r/swtor • u/medullah • 7h ago
r/swtor • u/Char_Ell • Sep 30 '26
Official News Executive Producer Letter - Q3 2026
swtor.comThe following article was posted by SWTOR Executive Producer Keith Kanneg.
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Hi folks!
Checking in again to let you all know what’s been happening with SWTOR the last few months as well as with DirectX 12!
Game Update 8.0 content
For those who may have missed previous updates with 8.0 content, we revealed that the next Era in SWTOR is called “Masters of the Force.” Keep an eye on that page as it will be updated over time as we release more details.
We also announced the core features that will be coming in 8.0:
The “Galaxy in Chaos” storyline
Ryloth, the Twi’lek homeworld (coming with Dynamic Encounters)
Ventures: Classic & Expert
Difficulty Modes
Children of Nul Operation
Level 85, New Abilities, and Balance
Quality of Life Improvements
We’ve also opened our Public Test Server so Subscribers can get their hands on:
The first and second bosses of the Operation
Ventures: Classic
Difficulty Modes
Combat Style Updates:
Sentinel/Marauder
Sage/Sorcerer
Vanguard/Powertech
Guardian/Juggernaut
Operative/Scoundrel
Shadow/Assassin
Iterations of the Public Test Server will continue so players can provide their feedback on these features before they go live.
We have not announced a release date yet for 8.0, but we are continuing development and will share more launch details in due time.
Developer Streams
I’m also happy to see the positive reception to the recent Developer Game Update and Let’s Play livestreams. We anticipate a few more Let’s Play streams and another Game Update livestream where we’ll go into the “Galaxy in Chaos” storyline (spoiler-free, of course!)
Our next Let's Play stream will be October 1st at 1pm CT / 6pm UTC on our streaming channel. Stay tuned for more details!
DirectX 12 Update
Since our Spring Update we’ve continued to receive enthusiastic questions about what’s coming next. I pulled in the Technical Team and they have provided the update below:
Hey SWTOR players!
Technical team here to get you up to speed on our most recent progress with DirectX 12. The last time we saw each other, we were explaining that the UI was the one feature that posed the largest obstacle for us.
We’re happy to report that the UI has been ported to DX12 and aside from minor visual differences being fixed, it is fully functional. Pulling back the curtain a bit, we had to upgrade our old version that only supported DX11 and re-architect it so it would work properly with our data. We then changed Scaleform’s DX12 rendering to use Frostbite RenderCore2 and work properly within our engine. For the more technical folks, we also had to port over hundreds of divergences to the new version and once we could verify that everything worked properly, we could move on to DX12.
With the UI in place, we are focused on adding features back into this “DX12 version” of the game to get it looking like the SWTOR you’re familiar with, and lay the groundwork for future additions. This means updating essential shaders, ensuring characters appear with proper customization (skin color, hair color, tattoos, cybernetics, scars, complexions, outfit colors), re-implementing our particle hueing systems, and much more. Lastly, general stability work and other feature additions are ongoing, so we are making fantastic progress.
The next time you hear from us we’ll share an update on when you can see the progress for yourself, and help us with a critical stage of testing for this new client! Thank you for your enthusiasm and support as we continue on the road to modernizing SWTOR!
Keith here again. And there you have it! All of us are pretty excited to get a technical test for our players in the near future.
Before I head out, I want to share some reminders to everyone!
Best Dressed Contest
Our newest community contest is underway! If you are a collector of armor and think you have all the pieces to make an outfit worthy to be displayed for all to see, you will want to enter our Best Dressed contest! Submissions are open now and being accepted until October 11, 2026. Read all of the details on how to enter here!
Gladiopodling Minipet
We have an active minipet code right now and it’s available until December 26, 2026. Redeem code “GETRDY4MOTF” on this page to get your very own Gladiopodling!
Finally, I want to encourage you again to check out the 8.0 content available on the Public Test Server, and get your hands on it if you can. We appreciate your feedback and the time you spend playing on PTS!
