Rainbow Six Siege January 23 Patch Notes

You can find here the updates and fixes for the Y8S4.2 patch.

Y8S4.2 Patch Size

Find the download sizes for each platform below.

• Ubisoft Connect: 1.11GB
• Steam: 647 MB
• Xbox One: 0.95GB
• Xbox Series X: 1.2 GB
• PlayStation 4: 1.55GB
• PlayStation 5: 1.14GB

OPERATOR BALANCING

ACE

• S.E.L.M.A.’s fuse time increased to 4 seconds (from 3.2 seconds)

MAVERICK

• Added Smoke Grenades

THUNDERBIRD

• Added Deployable Shield

KAPKAN

• Added Bulletproof Camera
• Removed Impact Grenades

TUBARÃO

• Zoto Canisters decreased to 3 from 4.
• Zoto Canisters no longer affect Maverick’s D.I.Y. Blowtorch.
• The electrical insulation effect from Zoto Canisters on metallic objects (reinforcements, deployable shield, etc.) will remain for an additional 1.5 seconds after the gadget ends or is destroyed.

WEAPON BALANCING

G-36C

• Increased Vertical and Horizontal Recoil.

SMG-11

• Damage reduced to 32 (from 35).

SPAS-15

• Reduced first shot kick.
• Increased lateral recoil.

BUG FIXES

GAMEPLAY

• FIXED – Player spins in place when having connectivity issues.
• FIXED – Blur VFX from damage is not properly applied.
• FIXED – Player passes through barricades without breaking them when using ballistic shield to break the barricade and switching to a weapon at the same time.

LEVEL DESIGN

• FIXED – Breach charges and deployable gadgets can’t be placed on the window located at EXT Stable Yard on the Villa map.

OPERATORS

• FIXED – Tubarão’s Zoto Canister speed reduction isn’t applied if Tubarão is eliminated while holding the canister.
• FIXED – Flash VFX doesn’t apply when hiding behind Osa’s Talon-8 Clear Shield.
• FIXED – Electricity VFX continues to play after moving away from an electrified wall affected by Tubarão’s Zoto Canister and hit with an EMP grenade.
• FIXED – Iana’s Gemini Replicator gauge stays red when affected by an electronics interfering device.
• FIXED – Azami’s Kiba Barrier occasionally doesn’t stop bullets.

USER EXPERIENCE

• FIXED – Tubarão’s unlock cinematic plays when reaching the main menu after viewing it the first time.
• FIXED – Greyed out settings in Options tab don’t default to intended states when status is set to private in Ubisoft Connect.
• FIXED – Caveira’s Luison Silencer missing skin in the loadout menu when the Mata-Leao legendary uniform is applied.
• FIXED – View Menu button doesn’t redirect to the Playlist menu from the News menu.
• FIXED – Lair playlist uses the wrong image.
• FIXED – Yellow dot from Play Section is not removed after Tutorials tab is viewed.
• FIXED – M590A1 shotgun clips through walls with specific skins.
• FIXED – Animated tag is missing from item preivew in the shop menu when viewed in full screen.
• FIXED – Brightness is lower in the main menu while in offline mode.
• FIXED – Compass on drone doesn’t work when viewed in spectator mode.
• FIXED – Leave Squad and See Ubisoft Connect Invite buttons do not function properly when leaving a squad.
• FIXED – Settings are not retained when using play again option in the home tab after playing a versus AI game.
• FIXED – In-game inventory UI does not update when transactions are completed.
• FIXED – Osa’s idle animation plays for other operators in the Operators tab.
• FIXED – Mute buttons aren’t functional when joining a game in progress or reconnecting.
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