The Finals Update 1.6 patch notes add Steal the Spotlight event

The Finals is trucking along with its inaugural season, and Embark Studios has deployed the latest patch to commemorate the halfway point. Update 1.6 for The Finals is out now and adds a new game mode as well as some balance adjustments. Let’s take a look.

The Finals Update 1.6 patch notes

Source: Embark Studios

The following patch notes for The Finals were shared on the game’s Steam page today.

Balance Changes

Gadgets

Dome Shield

Dome Shields will now use squad colors if the ‘Use Enemy Squad Colors’ setting is enabled

Vanishing Bomb

Increased the invisibility interrupt grace period for teammates from 0.65s to 0.8s (+)
Increased the invisibility interrupt grace period for the player from 0s to 0.35s (+)
Increased the duration of Vanishing Bomb invisibility on teammates from 5s to 6s (+)

Zipline

Improved placement validation for ziplines, making them easier to deploy

Maps: Las Vegas

General

Added some cover to the side of kitchen trolleys to make them easier to use
Replaced the zipline between Eastwood and Decora with a jump pad
Moved various cover pieces to avoid gaps in cover
Moved various chairs to make traversal easier
Removed Turrets & Tripwires map variant in Quick Cash, Bank It, Tournament, and Ranked Tournament modes while we fix various bugs and re-evaluate the gameplay design

Argon Casino

Removed some of the monitors in the casino so some doors are easier to see
Added an extra door to make traversal easier
Updated some Vault spawn locations and added cover to some of them

Eastwood Casino

Updated exit points on various ziplines to make it easier to access rooftops
Added decals to some windows to make the glass more visible
Rearranged the aircon units to create more cover on the roof
Adjusted the position of some cashout locations

Glamora Casino

Removed some chairs so it's easier to jump in and out of cashier booths
Removed some chairs and railings in the theatre to make traversal easier
Various other small fixes and balance tweaks

Specializations

Mesh Shield

The Mesh Shield will now use squad colors if the ‘Use Enemy Squad Colors’ setting is enabled

Recon Senses

Added a range limit to Recon Senses set to 30m. Players outside of this range will not be detected
Players detected by Recon Senses will now see ‘Detected’ warning text on their HUD
Dev Note: Recon Senses have become much more common in the meta than we intended and can cause confusion for some newer players. The reduction in range and the warning given to detected players will bring the ability’s power back in line with other Specializations

Content And Bug Fixes

Animation

Fixed some small issues with the LH1 reload and Goo Gun inspect animations
Updated reload animations when aiming down sights to add slightly more movement to them

Audio

Updated footstep audio and mix for the player, teammates, and enemies
- Dev note: It should now be clearer for players to tell friendly players apart from enemies and their own footsteps
Fixed an issue where the spawn sound effect could be cut off when respawning
Updated various VO lines
Various VO bug fixes

Career Rank

Added 10 more levels to the Career Rank along with additional rewards. Max rank is now 50.

Characters

Fixed an issue where characters could have their legs bent backward on some screens

Controller

Added Gyro aiming options for PS5 DualSense and PS4 DualShock controllers
Fixed an issue with aim assistance sensitivity reduction that caused almost no sensitivity reduction to be applied to targets closer to the player than 20m
Reduced input latency on PS5

Emotes

Fixed an issue that prevented the player emoting while crouched

Gadgets

Defibrillators

Fixed an issue where player statues could not be targeted for revives when lying in foliage
Fixed an issue where player statues could not be targeted for revives when carried
Fixed various issues with placement distances on deployable Gadgets
Fixed an issue where turret parts could collide with each other, causing strange behavior when placed on barrels

Game Modes

General

Added ‘Steal the Spotlight’ event mode
Added the ability for players to customize their contestant Loadout for all Weapons, Gadgets, and Specializations during the match lobby at the start of each match in all game modes

Ranked Tournament

Lowered the number of rounds required to play Ranked Tournament from 60 to 45 (-)
- Dev note: With the improvements we’ve made to fair play and banning, the threshold required to enter Ranked Tournaments doesn’t need to be quite so high.

Solo Bank It

Disabled the experimental Solo Bank It mode

Maps

Monaco

Made night and night storm weather conditions slightly less dark on Monaco for OLEDs
Tweaked LOD settings on some trees in Monaco to reduce popping on low settings

Movement

Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in encroached spaces
Fixed an issue where players would fail wall jumps if they pressed and held jump too early in a vault sequence
Fixed an issue where the player would cancel a slide if aiming down sights was triggered from toggled crouch

Security

Made various improvements to security and cheat detection

Settings

Increased default FOV from 71 to 81 (new installations only)

UI

Added Career Rank screen where players can see rewards earned by gaining rank
Added new tournament overview screen to tournament modes
Added new Event Contracts to the Contracts screen
Updated the size of ranked icons
Fixed wrapping issues on Contracts during the end-of-round sequence
Decreased duration of Vault objective markers on round start
Made various improvements to contextual ping accuracy, making them more accurate
Various bug fixes to the UI
Added additional item tutorial videos for the following items:
APS Turret
Gas Grenade
Glitch Grenade
Glitch Trap
Goo Gun
Motion Sensor
Pyro Grenade
Smoke Grenade
Sonar Grenade
Thermal Vision

VFX

Added new impact effects when friendly players shoot each other, instead of the coin effects, as this could cause confusion for players
Updated collision on coin death effects to reduce the number of coins that can fall through floors
Various polish improvements to coin death effects
Optimization pass on the gas canister explosion effects

Weapons

Increased the size of various grenade projectiles, to make them easier to see in combat
Fixed some issues where AoE damage could be wrongly invalidated, causing no damage to be done
Fixed an exploit where melee weapons could be swung faster than intended
Fixed an issue that prevented C4 and Mines from being picked up when placed on a throwable object that had been picked up

That’s everything in the 1.6 update for The Finals. Stay right here on Shacknews for the latest guides and updates on The Finals.