How to link swtor to steam
How to link swtor to steam
How to link swtor to steam
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
Yes, you can link them, that’s actually necessary. 😉
And yes, as soon as you’ve linked both accounts and logged into the game via Steam for the first time, you’ll instantly unlock all achievements that you’ve unlocked, though aside from the generic achievements, you’ll need to log into each of your alts to unlock their class and faction specific ones.
As for how, simply download the game on Steam and log in to the launcher with your existing account, which will link it automatically to your Steam account.
Oh and this should be obvious, but just in case:
The only way to get achievements and the other comfort features Steam offers is to play SWTOR from the Steam launcher!
Just linking the accounts and then logging into the old launcher won’t unlock anything, obviously.
Yes, you can link them, that’s actually necessary. 😉
And yes, as soon as you’ve linked both accounts and logged into the game via Steam for the first time, you’ll instantly unlock all achievements that you’ve unlocked, though aside from the generic achievements, you’ll need to log into each of your alts to unlock their class and faction specific ones.
As for how, simply download the game on Steam and log in to the launcher with your existing account, which will link it automatically to your Steam account.
Oh and this should be obvious, but just in case:
The only way to get achievements and the other comfort features Steam offers is to play SWTOR from the Steam launcher!
Just linking the accounts and then logging into the old launcher won’t unlock anything, obviously.
SWTOR Steam Link & Membership Issues
How can I link my SWTOR account to Steam?
And since I have a membership and saw that I have to pay less when paying through Steam. What is the procedure to convert my membership to Steam?
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How to link swtor to steam
Good news everyone. As of June 21, 2020, Star Wars: the Old Republic is now on Steam!
Thank you to everyone who has used this guide and found it helpful. I hope that in the future, you will continue finding my other guides just as useful. 🙂
May the Force be with you.
Once I figured out how to get the Steam Overlay to run on the Star Wars: The Old Republic’s MMO, it never occurred to me back then to write a guide to help others looking to accomplish the same goal. Originally, I had the overlay working properly with Windows 7, 8 and 8.1; however, when I recently – and reluctantly – upgraded to Windows 10 after my main drive crashed, the overlay would lose focus immediately when starting the game from SWTOR’s launcher as normal. Naturally I began to search the internet looking for a fix which, unfortunately, yielded no helpful results… until I started playing around with different property configurations, and now I am here to show you how.
Important Notice: This guide is not for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (aka KOTOR) 1 & 2, but for it’s MMO counterpart ONLY. I thought I would post this guide here in case KOTOR players also play SWTOR seeking to run the game from Steam and optionally stream it to the TV via Steam Link.
This guide assumes Star Wars: The Old Republic (aka SWTOR) users attempting to run the game from Steam is using Windows, and will work on 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. It is assumed this method will also work on XP and Vista without having access to either OS to test it out on.
To save time and to avoid the possibility of troubleshooting this later, it is suggested to configure the SWTOR game before configuring the Steam Client and the SWTOR Launcher.
It is important to make sure that the SWTOR Launcher is not running before attempting to follow the steps listed below.
It is important to make sure that the Steam client is not running before attempting to follow the steps listed below.
If you followed each step correctly, test the new shortcut by clicking the blue PLAY button in your GAMES Library. It will update your Steam status accordingly as well as open the SWTOR Launcher. (Game updates will also be downloaded from the launcher when they become available.)
Do not be alarmed if you do not see the Steam overlay notification in the bottom right corner of SWTOR and/or the launcher since the intent is to get the overlay to hook itself into the game if successful. You can test this by pressing Shift + Tab to open the overlay, or press F12 to capture a screenshot in game.
If your Steam status doesn’t update or get the Steam overlay notifications as shown in the screenshots, delete the shortcut from Steam and follow the instructions again more closely.
Note: This guide is demonstrated with my SWTOR game installation in the root on a separate drive. Should the Steam overlay still not work following these steps, it is likely due to permission issues with Windows when the game is installed into the default location (as described in Step 1 of the Configuring the SWTOR Launcher section of this guide). To fix this, either install SWTOR or move the Star Wars- The Old Republic game folder and files out of «Program Files» or «Program Files (x86)» into its own folder or a newly created “Games” folder off the drive root – e.g. «C:\Star Wars- The Old Republic» or «C:\Games\Star Wars- The Old Republic». Installing or moving SWTOR to another drive is optional. Be sure to delete the non-Steam Game shortcut in the Steam client and repeat the steps in this guide again.
