If you have your game and launcher patched to Update 7.1a at least, you will not have to download the whole game client. If you use the non-Steam Game Launcher and are selected to participate in this limited test, you will get a notification in your Game Launcher. You will still have to log in again as normal when playing the game. The launcher update happens before the login screen of the game. This update will be in the launcher itself, not the game client. “In short, for non-Steam players, we’re updating the game launcher with a much more efficient patching system that is closer to the performance already enjoyed by players on Steam, allowing faster delivery that ultimately translates to shorter download times for our players.” – community manager Jackie Ko said. If tests go well, everyone else will get their non-Steam launchers updated to allow them to start benefiting from the new tech.

Starting next week (Monday 19th September 2022) the studio will release an update to the game launcher for a small pre-selected number of players for testing. If you play SWTOR through Steam, you are not going to be affected. This update is only concerning the non-Steam Launchers. What is this Game Launcher update aboutīioWare has just made an important announcement on the SWTOR Forums regarding an upcoming update to the game’s launcher. The true issues we notice are when the Launcher bugs or crashes or when it starts downloading something and gets stuck. It’s true though that SWTOR patches are not gigantic or at leas not very often, so whatever slow-downs you may experience, they are probably not noticeable. Especially when it comes to patching a new game update. In my experience, the Steam client has been more stable, faster and responsive. Or perhaps because I play from different PCs and can easily have it installed twice for testing purposes. I can’t say why exactly, maybe out of nostalgy. Since SWTOR released on Steam, I have been sharing my gameplay time between the Steam version and the non-Steam Launcher. BioWare announced an important update coming soon to the SWTOR Game Launcher in an attempt to smooth downloading and patching the game for non-Steam players!

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