SWTOR Briefs (Update 7.9 Cycle)

Meirm Cicada GT Subscriber Reward

October 14th, 2026

Players who are subscribed to SWTOR at some point during October 14th to November 12th will receive a free Meirm Cicada GT mount with space for both a humanoid companion and ground-based minipet. This is a black and gold recolor of a past subscriber reward mount.

October 12th, 2026

Broadsword announced a 2-hour maintenance for all servers on October 13th, 2026. The downtime is scheduled to start at 7am CT / 12:00 UTC. No new patch.

8.0 “Let’s Play” Livestream Announced for Oct. 1st

September 30th, 2026

Broadsword announced the next Let’s Play Livestream for SWTOR which will take place on October 1st at 1 PM CT | 6 PM UTC on SWTOR’s twitch.tv channel.

They were a little light on the subject of the stream beyond covering new changes on PTS and that you’ll have the opportunity to (attempt to) slaughter Eric Musco in some Warzones on PTS. We expect to see the changes released for Mercenary | Commando.

Update 7.9.1c Patch Notes

September 18th, 2026

Update 7.9.1c has been announced and will release on September 22nd, 2026, with the following changes as seen on swtor.com:

• Hidden Chain Invasions will become active once more.
  • Note: Due to the events that occur in Game Update 7.9 “Legacy Reborn”, Hidden Chain Invasions will become inactive at 8.0 launch.
• Clicking the Galaxy Map for the objective “Sweeping Ruhnuk and Kessan’s Landing” will now open the Galaxy Map as intended.
• Amity’s Weapon “Pummeled Peace” and Fen Zeil’s Cybernetic Customization (Blue) are now available on the Galactic Seasons vendor.
• Fixed an issue that caused some cybernetics and facial hair to display an unnatural metallic or reflective color.

Steam Launcher Update

September 15th, 2026

A small update to the Steam Launcher was released today. This does not involve any in-game changes or downtime. It is an updated allowing the developers to bridge the gaps between the tech behind the Steam Launcher and Windows and Mac.

Next time you log in to SWTOR via Steam, you will have a small download waiting for you.

We’re updating the Steam launcher at 10am CT today to more closely match the technology we use on the Windows and Mac launchers.  This is intended to allow us to make more improvements in the future. This will not require any downtime as this update will only be rolled out the next time Steam players log back in which they will then see a download of about 100MB to the launcher.

Jackie Ko, Senior Community Manager, SWTOR Forums

SWTOR’s First Ever Best Dressed Contest Coming September 17

September 11th, 2026

Broadsword is doing a first of its kind for SWTOR contest for the Best Dressed character. The Contest will start on September 17th. You can submit two screenshots of your favorite character in whatever outfit or armor you want.

You must submit your entries before October 11th, 2026. The contest will offer three types of rewards to the winners:

• 2 male NPC decorations – available to all players on the Anniversary vendor
• 2 female NPC decorations – available to all players on the Anniversary vendor
• Holoversions of each of the above – given to only the winners of the contest

And if you need inspiration or advice for how to design your awesome new outfit, we have an excellent guide that will teach you how to create a unique and original outfit in SWTOR.

Please read carefully the guidelines. There are quite a lot of requirements and rules for you to go through, so make sure your entries are in accordance with everything.

Classic Venture Let’s Play Livestream Announced

September 10th, 2026

Today, September 10th, at 6 pm UTC (1pm CT) Broadsword will host a second Let’s Play livestream to demonstrate the Classic Venture coming to SWTOR with Update 8.0. The second boss from the new Operation will also be added to PTS, as well as combat style balance changes for Scoundrel and Shadow/Assassin.

Please join us today at 1pm CT / 6pm UTC for a Let’s Play livestream over on our Twitch channel! We will be showing off the Classic Venture before releasing it on the PTS! As a heads up, we will also be releasing the second boss for the Children of Nul Operation, and the class balances for Scoundrel and Shadow/Assassin. More details to come.

Jackie Ko, Senior Community Manager, SWTOR Forums

Get a new Free mini-pet

August 27th, 2026

The SWTOR developers are celebrating the release of another Star Wars game today, Star Wars Zero Company. You can get BR-0 as a gift when you log in to SWTOR between August 27th and September 17th. The promotion ends at 12pm CT / 5pm UTC. You will find your new friend in the in-game mail.

Update 7.9.1b Patch Notes

August 24th, 2026

Update 7.9.1b releases on August 25th, 2026, and comes with bug fixes for specific story missions, Dynamic Encounters, and items. Full patch notes are listed below and posted on swtor.com.