Although BitRaider has nothing to do with getting the Steam overlay to work with SWTOR, many people still experience slow or hanging update issues where BitRaider’s streaming client is the likely culprit – especially after a fresh install of the game. Therefore it only makes sense to include instructions on how to remove it and speed up update downloads as well.
IMPORTANT – Removing BitRaider will cause you to re-download the game.
Although getting the Steam overlay to work with SWTOR has nothing to do with resolution problems, running the game from the SWTOR launcher can sometimes trigger a bug causing the game’s display size to wig out for monitors supporting HD or better.
Optional – to prevent the game from changing the settings, set the file to Read-only after saving. (This can be done by right clicking on the file and selecting Properties. Under the General tab, locate the Attributes section and check the Read-only box, then click Apply and OK.)
Note: if you are unable to exit out of SWTOR and/or the launcher normally, you may need to change the monitor resolution in Window’s Display Settings (a resolution of 800×600 is suitable) in order to successfuly edit the settings file. Be sure to set your monitor’s resolution back to the recommended settings before attempting to relaunch the game!
If you are running Windows 10 and have found another way to get the Steam overlay working, please share it with us in the comments section at the end of this guide. It would be greatly appreciated!
Please rate this guide with a thumbs up if you found it helpful; or a thumbs down if you didn’t. Be sure to reserve questions, concerns, suggestions for improvement, or anything else regarding this guide in the comments section below.
As soon as I saw the post, I wanted to make a special shout-out to the Redditor who shared a video demonstration of SWTOR running beautifully from his phone using the Steam Link app and this guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/swtor/comments/dzgq0j/i_got_swtor_working_on_my_phone_how_to_do_it_is/
This totally made my day seeing this in action. Thank you so much for sharing!
Star Wars: The Old Republic is now available on Steam!
Star Wars: The Old Republic is now available on Steam!
Why is SWTOR on Steam?
Although players can easily download Star Wars: The Old Republic from SWTOR.com, there are some nice benefits of SWTOR being available on Steam.
Playing and Downloading on Steam vs SWTOR.com
Once you installl the game, either through SWTOR.com with the normal launcher or though the special Steam SWTOR launcher, you will be playing the same game as everyone else, and you can log in to either launcher with your SWTOR log in details. All your progress is saved to SWTOR’s servers, so it does not matter if you log in through Steam or with the normal launcher. The only benefit to launcher through Steam is that you get all the Steam-related perks – there are no actual benefits ingame. If you are a plyer who has never used Steam before, you do not need to start using Steam. The Steam launcher looks exactly the same as the normal launcher and the only difference is that the Steam launcher does not use Bitraider to install the game. Bitraider is the technology that allows you to download a small percentage of the game and start playing right away, instead of having to wait until the entire download is complete.
How to Link SWTOR Account and Steam Account
Once you log in to the Steam SWTOR Launcher with your SWTOR Account credentials, your Steam and SWTOR accounts will be officially linked. You do not need to continue installing the entire game, and can even technically go back to using the original SWTOR.com launcher if you’d like.
You can double-check they are properly linked by logging in to your account on swtor.com and then going to https://account.swtor.com/user/steam
How to Unlink your SWTOR Account and Steam Account
This should unlink your Steam and SWTOR account. The next SWTOR account you log in to with the Steam SWTOR launcher will become linked with your Steam account.
If you are playing on an account that does not have the ability to log in to SWTOR.com, for example it doesn’t have an email attached to it, you will probably have to contact customer support for some help.
Link Multiple SWTOR Accounts to Steam
If you are playing through Steam, you may only have one SWTOR account attached to your Steam account, unlike the normal launcher that you can use with multiple accounts. The easiest fix for this is to make a second free Steam account and simply attach your second SWTOR account to that second Steam account.
If you try to log in to two SWTOR accounts in one SWTOR Steam launcher / Steam Account, you may create linking issues. What fixed this for me was logging in to both accounts on swtor.com and then going to https://account.swtor.com/user/steam on each one, then the next time I logged in through the SWTOR Steam launcher my account became properly linked instead of in multiple-account limbo where none of them were properly linked.
Already have SWTOR installed?
If you already have SWTOR installed, when you launch SWTOR through Steam, it will attempt to download the game from scratch in to Steam’s game folders.
Here are the steps to copy your files over, written by player Teddy, that are mainly for non-bitraider players:
If you were a non-bitraider player, that should have worked well, and it will only have a few small files to download with the Steam launcher.
