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Game Update 7.8b Patch Notes

[p]Mission Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Missions with long names are no longer cut off in the Mission Tracker or appear squished.[/p]
  • [p]Players can now increase the scale of the Mission Tracker UI to 2.0 (up from 1.25). [/p]
  • [p]The timer text on missions with longer names is no longer cut off. [/p]
[p]Wreckage on Dantooine [/p]
  • [p]\[Orbital Core] Fixed an issue that caused a second Orbital Core to spawn preventing players from claiming loot.[/p]
  • [p]\[Orbital Core] The Orbital Core weekly mission can be repeated three times a week.[/p]
[p]Items [/p]
  • [p]The Vectron Tinsel Taxi mount is now available on the Life Day Vendor.[/p]

Game Update 7.8b coming December 17

[p]UPDATED TIME: We will be bringing down the servers on December 17 at 9:00am CT / 3:00pm UTC to deploy Game Update 7.8b. [/p][p][/p][p]Estimated downtime: 2 hours. [/p][p][/p][p]Patch notes will be available at a later time. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Game Update 7.8a Patch Notes

[p]Wreckage on Dantooine Dynamic Encounters[/p]
  • [p]The Spore-Coated Mass, Ejected Sludge Container, and Supercooled Crystalline Shard interactables in the Dantooine Crash Site now despawn and respawn as intended.[/p]
  • [p]The Orbital Core now gives progress towards the mission "\[WEEKLY] Priority Targets". [/p]
  • [p]\[Wreckage on Dantooine] Corrected an issue that prevented the \[Glacial Encounters] and \[Cold, Hard Data] missions from being granted correctly if certain biome crossover encounters were active.[/p]
  • [p]Dynamic Encounters on Dantooine now give progress towards the mission "\[WEEKLY] The Shifting Tides".[/p]
  • [p]\[Caretaker Unit K-6] Fixed an issue where the Caretaker K-6 droid could be defeated without completing the event.[/p]
  • [p]\[Glacial Trespass Biome] The Security Terminal conversation now advances the biome’s progress as intended. [/p]
  • [p]\[The Cryonest Matron] Decreased the boss' health and the increased the respawn time on the minions to balance the difficulty of the encounter. [/p]
  • [p]\[Gelid Tendrils] The Tendrils can now be defeated and the encounter advances as intended. [/p]
  • [p]Dynamic Encounters[/p]
  • [p]Timers are now shown in the tooltip when hovering over a Dynamic Encounter icon on the World Map as intended. [/p]
[p]Items[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the Contained Spore Bomb wasn't applying vulnerability properly.[/p]
  • [p]The Greb Besrik Holo Decoration can now be unlocked.[/p]
[p]Missions[/p]
  • [p]\[Galactic Threads Crit Path] Fixed an issue that caused missions to be granted repeatedly or not be granted at all. [/p]
    • [p]Hotfix was deployed on December 9, 2025[/p]
  • [p]\[Dark Heart of the Fortress] Darth Nul's Datacron now appears properly throughout the mission.[/p]
  • [p]\[Dark Heart of the Fortress] Lana Beniko now only appears once during the cinematic. [/p]
  • [p]\[On the Run] French client only. Characters’ lips and voiced dialogue are now synced during this scene.  [/p]
[p]Operations[/p]
  • [p]\[R4-Anomaly] Corrected an issue that caused IP-CPT to activate Disproportionate Intrusion Response while invulnerable.[/p]
[p]Class Balance Changes[/p]
  • [p]Hunter Killer Droid/Advanced Recon Droid cooldown increased from 20s to 45s, Range decreased from 30m to 10m, AoE size decreased from 6m to 5m.[/p]
  • [p]Hunter Killer Droid/Advanced Recon Droid no longer gives an unintended 30% AoE damage reduction and now properly gives 30% damage reduction while stunned.[/p]
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Star Wars The Old Republic just got a huge new Dantooine-themed update, proving the cult classic MMO still has some juice

There are few Star Wars titles that are as successful as Star Wars The Old Republic. KOTOR and its sequel may be more beloved, the Respawn Jedi games are more modern, and my personal favorite is a podracing game I played at my local arcade when I was a kid, but The Old Republic has longevity on its side. Despite looking a little dated these days (which is no bad thing), the game is still receiving substantial updates 14 years after its release. The latest of these reimagines Dantooine, with a mysterious spaceship crash landing on the planet's surface and wreaking havoc with the native flora.


