Originally Posted by swtor.com ( Original Post ) | 01.27.2026

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Highlights

Cartel Market Additions
The Shadow Sentry Lightsaber, dualsaber, and armor set inspired by Star Wars: Visions™ has been added to the Cartel Market.

Mac Launcher
A new version of the Mac launcher has been released. This version will fix the issue players were experiencing where they would get stuck on a black screen after launching the game.

Subscriber Event
Subscriber Event tokens and the event vendor have been removed from the game.

Bug Fixes

General

• [Environment Art: Corellia] Fixed an issue that caused a gap between various countertops and walls.
• The "Encounter Completionist: Dantooine" Achievement now displays an icon in the Legacy Window.
• Fixed an issue that caused the dismount and dodge animations to play when characters are attacked while riding a creature mount.
• Removed an invisible collision near the Eternity Vault entrance on Ziost Shadow.
• The Isolationist Support Droid flame visual effect is now correctly aligned and projects toward the target.
• [Makeb: Empire only] The travel points now unlock automatically when a character discovers its respective area.
  Creating a Legacy" is no longer required to unlock Legacy Perks and unlocks.

Wreckage on Dantooine

• [General] Added new appearances for GSI Scientists to bring some visual variety between the NPCs.
• [General] All Research Notes buffs can now be active at the same time and will persist after character death.
• [General] All scientists' appearances now match with their appropriate voices.
• [General] Fixed various areas where gaps appear in the environment or in distant objects.
• [General] Made adjustments to various areas to prevent characters from getting stuck on trees and/or rocks.
• [General] Voice lines are no longer missing from various encounters.
• [General] Special events no longer overlap in incorrect biomes.
• [General] The area tracker now consistently appears in the Sublevel Central Complex.
• [General] Fixed an issue that caused bosses to not spawn properly.
• [Achievements] The Altered Flora, Crystallized Energy, Volcanic Residue, and Benign Spores buffs are now listed as disqualifying buffs for the Orbital Core Achievement "A Core to Settle”.
• [Acid Trip] Added the name for the Carrying Samples buff in its tooltip.
• [Acid Trip] Mission information has been added to the tooltip for all relevant interactables.
• [Acid Trip] Several broadcast messages have been added to clarify the mechanics of the encounter.
• [Acid Trip] Updated the mapnotes for the encounter to be more precise.
• [Acid Trip] The Slice Control ability now only appears when there is a nearby droid to slice.
• [Acid Trip] Updated the names of the Skar’kla enemies to match the mission description.
• [Acid Trip] Added more toxic pools to collect samples from.
• [Buffs] The hazard mitigation buffs, Cryogenic Mitigation/Immunity and Mycelial Inoculation/Immunity now last two hours as intended.
• [Buffs] The mitigation buffs Thermal Regulator, Emergency Chemical Purge, and Hyphal Degeneration Stim now persist for 1.5 hours (up from 30 minutes) to match the boss availability window.
• [Buffs] Characters that purchase any buffs for the first time after unlocking Legacy will no longer see the “Invalid Client Conversation” error text.
• [Caretaker Unit K-6] Damage volumes in this encounter have been adjusted to match their visual effects.
• [Caretaker Unit K-6] The mapnote now correctly displays the event location when a character is outside of it.
• [Core Overload] Mission information has been added to the tooltip when mousing over the Coolant Regulators.
• [Cryo Hazard] Doctor Kontor’s appearance now remains consistent when he spawns.
• [Data Appropriation] Additional information has been added to make the mechanics more intuitive and clear.
• [Doctor Spears, I Presume?] Dr. Spores will now dismiss his Makrin Assistants when exiting combat.
• [Fascinating] Fixed an issue that prevented mapnotes from appearing on the map.
• [Fascinating] The green interactable arrows for the step "Deploy Ginx Pheromones" are no longer active once the objective has been completed.
• [Fungal Protection] Geo Beast Larvae now spawn further apart and the damage in their range and melee attacks have been decreased.
• [Gelid Tendrils] Massive Tendrils now have an additional ranged attack.
• [Geothermal Disruption: Caustic Cascade] Fixed a small area where the biome hazard debuff was incorrectly applying to a character when they were on land.
• [Geothermal Disruption] The stronger version of the 'Contamination' debuff now has a different icon to help players distinguish between the two versions of the debuff when both are applied on a character.
• [Geothermal event] The Geo-Excision Unit Overseer now appears as intended and can be defeated in order to complete the encounter.
• [Hot Spots] The Geo Beasts and Magma readings interactables now respawn as intended.
• [Hot Spots] The Take Reading ability’s range has been extended.
• [No Spies Allowed] The Anti-Microbial Injection and Disruption Pulse abilities no longer persist during the second objective.
• [Orbital Core: G30-MN Mining Unit] The mining charges now detonate when a character uses Mad Dash.
• [Orbital Core] Fixed an issue that allowed the temporary ability bar to remain active if a player was using certain hazard protection buffs in the Orbital Core boss phase.
• [Orbital Core] The visual effect of the Magma Blast ability now matches the size of its hit indicator.
• [Petals in the Snow] This crossover event can now be triggered multiple times a day so long as the trigger conditions are met.
• [Reputation] The Hazard Protection Modules in the Dantooine Crash Site now apply the correct buffs at Friend and Hero rank.
• [Return of Doctor Spores] Enemies can no longer be maneuvered outside of the event space.
• [Spore Purifiers] Fixed an issue where the holo visual effect for the purifiers remained visible even after setting up a purifier.
• [Spore Purifiers] The range of the "Purified" buff around active purifiers has been increased.
• [Spore Purifiers] The Spore Purifiers now properly cleanse Spore-Tending Droids of their heavy Sporefall ability.
• [Spore Purifiers] Spore Tending Droids now spawn and respawn as intended.
• [Sporefall Biome] The Numbing Spores and Debilitating Spores debuffs now stack their effects correctly.
• [Sporefall Biome] Taking damage no longer interrupts use of the macrobinoculars.
• [Sporefall Biome] The path to Makrin Hollow no longer appears to loop infinitely while walking backwards.
• [Sporefall Biome] The biome debuff is now applied throughout the entire biome.
• [Thermal investigation] The Burn debuff now only applies when a character makes contact with lava.
• [Under Pressure] The fixed camera angle has been pulled back further when players control the Construction Droid.
• [Under Pressure] The Agitated Geo Beast Spawn now attack normally when they are aggro-ed.
• [Under Pressure] Mission information has been added to the tooltip for all relevant interactables.
• [Under Pressure] A nameplate has been added to the Maintenance Assistance droid.
• [Unruly Nesters] Cryo-Nesters now despawn more quickly after being captured.

