If you were unable to watch-or if you want a recap of everything we showed during our Game Update 7.4 Livestream-we’ve got you covered! Below is a breakdown of what we showed, including timestamps for the different segments of our livestream.

Watch the full video here.

Timestamp 00:00
Keith Kanneg, Executive Producer of SWTOR opens the stream!

Timestamp 03:55
Eric Musco, Lead Game Producer, and Jackie Ko, Community Manager go over the the topics of discussion for the stream.

Timestamp 08:46
Redeem code LotSVizla on this page to get a Shae Vizla Stronghold decoration. Players who have not previously obtained the Heta Kol decoration will also get this deco with the code.



Timestamp 12:05
Ashley Ruhl, Narrative Director, and Caitlin Sullivan Kelly, Lead Writer go over the story content, characters, Daily Area, World Boss, and Cinematic Lighting improvements coming in 7.4. Game Update 7.4’s storyline is called "Chains in the Dark". Following the showdown between Shae Vizla and Heta Kol in Game Update 7.2, players will be returning to Ord Mantell to explore a small, provincial island called Kessan’s Landing to face the Hidden Chain strike team head on.

Timestamp 16:18
Kessan’s Landing is a new Daily Area on Ord Mantell. Players will find that they can complete repeatable missions, and obtain new Achievements and Reputation rewards. There will also be a chain of side missions that will take players all over the galaxy, allowing them to assemble a piece of tech that will be very useful on Kessan’s Landing.



Timestamp 18:13
Players will be meeting some familiar faces and be introduced to a new character in their journey on Kessan’s Landing. Rass Ordo, Arn Peralun, Captain Blyes, Gizmel Gam, and Darth Krovos will be returning in 7.4 and players will be meeting Petra Nihrum, a citizen of Kessan’s Landing.

Timestamp 21:10
A new world boss is coming in 7.4! FR3-D0M will definitely keep players on their toes. Players are encouraged to mind their feet and keep an eye out for burning patches of plasma that FR3-D0M tends to leave on the ground during combat. There is a chance that FR3-D0M will drop a unique mount called the Mantellian Separatist Hover Turret.

Timestamp 22:10
Lane Vizla’s story continues in Game Update 7.4 in a series of missions that follows the events of Showdown on Ruhnuk (Game Update 7.2). Throughout these missions, players will be meeting up Lane Vizla herself, an expert in droid history called The Curator, and an assassin droid HK-24 unit.

Timestamp 25:53
Beginning in 7.4, we are activating a new character lighting tool for all cinematic content. Any cinematic content in the game currently - from class stories to world arcs to more recent expansions - will employ this new character lighting system. Some of the highlights of this system include using environment lighting for more accurate shadows, detailed self shadowing on characters, and more custom lighting control in cinematics.



Timestamp 29:10
Joe Stramaglia, Systems Designer, discusses the Galactic Trade Network overhaul. The GTN is completely rebuilt, making it more accessible but also familiar to players. Players will see a new advanced search section, and a more streamlined flow for claiming and selling items.

Timestamp 35:11
Bryant Wood, Systems Designer, gives a breakdown of gearing changes coming in 7.4

Timestamp 41:26
Life Day will be coming in 7.4. It is our seasonal holiday event where players can hug Wookiees, throw snowballs at other players, enjoy festive decorations on the Fleet and earn new rewards. This year, we are adding the Life Day Officer armor set.

Timestamp 42:17
Specularity tech is coming to SWTOR! This new tech will allow colors in the game to look more metallic or matte. New chrome and metallic dyes will be added in 7.4. The new Suppression Trooper armor will be one of the first sets to show off the metallic black and pearlescent red dye pack that uses specularity. These dye packs can be applied to new and legacy armor sets.


(Suppression Trooper armor set - default Metallic Black / Pearlescent Red)


(Suppression Trooper armor set - Pearlescent Red / Metallic Black dye)

Other offerings coming to the Cartel Market are the Darth Nul Dualsaber, Westar 19 weapon sets, and the Defiant Maverick Armor set (inspired by Sabine Wren).



Timestamp 49:40
We showcased the Best View in SWTOR 2023 contest finalists during the stream. Winners will be announced in the near future. As a reminder, winners will have their screenshot turned into a Stronghold decoration that will be added to the Anniversary vendor when 7.4 goes live.

Players should expect the Public Test Server to open soon!

We look forward to sharing Game Update 7.4 ‘Chains in the Dark’ with all our players soon! Keep an eye on swtor.com and our social channels for future updates!

Fixes some critical issues with soul and some rebalance of items and skills

Gameplay changes

• You can now dodge poison (will not count as a hit)
  
• Increase XP requirements on weapons
  
• You now see 2 steps ahead of the soul ordering when unlocking the second soul ability
  
• The weapon rewards are now all random after first scorpion fight
  
• Properly rewards one random cast item before last fight now

Bugfixes

• When affected by unfocused cards that are +1 will now work properly
  
• Soul order fixed so that the first will be the lowest and the second will NOT be the highest
  
• Dodge now properly works when you are affected by bleed

Working on the third difficulty and it will be released when properly balanced

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Fixes an issues where a player could jump on top of an enemy and get stuck in a falling animation.

Fixes an issues where a player could jump on top of an enemy and take fatal fall damage

Adds a save point to the dungeon level just after the lift

Moves the save point tutorial to the dungeon level

A Parry / Riposte tutorial has been added before the Warden fight

The lift can now be activated to go both up and down. This fixes an issue where the player could send the lift up, then jump off of it causing a soft lock. Also allows the player to return to the lower level for further exploration.

Fixes a save bug where the state of unlocked door and smoke walls was not set

Fixes a bug where the player would unlock all lore documents when loading the game

Changes loading on death to save more of the world state.

