STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ News

Here are all the new Cartel Market items that went live with Game Update 7.3.1!

Expatriate’s Armor, Lightsaber, and Shoto Saber

(Inspired by Ahsoka)

Elite Tactician’s Armor Set

(Inspired by Grand Admiral Thrawn)

Corporate Security Weapon Set

(Blaster Rifle, Blaster, Sniper Rifle)

Hover Flashlight Weapon Tuning



Ancient Stargazer Decoration Bundle

Bundles comes with the following items:
2 Stacked Stone Firepit
2 Brazier on Stone
1 Celestial Event Observatory (don’t forget to look at the sky!)
2 Shepherd’s Cooking Pot
1 Shepherd’s Hut
4 Field Boulder
6 Medium Field Rock
8 Small Field Rock
2 Small Stone Altar


(Brazier on Stone decoration)

(Shepherd’s Cooking Pot decoration)


(Stacked Stone Firepit decoration)


(Shepherd’s Hut Decoration)





(Field Boulder, Medium Field Rock, Small Field Rock, Small Stone Altar, Celestial Event Observatory decorations)


Mandalorian Beskar Jetpack



Mandalorian Commander Helmet



Heavy Mandalorian Helmet



Armorsmith Helmet

General

• Players will no longer see map markers for Galactic Season 5 Missions that they are not currently on.
  
• The conversation in Galactic Season 5: Chains or Freedom with Lord Umbral will no longer reset itself in some cases.
  
• All mission items from the Galactic Season track are now Bound to Legacy (previously Bound to Character)
  
• All Galactic Season 5 Mission items have been added to Collections.
  
• Galactic Season 5 Mission items are now unlocked for purchase from the Galactic Season Rewards Vendor based on your Galactic Season level (previously was based on your Mission Progress).
  
• Players will now be unable to activate Galactic Season 5 Mission items when inside of Flashpoints and Operations.
  
• The Mandalorian Commander Helmet is no longer clipping with the Twi’lek’s lekku.
  
• The Mandalorian Commander Helmet no longer shows the neck when worn, as it now has a fashionable neck piece!
  
• Black Sun enemies in the Dockside Slums now respawn more quickly.
  
• Text for the intro conversation with S3T-BNS now correctly appears in French and German.
  
• Clipping issues with different body types have been resolved for the Emperor’s Chosen Mantle and Emperor’s Director Mantle Armor sets.
  
• Selecting "It was nothing I couldn't handle..." in conversation with Mendi Dian in Chains or Freedom if you are a Jedi Consular or Jedi Knight should no longer cause the conversation to end in an error.
  
• Players can now have multiple copies of "Brrazz's Gift: The Master's Top Secret Army" in their inventory and bank.
  
• Clicking on the "Launch" button for "Old Wounds" while on Odessen will no longer block the Mission from progressing.
  
• Corrected a rare instance where a dialog option during the mission Chains or Freedom would display as grayed out.
  
• Corrected a typo in the mouse droid ability "Relaxation Disruption Protocol" on the Peace is a Lie Galactic Season 5 Mission.
  
• The Unyielding Armasaur mount has been added to the Galactic Season vendor.
  

Quick Travel

• Using the quick travel ability will now always open the world map to display all potential quick travel/bind points
  
• The quick travel points will no longer show disabled when opening the map unless they truly are disabled.
  

We will be taking the servers offline on September 13, 2023 to deploy Game Update 7.3.1a.

Details:
DATE: September 13, 2023
TIME: 7am-11am CT (12:00 - 16:00 UTC)
VERSION: 7.3.1a

Patch notes will be available later today, here: http://www.swtor.com/patchnotes

Thank you for your patience as we maintain Star Wars™: The Old Republic™!

With Game Update 7.3.1, players may begin earning rewards from the Galactic Season 5, “Confidence in Power” and will see UI/UX updates for our overlay and HUD maps. Details on what players can expect from this new update are below!

Galactic Seasons: Season 5, “Confidence in Power”

In previous seasons, players embarked on their storyline missions with a new companion. Season 5 introduces a new way to engage with the story told in Galactic Seasons, with story progression now a part of the Galactic Seasons rewards. Players will unlock new story missions as they progress through the reward track, with the final mission granted at Season Level 40.

We are also adding new objectives that will involve companions being set to specific roles, Space Missions, and Operations. There are more objectives available for players who are Subscribers or have Preferred accounts. All the details can be found here.

