Splatoon 2 update out now (version 4.3.0)

Update: Full patch notes added below.

Original: The previously-announced 4.3.0 update for Splatoon 2 is now live. This is the final content distribution, featuring new weapons and gear abilities.

We’ll add the patch notes here as soon as they become available.

Patch notes

• Changes to Gear Abilities
  • Added the new gear abilities, Bomb Defense Up DX and Main Power Up.
    • The features of the gear abilities Bomb Defense Up and Cold-Blooded were combined to create Bomb Defense Up DX.
  • The following changes have been made to the gear abilities Bomb Defense Up and Cold-Blooded:
    • When these gear abilities occur on already existing gear, they will be replaced with Bomb Defense Up DX.
    • Gear ability chunks for either of these abilities will be replaced with Bomb Defense Up DX ability chunks.
    • Drink Tickets that would make it easier to gain the effects of these gear abilities will be replaced with tickets making it easier to gain the effects of Bomb Defense Up DX.
    • Already active drinks that make it easer to gain the effects of these abilities will become drinks that make it easier to gain the effects of Bomb Defense Up DX.
  • Gear with the Inkline brand was previously likely to be paired with the Bomb Defense Up gear ability, but will now be likely to be paired with Bomb Defense Up Dx instead.
  • Gear with the Annaki brand was previously likely to be paired with the Cold-Blooded gear ability, but will now be likely to be paired with Main Power Up instead.
• Changes to Multiplayer
  • Changes have been made to the terrain in the following stages:
    

    Stage	Change
    Blackbelly Skatepark	Changes made to terrain in all modes. Changed terrain around the spawn points. Changed the placement of existing obstacles and added new ones.

  • Specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed.
    

    Main Weapon	Change
    Mini Splatling Zink Mini Splatling	Increased the effect of the Run Speed Up gear ability.
    Heavy Splatling Heavy Splatling Deco Hero Splatling Replica	Increased the effect of the Run Speed Up gear ability
    Hydra Splatling Custom Hydra Splatling	Increased the effect of the Run Speed Up gear ability.
    Splat Charger Firefin Splat Charger Kensa Charger Hero Charger Replica	Slightly narrowed the spread of ink created by shots.
    Splatterscope Firefin Splatterscope Kensa Splatterscope	Slightly narrowed the spread of ink created by shots.
    Tenta Brella Tenta Sorella Brella	Decreased durability of the umbrella portion by roughly 13%. Increased damage dealt to the umbrella portion after launching it by roughly 20%.

  • Specifications for some of the sub weapons have been changed.
    

    Sub Weapon	Change
    Autobomb	Decreased time after use for the Autobomb to start walking in the direction of its target by roughly 20/60 of a second.
    Ink Mine	Increased the effect of the Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability.
    Sprinkler	Increased the effect of the Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability.
    Point Sensor	Decreased ink consumption from 60% to 55% of a standard ink tank. Increased the effect of the Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability.
    Squid Beakon	Increased the effect of the Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability.
    Fizzy Bomb	Increased time after use before ink recovery begins by roughly 10/60 of a second. Decreased the effect of the Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability.

  • Specifications for some of the special weapons have been changed.
    

    Special Weapon	Change
    Tenta Missiles	Greatly increased the effect of the Special Power Up gear ability that increases ink coverage of missiles when they hit.
    Splashdown	Greatly increased damage dealt to opponent Brellas. Increased damage to opponent Brellas varies from roughly 2 to 3.2 times the previous amount depending on the Brella. Increased damage dealt to an opponent Baller by roughly 2.5 times.
    Baller	Greatly increased damage dealt to opponent Brellas. Increased damage to opponent Brellas varies from roughly 3 to 4.8 times the previous amount depending on the Brella.
    Ultra Stamp	When holding ZR to attack repeatedly, number of possible attacks has been increased by shortening the amount of time the stamp is cocked back, making it easier to block shots from directly in front of you. Increased player movement and rotation speed when holding ZR to attack repeatedly.
    Sting Ray	Decreased duration by roughly 35/60 of a second. Decreased effect granted by the Special Power Up gear ability. Decreased damage dealt to opponents using Ink Armor by roughly 56%. Decreased damage dealt to opponents using a Baller by roughly 25%. Decreased ability to knock back opponents using a Baller.
    Inkjet	Decreased damage dealt to opponents using a Baller by roughly 30%.

