The SWTOR Team

Character Modernization updates and Master Mode for Relentless Replication will be released on the Public Test Server (PTS) beginning today! Below are details and a rough timeline when to expect specific content to be available on the PTS. 

Character Modernization

Updates to our Character Modernization initiative are now available on the PTS! The two main focuses for this iteration are the smoothing textures on character faces and improving the neckline seam textures. 

More details can be found on the PTS sub-forums here. 

Relentless Replica...

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Hi folks! 

We’re wrapping up the first quarter of 2025, and we have quite a bit happening right now! Let’s get into what’s new in SWTOR the last few months, and then move into what will be coming in the near future. 

Game Updates 

We kicked off with Game Update 7.6.1 featuring Galactic Season 8 “Rising Powers”, letting players take advantage of special buffs that would help them demolish their enemies in Uprising Encounters. This season comes with a plethora of new rewards including items ...

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(Themed weapons: Inevitable Outcome Lightsaber, Double Blind Dualsaber, Side Effect Rifle, Control Blaster, Single Dose Sniper Rifle, and Unexpected Results Assault Cannon)

Galactic Seasons 8: “Rising Powers” started with the launch of Game Update 7.6.1! Here is a list of updated Season Objectives from April 8th - May 5th.

Week 5 (April 8th - April 14th)

Daily
Influencing the Galaxy	...

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We’re incredibly excited for Star Wars Celebration™ this week! We can’t wait to experience the news and announcements that will be coming from the event alongside the thousands upon thousands of Star Wars™ fans and attendees. 

A special video segment featuring our very own Narrative Director, Ashley Ruhl, will be seen on the Star Wars Celebration LIVE™ stream sometime on Saturday, April 19th. The stream can be viewed here.

If you miss the SWTOR featu...

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Bounty Contract Week
Date: April 1 - April 7 (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...

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Recent Updates! 14/08/2023

We will be bringing down the servers on April 17 at 7:00am CT / 12:00pm UTC to deploy Game Update 7.6.1d.

Estimated downtime: 2 hours

Patch notes will be available here on Thursday, April 17.

To close this system alert window, click CLOSE or press the ESC key.

Game Update 7.6.1d

• Various Grade 11 Biochem Consumables will now deconstruct as intended after being traded through the GTN.
  • Any of these items that were moved through the GTN prior to 7.6.1d will no longer deconstruct.
• Biochem crafted consumables when deconstructed on a character without Biochem will no longer give Tech Fragments.

Galactic Season 8 “Rising Powers”

Kai Zykken reaches out offering an opportunity to try out Czerka’s new Experimental Combat Enhancers. In order to test the effectiveness of these seasonal items, players will be guided to jump back into Uprisings content. 

Uprisings are now available to all players and can be accessed beginning level 10. 

See here for more details to see new rewards and seasonal objectives! 

New Basilisk Prototype Venture Customizations

Four new B3-S1 variants will be added to...

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Game Update 7.6.1c

Character Modernization

• Adjustments and smoother textures have been added to improve the neckline seams on Human, Cyborg, Miraluka, Mirialan, Togruta, Zabrak, and Chiss throughout the game, especially for player characters.

General

• [Speeder Piloting VI] has been renamed to Enhanced Speed Boosters. The speed boost can now be found in the Ability Window under Legacy instead of a temporary ability bar. 
  • Updated the description of the ability to clarify how it functions. 
• All armor moving parts and weapon tunings now display properly in cinematics when the player's character enters a combat stance with them equipped.
• Combat armor moving parts now stop animation when the player starts a conversation in a combat stance.

Missions

• [Mount Up!] The Republic mission now mentions the correct mount in its descr...

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Get your hands on some Cartel Coins and check out new items coming to the Cartel Market with 7.6.1!
 

GEAR UP

Dromund Kaas themed Utility Bundle

The Utility Bundle includes the following decorations: 

Item Modification 

Legacy Storage

Guild Bank

Cargo Bay

GTN Wall-mounted Terminal

GTN Kiosk...

