Following the conclusion of this past weekend's Battlefield 6 open beta, the mad lads at Electronic Arts and Battlefield Studios released a massive surprise update for Battlefield 2042. This update includes new weapons, planes, a free 60-tier Battlepass, unlocks for Battlefield 6, and the return of Iwo Jima albeit reimagined.
Battlefield 6 Unlocks
The highlight feature for this update is the new Road to Battlefield 6 event. This event includes the free 60-tier Battlepass and runs from August 18 to October 7. The pass includes a collection of cosmetics that celebrate the different Battlefield eras, including a player card featuring a familiar long neck from Battlefield 3. If you know, you know.This pass is a bit different from previous ones because you can earn content for Battlefield 6. There are 30 exclusive rewards for Battlefield 6 that are spread out across six tiers in this new battlepass. You'll be able to earn these rewards at the following battlepass tiers: 8, 19, 30, 40, 49, and 60.
A few examples of those unlockable Battlefield 6 cosmetics can be seen below.
Map
Also included in this update is the return of the Iwo Jima map. Iwo Jima debuted first in Battlefield 1942 and has popped up here and there throughout the rest of the Battlefield franchise. The version of Iwo Jima in Battlefield 2042 has been transformed a bit thanks to an active volcano on the map.Hardware
New hardware in this update include the KFS2000 assault rifle and the Lynx sniper rifle. The KFS2000 has a bullpup-like design and is said to be "highly accurate." The Lynx sniper rifle is immediately unlocked if you played the Battlefield 6 open beta. Those that did not play the beta will "have a chance to acquire the weapon later down the line." This sniper is a "semi-automatic anti-material rifle with a respectable rate of fire." It's supposedly really good at destroying the environment and dealing damage to vehicles.Pilots will be happy to hear that the A10 Warthog and SU-25TM Frogfoot are both now included in Battlefield 2042.
Event
From September 2nd through the 30th, there will be a "Best of Portal" themed event going on. This event will feature a new game mode experience every 48 hours.Battlefield Friends
Finally, the Battlefield Global Community Team has been working on a "Community Art Series" for playercards. As part of update 9.2 for Battlefield 2042, the first of the series is ready and it is none other than a tribute to Battlefield Friends.
We thank NeebsGaming for the creation of Battlefield Friends and for providing the community and development teams with a lot of fun moments and special memories. Those of you following Battlefield Friends for a while may recognise some of these reimagined scenes from actual episodes of the series.
Additional images for this update can be found below along with the changelog for update 9.2, Road to Battlefield 6.
Changelog
Weapons
Dev comment: The intention is to lean in a bit to the anti-materiel identity for this weapon when the soldier chooses to go for extra armor penetration.
Modes
Gameplay Flow & Social
Vehicles
With the addition of the two new Attack Jets, we are reducing the role of Fighter Jets in ground combat.
A10 Warthog and SU-25TM Frogfoot Attack Jets:
"Listen up No-Pats. The time has come to end this once and for all. Your mission gear is being prepared. Open your eyes, sharpen your ears, and do your research."
Weapons
- Fixed an issue for various weapons where the Underloaded Magazine didn’t show the correct mesh when equipped.
- Vault Weapon LMGs and DFR Strife
- Laser and flashlight underbarrels should now show correctly the on/off state in the inventory UI.
- Fixed an issue where underbarrel grenade launchers would sometimes be more accurate while moving, they should now always be less accurate when moving.
- Added texture variations to all underloaded mag attachments and fixed an issue where AEK-971 extended mag would not show a visual variation in most cases.
- Text description for different magazine attachments updated to be more reflective and accurate.
- NTW-50:
Dev comment: The intention is to lean in a bit to the anti-materiel identity for this weapon when the soldier chooses to go for extra armor penetration.
- AN-94:
- GOL Magnum:
- AK5C:
- Fixed an issue with Masterkey and Underbarrel Grenade Launcher reducing the ammo a player spawns with for the Masterkey on LCMG and SWS.
- Fixed a bug with the Arcom Tactical Muzzle Attachment obstructing the player's view.
- Fixed a bug where the red laser attachment on the PP-2000 appeared green.
- Fixed LS-1 laser icon layer in the collection screen for MP443.
