or damaging enemies.
Clashing in the Stars
Complete Galactic Starfighter matches. Earn double progress for wins.
Under Pressure
Complete any Eternity Vault and Scum and Villainy on Veteran or Master difficulty (Requires a Subscription)
Outlander
Complete Chapter III: Outlander of Knight of the Fallen Empire on Veteran difficultyor harder. (Requires a Subscription and/or access to Knights of the Fallen Empire)
December 26 - January 1
Daily Influencing the Galaxy
Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Weekly - Complete any 7/11
March Across the Galaxy
Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Gathering the Seeds Obtain Dark Spores by completing Daily Objectives, Season Objectives, Season Reward Track, Flashpoints, Uprisings, Operations, or defeating enemies across the Galaxy.
Daily Objectives grant 2 Dark Spores
Season Objectives grant 10-15 Dark Spores
Some Reward Track levels grant Dark Spores
Flashpoints grant 2-4 Dark Spores
Uprisings grant 3-5 Dark Spores
8 Player Operations grant 12-18 Dark Spores
16 Player Operations grant 14-24 Dark Spores
Lair Bosses (including Event Lair Bosses) grant 2-6 Dark Spores
Combat outside of the above content without a companion is prone to produce higher yields of Dark Spores. Speaking with an 'Informative Jawa' on the Fleet may offer aid in locating Dark Spores.
Planting the Darkness
Turn in Dark Spores to 3V-1L on the Fleet to earn Reputation with The Master's Top Secret Army.
This Will Do Nicely
Affect enemies with destructible pipes, tanks, canisters, and capacitors found throughout the Galaxy.
Coreward Worlds Daily Sweep
Complete the mission: [WEEKLY] Daily Area: Black Hole multiple times or complete [WEEKLY] Daily Area: Onderon once.
The Coreward Worlds
Complete Repeatable, Exploration, or Bonus Missions, while defeating enemies across Alderaan, Balmorra, Corellia, Mek-Sha, or Onderon. To locate Exploration Missions throughout the Galaxy, check 'Show Exploration Missions' on the World Map Legend.
The Nightmare of Voss
Defeat the Nightmare Pilgrim World Boss on Voss.
The Terrors of Taris
Defeat The Ancient One and Subject Alpha on Taris.
Storming the Battlefront
Complete Arena matches. Earn double progress for wins.
Taking Flights
Complete Chapter VIII: Taking Flights of Knights of the Fallen Empire on Veteran difficulty or harder. (Requires a Subscription and/or access to Knights of the Fallen Empire)
Lair of the Mountain Queen
Defeat the Mutated Geonosian Queen on any difficulty. (Requires a Subscription)
January 2 - January 8
Daily Influencing the Galaxy
Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Weekly - Complete any 7/11
March Across the Galaxy
Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Planting the Darkness
Turn in Dark Spores to 3V-1L on the Fleet to earn Reputation with The Master's Top Secret Army.
Cover Me
Defeat non-player enemies across the Galaxy with any Companion in a Heal Role. (This does not progress through Warzones, Galactic Starfighter, Flashpoints, or Operations)
I Have Your Back
Defeat non-player enemies across the Galaxy with any Companion in a Damage Role. (This does not progress through Warzones, Galactic Starfighter, Flashpoints, or Operations)
Hold Them Down
Defeat non-player enemies across the Galaxy with any Companion in a Tank Role. (This does not progress through Warzones, Galactic Starfighter, Flashpoints, or Operations)
Ace of the Armada
Board your personal ship and complete 3 Space Missions.
We're Not Out of This Yet
Board your personal ship and complete 2 [HEROIC] Space Missions.
Heading the Frontline
Complete Warzone matches. Earn double progress for wins.
Forging Darkness
Assemble materials into War Supplies: Invasion Forces, and then assemble Dark Project MK-1s.
Quelling the Uprising A
Complete the first group of Uprisings.
Sweeping Manaan and Ruhnuk
Complete the mission: [WEEKLY] Daily Area: Manaan or [WEEKLY] Daily Area: Ruhnuk. (Requires a Subscription and/or access to Legends of the Sith)
January 9 - January 15
Daily Influencing the Galaxy
Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Weekly - Complete any 7/11
March Across the Galaxy
Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Gathering the Seeds Obtain Dark Spores by completing Daily Objectives, Season Objectives, Season Reward Track, Flashpoints, Uprisings, Operations, or defeating enemies across the Galaxy.
