Destiny 2’s Latest Update Brings a Host of Fixes in Patch 8.1.0.2 on Consoles and PC

As part of today’s maintenance, Bungie has released Destiny 2’s latest update which the studio calls patch 8.1.0.2. This brings fixes to various activities, armors, weapons and more. For those on consoles, you’ll see this as Destiny 2 update 3.42 (version 1.137 on PS5/Xbox Series X|S), and we have the complete patch notes available below.

What’s New in Destiny 2 Update 3.42 Patch Notes:

Activities

Excision

• Fixed an issue where the incorrect skybox was showing during The Final Shape ending cinematic.

Seasonal

• Fixed an issue where Act I progression would be blocked if the player abandoned the prologue quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Tonic Capsule would soft lock the game when accessed through the Quests menu.
• Fixed an issue where players could get locked out of creating Tonics if the Tonic Brewing Guide went to the Postmaster.
• Fixed an issue where Major Fieldworks did not play their corresponding voiceover.
• Fixed an issue where onscreen tutorials could not be dismissed during Fieldwork missions.

Onslaught: Salvation

• Fixed an issue where only the first player opening the extra chest at the end of wave 50 of Onslaught would earn the reward.

Raid and Dungeons

Vesper’s Host

• Fixed an issue where Master difficulty was not rewarding Artifice Armor.
• Fixed an issue where players could duplicate nuclear cores.

UI/UX

Pathfinder

• Fixed an issue where Pathfinder third completion was not giving rewards.

Gameplay and Investment

Armor

Sanguine Alchemy

• Added adebuff icon so players can identify that they have been marked by an enemy.

Peacekeepers

• Fixed an issue where SMGs could maintain their damage buff indefinitely when swapping between weapons.

Weapons

Heavy Burst Hand Cannons

• Fixed an issue where they were dealing slightly reduced precision damage.

Revision Zero

• Fixed an issue where Revision Zero would lock into sniper mode when using the Heavy Burst origin trait.

The Last Word

• Fixed an issue where The Last Word was doing too much damage against players.
  • Increased damage vs. combatantats has not been readjusted.
    • Enjoy the PvE buff and yeehaw responsibly.
  • Weapon has been reenabled in PvP and Gambit.

Emblems

• Fixed an issue where the Bungie Foundation Through the Storm emblem was missing its title in the Collections screen.

Artifact

• Fixed an issue where the Retinal Burn Artifact perk has the wrong name assigned in the Artifact screen.

Localization

• Fixed an issue with the French translation of the Precision Instrument perk.
• Fixed an issue where text would become truncated for some languages on the Season Content Overview and Offer screen.

[Source: Bungie]

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