The first update of Finale Season 2 introduces card selection in private matches and a ban progression system
The first patch for The finale season two has been released, introducing a new private match feature while making improvements to the latest game mode.
Embark Studios has the patch notes which details version 2.1.0 in its entirety, with some of the most notable features surrounding the game’s maps, a brand new ban progression with a three-strike system, as well as the game’s newest mode: Powershift.
More specifically, the update brings a new improvement to private matches in the form of map selection, allowing players to battle to victory in the arena they like.
Regarding Powershift, Embark says it plans to “add new maps to this mode so you can drive the platform to its destination in a completely new environment,” but hasn’t specified when this update will come.
Elsewhere, the game mode has seen a few changes, including a fix for bouncy castles clipping around the streets on low, medium and high settings, another jump has been added outside the construction spawn area and a new short zipline has been added. added to the closed alley next to the cathedral “to make the passage smoother.”
Patch 2.1.0 isn’t a major technical update, so don’t expect huge changes to weapons or gadgets. The only major changes are the SA1216, which has a lower fire rate and lower damage per pellet, and Glitch Grenades and Glitch Traps. Both now activate on impact when hitting mesh shields and dome shields, but the former will bounce back when landing on other surfaces. You can read the full patch notes below.
The finale version 2.1.0 patch notes:
Bug fixes and additions
Private competitions:
- Players can now select the map when starting a private match
- Players will no longer be stuck trying to join the game server after leaving a private lobby
- Fixed an issue where party members with different crossplay settings were unable to leave private match lobbies
- Fixed a bug where players could bypass the ‘Crossplay ON’ requirement for private matches, resulting in a softlock
To console
- Crash fix for audio related crash
Power shift
Monaco:
- Fixed bouncy houses cutting off streets on low/medium/high settings
- Added a short zipline to the closed alley next to the cathedral to make the passage smoother
Skyway Stadium:
- Added bouncy castle outside of the construction spawn area
- Adjusted spawns to be less close to the edges
General
- Fixed objective count score in the summary screen
Cards
- Performance and shine on SYS$HORIZON
- Adjusted ceiling block collision to prevent players from getting stuck above the library when using the gateway gadget in SYS$HORIZON
- Moved a spawn location in the corner of Monaco near the hotels, causing unbalanced scenarios in some game modes
- Fixed an incorrect destruction effect on trees in SYS$HORIZON
- Fixed missing destruction effects on concrete fences in Seoul
- Fixed missing destruction effects in multiple assets in the tutorial
Weapons and gadgets
- Fixed an issue with inconsistent damage when multiple explosives were activated simultaneously by C4s and breaching charges, as opposed to multiplied melee damage
- Fixed an issue that caused recoil on burst weapons to not behave as intended
- Fixed Gateway ammo not being properly refunded when thrown into an APS
- Fixed floating objects after transmutation
- Blocked transmutation on friendly carriers
- Improved zipline behavior to better match the player’s intended exit point and direction
- Improved the dematerialization ability to dematerialize/rematerialize objects when multiple objects are close to each other
- Removed the ability to equip the mesh shield during defib revive
Art
- The shoulder-length hairstyles have been updated to prevent clipping
- Fixed oversized ÖRF jersey to prevent sleeves from blocking ADS
UI/UX
- Social syncs are not excluded if a user is already logged in
- Fixed a bug that caused wearable objects to weigh more when they had an active Ping mark attached to them
- Fixed incorrect text on certain contracts
- Fixed an issue with overflowing text in item tutorial videos
Audio
- Fixed search start time not working
- Corrected the audio for the seasonal vignette video
Balance
Weapons:
SA1216
- Rate of fire reduced from 230 RPM to 200 RPM
- Damage per pellet reduced from 7 to 6
Gadgets:
Glitch grenades
- Changed glitch grenades to activate on impact when hitting mesh shields and turret shields – on other surfaces they will still bounce
Glitch traps
- Changed glitch traps to activate on impact when hitting mesh shields and dome shields
Security
- Improved prevention and detection
- Added ban progression with a 3-strike system