# STAR WARS: The Old Republic Game Update 7.9b Patch Notes - Product: STAR WARS: The Old Republic (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/star-wars-the-old-republic) - Vendor: Broadsword - Date: 2026-06-22 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1286830/view/710026912607507290 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/star-wars-the-old-republic/releases/2026-06-22-game-update-7.9b-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'. --- - **fixed** — Remove the pillar that appears in front of the doorway inside the Sith Academy - **fixed** — Characters using Male Body Type 3 no longer get stuck when jumping immediately after using Quick Travel to the Excavation Overlook travel point - **fixed** — Various Imperial soldier NPCs' head models now appear properly aligned with their bodies in Thus Always to Tyrants and Number One with a Bullet missions - **fixed** — Fixed shots in the cinematic of leaving Odessen that were showing incorrect views in the background - **changed** — When buying an item with token currency, the Final Warning dialogue will now only appear when the item cannot be refunded - **fixed** — The Sporefall, Obsidian, and Terra Shaclaw are now referred to as their proper names in the descriptions of each minipet - **fixed** — Torian Cadera/Vette is now listed in the Ineligible for Story tab if the player chooses to leave him/her to die in End Times - **fixed** — Rass Ordo now appears only once in the Companion & Contacts Window after Legacy Reborn is completed - **fixed** — Original and Knights of the Fallen Empire returned companions now remain in the same category tab when players transition to story phases - **fixed** — The MASTER 4 Orbital Core mission is now available at the terminal while the Core Competence mission is active - **fixed** — Fixed an issue that prevented players who skipped the Dantooine Crash Site introduction mission from purchasing higher ranks of hazard protection - **fixed** — The correct animation triggers when Darth Malgus jumps while in combat - **fixed** — The visual effect of the Focused Storm ability is now visible when Darth Malgus casts it on enemy NPCs - **fixed** — Darth Jadus' Storm of Shadows ability now only damages the player after the attack has completed - **fixed** — The sound effects for T7-01's Reconfigure Circuit and Blaster Volley abilities are now audible - **fixed** — The Power Droid's Massive Discharge ability no longer affects the player if they are outside of the AoE's area of impact - **fixed** — The sound effect for the Cable Droid's Massive Discharge ability now triggers when it is cast - **fixed** — The sound effect for the Bombardment ability now triggers when used to destroy the Air Defense cannons - **fixed** — The Repulsor Pushed stun debuff icon now appears as intended during the Hidden Fortress mission - **fixed** — A Hovertank's basic attack no longer casts a debuff on the player ##### Highlights Some SWTOR players may need to set up additional firewall/port forwarding rules and permit outbound TCP 9001-9021 from the SWTOR Game Client if they have manual port forwarding or a firewall configuration. ##### General Bug Fixes General - \ The pillar that appears in front of the doorway inside the Sith Academy has been removed. - \ Characters using Male Body Type 3 no longer get stuck when jumping immediately after using Quick Travel to the Excavation Overlook travel point. Missions - [Thus Always to Tyrants / Number One with a Bullet] Various Imperial soldier NPCs' head models now appear properly aligned with their bodies. Cinematics - [Master’s Enigma] Fixed shots in the cinematic of leaving Odessen that were showing incorrect views in the background. Items - When buying an item with token currency, the “Final Warning” dialogue will now only appear when the item cannot be refunded. - The Sporefall, Obsidian, and Terra Shaclaw are now referred to as their proper names in the descriptions of each minipet. Companion & Contacts Window - Torian Cadera/Vette is now listed in the "Ineligible for Story” tab if the player chooses to leave him/her to die in “End Times”. - Rass Ordo now appears only once in the window after Legacy Reborn is completed. - Original and Knights of the Fallen Empire returned companions now remain in the same category tab when players transition to story phases. Wreckage on Dantooine - The [MASTER 4 Orbital Core] mission is now available at the terminal while the Core Competence mission is active. - Fixed an issue that prevented players who skipped the Dantooine Crash Site introduction mission from purchasing higher ranks of hazard protection. ## Legacy Reborn Bug Fixes (WARNING: Section will contain spoilers!) General - The correct animation triggers when Darth Malgus jumps while in combat. Abilities - The visual effect of the “Focused Storm” ability is now visible when Darth Malgus casts it on enemy NPCs. - Darth Jadus’ “Storm of Shadows” ability now only damages the player after the attack has completed. - The sound effects for T7-01’s “Reconfigure Circuit" and “Blaster Volley” abilities are now audible. - The Power Droid’s “Massive Discharge” ability no longer affects the player if they are outside of the AoE’s area of impact. - The sound effect for the Cable Droid’s “Massive Discharge” ability now triggers when it is cast. - The sound effect for the “Bombardment” ability now triggers when used to destroy the Air Defense cannons. - The “Repulsor Pushed” stun debuff icon now appears as intended during the [Hidden Fortress] mission. - A Hovertank’s basic attack no longer casts a debuff on the player. - The Sith Monstronsity’s “Dark Blast” ability now deals damage immediately upon impact. - The sound effect for the Sith Monstrosity’s “Enraged Smash” ability now triggers when the ability is being used. - The sound effects for Heta Kol’s “Launch”, “Charging Shard”, “Laser Slash”, and “Crystal Shield” abilities now trigger when she uses them. - Darth Jadus’ “Blast of Shadow” ability no longer displays an additional visual effect if the player is outside of the AoE circle. - Darth Jadus’ “Repel” ability will no longer push the player into Darth Nul’s machine. - Players will now only receive damage from the “Horrowing Storm” ability when within its AoE range. - During the [Defeat Darth Jadus] mission step, Darth Jadus’ applied buff now displays a name, icon, and tooltip. Missions - [Destroy the Frigate’s Turrets] Fixed an instance of the "Bail Out" ability not working. - [Disconnect the Droid from the Power System] Players can now only interact with the Power Droid once they’ve completed the mission’s previous steps. - [Speak to Shauz Farr] Sa’har no longer spawns as a follower if the player exits and reenters the phase after completing this mission step. - [Destroy Air Defense Cannons] The player character’s weapons can no longer be seen levitating _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1286830/view/710026912607507290]_