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Dantooine Spring Abundance Festival
Date: March 11 - April 8 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT)
Requirement: Level 20+

Even heroes need a break every now and then. What better way to pass the time than relaxing on a cozy farmstead on Dantooine? When the event is active, players can pick up the mission on the Fleet and make their way to Blba Groves, a secondary landing point on the planet Dantooine.

Dance the day away, bake pies (or eat them), rescue and rehabilitate injured animals, partake in a galactic egg hunt, and more!

Complete the daily and weekly missions to earn an assortment of rewards!

FEATURED REWARDS:

• [NEW]Plains Grophet Minipet
• [NEW]Shadowed Grophet Minip...

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Galactic Seasons 8 “Rising Powers” will begin with the launch of Game Update 7.6.1 on March 11! Once the update goes live, players will be able to make progress through the Free Reward track or the Subscriber Reward track (both tracks are available to Subscribers!) and earn new rewards. Below are the details of what players can expect from this new season!

Uprisings with a twist!

For the duration of Galactic Seasons 8 (GS8), players will be encouraged to jump back into Uprisings to complete their weekly objectives. While similar to Flashpoints, Uprisings are fast paced 4-player group content that can be completed quickly. Each Uprising is available in Story, Veteran, and Master Mode. All modes can be accessed through the terminals in the Combat Training section of the fleet. Veteran Mode Uprisings a...

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Game Update 7.6.1b

Uprisings

• Group Finder will now feature Story Mode instead of Veteran Mode.
• Reduced enemy health and enemy damage dealt in Story and Veteran Mode.
• Enhanced enemies will appear more often when using the Experimental Combat Enhancer.

Items

• The Coruscanti and Kaas Traveler’s Hoods no longer hide facial hair.

Missions

• Fixed an issue that blocked some players from starting chapter cinematics in Knight of the Eternal Throne and Knights of the Fallen Empire.

Game Update 7.6.1a

General

• Uprisings in Activity Finder will now allow groups of any composition. 
• Fixed an issue where Conquest points were not being calculated properly if a player had duplicate Strongholds.

Galactic Season Items

• The Senator's Consort Hairstyle and Regal Senator's hairstyle customizations are no longer missing for specific combinations of character species, origin story, and gender after being unlocked for the account.
• Unlocking the Kaas Vibrosword Display Decoration on the reward track will now grant a stack of 5 decorations (up from 1). 
  • Players who have already claimed this reward will find it claimable on the track again.
• Fixed a visual issue with the Experimental and Control Blaster Pistols.

If you were unable to watch-or if you want a recap of everything we showed during our Game Update 7.6.1 Livestream, don't worry! Below is a VOD and breakdown of what we showed during the livestream.

A new Twitch Drop is now active until March 12th! In order to obtain the Ord Mantell Poster Decoration, you must watch 1 hour of live SWTOR content on Twitch. Be sure to connect your Twitch and SWTOR account on the website so you can earn this new deco today! 

(Ord Mantell Poster (purple frame)

When 7.6.1 is live (date TBD), players will be able to earn another Twitch Drop reward. 

The AC-10 Disruptor mount will be unlocked after 4 hours of watch time and earnable for 28 days following 7.6.1 launch.

Galactic Season 8 “Rising Powers”...

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Relics of the Gree
Date: March 4 - March 10 (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 ...

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Game Update 7.6.1 "Rising Powers"

Highlights

Galactic Seasons

Galactic Season 8 “Rising Powers” begins with 7.6.1! None other than Kai Zykken will reach out with an offer to test a new adrenal boost created by Czerka. These Experimental Combat Enhancers have a variety of effects that can give you a special buff. Rewards for this season will feature items themed around Coruscant and Dromund Kaas and inspired by Star Wars: Skeleton Crew™ and Andor™! See all the details here. 

New Basilisk Prototype Venture Customizations

Four new B3-S1 variants will be added to a new vendor at Lane’s Lab! Turn in P...

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The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally

Date: February 4 - February 10 (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 districtin...

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January 7 - January 13

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.
Ancient Enemies Returned I	Defeat Keeper Anais on Tatooine. Defeat Night Stalker Raxine on Dromund Kaas.
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)
Bounty Contract: Alderaan	Complete a ...

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Pirate Incursion
Date: January 7 - 13 (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...

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