The Finals from Embark Studios has been the unexpected hit shooter to enter the highly competitive fray and come out with a solid player base that keeps coming back for more.As the new shooter continues to grow, the studio has revealed its coming Season One event, Steal The Spotlight, where players will have to fight in the dark, and deal with turrets and tripwires at every cashout station.Other big changes in this update include the removal of the Solo Bank It mode, something that Embark called an “experimental mode” and will take the feedback players provided as learnings for future modes.Embark Studios also revealed a trailer for Steal The Spotlight, which you can check out here.You can check out the full patch notes for update 1.6.0 for yourself, below.The Finals Mid-Season Update 1.6.0 Full Patch NotesBalance ChangesGadgetsDome ShieldVanishing BombIncreased the invisibility interrupt grace period for teammates from 0.65s to 0.8s (+)Increased the invisibility interrupt grace period for the player from 0s to 0.35s (+)Increased the duration of Vanishing Bomb invisibility on teammates from 5s to 6s (+)ZiplineMapsLas VegasGeneralAdded some cover to the side of kitchen trolleys to make them easier to useReplaced the zipline between Eastwood and Decora with a jump padMoved various cover pieces to avoid gaps in coverMoved various chairs to make traversal easierRemoved Turrets & Tripwires map variant in Quick Cash, Bank It, Tournament, and Ranked Tournament modes while we fix various bugs and re-evaluate the gameplay designArgon CasinoRemoved some of the monitors in the casino so some doors are easier to seeAdded an extra door to make traversal easierUpdated some Vault spawn locations and added cover to some of themEastwood CasinoUpdated exit points on various ziplines to make it easier to access rooftopsAdded decals to some windows to make the glass more visibleRearranged the aircon units to create more cover on the roofAdjusted the position of some cashout locationsGlamora CasinoRemoved some chairs so it’s easier to jump in and out of cashier boothsRemoved some chairs and railings in the theatre to make traversal easierVarious other small fixes and balance tweaksSpecializationsMesh ShieldRecon SensesAdded a range limit to Recon Senses set to 30m. Players outside of this range will not be detectedPlayers detected by Recon Senses will now see ‘Detected’ warning text on their HUDDev Note: Recon Senses have become much more common in the meta than we intended and can cause confusion for some newer players. The reduction in range and the warning given to detected players will bring the ability’s power back in line with other SpecializationsContent And Bug FixesAnimationAudioUpdated footstep audio and mix for the player, teammates, and enemiesFixed an issue where the spawn sound effect could be cut off when respawningUpdated various VO linesVarious VO bug fixesCareer RankCharactersControllerAdded Gyro aiming options for PS5 DualSense and PS4 DualShock controllersFixed an issue with aim assistance sensitivity reduction that caused almost no sensitivity reduction to be applied to targets closer to the player than 20mReduced input latency on PS5EmotesGadgetsDefibrillatorsFixed various issues with placement distances on deployable GadgetsFixed an issue where turret parts could collide with each other, causing strange behavior when placed on barrelsGame ModesGeneralAdded ‘Steal the Spotlight’ event modeAdded the ability for players to customize their contestant Loadout for all Weapons, Gadgets, and Specializations during the match lobby at the start of each match in all game modesRanked TournamentLowered the number of rounds required to play Ranked Tournament from 60 to 45 (-)Dev note: With the improvements we’ve made to fair play and banning, the threshold required to enter Ranked Tournaments doesn’t need to be quite so high.Solo Bank ItMapsMovementFixed an issue where players could become stuck in encroached spacesFixed an issue where players would fail wall jumps if they pressed and held jump too early in a vault sequenceFixed an issue where the player would cancel a slide if aiming down sights was triggered from toggled crouchSecuritySettingsUIAdded Career Rank screen where players can see rewards earned by gaining rankAdded new tournament overview screen to tournament modesAdded additional item tutorial videos for the following items:APS TurretGas GrenadeGlitch GrenadeGlitch TrapGoo GunMotion SensorPyro GrenadeSmoke GrenadeSonar GrenadeThermal VisionAdded new Event Contracts to the Contracts screenUpdated the size of ranked iconsFixed wrapping issues on Contracts during the end-of-round sequenceDecreased duration of Vault objective markers on round startMade various improvements to contextual ping accuracy, making them more accurateVarious bug fixes to the UIVFXAdded new impact effects when friendly players shoot each other, instead of the coin effects, as this could cause confusion for playersUpdated collision on coin death effects to reduce the number of coins that can fall through floorsVarious polish improvements to coin death effectsOptimization pass on the gas canister explosion effectsWeaponsIncreased the size of various grenade projectiles, to make them easier to see in combatFixed some issues where AoE damage could be wrongly invalidated, causing no damage to be doneFixed an exploit where melee weapons could be swung faster than intendedFixed an issue that prevented C4 and Mines from being picked up when placed on a throwable object that had been picked upSource – [Embark Studios]
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