Update 9.9.0

Added the Bank It limited-time mode.

Arena Updates: Lunar New Year Decor.

Audio: Added a sound when players pick up deployed Gadgets so others can hear the action

UI: Added clearer communication to the end of round in Point Break to enhance player understanding of match outcomes

BFR Titan: Decreased damage from 90 to 88

BFR Titan: Increased manual action duration from 0.73s to 0.745s, causing the gun to fire slower

BFR Titan: This change effectively decreases the BFR’s fire rate from 82RPM to 80.5RPM

BFR Titan: Decreased damage falloff minimum range from 30m to 25m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range

BFR Titan: Decreased damage falloff max range from 45m to 40m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range

BFR Titan: Decreased damage falloff multiplier from 0.7 to 0.65, reducing the weapon’s damage at range

CB-01 Repeater: Decreased damage from 88 to 84

CB-01 Repeater: Increased lever action duration from 0.71s to 0.73s, causing the gun to fire slower

CB-01 Repeater: This change effectively decreases the CB-01’s fire rate from 84.5RPM to 82RPM

CB-01 Repeater: Decreased damage falloff minimum range from 40m to 35m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range

CB-01 Repeater: Decreased damage falloff max range from 45m to 40m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range

CB-01 Repeater: Decreased damage falloff multiplier from 0.7 to 0.64, reducing the weapon’s damage at range

Cerberus 12GA: Increased pellet count from 11 to 13

Cerberus 12GA: Decreased damage from 9 to 8 per pellet

Cerberus 12GA: Updated pellet pattern to fit the new pellet count and normalize distribution, making the weapon more consistent

Cerberus 12GA: Decreased the heat generated per pellet to account for the extra pellets. The ignition point for players/objects catching fire should remain the same as before

LH1: Reduced camera shake from firing the weapon by approximately 50%, increasing readability between shots

Animation: Improved crouch pose, turning while crouching, and slide transitions for smoother visuals and more consistent motion when transitioning to standing and running

Updated the Tracking Dart’s ADS firing animation to be less aggressive

Cosmetics: Volpe Bout Blanket now displays the proper decal, which matches the icons

Cosmetics: Ensured that Gala Guard Cut, Gothic Leather Pants, Bouncer Trim, Kabuto, and Tosei Gusuoku items display correctly on both High and Low graphics settings

Cosmetics: Adjusted the The Fumigator facewear to prevent clipping when combined with headwear

Cosmetics: We’ve updated the Chart-Topper emote to better match the intended movement

Point Break: Updated the Lockbolt to allow it to attach to Grand Vaults again

Point Break: Slightly increased the effect of the Anti-Gravity Cube on Grand Vaults

Private Matches: To celebrate the Lunar New Year LTM, Bank It has been temporarily added back to the Mode pool

Improved the look of billboard videos in Monaco and Seoul

Reduced the brightness of certain lamps in nighttime map variants to prevent glare and improve visibility

Increased the health of rooftops in Monaco and Kyoto to make them consistent with other structural elements

Temporarily removed the Duck and Cover variant due to compatibility issues with the Lunar New Year Event decor

Nozomi Citadel: Polished arena signs and improved visuals and collision

Fortune Stadium: Rolled out improved destruction, adding impact damage, to deliver more consistent, reliable, and dynamic destruction

Fangwai City: Adjusted the tournament intro lighting to improve visibility

Fangwai City: Adjusted Zipline and Jump Pad placement

Kyoto: Temple ceiling decorations now break when the supporting structure is destroyed to improve consistency

Kyoto: Adjusted a garden Zipline to better align with nearby Jump Pads

Kyoto: Reduced light leakage on rooftops to improve lighting quality

Kyoto: Trees can now be destroyed by the environment

Kyoto: The Pagoda has received Smooth Destruction to allow for more dynamic collapses and knock-on effects

Kyoto: Updated banners to break on touch so they no longer block rockets and grenades

Improved performance of environmental destruction updates, especially regarding small changes to large structures

Performance: Reduced frame hitches when loading player assets during matches

Performance: Shader preloading is now significantly faster in subsequent runs

Performance: FSR and DLSS Frame Generation now requires a restart to turn on in the settings and will reduce the memory usage and latency, especially with vsync turned on

Optimized CPU performance of in-game billboard videos

Performance: Reduced hitches and stutters when items and cosmetics are granted or when switching Contestants

Social: Platform friends who choose to appear offline are now shown as offline in Clubs, and inviting to Party from the Clubs screen respects their hidden status

Social: Console players can now open a player's profile directly from the match summary scoreboard

Social: Embark ID is now the primary name shown across all platforms. On consoles, platform display name is also shown next to the platform icon on player profiles

Spectator: Spectating now works as intended and updates the spectated statue’s status correctly

UI: Increased visibility of on-screen hit markers against solid-color backgrounds

Adjusted controller bindings for the Equipment Wheel preset: fixed overlap between Ping and the Communication Wheel so pinging works again, restored the Equipment Wheel direction on the gadget radial, and moved Go To Marker to the right face button

Fixed an issue where animations for throwing a Grenade or interrupting a throw could sometimes fail to play

Animation: Fixed an issue where the Flip-Out Flayer skin for the Dagger could appear to float during inspect

Fixed an issue where first-person animations could continue playing after switching to third-person view (for example, by activating the Mesh Shield or the Spear’s alternate attack), causing visual inconsistencies

Animation: Fixed an issue where the left hand could shake while sliding with the .50 Akimbo Manual Ballistics skin (Pew pew!)

