# STAR WARS: The Old Republic Game Update 7.8a Patch Notes

- Product: STAR WARS: The Old Republic (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/star-wars-the-old-republic)
- Vendor: Broadsword
- Date: 2025-12-15
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1286830/view/518606895910487421
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/star-wars-the-old-republic/releases/2025-12-15-game-update-7.8a-patch-notes

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- **fixed** — The Spore-Coated Mass, Ejected Sludge Container, and Supercooled Crystalline Shard interactables in the Dantooine Crash Site now despawn and respawn as intended
- **fixed** — The Orbital Core now gives progress towards the mission Priority Targets
- **fixed** — Corrected an issue that prevented the Glacial Encounters and Cold, Hard Data missions from being granted correctly if certain biome crossover encounters were active
- **fixed** — Dynamic Encounters on Dantooine now give progress towards the mission The Shifting Tides
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Caretaker K-6 droid could be defeated without completing the event
- **fixed** — The Security Terminal conversation in Glacial Trespass Biome now advances the biome's progress as intended
- **changed** — Decreased The Cryonest Matron boss health and increased the respawn time on the minions to balance the encounter difficulty
- **fixed** — The Tendrils in Gelid Tendrils can now be defeated and the encounter advances as intended
- **fixed** — Timers are now shown in the tooltip when hovering over a Dynamic Encounter icon on the World Map
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Contained Spore Bomb wasn't applying vulnerability properly
- **fixed** — The Greb Besrik Holo Decoration can now be unlocked
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue that caused Galactic Threads Crit Path missions to be granted repeatedly or not be granted at all
- **fixed** — Darth Nul's Datacron in Dark Heart of the Fortress now appears properly throughout the mission
- **fixed** — Lana Beniko in Dark Heart of the Fortress now only appears once during the cinematic
- **fixed** — French client only: Characters' lips and voiced dialogue are now synced during the On the Run scene
- **fixed** — Corrected an issue in R4-Anomaly that caused IP-CPT to activate Disproportionate Intrusion Response while invulnerable
- **changed** — Hunter Killer Droid/Advanced Recon Droid cooldown increased from 20s to 45s, range decreased from 30m to 10m, and AoE size decreased from 6m to 5m
- **changed** — Hunter Killer Droid/Advanced Recon Droid no longer gives an unintended 30% AoE damage reduction and now properly gives 30% damage reduction while stunned

**Wreckage on Dantooine Dynamic Encounters**

- The Spore-Coated Mass, Ejected Sludge Container, and Supercooled Crystalline Shard interactables in the Dantooine Crash Site now despawn and respawn as intended.

- The Orbital Core now gives progress towards the mission "\ Priority Targets".

- [Wreckage on Dantooine] Corrected an issue that prevented the [Glacial Encounters] and [Cold, Hard Data] missions from being granted correctly if certain biome crossover encounters were active.

- Dynamic Encounters on Dantooine now give progress towards the mission "\ The Shifting Tides".

- [Caretaker Unit K-6] Fixed an issue where the Caretaker K-6 droid could be defeated without completing the event.

- [Glacial Trespass Biome] The Security Terminal conversation now advances the biome’s progress as intended.

- [The Cryonest Matron] Decreased the boss' health and the increased the respawn time on the minions to balance the difficulty of the encounter.

- [Gelid Tendrils] The Tendrils can now be defeated and the encounter advances as intended.

- Dynamic Encounters

- Timers are now shown in the tooltip when hovering over a Dynamic Encounter icon on the World Map as intended.

**Items**

- Fixed an issue where the Contained Spore Bomb wasn't applying vulnerability properly.

- The Greb Besrik Holo Decoration can now be unlocked.

**Missions**

- [Galactic Threads Crit Path] Fixed an issue that caused missions to be granted repeatedly or not be granted at all.

- Hotfix was deployed on December 9, 2025

- [Dark Heart of the Fortress] Darth Nul's Datacron now appears properly throughout the mission.

- [Dark Heart of the Fortress] Lana Beniko now only appears once during the cinematic.

- [On the Run] French client only. Characters’ lips and voiced dialogue are now synced during this scene.

**Operations**

- [R4-Anomaly] Corrected an issue that caused IP-CPT to activate Disproportionate Intrusion Response while invulnerable.

**Class Balance Changes**

- Hunter Killer Droid/Advanced Recon Droid cooldown increased from 20s to 45s, Range decreased from 30m to 10m, AoE size decreased from 6m to 5m.

- Hunter Killer Droid/Advanced Recon Droid no longer gives an unintended 30% AoE damage reduction and now properly gives 30% damage reduction while stunned.