{"id":46516,"date":"2026-04-07T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=46516"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:15:02","slug":"swtor-update-7-8-1b-new-cartel-market-armors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-update-7-8-1b-new-cartel-market-armors\/","title":{"rendered":"SWTOR Update 7.8.1b &#8211; New Cartel Market Armors!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The servers will be down for an estimated three hours tomorrow to address a few bugs with Master&#8217;s Enigma and Wreckage on Dantooine. This downtime will happen 7am in our Central Time Zone, or 12pm UTC. The full explanation from Jackie is below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info forums\"><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<p>Hi everyone,<\/p>\n<p>We will be taking servers down tomorrow, April 7, to deploy Game Update 7.8.1b.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Time: 7am CT \/ 12pm UTC<\/li>\n<li>Estimated downtime: 3 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Patch notes are available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swtor.com\/patchnotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The patch notes linked above are also available right here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info forums\"><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<h3>Highlights<\/h3>\n<p>The Bionic Overlord Armor and Dark Infiltrator weapons inspired by the series\u00a0<em>Star Wars: Maul &#8211; Shadow Lord\u2122<\/em>\u00a0have been added to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swtor.com\/info\/news\/article\/20260407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cartel Market<\/a>\u00a0alongside new Metallic Red\/Matte Red dyes!<\/p>\n<h3>Bug Fixes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>General<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Odessen] Player characters now respawn properly if they fall from the bridge at the Alliance Camp landing area.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed various texture issues in the Master&#8217;s Enigma mission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Missions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Road to Nowhere] During the mission step \u201cClear the debris in the damaged door\u201d, the door now appears damaged is interactable, allowing players to progress through the mission.<\/li>\n<li>[Master\u2019s Enigma: Escape the Nightmare] Theron\u2019s lines are now triggered when the player approaches him in the Nightmare.<\/li>\n<li>[Master\u2019s Enigma: Defend Darth Nul\u2019s Holocron] If a player exits this mission and returns to the mission area, Holo-droids will no longer engage the player unless they are near the mainframe.<\/li>\n<li>[Master\u2019s Enigma] References to the name of the assistant droid are now consistent between the datapad text description and its nameplate.<\/li>\n<li>[Galactic Threads: The Library of Nul] Messages received from Arn Peralun and Major Anri following the expedition to Elom now accurately reflect their feelings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cinematics<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Master\u2019s Enigma: Get to Your Ship] The player\u2019s ship is now visible in the cinematic.<\/li>\n<li>[Master\u2019s Enigma] A missing dialogue wheel option in the final cinematic now appears in French and German clients.<\/li>\n<li>[Master\u2019s Enigma: Access the Console] Theron Shan\u2019s voice lines now trigger when the player interacts with the console.<\/li>\n<li>[Master\u2019s Enigma: Talk\/Return to the Master Raniah Protocol] Tau Idair\u2019s voice lines now trigger as intended during these mission steps.<\/li>\n<li>[Galactic Threads: The Library of Nul] Jekiah and Rass Ordo are no longer visible as NPCs during the cinematic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wreckage on Dantooine Dynamic Encounters<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Glacial Reclamation] Reworked the encounter to smooth out its difficulty. Enemies now appear in smaller groups with some appearing only when other encounters are defeated.<\/li>\n<li>[Sporefall Transition Events] Fixed an issue that caused the events to not progress properly if a player\u2019s companion kills the mini bosses.<\/li>\n<li>[Toxin Trouble] All \u201ccrystalized toxins\u201d are now within the event area and interactable.<\/li>\n<li>[Petals in the Snow] Crossover events mapnotes now appear properly while a player is inside the event area.<\/li>\n<li>[Under Pressure] Only relevant temporary abilities now appear when the player controls the Mouse Droid as a Construction Droid.<\/li>\n<li>[Gelid Tendrils] The Fragile Tendrils now respawn more quickly.<\/li>\n<li>[Cryo-Core Override] Cryo Sterilizer Droids now deal less damage and have less health.<\/li>\n<li>[The Cryonest Matron] The Cryo-Nest Matron encounter now spawns fewer enemies at a slower pace.<\/li>\n<li>[Orbital Core] Corrected an issue that displayed duplicate warning messages when engaging with the Orbital Core boss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UI<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Uprisings: Trial and Error] The mapnote for the elevator during the mission step \u201cReach the X-7 Cratus Social Quarters&#8221; now appears on the map.<\/li>\n<li>The name of the \u201cDeploy field mail droid\u201d ability no longer disappears from the Mailbox or Vendor window when mousing over it.<\/li>\n<li>The GTN Droid Unlock title is no longer missing in the GTN Window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Items<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Shadow Sentry Boots no longer clip with a player character\u2019s legs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Wreckage on Dantooine: Expansive Research] The name of the spores in the description box now match the name of the spores found in the biome.<\/li>\n<li>[Wreckage on Dantooine] It is now easier to click on the Botanical Scanner and interact with it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Date Night<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Torian Cadera and Kira Carsen now spawn at level 80 when summoned for their Date Night missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Check out the original Patch Notes for 7.8.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-patch-notes-update-7-8-1-masters-enigma\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The servers will be down for an estimated three hours tomorrow to address a few bugs with Master&#8217;s Enigma and Wreckage on Dantooine. 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