If you are a normal player, and have the bitraider version, you will notice some of these files don’t exist. You can try copying over “Assets” and “Movies”. As far as I can tell the Steam launcher respects that Movies are already installed, but can’t recognize “Assets” and tries to download the rest of the game.
Once the game is up and running, you can manually delete the files from your previous SWTOR folder and keep the ones in your Steam folder. If you do a proper “uninstall” it may delete a few of your settings like User Interfaces you have saved so you are better off selecting and deleting the files manually.
Your User Interfaces and other settings are saved in a totally different folder and they will be preserved if you install through Steam or if you copy+paste your files over!! Nice!
Subscribe to SWTOR Through Steam
Prices to subscribe on Steam are the same as offered on SWTOR.com, but they are one-time purchases (they do not charge you again the next month like the re-occuring prices on SWTOR.com).
IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW YOU SUBSCRIBE. Subscription benefits are the same whether you subscribe through SWTOR, Steam, Origin, or a gift card.
To actually apply your Steam subscription, you will need to launch SWTOR through Steam, then log in to the SWTOR account you want to apply it to. This will automatically link your SWTOR account and steam account. You will NOT receive a code unlike purchasing on Amazon or Origin.
And just so you know, there’s a special 2-month Deluxe bundle with free Cartel Coins and free mount item on origin. This one is the best deal but you can only use it once every 6 months.
Buy Cartel Coins on Steam
On SWTOR.com for comparison,
Buying SWTOR Subscription or Cartel Coins as a Gift on Steam
To buy a gift for a friend, they must have a Steam account (you do not get a code they can redeem like a normal gift card).
You will need to first add them as a friend. You will need to either send them your friend link, and have them click it, or have them send you their Friend Code number. You can not just know their username and request them as a friend sadly.
Once they are your friend, select the subscription or Cartel Coins you want to buy, then choose purchase as a gift on the next page. You will then be able to pick your friend from the list.
You’ll be able to send them a message with it.
This will be sent to your friend:
Your friend will also need to install the SWTOR launcher, and log in to their SWTOR account through the Steam SWTOR launcher. This will link their SWTOR account to their gifted Steam account and grant them either the subscription time or cartel coins.
If they already have SWTOR installed and don’t want to re-install the entire game, prompt them to “play” the game through Steam, log in to the SWTOR launcher through steam, make sure their login goes through, and then they can exit that launcher before it downloads everything. They can then go log in how they normally play SWTOR and it should be applied to their account.
Steam SWTOR Trading Cards
A majority of games on Steam come with cool and unique Trading Cards! These virtual cards, earned by buying and playing games on Steam, can be crafted into badges that grant Steam-related rewards. Star Wars : The Old Republic has a total of eight Trading Cards featuring notable characters like Darth Malgus, Satele Shan, HK-55, and others! Collect a set of cards to earn items (like emoticons and backgrounds) you can use to customize your Steam profile and account. Trading Cards, along with emoticons and backgrounds, can also be bought and sold on the Steam Marketplace.
You can earn up to three random cards through playing the game, and the other five you will need to obtain on the Steam marketplace from other players who got them randomly. Once you collect all eight, you have the option to craft them in to a badge for your Steam profile.
How to Get SWTOR Steam Cards
To earn SWTOR Steam cards you have a few options:
Purchase on Steam
If your account is properly linked, and you purchase something through Steam related to SWTOR, this bar should get filled up and you should receive a card.
Badges
When you collect all eight SWTOR Trading Cards, you can craft them in to a badge. Badges show up as a small cosmetic icon on your Steam profile.
Here’s a little video by player Xenoanallagy that shows what that looks like to have collected all the cards and combine them together. This will consume your cards and leave you with an empty set.
You also receive a background and Jawa emoticon.
Upgrading Badge
The first time you combine your cards and Craft with them, you will get the Level 1 Outsider badge and your cards will disappear. If you collect a second full set of cards, you can Craft with them again, and your badge will be upgraded, and you will get another random set of items like a Background and Emoticon. To upgrade your badge fully, you will need to collect 5 sets of 8 cards, for a total of 40 cards.
