It’s virtually time to move again to sunny Egypt, as Battlefield 2042 replace 2.1 arrives September 27 with the Renewal map rework that developer EA/DICE mentioned on the launch of Season 2. The multiplayer recreation’s newest replace consists of the renovated model of Renewal, in addition to three new vault weapons, the brand new Polaris RZR buggy, and a bunch of bug fixes and enhancements.
Renewal is ready in and round a big man-made agricultural space on an in any other case barren and rocky desert. A excessive wall separates the verdant inexperienced fields inside the power from the tough atmosphere outdoors. With the replace, EA/DICE has made the map really feel “much less pristine and extra prepared for battle.” That features including some further topography and plunking down a lot of navy fortifications.
Photo voltaic Station 1, which stays the primary assault location in Breakthrough, now has a sequence of huge concrete barricades and sandbag constructions positioned round it, making it a bit extra defensible and harder on the assault. The desert terrain has been “closely reworked” in order to supply extra clear paths for infantry and autos, whereas nonetheless giving infantry the chance to interrupt traces of sight and take cowl.
You’ll additionally discover extra cowl on the inexperienced aspect of the wall’s principal checkpoint, on the strategy to the Synseco constructing, and contained in the constructing itself.
Utilizing the brand new Assignments system, you’ll now be capable to unlock 4 extra Battlefield Portal weapons drawn from Battlefield 3 and Battlefield Dangerous Firm 2. There’s the P90, the GOL sniper magnum, and the M1911, all of which you’ll be able to seek out at your individual tempo.
Lastly, the Polaris RZR buggy will now be discovered as an in-world car on a number of maps. It’s a two-seater with knobby tires and never a lot else, nevertheless it’ll get you from level A to B in a rush.
The complete patch notes and changelog could be discovered on the official web site. EA/DICE is teasing a limited-time particular occasion known as The Liquidators, which can arrive in mid-October and provide particular beauty rewards for an infantry-only, shut quarters gameplay mode. We’ll have to attend and see what’s in retailer for that.