Daily Objectives grant 2 Dark Spores
Season Objectives grant 10-15 Dark Spores
Some Reward Track levels grant Dark Spores
Flashpoints grant 2-4 Dark Spores
Uprisings grant 3-5 Dark Spores
8 Player Operations grant 12-18 Dark Spores
16 Player Operations grant 14-24 Dark Spores
Lair Bosses (including Event Lair Bosses) grant 2-6 Dark Spores
Combat outside of the above content without a companion is prone to produce higher yields of Dark Spores. Speaking with an 'Informative Jawa' on the Fleet may offer aid in locating Dark Spores.
Mousecapades
Cause Chaos in Cantinas
GSI Valued Partner
Complete the Mission: [WEEKLY] GSI Valued Partner Initiative
Pre-Fabulous Results
Assemble materials into Industrial or Synthetic Prefabs and Fabricator Crystals or Designs.
Dealings in Hutt Space
Complete Repeatable, Exploration, or Bonus Missions while defeating enemies across Makeb, Nar Shaddaa, Quesh, Voss, Darvannis, or Ossus. To locate Exploration Missions throughout the Galaxy, check 'Show Exploration Missions' on the World Map Legend.
Legacies of the Dark and Powerful
Complete 2 Flashpoints from the following list: The False Emperor, Legacy of the Rakata, The Battle of Ilum, or Shrine of Silence (requires content).
Cartel Warbots
Defeat the Rogue Cartel Warbot World Boss on Quesh and Battledroid R4-GL on Nar Shaddaa.
Decorated Combatant
Earn Warzone Medals (1 point per medal).
The Eternal Throne
Complete Chapter IX: The Eternal Throne of Knights of the Eternal Throne on Veteran difficulty or harder. (Requires a Subscription and/or access to Knights of the Eternal Throne)
Heart of Ruin
Defeat the Colossal Monolith on any difficulty. (Requires a Subscription)
January 16 - January 23
Daily Influencing the Galaxy
Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Weekly - Complete any 7/11
March Across the Galaxy
Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.
Mousecapades
Cause Chaos in Cantinas
Planting the Darkness
Turn in Dark Spores to 3V-1L on the Fleet to earn Reputation with The Master's Top Secret Army.
The Seat of the Empire
Complete Repeatable, Exploration, or Bonus Missions while defeating enemies on Taris, Oricon, Yavin 4, Ziost, or Dantooine. To locate Exploration Missions throughout the Galaxy, check 'Show Exploration Missions' on the World Map Legend.
Wild Space Daily Sweep
Complete the mission: [WEEKLY] Daily Area: CZ-198 multiple times or complete [WEEKLY] Daily Area: Iokath once.
Fielding Loyalty
Complete Missions as a Trooper or an Agent Origin.
We're Not Out of This Yet
Board your personal ship and complete 2 [HEROIC] Space Missions.
Storming the Battlefront
Complete Arena matches. Earn double progress for wins.
Stay On Target
Earn Capture, Defensive, and Damage Medals in Galactic Starfighter by capturing and defending objectives or damaging enemies.
Under Pressure
Complete any Eternity Vault and Scum and Villainy on Veteran or Master difficulty (Requires a Subscription)
Ascension
Complete Chapter V: Ascension of Knights of the Eternal Throne on Veteran difficulty or harder. (Requires a Subscription and/or access to Knights of the Eternal Throne)
Game Update 7.4a - December 6, 2023
Game Update 7.4a will be deployed on December 6, 2023 to fix the following issues:
General
Memory leak / Crashes
Investigation complete and we know the cause. Fix is highest priority.
Missions
The "A Helping Hand: Deliver Supplies to Ord Mantell Outposts" mission have very long spawn timers. - FIXED
GTN
The search function is missing categories. - FIXED
Additional details- Search categories that do not have a subcateory will be able to be searched with just a category selection. i.e. Mounts, Pets and Ship Upgrades will now work by selecting their category.
Items
Zakuulan Exile's Blaster, Offhand Blaster, Rifle and Sniper Rifle are invisible both in game and during the preview screens. - FIXED
Previewing decorations from vendors only opens the character preview window. - FIXED
Gear
Hyde and Zeek are not offering the 340 Zeek's Deconstruction missions to players who completed all other Zeek's Deconstruction missions. - FIXED
Map
The World Map/Area Map button is missing its mouseover. - FIXED
We are targeting tomorrow (December 6, 2023) morning to roll out fixes for all of the above. An exact time for this rollout has not been established as that is based on further testing on a new build that contains these fixes. However, we intend on deploying patch 7.4a as early as possible. Please keep an eye on our social channels/forums for updates.
We anticipate that servers will be down for an estimated 2 hours.
Game Update 7.4 "Chains in the Dark" is now live!
