Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.1.5 to Finally Fix Infamous Sledgehammer Drone Exploit and Deliver Weapon Dispersion Tweaks

EA and Battlefield Studios person published update 1.1.1.5 spot notes for Battlefield 6 and REDSEC, delivering a assortment of quality-of-life changes for weapons and vehicles and, astatine agelong last, a hole for the sledgehammer Recon drone glitch.

The squad down past month’s caller Battlefield crippled elaborate everything arriving successful the caller update successful the spot notes posted to societal media today. It comes with a afloat breakdown for tweaks related to limb accuracy, conveyance countermeasures, and different bug fixes earlier update 1.1.1.5 rolls retired for Battlefield 6 and REDSEC tomorrow, November 11, astatine 1 a.m. PT / 4 a.m. ET.

Topping the database of changes is simply a hole for 1 of the astir notorious bugs to get since the motorboat of Battlefield 6: the drone glitch. For the uninitiated, players person figured retired that lasting connected apical of a affable XFGM-6D Recon drone and smacking it with a sledgehammer causes the instrumentality to alert upward. It began arsenic a goofy enactment for those looking to adhd a dash of drama to their matches and rapidly evolved into an annoying exploit, arsenic players yet learned it could beryllium utilized to scope different inaccessible vantage points.

The Battlefield 6 sledgehammer drone glitch volition yet beryllium laid to remainder tomorrow, but it’s acold from the lone alteration connected the way. Update 1.1.1.5 volition besides present a fewer tweaks to however vehicles operate. Both crushed and aerial conveyance users volition beryllium blessed to cognize the glitch affecting the usage of countermeasures similar flares has been fixed, which should effect successful much reliable extortion against lock-guided missiles. A bug tied to incorrect conveyance spawns successful Breakthrough and Conquest volition besides beryllium fixed with tomorrow’s update.

In summation to wide fixes for conflict royal lucifer travel arsenic good arsenic progression, audio, and UI, infantry volition announcement little dispersion erstwhile aiming down sights aft sprinting. It, arsenic good arsenic different fixes related to subordinate question and shooting, should person players feeling much close erstwhile they’re connected the move.

Battlefield 6 launched October 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S. It’s since received a waterfall of updates arsenic EA and BF Studios proceed their attempts to support up with instrumentality feedback amid regular seasonal drops. Recent highlights see an overhaul for progression that reduced requirements for galore of the tougher challenges, arsenic good arsenic toned down colors for 1 of Battlefield’s astir arguable skins ever.

While we hold to spot however the Battlefield 6 and REDSEC assemblage volition respond to update 1.1.1.5, you tin work astir however immoderate dedicated fans measured astir 15 years of multiplayer maps and wherefore different radical of players started creating their ain Portal Conquest maps. You tin besides cheque retired our 7/10 REDSEC reappraisal and our 8/10 Battlefield 6 multiplayer review.

You tin spot the afloat spot notes below.

Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.1.5 Patch Notes:

We’re rolling retired a Quality of Life update connected 11 November astatine 09:00 UTC, bringing refinements to conveyance countermeasure reliability, limb accuracy, Battle Royale lucifer flow, and wide gameplay stability.

Major Updates for 1.1.1.5:

• Fixed an exploit allowing players to ascend and entree unintended areas erstwhile lasting connected a XFGM-6D Recon Drone by hitting it with the Sledgehammer.
• Fixed an contented wherever Lock-Guided Missiles did not get countered arsenic expected erstwhile met with force countermeasures specified arsenic flares.
• Fixed an contented wherever vehicles did not spawn correctly successful Breakthrough and Conquest.
• Fixed aggregate Battle Royale issues affecting lucifer flow, squad revives, and End of Round transitions.
• Addressed progression, audio, and UI issues, improving wide clarity, reliability, and immersion.

CHANGELOG

PLAYER:

• Fixed an contented wherever dispersion would beryllium higher than intended erstwhile going from sprint to firing successful ADS.
• Fixed an contented wherever dispersion would incorrectly standard with question velocity and ever presume the subordinate is moving astatine maximum question velocity for the stance.
• Tuned landing animation to trim excessive camera and limb question erstwhile aiming down sights, improving ocular stableness during and aft landing. This update besides resolves instances wherever the ADS purpose could beryllium displaced erstwhile sliding.

VEHICLES:

• Fixed an contented wherever Lock-Guided Missiles did not get countered arsenic expected erstwhile met with force countermeasures specified arsenic flares.

GADGETS:

• Fixed an exploit allowing players to ascend and entree unintended areas erstwhile lasting connected the XFGM-6D Recon Drone by hitting it with the Sledgehammer.

MAPS & MODES:

• Fixed an contented wherever vehicles did not spawn correctly successful Breakthrough and Conquest.
• Fixed an contented wherever matches sometimes would commencement with each sectors and objectives progressive astatine the aforesaid time.
• Fixed an contented successful Strikepoint connected Siege of Cairo wherever demolition did not reset astatine halftime.

UI & HUD:

• Fixed an contented successful Vehicle Customisation locked Anti-Air Vehicle presets did not show their unlock criteria arsenic intended.

PROGRESSION:

• Fixed an contented wherever the shotgun limb situation “Kill 5 Enemies With a Shotgun Without Reloading” did not implicit properly.
• Fixed an contented wherever advancement for the “Engineer Specialist 3” Assignment did not prevention correctly.

PORTAL:

• Fixed an contented wherever “SpawnLoot” would not spawn Ammo oregon Armor.
• Fixed an contented wherever players with assemblage creations privileges acceptable to Block could inactive entree user-generated Community Experiences erstwhile the enactment person hosted a match.

AUDIO:

• Fixed an contented wherever activating the BF PRO Radio Channel done the Commorose did not play immoderate sound.

REDSEC

PLAYER:

• Fixed an contented wherever Battle Royale (Quads) matches did not extremity aft the past squad was eliminated.
• Fixed an contented wherever being killed instantly aft a mobile respawn completed could effect successful the squad being eliminated alternatively of reviving remaining teammates.
• Fixed an contented wherever players could go stuck successful a top-down presumption of the representation aft redeploying.
• Fixed an contented wherever players retained their Second Chance aft redeploying and did not modulation to the End of Round surface aft their adjacent elimination.

UI & HUD:

• Fixed an contented wherever each squad members displayed the aforesaid highlighted stat connected the Squad Placement screen.

PROGRESSION:

• Fixed an contented wherever the “Battle Royal Master Challenge 4” did not way advancement correctly.

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