Rainbow Six Siege update 2.70 is now out on all platforms, and this is to bring the Year 9 Season 1 “Deadly Omen” content. Expect a new operator, new gameplay changes and more to be in tow with the full details listed in the official patch notes.

Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.70 Patch Notes for Year 9 Season 1:

Y9S1 Patch Size

• Ubisoft Connect: 4.98 GB
• Steam:  4.5 GB
• Xbox One: 8 GB
• Xbox Series X: 8.4 GB
• PlayStation 4: 525 MB
• PlayStation 5: 5.38GB

New Operator: Deimos

Type: Attacker (Two-speed operator)

Operator Overview:

Operation Deadly Omen unleashes Deimos, a fearsome new Attacker equipped with the DeathMARK Tracker gadget. The gadget reveals the target’s precise location as a live ping and Deimos’ location until the gadget’s time runs out or one is killed. Tactically, this probe can be used for anti-roaming, avoiding enemy flanking and to distract enemy Operators. A brutal Operator, Deimos can control any map by pinpointing an enemy’s location. Deimos is a two speed, two health Operator, and his loadout features an AK-74M or a M5904A1 as a primary weapon, with a brand-new powerful revolver, .44 Vendetta, as a secondary weapon.

Gadget: DeathMARK Tracker

• Flying miniature drone that automatically detects and marks targets
• Own position is revealed while DeathMARK is active
• All revealed operators can be selected as targets
• Starts round without any trackers, gains them over time

Primary weapons:

• AK-74M Assault Rifle
• M590A1 Shotgun

Secondary weapons:

• .44 Vendetta Revolver Signature Weapon

Secondary gadgets:

• Frag Grenades
• Hard-Breach Charge

Counters:

• Disabled by Mute’s jammers and Tuberao’s canisters
• Vigil remains hidden with activated cloak

BUG FIXES

GAMEPLAY

• FIXED – Aiming down sights while holding a shield and handgun is too fast.
• FIXED – Damage for Bailiff 410 decreased when laser sight is equipped.
• FIXED – Missing ACOG attachment for AK-74M.
• FIXED – ACOG B and ACOG C attachments offset on the UZK50GI.
• FIXED – Brava’s Kludge Drone is missing the loading bar when converting devices.
• FIXED – Players stuck in loading after pick phase.
• FIXED – Operator with shield isn’t protected when Operator and Opponent melee attack each other at the same time.
• FIXED – AI Bots attempt defuse too late if defuser is planted on whiteboard in 2F Meeting Room on the Consulate map.
• FIXED – AI bots continue shooting after end of round.
• FIXED – Players can’t progress if drone is destroyed by Mute’s Signal Disruptor in the Attack Tutorial.
• FIXED – Friendly Fire penalties are given out during Free For All matches.
• FIXED – AI bots do not relocate after being scanned if in camping positions.
• FIXED – High ping players spin in place when observed by other players.
• FIXED – Points awarded when destroying a surface a device is being placed on during deploy animation.
• FIXED – Players are soft locked if camera isn’t destroyed before rappelling in the Attack Tutorial.
• FIXED – Missing muzzle VFX on semi-automatic weapons.
• FIXED – Players can double vault with a deployable shield and Azami’s Kiba Barrier.

LEVEL DESIGN

• FIXED – Bed is not recognized as part of 1F Bunks on the Lair map.
• FIXED – Legs clip through walls while laying prone under desk at 2F Sewing Room of Herford Base map.
• FIXED – C4 can’t be retrieved when thrown on to railings and not standing on stairs on various maps.
• FIXED – AI bots fall through trap door when trying to counter-defuse at 2F Gym on the Clubhouse map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight between gun cases at B Arsenal on the Clubhouse map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sigh through openings in the bike lift in 1F Garage on the Clubhouse map.
• FIXED – Player can navigate onto the coffee machine located at 2F Waiting Room on the Theme Park map.
• FIXED – Wrong compass location displayed at 1F White Stairs on the Kanal map.
• FIXED – Players can navigate onto the doorway located at EXT Lift on the Lair map.
• FIXED – Operator clips through the platform located at 1F Garage on the Clubhouse map.
• FIXED – The bottom section of the shower isn’t bullet proof in 2F Bathroom on the Clubhouse map.
• FIXED – Drone can spawn inside the wall when the player selects EXT Lift as spawn location on the Lair map.
• FIXED – Map is too dark in Eastern corner of 1F Closet on the Consulate map.
• FIXED – Players are able to gain access to an advantageous position in 1F Map Room on the Kanal map.
• FIXED – Players are able to gain access to an advantageous position in 2F Upper Arcade on the Theme Park map.
• FIXED – Players are able to gain access to an advantageous position in 3F Electrical on the Favelas map.
• FIXED – Players are able to gain access to the area under the purple tarp on EXT Rooftop on the Coastline map.
• FIXED – Players remains stuck when entering prone between the boxes located at EXT Roof on the Lair map.
• FIXED – Players remains stuck between the chair and the box located at EXT Terrace on the Villa map.
• FIXED – Players remains stuck between stairway rail and the container located in EXT Lift on the Lair map.
• FIXED – Defenders aren’t detected outside when exiting from Second floor balcony near 2F East Stairs on the Border map.
• FIXED -Two Reinforcements are needed for the wall between 2F Fountain and 2F Main Hallway on the Border map.
• FIXED – Players can get stuck on a washing machine in 1F Luggage Hold on the Plane map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight below the railings in 2F Mezzanine on the Outback map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight between the fridge doors in EXT Motel Balcony on the Outback map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight between the storage door and fence in 1F Warehouse on the Nighthaven Labs map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight between the wall and the door frame in 2F Operational on the Lair map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight between the crates in 1F Briefing on the Lair map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight towards 2F Pillar room on the Kafe Dostoyevsky map by vaulting on top of a shelf in 2F Reading Room.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight between the wall and bracket in 2F Statue Gallery on the Emerald plains map.
• FIXED – Unintended line of sight towards EXT Parking on the Consulate map by running out from B Yellow Stairs to EXT Courtyard.
• FIXED – Players can navigate on top of the kiosk in EXT Christmas Market on the Kafe Dostoyevsky map.
• FIXED – Players stuck when exiting rappel next to a metal box in EXT Lobby Side on the Nighthaven Labs map.
• FIXED – Players can vault inside a double bunkbed in 2F Dorms on the Outback map.
• FIXED – Players can navigate to the top of a suspended cabinet in 1f Coat Check on the Kafe Dostoyevsky map.
• FIXED – Players can navigate to the top of a bake tray rack in 1F Kitchen Cooking on the Kafe Dostoyevsky map.
• FIXED – Fire VFX is still present on Pillars of the Tower Map after changing to being undamaged.
• FIXED – Defuser can’t be picked up if it’s dropped during vault over a palm tree in EXT Unloading Zone on the Fortress map.
• FIXED –  Bird flock has unintended behavior on the Villa map.
• FIXED – Various collision, asset, and texture issues on maps.
• FIXED – Various planting and pick-up defuser issues.
• FIXED – Players are unable to pickup deployable and throwable devices in various spots on various maps.

