Battlefield 2042 update – what’s in the Battlefield 2042 patch notes?

With three different modes, keeping the Battlefield 2042 meta healthy and competitive is going to be a gigantic task for DICE this year, but it sounds like the development team are up to the job. Through a series of Battlefield 2042 updates, DICE plans to keep All-Out Warfare, Hazard Zone, and Battlefield Portal going so it can continue to deliver those Battlefield moments we’ve come to love.

Whether it’s changes to time-to-kill, maps, or even the best Battlefield 2042 guns, players all over the world keep their eyes peeled for the latest Battlefield 2042 update just so they can maintain the upper hand in their skirmishes.

To make this process a bit easier, we’ll be compiling all of the Battlefield 2042 updates in this nifty little guide. That means you’ll be able to peruse past and present Battlefield 2042 patch notes at your leisure to track the changes EA and DICE are making to the game over time.

Battlefield 2042 Update 3.3 patch notes

This new update brings a host of new changes and updates to Battlefield 2042 after the game’s last significant update in January. Update 3.3 is the next update to DICE’s multiplayer shooter, and it launches March 8, 2022.

Patch 3.3 is a smaller update focused around implementing a revised Scoreboard, which is something that the community has been asking for for a while. There are also some smaller general fixes, too. Another update is planned for April 2022.

Scoreboard

Match overview window improved and moved to left of the screen, retains information about match such as tickets, but it now shows personal stats like K/D
Scoreboard now has a team-vs-team split that show stats for both teams including deaths

Added bundle for Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition, Year 1 Pass, Year 1 Pass and Ultimate Pack upgrade owners

The bundle contains:

Zero Resistance Skin for Mackay
Grasshopper Weapon Skin for the K30
Rapid Hammer Weapon Skin for the M44
Iron Chariot Vehicle Skin for the M5C Bolte
Rib Tickler Melee Weapon Skin
Resolute Player Card Background
The Steadfast Player Card Icon

General

Fixed a game crash that could occur on Origin or Xbox One when signing in/out while using an Xbox One controller
Setting “Chat” Key Bindings no longer requires a game restart to take effect
Adjusted Aim Assist on console to ensure that the system is in effect when analogue sticks are at 100% of their range. Previously it was only active at ranges below 100%
Fixed a bug where takedowns would not result in a kill on Xbox One and PlayStation®4
Established new location for our EU Data Centre as Frankfurt

Modes

Conquest & Breakthrough – fixed a bug where the Securing Objective XP-event was triggered even after a Capture Point was already fully captured
Hazard Zone – fixed a visual bug displaying squad mates during the match found sequence
Hazard Zone – fixed a bug where the End of Round XP gains sometimes didn’t trigger

Battlefield 2042 update 3.2 patch notes

DICE is back from its holidays and the team is already hard at work delivering some on some of the promises from 2021. The next Battlefield 2042 update is 3.2 and it’ll launch on January 20, 2022 at midnight PT / 3am ET /8am GMT.

This patch is designed to deliver small fixes and improvements. However, all the juicy stuff – like legacy content – will be coming at a later date. Update 3.3 is scheduled for mid to late February and will include a Scoreboard refresh. The VOIP addition will not be a part of these updates.

FIXES, CHANGES, AND IMPROVEMENTS

GENERAL

Fixed an issue where leaving a party during matchmaking could make the game unresponsive
Fixed an issue where connecting to EA servers after signing up with a new account would not work on the first attempt
Updated behavior of the quit button during gameplay so it now returns you to the correct screen
Fixed an issue where the loading music would stop playing during level load

Soldier

Fixed a rare occurrence where after landing with the Wingsuit, hits wouldn’t always register on some parts of Sundance’s hitbox
Fixed occurrences of rubberbanding when running behind friendly players
Fixed a rare issue that could cause you to be stuck in both an alive, and downed loop
Fixed a variety of issues with attaching to ladders that could cause you to get stuck in a state where you could fly away or lose control of your Specialist
Fixed an issue where soldier movement speed was impaired by nearby explosions that spawned craters
Fixed an issue where camera shake and audio for landing would unintentionally trigger when dropping from very small heights
Fixed an issue where weapons from a Loadout Crate would sometimes inherit ammo from the previously selected weapon
Fixed an issue where being spotted when firing a weapon would spot you for too long

Stability

Added multiple fixes to improve overall game stability
Fixed a rendering related crash that could occur for AMD Radeon VII users while Sundance was visible on screen

Weapons

Sniper and SOFLAM scope glints now show from a further distance

Vehicles

Fixed an issue where passenger weapons would no longer be in sync whenever the driver’s turret would rotate, causing bullets to not register when firing at enemies
M1A5, T28 – improved the effective range and reduced spread on Canister Weapon Pod
Reduced Bullet Spread from 1.6 -> 1.1
Increased Damage Fall Off Distance from 35 -> 40

Battlefield Hazard Zone

Fixed a black rectangle being present on screen during Hazard Zone end of round when hitting quit at the level progress screen

Battlefield Portal

The Server Info tab now persists after hitting Refresh in the Portal Server Browser
Fixed an issue where text would overlap when joining a Team Deathmatch game during the end of round sequence
Rules Editor – the “IsInventorySlotActive” value now correctly handles melee weapons
Certain admin commands can no longer be spammed

