Destiny Update 1.1.1 is upon us as the patch is now being deployed across all platforms.

According to developer Bungie, users will be kicked from activities and will be required to download the new update as it rolls out. It will be available to others upon logging in later today.

A lot was stuffed into this one, including major tweaks to Destiny’s weapons, a fix for the infamous heavy ammo bug, highly requested activity updates, and much more. Unfortunately, fans of the Vex Mythoclast might notice a bug that Bungie says managed to slip in, which the studio aim’s to address as quickly as possible.

Read on to find out what’s new in Destiny 1.1.1 and be sure do drop your thoughts on the new changes in the comments below.

Destiny Update 1.1.1

Weapons

General

• Fixed an issue in which armor with perks that increase ammunition carrying capacity resulted in ammunition loss upon respawn
• Decreased over-penetration value for weapons with armor piercing perks
• Fixed an issue where items from the PS3/360 Destiny demo were using old power values. They have been adjusted to regular levels
• Song of Ir Yut weapon tooltip now advertises the correct magazine size
• Shoot to Loot: Two-second cooldown added to perk to prevent extra ammunition gains while ammunition bricks despawn
• Dark Breaker perk will now correctly damage Hive Shriekers
• Snap Discharge will now increase attack speed as per the description
• Thunderer perk now has priority on the 4th Horseman tooltip
• Full Auto: Fixed issues in which the weapon perk stopped working while the trigger was being held down

Auto Rifles

• Reduced base damage of Auto Rifles by 2.5%
• Reduced effective range values

Pulse Rifles

• Increased base damage of Pulse Rifles by 9.7%

Hand Cannons

• Slightly reduced effective range
• Slightly reduced initial accuracy

Fusion Rifles

• Widened blast pattern on a Fusion Rifle burst cone
• Reduced starting ammunition in PVP

Shotguns

• Increased damage against all non-Guardian combatants by 2x (100% increase)
• Reduced high-end range values
• Damage falloff starts sooner
• Reduced starting ammunition in PVP

You can get a more detailed picture of the latest weapon tuning updates by visiting this link.

Activities

Strikes

• Weekly Heroic Strike now is a matchmade activity
• Strikes will be less likely to repeat in Matchmaking rotations for full Fireteams

PVP

General

• Players will now unlock all playlists (Control, Clash, Rumble, Skirmish) simultaneously when unlocking the Crucible.
• Added a new notification when Crucible modes unlock
• Crucible maps will be less likely to repeat in Matchmaking rotations for full Fireteams
• Guardians no longer drop heavy ammunition when killed in PvP
• Guardians now drop much less special ammunition when killed in PvP
• Completed matches will now award gear with the proper power level
• Fixed a bug where there was no audio playing for the bullet that kills them

Event: Iron Banner

• Iron Banner playlist now contains smaller maps in rotation
• “Focused Aggression” Bounty can now be completed with headshots from Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, and Hand Cannons

Items

• Fixed an issue in which Xur did not carry exotic engrams in inventory on certain dates
• Crota’s End completion emblem will now be sent to the Postmaster when player inventory is full
• Ammunition consumables will now work if used when player inventory is full
• Fixed issues that prevented qualifying players who had deleted their characters from claiming the Tumbler Sparrow from Tess Everis in Tower

User Interface

• Character inventory screen now displays faction reputation and weekly mark counters
• Players in public spaces will no longer see voice notifications when a player in a matchmade fireteam enter
• Players will now see improved notifications when teammates join and depart Team and Fireteam chat channels

Grimoire

• Combined Arms Grimoire cards will now unlock when completing a Clash or Control game
• House of Wolves card will now unlock upon the start of Ishtar Collective story mission
• Guardian Abilities card will be granted when a player enters orbit
• Siege Dancers card will be granted upon the start of the Dust Palace Strike
• Completing Crota’s End now adds to the Raid Introduction Grimoire card’s Completed statistic
• Ir Yut grimoire card will now unlock appropriately
• Siege of the Warmind card will now unlock appropriately
• Fixed Grimoire scores for the following cards:
  • Omnigul, Will of Crota
  • Ir Yut, the Deathsinger
  • Crota, Son of Oryx
  • The Wakening
  • The Will of Crota
  • Crotas End
  • Ascendant Sword
  • Pantheon
  • Skyshock
  • The Cauldron
  • Might of Crota
  • Ghost Fragment: Rasputin
  • Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 2
  • Ghost Fragment: Hive 4

Technical

• DLC and Patch systems have been improved
• Xbox One upsell from trial version to full version no longer makes you leave the game
• Improved networking resilience to packet reordering
• Networking improvements for certain routers

Edit

• Bug was introduced in 1.1.1 patch that caused the Vex Mythoclast to spawn with less ammo in the magazine and reserves in PvP. This weapon was affected by overall Fusion Rifle changes because it is treated as a secondary weapon. We intend to correct this issue in a future release

Destiny‘s next update, which you’ve probably heard a thing or two about by now, will introduce matchmaking to Weekly Heroic Strikes, Bungie announced today.

In addition to major weapon updates, bug fixes, and other quality of life improvements, the update, which aims to launch by the end of February, will allow Guardians to group up with others online before heading off into a Weekly Heroic Strike.

“We wanted the Weekly Heroics to be a challenge that pushed you and your buddies, but what we observed was that these strikes don’t demand the same cooperation of a cohesive pre-made group,” Design Lead M.E. Chung  explained in Bungie’s latest Weekly Update. “The overwhelming community response was such that many players didn’t have the numbers on their friends list to experience the activity on a weekly basis.”

The update will apply to all levels of the Weekly Heroic, which does mean that Guardians will no longer be able to tackle the challenge solo. The Weekly Nightfall, however, will remain unchanged.

Amongst the work the studio is doing to introduce new features, Bungie still hasn’t forgotten about matchmaking for 6-player Raids, though no such update will make it in the upcoming February patch.

“We think good Raid sessions rely on groups of communicative players who are invested in each other, but we know that it’s challenging for many players to find groups for Raids and Nightfall today,” Chun added. “We are thinking hard about how we can help make that an easier experience in future releases.”

Here are a few other updates that Bungie says will make it into this month’s patch:

• Xûr will stop forgetting to bring his Exotic engrams when he visits us from… wherever Xûr is from.
• Iron Banner will work as previously promised, with a greater variety of maps in rotation as well as a couple of new Bounties that give you more control over which weapon you can use to complete them – and we were hoping that one would have arrived before the current event.
• Strikes and Crucible Maps will be less likely to repeat themselves when you stay in a matchmaking playlist with your Fireteam.
• Grimoire Cards will drop when you expect them to.

More details to follow, says Bungie.