Level 1 Badge – Outsider
Level 2 Badge – Newcomer
Level 3 Badge – Friend
Level 4 Badge – Hero
Level 5 Badge – Champion
Emoticons
Emoticons are small symbols or pictures given to a user once they have crafted a badge, and they function the same way as the emoticons on the official SWTOR Forums. On Steam, there are a few basic emoticons that everyone can use, but most are only available if you own the emoticon. For The Old Republic, there will be a total of five Jawa-themed emoticons available to collect. To see which game-based Steam emoticons you own, you can check your Steam inventory page.
Backgrounds
Profile backgrounds can also be earned when completing a SWTOR Steam badge. These are displayed on your Steam profile page and add an extra level of customization for your Steam presence. There will be a total of six unique backgrounds available to collect. If you have earned multiple backgrounds, they can be changed at your discretion.
Onderon Background
From collecting cards and Crafting with them.
Mek-Sha Background
From collecting cards and Crafting with them.
Alderaan Background
From collecting cards and Crafting with them.
Achievements
Although SWTOR will not have Steam achievements on launch, over 100 achievements will be added with a future update later this year. All of the Steam achievements will be exact copies of their SWTOR counterparts, meaning Steam will not have exclusive or unique achievements.
Achievements will be retroactive! For example, if you have 47 achievements already unlocked in-game, those same achievements will all unlock on Steam when you launch SWTOR through the platform for the first time.
Questions or comments? Feel free to send me a message on Twitter @swtorista, Reddit /u/swtorista, Youtube Swtorista channel or by e-mail at the same name with gmail.com at the end. Have fun out there and may the Force be with you.
SWTOR on Steam: Everything you should know
SWTOR finally arrived officially to Steam and with some Steam-related bonuses too. Learn everything you need to know about SWTOR on Steam!
As of July 21st 2020 Star Wars The Old Republic, BioWare’s Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, is available officially on Steam. In this guide you will learn what Steam is, how to install SWTOR on Steam and why would you want to do that – what are the benefits!
The launch of SWTOR on arguably the most popular gaming platform – Steam – means a large influx of new players. And BioWare’s nine-year old MMORPG can greatly benefit from that boost right now.
If you are someone, who has never before played it, welcome to VULKK.com, your home of Everything SWTOR! If you are a veteran of the game, but wish to learn what the Steam version of SWTOR has to offer, stick around!
In this guide I will go over all possible elements of why should you install SWTOR on Steam, what benefits you will gain, how to fully enjoy this game (sub vs f2p) and what happens to your account if you already play SWTOR, but want to move over to Steam.
Table of contents
What is Steam and why is SWTOR there now
Steam is most likely the biggest and most popular video games platform currently. It offers tons and tons of small and big games of all kinds.
SWTOR has been around for nine years. The MMO launched on December 21st, 2011. It is a PC exclusive MMORPG.
Nine years later, as part of EA’s initiative to put a number of its titles on Steam, SWTOR finds its way there as well. Good move, EA! This way these games will reach an even wider audience. SWTOR needs that boost.
Steam is more than a marketplace for video games titles. It allows players to communicate with each other outside of the games environments.
Many of the titles also come with a bundle of additional and optional perks like trading cards, emoteicons, Steam-specific achievements and more.
SWTOR offers all of the above and I have a detailed breakdown and overview of all features and extra purchases you can make as well as all the additional bonuses you can earn.
Chances are if you are here, you know what Steam is and you want to know why should you play SWTOR on it. Unless you actively use Steam for its other aspects – outside of just launching your games – the bonuses SWTOR has to offer you may not seem like a big deal to you.
You can check out the quick review I wrote for SWTOR on Steam. It attempts to inspire new players to check out the game as it has a lot to offer, but I also mention some of the flaws the game carries on its shoulders.
How to Subscribe to SWTOR and should you
To play SWTOR you don’t need a monthly subscription. But you can get one any way if you can afford it, if you want to support the developers and if you want to have the premium features unlocked.
There are several Subscription bundles available from places like Amazon, Kinguin and Origin, which will allow you to purchase your subscription a little cheaper and/or with special gifts, based on where you shop from.
The benefits of being a SWTOR Subscriber are considerable, although the game does offer a lot of its classic gameplay mechanics, features and content for free.
BioWare continues to make changes to the game’s financial model pretty much each year. In 2019 another two expansions went free, allowing you to level up to 65 without having to subscribe at all.
The EndGame and certain quality of life or gameplay-improving features remain locked behind the paywall of a monthly subscription.
If you decide to play SWTOR on Steam you have the option to purchase your subscription directly from within the Steam client. The classic option of visiting swtor.com is still viable as well. Note: there are currently ongoing issues with subscriptions. If your status does not change immediately, I suggest you contact BioWare’s customer support.
