Star Wars: Squadrons: Update 1.2 Release Notes

As with any new game there are bugs, glitches and updates to factor in as the early days of the games life progresses and the exhilarating Star Wars: Squadrons is no exception. EA bring us the latest update, listing the tweaks and changes they’ve made to make the gaming experience even more exciting.

General

Made improvements to the overall Fleet Battles tutorial experience
Fixed an issue where the player could experience a black screen during or after customizing their pilots
Fixed an issue where pilot models were blurry when being customized for some players
Fixed a typo on the profile page
Other stability improvements and minor fixes, including reduced crashing on PC

Story

Fixed an issue where dying during the Rebel prologue mission while fighting the Star Destroyer could block progress
Fixed an issue where medals could be reset after uninstalling or updating the game
Fixed an issue where players could not progress through Mission 3 if they defeated the Quasars too quickly
Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck when launching missions from the options menu
Fixed an issue where the UI after completing the prologue through EA Play would not display correctly
Fixed an issue where medal earned in the single-player story could be reset after playing other activities (previously fixed on PC)

Challenges

Updated Challenge text to make it clearer that they cannot be completed in Solo vs AI

Social

Fixed an issue where players didn’t populate the EA Friends List
Improved party stability

Dogfight

Fixed an issue where the game crashed while transitioning into a match
“Quick Match” is now set to random faction for Dogfight

Fleet Battles

Fixed an issue where the game would crash when loading into Fleet Battles
Fixed an issue where players could not use the “Customize Ship” option in the hangar during the Fleet Battles briefing room state

VR

Fixed the issue where cutscenes would appear broken on the Valve Index when using Origin
Improved performance while using Steam VR
Fixed an issue where the D-pad wouldn’t work in the settings menu while using Steam VR
Made the fade to black transitions a smoother experience for Oculus Rift users
Fixed an flickering helmet issue on Victory poses for Oculus Quest users