Battlefield 2042 Update 3.1 Patch Notes

The next update for Battlefield 2042 is update 3.1 and will go live at midnight PT / 3am ET /8am GMT on December 9, 2021. It contains a even more changes and fixes. You can see the full patch notes below:

Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

General

Players that are not the Party Leader can now cancel while waiting in a queue
Xbox – Cross-Play can now be enabled/disabled in the Options menu on Xbox
Your Sort settings will now be correctly remembered when refreshing the Battlefield: Portal Server Browser
Fixed an issue where loadouts would sometimes be empty on the spawn screen after joining a server, preventing weapon selection
Made improvements to ensure Aim Assist is more consistent during console gameplay
Ranger’s effective combat range and overall health has been decreased

Audio

Made various tweaks to the overall audio experience to improve clarity, distance, and directional perception
Fixed an issue where soldiers would not always play indoor specific footsteps

Weapons

Removed bounce from Underbarrel Grenades when firing at short distances
40mm AP Grenades now properly damage vehicles
Fixed some weapons displaying wrong ammo counts for specific magazines
DXR-1 and NTW-50 Bolt Action rifles reload animation increased by 0.2 seconds
Adjusted dispersion values for most weapons, which results in a faster dispersion decrease when tap firing or doing short bursts
Adjusted dispersion increases for most weapons. It now takes slightly longer for weapons to become overly inaccurate in sustained fire
Adjusted the recoil values to prevent over aggressive recoil jumps for the AK24, LCMG, PKP-BP, SFAR-M GL, and PP-29
Improved hip fire accuracy for all SMGs to make them better stand-out from other automatic weapon archetypes
LMG dispersion and recoil lowered to improve performance in sustained fire
Additional improvements to recoil control for all weapons, more specifically automatic weapons.
Increased close range damage and consistency of the MCS-880 when using Buckshot Shell or Flechette Shells
Fixed a bug that caused bullets to be fired below the player’s aims for the SFAR-M GL and the K30

Vehicles

Fixed a bug where vehicle weapons sometimes did not deal blast damage on a direct hit

We’re reducing the Ground Vehicle 30mm Cannon effectiveness versus infantry. It now overheats faster, has a slightly reduced rate of fire and blast damage, and increased fall off damage at distance
- Rate of Fire 350 -> 330
- Heat Per Bullet 0.13 -> 0.14
- Heat Drop Per Second 0.5 -> 0.475
- Blast Damage 20 -> 18
LCAA Hovercraft – 40mm GPL Grenade Launcher
- Blast Damage lowered from 55 -> 35
The 40mm Utility Pod upwards firing angle is now easier to use
EBAA Wildcat – 57mm Cannon
- Removed dispersion
- Ammo 12 -> 8
- Impact Damage 85 -> 75
- Blast Damage 70 -> 35

Gadgets

Frag Grenade

Increased the time to detonate a Frag Grenade from 1.1s -> 1.4s after first bounce on a hard collision
Increased damage of Frag Grenades across game modes to deal 120 damage and guarantee a kill on armored players too
Reduced Frag & Incendiary Grenade max ammo account from 2 -> 1

Prox Sensor

Lowered spotting radius from 30m -> 20m
Lowered uptime from 30s -> 14s
Lowered amount of Prox Sensor a player can carry and deploy from 2 -> 1

Battlefield Hazard Zone

Fixed an issue that caused the roaming Occupying Forces LATV4 Recon to spawn at the wrong times or not at all

Breakthrough

Kaleidoscope – Rooftop Capture Objective has been removed. There are now two Capture Objective at the bottom in BT large and one at the bottom in BT small
Orbital – Rooftop Capture Objective has been removed. There is now a single Capture Objective at the bottom in BT large and BT small
Hourglass – Rooftop Capture Objective has been removed. There is now a single Capture Objective at the bottom in BT large and BT small. Also fixed an issue where players were spawning out of bounds

Soldier

Improvements on back pedaling into objects when being in prone position
Fixed a rare issue where players could turn invisible when spawning on a full/destroyed vehicle

BATTLEFIELD 2042 UPDATE 3 patch notes

Ah yes, the big one is finally here. Battlefield 2042 update 3 is here (it dropped at midnight PT / 3am ET /8am GMT on December 2), containing over 200 changes.

For a full look at what’s to come, check out the Battlefield 2042 update 3 patch notes below. You’re going to want your reading glasses for this, by the way.

General

The Recent Players screen now include everyone from previous matches to allow for easier user reporting
Made improvements to the “Interaction” system by switching the default “INTERACT” text on multiple interactions to reflect the action you are about to do, i.e. “OPEN CONTAINER”, “CALL ELEVATOR”
Resolved Kaleidoscope server room lighting issue
Resolved an issue related to the velocity / trajectory while spawning in jets
Improved helicopter animation in level fly-bys during insertion
Improvements to address an issue where players killed in vehicles would fall beneath level geometry
Improvements to streaming assets in deploy screen presentation
Player no longer gets stuck in a zipline/rope after exiting a vehicle after entering it too close to a zipline or rope
Exiting an open seat early in the enter animation no longer causes your aim pitch to lock up
Correct field of view is applied immediately following insertion sequences
User Interface
Improved the Collection screens, making them easier to use and clear as to what you’re interacting with
Improved the ways in which you’re able to manage your attachments via the Collection screen to reduce the number of interactions you need to have when building your loadouts
Enhancements to our Player Card screen and End of Round (EOR) to provide additional polish
Added new markers to make your newly unlocked items easier to find
Improved screen transitions when entering and returning to the Main Menu
Improved Report a Player flows, specifically around toxicity and cheating reports
The in-game scoreboard now properly scales to match screen safe-zone settings
Fixed instances where the scroll function didn’t work in the Options screens
Implemented Focus restoration for screens so the focused button is remembered when re-entering a screen
Fixed visual effects remain on screen during End of Round
Improved responsiveness of CommoRose opening
Fixed inactive objectives showing in the CommoRose for defenders in Rush & Breakthrough
Fixed objectives not showing in the CommoRose for attackers in Rush

