The Easter Update For BATTLEFIELD 1 Includes Exposure Adjustments And Stability Improvements

STABILITY AND MATCH EXPERIENCE

• Improved stability on all platforms.
• Improved matchmaking into Battlefield 1 Apocalypse maps.
• Enabled a Mid-Round Team Balancer, following the below criteria:
  • There are 10 or more players in the server.
  • There must be a mid-round change to the player count in the match.
  • If the team sizes differ by at least 3 players, an imbalance will be indicated and after 30 seconds the teams will be rebalanced.
  • Players will be evaluated by the amount of score they have contributed and duration of time they have been on the team – the higher in both criteria will lessen, or remove, your chances of moving.
  • If a player is moved by the Mid-Round Team Balancer, they will not be moved a second time.
  • Players in parties will not be moved.
  • Players in squads are less likely to be moved.
  • The Mid-Round Team Balancer will wait until a player has lost their life before switching teams; if a player is already in the deploy screen when the balancing occurs, they would need to deploy and lose their life before being moved.

WEAPONS, VEHICLES, AND GADGETS

• Fixed an issue in Caporetto where the Heavy Bomber spawned too low on the Austrian-Hungarian side and took damage from the ground immediately upon spawning in.
• Fixed an issue where players occasionally detonated Tripwires when they didn’t trip on the device.
• Fixed an issue where the Howell Automatic Sniper had different ammo count to the Factory variant.
• Fixed an issue where the Dreadnought horn occasionally would not stop blaring.

MAPS AND MODES

• Improved visibility when looking outside while standing indoors. We have addressed the following maps:
  • Amiens
  • Ballroom Blitz
  • Sinai Desert
  • Verdun Heights
  • Soissons
  • Lupkow Pass
  • Galicia
  • Tsaritsyn
  • Heligoland Bight
• Improved the balance of Volga River in the Red Tide Operation.
• Fixed an issue where players were able to reach unintended rooftops in Amiens.
• Fixed an issue where players would encounter invisible collision after destroying bridges on Amiens.
• Fixed an issue where players would encounter invisible collision when existing the fort on Monte Grappa.
• Fixed an issue where players would encounter invisible collision near the D capture flag in Fao Fortress.
• Fixed the fidelity of some trees on the River Somme map.

 UNLOCKS AND PLAYER JOURNEY

• Corrected the rarity grade of the PTFO weapon skins to Legendary.
• Corrected the rarity grade of the Incarcerator weapon skin to Distinguished.
• Fixed an issue where the Reaper Affliction would trigger a constant grunting sound effect while the player was taking damage.

UX AND UI

• Fixed an issue where long Platoon names sometimes would run out of the Best Squad list.
• Fixed an issue where the Howell Automatic Rifle Grenade HE gadget was missing an icon.
• Fixed an issue where the Doughboy M1911 occasionally would not display in the Customize screen.
• Fixed an issue where the Trench Clearer skin on the M1909 would not appear in the Customize screen.
• Fixed the thumbnail for the Battle of Festubert skin on the Automatico M1918.
• Fixed an issue where players who are using VOIP were not being indicated on the End of Round screen.
• Fixed an issue where the map voting images for London Calling: Scourge and London Calling: Raiders did not appear.
• Fixed an issue where the Operation name remained on screen when entering the Best Squad screen.
• Fixed an issue where the player would not return to the Globe after canceling the matchmaking initiated through the “Join Any Operation” button.
• Fixed an issue where the capture progress indicator would display the incorrect color when planting explosives at the telegraph in Frontlines.
• Fixed an issue where various weapons were missing components when viewing them in the Modify screen on the front-end menus.
• Fixed an issue with z-fighting (two graphical objects occupying the same coordinates, making the game engine show both in a flickering way.) This appeared on the magazine of the Autoloading 8.25 Extended when viewing it in the Modify screen with the Battle of Cote 304 skin equipped.
• Fixed an issue where the rarity indication colors were missing for Distinguished and Legendary skins when opening the Assault Edition Class Battlepack.