Ubisoft recently published the patch notes for Rainbow Six Siege‘s Y11S1.1 update, the first update of the newest iteration of the game. It adjusts several key Operators positively, making them more viable picks with some critical quality-of-life improvements, shifting the competitive meta ever so slightly.
Additionally, a stack of bug fixes and changes was applied with the Y11S1.1 patch, addressing some key concerns with Solid Snake, amongst other things.
Get the full spread below.
Y11S1.1 Patch Adjusts Multiple Rainbow Operators
In the patch notes published by Ubisoft, it was confirmed that multiple Operators have been buffed, even if some of those buffs aren’t anything drastic.
Here’s the run:
Flores
- RCE-RATERO Charge: Reduced delay to exit the drone after triggering the explosion to 1 second (from 2).
Iana
- GEMINI Replicator: Duration: Increased to 18 seconds (from 15).
Jager
- ACTIVE Defense: Cooldown reduced to 9 seconds (from 10).
Nokk
- HEL Presence: Duration increased to 13 seconds (from 10).
Rook
- ARMOR Pack: Additional health increased to 25 hp (from 20).
Wamai
- MAG-NET System: Activation time reduced to 1.5 seconds (from 2).
And alongside the Operators, some weapons have had their stats altered by the Y11S1.1 patch:
- M12 – Base damage increased to 42 hp (from 40)
- POF-9 – Base damage increased to 37 hp (from 35)
Here’s the slew of bug fixes:
Gameplay
FIXED – Solid Snakes OSP Pouch may highlight two gadgets as selected, making one of them unusable.
FIXED – Operator’s prone movement speed is faster than in previous seasons.
FIXED – Wamai’s Mag-NET still catches throwable devices even after it is destroyed.
FIXED – Attackers lose control over their drone during the Preparation Phase if another Operator spectates it.
FIXED – Solid Snake’s Soliton Radar MK III can detect the 2nd floor of Oregon map from EXT Dorms Roof.
FIXED – Ram can hide inside and see through her BU-GI Auto Breacher by deploying it on a window frame.
FIXED – Shooting Iana’s Gemini Replicator in front of smoke causes some of the smoke VFX to disappear.
FIXED – Gridlock’s Trax Stingers don’t get destroyed by Denari’s T.R.I.P. Connector.
FIXED – When playing an online match against AI, the AI Attackers won’t rappel.
FIXED – The time it takes holding the button to deploy the defuser is longer than expected.
FIXED – Flickering sky texture in Dual Front.
FIXED – Missing explosion VFX and SFX for Flores’s RCE-Ratero Charge when the Master Assassin ability skin is equipped.
User Experience
FIXED – Spectating Solid Snake after he’s activated Soliton Radar Mk III will display no information on the radar screen.
FIXED – Rebinding the secondary input for Switch Ability Mode causes the selected input to not work.
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