Apex Legends Season 1 Update: Patch Notes For Octane, Battle Pass, And More

Respawn has launched the most recent replace for Apex Legends, and it is a very large one. This patch launched the sport’s first season, so it covers extra than simply the standard additions and tweaks–although these are an enormous half, with the much-anticipated hit field adjustments being carried out. The new replace additionally provides each the Battle Pass and new character, Octane. Here’s the whole lot new and totally different within the patch notes.Respawn launched the patch notes for the Season 1: Wild Frontier replace on the Apex Legends subreddit, they usually give slightly extra element on just a few issues, like how lengthy Octane’s talents final, and included a bunch of quality-of-live enhancements that at the moment are a part of the sport as effectively. Arguably the most important is the hit field change, although. According to Respawn, the hit bins for Gibraltar, Caustic, and Pathfinder have been modified “to better align with their shapes.” These had been introduced beforehand, and the adjustment to character hit bins ought to make large characters like Gibraltar, Caustic, and Pathfinder much more viable on the battlefield.Hit bins are invisible shapes assigned to characters that register once they’ve been hit–if you shoot a personality however your bullet lands exterior their hit field (hitting, say, a hand or a bit of clothes), the hit does not depend and the character takes no injury. Caustic and Gibraltar, being the most important characters in Apex Legends, had the most important hit bins, however they had been additionally apparently not fairly consistent with the character gamers see on display. The similar is true of the robotic Pathfinder, whose hit field beforehand prolonged into locations that did not seem like they need to depend as successful, such because the house between his steel legs. The change ought to make all three characters slightly more durable to hit, and due to this fact, extra gamers might be possible to decide on them going ahead.The new replace additionally throws in numerous bug fixes, like patching a spot in Gibraltar’s protect that wasn’t blocking bullets and fixing an issue wherein Pathfinder’s zip line would not deploy if gamers used it whereas leaping. There are a bunch of different quality-of-life adjustments that ought to make enjoying the sport a bit simpler for some individuals, like the power to swap the features of the left and proper bumpers on controllers.Another notable addition on this patch is the brand new skill to report individuals you observed could be dishonest. Players utilizing hacks have been an issue for Apex on PC, and Respawn stated in its patch notes it has banned simply shy of 500,000 gamers for dishonest. That’s a reasonably large quantity, however contemplating Respawn says 50 million individuals have downloaded the sport, there may nonetheless be an extended technique to go in cleansing up the cheater downside.Finally, one other facet of notice is improved crash reporting. PC crashes are nonetheless extra commonplace than many would really like, and this replace goals to enhance the way in which studies are generated. It additionally makes it simple so that you can determine whether or not to share this report with Respawn and that there’s no private information being included whenever you do.You can learn the complete patch notes under. The update–and accompanying new content material, embody Octane skins–is now dwell on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.Apex Legends March 19 Update Patch NotesStability & EfficiencyWe’ve received some fixes on this patch that may enhance stability on PC however we all know there are nonetheless points on the market we have to tackle. We additionally added crash reporting so we will higher perceive the right way to deal with the problems we haven’t solved but and tackle future ones.Improved stability for numerous GPU configurations.Capped PC FPS to 300 to steadiness enhancing stability however nonetheless letting you people take pleasure in these candy frames.Addressed subject with PS4 crashes on account of working out of reminiscence.Introducing higher reporting when Apex crashes on PC with out error message. We actually need to repair any crashes individuals occur to get on PC. We additionally respect our participant’s privateness. So, if the PC recreation crashes, it can write “apex_crash.txt” to your “Documents” folder. This tiny file is apparent textual content, so you may simply see for your self that it has no private data. If you select to share this file with us, it can inform us whether or not the crash was in Apex or in third social gathering software program. If the crash was in Apex, our programmers can use the data to search out and repair it. If you expertise a crash, please embody this file whenever you report. We defend your private data.You can simply see the whole lot within the file your self; now we have no secrets and techniques.You’re in command of whether or not we ever see the file.Added Report a Player characteristic for dishonest and abuse on PC. Players can now report cheaters they encounter in-game and it’ll be despatched on to Easy Anti-Cheat. You can do that from both the spectate view after dying or when taking a look at your group’s Banner Cards within the Squad tab.We have a number of different work happening behind the scenes and this stays excessive precedence for us. We received’t be capable of share many specifics of what we’re doing however we’ll try to supply updates on progress for the issues we will speak about.As I am ending the notes this morning, 499,937 accounts and counting have been banned for dishonest.Speed hacking: We do at the moment have anti-speed hacking in Apex Legends, nevertheless it’s not being as efficient as supposed on account of a bug that we consider we’ve recognized and might be addressing in our subsequent server replace. Will present ETA for it when I’ve it. Working to get it out ASAP.Added Report a Player for abuse on Consoles You can report gamers from the spectate view after dying or when taking a look at your group’s Banner Cards within the Squad tab.Optimized skydiving to enhance general server efficiency.Fixed bug the place generally the shopper might crash when opening Apex Packs one proper after the opposite.Quality Of