BioWare released the patchnotes for SWTOR Game Update 6.3.1, coming up on June 29th. This patch brings back the SWTOR Nightlife event, a Double XP event and a number of fixes and improvements!
SWTO 6.3.1 is more of a service patch with no real new content being added to the game. As per BioWare’s standards patches with more than one “dot” between the numbers are smaller updates with no new story content.
Highlights
The main highlight of 6.3.1 is the return of the Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event. This is one of SWTOR’s seasonal events. It appears once every year, usually around the Summer.
My new SWTOR Nightlife event 2021 guide is up now. If you like, you can also take a look at the 2020 edition, although I have very clearly marked and explained the differences between the event from last year and this one. Hint: not much new stuff.
The 2021 edition of Nightlife starts with the release of the 6.3.1 patch on June 29th and ends on August 10th 2021.
The other big news from 6.3.1 is the return of one of the most popular “events” in SWTOR – Double XP. Starting today (June 29th) and until July 13th you can level up your alts twice as fast thanks to this event.
Both the Nightlife and Double XP events will start and end at noon GMT (12:00 UTC).
As tradition dictates each new patch also brings new additions to the Cartel Market. With the release of 6.3.1 BioWare brought seven new Cartel Market exclusive items and here is my dedicated overview of them with images, pricing and descriptions: SWTOR 6.3.1 New Cartel Market Items Overview.
Below you can read the full patch notes for SWTOR Update 6.3.1. There are a large number of great quality of live improvements included in this update. Now that I am reading some of them, I start to wonder why it took the devs so long to implement them.
General
- Free-to-play players can now create in-game bug report tickets with the /bug command.
- Increased the cap of Tech Fragments to 11000 (up from 10000).
- Corrected typos in the Legacy emote commands of the following classes:
- Sith Inquisitor
- Sith Warrior
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Consular
- The following chat commands are no longer missing from the Emote Window:
- /peer
- /question
- /smirk
- Added the following abbreviation in the chat commands:
- /ty
- /thanks
- /cong
- /grats
- /congrats
- /lol
- It is no longer possible for players to go over the Item Rating cap of 306.
- Darkside corruption is now correctly displayed on Nautolans in the character sheet, outfits, and after an area transition.
- Chat no longer appears blank after linking the Commemorative Statue of Dread Master Brontes several times.
- Spacing has been added to the bottom of the Item and Amplifier tooltips for better readability.
- The tooltip of the Bioanalysis Efficiency Amplifier is now correctly referencing Archaeology in French and German.
- Corrected typo on the word “gladiatorial” throughout the game.
- Emotes are no longer case sensitive, so you can /dance, /DANCE, or /dANce to your heart’s content.
- Corrected a typo in “Defeat the Republic Commander – Master Mode” Achievement.
- A Legacy Bank has been added to the VIP area of the Fleet for both factions.
- There is now an Arrival Point Terminal in the first room next to the elevator of the Kaas City Apartment Stronghold.
- There is no longer a graphic issue on the Penthouse doorway arch of the Carrick Station Stronghold.
- Corrected environment issues in the following areas:
- The environment no longer disappears in the west side of the map of the Palace Main Floor on Onderon.
- The environment no longer disappears in the west side of the map of the Rebel Refugee Zone in Nar Shaddaa.
- Players can no longer hear the door audio of other players in the Vaiken Spacedock Penthouse.
- Altuur zok Adon’s interaction for being highly influential to him now only appears when reaching Influence Rank 50, as intended.
- Altuur zok Adon’s Kolto ability ‘Targeting Field’ now correctly finishes its cooldown when the target is killed.
- Clicking the Preview button for Paxton Rall in the Collections now correctly opens a new window with the Companion.
- Players who previously completed Chapter IX: The Alliance of Knights of the Fallen Empire can now obtain Nico Okarr through his Holocommunicator, as intended.
- The Weekly Login Subscriber reward now correctly shows as unclaimable for unsubscribed players.
- It is no longer possible to fall into the platform showcasing mounts in the Galactic Seasons area of the Imperial Fleet.
