Ubisoft has announced the Rainbow Six Siege update 2.21 patch notes, which comes packing a new map in the shape of Emerald Plains and a range of Operator changes.Related Content – Sony PS5 Complete Guide – Everything Explained On PlayStation 5 For New UsersNEW MAPEMERALD PLAINSAdded Emerald Plains to Ranked, Unranked, Quick Match, Team Deathmatch, Newcomer and Lone Wolf PVE map playlists.A blog post with more details about Emerald Plains will be coming soon and can be found here.OPERATOR BALANCINGBANDITBandit can now attach multiple batteries to the same surface or device.BLACKBEARDAdded Claymore (removed Breaching Charges).GRIDLOCKGridlock now has 4 Trax canisters (from 3).NOMAD + ORYXRecovery time from knock-back effects is now 1.25s (from 2s).Operators will now remain prone after recovering from a knock-back effect.WARDENIncreased duration and cooldown of Glance Smart Glasses to 20s each (from 10s).YINGReduced duration of the Candelas flash to 1.4s (from 2.8s).Increased the number of Candelas to 4 (from 3).GADGET BALANCINGCLAYMOREIncreased the number of Claymores to 2 (from 1).TWEAKS AND IMPROVEMENTSPLAYER COMFORTFoVAdded Field of View slider on console (PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series S/X).Please note, setting the field of view above 60 may result in lower frame rate and some graphical issues.GAME HEALTHMap RotationsRemoved Outback from the Newcomer playlist.BUG FIXESGAMEPLAYFIXED – Various Team Deathmatch issues.FIXED – Players are not getting points for destroying drones during “Prep Phase”.FIXED – Operators are receiving damage after being pushed through a destroyed wall by Nomad or Oryx.FIXED – Operators affected by Capitão’s Asphyxiation Bolt still take damage after the fire disappears and Capitão exits the game.FIXED – Montagne will retain his Ballistic shield equipped if Oryx pushes him while retracting the Shield.FIXED – Defenders can see Jackal footprints in support mode after reconnecting.LEVEL DESIGNFIXED – Various LOD issues on Emerald Plains map.FIXED – Various LOD issues on multiple maps.OPERATORSFIXED – Various Azami Kiba Barrier issues.FIXED – Deployable gadgets get destroyed when Kapkan deploys his EDD in their proximity.FIXED – Tachanka can kill the hostage when the Hostage Death setting is turned off.FIXED – Various operator VFX issues.USER EXPERIENCEFIXED – Various Localization issues.FIXED – Various Customization issues.FIXED – Various UI issues.FIXED – Various Shop issues.FIXED – Various Audio and SFX issues.FIXED – Various Battle Pass issues.FIXED – Missing blood particles when taking damage.FIXED – Various key binding issues.FIXED – Multiple playlist and matchmaking issues[Source – Ubisoft]
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