With Game Update 7.4, players will experience a never before seen area on Ord Mantell called Kessan’s Landing, obtain new Achievements and Reputation rewards in the Daily Area, take on the FR3-D0M World Boss, and more! Details on what players can expect from this new update are below!
“Chain in the Dark” storyline
Kessan’s Landing is a new Daily Area on Ord Mantell. Players will find that they can complete repeatable missions, and obtain new Achievements and Reputation rewards. There will also be a chain of side missions that will take players all over the galaxy, allowing them to assemble a piece of tech that will be very useful on Kessan’s Landing.
Lane Vizla’s storyline continues on!
Lane Vizla’s story continues in Game Update 7.4 in a series of missions that follows the events of Showdown on Ruhnuk (Game Update 7.2). Throughout these missions, players will be meeting up Lane Vizla herself, an expert in droid history called The Curator, and an assassin droid HK-24 unit.
New World Boss
Players are encouraged to mind their feet and keep an eye out for burning patches of plasma that FR3-D0M tends to leave on the ground during combat. There is a chance that FR3-D0M will drop a unique mount called the Mantellian Separatist Hover Turret.
Galactic Trade Network Overhaul
The GTN is completely rebuilt, making it more accessible but also familiar to players. Players will see a new advanced search section, and a more streamlined flow for claiming and selling items. More information can be found here.
We are activating a new character lighting tool for all cinematic content. Any cinematic content in the game currently - from class stories to world arcs to more recent expansions - will employ this new character lighting system. Some of the highlights of this system include using environment lighting for more accurate shadows, detailed self shadowing on characters, and more custom lighting control in cinematics.
New to the Cartel Market
Many offerings are coming to the Cartel Market with Game Update 7.4. Some of which are the Defiant Maverick Armor set (inspired by Sabine Wren) and the Darth Nul Dualsaber. We will be rolling out the new items on a weekly basis, so be sure to check out the Cartel Market to see what new items are available.
(Defiant Maverick Armor inspired by Sabine Wren)
(Darth Nul Dualsaber)
New enhanced dye packs that utilize specularity (how reflections are used to make a surface appear metallic, pearlescent, or matte) will also be released over time beginning 7.4 launch and these dyes specifically will only be available for a limited time. These dyes will be rotated out on a weekly basis from now until January 6, 2024. They can still be obtained through hypercrates beyond that date.
(Various specular dyes on Suppression Trooper Armor set. From left to right - default Metallic Black/Pearlescent Red, Metallic Gold / Chrome White, Chrome White / Metallic Gold, Matte Black / Metallic Black)
A full list of Cartel Market items will be posted soon!
Life Day
Life Day is returning and will begin December 12th! Players will be able to obtain a new outfit called the Life Day Officer Armor.
Following the showdown between Shae Vizla and Heta Kol in Game Update 7.2, players will be returning to Ord Mantell to explore a small, provincial island called Kessan’s Landing to face the Hidden Chain strike team head on.
New Daily Area
Kessan’s Landing is a new Daily Area on Ord Mantell. Players will find that they can complete repeatable missions, and obtain new Achievements and Reputation rewards. There will also be a chain of side missions that will take players all over the galaxy, allowing them to assemble a piece of tech that will be very useful on Kessan’s Landing.
New World Boss
Players are encouraged to mind their feet and keep an eye out for burning patches of plasma that FR3-D0M tends to leave on the ground during combat. There is a chance that FR3-D0M will drop a unique mount called the Mantellian Separatist Hover Turret.
Cinematic Lighting Update
Beginning in 7.4, we are activating a new character lighting tool for all cinematic content. Any cinematic content in the game currently - from class stories to world arcs to more recent expansions - will employ this new character lighting system. Some of the highlights of this system include using environment lighting for more accurate shadows, detailed self shadowing on characters, and more custom lighting control in cinematics.
Life Day
The annual celebration is back! Life Day will be celebrated from December 12, 2023 - January 09, 2024 so make sure you hug a Wookiee in celebration!
Galactic Trade Network (GTN)Revamp
The GTN is completely rebuilt, making it more accessible but also familiar to players. Players will see a new advanced search section, and a more streamlined flow for claiming and selling items. More information can be found here. Forums Link
Gearing Changes
The maximum for Item Ratings for gear has been increased. More details can be found here. Forums Link
Quick Travel Map
Multiple fixes were applied to the Quick Travel map including:
The quick travel points now appear on the map after the discovery of the area they reside in. The Corellia Tears of Taris, 2 points on Balmorra, the Voss Cantina and the Belsavis Cantina which were previously missing are now visible.