Cartel Market
- Updated the icon for the Tactical Ranger Boots.
- Removed the knock-off protection tooltip from the WLO-RX1 Assault Tank mount as there is no longer knock-off protection in the game.
- Fixed the following issues on the Tactical Ranger’s Armor Set:
- Corrected several clipping, texture, and gap issues on the Tactical Ranger’s Armor Set.
- The Tactical Ranger Chestpiece is now correctly colored when applying a dye pack.
- Fixed several clipping issues on the Dark Marauder’s Armor Set.
- There is no longer an invisible gap between the neck and the body of the character when equipped with the Mythosaur Hunter’s helmet without a chestpiece, on all body types.
- Fixed a typo in the Storefront description of the Ancient Je’daii Bundle.
- Fixed several typos in Dar’manda and Ash’ad NPC decorations.
Items + Economy
- Master Ranos’ lightsaber icons now correctly reflect her chosen color crystal.
- Corrected an error preventing the following decorations from becoming tradeable:
- Factory Welding Droid
- Framed Skytrooper Chassis Remains
- Gambler’s Mic Stand
- Iokath Pump Station
- Iokath Wall Lamp
- Incomplete Skytrooper Chassis
- Model Star Fortress
- Portable Zakuulan Sentry Turret
- Skytrooper Model Display Tube
- Skytrooper Praetorian Armor Display
- Sun Machine Reactor
- Unstable Iokath Battery
- XR-9 Scrambler Grenade in Suspension Chamber
- Zakuulan Force Focus
- Zakuulan Prototype Medical Probe
- The visual effect of the Obsidian Squad Recon Walker mount is now correctly displayed when the mount or its flourish are used.
- The hatches of the Junkshop Furnace decoration are now correctly opening for the junk.
- The description of the “Stimulated” Achievement now correctly mentions the Stimulated set bonus.
- The Amplified Champion’s Armor Set now correctly refers to Premium Amplifiers instead of Prototype.
- Mandalorian Propaganda Posters are now using the correct form of Mando’a.
- The Festive Tauntaun Mount received from the Life Day bundle can now be traded on the Galactic Trade Network.
- Items that grant Schematics now display the correct required profession and profession level.
- Shoulder plates of the Remnant Ressurected Smuggler’s Jacket now correctly appear with Male Body Type 2.
- The following decorations can now be purchased for Guilds:
- Alem “Whisper” Reesus Holo
- Art: Alderaan Landscape
- Art: Approach to Oricon
- Art: Hoth Starship Graveyard
- Art: Kaas City
- Art: Nerfs
- Art: Rakata Prime
- Art: Tatooine Landscape
- Art: The Reclaiming of Taris
- Art: Underworld Casino
- Bask Sunn Holo
- Caller in the Dark Holo
- Captain Meinar Holo
- Colonel Barden Golah Holo
- Commander Aster Holo
- Commander Rasha Holo
- D-5X Volitile Demolition Droid Holo
- Darth Malgus Holo
- Darth Yun Holo
- GEMINI 16
- Goldie Holo
- Golga Brak Holo
- Graul Holo
- Heta Kol Holo
- Holocall Kiosk
- Jai Quallo’s Sand Worm Holo
- Lord Feng Holo
- Lord Ziliss Holo
- Master Jakir Halcyon Holo
- Master Leeha Narezz Holo
- Model Umbaran Train
- Nathema Flower
- Painting: Abstract Colors
- Painting: Abstract Rectangles
- Portrait: Gold Plated Hutt
- R10-X6 Holo
- Rakesh the Foul Holo
- Scorpion TK Weapon Rack
- Seldin Holo
- Shade of Malgus Holo
- Slybex Holo
- Tau Idair Holo
- Technician Canni Holo
- Temple Arches
- Terentatek Holo
- Trophy Art: Alderaan Civil War
- Trophy Art: Ancient Hypergates
- Trophy Art: Huttball
- Trophy Art: Kuat Drive Yards
- Trophy Art: Novare Coast
- Trophy Art: The Voidstar
- Trophy Art: Yavin Ruins
- Troya Ajak Holo
- Umbaran Spider Tank Holo
- Vinn Atrius
- Vixian Mauler Holo
- Vulture Squad Armored Unit 14 Holo
- The Jedi Padawan Shrine decorations from the Ossus Reputation vendor are no longer missing their heads and lightsabers.
