VALORANT Patch 906

Overview

Hi, everyone. Jo-Ellen here. We’ve got a bunch of updates in Patch 9.06.

In particular, you’ll now be able to see if you’re picking up a Reaver vandal or Forsaken vandal, new VALORANT PC players will now get tips on how to play, and the voting system will now no longer count AFK players in the draw vote.

• Agent abilities involving walls have had their interaction with the glass window on Ascent changed.
• Harbor’s High Tide will no longer break the glass window since it does not hit walls.
• Chamber’s Trademark, Cypher’s Trapwire, and Killjoy’s Lockdown will no longer break windows when placed too close.
• Brimstone’s Orbital Strike AOE windup/activation and Vyse’s Steel Garden AOE windup audio integration have been updated from being positioned directly on the Agent when in the AOE to being slightly directional toward the origin of the AOE to allow you to know which direction to travel in, in order to escape.
• Updated voting systems so that draw votes no longer take into account AFK players.
• Haven
• We have adjusted our comms abuse penalties to create a better comms experience in VALORANT. People who engage in repeat comms abuse behavior will receive increased penalties.
• In order to create a healthier comms experience in VALORANT, we will be issuing comms abuse penalties to people who have received a manual behavioral evaluation due to their repeated pattern of comms abuse.
• We made an update to our voice chat system. You should now more reliably reconnect to voice chat after unexpected disconnects.
• We are adding Weapon Skin names to the in-game Weapon Switcher. We hope this will make it easier to determine what skin you are using when you pick up or switch to a weapon. You can see this change on your in-game HUD.
• Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Sonic Sensors could stay active if placed as Deadlock was killed.
• Fixed an issue where Cypher’s Trapwire did not take damage from certain abilities.
• Fixed an issue where Gekko’s Wingman could get stuck in a loop while attempting to chase an unreachable target.
• Fixed an issue where Yoru’s Fakeout did not trigger Vyse’s Shear .
• Fixed an issue where Breach was unable to cast abilities through Vyse’s Shear.
• Fixed an issue where Sova’s Recon Bolt was destroyed by Vyse’s Shear .
• Fixed an issue where Gekko’s Thrash and Raze’s Showstopper could hit people on the other side of Vyse’s Shear .
• Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Arc Rose could be placed on invalid objects.
• Fixed various collision issues with Vyse’s Shear , that blocked bullets and people while despawning.
• Fixed rare instances of people’s bodies being clipped inside Vyse’s Shear .
• Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Razorvine and Shear had lingering VFX when canceling early.
• Fixed the third person animation for the Nocturnum Scythe so it will no longer appear higher than the Agent model when you equip your melee. Thanks to Kanga for this report!
• Fixed an issue where the Combat Report did not display “killed” text when you kill an ally.
• Fixed an issue where the Combat Report “killed by” text would have incorrect text alignment in Arabic.
• Breeze
• New Player Tips (defaulted on for new accounts only)
• NOTE: If you’re an existing player, New Player Tips won't show up unless turned on in Settings.
• Our New Player Tips have been built from the ground up to give you more opportunities to skill-up and learn VALORANT faster via:
• Tips that level up with you as you learn the fundamentals of VALORANT gameplay, from beginner to advanced strategies.
• Tips can be switched On or Off in your Settings.
• You can now block communications with other players. When you block someone, you will no longer see or hear any direct communications from them, including:
• Voice comms
• Party invites and requests
• Friend requests
• Updates to megamap cursor sensitivity settings:
• Added Agent-specific cursor curve settings for abilities that utilize the megamap:
• Clove’s Ruse
• Omen’s From the Shadows map ability controls
• Removed aim assist from some abilities that aren’t intended to target opposing players.
• Fracture enters Unrated & Swift Play queues. This is the final legacy map being added to console mode queues. Console players now have the entire catalog of current VALORANT maps.