Matchmaking & Friends

Improved the experience between EOR and the Main Menu
Improved Matchmaking reliability and reduced instances of Matchmaking failed
Improved Crossplay invite flows
Fixed Rich presence update issues, ensuring that your friends are better able to track where you are in Game
Addressed servers getting stuck in unresponsive game states, where rounds fail to properly start
Fixes to Friend Invitations for players on PC
Fixed an issue where the friends list was sometimes not fully up to date

Progression and Unlocks

Introduction of weekly missions, providing set challenges that reward cosmetic unlocks
Added 1st match bonus of 1000 Dark Market Credits for Hazard Zone
Improved overall XP/Rank tracking and reliability
Improved Mastery rank tracking
Improved reliability of Player card tracking
The required level to unlock an item is no longer visible once the item is unlocked
Fixed a bug where Mastery Badges weren’t displaying within the Portal Collection menu
Fixed an issue that was not properly awarding XP for Angel resupplies
3D preview of vehicles now displays the correct customizations in the Collection menu
Added a notification when reaching a new Player Card Badge tier
Added a notification when reaching a new Mastery tier

Rendering

Addressed a variety of visual flickering and stuttering issues
Improvements to water rendering when Aiming Down Sight (ADS)
Added sight definition for iron sights to allow correct ADS for the VCAR
Leaving ADS is now smoother than before on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles
Addressed multiple graphical issues affecting water reflections
Addressed an issue with character rendering for players joining a match in progress
Made improvements to artifacts affecting DLSS implementation
Fixed flickering in the oasis water in El Alamein on deploy
Fixed animations sometimes glitching when picking up a weapon from the ground
Fixed Aircrafts sometimes showing up with wrong landing gear visuals
Fixed issue that would cause incorrect bullet impact effects when shooting near water
Fixed Ju-87 Stuka Gunner Seat firing visual effects not aligning properly with the airplane
Shifted PSO-1 Scope forward on AN94 to prevent clipping into screen while idle
Fixed skinning issues for several PP-29 Weapon Skins

Maps

Over 150 individual fixes, small changes, and improvements across all of our Maps
Improved level geometry issues across all levels addressing issues such players getting snagged or trapped
Resolved multiple spawning issues
Resolved visual glitches such as lens flare, visible seams in skydome
Resolved a large number of collision and placement issues
Addressed issues affecting local audio placement in multiple Maps

Battlefield Hazard Zone

Made improvements to visual presentation of Dark Market Credits
Modified the Squad and Player Screen to remove enemy squad names
Modified the Scoreboard to no longer show connected enemy players
Added additional flares to Extraction Zone, offering players better visibility of extraction area, as well as providing additional cover
Added new spawn locations for initial Data Capsules
Increased the amount of Data Drives initial Data Capsules can contain
Made improvements to the Data Drive Scanner’s accuracy and enemy identification
Resolved an issue where two teams could extract simultaneously
Resolved warnings to alert players they’re being scanned sometimes not appearing
Made it easier to interact with Data Drive pick-ups
Added a distance read-out for the next available Extraction Point
Improved the end-of-round camera placement
The “Modify” button in the lobby now takes you back to the Perk tab
Initial Data Capsules now only spawn a maximum of 4-6 Opposing Forces
Drones inside the extraction Condor will now be destroyed upon leaving
Added XP for completely eliminating an enemy squad
The Redeploy icon is now part of the soldier and vehicle world icon
Fixed players sometimes being able to pick up more than their max capacity of Data Drives
Fixed instances where the Round Bonus XP was inaccurate and the End of Round was not triggering correctly
Fixed an issue where the countdown in the lobby would not start if the player was tabbed out
Reduced width of lobby summary information
Added an animation and audio cue when the player’s Remaining
Balance changes in the lobby
Combined Tactical Items tab into a single tab in the lobby
Made lock icon visuals more clear while in the lobby
Added an option to Quit from the waiting for players to join and pre-
round lobby menu
Fixed an issue in the lobby that made it difficult to understand what Tactical Items are being selected
Fixed an issue where voice over would get cut off too early at the end of round
Fixed issues with voice over heard by extracting players
Fixed issues with random audio triggers for the Data Drive Scanner
Fixed missing music when squad gets eliminated

Battlefield Portal

Added Server Info for the Pause Menu
Added support for reporting a server from the Pause Menu
Added support for server admins to write periodic server messages
Simplified the Server Settings screen design
Fixed an issue where bullet spread would be too high when trying to fire while zoomed right after sprinting for some Portal weapons
Fixed maximum human players displaying incorrectly in the Modifiers Tab for FFA game modes
Added different loading music based on which Portal map is loading
Setting a low Max Health multiplier for vehicles will no longer cause them to spawn in on fire
Aircraft within Portal now display their equipped missiles and bombs correctly
Added a UI indicator for Rush to show when the next sector will start
Fixed a visual issue while reloading several Launchers (RPG-7, SMAW, Bazooka, Panzerschreck)

