Dynamic Encounters Guide in SWTOR

Dynamic Encounters are a new type of scheduled, timed quests on different planets in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Some of the funny ones include carrying baby Tauntauns up hills, advertising as a Gonk droid, and launching Gamorreans into a Sarlacc pit. Dynamic encounter are now live with Update 7.6!

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How to Find Dynamic Encounters

Dynamic Encounters currently only take place on Tatooine and Hoth. You can see planets that have Dynamic Encounters available on the galaxy map – they will have a symbol of a yellow down arrow with a green-blue diamond in the center.

There is also a similar symbol which represents planets that also have Hidden Chain Invasions, which are similar to Dynamic Encounters.

When you click into a planet on your galaxy map, you can even see which encounters are active and how long they have left.

Once on the planet, your minimap will now display nearby Dynamic Encounters as diamonds.

When you roll over them on your minimap, they will give you more information like how long they will last. The border around the diamond also symbolizes how much time is left of the encounter – a diamond with a mostly white border has lots of time left,

They also show up on the bigger world map as diamonds.

Weekly Quest

There is a weekly quest that you can only pick up from the Priority Terminal, usually found on the Republic or Imperial Fleet in the Supplies section. The quest is called [WEEKLY] The Shifting Tides and gives 50 Conquest Commendations, a green level 80 gear box, and 25 FP-1 Stabilizers.

Rewards

The developers did also show off some of the rewards from Dynamic Encounters!

At level 80, Dynamic Encounters each reward 50 Tech Fragments and 3 Conquest Commendations, making them a good way to earn Tech Fragments. At a low level, you just get XP.

Desert Sand and Frozen Peaks Mounts

Completing the meta-achievement for the Tatooine and Hoth Encounters will grant players the Desert Sand and Frozen Peaks Mounts.

To get each mount, you will need to complete one of each encounter on their planet, and 125 encounters total on that planet. These are long-term achievements meant to be earned over time – not all at once. These mounts can also hold a pet of your choice on the back of the load lifter.

You can track your progress in achievements in the section Dynamic Encounters -> Hoth/Tatooine -> Mastery -> Encounter Mastery.

Freckled Loth-Cat Kitten pet

The Freckled Loth-cat Kitten is a rare reward for completing any of the three “Wire” kitten-related dynamic encountes on Hoth. These take place only on Republic side near the Republic main base where you load in, and when you compelte any of these quests, you get a bag as a quest reward that when opened has a small chance of containing the Freckled Loth-Cat Kitten pet (it is not a reward droped from enemies). It is Binds on Equip and may be on the GTN.

• Wire You Doing That
• Wire Consequences
• Wire You So Cute

Everglade Zakkeg

The Everglade Zakkeg mount drops from specific encounters.

I saw mine drop from the Champion enemy Dooto Mu Bacha from the encounter Talz Order or Hoth. 

I have heard other players report it can come from Under Fire!, Snipers! and Talz Order (all on Hoth).

Potted Plant: Hoth Snowcap

The decoration Potted Plant: Hoth Snowcap comes as a potential quest reward when turning in the Snow Capped Delicacies encounter on Hoth.

The quest gives you a satchel into your inventory at the end, and if you are lucky, when you open it, you’ll get the decoration – otherwise you’ll get some junk.

Hidden Chain and Electric Gaze Armors

The Electric Gaze set seems to drop from various enemies with a gold star in their nameplate. Specific pieces do seem to drop from specific enemies/areas.  You can find the pieces on the GTN.

The Hidden Chain armor set only drops from Hidden Chain dynamic encounters.  You can find the pieces on the GTN. Read more about Hidden Chain invasions below.

Fitted Armors

The Dark Initiate’s Fitted Robe set from various enemies with a gold star in their nameplate. Specific pieces do seem to drop from specific enemies/areas.  You can find the pieces on the GTN.

On the test server, there did seem to be some other look-alike Fitted sets that did not make it to live.

• Dark Initiate’s Fitted Robe – Harbinger’s / Battlelord’s (Imperial) – the only one i saw on the gtn
• Wayfarer – Avenger / Antagonist’s / Overseer / Strategist (Republic)
• Honoured Champion – Venerable Seeker’s (Republic)
• Honoured Master – Venerable Exemplar’s (Republic)
• Guard Captain – TH-16A Tech (Imperial)
• CZ-18X Avalanche – TT-16A Powered Assault (Imperial)

Planets

Dynamic Encounters are currently on two planets.

Hoth

Hoth Guide

SWTOR Hoth Dynamic Encounters Guide

Tatooine

Tatooine Guide

SWTOR Tatooine Dynamic Encounters Guide

Future Planets

• Makeb (shown on Galaxy Map in video)
• Quesh (shown on Galaxy Map in video)
• Nar Shaddaa (shown on Galaxy Map in video)
• Alderaan (shown on Galaxy Map in video)

Hidden Chain Invasions

The Hidden Chain Invasion Dynamic Encounter quest can happen on many different planets.

The planets players have seen it on include:

• Tatooine
• Hoth
• Rishi

These quests can drop pieces of the Hidden Chain armor.

Recover Stolen Exonium x20

Repevel Hdden Chain 100%

Alert Allied Forces

Defeat the Hidden Chain Lieuttenetntnt