The Finals patch notes for Jan. 31, 2024 – Steal the Spotlight

The Finals patch notes, Jan. 31, 2024 - 1.6.0

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

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
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
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 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
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
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

The Finals patch notes, Jan. 17, 2024 - 1.5.0

Abilities
Charge N’ Slam
Fixed an issue where players could charge while stationary and stealing an extraction
Cloaking Device
Increased activation cost from 1s to 2s
Increased minimum required charge time to activate from 1.5s to 2.5s
Grapple Hook
Will no longer attach to objects that are attached to carriables
Guardian Turret
Will now shoot target dummies in the practice range
Mesh Shield
Decreased health from 1100 to 1000
Recon Senses
Increased activation cost from 1s to 1.5s
Decreased minimum charge time to activate from 2.5s to 2s
Gadgets
C4
Player damage decreased from 210 to 155
Player min damage decreased from 120 to 100
Flashbang
Cooldown decreased from 20s to 18s
Gas Mine
Cooldown increased from 25s to 27s
Incendiary Mine
Cooldown decreased from 30s to 27s
Vanishing Bomb
Cooldown decreased from 20s to 18s
RPG
Player damage decreased from 150 to 140
Stun Gun
Decreased duration of stun effect from 5s to 3.75s
Tracking Dart
Cooldown decreased from 15s to 13s
Added new Scoped Zoom Sensitivity Multiplier to the settings screen that affects the Tracking Dart
Game Modes
Bank It
Game show event start time reduced from minute six to minute four
Quick Cash
Game show event start time reduced from minute six to minute four
Team wipe respawn time increased from 17 to 18 seconds
Ranked Tournament
Team wipe respawn time increased from 25 to 26 seconds
Tournament
Team wipe respawn time increased from 25 to 26 seconds
Tournaments will now unlock after players have completed one round, reduced from 12
Maps
Las Vegas
Updated destruction behavior to get more realistic destruction
Updated strain system to get more realistic destruction
Updated various ziplines in the level
Throwables
Depoyable explosives such as C4, Breach Charges and Explosive Mines will now add mass to throwable objects, causing them to travel less far when thrown  
Weapons
Flamethrower
Damage increased from 28 to 30
LH1
Damage increased from 47 to 49
M11
Recoil pattern updated, to make the weapon easier to control
SH1900 Shotgun
Damage decreased from 12 to 10 damage per pellet
M60
Damage increased from 21 to 22
Riot Shield
Updated attack animations and hit sweeps, to make the weapon feel more responsive
Fixed issues where the Riot Shield could be invisible and still block bullets
Fixed an issue where the Riot Shield could block bullets while the player climbed a ladder
SA1216
Fixed an issue that allowed the weapon to be fired faster than intended
SR-84 Sniper Rifle
Added new Scoped Zoom Sensitivity Multiplier to the settings screen that affects the SR-84
Throwing Knives
Added new trail effects to make the projectiles easier to see
Shortened the lifetime of Knives stuck in metal surfaces
V9S
Damage increased from 35 to 36

The Finals patch notes, Jan. 11, 2024 - 1.4.1

Zoom Snapping Angular Velocity now has a max cap, preventing unintended rapid 90-degree turns.
Camera Magnetism will be reduced to 35% from 50%, making player aim less sticky and lowering controller accuracy.
Zoom Snapping Time will be reduced to 0.25s from 0.3s.
Zoom Snapping will be removed from the SR-84 Sniper Rifle, Revolver, LH1, and all Shotguns, as it buffs them morethan other weapons.
Aim assist will ignore invisible players, fixing a bug with the existing system.
Clients running key re-mapping programs on PC will not have access to aim assist.