Battlefield 2042: Update 3.1 is here. These are the patch notes!

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Patch 3.1 brings some eagerly awaited bug fixes and no server downtime.

DICE had already announced with the big content patch number 3 that another one would follow. This one will now be released on 9 December 2021 in a somewhat smaller form than its predecessor. Instead, it has some bug fixes in its luggage, which should be balm for the players’ souls.

The most important thing: Although the new patch will be installed on 9 December at 9 a.m., there will be no server downtimes. So those of you who climb into the virtual tank or helicopter tomorrow morning will not be ejected at 9 am.

Since this is Patch 3.1 and not Update 4, the patch accordingly contains only minor changes and bug fixes and no major changes or new content. We have put together an overview of the most exciting information for you right here.

These are the most exciting Patch Notes from Update 3.1

In addition to further adjustments to your aiming and shooting behaviour, the new patch mainly revolves around bug fixes and balancing updates. For example, the vehicles will be further generated so that they don’t eat infantry troops for breakfast. In addition, the audio design has been worked on to make it easier for you to estimate distances.

These are the most important patch notes at a glance:

  • Improvements to the consistency of projectile hit registration.
  • Balancing changes to projectile scatter and recoil
  • Further balancing changes to the 30-, 40-, and 57-mm guns of ground vehicles to reduce their effectiveness against infantry
  • A fix for a rare bug that could make game enders invisible to enemies
  • Fixes for various bugs related to grenades and launchers
  • Multiple audio enhancements to improve the overall sound experience, focusing on clarity, distance and directional awareness
  • Update 3.1 was the last patch for 2021
  • As previously announced by the developers, patch 3.1 was the last Battlefield 2042 patch for the year and it goes into the Christmas break. For you this means: You should not expect further changes and content until the beginning of 2022. When we can expect Patch 3.2 or even Patch 4 is still unclear. We also don’t know when Season 1 will be launched in Battlefield 2042.But apparently there is already some new content planned for 2022:

So you have plenty of time to think about what you would like to see in Battlefield in the new year and what new content is most important to you. Write us your wish list in the comments and let us know what you think about the new update.

Battlefield 2042: These are all the patch notes of Update 3.1

Fixes, changes and improvements

General

  • Even if you are not the party leader, you can now cancel while waiting in queue
  • Xbox – Crossplay can now be enabled/disabled on Xbox in the options menu
  • Your sort settings are now correctly recalled when you refresh Battlefield Portal’s server browser
  • Fixed an issue where equipment would sometimes be blank in the spawn screen after joining a server, preventing weapon selection
  • Aiming assistance is now more consistent during gameplay on consoles
  • Ranger’s effective combat range and overall health have been reduced

 

Audio

  • Various changes to the overall audio experience improve clarity, distance, and directional perception
  • Fixed an issue where soldier:indoors did not always have the correct crotch sounds

Weapons

  • When firing underrun grenades at close range, the bounce was removed
  • 40mm AP grenades now cause damage to vehicles as intended
  • Fixed incorrect ammo display for certain magazines on some weapons
  • Extended animation by 0.2 seconds when reloading DXR-1 and NTW-50 cylinder breech rifles
  • Adjusted the dispersion values of most weapons to decrease faster for fast single shots and short bursts
  • The increase in dispersion has been adjusted for most weapons. It now takes a little longer for them to become too inaccurate with sustained fire
  • Adjusted recoil values to prevent overly aggressive impacts with AK-24, LCMG, PKP-BP, SFAR-M GL and PP-29
  • Increased the hip-fire accuracy of all MPs to better distinguish them from other automatic weapon archetypes
  • Diffusion and recoil of LMGs have been reduced to improve sustained fire performance
  • Further improvements to recoil control for all weapons, especially automatics
  • Increased MCS-880 short-range damage and consistency for shotgun shells and flechette ammunition
  • Fixed a bug where SFAR-M GL and K30 projectiles were hitting below the intended aiming point

Vehicles

  • Fixed a bug where vehicle weapons sometimes did not cause explosion damage on a direct hit
  • We have reduced the effectiveness of the 30mm cannon for ground vehicles against infantry. It now overheats faster, cadence and blast damage have been slightly reduced, and the damage drop at range has been increased.
  • Cadence 350 -☻ 330
  • Heat generation per sphere 0.13 -☻ 0.14
  • Heat decay per second 0.5 -☻ 0.475
  • Explosion damage 20 -☻ 18
  • LCAA Hovercraft – 40mm GPL Grenade Launcher
  • Explosion damage lowered: 55 -☻ 35
  • The launch angle of the utility pod for 40mm grenades is now easier to use
  • EBAA Wildcat – 57 mm gun
  • Scattering removed
  • Munition 12 -☻ 8
  • impact damage 85 -☻ 75
  • Explosion damage 70 -☻ 35

Gadgets

Splinter Grenade

  • Increased the time for a fragmentation grenade to detonate after the first bounce in a hard collision from 1.1 sec to 1.4 sec
  • Splinter grenades deal 120 damage in all game modes and guarantee a kill even on armoured players
  • Maximum ammunition of fragmentation & incendiary grenades reduced from 2 to 1

Environment Sensor

  • Sighting radius reduced from 30 to 20 meters
  • Operating time reduced from 30 sec to 14 sec
  • Players can now only wear and use one ambient sensor (previously 2)

 

Battlefield Hazard Zone

Fixed an issue where the patrolling LATV4 Recon of the occupation troops would spawn at the wrong time or not spawn at all))

Breakthrough

  • Kaleidoscope – Roof Conquest Objective has been removed. There are now two conquest targets at the bottom of BT (large) and one at the bottom of BT (small)
  • Orbital – Roof conquest target has been removed. There is now one conquest target at the bottom of BT (large) and one at the bottom of BT (small)
  • Sandglass – Roof conquest target has been removed. There is now one conquest objective at the bottom of each BT (large) and BT (small). Also fixed an issue where game enders were spawning outside the play area

Soldier

  • Improvements in collisions with objects when moving backwards in prone position
  • Fixed a rare issue where game enders could become invisible when spawning in a full/destroyed vehicle