Missions

• [Legacy Reborn: Defeat Naga Sadow’s Monstrosity] Rass Ordo’s Basilisk Droid abilities now have visual and sound effects as intended.
• [Legacy Reborn: The Hidden Fortress] If a player dies during the siege on the Hidden Fortress, they will respawn at a location closer to their point of death rather than the beginning of the mission.
• [Legacy Reborn] Fixed an issue that sometimes caused T7-01 to appear twice when disabling the security grid.
• [Makeb] Players on the Rise of the Hutt Cartel introductory mission Prelude: Rise of the Hutt Cartel can now accept the mission
• [Countdown to Doomsday (Imperial)] or [Trouble in Paradise (Republic)] from the personal starship terminal as intended.
• [Iokath: Showdown on Iokath] Corrected an issue that prevented the player’s Companion from being resummoned after defeating the Iokath Sentinels.

Items

• The Gladiopodling minipet is now Legacy bound.
• The PAL-IV Prosthetic Forearms now displays the appropriate textures after any Oiled Bronze dye is applied to it.
• Fixed an issue that caused cloth materials to stretch on the following armors:
  • Honorbound armor set
  • Beholden Armor set
  • Honorable Combatant’s Armor Set
  • Loyalist Contender’s Armor set

Galactic Seasons

• The Coldweather Dark Blue and Deep Yellow Dye Module now dye gear blue and yellow as intended.

PvP Seasons

• Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to purchase reward track levels using Cartel Coins.

Dynamic Encounters

• [Coruscant: Buried Secrets] NPCs now return to their initial spawn points when a player leaves the event area.
• [Coruscant: Understaffed] Updated Mariyk’s appearance to match voice lines.

Dantooine Crash Site

• Players can now use their guild flagship to travel directly to the Dantooine Crash Site.
• [Sporefall Transition Events] The event now progresses even if a companion kills the boss.

Traveling to Rishi Resetting GS11 Progress + Fix

August 24th, 2026

Traveling to Rishi (either the planet or the stronghold) was resetting GS11 progress for some players. Broadsword temporarily disabled the ability for anyone to travel there as an emergency measure.

They will be implementing a proper fix in the next couple days that includes an account-specific rollback on GS11 progress for affected players to what it was before traveling to Rishi. The rollback will not apply to you if you didn’t experience this bug.

I have an update regarding the seasons’ reset issue that some players have experienced after going to Rishi/their Rishi Stronghold. These two areas are now available to travel to. Below is a breakdown of what will be happening in the immediate future.

What is happening during tomorrow’s August 25th maintenance?

All servers will be coming down tomorrow morning for regular maintenance. Game Update 7.9.1b will be deployed as planned.

Plan for August 26th

We will be taking only the Star Forge server down at 7am CT / 12pm UTC to get impacted players out of a broken state. If you are an impacted player:

• Your progress on the seasons’ tracks will be restored to what it was before you entered Rishi/your Rishi Stronghold. 

Throughout the day on the 26th, 

• You will be granted back any Cartel Coins you spent
• Any items lost will be granted back to you via in-game mail

Should any of the above change, I will let you all know. Additionally, once I know the expected downtime for Star Forge, I will update this thread. 

Important notes for Star Forge characters 

As we will be restoring impacted characters to their progress BEFORE they entered Rishi, we recommend not making further progress on the seasonal track until after we bring Star Forge back up. 

Players who did not visit Rishi on August 23rd and did not have their progress reset may play as normal. 

Thanks!

Jackie Ko, Senior Community Manager, SWTOR Forums

8.0 Difficulty Modes Dev Stream Announced

August 19th, 2026

Broadsword has announced a Let’s Play dev stream to show off the new difficulty settings on twitch.tv/swtor on August 20th at 1 PM CT | 6 PM UTC before it becomes playable on the PTS, presumably soon.

7.9.1a Patch Notes

August 8th, 2026

Hotfix 7.9.1 releases on August 7th, 2026 after a server maintenance and a downtime of 2 hours. It fixes the following bugs:

• Cybernetic accessories will no longer hide hoods.
• The PAL-IV Prosthetic Hands can now be unlocked in Collections.

7.9.1, 8.0 PTS Livestream on July 30th

July 27th, 2026

On July 30th at 1 PM CT | 6 PM UTC, Broadsword will be doing a livestream regarding 7.9.1 and give more details about 8.0, including the first PTS for SWTOR’s next expansion.

We anticipate a pretty small 7.9.1 with not much beyond Galactic Season 11, which we know will primarily be a rehash of GS2 and GS4, including a rare opportunity to get the Fen Zeil and Amity companions. They may also announce another Date Night since those are meant to come with minor updates alongside Galactic Seasons, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they skip it.

The vast majority of the new content for most of the remainder of the year (until 8.0 drops this holiday season) will be on the PTS.

Hello everyone!

We will be hosting a SWTOR Summer Livestream on July 30th at 1pm CT / 6pm UTC! We will be going over content coming in Game Updates 7.9.1, 8.0, and what to expect for PTS. We will see you on Twitch soon!

