Original: As we heard about earlier today, a new update for Splatoon 2 has gone live. Nintendo is now distributing version 4.8.0.
The official patch notes are not currently available. When we have them, we’ll update this post.
Changes to Multiplayer
Specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed.
Weapon
Change
Jet Squelcher
Custom Jet Squelcher
Increased inking radius of shots when they land by roughly 10%.
Carbon Roller
Carbon Roller Deco
Decreased ink consumption of horizontal and vertical swings by roughly 12%.
Splat Roller
Krak-On Splat Roller
Kensa Splat Roller
Hero Roller Replica
Extended forward inking range of vertical swing.
Dapple Dualies
Dapple Dualies Nouveau
Clear Dapple Dualies
Decreased ink consumption when firing a shot by roughly 7%.
Splat Dualies
Enperry Splat Dualies
Kensa Splat Dualies
Hero Dualie Replicas
Decreased ink consumption when firing a shot by roughly 5%.
Mini Splatling
Zink Mini Splatling
Kensa Mini Splatling
Increased ink consumption by roughly 15%.
Heavy Splatling
Heavy Splatling Deco
Heavy Splatling Remix
Hero Splatling Replica
Decreased damage from 32.0 to 30.0.
Ballpoint Splatling
Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau
Decreased inking radius of long range shots when they land by roughly 8%.
Tenta Brella
Tenta Sorella Brella
Tenta Camo Brella
Decreased damage of a single spread shot from 17.5 to 17.0.
Specifications for the following sub weapon have changed.
Sub Weapon
Change
Splash Wall
Decreased time after placing the Splash Wall until it goes into effect by roughly 5/60 of a second.
Specifications for the following special weapons have been changed.
Special Weapon
Change
Inkjet
Increased damage dealt to the umbrella portion of the following Brellas by roughly 25%.
Splat Brella
Sorella Brella
Hero Brella Replica
Undercover Brella
Undercover Sorella Brella
Kensa Undercover Brella
Increased damage dealt to the umbrella portion of the following Brellas by roughly 75%.
Tenta Brella
Tenta Sorella Brella
Tenta Camo Brella
Booyah Bomb
Decreased durability of armor surrounding the player using the Booyah Bomb by roughly 6%.
Points required for using specials have been changed for certain main weapons.
Weapon
Before
After
Splattershot
Hero Shot Replica
190
180
Blaster
Hero Blaster Replica
190
180
Fresh Squiffer
190
180
Splat Charger
Hero Charger Replica
210
220
Splatterscope
210
220
Tenta Brella5
190
200
Tenta Camo Brella
190
200
Kensa Undercover Brella
190
200
Fixed an issue causing the aiming reticle to indicate shots fired at an opponent’s Splash Wall before it had fully deployed were being blocked, even though they actually weren’t.
Fixed an issue occurring while charging a Splatling weapon with almost no ink remaining, causing the “Low ink!” warning to not display briefly, and for the weapon to charge at normal speeds.
Fixed an issue occurring even with low amounts of network latency, where the “shot firing” animation near the muzzle of certain brellas would occur after the shot had been fired, or indicate the shot being fired in a mistaken direction.
Fixed an issue occurring when placing a Splash Wall on an uneven or pitted surface, causing the wall to additionally ink turf in a different direction than the one it had been placed.
Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode, where tossing a Sprinkler at the basket at just the right timing would cause it to stick to the barrier.
Fixed an issue occurring during Rainmaker matches in Gobi Arena, where moving the crates near the center of the stage just slightly would allow two players to collide with one another in mid air, sending one of them into the turf around the enemy Spawn Point.
Changes to Multiplayer
Fixed an issue occurring on Ruins of Ark Polaris allowing Steel Eel enemies to descend from heights they should not be able to.
Other Changes
Fixed an issue occurring when rolling into the targets on the test firing range with a Baller, where the target failed to react when hit, despite taking damage.