The pricing models do not differ at all. The amount you would pay if you purchase your Sub from swtor.com is exactly the same as if you get it from Steam.
You can get one month, three months or half an year worth of a subscription in one purchase. These are all recurring, meaning that they will renew once your time expires and you have not opted to cancel your subscription.
You can purchase a non-recurring 60-Days Game Time card from Steam, which at the time of this publication retails to the standard price of €26.99.
SWTOR’s F2P is very limiting once you have tasted what the Premium access feels like. However, if you are just starting now, there is so much story and other content you can go through before you feel the need or pressure to subscribe.
A preview of the Cartel Market – SWTOR’s in-game shop.
SWTOR’s real-life money in-game currency, called Cartel Coins, can also be purchased from Steam directly. The price of the Cartel Coins bundles is exactly the same there as is on swtor.com.
Cartel Coins can be used to buy premium decorations, outfits and other appearance-altering items for your characters from the in-game store – the Cartel Market.
Please note that pricing may differ slightly depending on your local currency.
SWTOR original vs SWTOR on Steam
If you have been playing the game so far, you have two options – continue using the original client or install the game again from Steam.
To play SWTOR on Steam you need a Steam account and a SWTOR account first. Then you need to install SWTOR on Steam. Even if you have the game installed, to be able to play it on Steam will require you to have a new separate installation.
Here you have two options, again – install SWTOR on Steam the normal way, which may take longer or trick the Steam installer by copy-pasting files to save yourself some download time.
The second method only works if you already have the original version of the game installed, of course. Let’s take a closer look to both processes.
I installed SWTOR from scratch using the first method (the normal one). I did not delete the old client while installing the new one. All of my personal preferences in-game carried over. All my shortcuts, my UI, my graphics, sound and other settings – everything is as I left it.
You do not need to delete the old client to install the new one, but you also can’t run the two launchers at the same time, of course.
How to install and play SWTOR on Steam
Time needed: 2 hours.
This method of installing and playing SWTOR on Steam is simple, yet time consuming, because you would have to download the full game and install it from scratch. It is the officially supported one.
If you don’t have Steam, install the Steam client on your machine first.
Visit SWTOR’s Steam page. Start downloading the launcher. This is a short process as the launcher is quite small in size. Based on how your Steam client is configured, you may be prompted to choose installation folder. The default one is usually “C:\Program Files (86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars – The Old Republic“.
The next step is the longest – wait for the game to be fully downloaded and installed. The download speed may vary depending on your internet connection and the server stability and load.
After opening the Launcher, type in your account credentials to log in. Accept EA’s Privacy Rules and EUALA.
That’s it. The wait is over. Log into SWTOR and start leveling your first character or continue playing your already existing characters if you are not a new player, but are transferring over from the classic SWTOR client to the Steam one.
Once you install SWTOR on Steam your Steam and SWTOR accounts will be connected automatically. If for some reason you want to break that connection, such an option is available on swtor.com.
The full game is about 43 GB in size on my disk after a fresh new install is completed via Steam. However, the very next patch may change that, so don’t take this number as very solid for future reference. In comparison, my original game folder is
88 GB in size, but it includes the full PTS.
How to trick Steam to install SWTOR quicker
This is the second method, which is a lot quicker, but is not officially supporter. For this to work you need to already have SWTOR installed the normal way. In other words this method will not work for new players.
The default pathway of your Steam games library and the SWTOR game folder is:
C:\Program Files (86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars – The Old Republic.
If you do not have the non-Bitraider version of your SWTOR Original installation, you may not have all of the files listed above. In this case the Steam client will download them anyway.
Special thanks to my friend Manfred and his guildies for confirming that this method works. Note that it may not work for you. Please, do this at your own risk. If something fails, you do not need to worry about your characters and game progression.
I would like to once again remind you that this is not the officially supported way of installing the game on Steam.
Either way you will still end up having two installation folders – one for the original client and one for the Steam version. Following the steps listed above will only shorten the time you need to finish the download process.
SWTOR Steam Requirements
If you are new to SWTOR, you might want to check out the game’s minimum system requirements for PC. They are nothing impressive.
It’s been a while since I tested the game on a low-end machine, but thanks to the poor and aged engine of the game frequent framerate drops and visual lagging, stuttering and other bugs might occur for you from time to time. The FPS issue is more noticeable in group content – Operations and Warzones.
