Apex Legends Update 1.000.085 Patch Notes for PS5 & XSX

Apex Legends update 1.000.085 is available to download on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official Apex 1.000.085 patch notes, the latest update introduces the nostalgic Launch Royale, Lifeline’s revived kit, cosmic Rift Relics, enhanced Support Class Perks, and the deadly Raptor’s Claw melee. Apart from this, today’s Apex version 1.000.085 also brings balance improvements across weapons, care packages, and Legends, with significant focus on health and ammo awareness.

Previously, Apex Legends update 2.17 added new features and changes to the game. Recently, Apex version 1.000.081and Apex version 1.000.082 was also released with minor tweaks. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing a number of issues with the game. Today’s Apex patch 1.000.085 will fix a few of these issues.

Apex Legends Version 1.000.085 Patch Notes – November 5, 2024

Apex Legends™: From The Rift – Patch Notes

Summary of Key Changes:

• New Limited-Time Mode (LTM): Launch Royalereturns to the classic Apex Legends experience with original weapons, Legends, and maps.
• Lifeline Revived:Lifeline receives an aggressive new kit with enhanced mobility and healing abilities.
• Rift Relics:Tear through the Outlands with powerful cosmic weapons and new Survival Slot items.
• Support Class Perks:New class perks for Support Legends to improve healing and revive capabilities.
• New Universal Melee:Raptor’s Claw cosmetic added for all Legends.

New Mode: Launch Royale

• Classic Apex Experience:Play in the 2019 version of Apex Legends with original weapons, abilities, and no EVO Armor or Ability Upgrades.
• Challenges & Rewards:Complete Launch Royale challenges to unlock Legends, Apex Packs, and more.

Lifeline Revived

• New Abilities:
  • Combat Glide (Passive):Hold jump mid-air to glide using D.O.C.
  • D.O.C. Heal Drone (Tactical):Assign D.O.C. to follow and heal nearby allies.
  • D.O.C. Halo (Ultimate):Activate a shield system to boost healing speed for all players within the Halo.
• Upgrades:Improve Lifeline’s tactical abilities and D.O.C.’s fuel, assignment range, and cooldown.

Rift Relics

• Cosmic Weapons:Unstable Rift Relics drop powerful weapons like theEPG-1 Launcherwith rocket jumping and splash damage.
• New Hop-Ups:Gain health with every hit and instantly refill health and armor on headshots.
• Survival Items:Boost Kits in the Survival Slot provide additional advantages throughout the match.

Support Class Perks

• Heal Expert:Support Legends move at full speed while healing, and small meds heal double the amount.
• Revive Expert:Support Legends revive 25% faster and grant health regeneration to revived allies.
• Additional Perk:Banners now spawn Mobile Respawn Beacons in ally Death Boxes, visible only to Support Legends.

New Universal Melee: Raptor’s Claw

• Unlock Window:Available in the Void Mercenary Store from Nov 5, 2024, to Jan 7, 2025, with additional variants and matching Death Boxes.

Skill Display Improvements

• Live Match Balancing:A new system shows player rank distribution before matches, providing insight into matchmaking balance.

Battle Sense

• Health State Awareness:
  • Added voice lines for low health and shields.
  • Healing HUD icon flashes when low on health.
  • Heal prompt added for low health.
• Ammo State Awareness:
  • Added voice lines for low ammo.
  • Ammo counter pulses red at critical levels.
  • Low Ammo prompt lowered on HUD.
  • Settings option added to toggle or limit frequency of voice lines and prompts.

Care Package

• Devotion:
  • Returned to floor loot.
  • Spin-up time decreased.
  • Hipfire accuracy reduced; turbocharger removed.
• Havoc:
  • Moved to Care Package.
  • Improved hipfire, magazine size increased to 36.
  • Damage increased to 19 (from 18).
  • Added Select Fire: Beam Shot (high accuracy, high ammo consumption).
• Gold Weapon Rotation:C.A.R., Hemlock, L-STAR, Longbow, Mastiff.

