2024-01-24

1.44.0 patch notes

1.44.0 is now LIVE and available on both Android and iOS.

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GAMEPLAY

NEW DEFAULT CHARACTER MODELS

  • Changed default character models of Coalition and the Breach.

Both models have identical updated hitboxes and third-person animations. First-person arms also have been updated to match the new character models.

ENEMY OUTLINE INDICATORS

  • Added a new enemy outline indicator accessibility feature.

The outline can be toggled on or off, and the color can be changed for both factions separately. The outline is only shown on alive enemy characters. The outline is not shown when spectating.

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FEATURES

INVENTORY

  • Added a new inventory system.

Inventory can be accessed through the store menu and allows you to see all your owned items including cases, emblems, and animations. Inventory has preset and custom filters so you can browse skins from specific collections, of specific rarities, for selected weapons.

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TRADE UP SYSTEM

  • Added a new Trade up system.
  • Added [CAN BE TRADED UP] and [NOT FOR TRADE UP] labels for all items.

The Trade up system allows exchanging 10 items of the same rarity for a single item of a higher rarity. Only weapon and utility skins can be used in the Trade up system. Reward chances are based on the collections of items used for trade up.

Trade up menu replaces the social menu. The social menu is moved to the top right of the main menu.

The Trade up system is slowly being released to more players so that we can monitor it and iron out any bugs and issues. If you do not have access to the Trade up system yet, please be patient.

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ITEM SYSTEM CHANGES

  • Added the ability to own multiples of any item.
  • Removed the ability to generate blue tokens from duplicate items.

These changes only affect players that have access to the Trade up system.

USER INTERFACE CHANGES

NEW PROGRESSION SCREEN

  • Added a new progression screen to the main menu.

The progression screen includes Critical Pass, ranked rewards, daily missions, and milestones.

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IMPROVED REWARD AND CONTENT PREVIEW SCREENS

  • Improved the reward and content preview screens.

Reward screen

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Content preview screen

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NEW SATISFACTION SURVEY

  • Added a satisfaction survey popup.

The popup can appear periodically to ask if you’re enjoying Critical Ops.

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WEAPONS

XD.45

  • Lowered max damage from 30 to 29.
  • Reduced magazine size from 20 to 18.

GSR 1911

  • Increased max damage from 37 to 40.
  • Increased min damage from 27.75 to 29.75.

DUAL MTX

  • Increased max damage from 39 to 41.

AUG

  • Lowered max damage from 47 to 45.

SG551

  • Lowered max damage from 49 to 47.

ECONOMY

ROUND LOSS BONUS

  • Increased first round loss bonus from 1000 to 1500.

DEAGLE

  • Increased price from 700 to 800.

MR96

  • Increased price from 700 to 800.

MP5

  • Lowered price from 1200 to 1000.

MP7

  • Lowered price from 1400 to 1300.

VECTOR

  • Lowered price from 1900 to 1700.

FP6

  • Lowered price from 1100 to 1000.

M1887

  • Lowered price from 1200 to 1000.

KSG

  • Lowered price from 2600 to 2200.

SA58

  • Lowered price from 2000 to 1800.

AR-15

  • Lowered price from 2400 to 2200.

HK417

  • Lowered price from 4000 to 3500.

TRG22

  • Lowered price from 2700 to 2400.

SVD

  • Lowered price from 3500 to 3400.

M14

  • Lowered price from 3300 to 3200.

KEVLAR

  • Lowered price from 600 to 500.

MATCHMAKING

  • Gold and Platinum can now match with each other.
  • Master and Spec Ops both were split into two separate matchmaking search ranges, namely low and high.

More details on changes in matchmaking ranges can be found in the rank changes section and ranked intel page. These changes will go into effect with the 1.44.0 release.

RANK CHANGES

CALIBRATING

  • Lowered the amount of placement matches from 10 to 5.
  • Lowered the starting matchmaking rating for new players from 1500 to 1200.

MASTER

  • Set matchmaking rating search range to 1600 - 1899 for low Master.
  • Set matchmaking rating search range to 1700 - 1999 for high Master.
  • Divisions 1 and 2 are the low divisions.
  • Divisions 3 and 4 are the high divisions.

SPEC OPS

  • Set matchmaking rating search range to 1800+ for low Spec Ops.
  • Set matchmaking rating search range to 1900+ for high Spec Ops.
  • Low division consists of players with matchmaking rating between 1900 - 1999.
  • High division consists of players with matchmaking rating above 2000.

ELITE OPS

  • Elite Ops players will only match with other Spec Ops and Elite Ops players.

MAPS

CANALS

  • Fixed tower having visible (and wrong-looking) faces.

CASTELLO

  • Fixed death spot in Coalition spawn.

HEAT

  • Fixed tiny gaps in some corners of buildings.

LEGIAN

  • Fixed green screen having wrong lighting on several devices.

PLAZA

  • Fixed tiny gaps in some corners of buildings.

SHANTY

  • Fixed dark shark.

VILLAGE

  • Fixed visible lines in mountains.

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Added a filter option to show/hide full custom rooms.
  • Added the ability to copy player name in profile to clipboard by tapping it.
  • Increased the maximum volume of the game.
  • Improved tutorial instructions for bomb defusing steps.
  • Fixed long player names not being visible or otherwise breaking certain user interface elements.