THE FINALS Update 11.7.0 Gives Shockwave a 2-Second Glitch Effect

The patch also fixes crashes on PS5, Xbox weapon audio crackle, private-match spectator colors, and AMD FSR3 performance issues.

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THE FINALS Update 11.7.0 gives Shockwave a new 2-second glitch effect while bringing a guitar-themed store set and another week of Deep Signal activity to the Arena. It also targets crashes, Xbox weapon audio, private-match spectator colors, and AMD FSR3 performance. Embark Studios detailed the changes in its Steam announcement for Update 11.7.0.

Feedback Looper brings a rock-show look

The Feedback Looper Set is the main store addition in this update. Its look centers on a leather outfit, sunglasses, and guitar-playing style, giving contestants a concert-inspired way to enter the Arena.

Deep Signal keeps Orbital Hitters active

Orbital Hitters continues as part of the Deep Signal event, with contestants still taking fights into outer space under ENGIMO sponsorship. Players have one week remaining to complete their daily contracts, which can award up to three tickets per day for the ENGIMO-sponsored reward wheel.

The mode remains the event’s combat centerpiece after its return in Update 11.6.0, giving players another reason to keep checking in before the contract window closes.

TGM25 bundles enter their final week

The Grand Major 2025 Store Bundles are also available for their final week. Players who still want one of the packs have a limited window to pick up the cosmetics and revisit the event’s tournament-themed style.

THE FINALS Update 11.7.0 patch notes

The gameplay portion of the update focuses on one Shockwave adjustment. Enemy players hit by the Medium Specialization will receive a two-second glitch effect, while friendly players, the user, and deployables remain unaffected. The rest of the changes address platform-specific audio and save issues, crashes tied to Unreal Engine 5.7, private-match spectator colors, and performance when AMD FSR3 is active.

Specializations

Shockwave

Shockwave will now apply a two second long glitch effect to enemy players it hits. The glitch effect does not impact friendly players, the user or deployables.

Dev Note: Shockwave has been the least used of the Medium Specializations for a while, yet we see in it the potential to give Mediums more survivability, as well as allowing Mediums a skill-based counter to Specializations like Mesh Shield, Cloaking Device and Evasive Dash. We think the addition of this glitch ‘micro stun’ should elevate the Specialization in desirability as well as effectiveness

Bug Fixes & Content

Audio

Fixed an issue that could cause weapon audio to sometimes ‘crackle’ on Xbox

Game Modes

Private Matches

Replaced the ‘salmon’ team color seen by players in spectator slots during private matches with a green team color. The default team colors for spectating in private matches will now be orange, pink, purple and green.

Stability

Fixed a number of crashes introduced with the upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.7
Fixed an occasional crash that could occur on PS5
Fix an issue on PS5 where the save dialog would repeatedly require user input on the first boot of the game
Removed the need for uninstalling inpoutx64.sys to play the game, as a crash the file previously caused has been fixed

Performance

Fixed a performance degradation issue that could occur when running AMD FSR3

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