Keep in mind that these are the officially listed on Steam minimum PC Hardware requirements. I have a decent powerful machine and even it struggles in group content often.
Benefits of playing SWTOR on Steam
The obvious one is convenience. If you enjoy Steam and play other games on it, if you communicate with your friends using that platform, or if you simply want to show off with some cool SWTOR-related fluff on Steam, then make the switch!
Below I have a full breakdown of all Steam rewards, sourced from the official announcement.
Your progress is cross-saved
Yes. Your account data, all of your progress and achievements in SWTOR are saved and kept by BioWare.
It doesn’t matter if you continue playing SWTOR via its original client or opt to install it fresh from Steam – all of your progress, all of your characters and items you have earned or purchased, all of the unlocks – it will all carry over.
Same goes into reverse – if you decide to stop playing SWTOR on Steam and go back to the original launcher, your progress from Steam will be saved and nothing will be lost no matter how often you switch platforms.
Steam exclusive SWTOR rewards
The game launched on Steam offering Steam-specific perks. Those are not in-game items, but traditional Trading Cards, Emoteicons and Steam Backgrounds.
These are all items you can use to spice up your Steam adventure. They have no real value or effect in-game at all.
Trading Cards
Many of the Steam titles offer this feature. The unique and cool-looking virtual Trading Cards are available in SWTOR on Steam as well.
They can be crafted into badges that grand Steam-related rewards.
There are eight Trading Cards available at first. They are all based on iconic characters from SWTOR’s rich Storyline which spans over a decade now.
Collect a set of cards to earn items (like emoticons and backgrounds) you can use to customize your Steam profile and account.
Trading Cards, along with emoticons and backgrounds, can also be bought and sold on the Steam Marketplace.
Trading Cards can be obtained via In-Steam purchases and by playing the game or by visiting the Steam Market.
When you collect a full set of Steam Cards, you can trade them all for a badge and level up. Here is what my Level 1 Outside Badge looked like and the prizes I received:
Emoteicons
Emoticons are small symbols or pictures given to a user once they have crafted a badge.
On Steam, there are a few basic emoticons that everyone can use, but most are only available if you own the emoticon.
For SWTOR, there will be five Jawa-themed emoticons available to collect at first (possibly more later). To see which game-based Steam emoticons you own, you can check your Steam inventory page.
Steam Backgrounds
Steam Profile backgrounds can also be earned when completing a SWTOR Steam badge.
These are displayed on your Steam profile page and add an extra level of customization for your Steam presence.
There are a total of six unique backgrounds available to collect.
If you have earned multiple backgrounds, they can be changed at your discretion.
SWTOR Steam Achievements
At launch SWTOR’s Steam version does not have Steam-specific Achievements available yet. These will be added by the end of the Summer with Game Update 6.1.3.
All of the Steam achievements will be exact copies of their SWTOR counterparts, meaning Steam will not have exclusive or unique achievements.
Achievements will be retroactive! For example, if you have 23 achievements already unlocked in-game, those same achievements will all unlock on Steam when you launch SWTOR through the platform for the first time.
UPDATE: BioWare released the full List of all SWTOR Achievements. All 191 of them! Take a look and see if you are missing any. Some of them are quite simple and most of them are related to the class stories that you are going through or have likely gone through already anyway.
Check out the SWTOR Roadmap for 2020 for the full details on what comes when.
SWTOR Steam Bundles
There are currently five available bundles of cosmetics combined in a Sith and Jedi themes and the fifth one is a Leisure Bundle.
Each faction gets a regular bundle and a Deluxe edition. The deluxe edition contains all of the items from the Standard one plus more.
The items in these bundles are not exclusive to Steam. You can find them on the Cartel Market available for a direct purchase or get them as a random reward from the Cartel Packs.
Here are the bundles and their pricing:
Check out my in-depth Jedi and Sith SWTOR Bundles review to see the full contents of these packages and determine if it’s worth purchasing them.
And don’t forget to look at the Galactic Leisure SWTOR Steam Bundle as well for a different set of cosmetics that will attempt to entertain you and those around you.
There is currently no information how long will they be available on Steam as a bundle and when they might disappear.
I hope you found this introductory guide on how to play SWTOR on Steam and should you switch or keep playing on the original client useful.
If you have any questions or want to share more discoveries that you have made, please, leave a comment below the article and share your personal experience! Thanks!