Broadsword posted the Game Update 7.8b patch notes for STAR WARS: The Old Republic, listing a small bundle of user interface fixes, a repeatability change for the Dantooine Orbital Core weekly, and a Life Day Vendor addition.
The most immediately visible change affects the Mission Tracker. Players with long mission titles had seen names and timer text clipped or squished, and the tracker can now be scaled up to 2.0 from the previous 1.25, while the clipping issues have been addressed. The Dantooine wreckage encounter received a fix for a double Orbital Core spawn that could prevent loot, and the Orbital Core weekly mission can now be completed up to three times per week. Finally, a seasonal mount, the Vectron Tinsel Taxi, is now available from the Life Day Vendor.
Broadsword discussed broader 7.8 plans during its developer livestream, readers can view a recap of that stream in the 7.8 livestream recap for context on other changes that arrived around this update. Below is the official patch text posted on Steam, reproduced in full.
Patch Notes – 7.8b
Game Update 7.8b Patch Notes
Mission Tracker
- Missions with long names are no longer cut off in the Mission Tracker or appear squished.
- Players can now increase the scale of the Mission Tracker UI to 2.0 (up from 1.25).
- The timer text on missions with longer names is no longer cut off.
Wreckage on Dantooine
- [Orbital Core] Fixed an issue that caused a second Orbital Core to spawn preventing players from claiming loot.
- [Orbital Core] The Orbital Core weekly mission can be repeated three times a week.
Items
- The Vectron Tinsel Taxi mount is now available on the Life Day Vendor.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith
Developed by BioWare Austin
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith is the eighth Digital Expansion to Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Legacy of the Sith takes us back to the planet of Manaan, for a new military campaign with the mission of securing a very important planet for their faction.
With the update, the level cap was raised to 80, a new flashpoint set on the remote planet of Elom was added, as well as a new Operation that players will need to complete.
- Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release: 2022-02-15
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Age Rating:
PEGI 16 / ESRB T