Builder additions

Rush game mode layouts for all 2042 All-Out Warfare maps (through Portal)
New official Vehicle Team Deathmatch game mode
New official Team & FFA Gun Master templates
New official Infection template

Rules Editor

Added the ability to detect what players were killed with in order to apply additional Logic
Enable the portal SetTeamId block to be usable with AI

Battlefield 1942

Fixed spotting issues for the Binoculars
Fixed an issue that caused the M3 Halftrack and Sd. Kfz 251 Halftrack to sometimes dip into the terrain
Fixed an issue that caused the 9K22 Tunguska-M to take too much damage from some vehicle MG’s

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Improved the M416 reload animation
The Tracer Dart now locks successfully on tagged vehicle
Mortar Strike can no longer be fired while not zoomed
Additional tuning to the UAV-1

Battlefield 3

Fixed a bug that could cause the M3A3 Bradley primary and APFSDS-T Shells to continue firing uninterrupted
Fixed a bug that prevented the SOFLAM and MAV gadgets maintaining their previous aim direction when a player re-entered them
Fixed a bug that caused the MAV, EOD Bot and SOFLAM gadgets to show a preview model after it had already been placed
Added new and classic voice over lines for damaging/killing an enemy with a Defibrillator using BF3 Assault characters
The Mi-28 Havoc and AH-64 Apache Rocket Pods now have the same reload time
EOD Bot now has a Vehicle Status Icon to assist with driver orientation
Rebalanced the Su-35BM Flanker-E to match the health of other jets
The FGM-148 Javelin now has two distinct firing types
Balancing pass on C-RAM and Pantsir stationary
Increased the reload time for Guided Rocket
Fixed passive spotting issues for the MAV

UX Improvements

Made a series of visual, audio, and gameplay improvements to weapons, vehicles, and gadgets
Improved the Plus Menu customization experience
Fixed navigational issues on the Player Card Collection screen
Added a new Options to select damage the indicator color for soldiers and vehicles
Added a new crosshair option to change damage indicator shape thickness between: Thin – Medium – Thick’
Replaced the “Accessibility” button in the Experience Selection with “Accessibility & Options”
Fixed the color picker preview in Options menu often showing black, instead of the actual color
Pinged objects now remain visible when occluded

Conquest

Tuned information spamming in Conquest, reducing the amount of messages that appear in the world log. In particular we reduced messages about flag state changes so that they’re not as distracting

Breakthrough

Tuned capture times for Breakthrough
Improved out of bounds defender spawning in Breakthrough to ensure easier safe spawning
Made improvements to the Breakthrough UI to enable you to better track round progress in the form of a Game Mode Widget
The Game Mode Widget inside the Scoreboard has been updated to put emphasis on sectors and attackers reinforcements. Note that it only displays while playing Breakthrough and Rush
Elapsed time is now added and trackable in both the Scoreboard & Deploy Screen.
Added a pulsating effect on the Team 1 (attacker) score and progress bar when their tickets are =< 25% of their initial tickets. This is also present in the GMW in the HUD, Scoreboard and Deploy Screen for both Rush and Breakthrough
Made UI improvements to indicate when the attacking team has reached the last sector
Made UI improvements to indicate when the defending team loses a sector
Fixed an issue that could cause the End of Round screen to display inaccurate scores for the attacking team

Dynamic World Improvements

Addressed issues for VFX affecting late-joiners
Made improvements to correctly align the bridge behavior on Kaleidoscope for late joiners to the match
Made improvements to correctly align the destructive silos state for late joiners in Renewal and Orbital
Improved interaction of SG-36 Sentry Gun and elevators
Quality of Life fixes and improvements to interact prompts
Tornado and smoke visual effect improvements
Resolved a large number of collision issues with large scale animation events
Improved location-based sandstorm audio experience
Improvements to destruction audio
Adjusted the timing for automatic doors

HUD

Added a UI element that shows nearby players that can revive you within 50m when downed
Added a UI element that shows incoming revivers when downed and pinged by a player that intends to revive you
When low on ammo or health, nearby friendly players within 50m will now show a resource icon above their head indicating that they can provide you with health or ammo
Increased Big Map Resolution for improved navigation
Added health bars on enemy vehicles (up to 200m) and enemy soldiers when looked at (up to 50m)
All player world icons now scale over distance, making them smaller when far away in an effort to reduce icons cluttering the screen
Time before revive completion is now visible for the downed player when being revived
Fixed an issue where friendly player icons would sometimes not be hidden behind walls, which caused screen clutter
Fixed an issue where friendly soldiers are missing their blue UI icons when a player is in a downed state
Fixed an issue where some player names don’t show when looking at multiple soldiers or vehicles next to each other
Changed the visibility behavior of the fire mode icon in the HUD. By default, the fire mode icon is now visible if it is currently possible to change fire-mode. The behavior can be changed to allow the fire mode icon to always be visible (even if it’s not possible to change fire mode) or turned off. The option is called “Fire Mode Indicator” under “HUD”

