Star Wars: The Old Republic Dev Tracker

Hey everyone,

Small update for the Mac launcher testing. We have invited another wave of players to join the technical test this week. At this point in the testing phase, we will continue to gather feedback and work on improving the Mac launcher experience before potentially inviting more players. Will post another update when we have more info to share.

Thanks all!

1 hour ago, supakeshi said:

The link on the steam store page isn't there for the PTS. When my cursor is over the 'click here' text, there is no link embedded anywhere here.

 

14 minutes ago, VoshStargazer said:

Also having this issue

Hey there! We're inquiring on what happened with the link in the blue banner, but the PTS is still downloadable directly from ...

17 minutes ago, Ranadiel_Marius said:

Any idea on when it will be available? I am currently getting this when I try:

Hey there!

You should now be able to see your characters under that tab. 

Thanks! 

This list will be updated as we release PTS iterations over time. 

Dynamic Encounters

• The schedule for Encounters has not been finalized; expect Event durations and schedule pacing to change (please provide feedback on the availability of Encounters!)
• If an Encounter ends while you are in its area, you may notice that some extra Ability icons, polymorphs, or other Encounter-specific effects are not removed from you
• Single-boss Encounters use placeholder Abilities in most cases; Abilities will be finalized as we go through iterations of PTS over time
• Many NPCs have not been assigned idle animations or staged combat actions, so you will see NPCs that appear to just "stand around"
• You may hear voice lines play on entering or exiting Encounter areas even if those Encounters are not currently active
• Many UI elements are still being iterated on; please let us kn...

Hi everyone!

Please answer the following questions about Dynamic Encounters. Feel free to also leave overall general feedback. 

Reiterating from the original PTS post, if you are streaming or recording your gameplay while on PTS, we would love to check out the VODs. Seeing players experience the content in real time is incredibly helpful, so feel free to post them here or DM them to me.

Additionally, players will be getting a very early look into 7.6 content at this stage. To set expectations, know that the content that will be released at this time is still a work in progress and not polished. You will run into unfinished work: placeholder art for interactables and NPCs or UI elements, encounters that are functional but have few "polish" touches like special enemy abilities, and even potentially bugs with encounters that prevent them from being completed. That doesn't mean you shouldn't report issues you see--please do!--but it does mean that...

Hello everyone!

The Public Test Server is now open! As mentioned in the PTS blog, we’re debuting Dynamic Encounters first with the new lair boss to follow soon. Here’s a rough estimated timeline of the PTS releases: 

• October 18th - Dynamic Encounters on Hoth and Tatooine
• Week of October 21st - Lair Boss (Story Mode)
• Week of October 28th - Lair Boss (Veteran Mode)
• Early/Mid November - all other content (except story critpath, of course!)

*Timeline above is subject to change

An important note about the timeline above. Typically, we would open the PTS when we host a dev livestream for these types of updates. Players will be getting a very early look into 7.6 content at this stage. To set expectations, know that the content that will be released at this time is still a work in progress and not polished. 

Players will be getting a very early look into 7.6 co...

Hello everyone!

Testing for the Mac launcher begins this week! Communications have already been sent out to the players who were selected to be included in the first technical test. Currently, we are doing a slow roll out to start and will invite more players to the technical test over time. 

I’ll be using this thread to post general updates about the Mac launcher test, so for now I will be locking it. 

Again, thank you to everyone who signed up! We’re looking forward to working with you! 
 

Hi everyone, 

The Galactic Seasons 7 objectives for October 15 - November 11 have been published. You can see them here or linked in the ...

Hi everyone,

The Satele Shan server is now back online. Appreciate your patience! 

Hello again, 

Looks like we will be taking down the Satele Shan server in approximately 15 minutes to fix the latency issue. I'll update this thread when the server is back online!  

Evening everyone, 

We've been seeing reports of latency issues on the Satele Shan server. The team is rolling out a fix in approximately ten minutes. Players currently on Satele Shan may get kicked to the server select screen. I'll post more updates here as I get more info. 

Thanks! 

Hey everyone, 

Here's a little sneak peek into content that's coming to the PTS. We will be posting more details next week, so stay tuned! 

Hi everyone, 

Adding to the known issues list: 

Feast of Prosperity event

• [Sharing Our Bounty] Choosing to defeat the Nova Blade Pirates on Rishi will not allow the mission to progress. 
  • Workaround: If this option is chosen initially, reset the mission, and choose to steal the wine instead. This option allows the mission to progress as intended. 

Hey everyone!

The Mac launcher form is now closed. We are ecstatic with all the sign ups that came in and are eager to get everything started. We will be reaching out to players with further instructions within the next week. 

Thank you all! 

Hey everyone, 

The Best View in SWTOR is back! The contest will be running from today to October 20. All the finer details can be viewed here. 

One thing you will note is that instead of 10 planets, we will be accepting submissions for five locations. This year has essentially wrapped the Best View contest rotation in terms of planets/locations, however, we are having conversations about what future contests will look like. This can range anywhere from hosting a contest surrounding fashionable outfits or impressive Strongholds, so look forward to another type of contest next year.

We look forward to seeing all of your submissions!

EDIT: Added more detail...

Hello everyone, 

A reminder that Feast of Prosperity is beginning October 8th! There are a lot of new rewards being added, and you can see all of them here!