- The following weapons now sit correctly on the character’s back on all body types:
- Altuur’s Ornate Sniper Rifle
- Altuur’s Exquisite Sniper Rifle
- Made adjustments to the hand placements of Altuur’s Ornate Sniper Rifle to sit more comfortably into the hands of all female body types.
- The following Galactic Seasons Rewards Armor Sets are now correctly unlocking in the Collections after claiming it from a Mailbox:
- Mythran Hunter’s Armor Set
- Mythran’s Armor Set
- The Mythran’s Armor Set is now correctly unlocking if pieces were stored in the Legacy Bank.
- The Stronghold Label: Hideout earned from Galactic Seasons now correctly states it unlocks for the Legacy and not for the Account.
Classes +Combat
Jedi Knight
Sentinel Watchman
- The Cauterize ability tooltip now displays the correct periodic damage done.
Guardian Vigilance
- The Plasma Brand ability tooltip now displays the correct periodic damage done.
Sith Warrior
Marauder Annihilation
- The Rupture ability tooltip now displays the correct periodic damage done.
Juggernaut Vengeance
- The Shatter ability tooltip now displays the correct periodic damage done.
Jedi Consular
Sage
- The Force Barrier ability now properly prevents certain effects from being applied to the player while active.
Shadow Tacticals
- Resilience from the Mind Over Matter utility is now correctly applying to the Friend of the Force Tactical.
- Two Time Trouble Tactical is now properly affected by Periodic Intensity Amplifiers.
Sith Inquisitor
Sorcerer
- The Force Barrier ability now properly prevents certain effects from being applied to the player while active.
Assassin Tacticals
- Two Time Trouble Tactical is now properly affected by Periodic Intensity Amplifiers.
Smuggler
Gunslinger Saboteur
- The Shock Charge ability tooltip now displays the correct periodic damage done.
Imperial Agent
Sniper
- The Interrogation Probe tooltip now displays the correct periodic damage done.
Bounty Hunter
Mercenary Set Bonus
- Updated the Apex Predator Set Bonus tooltip to make it clearer:
- (6) Dealing damage with Power Shot or Tracer Missile and healing with Rapid Scan grant a stack of Power Step, stacking up to 5 times. At 5 stacks, your next Power Shot, Tracer Missile, or Rapid Scan deals 50% more damage or healing and generates no Heat.
- The Incendiary Missile and Serrated Shot abilities tooltips now display the correct periodic damage done.
Powertech Pyrotech
- The Incendiary Missile ability tooltip now displays the correct periodic damage done.
Trooper
Commando
- The Commando’s Electro Net ability is now correctly doing as much damage as the Mercenary’s ability.
Commando Set Bonus
- Updated the Apex Predator Set Bonus tooltip to make it clearer:
- (6) Dealing damage with Charged Bolts or Grav Round and healing with Medical Probe grant a stack of Power Step, stacking up to 5 times. At 5 stacks, your next Charged Bolts, Grav Round or Medical Probe deals 50% more damage or healing and costs no energy cells.
- The Incendiary Round and Serrated Bolt abilities tooltips now display the correct periodic damage done.
Vanguard Plasmatech
- The Incendiary Round ability tooltip now displays the correct periodic damage done.
Flashpoints
General
- The following Flashpoints have been added to the completion of the [Weekly] Veteran Flashpoints Objective:
- Kaon Under Siege
- Lost Island
- Unified the Flashpoint: The Star Fortress Mission names. Those will now appear as [SOLO] or [Heroic 2+].
- The description of the Flashpoints – Master Mode in the Group Activities window now correctly displays the Master Mode information instead of the Veteran Mode.
Flashpoints
A Traitor Among the Chiss
- Veteran’s Edge is now applied with the correct values in A Traitor Among the Chiss Flashpoint – Master Mode.