Options

Added an option that allows for the disabling of the button prompts visible in the HUD
Added message about which player healed you when getting healed by other players
Added message about which player shared ammo when getting ammo from other players
Fixed an issue where IFF markers on squad members do not change with colorblind option
Improved visibility of IFF marks over distances
Fixed an issue where IFF markers would not be visible when using low video settings
Fixed an issue where the HUD/UI sometimes wasn’t visible when joining a Portal game after quitting the previous Portal match
Reload UI hints now stop pulsating after 4 seconds
Added an option to show or hide button prompts in the HUD
Added an option to show or hide the Reactive hints in the HUD (reload, low on ammo etc…)
Added an option to customize the visibility of the fire mode indicator’s prompt and icon in the HUD (When available, Always ON, ADS Only)

Bots

Fixed issue where Bots sometimes didn’t revive players
Improved Bots helicopter handling
Improved Bots combat behaviors
Improved Bots gamemode behaviors

Audio

Improved reliability of various ability sounds when offscreen, such as reiving, SOB-8 Ballistic Shield, flares, wingsuit, parachute, vehicle smoke discharges and system repairs
Improved weapon audio for enemies firing at the player, including at a distance
Switched lock-on warning sound with incoming missile warning sound
Tweaked audio during End of Round
Added a ping sound for “Request Revive” to help mark your location
Tweaked the sound when pinging a downed friendly player
Made improvements to ground vehicle gear shifts and suspension sounds
Warning and Transmission sounds will no longer repeat on vehicle low health
Switched locked on warning sound with incoming missile warning sound
Added audio for damaged engine fires on vehicles
It’s now easier to hear the LCAA Hovercraft when it’s behind players

Specialists

Angel: Players that require armor and can receive it now have a white outline around them to indicate that the magnetism will throw the armor to the outlined player.
Angel: When using the Loadout Crate, players can now scroll if more than 4 loadouts are available
Angel: Visual effects and polish on destruction and despawning of Loadout Crate
Angel:The cooldown for the resupply action on the Loadout Crate is now shared between Loadout Crates
Angel: Added a unique sound when picking up armor
Angel: Added the ability to self-apply armor with Angel’s Supply Bag
Angel: Added a hand gesture animation when placing the Loadout Crate
Angel: Angels armor and ammo supply pouch now auto targets towards friendlies with low ammo and not only low armor
Irish: Fixed an issue where switching to Irish via Portals SetPlayersSoldier command would cause the Deployable Cover ability to not play any animations
Irish: Updated Irish’s gadget preview video found on the “More Info” screen
Irish: Fixed an issue where the DCS Deployable Cover Minimap Icon was not displayed correctly
Irish: Improved reliability of the DCS Deployable Cover’s deployable placement allowing placement on more angled surfaces
Dozer: Fixed an issue where the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield didn’t block bullets when inside an elevator.
Dozer: Fixed an issue where Dozer would not be targeted by Boris’s SG-36 Sentry Gun and AI ignoring the user while having a SOB-8 Ballistic Shield equipped.
Dozer: Fixed an issue where players couldn’t enter vehicles while the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield was equipped
Dozer: Fixed an issue where reviving is hard to perform while having the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield equipped
Dozer: Fixed an issue where killing a player with the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield would also take the victim’s dogtag.
Dozer: Fixed an issue where players were flung up in the air after being melee’d by Dozers with his shield equipped
Dozer: Fixed a bug where Dozer could steal a takedown kill from friendlies using shield bash
Dozer: Reduced Dozer’s deflection damage from his shield
Dozer: Removed the headshot multiplier from Dozer’s deflection damage
Rao: Added a short grace period for Rao’s Cyber Warfare Suite when something occludes the target being hacked. This will help most frequently when trying to hack vehicles that may be driving in front of trees
Rao: Fixed issue where the Cyber Warfare Suite would trigger “Enemy Hacked” voice over without eligible enemies being present
Paik: Added a sound effect for the victims being scanned by the EMG-X Scanner
Paik: Fixed missing sound for AR-Scanner when owner of ability is out of view
Paik: The EMG-X Scanner should now be able to spot targets above or below Paik.
Paik: Disabled the usage of EMG-X Scanner while inside vehicles
Paik: Fixed the EMG-X Scanner’s “target found” audio effect not working for targets beyond 20m
Casper: Fixed an issue where user is unable to deploy the OV-P Recon Drone while in a prone position
Casper: Improved the visibility of Enemy Recon Drones; they now have lights making them easier to see
Casper: Players now switch back to their previous weapon after exiting the OV-P Recon Drone
Casper: Updated OV-P Recon Drone EMP hint message to clarify that firing requires a lock on
Casper: Increased the range of the EMP on the OV-P Recon Drone
Casper: Fixed an issue where Casper’s OV-P Recon Drone is sometimes unable to lock onto enemy targets
Casper: Increased the OV-P Recon Drone’s movement speed
Casper: Increased the OV-P Recon Drone’s hitbox size to make it easier to hit.
Casper: Adjusted the “near drone” spotting distance
Casper: Adjusted the size of the spotting area when controlling the drone’s camera view.
Boris: The SG-36 Sentry Gun will now be destroyed when the owner dies instead of when the owner is downed
Boris: Fixed an issue where Boris’ SG-36 Sentry Gun would not be able to acquire targets that are near a vehicle
Sundance: Moved Sundance’s scatter grenade to detonate after first bounce to allow victims the chance to move away if they are thrown at low altitude
Sundance: Fixed an issue where the repair tool crosshair was visible in the wingsuit when you entered the wingsuit whilst having the repair tool equipped
Sundance: Fixed an issue when undeploying and then deploying the Wingsuit can cause 1p view while flying
Sundance: Fixed an issue where the Sundance’s Anti-Armor grenade could get stuck circling in air after the targeted vehicle deploys counter-measures or attempt to target another vehicle instead
Sundance: Adjusted the behavior of Sundance’s splitter fragment grenades to bounce once before detonating
Falck: Added Lock On and Lock Off sounds for S21 Syrette Pistol for when a target is designated by the magnetism of the S21 Syrette Pistol
Falck: Players that require health and can receive it now have a white outline around them to indicate that the magnetism will fire at the outlined target.
Falck: Added healing VFX for when you’re being healed by the S21 Syrette Pistol
Falck: Added sound feedback for when being healed by the S21 Syrette Pistol
Mackay: Fixed an issue where the Grappling Hook rope got misaligned in front of the gadget after changing FOV settings
Mackay: Fixed the vault after the Grappling Hook animation where it could cause camera jerks or provide no animation at all
Mackay: Reduced damage of the Grapple Gun

