Seven years ago today, Star Wars Battlefront II got one of its most important Clone Wars-era updates.
On April 24, 2019, DICE rolled out the Giants Above Kachirho Update, bringing Kashyyyk – Kachirho Beach into Capital Supremacy. The official patch notes listed the new map as the headline addition, while later summaries of the game’s update history also note that April 24 was the date Kashyyyk joined the mode.
That may sound like a smaller content drop now, but at the time, it mattered a lot.
Capital Supremacy was still the big new thing
When Capital Supremacy launched in March 2019, it instantly felt like the mode Battlefront II had been missing. Bigger battles, AI soldiers, command posts, and ship assaults gave the game a more ambitious, large-scale Clone Wars identity. EA’s own follow-up coverage in spring 2019 made it clear that more locations were already planned, with Kashyyyk arriving as the first new destination after launch.
So when Kashyyyk showed up a month later, it was not just “another map.” It was proof that DICE was actually building momentum.
And honestly, storming the beaches of Kashyyyk in full Capital Supremacy chaos was exactly the kind of Star Wars nonsense people wanted.
Why Kashyyyk was such a good fit
Kashyyyk already had strong prequel-era credibility. Between the Clone Wars setting, the beachhead combat, and the giant-scale battlefield feel, it slotted into Capital Supremacy naturally. The update adapted Kachirho Beach for the mode, giving players another Clone Wars playground just as the Capital Supremacy formula was starting to click with the community.
The same update also included the setup for Leia’s Princess appearance and a few other tweaks, but let’s be honest: Kashyyyk was the real star of the patch.
One of the updates that helped save the game’s reputation
By spring 2019, Battlefront II was in the middle of its long redemption arc. The launch drama had not disappeared from memory, but update by update, the game was rebuilding trust. Kashyyyk joining Capital Supremacy was part of that recovery story. It kept the mode growing, kept Clone Wars fans fed, and helped the game feel alive in a way it had not during its rougher early days. That overall reputation shift is an inference, but it matches the broader arc of the game’s post-launch support.
If you want the bigger picture, Battlefront II also sits firmly in our complete list of all Star Wars games ever made — and moments like this are a big reason why.
Because for a lot of players, April 24, 2019 was not just the day Kashyyyk hit Capital Supremacy.
It was one of the days Battlefront II really started feeling like the game it was always supposed to be.