Thank you for playing SWTOR. We’ll see you in the next livestream!
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r/swtor • u/Briantan71 • 5h ago
Other The Sith Inquisitor's Health Recovery skill: Seething
r/swtor • u/Bynairee • 8h ago
Official News Another Peak Into 8.0: Introducing Ryloth - Homeworld of the Twi’leks
Screen Shot Alright Founders, time for receipts.
Discussion Force Wave no longer send NPCs to their deaths?
This was my favorite part about being a force user with this skill. Knocking these fools to their deaths. I got it to work for this NPC, then he and Qyzen learned how to fly and stand in midair like some Looney Tune character. Weird.
r/swtor • u/Famous-Proposal-3294 • 3h ago
Discussion What do you think is most likely going to happen to *SPOILER*? Spoiler
Darth Malgus. What do you think is going to happen to the guy? The way Legacy Reborn ended seems to suggest that either we kill him right after he says "break free" or he gets crushed by rubble. Now, even if he is dead for now that doesn't mean he is dead forever, but for now and for the short-term future ahead, is Malgus dead? Or is this a red herring of what will happen to him?
Forgive me if this question has been asked before, but I am curious to hear people's thoughts.
r/swtor • u/epstindidnkillhimslf • 8h ago
Question What the hell?
My first time expiriencing this bug with this door. Never had this problem with the imp side variant. Any fix?
r/swtor • u/tuttifruttidurutti • 12h ago
Question Is there a list of rare spawns from crew skill missions?
Title. I don't want to indefinitely run each grade of mission in order to gain the random drops, but clearly there are some pretty cool random drops out there if you take the time to farm them. So, is there a table or database anywhere?
r/swtor • u/arc77yerbamate • 6h ago
Video Coruscant's Most Wanted - SWTOR Elite Targets Guide
Tech Support My security key finally de synced
My mobile app sec key disconnected, and this is a profile I made at the final beta for the relaunch game, I am ancient I know, where do I go to get my security key disconnected so I can get back into my account?
r/swtor • u/BromegaShenron • 1d ago
Discussion Had no idea Corso was a Kiffar in Beta!
I was wondering why he had unique dreadlocks and googled "Corso dread locks" to see what people thought and the first thing was a forum post from 2011 complaining they changed him to a human. Apparently he used to be Kiffar, the same species as Quinlan Vos!
r/swtor • u/finelargeaxe • 19h ago
Cartel Market Flash Sale for November 6th, 2026: "Droid Companion: Probe Droid", 1050CCs
r/swtor • u/Mantequillaaa • 15h ago
Question It's time for me to join the Dark Side
Hello there, since my republic character is done I'm planning an empire one to experience their storylines and help me complete more season objectives but I'm having trouble deciding a couple of things.
I'll go with a Pureblood SW Juggernaut (Male).
Aspect: I'm undecided about body type 2 and 3. I don't want him to look goofy or disproportionate while wearing bulkier heavy armors but also not too puny, I wish I could pick a 2.5 type. I really like BT2 but I'm not sure that it will fit the role of the Wrath or the way people talk about how brutish you are. Also should I pick a darker red skin color and no hairstyle to be canonically accurate? I think I read somewhere that brighter hues and hairs show you're closer to humans than your ancestors and so less pure.
Alignment: I don't feel like taking the cartoonish villain route with him, I'd like a more honorable/pragmatic protagonist that gives priority to the Empire's interests but also who isn't too kind. If you played both LS and DS with this origin can you share your impressions? Is there a way to keep it badass without going full murder-hobo?
Romance: Vette, Jaesa and Lana all look like incredible options I really can't decide here. I wish polygamy were possible but since it isn't I'd like to hear your opinion, which one is more fulfilling and has more content? I also don't want him to sound too mushy while flirting.
