Multiplayer shooter Battlefield 2042 is releasing update 3.1.2 to balance some known vehicle, weapon, and specialist issues noted over the holidays and since the beginning of the Battle of Nordvik event. Electronic Arts are also making one of the maps added in Season 3 available in Battlefield 2042's Portal modes, alongside the addition of multiple guns not previously available in the mode as well.
After struggling to find solid footing with fans and players when it was officially released in November 2021, Battlefield 2042 has regained some stability in its player count during its second and third seasons. Introduced alongside the main game, Battlefield 2042's Portal mode is developer DICE's attempt at giving a level of control over gameplay design and new experiences to users not seen in previous Battlefield games. At launch, many fans were disappointed with the options in the Portal mode, but Battlefield 2042 developers continue to adjust and add to it, giving players and fans an increasingly diverse set of options when creating or setting up in-game experiences the way they want.
At the top of the weapon changes list coming on January 17 is a fix to recoil compensation after weapons were being fired for prolonged periods of time, though EA doesn't note which specific weapons were affected by this issue. Other gun fixes include changing the damage values for the Rorsch MK-4 when hitting vehicles with its High Power Capacitor variant, lowering the damage to both heavy and light vehicles by 50% and 25%, respectively, while increasing the gun's charge rate from 0.8 to 1 second. The MCS-880 shotgun was given an increase to its damage at 20 yards or fewer, with the gun's pellet damage increasing from 8 to 15, bringing it more in line with Battlefield 2042's other close-range weapons.
Electronic Arts also announced the addition of a few player-favorite weapons from the 1940s era into Battlefield Portal. The M1 Garand Sniper rifle, MK VI Revolver, Gewehr 43 semi-automatic rifle, its sniper variant the Gewehr 43 ZF4, the Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle, and the Sten submachine gun will all be made available in the Battlefield Portal. Introduced in Season 3, Battlefield 2042's Spearhead map will be available as an official template in the Portal mode for the first time, allowing users to create team deathmatch modes, Free-for-all games, and Conquest Hardcore matches on the new map.
Though the game was met with much negativity when first released, Electronic Arts and DICE have continued to stride forward with fixes and adjustments to the regular game and each of the various modes contained within. Battlefield 2042 continues to move forward, showing that EA is refusing to let its biggest Call of Duty competitor be shot down without a fight. For fans of the series, these fixes and additions are welcome changes to a game that most wrote off as a disappointment shortly after it launched.
Battlefield 2042 Patch Notes:
Battlefield Portal
- Spearhead is now available on multiple Official Templates in the Web Builder, such as Conquest Hardcore, FFA and Team Deathmatch
Maps
- Spearhead: Resolved an instance of clipping with the camera during the insertion phase at the start of a match
Specialists
- We have fixed an issue where Specialists were not rendering correctly during the insertion phases at the start of a match, sorry for giving you a fright
- Sundance: Anti-Armor Grenade’s are now correctly intercepted by Vehicles that have Active Protection Systems triggered
- Crawford: Resolved an issue where there was no iconography to display the progression of overheating while using the Mounted Vulcan Stationary Minigun
Vehicles
- 50MM Cannon Pod Ammo on Transport Air Vehicles increased from 8 -> 10
- Resolved an issue where for a brief period of time, the EMKV90-TOR’s turret speed would be slowed after firing with the HHV-EMG Maul Primary Weapon
Weapons
- Fixed some cases of recoil compensation not being consistent upon firing for prolonged periods of time
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Damage for the Rorsch MK-4 has been reduced against Vehicles while in the High Power Capacitor variant of the Weapon (Single Shot), this change is to ensure that the Rorsch is able to assist in taking out some vehicle targets however isn’t the predominant way to take out targets as has been previously witnessed.
- Heavy vehicles now take approximately 50% less damage
- Light vehicles now take approximately 25% less damage
- High Power Capacitor Charge Up increased from 0.8 -> 1 second
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Damage for the MCS-880 has been improved for Close Range scenarios, bringing it in line with other Utility Weapons such as the 12M Auto and NVK-S22.
- Damage per pellet has increased from 8 -> 15 at a range of under 20 meters with Default Buckshot rounds (#01 Buckshot)
- NVK-P125 Bursts per Minute increased from 150 -> 160, this should now align with the intended tempo of the weapon
Battlefield 2042 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Electronic Arts