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SWTOR Galactic Seasons Objectives: December 9 - January 12

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Galactic Seasons 9: “Flashpoint Resurgence” started with the launch of Game Update 7.7.1! Here is a list of updated Season Objectives from December 9 - January 12.
[/p][p]Week 17 (December 9th - December 15th)[/p]
[p][/p]
[p]Daily[/p]
[p]Influencing the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Weekly[/p]
[p]Complete any 7/11[/p]
[p]March Across the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Flashpoint Frenzy: Legacy of the Rakata[/p]
[p]Complete \[FLASHPOINT] Legacy of the Rakata through Activity Finder.[/p]
[p]Hold Them Down[/p]
[p]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)[/p]
[p]The Distant Outer Rim[/p]
[p]Complete Repeatable, Exploration, or Bonus Missions while defeating enemies on Belsavis, Hoth, Rishi, or Tatooine. To locate Exploration Missions throughout the Galaxy, check 'Show Exploration Missions' on the World Map Legend.[/p]
[p]Decorated Combatant[/p]
[p]Earn PvP Medals (1 point per medal) by participating in PvP matches.[/p]
[p]Dynamic Encounters: Under the Blazing Sun[/p]
[p]Lend aid to the galaxy by completing Dynamic Encounters on Tatooine.[/p]
[p]Pre-Fabulous Results[/p]
[p]Assemble materials into Industrial or Synthetic Prefabs and Fabricator Crystals or Designs.[/p]
[p]Wild Space Daily Sweep[/p]
[p]Complete the mission: \[WEEKLY] Daily Area: CZ-198 multiple times or complete \[WEEKLY] Daily Area: Iokath once.[/p]
[p]Coordinated Actions: Scum and Villainy[/p]
[p]Complete the following Operation on Story Mode (Requires a Subscription): Scum and Villainy[/p]
[p]Great Beasts[/p]
[p]Defeat Lucky the Rancor on Corellia and Trapjaw on Tatooine.[/p]
[p]Lair of the Mountain Queen[/p]
[p]Defeat the Mutated Geonosian Queen on any difficulty. (Requires a Subscription)[/p]
[p][/p][p]Week 18 (December 16th - December 22nd)[/p]
[p][/p]
[p]Daily[/p]
[p]Influencing the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Weekly[/p]
[p]Complete any 7/11[/p]
[p]March Across the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Flashpoint Frenzy: Blood Hunt[/p]
[p]Complete \[FLASHPOINT] Blood Hunt through Activty Finder.[/p]
[p]Dynamic Encounters: Under the Blazing Sun[/p]
[p]Lend aid to the galaxy by completing Dynamic Encounters on Tatooine.[/p]
[p]I Have Your Back[/p]
[p]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)[/p]
[p]For the Right Price[/p]
[p]Complete Missions as a Smuggler or a Bounty Hunter Origin.[/p]
[p]This Will Do Nicely[/p]
[p]Affect enemies with destructible pipes, tanks, canisters, and capacitors found throughout the Galaxy.[/p]
[p]GSI Valued Partner[/p]
[p]Complete the Mission: \[WEEKLY] GSI Valued Partner Initiative[/p]
[p]Quelling the Uprising B[/p]
[p]Complete the second group of Uprisings[/p]
[p]Still Got It[/p]
[p]Defeat non-player enemies across the Galaxy without the aid of your Companions. (No companion may be summoned for progression.
This does not progress through Warzones, Galactic Starfighter, Flashpoints, or Operations)[/p]
[p]Liabilities of Corellia[/p]
[p]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)[/p]
[p]Heart of Ruin[/p]
[p]Defeat the Colossal Monolith on any difficulty. (Requires a Subscription)[/p]
[p][/p][p]Week 19 (December 23rd - December 29th)[/p]
[p][/p]
[p]Daily[/p]
[p]Influencing the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Weekly[/p]
[p]Complete any 7/11[/p]
[p]March Across the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Flashpoint Frenzy: Battle of Rishi[/p]
[p]Complete \[FLASHPOINT] Battle of Rishi through Activty Finder.[/p]
[p]Dynamic Encounters: Lights over Ilum[/p]
[p]The Galaxy needs your help! Complete more Dynamic Encounters on Ilum[/p]
[p]Supplying the War Effort[/p]
[p]Assemble materials into any of the following War Supplies: Infantry Supply Kits, Starship Weapons, Armored Vehicles, Crystal Capacitors, or a Holocron of Strategy, then assemble an Invasion Force.[/p]
[p]Sparks of War[/p]
[p]Defeat Champion difficulty Republic and Imperial guard droids and turrets across Alderaan and Corellia.[/p]
[p]Dealings in Hutt Space[/p]
