Apex Legends Patch Notes Genesis

29 Jun 2021 viii:46 AM +00:00 UTC

Primal changes coming to Apex Legends' Arenas in the adjacent championship update

It's Patch Day for Apex Legends and that ways these Genesis Collection issue Patch Notes are going to start coming into issue from later today! At that place'due south a lot going on, but Flavor 0 Kings Canyon is coming dorsum in the newest update and that'southward all nosotros want to talk nearly.

Hither'due south everything you demand to know most when y'all tin can access the download, how big information technology should be, and what it volition exercise to Apex Legends.

LATEST - When Can You Download The "Genesis Update"

Every bit you might imagine, all of these changes come up at a cost. Not money, no... Storage. The next Noon Legends championship update is on the way and it'south due to prepare yous back almost 10GB of infinite on your hard bulldoze. If you play on a PlayStation console, you should be able to download the new update right at present alee of the event's launch.

If you play on an Xbox, Nintendo Switch, or PC, though... You might accept to look. Here's when the "Genesis Update" should drib for yous. (All times are for June 29th):

ten:00 PST
13:00 EST
18:00 BST

As always, download sizes might vary slightly. However, they should all exist around 10GB, no matter the platform.

What Time Does The New Update Drop?

Noon Legends' next Collection Event is starting a lot sooner than yous might think. According to notable Noon Legends leaker, Shrugtal, Respawn Amusement isn't going to practise anything likewise drastic and should continue to their usual "title update time" for the Genesis Collection Result patch.

This means we're expecting the download to exist released at effectually 09:00 PST / 12:00 EST / 17:00 BST. Following this, the Event itself should commencement between x:00 PST / 13:00 EST / 18:00 BST and 11:00 PST / 14:00 EST / xix:00 BST on June 29th, provided there aren't any unforeseen issues with this.

Like whatever Drove Consequence, it's only going to be about for a couple of weeks. The changes coming to the core game, though, will exist around a lot longer than that.

Here's the Genesis Drove Upshot reveal trailer, to give you an overview of what's coming:

If y'all're non a fan of buying Apex Coins, there's always the new Reward Rail... There's a few freebies up for grabs in this one.

Full Genesis Drove Event Patch Notes

Battle Royale Map Takeover

Legacy Maps Apex Takeover
- Season 0 Kings Coulee & Flavor 3 World'southward Edge are taking over the normal Trios and Duos playlists;
- They will be on 1-hour rotations;
- Skull Town and Thunderdome volition be hot drops;

Arenas Map Updates

Skull Town
- Skull Town is going to be added to Arenas as a new map;
- Information technology will be rotated into the playlist in i hour increments;

Legend Balance Updates

Octane
- Launch Pad cooldown increased from threescore seconds to xc seconds
Revenant
- Slightly slimmed down hitbox (specifically his midsection, arms, and upper legs).
- Stalker climb meridian significantly increased. It's not literally unlimited now, simply... that male child tin actually climb.
- Silence duration decreased from twenty seconds to 15 seconds.
- Reduced the elapsing of death protection past 5 seconds while using the Decease Totem
Lifeline
- Increased hitbox size, mostly in the legs and waist.
Bloodhound
- Center of the Allfather browse revealed time decreased from four seconds to 3 seconds.
- Beast of the Hunt elapsing decreased from 35 seconds to 30 seconds. Time can still exist added by downing enemies.
Wattson
- Major Buff: Wattson tin can now identify more one Nessie on the map at a time with her Epic emote.

Weapons Balances Update

P2020
- Increased Burn down Charge per unit from half dozen.25 -> seven.0
- Increased Base Ammo from 12 -> 14
- Increased Lvl 1 Mag from xiv -> 16
- Increased Lvl ii Mag from 16 -> 18
- Increased Lvl 3 and Lvl 4 Mag from 18 -> 21
Spitfire
- Increased Hip Burn spread
xxx-30 Repeater
- Slightly increased projectile speed
- Reduced accuse fourth dimension from 0.5s -> 0.35s
Longbow
- Damage increased from 55 -> 60