(Decorationss that can be earned from the GS5 reward track or bought from the vendor. From top left to right - Dark Marauder Soldier, Imperial Lieutenant Officer, Wasteland Tech Crackshot, Imperial Reaper Combatant)
(Bottom left to right - Depository of Dark Wisdom, Outer Rim Drifter Gunslinger, 3V-1L, Resilient Warden Gladiator)


Mapping improvements

Players will see various UI/UX improvements to our in-game overlap and HUD maps including:

• The Quick Travel Ability will no longer open a separate travel map but the world map instead and it will display the Quick Travel points next to your mission objectives. These icons will also be present on the HUD Overlay Map and the Minimap.
  
• A magnifying cursor has been added
  
• Travel abilities now show up at the bottom of the overlay map
  
• Exploration missions have been added to Map Filters
  

For a full list of improvements, please see the 7.3.1 patch notes found here.

Balance Changes and Fixes

Players will also see multiple class changes and fixes across the board updating cooldowns, baseline abilities and more. Details can be found in the patch notes here

New to the Cartel Market

Lightsabers and armor sets inspired by Ahsoka and Grand Admiral Thrawn have been added to the Cartel Market, inspired by Star Wars: Ahsoka on Disney+! New “inspired by” tabs have been added to the Cartel Market window to make it easier for players to find these special items.

(Expatriate’s Armor, Lightsaber, and Shoto Lightsaber hilts inspired by Ahsoka. Note: The lightsabers are not exclusive to the main or offhand weapon slot.)


(Elite Tactician Armor set inspired by Thrawn)


For a full list of patch notes for Game Update 7.3.1, please visit this page. See you in game!

HIGHLIGHTS 

Galactic Seasons 5 “Confidence in Power” - In this season’s story, “Confidence in Power”, players will meet an astromech named 3V-1L, a peculiar droid who serves a mysterious Master. 3V-1L will test the player through a series of trials, to see if they are worthy of the Master’s teachings of the “dark side”. Whether this is a prank or a serious threat, the player must decide how deeply they will commit to these “dark” trials to uncover the truth. More information in this article.

New “inspired by” items - Lightsabers and armor sets inspired by Ahsoka and Thrawn have been added to the Cartel Market!

Update on Kai Zykken and the Spoils of War set bonus armors -  Kai Zykken will be removed and Set Bonus Armors will be available from a new vendor in the same location on the Fleet. More info here. 


GENERAL 

• Players who obtained both “A Cantina in Crisis” and “Unwelcome Visitors” missions will now be able to reset the Old Wounds mission and progress through the storyline as intended. 
  
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  Decorations will now drop when killing enemies in the Interpreter’s Retreat area. 
  
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  The sound effect for the Dark- attuned Weapon Tuning has been fixed
  
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  "Pickled Space Worm" can be used as a crafting ingredient again. The Cantina Hoth vendor now sells a craftable version of this item. Players who acquired the item recently will need to repurchase the item from the vendor. 
  
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  Fixed an issue that prevented the companion Z0-0M from spawning while another chapter is active. 
  
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  The Stationary Grit Headgear voice modulation now works as intended. 
  
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  Unlocking the Flameshell Mewvorr now correctly unlocks the corresponding decoration.
  
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  The debris piles for the mission "It's Really Piling Up" now respawn as expected.
  
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  Fixed a typo in Advanced Terminator Droid and Suppression Droid text. 
  
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  Ladra should now only identify players as a Sith Pureblood if they are a Sith Pureblood.
  
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  Players now receive an Implant from Cellvanta for killing Grathan.
  
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  Fixed an issue where players could one-shot Beelzlit during the Sith Warrior quest.
  
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  The Ri'Kan's Vibro-Axe is sheathed into the correct off-hand slot when equipped in the character's off-hand.
  
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  The Force-Imbued Object will now only grant the "Light Triumphant" Alert for Master Ranos.
  
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  The Rocket Boost VFX appears properly attached to the player character when using the Legacy unlock "Rocket Boost" or Regeneration ability for the Veteran Boltblaster's Chestguard MK-2 chest piece. 
  
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  Fixed an issue where weapon part VFX could be seen floating in areas.
  
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  Corrected typo in the Amplified set bonus description.
  
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  Players can now interact with the Voss Cantina vendor. 
  
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  The Rampage Achievement Boost now works properly in the Interpreter’s Retreat.
  
