STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ News

We will be bringing down the servers on December 17 at 7:00am CT / 1:00pm UTC deploy Game Update 7.6b.

Estimated downtime: 2 hours

Patch notes are available here.

General

• Tier 11 items can now be Deconstructed as intended.
  
• The Stronghold Conquest Bonus is now calculated properly.
  
• Black hair no longer appears green or has a green tint when being viewed by other characters.
  

Achievements

• Defeating the Propagator Core XR-53 in Story and Veteran Modes will now grant Achievements as intended.
  

Dynamic Encounters

• [Hoth Dynamic Encounter Pirate Problem] The boss now spawns properly allowing multiple players to complete the encounter.
  

Missions

• [Agent Storyline: High Society] Players can now click on the terminal to progress through the mission.
  
• [Black Hole Weekly: HEROIC 2+] Players can now interact with the panels in the pipe room.
  
• [The Memory Heist] Players can now interact with the Override Station Terminal.
  

Get your hands on some Cartel Coins and check out new items coming to the Cartel Market with 7.6!

Dropping in 7.6 is SWTOR’s largest Decoration bundle ever! Players will receive two full sets of decorations inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge AND two mini pets! At initial purchase, players will receive the following items:

• 2 Cantinas (Neglected)*
  
• 4 Spire Basins (Neglected)
  
• 4 Fountains (Neglected)
  
• 6 Illuminated Trash Receptacles (Neglected)
  
• 8 Trash Receptacles (Neglected)
  
• 8 Cargo stacks (Neglected)
  
• 8 Chandeliers (Neglected)
  
• 8 Water Tanks (Neglected)
  
• 8 Street Lamps (Neglected)
  
• 10 Pathway Lights (Neglected)
  
• 16 Sconces (Neglected)
  
• “Outpost Repairs” Unlock
  

The Outpost Repairs Unlock item will set players on the path to complete two lightweight gameplay missions such as placing and inspecting items and gathering info about one of the mini pets.



Once completed, players will unlock fixed versions of the neglected decorations plus two minipets:

• 2 Cantinas*
  
• 4 Spire Basins
  
• 4 Fountains
  
• 6 Illuminated Trash Receptacles
  
• 8 Trash Receptacles
  
• 8 Cargo stacks
  
• 8 Chandeliers
  
• 8 Water Tanks
  
• 8 Street Lamps
  
• 10 Pathway Lights
  
• 16 Sconces
  
• 1 Cantina Bartender
  
• Dianoga Minipet
  
• D5-C0 Minipet
  

*The RTO Cantina decorations can be placed on the Starship and Center Piece hooks.


(Cantina - Fixed and decorated. NPCs sold separately)



(Dianoga and D5-C0 Minipets)


Shae Vizla Battle-Scarred Armor


(Shae Vizla’s classic armor set returns with modernized textures)

Metallic Gray & Chrome Dyes / Chrome white & Metallic Gray


(Left is default coloring of armor set. Middle image has Metallic Gray & Chrome White applied. Right image has Chrome White & Metallic Gray dye applied)

Tirsa G1-F7 Mount

The following items are inspired by Star Wars: Skeleton Crew™

Armor

Mysterious Rogue


(Comes with two variants, jacket and without jacket)

Weapons


Fearless Buccaneer Lightsaber and Fearless Buccaneer Dualsaber



Fearless Buccaneer themed weapons


(Fearless Buccaneer Vibroblade, Vibrostaff, Pistol, Assault Cannon, Sniper Rifle, Blaster Rifle. Weapons sold separately)


Customizations

Half long, half short and Braidhawk


(Half long, half short. Comes with slightly highlighted strand)

Dynamic Encounters

Dynamic Encounters is new world content that offers a variety of missions for players to experience. They are meant to breathe life into the planets they inhabit, giving players a sense that something is always happening at any given time. As players explore planets, they will naturally come across Dynamic Encounters or they can find active Encounters on their map. Missions can range from taking out Hidden Chain forces to herding escaped Banthas running amok in a space port. These Encounters will debut on Hoth and Tattoine with 7.6.

Hidden Chain Invasions are special Dynamic Encounters where players are tasked with stopping Heta Kol’s forces as they continue to wreak havoc in the galaxy. These Encounters can take place on Hoth and Tattooine, but can also be found on several other planets.

As players complete Dynamic Encounters, they can receive special rewards like unlocking various Achievements, obtaining the Freckled Loth-cat Kitten pet and Hidden Chain and Electric Gaze armor sets. Completing the meta-achievents of each planet will grant the themed Frozen Peaks and Desert Sand Mounts.



The Propagator Core XR-53 Lair Boss

A new Operation boss will be coming with 7.6. The Propagator Core XR-53 originated from one of the many broken pieces when the Emperor's Fortress crashed onto Ilum. The XR-53 is a Rakatan droid replicator trying to fix itself by harvesting resources. Story and Veteran Modes are now live!



Augments

Three new tiers of augments have been released with 7.6! Read the details on how to obtain them here. For a full list of schematics and their requirements, read here!

Planet and Character Modernization

Our modernization efforts continue on with Game Update 7.6. Character models, specifically heads, will also see improved fidelity across the game! Players will see updates to their character via updated character textures, along with ocular specularity and with lighting, and shader improvements. Our goal is to improve the fidelity of characters across the game while keeping your character uniquely yours.

https://youtu.be/WN7JD4pTpks?si=SkA8U7m85k6YEAjf

PvP Season 7

Season 7 “The Path to Mastery” begins with 7.6! For a full breakdown of the new season and its rewards, click here!

Life Day

Our winter seasonal event begins today! The the Ornate Life Day Robes has been added to the list of rewards that can be earned! The Tirsa G1-F7 mount can be found on the Cartel Market.



Cartel Market Offerings

New outfits, weapons, customizations and dyes are now available in the Cartel Market. Alongside Star Wars: Skeleton Crew™ inspired items, players can get their hands on Shae Vizla’s Battle Scarred armor and unique Remote Trading Outpost Decoration Bundle inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge™. See everything available here!



Additionally, a highly requested long hairstyle will be made available for players for free! This customization will automatically be added to the hair character slider.




Character Customization in the Appearance Designer is 90% off until January 7, 2025.


Best View in SWTOR winners

The Best View contest winners have been selected and their framed decorations can be found on the Anniversary vendor. Congrats to this year’s winners!

Twitch Drops

For the next 28 days, the Amethyst Vulptilla Mount Twitch Drop will be active. In order to obtain it, make sure that you go to your account page on swtor.com, and link up your SWTOR account and your Twitch account. Watch live SWTOR content on Twitch for four hours in order to unlock the mount!



Companion Mount Subscriber Reward

Players who have an active Subscription between now and January 4th will receive SWTOR’s first ever companion AND mini pet compatible vehicle mount.



We’re releasing character names!

We’ve been looking for opportunities to release inactive character names, and we have selected 7.6 launch as the time to begin this process. Please read through this blog in its entirety to understand how you can keep your character name if it was impacted.

Master the Fight: Starbolt Bundle

This limited time offer Master the Fight: Starbolt Edition Bundle includes:

• 180 Days Subscription Time + 600 Cartel Coins per month
  
• 5500 Cartel Coins
  
• Vectron 240R Starbolt Mount
  
  • Rideable at level 1
  • Base speed as fast as Speeder Rank 5 (130%)
  • Gives players a speed boost while mounted
    
• Primary Metallic Yellow Dye (x5 per character)
  
• Secondary Metallic Yellow Dye (x5 per character)
  
• Bundle is priced at $99.99 USD
  

This bundle will be available until January 14, 2025.