JackieKo

Hello everyone!

We will be taking servers down December 10th to deploy Game Update 7.6!

• Time: 7am CT / 1pm UTC
• Estimated downtime: 5 hours
  • We are estimating 5 hours of downtime due to the releasing inactive character names. 

Other things to note!

• The Rename: Character Name Consumable item will be 90% off from December 10 to December 17. 
• Character re-customizations will be 90% off from December 10  to January 7, 2025
• The 50% off Collection Unlocks sale will run from December 13 to January 7, 2025.
• Life Day items (except the T...

Hey everyone!

We're taking PTS down in approximately 15 minutes. To reiterate this was the final iteration of PTS. Though we are taking the server down, I do want to let you all know that we will be making some follow up posts in the near future, so keep an eye on the Dev Tracker.

Thanks!

Hey all, 

Please be sure to read the most recent PTS post regarding the Steam Deck issue. 

Thanks! 

Hello once more!

Wanted to follow up on the Steam launcher issue not launching on a Steam Deck that was raised in this thread. 

What’s happening with the launcher on PTS?  We’ve been upgrading our launcher and patching tech over the last few years, as the old launcher tech is outdated and rapidly becoming unsupportable. 

With our recent PTS iterations, we rolled out an upgraded Steam launcher to keep parity between it and the non-Steam launcher. As reported in the thread linked above, this launcher does not work on a Steam Deck. 

Now what? 
In the immediate future, we must continue testing the Steam launcher on the PTS. This will unfortunately bloc...

Hi again!

The PTS is now open again. 

Thanks all! 

Hey everyone!

We have taken down the PTS, and will be working on one final PTS build that will be released later this morning! Please read this post in its entirety so you know what to expect for this build. 

There will be final polish for Dynamic Encounters and the Story and Veteran Modes for the XR-53 Encounter. Note that the final art for the boss itself will not be seen until 7.6 goes live. 

Character Modernization

There are some adjustments going into this PTS build that players will notice: 

• Character model bodies appeared to have softened muscle definition. This has been fixed. 
• Wrinkles under eyes were more pronounced when the “low shader” setting was applied. Players will see in this PTS build that the wrinkles in that area will be significantly lessened.
• Wrinkles have been adjusted for characters seen during gameplay to appear in parity with...

On 11/15/2024 at 1:19 PM, Jerba said:

After installing today's PTS patch, two players from my guild that are playing on Linux receive a "host window timeout" error, even before the launcher opens. So whatever changes were made to the launcher, it seems like Linux (and Steam Deck) players might no longer be able to start the launcher.

Hey there!

No info to share at this time, but we are aware of this, and having conversations on how to resolve it. Thanks for the report!  

For those who want to check out the updates to the new augments, please read Bryant's post here. These changes are live and went out with today's build! 

Hello again, 

The PTS is now open! 

Thanks all! 

Hey everyone! 

We’re getting ready to deploy a new build on the PTS! 

Here’s a snapshot of the changes that players will see when the server comes back up. 

Character modernization:  

• Before hopping onto the PTS, please read Eric’s Character Modernization Status forum post! 
• In this iteration of PTS, players will see a fix applied to the shader change that impacted character models. Please leave feedback here.  

Steam launcher

• If connecting to the PTS via Steam, players should no longer see the EULA box pop up after accepting the terms and conditions once. 
• The launcher carousel design now matches the SWTOR launcher.  

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Hi everyone!

Please leave feedback here for character modernization. 

As stated in Eric’s Character Modernization Status post, if you are seeing noticeable changes in shapes of areas such as eyes, noses, and lips, please include character slides when submitting before and after comparison. Same with bug reports, providing a step by step (in this case the sliders) allows us to quickly reproduce an issue and look into what coul...

Hey all! 

Thanks for the feedback on the character modernization. I don't have all the info now, but I can confirm there is a bug in the shader change that is adding an unintended amount of contrast increase to characters skin. We'll be looking into this further and will post more info later. But wanted to pop in and let you all know!

 

Hi everyone!

We're opening the PTS back up! Please continue to use the below feedback threads to provide feedback for the team! 

• Dynamic Encounters feedback thread
• XR-53 Story Mode feedback thread
• XR-53 Veteran Mode feedback thread

Here is a list of updates/changes made to the XR-53 Encounter. 

And more details about the new augments! 

...

Hi everyone!

Important notes for this current iteration of PTS: 

• Players can either fly to Ilum and walk through the phase door or use Group Activity Finder (this will be the only Encounter listed in that window). 
• The name of the Encounter is called Relentless Replication
• Trash mobs have not yet been implemented. 
• Gear vendors are available in the Supplies Section of both Fleets and near the phase gates. 

Please answer the following questions about the new lair boss, the Propagator Core XR-53. Feel free to also leave overall general feedback. 

• Did you enjoy fighting the Propagator Core XR-53 on Veteran?
• What was your operation comp by role?
• Knowing that the art is still WIP, did you find that an ability was confusing after you had seen it multiple times? Put another way, did you find what the boss was doing to be intuitive?
• ...

Good morning everyone, 

We will be taking down the PTS around 9am CT / 3pm UTC today to deploy a new PTS build which will contain Veteran Mode for the new lair boss. I'll update this post again when PTS is back open! 

Thanks! 

Below are the updates/fixes players will see with the XR-53 encounter. 

General

• Enabled Veteran mode.
• Propagator Core XR-53’s Story mode health pool has been reduced to 34M (was 51M)
• Increased the damage of the Propagator Core XR-53’s flurry attack by 10%.
• Digestive Enzyme and Electrify will now properly be dispelled from all players when the Propagator Core XR-53 is defeated or reset.
• Added spawn in animation for the Propagator Core XR-53 as well as each of the adds present in the encounter.
• Fixed an issue where all pools were giving Digestive Enzyme stacks outside of their ground borders. 
• ...

Hi again!

If you weren't able to catch the 7.6 stream live, the recap article has you covered! 

Hey everyone, 

There was an issue with the Ilum Art Poster Deco Drop not being issued, and it is now fixed! If you did not receive your Twitch Drop:

• Go to your account page here on swtor.com
• Click on Twitch Account
• Click on the "Check for Twitch Drop Rewards" button to claim your item!

Hey everyone!

We're hosting the Game Update 7.6 dev stream over on Twitch on November 14th at 1pm CT / 7pm UTC! So mark your calendars, and we'll see you soon!

On 11/5/2024 at 4:27 PM, The_Hightower said:

Some further thought regarding the Lethal Strike ability and Tanks, since this appears to be intended as a tank swap mechanic.
As far as I presently understand it, the debuff on dps and heal are not intended as part of the mechanic when played as intended by the devs, but as punishment in case of incorrect positioning etc.

In our only run with tank, the tank had already one debuff stack and was one-shot by the second Lethal Strike (546k), (no idea why the quality of the screenshot is so bad, sorry for that):

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Hi everyone, 

The PTS is now back up. We'll be keeping an eye on the feedback threads! 

Thank you!