STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
Steam News 6 April 20261mo ago

Game Update 7.8.1b Patch Notes

Bug Fixes General [Odessen] Player characters now respawn properly if they fall from the bridge at the Alliance Camp landing area. Fixed various texture issues in the Master's Enigma mission. Missions [Road to Nowhere]…

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Full STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ update

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Extracted changes

3 fixes0 additions10 changes5 removals
  • Fixes
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Server
  • Events
  • Balance
fixedBug FixesFixed various texture issues in the Master's Enigma mission.
removedBug Fixes[Master’s Enigma: Defend Darth Nul’s Holocron] If a player exits this mission and returns to the mission area, Holo-droids will no longer engage the player unless they are near the mainframe.
changedBug Fixes[Master’s Enigma: Access the Console] Theron Shan’s voice lines now trigger when the player interacts with the console.
changedBug Fixes[Master’s Enigma: Talk/Return to the Master Raniah Protocol] Tau Idair’s voice lines now trigger as intended during these mission steps.
removedBug Fixes[Galactic Threads: The Library of Nul] Jekiah and Rass Ordo are no longer visible as NPCs during the cinematic.
changedBug Fixes[Glacial Reclamation] Reworked the encounter to smooth out its difficulty. Enemies now appear in smaller groups with some appearing only when other encounters are defeated.

Bug Fixes

General

  • [Odessen] Player characters now respawn properly if they fall from the bridge at the Alliance Camp landing area.

  • Fixed various texture issues in the Master's Enigma mission.

Missions

  • [Road to Nowhere] During the mission step “Clear the debris in the damaged door”, the door now appears damaged is interactable, allowing players to progress through the mission.

  • [Master’s Enigma: Escape the Nightmare] Theron’s lines are now triggered when the player approaches him in the Nightmare.

  • [Master’s Enigma: Defend Darth Nul’s Holocron] If a player exits this mission and returns to the mission area, Holo-droids will no longer engage the player unless they are near the mainframe.

  • [Master’s Enigma] References to the name of the assistant droid are now consistent between the datapad text description and its nameplate.

  • [Galactic Threads: The Library of Nul] Messages received from Arn Peralun and Major Anri following the expedition to Elom now accurately reflect their feelings.

Cinematics

  • [Master’s Enigma: Get to Your Ship] The player’s ship is now visible in the cinematic.

  • [Master’s Enigma] A missing dialogue wheel option in the final cinematic now appears in French and German clients.

  • [Master’s Enigma: Access the Console] Theron Shan’s voice lines now trigger when the player interacts with the console.

  • [Master’s Enigma: Talk/Return to the Master Raniah Protocol] Tau Idair’s voice lines now trigger as intended during these mission steps.

  • [Galactic Threads: The Library of Nul] Jekiah and Rass Ordo are no longer visible as NPCs during the cinematic.

Wreckage on Dantooine Dynamic Encounters

  • [Glacial Reclamation] Reworked the encounter to smooth out its difficulty. Enemies now appear in smaller groups with some appearing only when other encounters are defeated.

  • [Sporefall Transition Events] Fixed an issue that caused the events to not progress properly if a player’s companion kills the mini bosses.

  • [Toxin Trouble] All “crystalized toxins” are now within the event area and interactable.

  • [Petals in the Snow] Crossover events mapnotes now appear properly while a player is inside the event area.

  • [Under Pressure] Only relevant temporary abilities now appear when the player controls the Mouse Droid as a Construction Droid.

  • [Gelid Tendrils] The Fragile Tendrils now respawn more quickly.

  • [Cryo-Core Override] Cryo Sterilizer Droids now deal less damage and have less health.

  • [The Cryonest Matron] The Cryo-Nest Matron encounter now spawns fewer enemies at a slower pace.

  • [Orbital Core] Corrected an issue that displayed duplicate warning messages when engaging with the Orbital Core boss.

UI

  • [Uprisings: Trial and Error] The mapnote for the elevator during the mission step “Reach the X-7 Cratus Social Quarters" now appears on the map.

  • The name of the “Deploy field mail droid” ability no longer disappears from the Mailbox or Vendor window when mousing over it.

  • The GTN Droid Unlock title is no longer missing in the GTN Window.

Items

  • The Shadow Sentry Boots no longer clip with a player character’s legs.

Achievements

  • [Wreckage on Dantooine: Expansive Research] The name of the spores in the description box now match the name of the spores found in the biome.

  • [Wreckage on Dantooine] It is now easier to click on the Botanical Scanner and interact with it.

Date Night

  • Torian Cadera and Kira Carsen now spawn at level 80 when summoned for their Date Night missions.

Source

Steam News / 6 April 2026

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