The developers will be hosting the Game Update 7.4.1 livestream on May 1st at 1pm CT / 6pm UTC UTC over on their streaming channel.
PS I (Swtorista) will be doing a special May 4th livestream 8 – 10 AM Pacific on my channel!
Hi all,
Happy to announce that we will be hosting the Game Update 7.5 dev stream onMay 1st at 1pm CT / 6pm UTC. I know we initially said it would happen in April, but we wanted make sure PTS content was ready for you all before showing it off publicly.
As always, we will be hosting the stream over on ourstreaming channel!
See you all next week!
I will also be restreaming the livestream on my own channel if you want to drop by and chat with other about the news! https://twitch.tv/swtorista – Swtorista
| Time Zone | Time at 1 pm CT |
|---|---|
| Central Time (CT) | 1:00 PM |
| Pacific Time (PT) | 11:00 AM |
| Eastern Time (ET) | 2:00 PM |
| Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) | 7:00 PM |
| London Time | 7:00 PM |
| Germany Time | 8:00 PM |
| France Time | 8:00 PM |
| Sydney Time | 6:00 AM (next day) |
(Double-check the international ones sorry)
Things we might hear about…
Contents
- Update 7.5 – Story Update “Desperate Defiance” on Hutta
- Update 7.5 – Lane Vizla Basilisk Droid Repair Quest
- Update 7.5 – New Spring Event on Dantooine
- After 7.4.1/7.5
- Seasons
- Date Nights
- GTN Changes?
Update 7.5 – Story Update “Desperate Defiance” on Hutta
While we were not given any details, we were told that the next story update will take place on Hutta, as a counterpart to Ord Mantell. Both factions will be able to go to Hutta. This will be in Update 7.5. You can actually see Hutta in the key art.
Update 7.5 – Lane Vizla Basilisk Droid Repair Quest
We also know that the Lane Vizla and Basilisk Droid quest started on Ruhnuk will be reaching its conclusion in Update 7.5. The developers said, when her research is finished, it will be “adorable and terrifying, and you will have your work cut out for you.”
Lane Vizla + Basilisk Droid Quest Guide
Update 7.5 – New Spring Event on Dantooine
The developers said that they have seasonal events Nar Shaddaa Nightlife in the summer, Feast of Prosperity in the fall, and Life Day in the winter, but nothing in the Spring. We were not told anything else except that it will take place on Dantooine. No date is given, but spring is often considered the April-May months.
After 7.4.1/7.5
What will be coming up after 7.4.1 and 7.5? While we don’t have many hints yet, we do know that there will eventually be…
Seasons
We will see the continuation of PvP Seasons and Galactic Seasons – Galactic Seasons Season 6 sounds like it will be starting with 7.4.1 in March, and PvP Seasons Season 5 in late February 2024, with more seasons later in the year too.
Date Nights
There are about 28 romanceable companions and the developers are hoping to release more date nights in the cadence of 1-2 Companion Date nights per Galactic Seasons.
Romanceable Companions
- Akaavi Spar
- Andronikos Revel
- Arcann (Update 7.4.1)
- Aric Jorgan
- Ashara Zavros
- Corso Riggs
- Doc
- Elara Dorne
- Felix Iresso
- Jaesa Willsaam
- Kaliyo
- Khem Val
- Kira Carsen
- Koth Vortena (Update 7.4.1)
- Lana Beniko (Update 7.4.1)
- Lieutenant Pierce
- Lord Scourge
- Mako
- Malavai Quinn
- Nadia Grell
- Raina Temple
- Risha
- Tharan Cedrax
- Theron Shan (Update 7.4.1)
- Torian
- Vector
- Vette
- Zenith
DirectX 12 & Improved Steam Integrations
In a previous developer post, the devs said…
Also on the tech side, we are working on further updates such asimproved integrations with Steamandupdating to DirectX 12. We’ll start talking about all of this and more in the coming weeks. Source
With 64-bit now in the game, and DirectX 12 hopefully on the way, it’s possible we may see graphics updates in the future.
GTN Changes?
In addition to the recent changes to the GTN, the developers spoke in the past about potentially adding a buy-order system – you can put in a request to buy an item at a certain price, and other players can fulfill the order. Whether this will be added or not still is unclear, now that the new GTN is up and functional.
- This will be an overhaul of how the GTN Works to increase usability make finding what you want easier and buy or sell items at a fair price all while providing you with more Market information than ever before to help players make informed decisions (source developer livestream 7.3)
- We will also be building a commodity order system that lets you place orders for specific items and get them at a competitive price (source developer livestream 7.3)
Questions or comments? Feel free to send me a message on Twitter @swtorista, Reddit /u/swtorista, Youtube Swtorista channel or by e-mail at the same name with gmail.com at the end. Have fun out there and may the Force be with you. ~ Swtorista
