The mid-season update of Rainbow Six Siege Y8S1 is finally here and so are many changes and bug fixes. All the previously announced balancing tweaks are here, including buffs for Tachanka and Wamai. Kapkan and Oryx won’t be topping the charts anymore as they both lost their 1.5x sights.
The Extended Barrel received a nerf as its damage bonus decreased to 12% from the previous 15. Brava’s Kludge drone will now turn Aruni's Surya Gate to the attacker’s side instead of switching them off. The duration of Capitão’s smoke arrow is increased to 11 seconds.
- FIXED – Solis remains in her scanning animation for too long after performing a scan.
- FIXED – Brava’s Kludge Drone briefly displays positive feedback for a device that is out of range if it’s the first one scanned in the match.
- FIXED – Continuously reloading the 6P41 LMG within a few seconds occasionally results in an instant reload.
- FIXED – Number of displayed Operator icons is limited in the fullscreen and side panel of the Shop and Battle Pass.
- FIXED – Brava cannot shoot with a converted Yokai if Echo is eliminated.
- FIXED – Signal Disrupter converted by Brava’s Kludge Drone still affects Iana’s Gemini Replicator.
- FIXED – Drones hacked by Mozzie’s Pest during Preparation Phase lose functionality after being converted by Brava’s Kludge Drone.
- FIXED - Doorways on 1F Service and Toilets of Stadium map can be reinforced twice.
- FIXED – Thunderbird’s Kona Station has a missing texture.
- FIXED – IQ’s Electronics Detector detects Solis even while not active.
- FIXED – After Brava deploys all Kludge Drones, pressing the unique ability input key produces a “No Kludge Drone Left” message instead of entering Observation Tools.
- FIXED – Remove prompt displays if barricade is immediately destroyed after placement.
- FIXED – Victory Celebrations end or loop too early when previewed in Operator Loadout or Shop.
- FIXED – All of Aruni’s Surya Gates change to enemy color if one Surya gate is converted by Brava’s Kludge Drone.
- FIXED – Iana’s Gemini Replicator overheat VFX doesn’t display.
- FIXED – Operators can be shot through glass floor while prone in Close Quarters map.
- FIXED – Operators get stuck inside the archway after exiting rappel inside of it at EXT Crash Scene on Border map.
- FIXED – Large drones can’t fit in vents with vent blockers in House map.
- FIXED – Drones lose functionality when deployed through Mute’s Signal Disruptor.
- FIXED – Azami’s Kiba Barrier lets her climb a bookshelf on the first floor of Skyscraper map for an unfair advantage.
- FIXED – Counter Defuser’s progression bar VFX doesn’t display.
You can check out the complete patch notes via Steam.
So, what do you think? Are you interested in any of these changes? Have you been playing Rainbow Six Siege recently? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