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  The Thermal Grenade Ability now works properly when used on Rakghouls. 
  
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  Equipping the Hermit's Vigil will now only display a holster for the hand in which it is equipped. 
  
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  The Payday Blaster pistols’ left holster no longer disappears after cinematics have played. 
  
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  Ancient Force-Imbued Blade's holsters are now properly restored upon exiting cinematics and when traveling between Strongholds.
  
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  The maximum number of Dark/Light alignment points is now 10,000 (down from 100,000).  
  

CREDIT ECONOMY INITIATIVE 

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  Quick Travel costs will now scale with the player’s level.
  
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  Trade and Mail fees when trading items are now based on the value of recently completed Galactic Trade Network transactions.
  
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  When listing an item on the GTN, the default listing value will be based on recently completed transactions, if available.
  
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  The Galactic Trade Network Buyout Price Limit has been increased from 1,000,000,000 to 3,000,000,000 credits.
  

More detailed information can be found in this forum post. 

CINEMATICS 

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  Fixed various 7.3 Old Wounds Cinematic bugs including the NPCs clipping during the conversation with Oggurobb.
  
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  Fixed clipping in a Blood Hunt Flashpoint cinematic 
  
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  Sound and visual effects occurring outside of the Secrets of the Shrine cinematic scene no longer impact the cutscene. 
  
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  Players who reset the Old Wounds story mission will no longer be granted a duplicate Work Amok mission. 
  
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  When progressing through the mission "Arm Yourself' Sith Warriors can now choose between the Practice Blade and a new Battler Warblade, with the appearance of the previous Sith Warblade."
  
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  The Mission markers for "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" and "Hidden Signals" are now properly displayed. 
  
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  The "[HEROIC 2+] A Droid Defiant" mission can now be completed as intended. 
  

FLASHPOINTS

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  Fixed a floor texture in the Shrine of Silence where players could unexpectedly fall through. 
  
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  All shrubs in the Athiss Flashpoint have been fixed. 
  

PVP

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  All group members can now see they are queued.
  
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  The queue icon now only glows when the group is queued for Warzone and PvP Arena matches.
  

GALACTIC SEASONS

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  Galactic Seasons 4 Rifles and Sniper rifles now appear in the correct weapons categories in Collections.
  
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  Moon Pilgrim Belt and Armored Messenger Belt icons now show the correct belt
  
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  Resolved the issue that blocked Republic players from being granted the ability needed to complete "The Cheating Algorithm" mission.
  

COMBAT STYLES BALANCE CHANGES AND FIXES

Assassin / Shadow

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  The Resolute Guerilla's Dualsaber blade animation now works properly when using "Clairvoyant Strike" or "Voltaic Slash". 
  

Darkness / Combat

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  Redesigned Ancient Tome of Wrath tactical and renamed to Tome of Exar Kun, which grants damage reduction as well as shield absorption whenever you gain a stack of Redirected Wrath / Redirected Retribution.
  

Sorcerer / Sage

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  Teaching of Rajivari mod now deals the correct type of damage.
  
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  Plague Master mod now deals the correct type of damage. 
  

Lightning / Telekinetics

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  Force Mobility is now baseline for Lightning / Telekinetics. 
  
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  Torturous Tactics / Staggering Stratagem replaces Force Mobility as a level 51 utility choice. 
  
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    Torturous Tactics / Staggering Stratagem - Lowers the cooldown of Electrocute / Force Stun by 10 seconds. In addition, targets stunned by your Electrocute /Force Stun deal 25% less damage for 10 seconds when Electrocute / Force Stun wears off.
    

Madness / Balance

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  Force Mobility is now baseline for Madness / Balance. 
  
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  Torturous Tactics / Staggering Stratagem replaces Force Mobility as a level 51 utility choice. 
  
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  Torturous Tactics / Staggering Stratagem - Lowers the cooldown of Electrocute / Force Stun by 10 seconds. In addition, targets stunned by your Electrocute / Force Stun deal 25% less damage for 10 seconds when Electrocute / Force Stun wears off.
  
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  Force Speed is now granted at level 25. 
  
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  Shifted Critical Movement / Enhanced Force Speed to level 27 Row. 
  
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  Shifted Cloud Mind to level 43 Row. 
  