Vehicles

Fixed issue where missile countermeasures sometimes didn’t work, causing missiles to not blow up and instead reacquire the same target
Made exit position from vehicles more consistent
Made improvements to controller vibration for vehicles
Fixed an issue where the MD540 Nightbird Mounted 20mm Cannons hitting the ground can appear frozen
Balanced MD540 Nightbird Mounted Miniguns spread buildup and convergence
AH-64GX Apache Warchief & KA-520 Super Hokum 127mm Anti-
Vehicle Rocket Packs will no longer have blast impulse upon firing
Fixed an issue where a player driving the LCAA Hovercraft can not be shot through the front window
Fixed the F-35E Panther repair system ability missing from customisation
Added an option to have vehicle boost as toggle or hold
Fixed an issue where vehicles took double damage when getting hit through glass
Improved TOW Missile Projectiles flying behavior
Removed blast impulse on Attack Helicopters Anti Vehicle Rocket which caused nudging of vehicles on hit
Fixed instances where vehicles sometimes would become stuck on world geometry
Fixed an issue which prevented the Ranger from turning into a ragdoll when destroyed. Destroying the Ranger will look a lot more natural now.
Fixed a bug where Ranger would lose connection to player who called them in after being downed
Fixed some wheeled vehicles continuing to roll backwards when reverse is released
Adjusted FOV sense of speed effect on vehicles
Land vehicles could sometimes get “stuck” when driving on top of something that makes all or most of the wheels lose contact with the ground. It should now be easier to become unstuck from these situations by giving normal throttle and steering input
Fixed kill camera going under ground when killed in a vehicle

Weapons

Fixed some issues that prevented visual hits from registering when firing on an enemy target. Note: further improvements are still being investigated
Fixed the 8X Scope having a faster ADS time than the others
Fixed M44 revolver chambering an extra bullet; it will now correctly reload 5 bullets instead of 6.
Fixed an issue where a soldier is unable to shoot after getting hacked while in a vehicle
Reduced switch back to weapon delay after throwing grenade
Fixed an exploit that allowed to have unlimited ammo and rapid-fire grenades from the 40mm Underbarrel Attachments
The 40mm AP projectile no longer incorrectly shows a proximity indicator
Ammunition can now be supplied to 40mm Underbarrel Attachments and their different ammunition types
Adjusted reticle position and brightness on PK-A and Kobra, making these optics easier to use
Reduced effectiveness of the NTW-50 against vehicles
NTW-50 Anti Materiel Rounds magazine size increased to 5
NTW-50 Lowered Anti Materiel Rounds damage multiplier against heavy vehicles
NTW-50 Lowered Anti Materiel Heavy Rounds damage multiplier against all vehicles

Gadgets

Gadgets no longer pause their cooldown when the player enters a vehicle
Gadgets will move with elevators rather than getting destroyed
Carl Gustaf, RPG, Wildcat AA missiles, Bolte missile barrage will not re-lock onto vehicles if they have been flared
Adjusted glass on Orbital to allow grenades to pass through windows instead of bouncing back at players
Fixed a bug where the CG Recoilless M5 would not lose its lock on to enemy air vehicles when locked on via SOFLAM Designator and the target deployed countermeasures
Adjusted range finder and time of flight information on the Recoilless M5 to better mirror its proper gameplay capabilities / timings
Fixed a bug where the C5 Explosive blast damage was sometimes inconsistent when trying to detonate the C5 Explosive on a moving vehicle
Fixed an issue where the C5 Explosive server and client positions were not correctly synced
Adjusted the deploy time of the C5 Explosive and reduced the delay before allowing it to be detonated to improve responsiveness.
Fixed an issue where the visual SOFLAM Designator UI elements are still present on the screen when switching to other gadgets while zoomed
Fixed the SOFLAM Designator’s tooltip text being misaligned
Fixed an issue that caused Mines and other deployables to not trigger sound effects when deployed from inside a vehicle
Fixed issue where the Medical Crate healing cooldown was triggered when at Full HP.
Adjusted Medical and Ammo crates’ trajectory to align with the animation of the throw and address jitter
Improved responsiveness of Medical and Ammo crates deployment. It is now possible to throw them a lot quicker after selecting them
Fixed an issue where the resupply animation would not play when resupplying gadgets from the Ammo Crate
Changed the detonation behavior of the Smoke Grenade; it will now bounce once before detonating
Fixed an issue where Smoke Grenades could be destroyed by bullets or explosions
Fixed an issue where the VO was not triggering when an enemy Specialists’ Smoke Grenade has been thrown
Ensured that the grenade warning icon does not draw under certain elements of the HUD like the minimap
Fixed an issue where the Repair Tool can repair vehicles while not facing the vehicle.
Improved the Repair Tool so that it is quicker to equip and put away
Fixed an issue where picking up an Insertion Beacon would not make any sounds.
EMP now blocks spawning on Insertion Beacons
Reduced the delay before the Insertion Beacon is placed after throwing it
The FXM-33 AA Missile reload sound effect will now appropriately fit the animation of reloading
Extended the animation of the FXM-33 AA Missile reload