Modes
- Outbreak:
- Fixed a bug where the wrong icons were shown on the Frontlines scoreboard.
Gameplay Flow & Social
- Improved visibility of controller input prompts in the inventory HUD against light backgrounds.
- Updated the game credits list with the final list of all the passionate developers who have poured their hearts and souls into this game. Please check it out, and thanks for playing and sticking with us! <3
Vehicles
- Removed plow collision from the CAV-Brawler skin "Crossroads", to keep it from getting stuck on terrain and buildings.
- Added new hints for the pilot of the attack jets including free look.
- Bomb hatches of the XFAD-4 Draugr now correctly open and close.
- A10 Warthog and Frogfoot no longer take damage when upside down midair on low velocity.
- Updated the eject impulse on the A10 Warthog and Frogfoot to be consistent with other vehicles
- Added intro sequence for A10 and Frogfoot attack jets.
- Frogfoot and A10 require more contact with water to automatically eject players now
- Improved instances of roadkills not being rewarded when performed by frogfoot
- Free look in 1p in A10 and Frogfoot no longer steers the vehicle
- Zoom hold/toggle player option is now correctly taken into account by the SU-25TM Frogfoot
- Fixed a bug where the "Normandy" XFAD-4 Draugr skin would make the vehicle take more damage.
- Increased the damage RPG and recoilless deals to EBLC-Ram.
- Blast radius of EBLC -Ram driver missiles decreased from 3 to 1.5"
- Fixed an issue with attack jets slightly floating on the menus.
- Improved camera positions during customization of the attack jets to have a better visibility of what is being customized.
- Fixed inconsistent FoV on the attack jets.
- Updated the attack jet to use a similar bullet transform to 2042 jets.
- All locking weapons now should correctly lock onto empty vehicles if the vehicle is designated.
- Littlebird will no longer fly backwards at very high speed when hacked.
- Lowered G force effects on the attack jets to reduce blackout early during turns.
With the addition of the two new Attack Jets, we are reducing the role of Fighter Jets in ground combat.
- F35/SU57
- Regular rocketpods ammo reduced from 16 to 14
- Regular rocketpods blast damage lowered from 150 to 100
- Afterburner of F35 and SU57 increased from 6 to 9 ( Draugr unchanged) this is to further increase the effectiveness for dogfighting
- XFAD-4 Draugr
- HE impact damage lowered from 15 to 13.5
- HE blast damage 20 to 18
- JDAM bomb reload time increased from 20 to 25
- Napalm bomb reload time increased from 30 to 35
- Napalm inner (max damage radius) lowered from 8m to 4m
- Overall blast radius from 20m to 8m (retains 20m burning radius but no initial explosion damage)
- Napalm bomb shockwave damage has been drastically reduced.
A10 Warthog and SU-25TM Frogfoot Attack Jets:
- New look!
- Fresh audio for some of the weapons.
- Overall increase to maneuverability of the planes especially the elevators.
- Moved the old Air to Ground Missile camera from behind the plane to under the wing for better visibility
- Moved the cockpit cameras for a wider view when inside.
- Added a new secondary weapon with explosive rounds for soft targets.
- Various adjustments to the primary cannon to fit the roster of 2042.
- Various changes to air to ground missiles including rate of fire, damage, secondary projectile when designated for higher damage.
- Various changes to rockpods to fit the roster of 2042.
- Missile countermeasure now has a cooldown of 18 seconds, other jets retain their 12 seconds flare cooldown.
- We have added an emergency, secondary countermeasure similar to what the XFAD-4 Draugr uses for these vehicles as they are a big and slower target in the battlefield. This is meant to be used rarely to save the pilot, so expect long cooldowns and short life time. Players will have the option to choose this over repair.
- Belt speed has been reworked to function similarly to the IFVs we have released recently, it applies on all weapons.
- Added a new ability to enhance maneuverability of the airplane, choosing this will increase nearly all mobility factors; however, players will spawn with fewer ammo on specific weapons.
- Added a new ability that will increase the damage output on all weapons with cost of your maneuverability
"Listen up No-Pats. The time has come to end this once and for all. Your mission gear is being prepared. Open your eyes, sharpen your ears, and do your research."