Kaon Under Siege
- The surroundings no longer vanish for certain camera angles in the northern side of the “Park Service Tunnels” area in Kaon Under Siege Flashpoint.
The Spirit of Vengeance
- Rass Ordo’s equipment can no longer be removed during the Spirit of Vengeance Flashpoint, as intended.
- Reduced the damage dealt during the encounter with Heta Kol in the Spirit of Vengeance Flashpoint – Solo and Story Mode.
- “Take Vengeance” Achievements now appear under the Veteran Achievements section of the “Spirit of Vengeance” Achievements.
- Corrected an issue that could prevent players from advancing if Rass Ordo is defeated before the sniper trap in the Spirit of Vengeance Flashpoint – Solo/Story Mode.
Secrets of the Enclave
- Conversations in Solo-Story mode no longer use the multiplayer conversation window when players are grouped in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint.
- Increased the health of Golah and Narezz’s droids in the Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint – Veteran Mode.
- The Enemy Squad bosses from the Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint now have more health in Master mode than Veteran Mode.
- Fixed an issue that was causing emails regarding events following the Conflicting Priorities Mission to not be sent as intended in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint.
- Arn Peralun and Darth Rivix no longer have less influence than intended in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint – Solo and Story Mode.
- Arn Peralun and Darth Rivix equipment cannot be removed in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint, as intended.
- The door to the Monstrous Terentatek’s room in the Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint no longer closes, trapping players inside, if the Flashpoint Mission is advanced.
- Emergency Containments Droids now despawn if the Monstrous Terentatek boss is killed in the Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint – Master Mode.
- Fixed the following issues on Narezz and Golah bosses in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint:
- They no longer cast Activate Droid when they’re out of combat.
- They now announce their respective Napalm Blast/Force Cone abilities attacks with a voice line periodically.
- Updated Codex images for persons of interest from Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint.
- The following bosses now play a voice line when reaching 50% HP in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint.
- Sergeant Corrik
- Sergeant Kodo
- Lord Ziliss
- Skar’kla Swarmer ambushes now properly play their spawning audio in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint.
- Lip movement for the scene after defeating Graul in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint now works properly in German.
- Players are no longer instantly killed when approaching a wall on the south side of the Enclave Lower Level in the Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint.
- Corrected camera movements in cinematics of the Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint – Solo and Story Mode.
- The count value of the “Elite: O Captain, Bye Captain” Achievement in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint – Master Mode Achievements is now correctly displaying the correct value of 25 instead of 22.
- Lord Ziliss’ Empowered buff description now correctly mentions that it empowers her own Force Bomb ability instead of Captain Meinar’s ability in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint.
- Adjusted the distance between Ol’Cronchy and her food bowl in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint.
- The following creatures now count in the completion towards the “Clearing the Vermin” Achievement in Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint:
- Xuvva
- Zeldrate
- Skar’Kla Swarmers
- Ol’Cronchy
- Fuzzy
- Corrected the following graphic issues in the Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint:
- The grass is now correctly attached to a stone in the Upper Level of the Enclave.
- There is now a wall in the North-East area of the Enclave preventing players from falling.
Operations
The Nature of Progress
- The [Weekly] The Nature of Progress Operation is now correctly removed from the Fleet Operations Terminals after the Mission is accepted by players.
- The [Weekly] The Nature of Progress Operation is still available on the Operations Terminal even if the player has previously picked up the [Weekly] Hive of the Mountain Queen Mission.
- The Mission tracker no longer disappears after defeating the Hunt Master at the “Eliminate the Hunt Master” step, preventing players from advancing in the Nature of Progress Operation.
- There is no longer a gap on the floor of the Huntmaster room in the Nature of Progress Operation.
Missions + NPCs
- The following World Bosses are now correctly dropping level 75 loot:
- Lucky
- Trapjaw
- Ulgo Siegebreaker
- It is no longer possible to interact with Satele Shan to spoil the ending of Echoes of Oblivion Mission.
- Space Missions can now be retried after failing them, as intended.