[p]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.[/p]
[p]Seat of the Hutts Daily Sweeps[/p]
[p]Complete the mission: \[WEEKLY] Daily Area: Oricon multiple times or complete \[WEEKLY] Daily Area: Ossus once.[/p]
[p]Pre-Fabulous Results[/p]
[p]Assemble materials into Industrial or Synthetic Prefabs and Fabricator Crystals or Designs.[/p]
[p]Great Beasts[/p]
[p]Defeat Lucky the Rancor on Corellia and Trapjaw on Tatooine.[/p]
[p]Freedom from FR3-D0M[/p]
[p]Defeat FR3-D0M on Ord Mantell in Kessan's Landing. (Requires a Subscription and/or access to Legacy of the Sith)[/p]
[p]Veteran Operations: Explosive Conflict[/p]
[p]Complete the following Operation on Veteran or Master difficulty. (Requires a Subscription): Explosive Conflict[/p]
[p][/p][p]Week 20 (December 30th - January 5th)[/p]
[p][/p]
[p]Daily[/p]
[p]Influencing the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Weekly[/p]
[p]Complete any 7/11[/p]
[p]March Across the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Flashpoint Frenzy: Crisis on Umbara[/p]
[p]Complete \[FLASHPOINT] Crisis on Umbara through Activity Finder.[/p]
[p]The Coreward Worlds[/p]
[p]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.[/p]
[p]Dynamic Encounters: Cleaning up Kaas[/p]
[p]Lend aid to the galaxy by completing Dynamic Encounters on Dromund Kaas.[/p]
[p]We're Not Out of This Yet[/p]
[p]Board your personal ship and complete 2 \[HEROIC] Space Missions.[/p]
[p]Liabilities of Quesh[/p]
[p]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)[/p]
[p]Ace of the Armada[/p]
[p]Board your personal ship and complete 3 Space Missions.[/p]
[p]Decorated Combatant[/p]
[p]Earn PvP Medals (1 point per medal) by participating in PvP matches.[/p]
[p]The Eternal Champion[/p]
[p]Complete all 10 rounds of the Mayhem at the Arena Grand on Zakuul. (Requires a Subscription and/or access to Knights of the Fallen Empire)[/p]
[p]Cartel Warbots[/p]
[p]Defeat the Rogue Cartel Warbot World Boss on Quesh and Battledroid R4-GL on Nar Shaddaa.[/p]
[p]Coordinated Actions: Scum and Villainy[/p]
[p]Complete the following Operation on Story Mode (Requires a Subscription): Scum and Villainy[/p]
[p][/p][p]Week 21 (January 6th - January 12th)[/p]
[p][/p]
[p]Daily[/p]
[p]Influencing the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 25,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Weekly[/p]
[p]Complete any 7/11[/p]
[p]March Across the Galaxy[/p]
[p]Earn 200,000 Personal Conquest Points across your Legacy.[/p]
[p]Flashpoint Frenzy: Shrine of Silence[/p]
[p]Complete \[FLASHPOINT] Shrine of Silence through Activty Finder.[/p]
[p]Flashpoint Frenzy: Taral V and Boarding Party[/p]
[p]Complete \[FLASHPOINT] Taral V or \[FLASHPOINT] Boarding Party through Activity Finder.[/p]
[p]Flashpoint Master[/p]
[p]Complete a Master Mode Flashpoint through Activity Finder while eligible for the reward for selecting a random Flashpoint.[/p]
[p]Forging Darkness[/p]
[p]Assemble materials into War Supplies: Invasion Forces, and then assemble Dark Project MK-1s.[/p]
[p]Liabilities of Balmorra[/p]
[p]Track down and defeat the following high profile targets on Balmorra: Captain Devsh (Eastern Sundari Flatlands - Empire), OT-15 Eradicator Droid
(Central Gorinth Canyon - Republic), Smuggler Phylo Daan (Eastern Gorinth Canyon - Empire), Xoltyr N'lson (Western Balmorra - Republic)[/p]
[p]Dynamic Encounters: False Start[/p]
[p]The Galaxy needs your help! Complete more Dynamic Encounters on Tython, Korriban, Ord Mantell, or Hutta.[/p]
[p]Sweeping Ruhnuk and Kessan's Landing[/p]
[p]Complete the mission: \[WEEKLY] Daily Area: Kessan's Landing or \[WEEKLY] Daily Area: Ruhnuk. (Requires a Subscription and/or access to Legacy of the Sith)[/p]
[p]Capitals of Dichotomy[/p]
[p]Complete Repeatable, Exploration, or Bonus Missions while defeating enemies on Coruscant or Dromund Kaas. To locate Exploration Missions
throughout the Galaxy, check 'Show Exploration Missions' on the World Map Legend.[/p]
[p]GSI Valued Partner[/p]
[p]Complete the Mission: \[WEEKLY] GSI Valued Partner Initiative[/p]
[p]Veteran Operations: Temple of Sacrifice[/p]
[p]Complete the following Operation on Veteran or Master difficulty. (Requires a Subscription): Temple of Sacrifice[/p]