OPERATION CHIMERA PATCH NOTES

✦AI summary2d

Operation Chimera introduces new Operators Lion and Finka, a limited-time PvE Outbreak event, and significant balance changes to Ela, Kapkan, and Blitz.

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KapkanLoadout:Barbed wires replaced by impact grenades to allow for faster rotations.Barbed Wire→Impact Grenades
Blitz
- Increased to 2 speed to make him more viable in close quarters.1→2
- Increased to 2 armor to improve survivability.1→2
General
- Reloading:Ammo counts now update slightly faster during reload animations.→Faster
- Reloading:Tactical reloads can now be interrupted by aiming down sights (ADS).Sprint only→Sprint and ADS
- Input:New raw input option for PC to improve mouse/keyboard responsiveness.→Added
- Melee:Improvements made to make melee attacks more reliable and accurate.
- DBNO:Fixed server desync that caused shots to downed players to not register.

▼Nerfs3

Ela
- SMG:SMG recoil is harder to control with a larger maximum kick.
- SMG:Damage lowered to balance the high rate of fire.28→23
- Loadout:Impact grenades replaced by a deployable shield, forcing reliance on teammates for rotations.Impact Grenades→Deployable Shield

✚Bug fixes2

ElaGrzmot mine:Fixed an issue where mines could clip through walls when deployed between panels.
BlitzShield:Fixed desync between first and third person animations when equipping shield.

◆Other changes6

LionLion joins Team Rainbow as a biohazard specialist.→Added
FinkaFinka joins Team Rainbow as a biohazard specialist.→Added
Outbreak
- Limited-time 3-player co-op event featuring infected hostiles and new maps.→Added
- Three new co-op levels added for the Outbreak event.→Resort, Hospital, Junkyard
General
- Deployable Shield:Walking on deployable shields now causes them to collapse and be refunded.Allowed→Forbidden
- Casual Playlist:Bartlett University removed and Yacht added back to the Casual playlist.Bartlett University→Yacht