Battlefield 2042 – Update 2.1 is Live With Renewal Rework, Polaris RZR Vehicle, and More

DICE’s latest update for Battlefield 2042 is now live as part of Season 2: Master of Arms. It features a revamped version of Renewal, adding new cover and improvements to the terrain. There are also three new Vault Weapons for All-Out Warfare – the P90, GOL Sniper Magnum, and the M1911 – along with the Polaris RZR vehicle.

Renewal’s rework places objectives and flags closer, reducing travel time and allowing players to see action sooner. Certain parts of the map are now gone, and the new military fortifications are destructible, thus lending more to the overall feel. Other improvements include balance tuning for attack and transport helicopters along with the Nightbird and reducing instances of mouse input latency.

Check out some of the changelog below and the full patch notes here. A new event is also slated for mid-October, focusing on infantry-only gameplay with close-quarters combat. More details are coming later, but new cosmetics will be available to earn. Stay tuned in the meantime.

BATTLEFIELD 2042 UPDATE #2.1

Changelog

General

• Fixed an issue preventing the Weekly Missions list from being scrolled during End of Round
• Collection – Fixed an issue where the wrong input icon is displayed when equipping vehicle customizations
• Statistics – Fixed an issue that could cause the accuracy stat to reach a value above 100%
• Fixed an alignment issue related to HUD notifications on wide screen monitors
• Fixed a scaling issue related to HUD notifications
• Fixes an issue that could cause a black screen after leaving a game that was close to the End of Round
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Introduction Video to play when booting the title into fullscreen and directly pressing Alt + Enter to go into windowed mode
• Resolved instances where visual artifacts could appear on screen while matchmaking into a new server on the Exodus Conquest playlist
• Fixed instances where binding a secondary input to mouse buttons did not work
• The sorting arrow is now pointed correctly for the Players section in the Battlefield Portal Browse tab

Battlefield Portal

• Multiple fixes and adjustments have been made to resolve issues with assets and collision across classic era maps

Rules Editor

• Added Crawford, Stranded, Season 2 Weapons, and Vehicles to Rules Editor selection lists
• Added Audio Asset Library
• Added World Icons Asset Library
• Added RemovePlayerInventoryAtSlot block to Rules Editor
• Added RemovePlayerInventory block to Rules Editor
• Added EnableFastTicketBleed block to Rules Editor
• Added OnPlayerExitCapturePoint block to Rules Editor
• Added OnPlayerEnterCapturePoint block to Rules Editor
• Added OnCapturePointNeutralizing block to Rules Editor
• Added SetCapturePointOwnership to Rules Editor
• Added EnableCaptureHQ block to Rules Editor
• Added CapturePointCapturingTime to Rules Editor
• Added CapturePointNeutralizationTime to Rules Editor
• Added SetNeutralizationMultiplier block to Rules Editor
• Improved error messages to clarify parameter type mismatches for some blocks

Modifiers

• Added Modifiers for Hiding Crosshair (also affects vehicles)

Gadgets

• Fixed Incorrect Zoom levels when using SOFLAM

Maps

Breakaway

• Resolved silo damage effects stopping when the silo was queued for destruction
• You’ll no longer see foot on snow VFX inside the heli during the insertion sequence

Discarded

• Fixed issue an issue where the terrain around the base of the walkway ship rail could be destroyed enough to make it float

Exposure

• Fixed bullet decals not looking realistic on a painting in the C3 sector
• Fixed bullet tracers from the MD540 Nightbird’s Minigun that disappeared when firing on certain assets
• Fixed a fire extinguisher that was floating after the wall was destroyed
• Fixed a LOD (Level of Detail) issue on wall near stairs in sector E2
• Fixed an issue where players could enter unintended areas above the D1 flag room and shoot unaware enemies because of assets with missing collisions

Hourglass

• Fixed an audio issue where walking over the outdoor bins at the western side of B1 was inappropriately triggering dirt sound

Kaleidoscope

• Fixed an issue preventing AI from using the ladder between capture points B2 and D1
• Fixed a LOD issue present on the plaza foundation planters found across the map

Orbital

• Fixed an issue where the carports were shaking at the opening animation
• Fixed an issue where the dumpster had audio material set to dirt
• Fixed an issue where the rocket from rocket launchers would go through the map when shot beneath the soldier while standing on the ramp from crawlerway

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