Animation: Fixed an issue where a Contestant’s feet could appear misaligned during movement

Fixed an issue where switching between teammates while spectating could sometimes carry over animations and give the appearance of a player performing a Quick Melee movement

Fixed a bug where using the Gateway while swapping weapons could result in incorrect animations or deformed weapon and arm visuals

Fixed a bug where the initial spawn animation could sometimes trigger when being revived with the Defibrillator

Fixed audio stutters when sliding on stairs or debris

Audio: Fixed an issue where Quick Melee sounds from other players sometimes would not play

Audio: Fixed inconsistent sprinting footstep sounds when the Riot Shield is equipped

Audio: Fixed missing water impact sounds for melee hits

Audio: Fixed an issue where Repeater reload sounds could continue playing after the reload was interrupted

Audio: Fixed an issue where movement sound effects would sometimes play while idling with the Riot Shield

Cosmetics: Fixed an issue where the Contestant icon on Player Cards could appear grayed out or show an outdated look after equipping an item from the Store

Cosmetics: Fixed an issue causing Catastrophe Grin (The ÖRF! mascot head) to appear low-resolution in the Contestant Screen on low settings

Cosmetics: Fixed an issue where Light characters’ heels appeared to be floating when wearing the Ascendant Soles boots

Cosmetics: Fixed an issue where the Pocket Pop & Play charm would activate when not visible

Fixed an issue in the drafting screen where the team loadout overlay could appear under the wrong squad member or fail to update when teammates changed Contestants

Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause a 7th and 8th Vault to spawn in Cashout matches

Fixed a bug where Practice Range Bots would stop shooting when players stood too close to them

Fixed flower pots across several maps not triggering the Fatal Florist achievement

Fixed an issue where reloading while carrying objects would not reload the Weapon correctly when playing with gamepad

Fixed an issue where explosive canisters sometimes failed to display explosion effects, particularly when struck with melee in the Practice Range

Fixed an issue where hanging clothes and other simple destructible props, wall decals, and fixtures could remain floating or fail to break after nearby structures were destroyed

Fortune Stadium: Corrected misplaced rubble piles and fixed culling and collision issues after building destruction

Fortune Stadium: Fixed an issue where a staircase pillar had no collision after being destroyed

Seoul: Fixed a visual jitter that could occur when the large apartment building collapses

Seoul: Fixed a railing near the Data Center that could not be destroyed

Seoul: Fixed an issue where apartment buildings didn’t respond correctly to environmental damage

Fangwai City: Fixed a gap in the ground that could appear after destroying a building

Fangwai City: Corrected flickering on an uphill road section

SysHorizon: Fixed doorframes to resolve visibility issues in multiple locations

Kyoto: Fixed three ladders to improve traversal reliability

Las Vegas Stadium: Fixed visible floor gaps in the Engimo building

Bernal: Fixed an issue where multiple suspended structures could collapse after removing a single hook

Skyway: Fixed a weak spot in the destruction that could cause parts of a building to collapse incorrectly

Performance: Fixed an issue where the shader stutter warning could appear incorrectly during gameplay

Performance: Fixed an issue where changing graphics settings could cause Weapons or hands to appear distorted or to temporarily not render

Social: Fixed an issue where typing past the 16-character limit when editing your Embark ID could disable the Confirm button

Fixed a bug where friends who set "Show As Offline" could disappear from the Friends list until reopening the Social menu

Social: Fixed an issue where Point Break was missing from the Clubs preferred game mode list, making it selectable again in the Playstyle dropdown

Social: Fixed an issue where the Club Contracts tab could show placeholder icons or hide contracts when using languages other than English

Fixed an issue where the Winch Claw sometimes wouldn't work when activated immediately after vaulting

Fixed an issue where a Charge N Slam from teammates could cancel Winch Claw hooks, causing hooks to break unexpectedly

Spectator: Fixed several issues with the Statue camera: it now respects the option to avoid spectating statues, no longer switches to destroyed statue markers, prevents jitter when teammates block the view, and removes a brief jump to an unrelated location when your team is eliminated

Spectator: Fixed cases where switching to Free-Fly Cam at the moment the viewed player is eliminated could leave the camera tilted or keep unintended camera effects

Fixed an issue where the spectator camera could get stuck or lose its target after the last followed player was eliminated

Stability: Fixed a rare client crash

Stability: Fixed a crash that could occur at the end of a match in scenarios involving the Anti-Gravity Cube

UI: Fixed an issue where the player marker scale option didn’t change the actual marker size

UI: Fixed a bug where adding a secondary keybind overwrote the primary keybind in the next round

UI: Fixed an issue where creating a new default Outfit could replace thumbnails of previously saved Outfits

UI: Fixed an issue where deleting a duplicated Outfit could turn some thumbnails black

UI: Fixed an issue where the post-elimination Player Card could appear blank or show a hologram instead of the correct Contestant model

UI: Fixed an issue where the first loadout icon could appear blurry after launching the game

Removed an unintended camera shake in spectator free-cam when observing a Contestant firing Tracking Darts