Spectre Divide launch patch notes

Full Spectre Divide 9/3 patch notes for game's launch

General

Added Commons, a new map set in the Communa district
Will enter Ranked map pool when Ranked matchmaking goes live
Adjusted matchmaking tunings to help you find better matches faster in your available region
Improved underlying anti-cheat systems
Added two new voices: 04 (Isiah) and 05 (Hana)

Weapon and movement updates

Buzzsaw (Submachine Gun)
Slightly reduced horizontal recoil after bullet 4
Slightly increased weapon firing stability
Whisper (Submachine Gun)
Slightly increased weapon firing stability
Cyclone (Rifle)
Slightly reduced mid and late pattern horizontal recoil
New 30m+ damage range - Head: 116, Body: 30, Limb: 25
Drummer (Shotgun)
Increased fire rate from 140 to 160
Decreased overheat decay delay from 0.5 to 0.2
Increased shots before overheat from 5 to 6
Fury (Machine Gun)
Adjusted mid- and late-pattern horizontal recoil to be easier to control
Berzerker (Machine Gun)
Adjusted late pattern horizontal recoil to be easier to control
Harpe (Sniper)
Reduced ADS stabilize duration from 0.35 to 0.27
Prototype-OP (Sniper)
Reduce ADS stabilize duration from 0.6 to 0.5

Hit feedback and movement

Shots confirmed by the server will now display a hit confirmation on the crosshair
You can change this behavior in Settings > General > Optic Hit Confirm
Increased the size of player hitboxes
Improved hit confirms and reduced weapon fire audio latency – this should make your shots and hits feel snappier
Reduced movement penalties for repeated jumping for all weapons
Weapons now apply jumping movement penalties according their class.
From least to most restricted: Melee/Utility, Pistols, Submachine Guns, Rifles, Machine Guns, Shotguns, Snipers

Spectre Divide launch patch notes include quality of life improvements

You no longer have to be on the ground to start a vault/mantle
Holding the Vault input will now automatically vault when coming into the range of a vaultable surface
Added ‘Last Player Standing’ voice-over audio when you’re the last player alive on your team
The Main Menu’s ‘Compete’ button now lets you know when matchmaking search criteria are being expanded
Added ‘Last Weapon’ key bind that equips the last equipped weapon
Added a setting to disable Text Chat sound effects (Settings > Audio)
Added a setting to adjust network buffering to help players troubleshoot network input loss issues (Settings > General)
Added accessibility setting for ‘Swap Camera Effect’
When disabled, during a swap to your Spectre, the camera will remain stationary and the visual effects are reduced
‘Surrender’ is now available via the Escape menu if a teammate has abandoned a match
When a teammate abandons a match, the server messaging sent to teammates now includes instructions on how to surrender
Improved warning dialog when a player tries to leave a match and/or exit the game before the match has ended
Dropped weapons now unzoom their optics automatically
If you use Morrgen’s Smoke Shift (Q) in a location where your Duality Puck cannot land, you’ll now receive a ‘Recall Failed’ notification
Improved the movement of Ghostlink’s Dupe (E) to make it more player-like
Added and updated network status icons for incoming packet loss, outgoing packet loss, disconnect, and throttling
Added a dialog letting you know if your graphics card drivers are out of date
Added a keybind for In-game Help (default F1)
Added keybinds for all chat commands
The setting for 4K/8K Mouse Polling is now the default
Revised the Sponsors tab in the Main Menu to help new players understand how to unlock new Sponsors

Ranked updates

For Ranked, adjusted Santai Rank +/- tunings based on Closed Beta

Social updates

You will no longer receive party invites from players that you’ve muted or blocked
Added new setting to ‘Only Allow Party Invites from Friends’ (Settings > General)

UI updates

Various improvements to crosshair rendering
Various improvements to the in-game UI (HUD)

Progression updates

Reduced XP required for Endorsement tracks 

Bug fixes in the Spectre Divide launch patch notes

Fixed a bug where full-screen visual effects on the HUD would cause a drop in client performance (e.g., Dual Amp, Twin Mend, etc.) 
Fixed a bug where your matchmaking ping to certain regions would be incorrect, potentially causing you to be placed into a match in the wrong region
Fixed an issue where partial armor values could persist through half-time
Fixed a bug where if you switched between Primary and Alternate fire mid-throw it would not consistently match your final input
Fixed a bug where some translucent materials were not fading in/out appropriately within smoke
Fixed an issue where rapidly entering/exiting ADS would apply walk speed inconsistently
Fixed a bug where Vector’s Nanosphere did not consistently apply the last tick of damage
Fixed an issue where sometimes players would be unable to vote during a surrender
Fixed a bug where starting and quickly stopping a ZEUS plant could leave the ZEUS in an ‘activated’ visual state
Fixed an issue with the hitbox for Vector’s Nanosphere that could make it harder to hit than intended
Fixed a bug where Ghostlink’s Passive Dupe could fail to deploy and/or behave unexpectedly
Fixed an issue where automatic weapons would sometimes continue firing after releasing the fire input
Fixed a bug where you might see teammate movement look jittery while spectating them with high latency/ping
Fixed a bug where you could end up in a bad state after planting the ZEUS while reloading in rare circumstances
Fixed a bug where some key binds could be reset due to client updates
Fixed a bug where reloading the Reaver would sometimes cause the magazine to jitter
Fixed a bug that prevented a Party from queuing for Ranked even if all players in the Party met the requirements for Ranked
Fixed a bug where the icon for an eliminated player would appear at the wrong location if that player was eliminated in smoke
Fixed a bug where sound effects were sometimes muffled when striking boxes/crates
Fixed a bug where bullet impact sound effects sometimes spawned in the wrong location
Fixed a few minor bugs related to Parties & Friends List
Fixed a bug where the ZEUS countdown sound effect could stop incorrectly in rare circumstances
Fixed a bug where your camera would sometimes rotate at the start of a new round
Fixed a bug where the Champions scene could be shown in the wrong location in the case of a surrender
Fixed a bug where first-time weapon draw sound effects were not consistently playing for Spectators
Fixed a bug where shooting near an eliminated enemy could show hit impacts unexpectedly
Fixed a bug where Party Text & Voice Chat were not always persisting between matches
Fixed a bug where Match/Team Text & Voice Chat did not always reconnect when rejoining a match in progress
Fixed a bug where Party Voice Chat was always active in the Main Menu regardless of being muted
Fixed a bug where certain keybinds would cause misalignments in the HUD
Fixed a bug where players could set their Minimap scale beyond intended constraints
Minor improvements to translations throughout the game
Minor improvements to first-person and third-person character animations
Minor optimizations and performance improvements