Gameplay Updates

• Crafting Stations:All Legends can craft Banner Cards.
• Loot Bin Reset:
  • Proximity check added to ensure nearby players can retrieve loot during reset.
  • Gold Bins spawn fewer gold loot pieces.
• Mythic Bin Updates:
  • Can now be tracked and pinged through walls.
  • Grants upgrades based on weapon tier.
  • Spawn locations marked on maps, announced in-game.
  • Open time reduced to 10s (from 11s).

Ammo & Attachments

• Boosted Loader:Activates at 0 ammo, now available on Sentinel.
• Gunshield Generator:Recharge cooldown decreased to 10s (was 12s); spawn rate reduced.
• Hammerpoint Rounds:Reduced spawn rate.

Weapons

• L-STAR EMG:
  • Damage increased to 18 (was 17).
  • Gold magazines reduce cooldown more than purple.
  • Cool-off animations smoothed.
• Longbow:Damage increased to 60 (was 55).
• P2020 Akimbo:Improved base hipfire accuracy.
• Rampage LMG:
  • Increased revved decay rate and energized capacity.
  • Thermite charge now triggers a reload.
• Sentinel:Boosted Loader improves magazine size; energized capacity and total time increased.
• Spitfire LMG:Damage increased to 19 (was 18).
• Peacekeeper & Triple Take:Increased choke speed; Triple Take fire rate slightly increased.

Legends

Support Legends:

• New Class Perks:
  • Heal Expert:Full speed while healing, small med heals doubled.
  • Revive Expert:Faster revives with health regeneration; Mobile Respawn Beacons spawn with crafted banners or inside ally Death Boxes.

Conduit:

• Savior’s Speed:Works on Death Boxes, Respawn Beacons, and has no range limit for downed allies.
• Battpack:Now shows battery counts in Death Boxes.

Crypto:

• Surveillance Drone:Takes 10% ring damage per tick.
• Off the Grid Upgrade:Players can spot faint flicker effects on cloaked Cryptos; increased cloaked audio range.

Gibraltar:

• Dome of Protection:Cooldown reduced to 17s (was 30s), immune to Crypto’s EMP and Maggie’s Wrecking Ball.
• Upgrades:New offensive options like “Fast Shotties” (increased movement speed and auto-reload with shotguns).

Newcastle:

• Mobile Shield:Now invulnerable; can be repositioned even when downed.
• Retrieve the Wounded:Revive Shield HP increased by 50%.
• Castle Wall:HP increased to 500, grants shield regen to allies within range.

Revenant:

• Forged Shadows:Now regenerates up to 50 HP with a 3s delay.

Wattson:

• Gains access to newRevive Expertperk.

Modes

Launch Royale

• Return to Season 1 Apex Legends with original Kings Canyon map and loot distribution.
• Gameplay Changes:
  • No Evo Shields; armor pieces are static and must be picked up.
  • Reintroduced mechanics: “bunny hop” healing, “punch boosting,” infinite zipline jumps (max 3 before cooldown).
  • No class perks or fortified perks, and no auto shield regen on finishers (except for Gold Armor).

Legend Changes

• Stats and abilities reverted to Season 1 balancing.
• Notable Reintroduction: bunny hopping, punch boosting, and infinite zipline interactions.

Equipment Changes

• Season 1 tuning for attachments and equipment.
• Gold Item Passives Restored:
  • Gold Knockdown: Self-revive.
  • Gold Backpack: Fast heal.
  • Gold Armor: Shield regeneration on finisher.

Weapon Changes

• All weapons and attachments reverted to Season 1 tunings.
• Global headshot multiplier set to 2.0x.
• Original crate weapons like Mastiff and Kraber return in care packages.

Rift Relics

• New abilities and weapon mods added to gameplay throughBoost KitsandRelic Weapons.

Boost Kits:

• Hover: ADS in air for stable aim.
• Void Reflex: Sends player into Void when knocked, returning with critical health.
• Reactive Regen: Slow regen for health and shields.
• Squad Heal: Nearby teammates also heal when player uses consumables.
• Nessies: Summon Nessie companions to fight enemies.