Mercenary / Commando

Arsenal / Gunnery

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  Signature Shot / Gravitating Bolt has been redesigned. It now reads:
  
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    Targets affected by your Heat Signature / Gravity Vortex take 50% more damage from Priming Shot / Vortex Bolt and 10% more damage from Rail Shot / High Impact Bolt.
    
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  Thrill of the Hunt / Forced March is now baseline for Arsenal. 
  
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    The passive is now set to hidden and is granted when the player gets Unload. 
    
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  Thrill of the Hunt / Forced March has been replaced by Tag and Bag / One Many Army as a level 64 choice. 
  

Innovative Ordnance / Assault Specialist

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  Thrill of the Hunt / Forced March is now baseline for Innovative Ordnance. 
  
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    The passive is now set to hidden and is granted when the player gets Unload. 
    
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  Thrill of the Hunt / Forced March has been replaced by Tag and Bag / One Man Army. 
  

Bodyguard / Combat Medic

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  Thrill of the Hunt / Forced March has been renamed to Mobile Protection / Frontline Medic.
  

Powertech / Vanguard

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  Boiling Point / Reactive Plating now appropriately deals Tech damage. 
  

Shield Tech / Shield Specialist

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  Increased the damage reduction gained from the Oil Fire tactical from 2% to 3%.
  
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  The Counter Attack / Defensive Armor level 23 mod choice has been redesigned. It now reads:
  
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    "Shielding an attack grants Counter Attack / Defensive Armor, increasing the damage of Firestorm / Ion Storm and Rail Shot / High Impact Bolt by 10%. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds, lasts for 20 seconds, and is removed once you deal damage with Rail Shot / High Impact Bolt."
    
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  Updating the tooltip for Target Rich Environment / Pointman for clarity.
  

Juggernaut / Guardian

Immortal / Defense

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  Reduced the damage bonus given to Crushing Blow / Guardian Slash by Crushing Mark from 50% to 40%.
  
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  The Hord's Makashi Strike tactical now increases damage reduction by 7% when it triggers (up from 5%).
  

UI/UX 

General

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  “Inspired by” tabs have been created for the Cartel Market to help players easily find special items 
  
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  Priority Transport: Personal Starship can no longer be used in Warzones or Arenas.
  
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  Fixed issue where Galaxy Map would blink for new players before they had a ship.
  
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  The Launch buttons are no longer cut off in the World Map Mission Tracker
  
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  The "All" and "Cartel Rarity" dropdowns now order items alphabetically in the Cartel market Item Stash
  
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  Content shown in the preview window now displays the proper ratio.
  
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  Daily Resource Matrices will no longer appear in the currency window. 
  
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  Opening the Galaxy Map is no longer removing the topography of the Overlay Map
  
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  The Mouse cursor coordinates are showing the correct values again
  
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  The Instance pulldown menu will no longer remain on the screen if the player closes the World Map.
  

Quick Travel

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  The Quick Travel map has been removed. The Quick Travel ability will now open the World Map, filtered with quick travel points, available missions, current missions, and party member missions.
  
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  Quick Travel filter for the World and Area map will be on by default.
  
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  Tutorial has been fixed to now pop up when the player first uses the ability
  
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  Fixed an issue where some areas would not allow Quick Travel or Stronghold Travel. 
  

World Map

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  Party mission icons have had their size slightly reduced.
  
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  Exploration Mission filter will be moved under filters, and will continue to be off by default.
  
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  Updated the map background for better readability. 
  
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  Moved Magnify Cursor to an icon button, and next to coordinates.
  
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  Added travel abilities and their legacy upgrade counterparts.
  
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  Moved Galaxy Map button to be in line with travel abilities.
  

HUD Overlay Map

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  Will have click interactions disabled while in combat
  
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  Enemy red dot icons are no longer overlapped by player and party icons.
  

Map Tooltips

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  Mail mouse over will now display how many unread mail players have
  
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  Mission NPCs will now display their name, and what missions they offer
  
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  Mission Terminals will now have a list of what missions are offered (up to 10)
  

Known Issues

Decorations

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  Players can get stuck in the “Imperial Training Statue” decoration when jumping toward the lightsabers.
  
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  The "Resilient Warden Gladiator" decoration’s blade slashes through the NPC model.
  
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  The "Outer Rim Drifter Gunslinger" NPC decoration’s jacket flickers continuously at the bottom.
  

Galactic Seasons 5

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  A dialogue line is grayed out in the Chains of Freedom story mission for the Trooper Origin Story
  

The known issues list will be updated in the forums here over time.