Jackie Ko, Community Manager

7.9c Patch Coming on July 8th

July 8th, 2026

A small hotfix is releasing on July 8th, 2026. It will be preceded by 3-hour long maintenance. The patch addresses the pink screen issue some players are experiencing.

We will be deploy Game Update 7.9c tomorrow, July 8.

• Time: 7am CT / 12pm UTC
• Estimated downtime: 3 hours

This patch will contain the fix for the pink screen issue some players are experiencing as well as additional back-end maintenance.

Jackie Ko, Community Manager

7.9b Announcement and Patch Notes

June 22nd, 2026

Broadsword has announced Update 7.9b which will release on June 23rd, 2026. It contains fixes for most of the issues introduced with Update 7.9, particularly for a bunch of bugs in the Legacy Reborn story mission (spoiler warning).

Highlights

Some SWTOR players may need to set up additional firewall/port forwarding rules and permit outbound TCP 9001-9021 from the SWTOR Game Client if they have manual port forwarding or a firewall configuration.

General Bug Fixes

General

• [Korriban] The pillar that appears in front of the doorway inside the Sith Academy has been removed. 
• [Ruhnuk] Characters using Male Body Type 3 no longer get stuck when jumping immediately after using Quick Travel to the Excavation Overlook travel point.  

Missions

• [Thus Always to Tyrants / Number One with a Bullet] Various Imperial soldier NPCs’ head models now appear properly aligned with their bodies. 

Cinematics

• [Master’s Enigma] Fixed shots in the cinematic of leaving Odessen that were showing incorrect views in the background.

Items

• When buying an item with token currency, the “Final Warning” dialogue will now only appear when the item cannot be refunded. 
• The Sporefall, Obsidian, and Terra Shaclaw are now referred to as their proper names in the descriptions of each minipet. 

Companion & Contacts Window

• Torian Cadera/Vette is now listed in the “Ineligible for Story” tab if the player chooses to leave him/her to die in “End Times”. 
• Rass Ordo now appears only once in the window after Legacy Reborn is completed. 
• Original and Knights of the Fallen Empire returned companions now remain in the same category tab when players transition to story phases. 

Wreckage on Dantooine

• The [MASTER 4 Orbital Core] mission is now available at the terminal while the Core Competence mission is active.  
• Fixed an issue that prevented players who skipped the Dantooine Crash Site introduction mission from purchasing higher ranks of hazard protection.

Legacy Reborn Bug Fixes

(WARNING: Section will contain spoilers!)

General

• The correct animation triggers when Darth Malgus jumps while in combat. 

Abilities

• The visual effect of the “Focused Storm” ability is now visible when Darth Malgus casts it on enemy NPCs. 
• Darth Jadus’ “Storm of Shadows” ability now only damages the player after the attack has completed.
• The sound effects for T7-01’s “Reconfigure Circuit” and “Blaster Volley” abilities are now audible.  
• The Power Droid’s “Massive Discharge” ability no longer affects the player if they are outside of the AoE’s area of impact. 
• The sound effect for the Cable Droid’s “Massive Discharge” ability now triggers when it is cast.  
• The sound effect for the “Bombardment” ability now triggers when used to destroy the Air Defense cannons. 
• The “Repulsor Pushed” stun debuff icon now appears as intended during the [Hidden Fortress] mission. 
• A Hovertank’s basic attack no longer casts a debuff on the player. 
• The Sith Monstronsity’s “Dark Blast” ability now deals damage immediately upon impact. 
• The sound effect for the Sith Monstrosity’s “Enraged Smash” ability now triggers when the ability is being used. 
• The sound effects for Heta Kol’s “Launch”, “Charging Shard”, “Laser Slash”, and “Crystal Shield” abilities now trigger when she uses them.  
• Darth Jadus’ “Blast of Shadow” ability no longer displays an additional visual effect if the player is outside of the AoE circle. 
• Darth Jadus’ “Repel” ability will no longer push the player into Darth Nul’s machine. 
• Players will now only receive damage from the “Horrowing Storm” ability when within its AoE range. 
• During the [Defeat Darth Jadus] mission step, Darth Jadus’ applied buff now displays a name, icon, and tooltip.  

Missions

• [Destroy the Frigate’s Turrets] Fixed an instance of the “Bail Out” ability not working. 
• [Disconnect the Droid from the Power System] Players can now only interact with the Power Droid once they’ve completed the mission’s previous steps. 
• [Speak to Shauz Farr] Sa’har no longer spawns as a follower if the player exits and reenters the phase after completing this mission step. 
• [Destroy Air Defense Cannons] The player character’s weapons can no longer be seen levitating at the spawn point. 
• [Defeat Darth Jadus] The invisible NPC is no longer present once Darth Jadus is defeated. 
• [Destroy the Hovertanks] The tooltip now appears when the player’s cursor hovers over the map icons. 
• [The Hidden Fortress] The Basilisk’s Charge ability now only works for enemies in front of the Basilisk. 
• [Get to the Orbital Defense Controls] Theron Shan will now stay near the player during this mission step. 
• [Defeat Darth Jadus] Darth Jadus no longer spawns inside of Nul’s machine if players log out and then back in while on this mission step. 

