With the arrival of Galactic Season 8 “Rising Powers”, players can look forward to a fresh opportunity from Kai Zykken, who invites everyone to test out Czerka’s new Experimental Combat Enhancers. This season, you’ll find yourself diving back into Uprisings content, which is now accessible to all players starting at level 10. For those curious about new rewards and seasonal objectives, you can check out more details here.
New Basilisk Prototype Venture Customizations
The update brings four new B3-S1 variants available at a vendor in Lane’s Lab. By turning in Prototype Data and role-specific currencies, players can support The Curator’s projects to get their hands on these exciting new variants!
(Defender customization)
(Support customization)
(Combat Customization)
(Gold Aurodium Plating Customization)
Starting with this update, players will also encounter new B3-S1 Training Modules during Dynamic Encounters on Hoth and Tatooine!
Cartel Market Additions
This update introduces two themed Utility Bundles along with a Star Wars: Skeleton Crew™-inspired outfit available on the Cartel Market. Be sure to check out the Drommund Kaas and Coruscant Utility Bundles as well as the Peerless Explorer’s Enviro-Suit inspired by Star Wars: Skeleton Crew™. More information can be found here.
New Legacy Perk
A new speed boost perk, Increased Speed Boost (Improved Speeder Rank 6), will be unlocked for Subscribers, providing an exciting way to zip around.
Dynamic Encounter Achievements
The developers have added additional achievements to the Dynamic Encounters on Tatooine and Hoth for an extra challenge.
Dantooine Spring Abundance Festival
This seasonal event makes its return alongside Game Update 7.6.1! Return to your homestead on Dantooine to complete various daily and weekly missions while earning brand-new rewards. You can read more details here.
Twitch Drop
The latest Twitch Drop is the AC-10 Disruptor Mount, obtained after watching four hours of SWTOR content on Twitch! This offer will remain active until April 8, 2025. To track progress toward this reward, don’t forget to connect your SWTOR account with your Twitch account through your account page.
Beyond 7.6.1
Character Modernization Status
- Reworking source assets to address wrinkles and muscle definition
- Reworking textures to fix neckline seams
- Improving textures on vibrant colored species such as Chiss
The team is also focused on several initiatives:
- Improved lighting for characters in gameplay to better match what’s seen in cinematics
- Improved lighting in Preview Window
- Additional Species
You’ll see some of the first changes when the Public Test Server opens very soon!
Relentless Replication – Master Mode
Once character modernization testing wraps up, the PTS will reopen for players to test Master Mode for the Propagator Core XR-53 encounter. If you’re eager for further updates, watch our forums and social channels for when we begin opening up the PTS!
