SWGOH news: dev-post

The May 2025 event schedule is announced for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. The calendar includes Omega Events, Assault Battles, Mythic Events, Fleet Mastery, Territory Battles, and Territory Wars. Padawan Obi-Wan & Master Qui-Gon will be the daily login unit for the month.

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is launching a May the 4th celebration with in-game gifts, new bundles including a Separatist Commander Razor Crest, and various events and drop bonuses. The celebration will run for two weeks.

Today's update announces SM-33 as a new Conquest unit and the addition of a 'Pirate' tag. Disguised Clone Trooper Wrecker (Mercenary) shards are now farmable from Dark Side 6-A Hard, and General Hux shards moved to Galactic War Shipments. Several bug fixes and adjustments were implemented, including a cost reduction for a CX-2 Omicron ability.

A new Dark Side Support unit, Disguised Clone Trooper, is coming to SWGOH. He specializes in debuffs, bonus turns for allies under Lord Vader, and has a Territory Wars Omicron that significantly impacts Order 66 mechanics. He requires Relic 5 to unlock Jedi Master Mace Windu.

A limited-time Apple Gift Card promotion is available from April 22, 2025, to May 27, 2025, in the United States, Canada, and the UK. Purchasers of specific gift card values at participating retailers will receive bonus in-game items, including Crystals, character shards, Credits, and T6 Training Droids. An issue with UK cards is being addressed.

A hotfix is planned for today to address an issue with the Ascension Bundle. The bug caused the final free claims to be removed. If the fix is successful, these claims should reappear for affected players.

The development team is aware that CX-2's Omicron ability, "You Chose the Wrong Side," incorrectly requires 20 ability materials instead of 10. This will be corrected in a future update, and players who applied the Omicron will be refunded the excess 10 materials.

This update introduces CX-2 Arrives and makes Crosshair (scarred) available. Omicrons for 3v3 and 5v5 modes have been reduced in cost, with refunds issued. Several fixes and adjustments were made to ability descriptions and mechanics for various characters, including Appo and Lord Vader.

CX-2 is a Dark Side Clone Trooper Support for Lord Vader's new squad, acquired via Marquee event on April 22 at 11am Pacific. He inflicts Order 66, Disarm, and Speed Down, Stealths frequently, and synergizes with Appo. 3v3 and 5v5 Omicron costs are reduced from 20 to 10.

Capital Games reminds players that fraudulent behavior is taken seriously. They will investigate and remove individuals found participating in such acts from Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.

Capital Games is investigating two potential issues affecting Commander Appo. A bug with Appo's datacron has been confirmed and a fix is being implemented. The team is also investigating a potential issue with Appo's summon ability.

The Era Battle: Knightfall begins on April 15, 2025. It features Dark Side Clone Troopers and a loaned Lord Vader, with 6 tiers of increasing Relic requirements. Rewards include Omega Materials, character shards, various gear salvage, Signal Data, Zinbiddle Cards, Gyrda Keypads, Droid Brains, and Omicron Materials.

It has been reported that in some cases, Grand Arena Championships victory banners and GAC board banners are not matching. The development team will investigate this issue on Monday.

A visual issue has been identified in the Slice-A-Bundle for Non-USD players. The displayed discount math is incorrect, but the green price in the bottom right does include the applied discounts. The visual discount indicators will be removed until the issue is fixed.

A forced client update was released, introducing the "Slice-a-bundle" feature for next week, allowing customizable item selection within bundles with tiered discounts. Text related to Focused Datacrons was updated, and several bugs were fixed.

This update makes Batcher's shards farmable from Fleet Battles, fixes several bugs, and details numerous adjustments to Datacron sets and character abilities.

The kit for CC-1119 "Appo" is revealed, categorizing him as a Dark Side Attacker and Clone Trooper. He is designed to synergize with Galactic Legend Lord Vader and other Dark Side Clone Troopers, including a summoned Knightfall Trooper. Appo's abilities focus on dispelling buffs, applying Damage Over Time, and granting buffs like Dramatic Entrance.

A new Era of content themed around Revenge of the Sith begins April 8th. It introduces new Dark Side Clone Troopers and Jedi Vanguards, culminating in a Lord Vader Raid and requiring all new units for the Jedi Vanguard leader. Grand Moff Tarkin will receive a rework to lead Dark Side Clones.

The upcoming client update will introduce Focused Datacrons, which offer linear progression and displayed benefits without chance mechanics, though at a higher upgrade cost. These Datacrons will support diverse squad compositions and have up to 15 levels, acquirable from Episode Shipments. Other updates include alphabetized titles, improved Datacron navigation, and a raised Datacron Currency cap.

Omega (Fugitive) shards are now available from Dark Side 3-D Hard, replacing Teebo, who moves to Galactic War Shipments. Hunter (Mercenary) is in Chromium Packs and Shipments. The Gungan Phalanx unit has been added to the Accelerated List. Several character abilities received bug fixes and description updates.