EA stealthily launches Battlefield 1’s big summer update alongside some free DLC

Suddenly, it’s here

Yesterday, we were wondering when Battlefield 1 would get 4K support on Xbox One X. Today, we know because EA implemented it almost immediately.

Battlefield 1‘s summer update launched today on all platforms, and it has all sorts of tweaks and fixes. For instance, load times are better when entering the soldier customization screen, and there are fewer disconnects when trying to join a server. Shock Operations mode has been rebalanced on three maps. Players can no longer teamkill with mortars. That sort of stuff.

There’s some less-dense-but-also-good news accompanying the update. EA is giving out Battlefield 1‘s Apocalypse DLC for free on all platforms. Apocalypse has three add-on maps and the Air Assault mode. Also, Battlefield 4 has something similar going on. Its Naval Strike and China Rising DLC packs are also free right now. This is a limited-time thing, so snatch them up while you can.

For anyone who wants the nitty gritty of Battlefield 1‘s summer update, here are the full patch notes:

Match Experience:

• Improved loading times going into the soldier customization screen and reduced occurrence of disconnects when trying to join a server.
• Fixed an issue with map vote results not being respected, if an RSP map rotation changed whilst in progress.
• Fixed issue with squad boost sometimes counting down during pre-round phase.
• Reinforced the result of the map vote when the game server is migrating to a different host due to maintenance.
• Fixed an issue where players in a queue were blocked from joining a match, behind a player that was waiting for a space to open on a specific team (as a result of join on party or friend).

Maps and Game Modes:

• Rebalanced Shock Operations on Lupkow Pass, Zeebrugge, and Prise de Tahure.

Lupkow Pass:

The goal is to make the first sector a little easier and to reduce the impact of the Behemoth.

• The first sector boundary has been adjusted to:
• Prevent Defenders from using the rocks on the edges of the boundary to snipe Attackers.
• Prevent Defenders from using the slope at the edge of the boundary to harass Attackers.
• Removed 1 Defender plane from Sectors 2 and 3 to prevent air superiority for Defenders during tough Attacker sectors.
• Removed the single Defender cavalry unit from Sector 1 to prevent cavalry runs out of bounds to harass Attackers.
• Removed the Airship L30 Behemoth from Sectors 2, 3 and 4. The Behemoth remains for the first sector, but between defender planes, AA guns, Burton LMRs and AA rocket guns, this Behemoth shouldn’t be so consistently dominant.
• Elite kits have been offered as a comeback assist in Sectors 2, 3, and 4, repurposing some of the existing kits to be used as comeback kits for Attackers.

Zeebrugge:

The goal here is to help the Attackers during the first sector as much as possible. The remaining sectors look pretty good from a sector loss perspective, making the first sector easier should help Attackers build some momentum.

• Sector 1 has had its bounds adjusted to prevent Defender access to the lighthouse; the Attacker HQ now includes the lighthouse and part of the mole.
• The Attacker Elite Infiltrator kit has been moved into the lighthouse base. A Flame Trooper has been added there as well, to allow for Attackers to more aggressively push and hold flags in the first sector.
• The A flag capture area has been slightly adjusted to make swimming captures a little more viable.
• Defender planes now respawn a bit slower than the Attacker planes.
• Defenders now only get their second plane when the Attackers reach sector 3, as opposed to sector 2.
• Defenders can no longer use boats in Sector 4 to harass Attackers.

Prise de Tahure:

• It was found that Attackers on the final sector could steal Defender kits and Defenders could steal Attacker “comeback” kits, so that has also been addressed.

Weapons, Gadgets, and Vehicles:

• M1903 Experimental now has an alternative fire mode.
• Fixed an issue where vehicle laid Anti-Tank Mines would have difficulty detecting vehicles.
• Adjusted the reload time of the C96 pistol when loading single bullets to better match its animation.

Gameplay:

• Fixed instances where players could grief teammates using shell type weaponry such as mortars and AA guns.
• Friendly flares will now display their spotting radius to teammates, allowing for better coordination between recon players.
• Fixed issue where damage that resulted in score < 0.5 wasn’t messaged to players. Score < 0.5 from damage is now rounded up, granting at least 1 point of score.

User Interface/User Experience:

• Added gameplay options for adjusting color and visibility of the lens sight reticle.
• Added gameplay options to show compass bearing numbers on the mini-map and the big map.
• Added video options for adjusting the screen safe are width and height on PC (Xbox One and PlayStation 4 already have those).
• Moved the objective world icon names from below the world icons to above those to reduce UI clutter and obstruction of the player view over soldiers near the objectives.
• Added gameplay options for adjusting the visibility of the 3D objective and soldier names separate from the icons.
• The world icon customization gameplay options now work in spectator mode too.
• Added gameplay options for adjusting the crosshair size and the hit indicator size.
• Added gameplay options for adjusting the visibility of the receiving damage HUD panel.
• Added gameplay options for adjusting the size and visibility of the following HUD elements (separate ones per each of the elements):
  • Scoring messages
  • Kill log messages
  • Chat log
  • Game mode info panel
  • Squad list panel
  • Vehicle seat layout
  • Vehicle passenger list panel
  • Player info panel
  • Misc HUD elements (weapon/vehicle/reload hints, commo rose, interactions, warnings, awards, etc.)
• Fixed an issue with dog tags sometimes showing up blank in kill cards or when completing a melee kill.

Battlefield 1 Summer Update Notes [Battlefield]