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Rainbow Six Siege has soared since it was released nearly seven years ago, and we're quickly coming up on the seventh year anniversary of the game.
Year 7 Season 1 has been one of the best performing seasons in quite some time, and now, they've gone ahead and released the massive mid-season update.
Here's all the changes you need to know about!
Rainbow Six Siege Year 7 Season 1.2 Patch Notes
The long awaited patch finally implemented some of the bug fixes and glitches that fans have been waiting for.
Furthermore, it introduced Emerald Plains, the brand new map that was teased during the announcement of Year 7 Season 1 and fans are eager to dive in.
For further reference, all the patch notes can be found down below!
Below you will find the download sizes for each platform.
- Ubisoft Connect: 3.75 GB
- Steam: 1.9 GB
- Xbox One: 2.46 GB
- Xbox Series X: 2.61 GB
- PS4: 2.98 GB
- PS5: 2.32 GB
NEW MAP
EMERALD PLAINS
- Added Emerald Plains to Ranked, Unranked, Quick Match, Team Deathmatch, Newcomer and Lone Wolf PVE map playlists.
- A blog post with more details about Emerald Plains will be coming soon and can be found here.
OPERATOR BALANCING
BANDIT
- Bandit can now attach multiple batteries to the same surface or device.
BLACKBEARD
- Added Claymore (removed Breaching Charges).
GRIDLOCK
- Gridlock now has 4 Trax canisters (from 3).
NOMAD + ORYX
- Recovery time from knock-back effects is now 1.25s (from 2s).
- Operators will now remain prone after recovering from a knock-back effect.
WARDEN
- Increased duration and cooldown of Glance Smart Glasses to 20s each (from 10s).
YING
- Reduced duration of the Candelas flash to 1.4s (from 2.8s).
- Increased the number of Candelas to 4 (from 3).
GADGET BALANCING
CLAYMORE
- Increased the number of Claymores to 2 (from 1).
TWEAKS AND IMPROVEMENTS
PLAYER COMFORT
FoV
- Added Field of View slider on console (PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series S/X).
- Please note, setting the field of view above 60 may result in lower frame rate and some graphical issues.
GAME HEALTH
Map Rotations
- Removed Outback from the Newcomer playlist.
BUG FIXES
GAMEPLAY
FIXED - Various Team Deathmatch issues.
FIXED - Players are not getting points for destroying drones during "Prep Phase".
FIXED - Operators are receiving damage after being pushed through a destroyed wall by Nomad or Oryx.
FIXED - Operators affected by Capitão's Asphyxiation Bolt still take damage after the fire disappears and Capitão exits the game.
FIXED - Montagne will retain his Ballistic shield equipped if Oryx pushes him while retracting the Shield.
FIXED - Defenders can see Jackal footprints in support mode after reconnecting.
LEVEL DESIGN
FIXED - Various LOD issues on Emerald Plains map.
FIXED - Various LOD issues on multiple maps.
OPERATORS
FIXED - Various Azami Kiba Barrier issues.
FIXED - Deployable gadgets get destroyed when Kapkan deploys his EDD in their proximity.
FIXED - Tachanka can kill the hostage when the Hostage Death setting is turned off.
FIXED - Various operator VFX issues.
USER EXPERIENCE
FIXED - Various Localization issues.
FIXED - Various Customization issues.
FIXED - Various UI issues.
FIXED - Various Shop issues.
FIXED - Various Audio and SFX issues.
FIXED - Various Battle Pass issues.
FIXED - Missing blood particles when taking damage.
FIXED - Various key binding issues.
FIXED - Multiple playlist and matchmaking issues.
