VALORANT patch 10.03 delivers a sleek new visual to your minimap

Brandon Moore

Brandon Moore

The patch notes for the 10.03 update in VALORANT are here, fixing some issues with Agent slow abilities and updating the minimap.

Another fortnight has gone by, therefore another set of patch notes is here. The VALORANT 10.03 patch notes describe a load of bug fixes in the update, for both console and PC. But the main info coming from it is the change to the minimap visuals.

Clarity and fidelity are the name of the game with this update. Let's dive into the VALORANT 10.03 patch notes as a whole.

VALORANT patch 10.03 updates to all platforms

Check out the before and after of the minimap with VALORANT patch 10.03 (Image via Riot Games
Check out the before and after of the minimap with VALORANT patch 10.03 (Image via Riot Games
  • AGENT UPDATES
    • All slows consistently slow dashes across the whole Agent ecosystem now to match behiavor made in patches 9.10 and 9.11 for Vyse and Concuss effects. This means it now affects Chamber, Skye, and Harbor's slows.
  • GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS UPDATES
    • Minimap visual language has been updated for increased clarity and fidelity. Look above for an example using Icebox.
  • BUG FIXES
    • Fixed issues where explosive damaging utility could kill Sentinel trap abilities like Vyse's Arc Rose from vastly outside its intended radius.
    • New explosive damage functionality was toggled off for patches 10.01 and 10.02 while this was being investigated and fixed. Riot is monitoring the issue to ensure no other adjustments need to be made.
    • Fixed an issue where you could not move/use the buy menu while the remake vote screen is displayed. This new voting widget also color corrects the confirmation button to be green and the decline button to be red.

Console only updates

  • SOCIAL UPDATES
    • You can now add and edit friend notes for your Riot Friends.
    • Added a way to search your friends list. You can filter it by player name or tag.
    • When you have more than four party invites, the friends list will now hide them so you can still see your friends. You can click "Show More" to display any hidden invites.
  • BUG FIXES
    • Fixed an issue where Remake-ended matches in Competitive queue would display incorrect end-of-game screens after the game.
    • Fixed an issue where navigating players on the Leaderboard would sometimes highlight multiple players.

PC only updates

  • BUG FIXES
    • Fixed a Premier issue where the tournament bracket screen match score was occasionally displayed in black.
    • Fixed an issue where Premier tournament brackets were not properly centered on some ultrawide displays.

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