Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.85 Patch Notes (Y9S3.2)

Rainbow Six Siege update 2.85 (Y9S3.2) is available to download on PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official Siege update 2.85 patch notes, the latest update addresses key gameplay bugs, UI improvements, and fixes for visual errors with specific Operators. Apart from this, Rainbow 6 Siege patch 2.85 also includes Jackal and Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells.

Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.85 Patch Notes (Y9S3.2) – October 8, 2024

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Jackal’s visibility no longer disappears when Motion Blur is turned off and Eyenox Model III is active after taking damage.
• Melee hits on Maestro’s Evil Eye no longer corrupt the texture.
• The PCX-33 assault rifle now has a rumble effect during a full reload when Controller Vibration is enabled.
• Reflex C sight reticle is now properly centered on the SPAS-15 shotgun.
• Shield Operators are now available in the Weapon Roulette arcade.
• Kapkan’s Entry Denial Device no longer shows a second deploy prompt during the animation.
• End of Round replay now shows the player who killed the last Operator rather than the one who downed them.
• Equip button now appears when viewing owned items in fullscreen from the Pack Highlights section.

Level Design

• Placeholder texture on cans atop the vending machine in 1F Service Stairs of the Consulate map has been resolved.
• Players can no longer vault onto the crate stack in EXT Generator on the Nighthaven map, preventing the defuser from being dropped in an unreachable area.

Operators

• Equipped primary weapons of some Operators no longer float behind them when previewing their default Victory Celebration in fullscreen.
• Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells no longer place its shield behind itself when switching to idle in crowded doorways.
• Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells now have a proper death animation in the Kill Cam and End of Round replay.
• Corrupted models and textures of Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells in the End of Round replay for the last-killed Attacker have been addressed.
• The arrows in the fantasy HUD for Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells now point in the correct direction during swaps.
• Swapping Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells no longer causes the shield to reattach to the opposite side of a double door.
• Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells no longer spawn without their shield in certain instances.

User Experience

• Players will no longer get stuck in a loading screen when launching the Shooting Range from the Operator section during matchmaking.

Patch Size by Platform:

• Ubisoft Connect: 943.3MB
• Steam: 556MB
• Xbox One: 2.66GB
• Xbox Series X: 2.85GB
• PlayStation 4: 3.347GB
• PlayStation 5: 985MB

Previously, a big season 7 update added a new defender Azami (Kiba barrier gadget), permanent Team Deathmatch mode, and changes for Goyo, Melusi, Thunderbird, Kali, Valkyrie, and Zero. Recently, a hotfix Y7S1.2 was also released. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing issues with the game. Today’s R6 Siege patch 2.85 will fix a few of these issues.