Battlefield 2042 update 1.63 (v8.3.0) is available to download on PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox consoles. According to the official BF2042 update 1.63 patch notes, the latest update brings vehicle refinements, weapon adjustments for Dozer’s shield, new Portal mutators, and critical bug fixes across gameplay modes and social features. Apart from this, today’s Battlefield 2042 patch 1.63 (version 1.000.066) also includes general stability and performance fixes.
BF2042 Update 1.63 Patch Notes – December 2, 2024
Vehicles
- Categorization Update: The Draugr now appears exclusively in the personal category.
- EMP Grenades: Vehicle-fired EMP grenades now behave consistently with hand-thrown EMP grenades and are no longer blocked by amps.
- Collision Fixes: Adjusted Pondhawk’s collision to reduce instances of players hovering on top.
- HUD Alert: Added a reactive HUD hint for players in air vehicles without a pilot, encouraging them to take control.
- Damage Number Fix: Resolved a bug where displayed damage did not factor in vehicle armor, previously showing inflated values.
- Deploy Screen Icon: Fixed rotation issue with the “spawn on foot” icon for the CAW Brawler.
- Object Collision: Resolved collision problems with amps and vegetation.
Weapons
- Armor Piercing Ammo Adjustments:
- Now penetrates Dozer’s Ballistic Shield with reduced damage.
- Damage Values:
- Sniper: 45% per bullet.
- Sniper Anti-Materiel Ammo: 80% per bullet.
- Railgun (Single Shot): 25% per bullet.
- Railgun (Full Auto/Burst): 10% per bullet.
- Assault Rifles: 10% per bullet.
- DMRs: 25% per bullet.
- Revolvers: 25% per bullet.
- AP grenade launchers now damage Dozer when fired at the shield.
- Dozer Shield Tweaks:
- Shield deploy time reduced by 80%.
- All primary weapon AP ammo penetrates shields with reduced damage.
- Animation Fix: Resolved a delay in the M1 Garand’s weapon-holding animation when swapping while sprinting.
Characters & Gadgets
- Fixed inconsistencies in displayed damage numbers for low-damage, rapid-hit interactions.
Portal
- New Features:
- Ammo stations added to Custom Conquest, TDM, and FFA.
- Objective airdrop XP included in custom game modes.
- Team Swap Mutator: Admins can now enable team swaps via the Escape/Pause menu.
- No restrictions on team swapping frequency or target team.
- Bug Fixes:
- Resolved cooldown issues for the deploy button.
- Fixed score calculation errors with custom score targets.
- Corrected Ascension Point values for non-2042 factions.
Progression
- Objective Airdrop XP: Pilots earn XP when passengers enter a contested objective shortly after leaving the vehicle.
- Vehicle Recovery XP: Players earn XP for taking control of enemy-owned vehicles.
Modes
- Fixed an issue preventing objective pings in the Shutdown gamemode.
Gameplay Flow & Social
- Performance Improvements: Small optimizations for Redeploy and Death flows.
- Bug Fixes:
- Corrected duplicate appearance of “Ferocity” headgear in customization.
- Updated Huron vehicle description in the deploy screen.
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 1.63 will fix a few of these issues.
Download free BF2042 update 1.63 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox One.
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