  • Specifications for certain gear abilities have been changed.
    

    Gear Ability	Change
    Run Speed Up	Previously, Run Speed Up only gave a significant boost to speed while firing a Splatling weapon, but will now also significantly boost speed while charging a Splatling as well.
    Swim Speed Up	When using weapons that feature lower movement and swim speeds when not firing, such as the E-liter 4K or Dynamo Roller, Swim Speed Up will now grant a significant boost to swim speed, even when using fewer instances of the gear ability than in previous updates.
    Ink Resistance Up	When using this gear ability, players will avoid taking damage for a brief time after first stepping into an opponent’s ink. The length of time before taking damage in this way will be increased in proportion to the number of Ink Resistance Up abilities being used.
    Thermal Ink	Extended duration of effect by roughly four seconds.

  • Points required for using specials have been changed for certain main weapons.
    

    Weapon	Before	After
    Kensa L-3 Nozzlenose	190	180
    Kensa Octobrush	190	180
    Kensa Splattershot Jr.	190	200
    Splat Brella Hero Brella Replica	190	200

  • Fixed an issue preventing players from landing in the correct location when activating the Booyah Bomb special while super jumping to the edge of a piece of stage terrain.
  • Fixed an issue when using the Ultra Stamp special, in which pressing ZR to cock back the stamp just prior to its duration ending caused a shot to be fired with the main weapon after the stamp’s duration ended.
  • Fixed an issue causing players activating an Ultra Stamp special when trapped between stage terrain and the Tower Control tower to clip inside the stage terrain.
  • Fixed an issue when using the Drop Roller gear ability and super jumping to a location near an obstacle that shortened the length of the roll performed when landing.
  • Fixed an issue with the Bomb Defense Up gear ability causing Curling Bomb damage that didn’t exceed 100.0 to not be properly reduced. This issue will no longer occur with the new Bomb Defense Up DX gear ability.
• Changes to Salmon Run
  • Fixed an issue in Marooner’s Bay with a discrepancy between the appearance of certain walls and their actual geometry, obstructing player movement.
  • Narrowed the area on which players can stand on certain railings in Ruins of Ark Polaris, making it possible for Smallfry attacks to reach them.
  • Lowered the end point of certain ride rails in Ruins of Ark Polaris, so that attacks from Grillers will now hit players in those locations.
  • Fixed an issue causing Steelheads not to attack players aiming at them, depending on the quality of the player’s network connection.
• Other Changes
  • Fixed an issue causing Octolings not to blink while moving over the ground.
  • Fixed an issue when taking pictures with the Pearl and Marina amiibo during a Splatfest causing them not to appear in their Splatfest outfits or hair color.
  • Fixed an issue when taking pictures with the Octoling Boy amiibo, where, depending on the pose, the Octoling Boy’s eyes would appear in an unnatural state.
  • Fixed an issue allowing amiibo to be tapped and read while in the lobby during a Splatfest, though the amiibo icon was not displayed on-screen.
  • Fixed an issue when throwing sub weapons onto a Bounce Pad while in Recon mode, causing them to bounce differently than they would in an actual multiplayer battle.
  • Fixed an issue when using the Auto-Camera to follow the tower in Tower Control, causing the camera angle to differ depending on which team controlled the tower.
  • Fixed an issue in spectator mode when the Auto-Camera was set to ON and viewing the Splat Zone during a Splat Zone battle, causing it not to shift focus to other players.