Cinematics

• [General] Fixed various issues with assets clipping during cinematics. 
• [General] The Meditation Sphere’s Anchor no longer appears interactable during cinematics. 
• [Speak to Major Anri] The landing ship now remains visible in the background for Imperial players. 
• [Into the Shadows] T7-01 no longer appears through a wall in certain cases. 
• [Into the Shadows] The player character and Lana Beniko no longer appear to walk through a wall when entering the briefing room. 
• [Contact the Rest of Your Forces] The camera will remain in focus for player characters using body types 3 and 4 while kissing Lana Beniko.  
• [Disconnect the Droid from the Power System] The player character no longer abruptly equips their weapon when speaking to Jekiah Ordo. 
• [Speak to Malgus] The player character now holds their weapon correctly when confronting Darth Malgus. 
• [Speak to Malgus] The player’s weapon remains sheathed/holstered when confronting Darth Malgus. 
• [Confront Darth Jadus] Darth Malgus no longer redraws his lightsaber. 
• [Confront Darth Jadus] Darth Malgus’s hand now appears to grip his lightsaber. 

UI

• The  map no longer changes from “Fortress Defense Control” to the World Map when Lana Beniko uses the “Dash In” ability. 
• [Exit the Service Tunnels] The mapnote for the exit is now displayed on the map while the player is controlling T7-01.
• The following maps no longer change to the World Map while the player is walking along the area pathways:
  • Naga Sadow’s Laboratory 
  • Fortress Sub Level 
  • Command Deck
  • Fortress Defense Control

Legacy Reborn Launch Trailer

June 16th, 2026

Today, Broadsword released a launch trailer for the Legacy Reborn storyline. The finale to Legacy of the Sith era in SWTOR was released with Update 7.9 on 2nd of June.

Its main purpose is to build hype or… because it launches two weeks after the actual story was released, maybe its purpose is to maintain the hype.

The trailer has no major spoilers. You can watch it below.

Dye Sale Inactive

June 11th, 2026

With no announcement from Broadsword, the indefinite 50% off sale on all outfit dyes is no longer active on the Cartel Market and dyes have returned to their pre-sale prices.

The sale was meant to be a stop gap while they worked on a dye system revamp initially announced during the 7.6 livestream all the way back at the end of 2024. Broadsword has said next to nothing about the revamp since then, so it’s possible they cancelled their plans, but it could also just be a bug caused by the Savanna Vorantikus.

We’ve reached out to Broadsword for more information on the situation.

Galactic Season 10 List of Objectives until July 6

June 9th, 2026

Broadsword published the list of Daily and Weekly Objectives for Galactic Season 10 from June 9 until July 6. This includes Weeks 14, 15, 16, and 17.

All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally Event is live

June 9th, 2026

The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally in-game event returns today. It will be available on Tatooine, Dantooine and Onderon from June 9 to June 16 (begins and ends at 12:00PM GMT).

In the growing shadow of war, swoop fans across the galaxy descend on Dantooine, Tatooine, and even Onderon for the sport’s biggest spectacle—The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally! They’re packing the stands, eager to take their minds off their troubles and cheer their favorite swoop gangs. The bikers are here to take on dangerous challenge courses, show off their piloting skills, and flaunt their souped-up swoop bikes. The thunder of the engines, the deafening applause from the fans, the wind battering their helmets… there’s no bigger rush for these thrill seekers.

Hotfix 7.9a Patch Notes

June 8th, 2026

Broadsword listed the upcoming changes for the first hotfix coming exactly a week after Update 7.9. Patch 7.9a will be released on Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 and will include the following changes:

The servers will go down at 7am CT / 12pm UTC and the maintenance is expected to take 2 hours.

• Cinematics
  • Elements of the skybox will no longer be missing in the final cinematic in certain situations. 
• PvP
  • The PvP Season 10 Knightly Flairs are now Bind on Legacy. 
• Items
  • [Tundra Enforcer Greaves] The character’s feet are now visible when the Tundra Enforcer Greaves are equipped with specific boots. 
• Operations
  • [Gods From the Machine] Players are now able to interact with the Godkin Command Center bridge to progress through the Operation. 
• UI
  • The Dromund Kaas maps are now displaying areas correctly and no longer using placeholder assets.

Source: swtor.com