- Travelling to the quest marker of the step “Find the survivors” of the Republic Mission “Power Vacuum” is now correctly advancing the Mission.
- The cinematic for the Speak to Harlow Ricks step of the [Daily] A Crew of Your Own now has lip-sync and audio.
- Fixed the following issues for the [Weekly] Daily Area: Rishi Missions:
- The Empire version of the [Weekly] Daily Area: Rishi Mission can now be shared.
- The [Weekly] Daily Area: Rishi Mission is only available when the prerequisite missions for all Daily Missions have been completed – for both factions.
- Accepting a [Daily] Mission required for the completion of the [Weekly] Daily Area: Rishi is no longer automatically granting the [Weekly] Mission – for both factions.
- Taren Vor’s name is now correctly displayed in the Mission tracker of the Imperial Taris Mission “Highway to Destruction”.
- It is now possible to interact with the NPC after completing the “Scan for the Communications Uplink” step of Imperial Mission “Relative Harm” on Onderon.
- The German description of the Shroud of Memory Mission in the Mission logs is now correctly displayed in German instead of English.
- Paxton Rall’s recruitment cinematic now correctly takes place in his initial spawn location.
- The Alliance Alert ‘The Stranger from Kubindi’ now properly displays a Mission image
Warzones
- Using teleportation abilities such as Phase Walk during PvP matches in scenarios where the teleport would take players through walls or props should no longer kill players.
- The following PvP Season 13 Rewards Titles now unlock the correct Codex entries:
- Invader Title
- Raider Title
- Orbital Station and Mandalorian Battle Ring are now back in the PvP map rotation.
Mandalorian Battle Ring Arena
- Using the Hololocate ability a second time will now appropriately take a player back to the marked location.
- Players are no longer instantly killed in the Mandalorian Battle Ring Arena.
Orbital Station Arena
- Players are no longer killed when spawning into the Orbital Station Arena
Rishi Cove Arena
- Players are no longer instantly killed when in the following location in the Rishi Cove Arena:
- Near the wall in the northwest of the Arena.
- Near the wall under the spawn area.
- It is no longer possible to place Phase Walk in the spawn area of the Rishi Cove Arena.
- Players are no longer stuck when jumping around the Spawn terminal of the Rishi Cove Arena.
Events
All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally
- The Swoop Gangs have been contacted and instructed forcefully to remove part of the track they left behind on the following locations after the last All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally:
- A ramp near the Sarlacc pit on Tatooine.
- Several ramps on Onderon.
- The misplaced ramp in the Tatooine course is now correctly aligned with the track direction during the All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally event.
- Fixed an issue that was preventing the completion of the “Dantooine Perfection” Achievement during the All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally event.
- Fixed the following cinematic issues of the All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally event:
- The player’s character no longer slides on top of the speeder in the Daily cinematic of the Pit Screamers on Dantooine.
- The character in the Blatant Beks’ cinematic is now correctly sitting on the Swoop bike.
- The character in the starting cinematic of the [Daily] Horizon’s Razor: Tatooine Course Mission is now correctly sitting on the speeder.
Feast of Prosperity
- The Feast of Prosperity Daily Achievement is no longer progressing if players can’t complete the Round 1 of the Cantina Rush – Hard Mode.
Nar Shaddaa Nightlife
- The Emperor’s Casino Chip can now be dropped from kills on Mek-Sha and Onderon during the Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Event.
- Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Tokens can now be dropped during Uprisings and as PvP rewards.
Conquests
- The Pirate Incursion rewards window now correctly mentions Personal Reward in the Mission name.
Galactic Seasons
- Added the Galactic Seasons End Timer and Date to the Galactic Seasons Window.
- Players who are not eligible for Section X will no longer receive the Priority Objective ‘Daily PO: Section X Daily Missions’ as one of their Daily Priority Objectives as intended.
- The following Companions are now back on the Galactic Seasons vendor Jaleit Nall and it is now possible to unlock their Alliance Alert when purchased from this vendor
- Nico Okarr
- Master Ranos
- Paxton Rall
- Shae Vizla
- Corrected typos in various Priority Objectives.