LifeAdded “Swap LT/RT & LB/RB” / “Swap L1/R1 & L2/R2”) toggle within the Controller Button Layout settings. Added “Sprint View Shake” setting underneath the Video tab. Added “Trigger Deadzones” setting underneath the Controller tab. Added “Advanced Look Controls” settings submenu underneath the Controller tab. Fine-tune particular elements of the look controls for a customized really feel; comparable to Deadzone, Response Curve, Target Compensation (purpose help), and extra.When you relinquish the Jumpmaster place to a different participant you’ll now hear your Legend’s VO line along with the brand new Jumpmaster. The third participant received’t hear it although.Pathfinder grapple: up to date iconPathfinder grapple: added indicator close to crosshair to indicate when participant is in vary of grapple-able geoImproved mantling from a grapple level.Pathfinder can now grapple ziplines.We’ve added D-pad navigation as a comfort in many of the menus. Our hope is this can pace up shopping and enhance accessibility.UI enhancements to the KO Shield Shield bar drains to point the remaining well being of the protect.When you might have a Gold KO Shield and are down, we’ve added an impact to the label that reminds you that you may self revive.We noticed that the Ring indicator that seems when gamers are viewing the entire map wasn’t precisely displaying the participant’s place so we fastened that.Character animations whereas taking injury now precisely replicate the route the injury is coming from.Fixed a bug the place occluded sounds would generally sound unoccluded.Patched up some points with lacking geo on Kings Canyon and glued just a few spots the place gamers had been getting caught.Fixed a script error that would occur when eradicating attachments on holstered weapons.General polish to recreation UI fixing some grammar points, improved navigation, and composition of components.Fixed PC customers consistently switching weapons whereas scrolling via gadgets in a Death Box.Fixed subject the place we had been seeing server stability points generally brought on by buying gadgets whereas matchmaking.Fixed script errors that would happen through the skydive.Reduced skybox fog.Adjusted the code for Supply Bins so they’re much less more likely to kill gamers. If you do nonetheless get killed by one please tell us!Made it so push-to-talk is not on when a chat field is energetic.LT/RT not switches between gamers in spectator mode whereas the map is open.Updated the minimap to extra precisely replicate the geo and factors of curiosity on the principle map.Adding sound FX to the UI for the important thing binding menu.Fixed subject the place a participant’s title wouldn’t present up once they ship a message that reached the character restrict.Fixed bug the place generally the Champion display decision could be stretched in widescreen resolutions.Fixed audio bug the place generally the zipline sounds FX would preserve enjoying after disembarking.Added accessibility possibility to switch the subtitle measurement.Improvements / fixes for coloration blind gamers: Added higher coloration blind help for Blood Hound’s Threat Vision.Colorblind colours per setting at the moment are displayed within the settings menu.Colorblind settings moved from Video Settings to Gameplay->Accessibility. They at the moment are utilized on the fly.Enemy pings now use correct enemy coloration as a substitute of solely utilizing crimson.Audio: Turned down quantity when Wraith prompts a portal.Turned down the tip sounds on the Peacekeeper charged shot.Turned down the draw/holster sound barely for thermite grenades.Legend Hit Box ChangesWeaponsFixed gamers with the ability to shortcut weapon swap by altering stanceFixed gamers with the ability to shortcut Peacekeeper rechamber sequenceFixed inaccurate auto ranging fullscreen (sniper) optics when base FOV isn’t set to defaultSpitfire: fastened ADS view on Legendaries partially obscured by customized geo. (The Continuum, The Heavy Construct)Fixed ADS view being blocked when utilizing Caustic legendary skins with sure weapon/ optic combosDigital risk optics: risk highlights at the moment are extra seen (barely brighter; not affected by TSAA)Fixed bug the place Devotion audio generally wouldn’t precisely replicate fee of fireplace.Additional Bug FixesFixed uncommon subject the place a participant might get caught on the drop ship and be invulnerable.Patched up the opening we present in Gibraltar’s protect.Fixed subject the place Lifeline’s revive protect wouldn’t keep put whereas on a transferring platform.Fixed subject the place generally gamers would get caught in map geometry whereas skydiving from the dropship or Jump Towers.Fixed bug the place gamers might nonetheless shoot even after being downed.Fixed bug the place often Lifeline’s D.O.C. drone would keep linked to a participant however not heal them.Limited the quantity of Lifeline’s D.O.C. drones that may hook up with a participant to 2.Fixed Pathfinder’s zipline not deploying when leaping.Fixed a bug with the HUD the place generally the Heal Bar would keep up if the heal was cancelled proper after it was began.Fixed a bug the place generally the audio would proceed to play sound FX for the Knockdown Shield even after it’s been destroyed.Fixed subject the place generally gamers might get disconnected when unplugging their controller throughout a recreation.Fixed the exploit the place you possibly can do infinite wallclimb utilizing Pathfinder’s Grapple.Fixed bug the place generally you couldn’t hearth the Peacekeeper after driving a zipper line.Fixed subject the place generally the skybox fog wouldn’t seem whereas spectating after you died.Fixed bug the place Banner Cards would present via partitions often when considered via a really excessive FOV.Fixed some odd gentle flickering that was taking place on the ballon flags hooked up to Jump Towers.Fixed bug the place generally a participant’s Banner Card wouldn’t present up after character choose.Razer Chroma AssistApex Legends will now detect Razer Chroma peripherals and supported units will now play animated colours that react to stuff you do within the recreation! Some examples:Red lights throughout banner transitions.While skydiving colours will tune to the colour of your smoke path.Picking up loot.Opening Apex PacksFiring and taking injury.Colors that flash when your Ultimate is prepared.And extra!