Rainbow Six Siege update 2.67 has been released on all platforms, and this ushers in the big Year 8 Season 4.2 (Y8S4.2) title update that brings operator, weapon adjustments and more. Check out everything new in the official R6 Siege Year 8 Season 4.2 patch notes.
Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.67 Patch Notes | Rainbow Six Siege Update Year 8 Season 4.2 Patch Notes:
Y8S4.2 Patch Size
Find the download sizes for each platform below.
- Ubisoft Connect: 1.11 GB
- Steam: 647 MB
- Xbox One: 0.95 GB
- Xbox Series X: 1.2 GB
- PlayStation 4: 1.55 GB
- PlayStation 5: 1.14 GB
OPERATOR BALANCING
ACE
- S.E.L.M.A.’s fuse time increased to 4 seconds (from 3.2 seconds)
MAVERICK
- Added Smoke Grenades
THUNDERBIRD
- Added Deployable Shield
KAPKAN
- Added Bulletproof Camera
- Removed Impact Grenades
TUBARÃO
- Zoto Canisters decreased to 3 from 4.
- Zoto Canisters no longer affect Maverick’s D.I.Y. Blowtorch.
- The electrical insulation effect from Zoto Canisters on metallic objects (reinforcements, deployable shield, etc.) will remain for an additional 1.5 seconds after the gadget ends or is destroyed.
WEAPON BALANCING
G-36C
- Increased Vertical and Horizontal Recoil.
SMG-11
- Damage reduced to 32 (from 35).
SPAS-15
- Reduced first shot kick.
- Increased lateral recoil.
BUG FIXES
GAMEPLAY
- FIXED – Player spins in place when having connectivity issues.
- FIXED – Blur VFX from damage is not properly applied.
- FIXED – Player passes through barricades without breaking them when using ballistic shield to break the barricade and switching to a weapon at the same time.
LEVEL DESIGN
- FIXED – Breach charges and deployable gadgets can’t be placed on the window located at EXT Stable Yard on the Villa map.
OPERATORS
- FIXED – Tubarão’s Zoto Canister speed reduction isn’t applied if Tubarão is eliminated while holding the canister.
- FIXED – Flash VFX doesn’t apply when hiding behind Osa’s Talon-8 Clear Shield.
- FIXED – Electricity VFX continues to play after moving away from an electrified wall affected by Tubarão’s Zoto Canister and hit with an EMP grenade.
- FIXED – Iana’s Gemini Replicator gauge stays red when affected by an electronics interfering device.
- FIXED – Azami’s Kiba Barrier occasionally doesn’t stop bullets.
USER EXPERIENCE
- FIXED – Tubarão’s unlock cinematic plays when reaching the main menu after viewing it the first time.
- FIXED – Greyed out settings in Options tab don’t default to intended states when status is set to private in Ubisoft Connect.
- FIXED – Caveira’s Luison Silencer missing skin in the loadout menu when the Mata-Leao legendary uniform is applied.
- FIXED – View Menu button doesn’t redirect to the Playlist menu from the News menu.
- FIXED – Lair playlist uses the wrong image.
- FIXED – Yellow dot from Play Section is not removed after Tutorials tab is viewed.
- FIXED – M590A1 shotgun clips through walls with specific skins.
- FIXED – Animated tag is missing from item preivew in the shop menu when viewed in full screen.
- FIXED – Brightness is lower in the main menu while in offline mode.
- FIXED – Compass on drone doesn’t work when viewed in spectator mode.
- FIXED – Leave Squad and See Ubisoft Connect Invite buttons do not function properly when leaving a squad.
- FIXED – Settings are not retained when using play again option in the home tab after playing a versus AI game.
- FIXED – In-game inventory UI does not update when transactions are completed.
- FIXED – Osa’s idle animation plays for other operators in the Operators tab.
- FIXED – Mute buttons aren’t functional when joining a game in progress or reconnecting.
Once a new patch is released, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
Source: Steam