THE FINALS PLAYTEST update for 14 March 2023

It’s time for another patch, and it’s a big one with both fixes and balance adjustments. Buckle up and let's get into it!

Fixes and Updates

Cashout Mode

• Added a visual effect for coins being lost from Cash Boxes as their value reduces over time in the last 2 minutes of the round
• Updated HUD widgets to show accurate value of Cash Boxes during the last two minutes of the round

Movement

• Fixed an issue where players could get “ice-skating” movement as a result of bad goo spawns
• Made improvements to jump, fall, and landing animations
• Made improvements to Medium body type vault and ledge grab animations
• Added speed clamping to some moves, to prevent exploits where players could boost across large distances very quickly
• Added air friction and drag to prevent players travelling faster than intended over long distances when airborne
• Fixed an issue where players could fly by repeatedly vaulting on liftable props

UI

• Fixed an issue where multiple slots in the Loadout could have the same item
• Fixed “new offers” timer so it updates in real-time in the store
• Added an active state to buttons on the contracts and settings screens
• The store purchase notification now closes automatically when a purchase is complete
• The unlock notification now closes automatically when unlocks are completed on the battle pass screen
• Fixed an issue where the fire effect would linger on the spectator camera after elimination
• Added a contracts summary to the end-of-round flow
• Fixed an issue where the ‘Round Over’ screen wouldsometimes show the wrong result
• Fixed various issues relating to the feedback survey screens
• Made picking up revive statues even more reliable

Scoreboard

• Squad names added
• Eliminated icon now show when a player is eliminated
• Local player is now highlighted

Customization

• Fixed an issue where pants would clip with the Cowboy Boots
• Spectator
• Fixed an issue where the spectated player’s Loadouts didn’t show correctly
• Levels
• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t shoot through fences or railings
• Updated the trajectories of some pre-placed jump-pads in Seoul

Audio

• Updated hit sound with more coins to help it penetrate the audio mix more gracefully
• Lowered hit sound to reasonable loudness level to avoid it sticking out too much at lower game audio volume levels
• Slightly increased hit sound ducking to carve more space for it in the mix
• Fixed an issue where the low health sound would continue playing during the end of round screens

Controls

• Fixed an issue preventing the binding of mouse buttons such as Mouse 4 & 5
• Fixed an issue that prevented the unbinding of duplicate buttons

Graphics Settings

• Made various changes to improve the visual quality of Low and Medium graphics settings

Destruction

• Fixed an issue where props and objectives would float in the air after destruction

Balance Changes 0.2

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Weapons

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M32 GL

• Increased round fuse time to 2.5 seconds from 1.2 seconds
• Rounds will now detonate on impact after one bounce
• Reduced explosion inner radius to 1.5m from 2m

Pump-action GL

• Increased max damage to 84 from 80
• Increased min damage to 45 from 30

.30-06 Sniper

• Fixed an issue where bullet dispersion could occur when aiming down sights

Flamethrower

• Reduced the intensity of visual effects when fired directly at the player

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Gadgets

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APS Turret

• Reduced APS Turret radius to 3m from 5m

Dome Shield

• Fixed an issue where the Dome Shield wouldn’t block bullets from Turrets

Ziplines

• Fixed an issue where players could exploit the zipline to perform larger than intended jumps

Goo Grenade

• Fixed an issue where Goo could be attached to objects that were attached to Cashout Stations, causing them to move

Explosive Mine

• Fixed an issue that caused Mines to not detonate

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Abilities

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Turret

• Reduced Turret health to 300 from 350
• Reduced Turret damage to 5 from 7

Mesh Shield

• Fixed an issue where Mesh Shield wouldn’t block bullets from Turrets

Charge ‘n’ Slam

• Fixed an issue where the ability animation would stutter

Goo Gun

• Fixed an issue where Goo could be attached to objects that were attached to Cashout Stations, causing them to move