All quick travel points are accessible after unlocking them.
All quick travel points will now show on the world map, regardless of location- like behind an elevator.
Objective tracking is listed on the quest breadcrumbs on the map
Interacting with NPC vendors no longer shows their name as "Undefined" on the map
World Map coordinates will now show properly when reaching 4 digits
Class Balance Changes
Sniper / Gunslinger
Engineering / Saboteur
Reduced the critical damage bonus given to Explosive Probe / Explosive Charge from the Laser Targeting / Sequential Targeting mod to 20% (from 25%).
Juggernaut / Guardian
Vengeance / Vigilance
Removing the cooldown reduction from Major Fracture / Cauterizing Brand
Fixed an issue with Deep Cuts where it wasn't properly increasing periodic damage critical hit chance
Powertech / Vanguard
Pyrotech / Plasmatech
Superheated Fuel now increases Flame attack critical chance and critical hit damage by 25%.
General Updates and Fixes
Corrected an issue preventing SCORPIO from being granted as a companion in KotFE Chapter VII: Lady of Sorrows. We also fixed an issue that would prevent the next chapter from starting automatically.
Commando/Mercenary
When using a Regeneration toy, Supercharge building stops when the Rest & Recharge abilities are canceled.
Sentinel/Marauder
When using a Regeneration toy, Centering/Fury building stops when the Rest & recharge is canceled.
Meridat Stato (Imperial Fleet Vendor), Nelva Stato (Republic Fleet Vendor) and Felusia Stato (Stronghold Vendor) are now selling the “Simple Merchant Rug” decoration again.
The vendors are now selling only one copy of the Basic Junker's Light.
Players who received the incorrectly named Elite Tactician Blaster Pistol will now be able to use it to unlock the Hermit's Vigil in Collections. To trigger the Collection unlock, players will need to equip the weapon or move it to the cargo hold storage and BACK into their inventory.
PvP Season 2 and 3 items are now properly showing in Giradda the Hutt’s inventory, the PvP Classic vendor.
The Burning Rampage Chestplate will no longer stretch when the character moves their head.
The Empire Director Mantle’s cape will no longer clip with the male body type 4 characters or players’ hands in combat stance
The map notes for the “Hidden Signals” bonus mission now appear properly on the minimap.
The Player can no longer accept both "Peace is a Lie" and "Power through Strength" by claiming the missing mission items from the Collection. Only one of the two missions can exist in the player log at one time.
The words "Weapon Tuning" are added to "Festive Snow Fall" in order to be easier to find on the cartel market.
Loading screen tip has been updated to "A Broadsword or EA employee will never ask you for your password".
The "Advanced Orange-Yellow Crystals” required level to use is now 10, in line with the rest of the color crystals.
The mission-granting items from Galactic Season 5 can now be found in both the “All” category and their own category of the Galactic Season 5 section.
The codex entries for The True Anomaly, The Uxibeast and Weequay Species now have images.
Siege Skytrooper health has been reduced while morphed in a Walker in Season 2: Chapter VIII: End Times on Master Mode.
The Collapsible Bowcaster Grek is categorized as a Blaster Rifle as per tooltip in Collections.
Enhanced shadows no longer appears over solid objects such as grates and fences.
Graphics quality levels adjusted to more closely match the coloration of Ultra. Low quality level has improved lighting, emissive, and skin shaders and looks closer to the lighting seen in Ultra
Enhanced shadows adjusted to reduce sparkles and dark halos seen around characters when viewed from a distance.
NPC and Low graphics settings have improved skin shader and reduced compression artifacts in textures.
Scrolling cloud shadows enabled in certain areas
Lieutenant Xorem, the mission giver on Ord Mantell for the mission “Victims of War” is now always visible.
Killing the Geonosian Queen in her Operation also completes the quest associated with the task.
When sheathed the Classic Lightweight Vibrosword sits at the same height as other vibroswords, including the Classic Vibrosword.
Fixed an issue where Imperial characters using Male Body Type 3 could get stuck while completing the Galactic Season objective "Mousecapades" on Alderaan, Taris, and Hoth.
The collision on the stairway in the Cantina on Rishi is adjusted so that all characters of all body types can step over it without jumping.
There is no longer a floating bush in the Appearance Modification Station or anywhere else on the Imperial Fleet.
Plants no longer have unintended holes in their leaves on Alderaan, Hutta and Oricon.
The "Dathomir Rancor" now has a picture in the Cartel Market..
The Space Missions "[HEROIC] Thanium Disruption" and "[HEROIC] Cha Raaba Assault" are now giving credit towards the Galactic Season Objective "We're Not Out of This Yet".
