SWTOR’s latest Executive Producer letter is one of those updates that does a little bit of everything at once. It looks back at what has already landed in 2026, confirms that Game Update 7.9 “Legacy Reborn” is still coming later this spring, and makes it clear that the first real 8.0 feature details are being saved for the upcoming 7.9 livestream. In other words, Broadsword is trying to close out Legacy of the Sith while also warming players up for the game’s 15-year anniversary era. Update 7.9 is the big story here The headline item in the letter is Update 7.9, which Broadsword describes as the finale of the Legacy of the Sith storyline. The studio says the update will feature Darth Jadus, Darth Malgus, and Shae Vizla colliding in a major showdown, with players deciding where their loyalties land as the conflict plays out. There is still no exact…
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SWTOR’s DirectX 12 Update Is Real — but Public Testing Still Has One Big Hurdle
Star Wars: The Old Republic just dropped its clearest DirectX 12 progress update in months, and the good news is that the project sounds very real. The less-good news is that players still are not testing it yet. In a new official spring 2026 check-in, the SWTOR technical team says the migration has come a long way, with all major rendering features now working except the user interface, which has become the biggest remaining challenge before public testing can begin. (Examples of Korriban in the earliest stages of migrating to DirectX 12) This Is Not a Simple Engine Upgrade One of the more interesting details in the update is how messy the job actually sounds. SWTOR says the game may have started in HeroEngine, but after years of changes and upgrades, very little of that original code remains. The team says it is now effectively the “SWTOR Engine,” which meant…