Battlefield 2042 Update 1.61 Patch Notes (BF2042 1.000.064)

Battlefield 2042 update 1.61 (v8.2.0) is available to download on PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox consoles. According to the official BF2042 update 1.61 patch notes, the latest update brings various changes for vehicles, UI, weapons and Hardcore mode. Apart from this, today’s Battlefield 2042 patch 1.61 (version 1.000.064) also includes general stability and performance fixes.

BF2042 Update 1.61 Patch Notes – October 28, 2024

Infantry Modifiers

Gameplay Adjustments

• Soldier Health: Max health reduced to 60%, emphasizing caution.
• Friendly Fire: Fully enabled with damage reflection after repeated offenses.
• Limited Movements: Traversal sprint and sliding are disabled for a tactical pace.
• Faster Redeployment: Reduced redeploy delay for quicker returns to combat.
• Health Regeneration: Significantly slower, promoting reliance on medics.
• Uniform Consistency: Mandatory team-specific uniforms for clarity in Hardcore servers.

Weapon Modifiers

Class-Specific Weapons and Damage Adjustments

• Magazine Discarding: Reloaded magazines discard unused bullets, increasing reliance on Support resupplies.
• Strict Weapon Assignments:
  • Assault: Access to ARs, shotguns, DMRs, Ghostmaker Crossbow.
  • Engineer: Limited to LMGs, lever-action rifles.
  • Support: Equipped with SMGs, shotguns.
  • Recon: Sniper rifles, shotguns, DMRs, Ghostmaker Crossbow, lever-action rifles.
• Damage Multipliers:
  • Assault Rifles: Default lethality.
  • SMGs: Damage reduced to 0.8.
  • Bolt Action Rifles: Reduced to 0.8 for balance at long ranges.

Interface Modifications

Streamlined HUD and Realistic Audio

• Minimal HUD: Only icons for friendlies, no name tags.
• Optional Minimap: Option to disable minimap; “Big Map” remains accessible.
• Squad Info: Relocated with a minimal version available.
• Crosshairs and Hit Markers: Disabled for infantry (audio confirmation remains).
• Audio Enhancements: “Realistic Audio” mode emphasizes combat sounds over ambiance.

Vehicle Modifiers

Enhanced Vehicle Durability and Combat Role

• Increased Health: Vehicles now at 1.4x health, enhancing combat presence.
• Disabled Health Regeneration: Engineers must repair vehicles with tools or systems.
• Weak Spot Vulnerability: Vehicle weak spots take double damage, requiring strategic positioning.
• Friendly Road-Kill Prevention: Higher velocity required to road-kill friendlies; anti-tank mines won’t trigger on allies.

Hardcore Mode Rules

Objective and Match Adjustments

• Extended Time Limits: Matches last up to 60 minutes.
• Doubled Tickets: More opportunities for strategic play.
• Objective Timers: Capture and neutralization times doubled for intensified frontline focus.

Battlefield Portal Modifiers

Additional Customization Options for Hardcore

• Ticket Rewards: Settings to award tickets for kills, revives, vehicle destruction.
• Ascension Points: Awarded for actions that benefit the team; required for vehicle deployment.
• Recharge Multiplier Settings: Adjusted for infantry and vehicle skills in custom games.

Additional Changes

Gameplay and Interface Updates

• Player Card Customization: Hints have a higher chance of appearing during loading screens.
• Loadout Notifications: Alerts when weapon customizations cannot be saved in restricted matches.
• Friendly Fire UI: Improved visual feedback with red X indicators and kill log details.

Bug Fixes and UI Improvements

• Armor Plate Fix: Prevents animation loops when using armor plates in certain seating positions.
• Score Penalties: Friendly fire incidents now result in a score deduction and notification on the XP feed.

Vehicles

• UH 60 1P Camera FOV no longer changes with Soldier FOV.
• You can no longer use zoom on 3P cam on UH-60.
• Bradley IFV now gets spotted when driver or passenger fire any of the guns.
• Adjusted vehicle radio volume depending on distance.
• Fixed an issue where players could equip armor while sitting on the back seat of CAV-Brawler and get stuck on a looping equip animation.
• RAM now uses the same repair system recharge time like the rest of tank categories, upped from 10 to 20.
• UH-60 freelock sensitivity is now consistent with the rest of All Out Warfare Helicopters.
• UH-60 repair system is now more efficient, heals 25hp in 5 seconds, from 10 hp in 8.6.
• The gravity pull when UH-60 is near the ground has been lowered to be consistent with the rest of All Out Warfare Helicopters from 5m to 0.8m.
• UH-60 miniguns have been tweaked to allow for effective burst fire, under constant fire this weapon will lose accuracy.
• UH-60 minigun damage increased from 18 to 20.
• UH-60 minigun damage drop off starts at 200 instead of 250.
  

Weapons

• Fixed issues where zoom level stats in the collection screen were not showing correctly on Vault Weapons.
• Improved reload sound effect on M1 Garand.
• Added M1 Garand from Battlefield Portal.

M1 Garand has seen various changes to fit in All Out Warfare including:

• Adjustment to recoil, you will notice a much more aggressive recoil that becomes more manageable on crouch or prone stances.
• Increase dispersion when firing while moving, jumping or sliding.
• Increase in total magazines that you’re able to carry with the M1 Garand.
• Adjusted damage model over distance to fit with rest of All Out Warfare weapons of the same category.
• The M1 Garand clip now ejects to sides and not towards player camera.
• Tightened the weapon alignment within center of screen during recoil and movement.

Previously, a major BF2042 update 5.0 added a new map: Reclaimed, new weapons, new gadgets, new battle pass and much more. Unfortunately, since the last BF2042 patch 4.1, players are facing various disconnection and login issues with the game. Today’s Battlefield 2042 version 1.58 will fix a few of these issues.

Download free BF2042 update 1.61 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox One.