Relic Weapons:

• Relic Alternator: Disruptor rounds.
• Relic Wingman: Skullpiercer attachment.
• Relic 30-30 Repeater: Healing from damage, headshots restore health and armor instantly.

Map Rotations

• Pubs & Ranked: Broken Moon, Storm Point, and World’s Edge.
• Mixtape Modes (Nov 12 – Dec 16):
  • TDM: Habitat, Zeus Station, Skull Town.
  • Control: Lava Siphon, Thunderdome, Barometer.
  • Gun Run: Skull Town, Fragment, Wattson.

Ranked Mode Changes

• Entry Cost Reduced:
  • Platinum: 45 RP (down from 55).
  • Diamond: 65 RP (down from 70).
  • Master+: 90 RP (down from 100).
• Ranked Display: Shows live rank distribution of all players in a match for better transparency.

Graphics & Performance

• DirectX 12 Finalized: Significant improvements in stability and performance, especially in CPU-bottlenecked scenarios.
• Fixed stuttering and low FPS issues, especially in the lobby.

Bug Fixes

• All Legends unlocked inBot Royale.
• FixedBallistic’s Ultaffecting the L-Star’s overheat animation.
• Addressed issues withGunshield Generatorand projectile damage carryover.

Quality of Life Updates

• Mobile Respawn Beaconsnow deploy faster.
• Newcastle’s Castle Wallimproved for better curve placement.
• Health bar visibility improved through smoke effects.

Apex Packs:

• NewRetro Packs: Reintroduces content from past events and Battle Passes.
• Loot Pool Browser: Preview loot probabilities and owned items.
• Mass Pack Opening: Open multiple Apex packs simultaneously with clear inventory display.

Firing Range:

• Death Boxesnow spawn for each player, dissolving after 90 seconds.
• Hard Combat Dummiesintroduced: aggressive AI, better aim, uses various weapons and throws Thermites.

Techno Terror Collection Event Patch Notes

Trick N’ Treat Trios Returns

• Classic mode with a twist:
  • Candy Loot: Collect from Loot Bins to gain EVO points, Ultimate charge, and shield healing.
  • Copycat Kits: Gain access to a random Legend ability for the rest of the match.
  • Rev Shell Grenades: Updated and deadlier grenades for precision attacks.
  • Revival mechanic: Keep fighting even after being knocked out.

E-District at Night Map Update

• Cybernetic Infestation: E-District is transformed into a dark, twisted version of its former self.
  • Energy Bank: A decaying high-rise filled with abominations.
  • Stadium: A once-vibrant arena turned into a combat zone overrun with digital horrors.

Collection Event Items

• Unlock 24 limited-time cosmetics:
  • Legendary skins for Alter, Wattson, and more.
  • Complete the collection to receive Pathfinder’s Prestige Skin: “Apex Mecha”, including:
    • “A Blast from the Path” Finisher.
    • “Block Party” Skydive Trail.

Reward Tracker

• Earn up to 1,400 points per day through daily challenges.
• Unlock skins for Mirage and Devotion along the new reward track.

Store Tab Updates

• Limited-Time Offers:
  • Weekend Killer Bundle.
  • Cyborg Warlord Bundle available from October 15th.
  • Malware Maelstrom and Firewalter Fitzroy bundles available June 25 – July 9, 2024.

Fight or Fright Sale

• Runs from October 1st – November 5th.
• Discounts on returning eerie skins.
• Two new Legendary skins:
  • “Reaper’s Path” for Pathfinder.
  • “Lionhearted” for Conduit.

MODES

Tricks N’ Treats Trios

• October 15 to November 4, 2024
• Exclusively on E-District at Night
• Cyber Rev shell grenades
• Copycat Kits
• Consumable Candy: gives EVO points, Ult charge, and 25 points of shield healing over time
• Loot bin jump scares
• Revival respawn mechanic

MIXTAPE

• Halloween Gameplay
  • Cyber Rev Shell Grenades added to all Loadouts
  • Players automatically pick up candy that enemies drop when killed, rewarding them with Ult charge and 25 points of shield healing over time

Download free Apex update 1.000.084 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.