Arenas Update

Weapon Prices
- P2020 Lvl 1 Upgrade: 50 -> 25
- P2020 Lvl two Upgrade: 125 -> 75
- P2020 Lvl 3 Upgrade: 200 -> 150
- RE45: 250 -> 200
- EVA: 250 -> 300
- Mastiff: 500 -> 400
- R99: 550 -> 500
- Volt: 500 -> 550
- Spitfire: 550 -> 600
- L-Star: 400 -> 500
- R301 Lvl two Upgrade: 300 -> 350
- G7 Sentinel: 350 -> 400
- G7 Sentinel Lvl 3 Upgrade: 250 -> 200
- xxx-30: 350 -> 400
- 30-30 Lvl 3 Upgrade: 250 -> 200
Utility Prices
- Arc Star: 100 -> 125
- Aureate Backpack: 250 -> 300
Fable Ability Prices
- Crypto EMP: 600 -> 500
- Crypto Drone: 100 -> 50
- Revenant Expiry Totem: 600 -> 500
- Lifeline DOC Drone fifty -> 75
- Fuse Knuckle Cluster 150 -> 75
- Bloodhound Ult 350 -> 450
Fable Ability Adjustments
- Pathfinder's Grapple starting charges reduced to 2 charges from 3.
- Pathfinder's Zipline round cooldown increased from every circular to every other circular.
- Rampart'due south Sheila round cooldown reduced from every three rounds to every other round.
- Wattson'due south Interception Pylon round cooldown increased from every round to every other round.
- Octane's Launch Pad cooldown increased from every circular to every other round.
- Octane'south Stim starting charges reduced to 2 charges from 3.
Other
- Added a scoreboard to the map screen.
- Yous can at present report players by pressing [SPACE / Y] in the map screen
- From Circular 3 and onward, you'll now start with a shield bombardment in addition to two syringes and 2 shield cells.
- Care packages will as well land 5s before to make the contained weapons a more viable option before the round closes out.
- 6x telescopic moved from base sniper weapons to Lvl ane upgrade.
Party Crasher
- Adapted circle logic to favour downtown a bit more.
- Simplified the minimap's visual language.
Phase Runner
- Raised comprehend height on sure props throughout the map to prevent unfair advantages to large rig Legends.
- Added a few trees to reduce the ease of spawn sniping (looking at you, Reptar…).
Arenas Issues Fixes
- The UI for Purple devotion now shows the attached turbocharger.
- Players volition no longer exist chosen as Jump Masters during the legend select screen.
- Updated the sniper stock to show an empty slot when needed.
- Can no longer go stuck in the crouch position after dying while reviving a teammate during a round in Arenas.

Quality of Life Changes

Valkyrie
- Updated fuel gauge UI to improve point when you're using fuel and when you're running depression.
Rampart
- Will now have custom animations for LMG reload. These have no impact on her current reload times.
MISC
- Added VO for when your Ultimate is ready, or non prepare.
  - When your Ultimate gets to 100%, y'all'll be prompted to tell your team with a new VO for each Fable.
  - At whatever point in time, you tin can ping your Ultimate icon (in your inventory) to testify your teammate what percentage yous're at (in quick chat).
- Added VO for when you enter a Replicator, and then your teammates know you are crafting and won't get out y'all behind! Probably.
- Added VO for pinging a friendly Trident, in add-on to the neutral and enemy states that already existed.
- You can now turn off FOV scaling when sure abilities are used. Look in the options.
- Reduced the frequency of Ring endings near out-of-bounds areas (similar coulee walls or map edges).
- Healing items will now play the entire healing sound when used past other players, instead of just the beginning and end.
- Muting players will now as well mute text to speech.

