Just a few days ago, DICE mentioned in its latest Battlefield podcast how Battlefield 2042 Vault Weapons will be getting universal skins and more. Today, DICE went into detail about that and more! The studio has confirmed that these new features are incoming in Season 5, which should be good news for those who want to use different armaments for online matches.

Battlefield 2042 Vault Weapons – Evolving in Season 5:

Vault Weapons meet Attachments

Staring in Season 5, BF2042 Vault Weapons will be able to use All-Out Warfare attachments. To start, DICE will be focusing no Assault Rifles and Sniper Rifles with attachments for the M16A3, A-91, M416, MTAR-21, AEK-971 and the GOL Sniper Magnum.

Here’s a look at two Vault Weapons with all the available associated attachments:

M16A3: MAUL Hybrid 1.5X, TV 2X, UH-1 Smart 1.5X, 8R Holo, SHAN 2.5X, Bravo 3X, M22, Covered Suppressor, Warhawk Compensator, Tactical Compensator, Arcom Tactical Muzzle Break, Champion Muzzle Break, 6KU Suppressor, Cobra Grip, BCG Light Grip, LWG grip, Rattlesnake Light Grip, STNR Laser Sight, T4 Thermal 3X, PB Heavy Suppressor, Type 4 Heavy Suppressor, Extended Magazine, LS-1 Laser Sight, Flashlight.

AEK-971: XDR Holo, K8 Holo, SHAN 2.5x, Bravo 3X, M22, Raven 4X, PSO-1M3, Ghost Hybrid 1.25X, Covered Suppressor, Warhawk Compensator, Tactical Compensator, Arcom Tactical Muzzle Brake, Champion Muzzle Brake, 6KU Suppressor, Cobra Grip, LS-1 Laser Sight, Flashlight, Extended Magazine.

DICE has noted that with the examples above, the devs have not included ammunition examples as much as there is for sights and barrels. The reason for this is because All-Out Warfare and its attachments were not developed with Vault Weapons in mind and will “require more work.”

Vault Weapon Skins

As for weapon skins for Vault Weapons, in Season 5, all Universal Skins such as Forest Multi-terrain (Unlocked at Rank 0) and Desert Technical (Unlocked at Rank 19) will be extended towards all Vault Weapons. Also of note, Universal Skins will also be available within Battlefield Portal.

Weapon Balance:

Here’s what DICE had to say about balancing when it comes to the Vault Weapon changes we can expect in Season 5:

We wish to acknowledge your feedback around the balancing of Vault Weapons and with these changes in mind it will now provide Vault Weapons with more versatility than ever before and allow them to consistently compete alongside and against All-Out Warfare weapons.

Attachments arriving to Vault Weapons is a substantial change that is an immediate benefit to help improve their performance and not necessarily in real power term and that is where you come in. Through your feedback we will continue to provide balance changes for both attachments and Vault Weapons as time goes on and once you’ve had time to go hands on with them.

No word yet on when Season 5 will kick off, but it should be soon, as we’re about to see the end of Season 4. Once we know more about that, we’ll let our readers know.

Source: EA