Fixes settings so blood decals and enemy bleed out responds to blood visibility settings

Fixes bugs related to flickering or absent interaction indicator on objects

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• Pathfinding now works on multiple elevations. It disregards terrain obstacles -- this will be updated in the future. Pathfinding is in a "good for now" state.
  
• Fixed an issue with local variables on movement elements.
  
• Added "Description" to skill types.
  
• More performance improvements.

Add more clues for the reactor restart. Open the engineering door without main power but add on boarding tips that suggest the player figure that puzzle out. Change the plant animation and have them hide and show. Add a particle effect to plants showing and hiding. Open a new play area: Geyser Flats and introduce a new character.

Hello Phantom Hunters!

This update is a big one! We completely reworked the progression by the addition of the Quest Board!
We hope you enjoy this new update!

The build is 7.0.7beta!

- Reworked progression, meaning previous save files will no longer be valid for play, and users will get a new save upon entering.
- Add Quest board with almost 200 quests!--> Quests may give you rewards, character buffs, and new unlockable cards
- There are quests in the following categories: global, character, and level
- User is able to toggle on/off character buffs given by quests in the quest UI
- Added NPC that may show up in levels that gives you extra information and items

- Rare Candies now give more Job XP
- Split up locker tutorial into two pieces, one for character / pendants, other for deck editing
- Reworked line trails to only being on player when dashing or when in air
- Killing enemies now give more job XP depending on difficulty
- Multiple ways of gaining job XP because job level is now a requirement for some quests
- Job level max from 5 → 99
- Research pricing reworked to account for massive progression rework
- After level up or exiting options menu, you will be given some time to get your bearings before getting back into the fight
- Updated tutorial level to hopefully teach player how to dash better (can not be walked or jumped around)
- Buy another pack button in soul pack bench

- Fix some focus issues for controller across UIs
- Fix too many enemy spawning issue
- Fix issue where line trail disappeared after travelling in all stage
- Fix issue with some companions where they did not go for enemy and got stuck
- Update text usages else where for main and sub weapons
- Fix player line moving while player is interacting with UI

- Bullets now may contain a piercing value, allowing them to go through a number of enemies
- Added some knockback on gun when shooting on ground to give a bit more weight
- Rework level tiling across all levels
- Pack opening styling has been updated
- Breakable blocks now give considerably less power XP
- All stage is now accessible via console
- Updated splash screen to have an animation
- Lessen text on tutorials
- Damage text is smaller and quicker
- General performance improvements when reloading or loading levels
- Do not load unused UI
- Do not check for research / card inventory while in gameplay, for example
- Lessen amount of line trails used, lessen amount of ticks dots do, as some were adding significant FPS drops

We look forward to making the next update and hope you all enjoy!

If you'd like to give feedback:
- Phantom Hunter Discord Channel (https://discord.gg/9AK5Z5rHsP)

- Direct message on Twitter (https://twitter.com/PhantomHuntGame)

- Email (phantomhuntergame@gmail.com)

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• Fixed an issue where the Augmentation and Item tooltip windows wouldn't close in the menu.
  
• Addressed the problem with the achievements "Resourceful Skipper," "Loot-Averse Legend," "Singular Warrior," "Dual-Wielder," "Triple Threat," and "No Mods, No Problem" not triggering; they are now working correctly.
  
• Resolved the problem where the augmentation "Mobility Trade-Off" was not unlocking.
  
• The augmentation "Mobility Trade-Off" now grants the expected 2 extra dash stacks. An indicator has been added to the dash skill on the HUD, displaying the current and maximum dash stacks.
  
• The augmentation "Opposite Forces" now provides accurate bonuses.
  
• The augmentation "Precision Sacrifice" now correctly displays information on its tooltip.
  
• End-game statistics now accurately display both total and weapon-specific damage numbers.
  
• Fixed an issue where the stats display would overlap with the armory.
  
• Items and augmentations held by players now display tooltips correctly when hovered over in weapon, item, or augmentation selection screens.

Hi everyone! Hope you all are having a great October so far. We’re back with another update so let’s get into it!

Welcome to the Jungle! Well, a forest more accurately… and what a forest it is. This map has been a long time in the making and features some new more vertical gameplay sections. We’re still updating some of the target positions and haven’t finished the alternate paths quite yet, but this one is definitely one of our favorites so far.

We also added the tutorial level as it’s own stand alone zone on the main map. We kept wanting to play it without going through the actual tutorial bits so this seemed like a good way to do it. This one is fun (and possible) to get every single target. Should we add some kind of bonus if you do?

This is the first step of a larger expansion to the gameplay system. The goal is to add some more interactivity and discovery in the levels that impact your play style. The grapple hook (used by hitting the grab button to send it out) allows you to grab targets and throw them as well as grab objects like trashcan lids to use as a shield. It’s a new system so it still needs some fine tuning and we’re looking forward to getting your feedback to refine it.

Quick Graphics Note – sometimes when starting a new game the graphics can default to everything set at Epic, so if your game is chugging a bit make sure to adjust those graphic settings as needed.

We’re making good progress on the rogue-like mode and aiming to get that into a beta state soon. It’s a total revamp of the game and includes a massive update to the shop, economy, and gameplay loop. Really excited to get that out and start getting feedback.

The final biome level is also underway so ideally that will be shipping with the next update alongside the rogue-like mode.

Of course, we still have plenty of optimizing and bug squashing to do, as well as honing the levels and adding polish like more sfx, interactions, etc. Building Throwback has been a labor of love and while we’re super proud of the progress we’ve made - there’s so much more we want to do like multiplayer and more game modes.

Again, a huge thank you for your support and feedback. Keep it coming and we’ll try to incorporate as much of it as we can!