Rainbow Six Siege Patch Notes January 2024
I’m most excited about the new operator Tubarão and his freezing kit coming with the Y8S4 update. The new Battle Pass Grid also looks amazing and so easy to navigate, which means no more struggles for us as we collect all of the cosmetics.
Rainbow Six Siege Y8S4.1 Patch Notes (December 12)
Y8S4.1 Patch Size
Bug Fixes
Rainbow Six Siege Y8S4 Patch Notes Addendum (December 6)
Y8S4 Patch Size
Bug Fixes
Rainbow Six Siege patch notes Year 8 Season 4 update (November 13)
New
Operator balancing
Playlist Ecosystem Changes
Fixes
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Secondary Gadgets: Added Frag Grenades. 552 COMMANDO Damage: 43hp (from 47). Stronger vertical and horizontal recoil.
Lion Loadout
Secondary Weapons: Removed Gonne-6. Secondary Gadgets: Added Frag Grenades, Removed EMP Impact Grenades.
Sens Loadout
Secondary Weapons: Removed Gonne-6. Secondary Gadgets: Added Frag Grenades.
Osa Loadout
Secondary Gadgets: Added Frag Grenades. Removed Smoke Grenades.
Blackbeard Loadout
Secondary Gadgets: Added Frag Grenades. Removed EMP Impact Grenades.
Capitão Loadout
Secondary Gadgets: Added EMP Grenades.
Grim Loadout
Secondary Gadgets: Added EMP Impact Grenades. Removed Breach Charges. 552 COMMANDO Damage: 43hp (from 47) Stronger vertical and horizontal recoil
Mira
Bulletproof Glass The bulletproof glass will be shattered if a Drilling Projectile explodes successfully after drilling into it. This change affects all bulletproof glass: Black Mirror Window, Evil Eye, Talon Shield, Bulletproof Camera, Deployable Shield. Ash’s Breaching Round The Breaching Round is considered a Drilling Projectile. Kali’s V-Lance The V-Lance is considered a Drilling Projectile. Note that the V-Lance doesn’t drill through gadgets; it only drills through surfaces (the Black Mirror Window is considered part of the wall).
Maestro Loadout
Main Ability: 3 Evil Eyes (from 2) Evil Eye Battery: 6 seconds (from 5) Overheat: 6 seconds (from 5)
Hereford Base Plane Presidential Plane Yacht Fortress Emerald Plains Stadium NightHaven Lair
Standard Map Pool Update:
Oregon Club House Consulate Bank Kanal Chalet Kafe Dostoyevsky Border Skyscraper Coastline Themepark Villa Outback Emerald Plains NightHaven Lair
Ranked Map Pool Update
Added: Lair Removed: Stadium
Permanent Arcade
Added Impact Grenades and the Oryx Hatch Climb ability to all operators in the Free For All game mode.
Free For All
Added Lair to the map pool and removed Stadium.
Deathmatch
Added Lair to the map pool and removed Stadium.
Golden Gun
Added Lair to the map pool.
Weapon Roulette
Added Lair to the map pool and removed Stadium.
Unbannable Map
Lair will be an unbannable map for the whole season. Try out the new Lair map in any playlist!
Reorganized player information in the top menu. New display of the Squad status.
Fidelity FX Super Resolution 2.0
FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 is a temporal upscaling algorithm that produces high resolution frames from lower resolution inputs. It favors quality over performance.
Y8S4.0 Download Size
On season launch, the download size will be more significant than usual ~50GB. This change aims to reduce the size on disk from ~70GB to ~50GB.
Main Bug Fixes
Loadout changes between rounds when an Operator is picked by idling. Round ends in a draw if a Volcan Canister is destroyed near a hostage while Goyo is eliminated. Zero’s Argus Launcher does not lose sight reticle or laser when deactivated by the Bulletproof Camera EMP. Hard Breach Charge can’t be deployed on a small area of the reinforced wall. Hostages can set off Lesion’s Gu Mines. Basic Tutorial progress can be soft locked in multiple ways. Attack Tutorial becomes soft locked if AI destroy the drone. Damage falloff and curves do not match description when 2 players are in Custom Game or the Shooting Range. Players can’t lean while holding a drone while using controller. Players can’t lean function if holding one of several Observation Tools. Kapkan’s Entry Denial Device can be deployed through Azami’s Kiba Barrier. Iana can sprint after self-reviving from Frost’s Welcome Mat. Fenrir’s F-NATT Dread Mine location list appears as placeholder when placed on the outside tower in EXT Back Alley of the Theme Park map. Wrong animation plays for players affected by Fenrir’s F-NATT Dread Mine while leaning left and running. Grim’s Kawan Hive is destroyed when shot within Mute’s Signal Disruptor range. Valkyrie’s Black Eye is losses signal when thrown onto the ceiling at 2F Astronomy of the Villa map. Valkyrie’s Black Eye loses signal if it’s thrown into the crevices of the ceiling at 1F Main Stairs of the Border map. Players that are downed aren’t affected by Sens’ R.O.U. Projector System. Floating wall remains for a few seconds after destroying Sen’s R.O.U. projector during deployment. Clash can fire her weapon before the weapon swap animation finishes. Wrong animation plays for Zofia and Tachanka when self-reviving with Thunderbird’s Kona Station A Kludge Drone that’s been hacked by a Defender can no longer hack if Dokkaebi takes over Defender Observation Tools. Goyo’s Volcan Canister becomes invisible or stuck when a drone is deployed at the same time. Amaru’s Garra Hook can clip through wall. Amaru’s Garra Hook launcher losses functionality if player goes prone while deploying the hook. Zero’s Argus Camera can be hidden through destructible map assets. Various animation issues. RTS camera rotation is inverted when viewing a match as a spectator. Map text and preview loads incorrectly when multiple online Custom Matches load. HUD disappears for Defenders when Attackers pick up the hostage. Host cannot send invite to spectator if the teams lobby is full. Hostage escort prompt is missing if a previous attempt to grab them is canceled halfway through. Hip fire crosshair is missing during match replay. LEDs on deployed Breach Charge are blue regardless of team color options. Some devices and weapons remain on-screen during the Victory screen. Aim toggle mode on controller differs from aim toggle mode on PC. Various audio issues. Various UI issues. Various spectator mode issues.