Hello people!
As we head into the second half of the 12 months, there’s fairly a bit that has occurred since March, and much more to stay up for for the remainder of 2025. Let’s first have a look again on what’s occurred in the previous few months after which I’ll get into what’s arising within the close to future.
Recreation Updates
On March eleventh, we launched Galactic Seasons 8 in Recreation Replace 7.6.1 “Rising Powers”, permitting gamers to acquire additional talents to annihilate their enemies and full Uprisings even quicker. This replace additionally got here with extra customizations for the Basilisk companion B3-S1, the return of our Spring Occasion, new Utility Bundles within the Cartel Market, and new rewards for gamers who accomplished R-4 Anomaly Operation Veteran Mode in beneath 40 minutes.
Recreation Replace 7.7 “Dynamic Worlds” was launched on Could 28, and it got here with new Dynamic Encounters for the starter planets, capital planets, and Ilum which included a ton of recent rewards and Achievements to earn!
Talking of, there are extra Achievements, rewards, and augments to earn for the hardest gamers who’re skilled sufficient to tackle Relentless Replication Grasp Mode.
(Replication Throne Mount)
This replace additionally included PvP Season 8 “Champions of the Wild”, varied high quality of life enhancements, fight updates, Cartel Market objects impressed by the Disney+ sequence Andor™ on, and a big selection of recent pores and skin coloration customizations throughout Cathar, Chiss, Mirialan, Nautolan, Sith Pureblood, Togruta, and Twi’lek characters. That’s over 400 new pores and skin colours throughout these species that have been by no means accessible previous to 7.7.
Gamers additionally noticed updates for character modernization. The changes targeted on facial definition and pores and skin texture modifications, a repair for the splotchiness seen on vibrant coloured species, and bringing parity to what’s proven within the Preview Window and seen usually gameplay. A extra detailed submit about these modifications might be discovered right here.
Particular Occasions
In between the 2 newest updates, we had the chance to be a part of Star Wars Celebration 2025™ in Japan! A video featurette aired on April 19 giving the broader Star Wars™ viewers a glance into The Outdated Republic™ and somewhat tease into upcoming story content material.
It was implausible having the ability to have a good time Star Wars™ with so many gamers over the course of the weekend each in individual and in-game. For Celebration, we launched a Jubilee Hoverpod log in reward, Naboo Speeder Sort-C Subscriber Mount, and a redeemable Amethyst Vulptilla mini-pet. Gamers have been very within the subscriber rewards, and so count on to see extra rewards within the close to future.
Sizzling on the heels of Celebration, we launched a Could 4th B25-SAL mini-pet log in reward, ran a Double XP occasion, and had varied gross sales occurring within the Cartel Market.
What else is going on?
DirectX 12
We additionally noticed a variety of questions throughout our 7.7 livestream asking for updates on DirectX 12 (DX12). Presently, we now have a working model of the sport working in DX12! Nonetheless, we nonetheless have extra to do earlier than we will launch a model for gamers to check similar to changing the sport’s UI system to DX12 and making certain any main bugs are recognized and resolved. We could have extra to share later this 12 months, however I’m happy with the progress the group has been making on this initiative!
What’s arising?
Our subsequent seasonal occasion is arriving in only a couple weeks! Nar Shaddaa Nightlife shall be returning on July eighth! A separate article shall be printed at a later time specializing in new rewards and a few updates coming to the occasion.
These acquainted with our content material calendar will know Recreation Replace 7.7.1 is our subsequent launch. With it, gamers can count on the subsequent Galactic Season. Once we get nearer to speaking in regards to the subsequent season, we’ll unveil the theme and its new rewards.
Gamers can even see extra updates to our character modernization efforts in 7.7.1. A very powerful of those would be the anticipated enhancements for Rattataki to present them the identical consideration different species lately obtained. Companions not coated in 7.7 can even be getting some love, in addition to persevering with refinements and bug fixes based mostly in your suggestions.
I do know a lot of you might have been asking for updates on the story content material and I can not inform you how a lot I respect your endurance. I’m comfortable to say that we are going to have concrete particulars of the discharge of Galactic Threads and Grasp’s Enigma in our upcoming 7.7.1 livestream, so we’re trying ahead to sharing the story roadmap with you all then.
The group and I thanks in your continued help of this beloved sport, and we can not wait to point out you what’s in retailer for it. See you all quickly!
-Keith