- Claimed rewards items from the Galactic Seasons rewards track are now correctly listed in the chat.
- Claiming Cartel Coins rewards from the Galactic Seasons rewards track now triggers a banner as intended.
- Unclaimable Subscriber rewards now appear as Unlocked but remain unclaimable until the player subscribes.
- The Galactic Seasons window pagination buttons are now correctly displayed when the character is activating the event.
- Characters can now track or untrack a Priority Objective rolled on higher characters, even if they don’t meet the requirements.
- Clicking on the Daily Priority Objectives on the Galactic Seasons screen now brings players to the Conquest window instead of the Galaxy Map in all cases.
- Clicking on the following Priority Objectives in the Conquest Window now opens the Galaxy Map:
- Daily PO: Defeat Capital Enemies
- Daily PO: Defeat Coreward World Enemies
- Daily PO: Defeat Hutt Space Enemies
- Daily PO: Defeat Outer Rim Enemies
- Daily PO: Defeat Seat of the Empire Enemies
- Daily PO: Defeat Home World Enemies
- Daily PO: Defeat Unknown Wild Space Enemies
- Daily PO: Defeat Galactic Insectoids
- Daily PO: Defeat Balmorra Insectoids
- Clicking “Daily Priority Objective” in the Galactic Seasons window now opens the Conquest window if the player doesn’t have a ship.
- Dread-Seeded Shaclaws now correctly count toward the progress of ‘Defeat Insectoid Priority Objective’ counts.
- Defeating Underwalkers on Makeb now correctly count toward progress for ‘Daily PO: Defeat Galactic Insectoids’.
- The ‘Weekly PO: Hutt Space Flashpoints’ no correctly displays the list of Flashpoints required to complete this Priority Objective in German.
Week 1: Coreward Worlds
- The ‘Daily PO: Onderon Daily Missions’ are no longer missing from the ‘Galactic Seasons Week 1: Coreward Worlds’ for players in the 50-70 level bracket and 71+ level bracket.
- The ‘Daily PO: Defeat Balmorra Insectoids’ is now available only for players level 28+ as intended.
Week 2: Distant Outer Rim
- The Priority Objective ‘Daily PO: Rishi Daily Missions’ has been removed from the list of potential Priority Objectives while we continue to investigate reports regarding bugs on this Priority Objective.
- ‘Daily PO: Defeat Outer Rim Enemies’ can be now advanced by defeating enemies in Section X.
Week 3: Hutt Space
- Colicoid War Games is no longer referenced as an optional requirement for the ‘Weekly PO: Hutt Space Flashpoints’.
- Insectoids on Ossus now correctly count toward the ‘Daily PO: Defeat Ossus Insectoids’ even if the player has not completed the story on Ossus.
- All insectoids on Ossus now correctly count toward the progress of ‘Daily PO: Defeat Ossus Insectoids’.
- The following Priority Objectives are no longer missing from the ‘Galactic Seasons Week 3: Hutt Space’:
- Daily PO: Ossus Daily Missions
- Daily PO: Defeat Ossus Insectoids
- Daily PO: Makeb Daily GSI Missions for players in the 50-70 level bracket and 71+ level bracket
- Defeating Enemies on Darvannis now counts toward the ‘Daily PO: Defeat Hutt Space Enemies’.
- The Shaclaw mob density has been increased on Voss to make it easier to complete the ‘Daily PO: Defeat Voss Insectoids’.
Week 4: Seat of the Empire
- The Dread Palace Operation has been removed from the list of optional Operations from the ‘[Weekly] PO: Seat of the Empire Operations’ to prevent instances of players missing Galactic Seasons credit.
Week 5: Unknown and Wild Space
- Reduced the number of required missions for Ossus/Iokath Daily Priority Objectives to 3. (down from 5).
- The following issues have been previously fixed with a hotfix deployed on May, 12th:
- Players now correctly receive 2 Weekly Priority Objectives as intended.
This article is based on BioWare’s announcement of the 6.3.1 patch notes.