Soldier

Added turn in place animations for one-handed and two-handed gadgets
Proning with your legs dangling in the air will push you off that object, however allowing for time to correct yourself
Reduced occurrences where Specialists can be seen with low quality animations in the distance
Adjusted the pose of the legs when falling to avoid legs blocking the view
Adjusted soldier animations when swimming.
Various visual adjustments and fixes for Specialists
Addressed issues where players prone on thin surfaces could be seen floating in the air. They will now tend to fall if the surface is not large enough.
Fixed a bug where players could get stuck in swimming state on ground
Fixed missing weapon deploy animation when transitioning from water to land.
Fixed issues where the soldier would sometimes not properly follow the ground when sliding
Fixed an issue where jumping would be buffered if holding jump when trying to stand up from crouch or prone pose
Fixed an issue where it is not possible to look up and down enough while prone on a slope
Fixed an issue where character hands were not in contact with ladders when FOV was higher than default
Fixed an issue where you could turn and see your own headless first person body while on ladders
Fixed an issue where setting the “Always Traversal Sprint” Option would sometimes not allow the player to traversal sprint with the intended speed
Fixed an issue where attempting to traversal sprint while swimming resulted in an incorrect swimming animation.
Fixed an issue where your first person soldier would sometimes not play the correct sprint animation
Fixed an issue where certain vehicle weapons could deal damage to soldiers by damaging the parachute.
Fixed an issue where your third person animation could get stuck in a prone turn in place loop even though you had stopped turning
Adjusted the timing of sound of takedowns on enemies being prone
Improved the speed in which the weapon switches when watching another player melee attack
Decreased the range in which you can melee a player
You can no longer perform a takedown on a soldier climbing a ladder
Meleeing unoccupied light vehicles now allows you to slightly push the vehicle which can help when vehicles get stuck.
Fixed an issue where players sometimes got thrown up in the air while using melee
Fixed takedowns on enemies lying prone not working from all angles
Fixed an animation issue while taking down an enemy that is prone on stairs
Fixed a camera bug for meleeing players while standing on a moving platform
Fixed a bug where melee attacks in water could put the player in a broken state
Fixed an issue where players were able to gain velocity by hopping on and off a ladder and hit melee

So there you have it the big Battlefield 2042 – hopefully that’ll fix some of the persistent bugs plaguing the game right now.

Battlefield 2042 update 2

We’re getting the second Battlefield 2042 update on Thursday, November 25 and it includes some long-requested changes to the game and its guns. While DICE has confirmed we won’t be seeing scoreboards, VoIP, or server browsers yet – they are in the works for a later update.

Here are the Battlefield 2042 update 2 patch notes:

General

Made general improvements to stability to prevent rare occurrences of game crashing
Resolved an issue where players who were killed close to obstacles such as walls or water were unable to be revived
Resolved instances where players were stuck in a downed state and unable to respawn. We’ve also introduced a hidden timer that will activate after 30 seconds of being in a downed state that will force a redeploy should it be required

Weapons

Bullet spread has been reduced on all weapons except Shotguns. This should result in better accuracy during gameplay
Increased PP-29 vertical recoil to ensure that the weapon does not overperform when engaging outside of its intended combat range

Vehicles

MD540 Nightbird changes:

Reduced the radius at which bullets do damage upon impact, and decreasing their splash damage
Reduced Blast Radius size from three to two
Reduced Inner Blast Radius damage from 1.5 to 0.75

KA-520 Super Hokum changes:

30mm Cannon (side mount) reduced overall damage and range at which bullets do full damage, while increasing the overall bullet spread
Reduced Blast Radius from two to 1.6
Reduced Blast Damage from 20 to 14
Reduced bullet damage before Damage Fall Off starts 18 to 15
Reduced Damage Fall Off distance from 200 to 180
Reduced bullet damage at max Fall Off distance from 8 to 6
Increased bullet range and spread

AH-64GX Apache Warchief and KA-520 Super Hokum changes:

30mm Cannon – reduced the radius at which bullets do damage upon impact, and decreasing their splash damage
Reduced Blast Damage from 20 to 18
Increased the Damage Fall Off for enemies that are further away from the bullet impact centre

All land vehicles:

