The Division 2 Update 1.78 Deployed for TU21.5 This Oct. 1

by Alex Co October 1, 2024 4:29 am in Title Updates and Patches
The Division 2 Update 1.78

The latest update for The Division 2 is now live, and this is for Title Update 21.5 (TU21.5). Those on consoles will see this as The Division 2 update 1.78, and this houses a fair amount of adjustments to the Year 6 Season 1 Climax mission and more.

The Division 2 Update 1.78 Patch Notes | TU21. 5 Patch Notes:

YEAR 6 SEASON 1 CLIMAX MISSION

  • Fixed the issue with the enemies not reacting to the player if the player stayed in the bunker before the Arena.
  • Fixed the issue with Chimera not using the grenade launcher weapon after players reached the third phase.
  • Fixed the issue with Chimera attacking Keener during the final beat.
  • Fixed the issue with Chimera using Shock Grenades instead of only Frag Grenades.
  • Fixed the issue where Keener would deal 0 damage to Chimera when shooting it during the final beat.
  • Fixed the issue with Keener healing himself after each hacking phase.
  • Fixed the issue with steam pipe devices not taking damage and functionality was not interrupted when attempting to jam them.
  • Fixed the issue where Disabling Shields timer would continue to count down after Keener was downed during the final beat.
  • Fixed the issue where dying in Beat 3 after defeating all enemy waves would cause the bunker entrance to close, preventing players from returning.
  • Fixed the issue where Keener would start attacking the NPCs if he was downed and revived during the hack animation.

WORLD TIER REMOVAL

  • Fixed the issue with level 40 players being unable to gain XP towards the Season Pass and Manhunt events if they had not unlocked Keener’s Watch.
  • Fixed the issue with The Mast and Sinkhole Control Points not resetting when a player resets all control points with a DC-only boosted level 40 character.
  • Fixed the issue with The Summit not appearing on the Megamap at level 30.
  • Fixed the issue with the Kenley College off-site locations not appearing on the Megamap at level 30.

OTHER

  • Fixed the issue with the Dark Hours leaderboard, which incorrectly displayed the top clan from the Iron Horse Raid in the completion times.
  • Fixed the issue with matchmaking in the Dark Zone where players were placed in parties outside of their SHD level bracket.
  • Fixed the issue where players matchmaking for the two different Climax Missions located in Camp White Oak could sometimes be placed in the same group.
  • Fixed the issue where players could start matchmaking for Kenley College despite it being inactive.
  • Fixed the issue with any bullet shot from a Rifle causing the audio to play nonstop on any weapon.
  • Fixed the issue where the description for the Mosquito Song talent was missing.
  • Added other minor UI fixes.
  • Added various stability and performance improvements.
  • Fixed multiple issues affecting audio.
  • Fixed various animation issues.

In terms of what’s next. go check out the TU22 Phase 1 PTS patch notes to get an idea what the developers are looking into in terms of changes. Note that while this is already an extremely long read, this is just the first phase.

Also newsworthy is that The Division 3’s development is getting more manpower, as former The Division 2 Creative Director Julian Gerighty is about to jump ship from working on Star Wars Outlaws updates, to The Division 3 very, very soon.

[Source: The Division Trello Board]

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