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v7.9.0

Update 7.9.0

Released

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

Update 7.9.0 brings balance changes to the Goo Grenade, 93R, Cerberus 12GA and Model 1887 and 28 bug fixes.

Added4

  • Practice Range: Added Blast Off and Super Cashball trophies

  • Nozomi/Citadel: Added trees at the edges around the Cybercafe to block sightlines towards the corner next to Apartments

  • Rendering: Added support for AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation

  • Social: Added Stay as a Party functionality to end of round screen

Changed21

  • Goo Grenade: Cooldown increased from 20s to 30s

  • Cashout (World Tour): Vaults/Cash Boxes that have not been delivered to a Cashout Station by the time overtime starts will no longer despawn, reverting a change made in 7.6. This change only impacts World Tour.

  • 93R: Decreased rate of fire from 220 to 210, making the weapon slightly slower

  • Cerberus 12GA: Decreased the radius of the pellet distribution by approximately 10%, making the weapon more accurate

  • Cerberus 12GA: Increased the heat applied to world objects by the Cerberus from 2.5 to 7.5, meaning it will now ignite toxic gas clouds in a single shot

  • Model 1887: Increased maximum ammo capacity from 6 to 7

  • Sledgehammer: Secondary attack damage increased from 154 to 175

  • Increased the vertical component of the secondary attack’s rotation clamping from 40 degrees to 90 degrees, meaning the Sword will be less constrained when aiming up or down during a lunge attack

  • Audio: Improved the quality of Announcer voice lines, and made them less repetitive

  • Updated the Esports section to accommodate new information and registration for the Open Qualifiers.

  • Gameplay: Updated respawn statue collision to behave more predictably and reduce rolling on sloped surfaces

  • Larger trees now have sturdier trunks that require more bullets to destroy, making them more reliable for cover and line of sight blocking

  • Bernal: Updated collision on corrugated metal modules to prevent objectives from visually appearing through the roof and being interactable

  • Seoul: Slightly raised the vent path on the outside of Apartments so you can smoothly walk over the ledge at the end without snagging

  • SYS$Horizon: Updated the Library building with the latest destruction systems

  • Private Matches & Spectator: Improved layout and visuals for the match building screen

  • Pause DLSS Frame Generation when in fullscreen menus (except Video Settings), to avoid rendering artifacts on UI elements

  • Rendering: Updated AMD FSR version from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4

  • Rendering: Optimized GPU performance when a lot of visual effects are active

  • UI: XBOX platform avatars are now properly shown as your profile image where applicable

  • UI: The Contracts screen now properly retains the selected tab when navigating back from other pages

Fixed28

  • Animation: Fixed melee swings sometimes not playing when viewing other Contestants

  • Fixed an issue where sprint animations would not play correctly after inspecting with certain skins

  • Animation: Fixed an issue where jumping with the Throwing Knives, while using the secondary attack, could cover the center of the screen

  • Animation: Fixed a case where the Riot Shield could desync in third person, not correctly showing the protected state

  • Fixed issue where some damage types were not considered for Contracts involving damage on/from the Power Shift platform

  • Customization: Fixed The Devourer eyes showing up on top of glasses

  • Customization: Fixed an issue that caused some of the older CNS items to have incorrectly displayed prints on them

  • H+ Infuser: Fixed an issue where getting eliminated while aiming down sights could result in a broken weapon model

  • Fixed an issue where Contestants were not healed by their team’s Healing Emitter while holding an enemy team’s Healing Emitter

  • Nullifier: Fixed an issue where nullified opponents could deal quick melee damage

  • Gameplay: Fixed an issue that caused kill hitmarkers to be missing in certain situations

  • Gameplay: Fixed a hit-reg issue with KS-23 and SR-84

  • Practice Range: Fixed an issue where the trophy leaderboard text could be difficult to read when picked up

  • Bernal: Fixed a zipline on top of the Chapel that floated after the geometry beneath it was destroyed

  • Bernal: Fix for collision issue of railing piece, specifically causing movement issues around residential staircases

  • Monaco: Fixed some visual gaps in ground meshes

  • Skyway Stadium: Fixed an issue where grenades and bullets could pass through a narrow part of the back of the Office building

  • SYS$Horizon: Fixed a step being too high on the voxel bridge next to campus which caused players to snag

  • Nozomi/Citadel: Fixed a duplicate desk underneath another desk in the Operations Center

  • Private Matches & Spectator: Fixed an issue where you could end up in a corrupted private match lobby

  • Rendering: Fixed an issue causing light leaking in fog

  • Settings: Fixed an issue that prevented gamepads/controllers from working when Steam Input is enabled

  • Social: Fixed mouse scroll wheel functioning poorly with the text chat window

  • UI: Fixed an issue where only item names were shown instead of descriptions in outfit customization

  • UI: Fixed incorrect game mode name being shown in the tab scoreboard when reconnecting after shutting down the game

  • UI: Resolved issue causing new markers to appear on other outfits after deleting an outfit

  • Fix rewards flow screen getting into a blank state when hitting next/skip too quickly

  • UI: Fix text chat sometimes staying on-screen after being closed during gameplay

Removed1

  • Rendering: Removed a command line that could give unfair advantages by lowering graphical fidelity

Embark released Update 7.9.0 on August 14, 2025, during Season 7 (The Divide).

Notable balance numbers: Goo Grenade: Cooldown increased from 20s to 30s. 93R: Decreased rate of fire from 220 to 210, making the weapon slightly slower. Cerberus 12GA: Decreased the radius of the pellet distribution by approximately 10%, making the weapon more accurate.

Added: Practice Range: Added Blast Off and Super Cashball trophies; Nozomi/Citadel: Added trees at the edges around the Cybercafe to block sightlines towards the corner next to Apartments; Rendering: Added support for AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation.

The patch also carries 28 bug fixes.