Reduced the overall damage of the Minigun for all Land Vehicles, alongside bullet damage drop off now starting earlier
Reduced bullet damage before Damage Fall Off starts from 18 to 13
Reduced Damage Fall Off distance from 60 to 40
Reduced bullet damage at max Fall Off distance to 6
Equipped armour type for the LCAA Hovercraft has been adjusted which increases its vulnerability against different weapon types

Battlefield Portal

The UAV-1 has been re-enabled within Battlefield Portal
It has greatly reduced health regeneration delay and speed
It has increased missile damage against vehicles and infantry
The drone is now able to roadkill enemies
Resolved an issue that caused players queued for a match in Battlefield Portal to be sent back to the menu, instead of joining the match when a slot became available

Breathrough

Breakthrough matches will now correctly end after the last sector has been captured

There you have it, the full patch notes for Battlefield 2042 update 2.

In Battlefield 2042 Update 3 – which is coming in early December – more weapon and vehicle balancing is coming, along with improved menus, improved matchmaking and cross-play invites, weekly missions, Rush for Battlefield 2042 maps in Battlefield Portal, and a whole host of quality of life changes.

It’ll be the biggest update the game has had since launch and you can find the full notes for that update here.

BATTLEFIELD 2042 DAY ONE PATCH NOTES

The Battlefield 2042 day one patch went live on November 18, 2021. This patch fixes a number of issues that were identified before Early Access began.

The Battlefield 2042 day one patch notes are as follows from EA:

Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

Implemented Server Side upgrades that are targeted at reducing instances of Rubber Banding, often experienced in the later part of a round in All-Out Warfare modes.
Significantly reduced instances of stuttering when playing on Breakaway. If the Silo’s are destroyed, it should no longer reduce performance on the server.
- A note that we are continuing to investigate similar occurrences that have been reported to us on other maps.
When looking at allies on your team, their names will now correctly display.
Adjusted the animations for Falck during the End of Round sequence to ensure that she is displayed correctly.
Updated a skin earnable for Boris via Mastery Progression with a new name: Gator.
Ensured that TDM Rounds in Battlefield Portal always start with Random Deploy set as active. We observed that this sometimes wasn’t active when moving from round to round, but have now fixed this.
Applied a set of measures that ensure the correct number of AI spawn in Custom Battlefield Portal modes using the Free for All preset.
PC Only – Enabled Specialist Selection in Hazard Zone via mouse interaction, removing the need to lock in your selection with the Spacebar.
Fixed a rare occurrence in Hazard Zone that would sometimes cause the End of Round flow to not activate correctly, ensuring that the correct amount of bonus XP was awarded.
Repaired an issue found in Hazard Zone that could cause players to be shown on the Map when they were not visible, or spotted.
Provided a fix for Hazard Zone players who were not seeing their Extraction Streaks updating correctly.

Battlefield 2042 update – Launch changes

We’re yet to get a big update for Battlefield 2042 since the game has only just launched into early access, but DICE has already made a couple of small changes to the early access build.

We’re expecting more in the big day one update on November 19, but for now here are the Battlefield 2042 patch notes in full from EA’s support page.

Server Rubberbanding

We have spent our day investigating the reported instances of Rubberbanding that most commonly appear on All-Out Warfare. This is an issue occurring on our side, and we’re all over it.

Connectivity

We are continuing to investigate additional error codes that show alongside Persistence Data errors. (15:-7A), (1:4688822970:100J:1004G), (2.2600J), and (15:1102P: 1101P) are all being looked into by the team and we’ll keep you updated on our progress.

Reviving

We are aware some players are in rare instances finding themselves in state where they cannot redeploy and are forced to leave the server. Our investigations so far have shown that this issue appears to be linked to problems where our IFF indicators disappear, and in instances where players find themselves unable to ADS, or un-crouch. As a temporary solution, if you find yourself in this state, immediately press Escape/Start and choose redeploy. This will break the cycle and ensure that you’re not forced to leave the server.
We’re actively working on the fix for the root cause of this issue and will keep you updated.

Progression & Earning

We’re aware that the First Match of the Day reward is displaying incorrect information and are working to correct this.
Challenge progression and reward unlocks continue to show an incomplete progression bar until the game has been restarted. Restarting the game will fix this for you, however, a fix has been made for an upcoming update.

Battlefield Portal

We are aware of early signs that players could find themselves stuck in an infinite queue when trying to join highly popular Battlefield Portal Experiences. There is no option to leave a queue other than hard-quitting the game at this moment in time, we are continuing to investigate this issue.
We have temporarily disabled the UAV-1 Interaction on Valparaiso and Arica Harbor pending future balance changes. The Laptop on both maps will no longer spawn to prevent the UAV-1 from being deployed

Breakthrough End of Round

We’re aware of some players getting ‘stuck’ when transitioning to the next map in Breakthrough mode. Temporary Workaround: If this happens, we recommend quitting out of the match and re-matchmake. Our team is working on a solution in the meantime.

EA has also confirmed that is is looking into a whole host of known bugs to fix in later Battlefield 2042 updates. These include frame drops, spawn problems, weapon spread, downed state issues, and more. Expect news on these in the next set of patch notes.

So that’s it for a Battlefield 2042 update at the moment. We’ll keep this guide updated with patch notes as they come in, so you can sit back, relax, and read our best Battlefield 2042 guns guide while you wait.