The K-NorCo B5C now has the same flourish as the K-NorCo B5B mount.
There is no longer a difference in appearance of the Empire Director Cowl, Scorching Sands, Shadeveil Warrior and Shadeveil Assassin sets when viewed on your character vs other characters.
The Model Redeemer Starfighter can now be unlocked in Collections.
A few turrets in the Section X area of Belsavis are no longer floating in the air.
The Imperial Banner is no longer clipping with a Sith Statue on the Korriban Arrival Port, because it was removed.
Reduced the reflectivity on some Imperial Walls .
All listed Uprisings count towards the Galactic Season objective "Quelling the Uprising".
It is no longer possible to use a jump shortcut in the Flashpoint: Athiss.
Players can no longer fall through the floor and reach an unintended area in the R-4 Anomaly Operation.
Players who have destroyed the Galactic Season 5 Mission unlocks can now re-purchase them from Jaleit Nall, the Classic and Non-Seasonal Rewards vendor.".
The Hover Light Weapon Tuning now works correctly with Female Body Type 4.
The position of all Jetpack Mounts has been adjusted to fit the characters back on all body types.
Max Bet Chips can now be purchased with Collector's Edition access without needing to purchase the VIP Wristband.
Trees are no longer clipping through the bridge in Darth Baras's Secret Lair.
It is no longer possible to summon ineligible characters to the VIP area on the Fleet.
Maintenance: December 5, 2023
We will be taking the servers offline on December 5, 2023 to deploy Game Update .
Patch notes will be available soon and published here .
Thank you for your patience as we maintain Star Wars™: The Old Republic™!"
Game Update 7.4 “Chains in the Dark” is coming December 5th!
With Game Update 7.4, players will experience a never before seen area on Ord Mantell called Kessan’s Landing, obtain new Achievements and Reputation rewards in the Daily Area, take on the FR3-D0M World Boss, and more! Details on what players can expect from this new update are below!
“Chain in the Dark” storyline
Kessan’s Landing is a new Daily Area on Ord Mantell. Players will find that they can complete repeatable missions, and obtain new Achievements and Reputation rewards. There will also be a chain of side missions that will take players all over the galaxy, allowing them to assemble a piece of tech that will be very useful on Kessan’s Landing.
Lane Vizla’s storyline continues on!
Lane Vizla’s story continues in Game Update 7.4 in a series of missions that follows the events of Showdown on Ruhnuk (Game Update 7.2). Throughout these missions, players will be meeting up Lane Vizla herself, an expert in droid history called The Curator, and an assassin droid HK-24 unit.
New World Boss
Players are encouraged to mind their feet and keep an eye out for burning patches of plasma that FR3-D0M tends to leave on the ground during combat. There is a chance that FR3-D0M will drop a unique mount called the Mantellian Separatist Hover Turret.
Galactic Trade Network Overhaul
The GTN is completely rebuilt, making it more accessible but also familiar to players. Players will see a new advanced search section, and a more streamlined flow for claiming and selling items. More information can be found here.
We are activating a new character lighting tool for all cinematic content. Any cinematic content in the game currently - from class stories to world arcs to more recent expansions - will employ this new character lighting system. Some of the highlights of this system include using environment lighting for more accurate shadows, detailed self shadowing on characters, and more custom lighting control in cinematics.
New to the Cartel Market
Many offerings are coming to the Cartel Market with Game Update 7.4. Some of which are the Defiant Maverick Armor set (inspired by Sabine Wren) and the Darth Nul Dualsaber. We will be rolling out the new items on a weekly basis, so be sure to check out the Cartel Market to see what new items are available.
(Defiant Maverick Armor inspired by Sabine Wren)
(Darth Nul Dualsaber)
New enhanced dye packs that utilize specularity (how reflections are used to make a surface appear metallic, pearlescent, or matte) will also be released over time beginning 7.4 launch and these dyes specifically will only be available for a limited time. These dyes will be rotated out on a weekly basis from now until January 6, 2024. They can still be obtained through hypercrates beyond that date.
(Various specular dyes on Suppression Trooper Armor set. From left to right - default Metallic Black/Pearlescent Red, Metallic Gold / Chrome White, Chrome White / Metallic Gold, Matte Black / Metallic Black)
A full list of Cartel Market items that will be released over time will be available at launch.
Life Day
Life Day is returning and will begin December 12th! Players will be able to obtain a new outfit called the Life Day Officer Armor.
Game Update 7.4 “Chains in the Dark” launches on December 5th!
