Announced last month, the next major entry in Rainbow Six Siege is now live as Y9S3 Operation Twin Shells! This brings a new operator in Skopós, player a new “privacy mode” has been implemented, various bug fixes and more. Those on consoles will see this as Rainbow Six Siege update version 2.82 for last-gen, and version 1.000.086 on current-gen.
Alongside the complete patch notes, we’ve also included an info blowout on the new operator and other details.
Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.82/1.000.086 Patch Notes for Sept. 10:
Y9S3 PATCH SIZE
Find the download sizes for each platform below.
- Ubisoft Connect: 4.06GB
- Steam: 4GB
- Xbox One: 7.9GB
- Xbox Series X: 8.1GB
- PlayStation 4: 9.2GB
- PlayStation 5: 8.2GB
R6 Siege Y9S3 New Content and Highlights:
- New Operator: Skopós (Defender) – 2 speed/2 health
- Gadget: V10 Pantheon Shells – Two remotely operated robots called shells (Talon and Colossus) – The active shell functions just like an Operator and wields the new PCX-33 assault rifle while the inactive shell crouches behind its very own shield and acts like a camera. Skopós can only control one of her shells at a time, but switching between the two gives her unprecedented mobility and creates new strategic potential
- Weapon Loadout: New PCX-33 assault rifle (primary), P229 (secondary weapon)
Siege Cup Beta Info:
Siege Cup is our most competitive playlist, where 5-player squads are placed in a skill-based ladder tournament to compete for rewards every two weeks. Additionally, players who participate in Siege Cup and Ranked playlists can earn Competitive Coins to redeem exclusive items every season. The Siege Cup beta will be available in Western Europe and North America on PC only, with the objective of testing servers and ensuring fair competition before launch.
Players can register here for a chance to be one of the first to experience and provide feedback for the playlist.
New Additions to Anti-Cheat:
The Anti-Cheat Development Team continue to focus their efforts on testing and supporting new security updates—such as binary hardening and developing QB System expansions—that aim to disrupt cheat development and usage while making it difficult to introduce new cheats in the future. According to Ubisot, this is a long-term, ongoing investments where updates will be made more frequently to ensure the game is played fairly.
Second Part of Solis Balancing Update:
Attacking operators Nokk and Dokkaebi will receive further tuning in the upcoming season.
Solis’ SPEC-IO Electro-Sensor only detects electronic devices in central view. The scan for detected devices has also been replaced with the Overclock function, which has limited uses, cannot be turned off, and alerts nearby enemy Observation Tools of Solis’ presence. In addition, changes have been made to Dokkaebi’s Logic Bomb and Nøkk’s Hel Presence Reduction gadgets to reflect player feedback.
New Training and Onboarding Updates:
Versus AI 2.0 – Players can defend bomb sites against a team of trained AI Operators, providing a well-rounded training experience in addition to defending AI from Year 8 Season 4. This update will allow new and returning players to hone their skills in an accurate and challenging environment before jumping into competitive play.
PLAYER PROTECTION
PRIVACY MODE
- Appear as nickname will have a new solution to validate the acceptancy of player choices. In order to start fresh, all the existing nicknames have been renamed to ‘Recruit’.
BUG FIXES
GAMEPLAY
- FIXED – Operator cards disappear when an Operator is eliminated while caster cam is in first person view.
- FIXED – Round only displays round 1 for matches viewed in Match Replay.
- FIXED – Map images are missing during ban-phase for the non-selecting team.
- FIXED – Several items missing from album and locker screens under the favorites option.
- FIXED – Skopós’ V10 Pantheon shells UI appears while controlling a drone when switching to Attackers in online matchmaking.
- FIXED – Players can clip through walls using Osa’s Talon-8 Shield in specific spots and rappelling.
- FIXED – Game crashes when a hatch is destroyed while Skopós swaps to a shell idling on top of the hatch.
- FIXED – Valkyrie’s Black Eye loses signal when placed on skylights in 2F Office on the Theme Park map.
- FIXED – Camera shows incorrect point of view when quickly swapping between Skopós’ V10 Pantheon Shells after viewing the idle shell through Observation Tools.
- FIXED -Skopós’ V10 Pantheon shells can be eliminated by a dummy after swapping to the Idle shell in Map Run.
- FIXED – Destroying Skopós’ V10 Pantheon shells in idle mode counts as an elimination.
- FIXED – Hit markers appear when shooting Skopós’ V10 Pantheon shells through a wall.
- FIXED – AI Bots stop moving when accessing 2F Armory from the roof on the Oregon map.
- FIXED – Camera clips inside Operator when swapping between Skopós’ V10 Pantheon shells.
- FIXED – Laser VFX missing when using Aruni’s Surya gate.
- FIXED – Observation Tool HUD disappears when players are eliminated by Dokkaebi while Logic Bomb is active.
- FIXED – Motion blur VFX doesn’t disappear after receiving damage.
- FIXED – Countdown box is present during End of Round screen in caster cam.
- FIXED – Objective to ping security camera in 1F Bar on the Clubhouse map while hiding the drone can’t be completed in Map Run Drone mode.
- FIXED – AI Bots gets blocked deploying a device when another device is already deployed in that location.
- FIXED – AI Bots are unable to navigate through the fireplace in 2F Train Museum on the Kafe Dostoyevsky map.
- FIXED – Glass breaking VFX displays when shooting lane 2 dummy in the Shooting Range.
- FIXED – Drones don’t bounce as intended when thrown through barbed wire.
- FIXED – AI Bots reinforce the wrong walls in 2F Executive Lounge and 2F CEO Office site on the Bank map.
- FIXED – Players are desynced between first person view and third person view if aiming down sight with a ballistic shield.
- FIXED – AI Bots reinforce the wrong wall in 2F Connector on the Nighthaven Labs map.
