Nintendo has confirmed that there will be a new update for the powerful Splatoon 2 and it will arrive on Thursday. The update to version 5.4.0 is quite substantial judging from the patch notes on the official Nintendo website and brings with it weapon balance changes and other game adjustments. Nintendo will also address issues that appear in Starfish Mainstage, Manta Maria, Kelp Dome and Skipper Pavilion. The problem is that the failure allowed the players to reach the base of the opposing team by jumping from certain walls, fortunately this will be corrected. Here are the full patch notes:
Ver. 5.4.0 (released on February 25, 2021)
- The specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed.
- Splattershot
- Tentatek Splattershot
- Kensa Splattershot
- Hero Shot Replica
- Replica Octoshot
- More likely that the grass around your feet will get dyed during shooting.
- 0.52 gal
- .52 Gal Deco
- Kensa .52 Gal
- Increased the radius of ink that falls when you shoot away by about 27%.
- Dapple Dualies
- Dapple Dualies Nouveau
- Clear Dapple Dualies
- Reduced ink consumption of shots fired by about 5%.
- Splat Dualies
- Enperry Splat Dualies
- Kensa Splat Dualies
- Hero Dualie Replicas
- Reduced ink consumption of shots fired by about 5%.
- H-3 Nozzlenose
- H-3 Nozzlenose D
- Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose
- Ink consumption increased by about 25%.
- Squeezer
- Foil Squeezer
- Dualie Squelchers
- Personalized Dualie Squelchers
- Increased spread of the shot when shooting immediately after jumping in normal posture by about 25%.
- There is no change in the spread of the shot immediately after a launch
- The specifications for some of the sub-weapons have been changed. Sub WeaponChange
- Extend the time until the ink begins to refill after use in about 8/60 seconds.
- The points needed to use specials have been changed for certain major weapons.WeaponBeforeAfterKensa Splattershot Jr200190Kensa Undercover Brella200190Firefin Splat Charger210220Firefin Splatterscope210220E-liter 4K170180E-liter 4K Scope170180Customie Squelchers Dualie210
Fixed an issue in the Starfish Mainstage where it was possible to enter the base of the opposing team by jumping from certain walls.
Fixed an issue in Manta Maria where it was possible to enter the base of the opposing team by jumping from certain walls.
Fixed an issue in the Kelp Dome where it was possible to enter the base of the opposing team by jumping from certain walls.
Fixed an issue in the Skipper Pavilion where it was possible to enter the opponent’s base by transferring between certain walls.
Other Changes
- We observed changes after the release of version 5.3.0 and made adjustments to slightly decrease the combat power of certain weapons that could hold the battle line for a long period of time compared to other weapons.
- In addition, to increase the variety of weapons selected, we made adjustments to various weapons to increase their competitiveness with the most popular weapons.
- We will look at the changes after this update and make further adjustments to Splatoon 2 in the future.
- When you download the latest update data, you will no longer be able to communicate on The Shoal with players using older update data.
- This update also includes changes not listed here, such as improvements to the gaming experience.
- Sufficient space is required in the internal memory of the system or a microSD card to download the update.
- The saved data will still be available for use after the update is downloaded.
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