# STAR WARS: The Old Republic Game Update 7.8.1 "Master's Enigma" Patch Notes - Product: STAR WARS: The Old Republic (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/star-wars-the-old-republic) - Vendor: Broadsword - Date: 2026-03-09 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1286830/view/519740319207524940 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/star-wars-the-old-republic/releases/2026-03-09-game-update-7.8.1-master-s-enigma-patch-notes What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Master's Enigma storyline where Empire/Republic leadership travels to Odessen to discuss the Mandalorian conflict, Darth Nul's holocron, and Malgus' escape, while Darth Jadus offers guidance to the player - **added** — Date Night missions for Torian Cadera and Kira Carsen with repeatable rewards including special decorations - **added** — Galactic Season 10 'Secrets of the Syndicate' with returning companions Altuur zok Adon and PH4-LNX plus new companion-compatible mounts, titles, and Stronghold labels - **added** — New Mobile Abundance Basket reward added to the Spring Abundance Festival vendor - **added** — Dantooine Invasive Flora Decoration Bundle for the Cartel Market to decorate Stronghold ceilings, walls, and floors - **added** — New Achievements added to Wreckage on Dantooine - **added** — New mission terminal added near the Orbital Core phase entrance shuttle on Wreckage on Dantooine - **added** — New layouts added to Medium and Large Ceiling hooks in Strongholds - **changed** — Powertech/Vanguard Hydraulic Override/Hold the Line now increases speed by 60% down from 75% - **changed** — Mercenary/Commando Trauma Regulators/Trauma Stabilizers now generates stacks when receiving non-periodic damage while Energy Shield/Reactive Shield is active, with each stack healing 4% of maximum health when the shield expires - **changed** — Mercenary/Commando Hydraulic Override/Hold the Line now increases speed by 60% up from 40% - **changed** — Visual effects for Hold the Line now persist for the entire duration of the effect for Vanguards - **changed** — Various ceiling decorations received updated hook sizes in Strongholds where appropriate - **changed** — Reputation image updated for the Galactic Sustainability Institute - **fixed** — Fixed an issue that caused the game to remain stuck on the loading screen when a player created their first ever character with a boost - **fixed** — Fixed various environment texture issues present on Odessen - **fixed** — Loader Droid Polymorph sound effects now play as intended - **fixed** — Players now spawn in front of the Maintenance Door when traveling to Ecotone Access 2G - **fixed** — The Crew Skills window now only shows three skills as intended ##### Highlights **Master’s Enigma Storyline** The Empire/Republic leadership makes their way to Odessen to discuss the developments in the Mandalorian conflict, Darth Nul’s holocron, and Malgus’ escape from the fleet. Amidst the chaos, Darth Jadus makes contact with the player and offers guidance in the conflict to come. The player will also discover more about Darth Nul aboard her research vessel, The Enigma. Update on story content English voices for upcoming content are in place, however, at the launch of 7.8.1, players using a French or German client will be able to play Master’s Enigma and the new Date Night missions with English voices and subtitles in their native language. As soon as we have an update on French and German recordings, we'll share when players can expect these to be added! **Date Night Missions** The Torian Cadera and Kira Carsen Date Night Missions will be dropping with 7.8.1! Bounty Hunters can join Torian making a traditional Mandalorian dish, and Jedi Knights can meet Kira on Tython to reconstruct important monuments to the planet’s history. Completing these repeatable missions will reward the player with special decorations that are uniquely tied to the theme of each Date Night. **Galactic Season 10 “Secrets of the Syndicate”** This year’s seasonal content will bring back fan-favorite rewards including the companions from previous seasons and introduce new rewards! Players will see the return of all rewards from Season 1 and 3, as well as new items on the Galactic Season 10 (GS10) track and vendor. The companions, Altuur zok Adon and PH4-LNX, will be obtainable while GS10 is active and players will be able to earn past and new customizations for them. New companion compatible mounts, titles, and Stronghold labels will also be earnable during this new season. **Spring Abundance Festival Returns!** Dance the day away, bake pies, save and rehabilitate unwell creatures, go on an egg hunt, and more in the [spring seasonal event](https://www.swtor.com/info/news/article/20260227) beginning March 10th! A new Mobile Abundance Basket reward has been added to the season vendor. **Cartel Market Additions** A new Dantooine Invasive Flora Decoration Bundle will be coming to the Cartel Market with 7.8.1. Decorate your Stronghold ceilings, walls, and floors with various vines giving your homestead a natural and organic look. ##### Bug fixes **General** - Fixed an issue that caused the game to remain stuck on the loading screen when a player created their first ever character with a boost. - Fixed various environment texture issues present on Odessen. - The Loader Droid Polymorph sound effects now play as intended. - \ Players now spawn in front of the Maintenance Door when they travel to Ecotone Access 2G. - The Crew Skills window now only shows three skills as intended. **Items** - The ability icon for the Kloo Horn is now visible on the progress bar when the item is being used. - The Vectron Tinsel Taxi is now present in Collections. - [French and German clients] The K-NorCo D3M mount now appears with the correct name in Collections. - [French and German clients] The description of the K-Norco D3M mount now correctly shows that it is rideable at level 1. **Dynamic Encounters** - [Ord Mantell: Good Mantellian] Grapple points now transport the player to the ridge overlooking the settlement as intended. **Wreckage on Dantooine** - New Achievements have been added. - When attempting to enter the Orbital Core phase, players who do not have the required mission will now be placed back at the phase entrance (instead of in the base camp). A new mission terminal has been added near the phase entrance shuttle for convenience. - [MASTER 4 Orbital Core] Players will now only see an interactable door on the final step to flee the Core to help mitigate confusion on mission progress. - Fixed various visual assets in the Crash Site area. - [Geothermal Disruption] Graul’s ability “Heavy Swipe” no _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1286830/view/519740319207524940]_