Of all the 1.2 info I’m probably most excited about the UI changes. There’s also a nice list of bug fixes – check ’em out:
UI
General
- New UI Customization features are now available! Players can customize their UI by moving and resizing UI elements. Customization options can be accessed by clicking the new “Edit Interface” button, which has replaced the “Extend Quickslots” button. Many UI options are now located in the new “Edit Interface” mode.
- Notification of contact from a Customer Service Representative in-game is now more obvious.
- Subtitles can now be toggled using the /subtitles command in the Chat Window.
- If a player attempts to use a shuttle with 3 or more pending mission rewards, the player is asked to accept those rewards before continuing.
- Tooltips no longer get stuck on slider UI components.
- Corrected an issue that could cause the UI to incorrectly register a drag when returning from ALT-TAB.
- The cancel and apply buttons are now grayed out on the item modification table until the player adds a pending modification.
- The loot window can no longer be drawn off-screen in some circumstances.
- Companion tooltips now properly reflect whether they are selling junk items or performing a Crew Mission.
- The language used in tooltips (when referencing damage types and other specific items) has been updated to be more consistent.
- The preference for “Show Sith Corruption” is now labeled “Show Dark Side Corruption.”
- New tutorials have been added for Flashpoints, Operations, and Quick Travel.
- Shift-clicking a stack of items no longer links that item if the Chat Window is not active.
- The Social Preferences options page has been organized more clearly.
- Several minor text formatting and alignment issues have been addressed.
- Players are now able to disable the Smart Camera in the preferences menu.
Crew Skills
- The mission reward panel no longer closes other UI panels.
- Crew Skill trainer windows no longer reopen after players move away from the trainer.
Social
- Hovering over the LFG column in the Social Window now displays a tooltip showing the individual’s LFG message.
- “Reply” chat targets are no longer cleared upon area transitions.
- French and German chat commands for speaking in general chat now work properly.
- The /bow emote no longer loops when used.
- Base crafted items can now be hyperlinked in chat.
- A new option to suppress the Crew Mission reward window in Warzones has been added.
- Items will now compare against all valid equipment slots.
- Emotes no longer remove a player from stealth.
Codex
- The Codex entry for killing a player with a turret now correctly requires the player to complete that task.
Groups and Targeting
- Players can now choose to view the targets of their group members in the group UI. This is disabled by default but can be edited in the “Edit Interface” mode.
- Target of target can now be enabled for the player.
- Players can now invite other players to their group via right-click menu from the guild roster.
- Player class names now appear on the target frame.
- When characters become hostile or friendly to the player, nameplates are now turned on and off as specified in nameplate preferences.
- Dead characters and creatures no longer display a nameplate unless selected.
- Focus target visual effects are now more distinct and recognizable.
Galactic Trade Network
- The Galactic Trade Network interface now supports text-based searches without category restrictions.
- The Galactic Trade Network interface has been updated to support better filtering and faster paging.
- The rarity drop-down in the GTN interface now contains an option for Custom (orange) rarity.
- A “Slot” pulldown menu has been added to the GTN Interface for more specific item searches.
- GTN Terminals in Kaas City are now available again.
Maps
- Players can no longer “click through” the Galaxy Map to interact with the main game UI.
- The Map no longer becomes translucent when riding a taxi.
- Map transitions throughout the game have been updated – many instances where a map would incorrectly transition to another have been corrected.
- The Spaceport section of Coruscant can now be explored correctly.
Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
- The Jawa Balloon on Tatooine no longer occasionally disappears from underneath players.
- The Emergency Fleet Pass now takes Republic players to the center of Carrick Station instead of the Tython and Ord Mantell arrival hangar.
- The camera now collides with water instead of becoming submerged.
- Opening a taxi terminal now cancels any active ability activation.
- Corrected an issue that allowed players to use personal Starship doors outside the appropriate range.
- The /stuck command no longer kills the player if they log out and back in on the ship Holoterminal (or other similar objects).
- Corrected a rare client crash related to companion weapons.
- Corrected several ambient conversations that triggered too often or too infrequently.
- Added musical triggers to some missions and encounters.
- Numerous spelling and grammatical errors in text throughout the game have been corrected.
- Corrected several localization errors in text and voiceover.
- The full area of Club Ufora is now considered a private area (where companions will talk with player characters).
- Players on Tatooine and Belsavis now only see their own faction’s Quick Travel Points on the map.
- The Chiss social ability is now described correctly during character creation.
- Republic players can now access the Lower Office Atrium in New Venture Plaza on Nar Shaddaa without passing through Empire territory.
- The Aim Datacron on Belsavis is now obtainable.
- Cantina music now plays more consistently.
- The Imperial Panteer Hideout Bind Point is no longer visible to Republic players on the map.
- A Bind Point now exists at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.
- The High Profile Ward in Shadowtown on Nar Shaddaa now has a medcenter.
- Players can no longer use Fleet Passes in areas that are Quick Travel restricted.
- Corrected an issue that caused windowed resolution to not be saved if the desktop resolution changed while the game was running.
- Clicking off-screen while in dual-monitor mode no longer causes icons to be accidentally dragged when focus is returned to the game.
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