Dynamic Encounters

• [Ilum: Foiling Their Ambushes] Strong Republic Operative enemies now count towards this encounter’s objectives.
• [Lost Bormu] The Lost Bormu's shield now protects players from Shyrack Screecher’s Mind Shatter Ability as intended.
• [Lost Bormu] Kill credit is now granted to players even if Bormu delivers the final blow.
• [Lost Bormu] There is now an overview in the mission tracker for this encounter.
• [No Spies Allowed] The green arrows no longer persist when their objective is completed.

Mission

• [[WEEKLY][Priority Targets] Orbital Core has been added to the list of eligible targets.
• [Dark Heart of the Fortress] Players will no longer see a blank dialogue choice wheel when observing Hidden Chain security footage of Sa'har Kateen.
• [Dark Hearth of the Fortress] Dr. Farrus Belisk’s corpse now appears on the ground as intended.
• [Library of Nul] Talos Drellik will no longer be available as a companion on Elom while the player is there to meet him.
  Ilum and Makeb story content must be completed before the Shadow of Revan can be started.
• [Welcome to Rishi] This mission is now only obtainable after a player completes “Shadow of Revan: Prelude”.

Items

• The description on Research Notes now matches the timer duration of the buff.
• The D0-NK, H0-NK, and L0-NK Escort Droids are no longer missing textures when previewed or placed as decorations.
• The D0-NK, H0-NK, and L0-NK Escort Droids are now Bind to Legacy.
• The Fitted Rugged Researcher's Chestplate and Vambraces now fit appropriately on characters using Female Body Type 2.
• The Sporefall Diorama can now be sold to a vendor or on the Galactic Trade Network.

UI

• Updates have been to improve Mission Tracker readability. The following can be found in the Interface Editor:
  • All titles and tasks font sizes can now be adjusted
  • A color wheel has been added to allow players to adjust the font color of non-critical mission titles and tasks
  • A color wheel has been added to allow players to adjust the background color of the Mission Tracker
  • An opacity slider has been added to control how opaque the background appears
• Crit path mission icons on the Galaxy Map are now purple.
• The Emergency Fleet Pass and Priority Transport can now be selected and used when using the Magnify Cursor on the World Map.
• Text in the Login Rewards window no longer overlaps.
• Fixed an issue that caused a second orbiting icon to appear on the mini map.
• A new mission icon has been added to highlight Planetary Arc missions and now present in the World Map Legend.
• The “Issue Challenge” button’s functionality has been restored.
• Functionality to the Guild Conquests - Current Conquerors button has been restored.

Dantooine Stronghold

• Added Quick Travel points within Dantooine Stronghold.
• Added Jump Points allowing players to jump up from the canyon floor.

Abilities

• The Tooltip of the Melting Center and Draining Center Abilities now states that they deal 4x the initial damage.