OPERATORS

• FIXED – Players can self-revive instantly if Doc has previously shot them while they are wearing Rook’s Armor Pack.
• FIXED – Missing detonation timer on Flores’s RCE-Ratero Charge drone HUD.
• FIXED – Previous ping still visible after scanning another set of footprints with Jackal’s Eyenox Model III.
• FIXED – Missing connection status screens in match replay for Valkyrie’s Black Eye.
• FIXED – Remove prompt for Lesion’s Gu Mine does not function as described while standing near a dropped defuser.
• FIXED – Unusual behavior, movement and looping SFX for Flores’ RCE-Ratero Charge drone after deploying on various spots of various maps.
• FIXED – Missing knife object during Caveira’s interrogation ability.
• FIXED –  Oryx’s Remah dash doesn’t protect him from melee attacks with a shield.
• FIXED – Deimos’ DeathMARK Tracker selects a random target after initial target is eliminated.
• FIXED – Deimos’ DeathMARK Tracker ping isn’t visible when Deimos is downed.
• FIXED – Deimos’ DeathMARK Tracker pops in and out rapidly when Deimos cancels the marker on a Defender immediately after it’s applied.
• FIXED – Deimos’ DeathMARK Tracker still applies to the target when Deimos is eliminated during the gadget’s activation.
• FIXED – Tracker Intro plays for the affected target by Demos’ DeathMARK Tracker if Deimos is eliminated during the countdown phase of the round.
• FIXED – Incorrect warning message displays if Deimos’ DeathMARK Tracker is activated on an Operator in an area that deactivates electronic devices.
• FIXED – HUD feedback is unavailable for Deimos’ DeathMARK when no drones are available.
• FIXED – Operator is visible by Deimos’ DeathMARK Tracker if Deimos is in an area that deactivates electronic devices during the countdown phase of the round.
• FIXED –  Missing VFX for Deimos’ DeathMARK Tracker in kill cam when Deimos is eliminated by a Defender Operator affected by his ability.
• FIXED – Defender Icon missing after scanning with Jackal’s Eyenox Model III.
• FIXED – Various animation issues.

USER EXPERIENCE

• FIXED – Messages aren’t converted in speech to text and text to speech.
• FIXED – Windows display scale impacts in-game resolution on the Vulkan API.
• FIXED – L3 behavior automatically set to sprint when modifying lean left while aiming setting to any other key and then back to default in customize controls window.
• FIXED – Controller layout order for PC is different compared to other platforms.
• FIXED – Chat background opacity has no effect on chat background during pick and ban phases.
• FIXED – Operators hold the default weapon instead of the equipped weapon in the Operator preview.
• FIXED – Text on Diegetic Panel is hard to read when close to the countertop.
• FIXED –  Item source sorting causes items to appear in the wrong categories under the latest category of the inventory tab.
• FIXED – Headshot count and hits tracker disappear when target HP bar in the second lane disappears.
• FIXED – Multiple operators’ uniforms can’t be added to favorites in the inventory tab.
• FIXED – Scroll bar is missing from the headgear and uniform sections of the appearance menu.
• FIXED – The recoil pattern for shotguns is broken in the shooting records of the Shooting Range.
• FIXED – Missing button indicators to navigate the Shooting Range Lane 3 Options menu tabs while using a controller.
• FIXED – Wrong description for laser barrel attachment.
• FIXED – Language specific characters are not shown when sorting by name on multiple localizations.
• FIXED – Various Match Replay issues.
• FIXED – Various UI issues.

AUDIO

• FIXED – Countdown SFX can be heard at the end of a Free for All match.
• FIXED – Incorrect voice line plays when Thermite’s Exothermic Charge if affected by Mute’s Signal Disruptor.
• FIXED – Incorrect voice line plays when Fuze’s Cluster Charge is affected by Mute’s Signal Disruptor.
• FIXED – Incorrect voice line plays when Hibana’s X-Kairos is affected by Mute’s Signal Disruptor.
• FIXED – SFX from Bandit’s Shock Wire and Kaid’s “RTILA” Electroclaw is only heard from one side of the wall.
• FIXED – Missing SFX for drone entering Mute’s Signal Disruptor.
• FIXED – Various audio issues.

Outside of today’s patch, Ubisoft has also outlined what’s incoming this Year 9, which you can read about here.

Source: Ubisoft