[2022] Testing 64-bit on the PTS!

Hi everyone, 

Surprise! Players can test 64-bit on the PTS right now! As mentioned in the letter from Keith, we are getting ready to move to 64-bit. This is the thread that can be used to submit feedback. Please also read through the PTS article and this post entirely before jumping into the PTS. We are currently looking for how well the game runs in this environment and would like the following feedback. 

Did you experience a crash? If so, please provide:

• System specs - processor, video card, OS version
• What were you doing before the crash happened?
• Please provide a DxDiag report and send it to [email protected] with the subject line 64-Bit PTS Testing

As there are thousands of permutations of processor, memory, graphics card, etc…we're especially on the hunt for issues that show up with specific configurations. Please play as you normally would, and if there is anything strange happening, let us know about it! 

Known issue: Trees and foliage as they will look broken or be completely invisible. Upgrades are being made with the modeling software that builds these environment assets which is why they will not appear as functional during this phase of testing.

Special notes: 

• This phase of testing will feature 7.2 content
• As all the assets are being updated, players should expect a near full download of the game when downloading the PTS
• Character copy is available

Thanks!
 

EDIT: Updated to read that this PTS patch will feature 7.2 content instead of 7.1.1. 

Hello everyone, 

I hope you all had a lovely holiday season. We wanted to let you know that we will be deploying a new PTS build shortly. We received reports of players crashing when trying out the 64-bit build. If you are one of these players, we would like you to play the game on PTS once more. We are currently pinpointing what is causing the crashing issue. So it is possible that you may crash again during this iteration, however, the reports that you send in will provide us with additional details on your experience. Please follow the steps written out here to submit reports if your game does crash. 

Thanks!

Hello everyone, 

We're aware of the issues that some players are having with character copy and seeing an empty server list. We're investigating! Appreciate the reports. 

Thanks!

Hey everyone, 

A new iteration of PTS has been deployed. If you experienced a crash prior to this build, we highly encourage you to test out PTS again and report any new findings here. Should your game experience a crash, please follow the support steps listed here. 

As an FYI, it is expected that the download for the launcher will be over 30GB and Steam's will be 8GB.

EDIT: Updated the expectations on downloads. 

Thanks! 

On 3/17/2023 at 1:57 PM, Nee-Elder said:

i don't understand why these new forums can't have some 'widget' incorporated within the Dev Tracker here to automatically  re-post ANY  official  public SWTOR Twitter messages , so that certain paying customer$ who aren't on Twitter can still remain just as informed as anyone else.

Please  @JackieKo  ask the forums Team if  it's even feesible? ( or necessary )

I'll see what can be done about that. There's other development in the works for the forums, so we'll see what will be possible. Also, I was out of the office for a couple days last week. Looks like the announcement was missed for the forums, so I'll update the processes BTS to make sure the forums are updated so this doesn't happen again in the future. 

On 3/17/2023 at 1:30 PM, Kazuone said:

so 7.2.1 could be on live server next tuesday !

Not yet, but soon! As in the coming weeks. We're solidifying some of the finer details first before announcing the actual date. We'll be making a post on the forums once we're ready to do so.