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Battlefield 6 Will Add European Casino and Casino Heist on Nov. 10

Phase 2 also brings a new carbine, a Signal Jammer, Rapid Royale proximity chat, seasonal leaderboards, and Portal creator tools.

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An armed, masked Battlefield 6 soldier stands in front of colorful slot machines.

Battlefield 6 Season 5 Phase 2 will arrive Nov. 10 with the European Casino map, the Casino Heist event, new gear, weapon adjustments, and additions for REDSEC and Portal. EA outlined the update in its Battlefield 6 community update. Season 5 began Oct. 13 with Las Vegas and Area 51 combat, which the Season 5 trailer previewed alongside a Dead Space event.

European Casino is the final stop in Season 5’s three-map Las Vegas rollout, following the first two maps earlier in the season. It is a nighttime, infantry-only fight inside a large resort, moving between open courtyards, gaming floors, and tight corridors. Destructible walls can open new routes, while the central tower can collapse and permanently alter the map’s layout. A lazy river also cuts through the resort. European Casino and some other content will not be available in REDSEC.

Casino Heist adds Contracts and unlockable rewards

The limited-time Casino Heist event will run across Battlefield 6 and REDSEC. Defeated enemies will drop Contracts that add objectives to matches, including capturing points, reviving teammates, and exploring European Casino. Completing Contracts earns DOUGH, which can be exchanged for cosmetics such as weapon packages, vehicle skins, and Heist Mask soldier skins. Claiming every standard reward will unlock a final challenge for a bonus completion reward.

New weapons and balance changes are on the way

Phase 2 will add the NSW4 Carbine, the deployable ADS-17 6GHz Signal Jammer, and the M142 MRAS truck. The carbine comes with subsonic rounds and a Supersonic ammunition option. The Signal Jammer disrupts enemy radar and sharply cuts the range at which opposing players can share active spotting information. The mobile MRAS truck provides indirect fire.

Weapon changes will give high-capacity extended magazines for the SCW-10 and KV9 handling penalties, creating a trade-off between sustained fire and weapon agility. More magazine capacities and feeding options are also planned for several weapon types, including LMGs and shotguns. The team is preparing buffs for overlooked muzzle and magazine attachments, including Flared Magwell and Frangible Ammo. Custom M44 optics remain in testing, with an 8x scope offered as one example. EA plans to provide the full adjustments in update notes before the patch.

Leaderboards and REDSEC updates target match clarity

New Multiplayer Leaderboards will track Career, Game Modes, and Classes. The seasonal filter will let players compare standings from Season 5 onward, while a Sticky Player Row will keep each player’s overall position visible as they browse.

Rapid Royale will get proximity chat. REDSEC’s Battle Royale HUD and objective text will also be updated with clearer timers, indicators, and notifications for active missions and Contracts, making objectives easier to follow during fights.

Vehicle tuning remains under review. The team is tracking vehicle survival times, engagement win rates, and armor turnover across game modes before deciding on further changes. On audio, EA says it will continue addressing inconsistencies after earlier footstep improvements received a positive response.

Portal adds bot choices and player-specific effects

Portal creators will be able to select from six class-specific bot skins when using SpawnAIFromAISpawner, rather than having the game choose one at random. The Marked Soldier, first used in the Halloween experience, will be a seventh option. New effects will also let creators transform soldiers into Necromorphs with NecromorphEffects or turn them black with ShadowSilhouette. The silhouette effect can be used on its own or alongside the Necromorph transformation. These effects can apply beyond bots or a single team.

Ten new screen effects will be individually togglable for players: Color Correction, Depth of Field, Film Grain, Filmic Effects, Fog, Motion Blur, Tone Mapping, Vignette, White Balance, and Unitology Markers. The SetScreenEffectParameter action will expose 121 parameters for adjusting those effects. Some settings may affect performance, especially when creators frequently change many parameters.

A Battlefield 6 desert view before and after a purple screen effect

Portal will also gain audio effects that can make individual players hear whispers, monster sounds, an ambient drone, or false footsteps and gunfire. Those sounds are heard only by the affected player, giving creators tools for player-specific warnings or misdirection.

Which Portal effect would you most want to use in a custom experience? Follow the Nov. 10 Casino Heist rollout and the new Portal tools on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

Battlefield 6 is a first-person shooter featuring a single-player campaign and team-based online multiplayer. Players fight as infantry or operate military vehicles across large-scale battlefields, using class-based squad roles, environmental destruction, and a range of weapons and equipment.

The game also includes Battlefield Portal, a toolset for creating and sharing custom multiplayer experiences.