Nintendo has confirmed that a fresh new update for the mighty Splatoon 2 is coming and it will arrive this Thursday. The update to version 5.4.0 is quite substantial, judging by the patch notes on the official Nintendo website, and will bring changes to weapon balance and other in-game tweaks. Nintendo also addresses issues found in Starfish Mainstage, Manta Maria, Kelp Dome and Skipper Pavilion. The problem is that the glitch allowed players to reach the base of the other team by jumping off certain walls, luckily that will be fixed. Here are the full patch notes:
Far. 5.4.0 (to be released on February 25, 2021)
- Specifications for some of the main weapons have changed
- Splattershot
- Tentatek Splattershot
- Kensa Splattershot
- Hero Shot replica
- Octoshot replica
- Increased the chance of the grass getting inked around your feet when fired.
- 0.52 gal
- .52 Gal Deco
- Kensa .52 gal
- The jet of ink that lands when shooting far away has been increased by about 27%.
- Dapple Dualies
- Dapple Dualies New
- Erase Dapple Dualies
- Ink consumption of shots is reduced by about 5%.
- Splat Dualies
- Enperry Splat Dualies
- Kensa Splat Dualies
- Hero Dualie Replicas
- Ink consumption of shots is reduced by about 5%.
- H-3 mouthpiece
- H-3 mouthpiece D.
- Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose
- Increased ink consumption by approximately 25%.
- Squeezer
- Foil clip
- Dualie Squelchers
- Custom Dualie Squelchers
- Increased shot spread when firing immediately after jumping from normal stance by approximately 25%.
- There is no change in the shot spread immediately after a throw
- Specifications for some of the sub weapons have changed. Sub WeaponChange
- Increased the time until ink starts to refill after use by approximately 8/60 of a second.
- Points required to use specials have changed for certain main weapons.
Fixed an issue in Starfish Mainstage where it was possible to enter the base of the other team by jumping off certain walls.
Fixed an issue in Manta Maria where it was possible to enter the base of the other team by jumping off certain walls.
Fixed an issue in Kelp Dome where it was possible to enter the base of the other team by jumping off certain walls.
Fixed an issue in the Skipper Pavilion where it was possible to enter the base of the other team by going between certain walls.
Other changes
- We have seen changes after the release of version 5.3.0 and made adjustments to slightly lower the fighting power of certain weapons that could keep the battle line farther away for a long period of time compared to other weapons.
- In addition, to increase the variety of weapons that are selected, we have made modifications to various weapons to increase their competitiveness with the most popular weapons.
- We will be observing the changes after this update and making further tweaks to Splatoon 2 in the future.
- If you download the latest update data, The Shoal will no longer allow you to communicate with players using older update data.
- This update also includes changes not listed here, such as improvements to the gameplay experience.
- Sufficient space in the internal system memory or microSD card is required to download the update.
- Saved data is still available for use after downloading the update.
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