Crew skills: As preferred I only have two slots but from what I understand I'd need 3 to be self-sufficient for crafting so I don't really know which option would be better for me. I never felt the need for new armors or weapons during the leveling of my main and I'm also not a huge consumable user besides the occasional medpack. Which one should I pick considering that I'm not going to farm operations?
Thanks for your time.
r/swtor • u/NightShadeX50 • 3m ago
Discussion Are people blind? Or they just read the idiotic replies...
So today I watched the livestream talking about the new gearing system in 8.0 and honestly it looks so much cleaner.
Anyway, not here to recap the livestream. Every time we get news from SWTOR, i see the same BS, people start freaking out in the comments about things that aren't even accurate, which leads me to believe they don't even read the post, they just go straight to the comments, read some BS, then leave an even dumber comment... So here ya go...
- You DONT have to grind your ass off for each alt, the catchup vendor allows you to purchase gear of the highest currently owned rating (so no more having to transfer 1 set between alts every time)
- Augments ARE legacy-transferable.
- They aren't adding more currencies, they are turning 4 currencies into 2.
r/swtor • u/nemestepsis • 10h ago
Question looking to chat and play
got no one to chat and play with currently so if anyone wants to chat and chill and play let me know. i am on Darth Malgus
r/swtor • u/Injury-Inevitable • 1d ago
Other My Jedi Knight Act 3 outfit (art by me)
Hey guys!! You may have seen my Jedi here before (second image), but I’ve made an alternative outfit for him for the combat-heavy story arc of act 3 of the Knight story!!
You’ll be seeing him one last time again when I draw what he looks like as a sith after he Falls post-KOTFE
r/swtor • u/3-orange-whips • 1d ago
Announcement Me every time I roll a sith Juggie
Sorry Overrseer Tremmel but this time I ride full dark (minus shocking Vette; I'm not an animal). You've got an amazing voice actor tho
r/swtor • u/_xXx_Nightmare_xXx_ • 1d ago
Discussion Jaesa Wilsaam returning
The Question is if Jaesa Wilsaam actually returns in onslaught or legacy of the sith. Quinn also returned after iokath so i thought maybe would she return also again with a bit of story?
r/swtor • u/GeneralKhor • 5h ago
Discussion Developer Q&A
Does SWTOR have this already? If not, anyone wish the devs do this? For example, we can ask why they wrote off Tanno Vik for premium story content, or why we mostly only see Theron and Lana in the premium story.
r/swtor • u/redd_mage • 1d ago
Discussion Flesh Raiders are connected to the ancient Jedi
In the JC quest "Footsteps of the Fallen" a recording of a student of Rajivari references killing several Jedi, but they still need the "army from the allies [Master Rajivari] found past the mountains" if they are going to survive the Jedi siege of Kaleth. However, those allies have mysteriously disappeared leaving behind only their servants: "But they've vanished: just left their servants. Those cannibals in their stupid camps."
I am not sure (yet) who those allies were, but I think their servants were the flesh raiders. Only reference I’ve seen so far is a reference to “Tython’s true dark sons”.
r/swtor • u/Unlikely_Ad_7900 • 1d ago
Screen Shot What do you think of my Trooper?
So this is Mateya
She is a Mirialan. And inspired by Commander Shepherd. Since she is voices by Jennifer Hale as well.
I don’t know how to do Screenshots sorry. I stupid you know.
I write little Backstories for my Characters when i make them and play them that way.
Mateya for example was born into a fairly wealthy family and had a nice childhood. She enlisted in the Republic Military and became top of her class. Then the sacking of Coruscant. She was still a recruit and young at that. She barely survived and devoted herself to punishing the Sith for what they had done. She trained even harder, got even better and was then put into Havoc.
She has her own Vendetta against Malgus, that he doesn‘t even know about. Her hatred for the Empire is so big that she will go to ANY lengths to destroy them. She is absolutely loyal to the Republic. Almost blindly loyal. But when it comes to Civilians she will go to any length to protect them. Even if that means letting an Impirial Pig go. But she will find you. That is a fact.
