Looking for a new Defender in Siege? Good, The High Caliber campaign is about to begin and it looks like Thorn could be your Moderator. Here’s everything you need to know about all the changes coming in the Y6S4 update with Thorn. There’s a lot going on…
LATEST – Updated release time and download size
NS next Rainbow Six Siege update It is expected to release at subsequent times, with an hour of server downtime scheduled before it becomes playable.
- PC (Steam, Uplay, Luna, Stadia)
- 06:00 PST / 09:00 EST / 14:00 GMT
- Xbox (One, Series X | S)
- 07:00 PST / 10:00 EST / 15:00 GMT
- PlayStation (4, 5)
- 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 16:00 GMT
If you’re worried about storage space, you don’t have to. The update should be the following size – though Big changes are being made – depending on your platform.
- Steam – 4.8 GB
- Coating – 5.4 GB
- Xbox one – 4.1 GB
- Xbox Series X | S – 4.3 GB
- Playstation 4 – 4.4 GB
- PlayStation 5 – 4.1 GB
EXPAND VOICE – New content?
After the Y6S4 Reveal, Ubisoft shared the following information regarding High Caliber operation.
New operator
- thorn
- Main Weapon: UZK50Gi / M870
- Secondary Weapon: 1911 TACOPS / C75 Auto
- Utility: Deployable Shield / Barbed Wire
- Health & Speed: 2/2
- Unique Ability: Razorbloom Shell
Outback map remake
- New locations have been added
- 1F Convenience Store, 1F Compressor Room, 1F Gear Shop and 1F Beer Refrigerator were combined into 1F Bike Repair Shop and 1F Mechanic Shop.
- Office Palace 2F is larger and has soft exterior walls.
- 1F Restaurant has been split into two rooms: 1F Restaurant and 1F Shark.
- 2F The covered terrace is now an interior area connecting Mezzanine 2F and Piano Room 2F. The stairs of Piano Room 2F have been removed.
- Change the location of the bomb
- The sites previously at 2F Dorms and 2F Laundry have been moved to 2F Laundry and 2F Piano Room.
Discount operator
- Nomad & Kaid
- Currently 10,000 credits defined / 240 R6
- Kali & Wamai
- Currently 15,000 known credits / 360 R6
- Aruni
- Current 20,000 Celebrities / 480 Credits R6
Change of Operator Balance
- Finka
- She can now use the Adrenal Surge to revive herself, which is more in line with other gear in the game, like the Doc’s Stim Pistol.
- Her recoil boost has been removed.
- Adrenal Surge’s cooldown increased to 20 seconds (10 seconds).
- Echo / Mozzie
- Increase the flight time of the drone outside the building to 10 seconds (3 seconds).
- Remake bulletproof camera
- Guardians can now rotate the Bulletproof Camera and use it to fire EMP blasts that disable opponent’s equipment. Attackers cannot trigger EMP explosions when the camera is hit.
- Camera lost signal
- When placed outdoors, Valkyrie’s Black Eye, Maestro’s Evil Eye, and Bulletproof Camera will now lose signal after 10 seconds. The player must pick up and reposition the cameras elsewhere to get the signal back.
Weapon Balance Change
- Corner handle
- The ADS boost provided by Angled Grip is now 20% lower than before.
- Reduced side recoil
- Jager – 416-C
- Ash – RC4
- Soup – K1A
- Zofia – M762
- Ace – AK-12
- Warden, Dokkaebi, Vigil – SMG-12
- Mozzie, Aruni – P-10 Roni
- Alibi – Mx-4 Storm
Additional changes
- Team colors
- The default Team color now changes to Red/Blue, which is called “Your Team” and “The Opponent” instead of the color.
- Customize Elite 2.0
- Players can customize their Operator’s unique abilities in the Loads section.
- Players can navigate to any Operator in the Operators section and select the Appearance tab to view Headgear, Uniforms, Victory Celebrations, Operator Portraits, and Card Backgrounds.
- Players can customize their Moderator Cards by mixing and matching Moderator Portraits and Card Backgrounds. Their picks will be seen by their teammates before everyone starts the match and in various locations in the game. They will also be seen by the opponents they eliminate.
- User experience and UI changes have been made to various custom menus to improve player comfort.
- 3D weapon skins
- Players can now receive Exotic weapon skins during their Battle Pass. These new weapon skins have unique 3D effects.
- Unmanned aircraft
- Defenders now have access to a drone counter in the HUD to help them keep track of how many conventional drones they have destroyed. This feature can be turned off in the HUD section of the Options menu.
- HUD remake
- The visuals for the HUD have been updated to better match the game’s art direction.
- Compass now shows ping and other marker locations, as well as feedback on altitude differences.
- Loadouts (weapons, gadgets, and unique abilities) have been brought together to follow more consistent rendering rules.
- Action prompt text (e.g. Press [SPACE] to Vault) have been replaced with icons to take up less space.
- Player privacy
- A new Privacy section in the Options menu allows players to adjust privacy-related settings in the game.
ORIGINAL NOTES – What was fixed?
Look at Official Reddit subject of changes, here’s what we’ve discovered so far:
In-game fixes
- FIXED – Incorrect ammo totals on some weapons.
- FIXED – Movement speed when using ADS upside down is faster than flipping right when Rappel.
- FIXED – Changing mid-game sensitivity removes the ability to look in any direction during ADS.
- FIXED – Assists do not count for a player who injures an opponent if a teammate sends the opponent into a DBNO and then removes them.
- FIXED – Barbed wire can be destroyed by allies when allied firepower is off.
- FIXED – The sound is muffled on some weapons.
- FIXED – The cooldown of some recharging devices is not paused while in DSEG.
Level Design Fixes
- FIXED – Many issues with planting or picking up dust collectors in specific areas on different maps.
- FIXED – Collison issues, assets and textures on different maps.
- FIXED – Many LOD issues on different maps.
- FIXED – Attackers can teleport down from the roof by descending to the cliff below and entering Rappel on the Bank map.
Correct operator errors
- FIXED – The Mute Interrupter’s area of influence is visible in Attacker and Defender Support Mode.
- FIXED – Ash’s R4-C assault rifle ammo count is incorrect.
- FIXED – Pulse’s heart rate sensor does not appear on the screen after the player joins an ongoing match.
- FIXED – The maximum limit of Lesion’s Gu mine is displayed as 99.
- FIXED – Zero’s Smart Ping is misplaced and deflected when the penetration camera is placed on the ceiling.
- FIXED – Ela’s deployed Grzmot mine appears in an undeveloped state for players participating in an ongoing match.
- FIXED – Valkyrie’s Black Eye camera cannot be picked up if it is thrown in a tight space.
- FIXED – Goyo’s Volcán Shield case remains after destruction for players participating in the ongoing match.
- FIXED – Thunderbird can emerge behind cover without her opponents seeing her when she deploys Kona Station.
- FIXED – The ping marker does not appear when the IQ is aimed at the edge of the asset if it is behind an obstacle.
- FIXED – Various animation problems
Fix user experience bug
- FIXED – Many user interface issues.
- FIXED – Various localization issues.
- FIXED – Various customization issues.
- FIXED – Various VFX and audio issues.
- FIXED – Custom playlists present some inconsistencies between cross-platform for PC and Stadia.
- FIXED – Saved customizations can be reset after a patch.
Expect to see more issues raised and resolved in the coming weeks. Rainbow Six Siege Y6S4 – Operation High Caliber – is scheduled to begin late November/early December.