General Bug Fixes

Bloodhound
- Passive tracker icons will no longer be shown in the end-of-game screen.
Caustic
- Stock-still an consequence with enemies not getting highlighted when in Caustic's Nox Gas.
Fuse
- Players can now see the number of grenades in the grenades stack when viewed on flooring.
- Fixed the 1P arm colour on "Board to Death" to friction match the 3P view.
- Fuse will no longer produce a third arm when ADS'ing and using the tactical at the aforementioned fourth dimension.
Gibraltar
- Being struck past a straight striking of Fuse'south Knucklecluster will no longer crusade Gibraltar's Gun shield to take unnecessary damage.
- Gibby'southward Ultimate will no longer damage a friendly'south Horizon's Ult.
- Gun Shield will no longer take boosted bleed through damage.
Horizon
- Horizon's tactical will no longer ascend Caustic's gas traps or Octane'due south Jump pads to the heavens.
- Fixed an issue with the appearance of Horizon's teeth when using the "Golden Boson" peel.
Lifeline
- Lifeline will no longer utilise Wraith's animations while in the boxing band.
- Enemy Care packages will now have loot if the enemy Lifeline leaves the game before it lands.
- Stock-still an issue that was preventing Lifeline's tactical from functioning properly while in Caustic gas.
Loba
- Completed another pass to prevent Loba from getting into unallowed areas.
- Stock-still an issue causing Loba's tactical to improperly fail on the Phase Runner map in Arenas.
- Fixed an result that caused Loba's tactical to exist improperly disrupted by Horizon's gravity elevator.
Mirage
- Corrected an issue with Mirage flickering while in the Foyer.
Octane
- Fixed obstructed ADSing while using the Chemical compound bow and the 3x sight.
Pathfinder
- Tin can no longer swap weapons faster if the holster blitheness is canceled.
- Did a Zipline laissez passer on Arena Maps to prevent Pathfinder getting into unfair positions.
Rampart
- Fixed a logic error when using Wraith's Portal and Sheila at the same time.
- Did a pass to allow more places to identify Amped Walls on Olympus.
- Fixed an sound outcome with Rampart's Tactical when in shut quarters.
- Stock-still an result with Sheila disappearing off of Rampart'southward dorsum if shot during an emote.
- Players no longer fall under the basis when using Shelia on sure slopes.
Revenant
- Death Totem can at present be damaged in Firing Range.
Valkyrie
- Did an environment pass to prevent Valk from entering areas not meant to be entered.
- Amped cover will no longer push button players into geo if Skyward Dive is initiated most it.
- Valkyrie's Ult UI no longer remains on screen if observer switches to another POV.
- Showtime person view no longer obstructed when using a shield battery.
- Stock-still an effect with players not existence able to cancel being hooked upwards to Valks Ult.
Wattson
- Wattson no longer uses Wraith's animation in the boxing ring.
- The Nessie that Watton leaves behind with her Epic emote should no longer fall over expressionless when using a Legendary skin.
Wraith
- Addressed a bug that sometimes caused Wraith's portal to improperly appear as open after a player entered it just before it closed.
Other
- Fixed a bug where players have to play one Ranked game afterward a Flavor or Divide reset for the reset to fully take effect. Note that players who have not played a Ranked game recently earlier this update will still have to play i more game of Ranked with their RP changing before this issues is completely stock-still.
- Matchmaking will be canceled if the party leader changes the playlist to a mode that a party fellow member is non eligible for.
- Fixed an upshot preventing Switch users from scrolling through all their emotes while in handheld mode.
- Resolved an effect that was sometimes slowing downwardly controller players' turn speeds when running at high FPS.
- Addressed some audio issues with Phoenix Kits.
- Entering the Fight Dark ring on Olympus should no longer crusade you to experience glitches with gunfire sound.
- Solved a performance trouble caused by having large numbers of friends via Steam and/or Origin.
- Knocked legends can at present open up the inner door inside Explosive Holds equally normal.
- Your scope sight should no longer flicker when ADSing using the Bocek Bow while riding a Trident.
- Similarly to the in a higher place, ADSing with the Bocek Bow while riding a zipline should no longer cause flickering.
- Resolved an effect that was preventing ping VO from playing when at a distance from teammates.
- Fixed an upshot that sometimes prevented players from joining a friend's foyer when using the "join" push from the Friends tab.
- Solved an issue that was preventing Respawn beacon audio from triggering properly.
- Fixed some buttons with weird "hitboxes" in the Clubs tab.
- Rejecting invites from the Clubs tab should now work equally expected.
- Fixed an upshot that sometimes prevented loot from appearing as expected in death boxes.
- The consumables interface should no longer show upwards on the podium screen.
- Resolved a rare bug that allowed you to use a Shield Battery even when shields were full.
- Fixed an issue preventing some colorblind settings from accordingly changing the color of enemy HP confined.
- Colorblind settings are now properly applied to trackers in the Legends tab.
- Addressed an consequence that sometimes caused the ring to get silent for recently-respawned players.
- Solved a bug with "Death UI" being shown to players who reconnected early on in the match.
- The "random" music pack should no longer play default music on the match summary screen or the foyer.
- Fixed some VFX issues with Legendary knockdown shields.