- FIXED – AI Bots occasionally aim for devices instead of aiming for the player.
LEVEL DESIGN
- FIXED – Wall can’t be destroyed in EXT East Terrace on the Consulate map.
- FIXED – Wrong textures are displayed in EXT North Dock on the Lair map.
- FIXED – Sensory devices detect Operators walking on the opposite part of glass windows at multiple locations on multiple maps.
- FIXED – Players can clip through the red stairs in EXT Bus Yard on the Oregon map.
- FIXED – Players can rappel on misplaced rappel in EXT Roof on the Favela map.
- FIXED – Barricades float when deployed on the doorway in 2F East Stairs on the Border map.
- FIXED – Smoke’s Remote Gas Grenade can’t be picked up if thrown between the wall and the metal shelf in 2F Armory on the Oregon map.
- FIXED – Certain throwable devices can’t be retrieved when deployed near the vault door in 2F Games Room on the Villa map.
- FIXED – Bulletproof Camera can be placed on the ventilation dock in B Church on Clubhouse map.
- FIXED – Wall-Deployed Devices clip through the doorframe in 2F VIP Lounge on Stadium Bravo map.
- FIXED – Players get stuck on the sandbags located in EXT Roof on the Lair map.
- FIXED – Players get stuck when exiting the prone stance while underneath the hanged meat located in EXT Market on the Favela map.
- FIXED – Barricades are floating when deployed on the windows located in 1F Hallway on the Coastline map.
- FIXED – Players can see through small gaps between the barricade and the wall located in 1F Hallway on the Coastline map.
- FIXED – Players get stuck when exiting from prone in the space between the car and a wall located in EXT APC Area on the House map.
- FIXED – Players get stuck behind blue crates and a carnival cart located in EXT Teacups on the Theme Park map.
- FIXED – Incorrect reflection can be observed on the white truck’s windscreen located in Ext West Front Yard on the Consulate map.
- FIXED – Kapkan’s Entry Denial Device can be hidden inside the metal locker in 1F Security Room on the Kanal map.
- FIXED – Players can see through a wall if floor is destroyed in 2F Print Room on the Kanal map.
- FIXED – Player weapon clips through concrete tables in 2F Office on the Stadium Alpha map.
- FIXED – Multiple unintended line of sight issues on multiple locations on multiple maps.
- FIXED – Multiple defuser pickup issues on multiple maps.
OPERATORS
- FIXED – Defuser can’t be retrieved when dropped by a player using Osa’s Talon-8 Shield to vault onto sandbags at EXT Lift on the Lair map.
- FIXED – Placeholder image is present while viewing Osa’s Talon-8 Shield in the Operators section.
- FIXED – Destroyed State for Skopós’ V10 Pantheon shells resets on HUD when entering or exiting Observation Tools.
- FIXED – Skopós isn’t revealed when pinging Talos’ Shield on first spawn.
- FIXED – Missing background animation when accessing full screen view of Skopós’ victory celebration in the Appearance menu.
- FIXED – Skopós’ V10 Pantheon shells animation breaks during the end of round kill cam when in idle mode.
- FIXED – Operator isn’t centered on screen in the Operators menu.
- FIXED – Azami’s Kiba Barrier can pass through reinforced walls and hatches.
- FIXED – Objects block Skopós shield deployment and cause shaking and clipping.
- FIXED – Defenders see the Sens’ R.O.U. Projectors as a friendly device when using the Smart Ping on a wall.
- FIXED – Frost VFX is applied to the scope when aiming the .44 Vendetta or .44 Mag Semi-Auto inside Tubarão’s Zoto Canister area of effect.
- FIXED – Deimos can reload his Vendetta Pistol quickly by cancelling the reload animation.
- FIXED – Hold prompt is displayed for Ying’s Candela when device is able to be mounted on a surface.
- FIXED – Lesion’s GU mines don’t award points when activated while Lesion has been eliminated.
- FIXED -Nøkk’s device charge doesn’t deplete when in proximity of Mute’s Signal Disruptor.
- FIXED -Nøkk’s device can’t be activated in proximity of Mute’s Signal Disruptor.
- FIXED – Flores’ weapon disappears after his RCE-Ratero Charge drone is destroyed by an Opponent.
- FIXED – Missing footsteps VFX if Tubarão deploys multiple Zoto Canisters.
USER EXPERIENCE
- FIXED – Skopós’ V10 Pantheon Shells have electronic device deactivation VFX on the active shell when in range of a device that deactivates electronics.
- FIXED – Players don’t receive points when using Skopós’ V10 Pantheon Shells and swapping between shells.
- FIXED – Players can’t change their stance while in mid air.
- FIXED – Players get stuck in the Options menu after swapping tabs and closing the Options menu simultaneously.
- FIXED – Guidance and Dedication buttons are swapped in the After Action Report.
- FIXED – Camera doesn’t stay in first person view and rewinds when swapping Skopós’ V10 Pantheon shells during Match Replay.
- FIXED – Players can commend Opponents multiple times.
- FIXED – Two options can be highlighted on the Main Menu.
- FIXED – Operator guides need to be interacted with before players can highlight steps.
- FIXED – Speech To Text and Text To Speech settings are only applied after deactivating and reactivating the option.
- FIXED – Various Match Replay issues.
- FIXED – Various Spectator Mode issues.
AUDIO
- FIXED – First person lines for Skopós are heard through comms after swapping between V10 Pantheon Shells.
- FIXED – SFX missing when reloading as Skopós in the Shooting Range.
- FIXED – Skopós V10 Pantheon Shells SFX plays in all perspectives when viewed in Match Replay.
- FIXED – Missing SFX when Nitro Cell is thrown onto a non-destructible floor.
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[Source: Ubisoft]
