Rainbow Six Siege gets its latest 2.2.2 patch for PC, PS4 and Xbox One on Wednesday, August 9. It’s another big patch for the Ubisoft shooter as the devs are wrapping up Operation: Health to make way for the Year 2 Season 3 title update. The major patches include dedicated servers for multiple game modes, a revised vaulting animation, and a brand-new Elite set for Pulse.
First off, Custom Matches were peer-to-peer unless a full lobby of 10 players was established within 10 minutes. With the new 2.2.2 patch, Siege will provide dedicated servers for all Custom Matches with two or more players. Next, Terrorist Hunt Classics will receive dedicated servers as well. Last, but not least, in-game voice chat gets dedicated servers and Vivox integration. Communication and teamwork is necessary and Ubisoft hopes the patch will allow clearer voice communication while taking up less bandwidth. PC will be the first to receive the voice chat patch while console deployment coming later. Unstable servers are still the biggest gripe for Siege players so it’s reassuring to know Ubisoft continues to work on this aspect of the game.
The second major fix in 2.2.2 addresses operator vaulting animation while aiming. The old animation would momentarily move the operator’s arm to climb over, but it causes a problem where enemy players are unable to determine where the vaulter is aiming the gun. In the new patch, the operator’s gun will always point to where it is aimed.
Finally, the 2.2.2 patch will bring some new content as well. Pulse was one of the original operators in Siege, but he’s yet to receive an elite bundle… until now. Pulse’s new swag includes new Mohawk haircut and Lucky Seventh Uniform and features the “Oscillator” weapon skin for the M1014, UMP45, 5.7 USG and M45 Meusoc. The “Wavelength” gadget skin is available for Pulse’s specialty HB-5 Cardiac Sensor. Pulse also gets Elite Pulse Chibi Charm and Slick Victory Animation.
It's a sizable update, but there's a lot more coming in August. Stay tuned as we expect to learn more details about Rainbow Six Siege Year 2 Season 3 title DLC in the coming weeks. The Season 3 update will bring two Hong Kong operators, a new Hong Kong map, as well as one new Poland operator. Earlier this month, we shared details regarding a reddit leak of an alleged Poland GROM defender, complete with weapon details.
For now, check out the patch notes for the Rainbow Six Siege 2.2.2 patch update:
MAIN BUG FIXES
GAMEPLAY
FIXED – Players are able to place Valkyrie’s Black Eye cameras in a location that provides visibility of the entire Bank map.
FIXED – Nitro Cells deal no damage when they are thrown against certain types of metal beams.
FIXED – In some cases, wall reinforcement debris remain floating after being destroyed.
GAME MODE
Secure Area
FIXED – Securing can be interrupted by stepping over debris.
Caster Camera
FIXED – Spectating a player moving through the basement of Oregon forces floor switches.
FIXED – Visual Operator placement glitch when switching from first to third person.
FIXED – Metallic doors appear orange on Bank.
Custom Game
FIXED – Data Centers selected by the host is changed when the Dedicated Match begins.
OPERATORS
Hibana
FIXED – X-KAIROS destruction does not affect the main section of wall reinforcements.
FIXED – X-KAIROS pellets can leave floating reinforcement debris.
Glaz
FIXED – Glaz’s gadget does not always show enemies when looking through specific angles through windows.
Echo
FIXED – Yokai Drone fails to stick to the ceiling in the Garage of Bank.
LEVEL DESIGN
Consulate
FIXED – Carrying the hostage on 2F service stairs causes the hostage to clip through the wall.
FIXED – Walls on the East and South sides of 2F Break Room are indestructible.
FIXED – Animation loop when approaching the refrigerator in Cafeteria.
FIXED – The wall in B Storage Room is missing a reinforcement interaction.
Bank
FIXED – Black Eye’s vision can be blocked by metal bars above the server racks due to missing collision.
FIXED – Players do not take any damage through EXT High Roof bars.
Coastline
FIXED – Attackers are able to climb onto the pink canvas on the top of the building.
FIXED – Breaching charges placed in 2F VIP Lounge will not break the floor.
FIXED – Operators clip through the environment in 2F Penthouse.
FIXED – Rubber banding occurs when entering through the EXT Cantina drone vent.
FIXED – Players are able to clip through the environment to access unreachable areas.
Kanal
FIXED – Players are able to use a shield vaulting exploit to spawn kill Attackers.
FIXED – Gadgets cannot be placed in CG2F Radio.
FIXED – Drones remain floating in the air when they jump into the water.
FIXED – When placing a gadget on some walls, the lighting becomes brighter.
FIXED – Players are able to vault into unintended areas.
Border
FIXED – Rubber banding occurs after vaulting through the windows on EXT South Balcony.
FIXED – Players are able to melee through a wood panel near East Stairs to clearly see the southern door.
FIXED – Players are able to be killed through an unbreachable walls by going prone on furniture in 2F Fountain.
Chalet
FIXED – Twitch’s drone gets destroyed when passing by a rock on EXT Cliffside woods.
Skyscraper
FIXED – A wall in Geisha Room is able to be reinforced from both sides.
FIXED – Rubber banding occurs when passing between the hostage and the table in 1F Kitchen.
FIXED – Players can remain stuck after vaulting onto the bar.
Clubhouse
FIXED – When going prone in 2F Bathroom, players will partially clip through the wall.
USER EXPERIENCE
FIXED – Inviting a player through the Uplay PC client prior to launching the game will not add them to the squad.
FIXED – Twitch’s Jeanne d’Arc headgear has low-res textures.
FIXED – The price of the Capitao Loreto Set is incorrect on the Xbox One.
FIXED – Some of Mute’s headgear appear to have a low level of detail.
FIXED – NVIDIA Surround option only displays the game on a single monitor.
FIXED – Rank icons do not always refresh for all party members.
FIXED – 9x19VSN Kabuto skin clipping error.
FIXED – Flag of Japan charm has a flickering texture.
FIXED – Waiting for teammates and waiting for squad messages do not always appear as intended.
FIXED – Fudgy Bunny appears with a low level of detail.
FIXED – Some skins on the SMG-11 have a low level of detail.
FIXED – A typo is present in the Czech subtitles of Kapkan’s intro video.
FIXED – Watch Dogs charm has anti-aliasing glitches.
FIXED – Some players are unable to interact with the scoreboard.
FIXED – Operators from the previous match are sometimes shown in the scoreboard prior to entering the Operator selection screen.
