Operation Twin Shells | Rainbow Six Siege | Ubisoft (AU)

Operation Twin Shells brings a technological marvel to Rainbow Six Siege. Veteran Operator Skopós returns to active duty with the brand-new V10-Pantheon Shells, two remote-controlled shells she switches between to provide offensive or defensive support. Hailing from Cyprus, Skopós brings her engineering genius, strategic mastery, and a long history with her former squadmate—Deimos—to the team. Read the Y9S3 Patch Notes below for full details.

Skopós

Defender

Primary Weapon

PCX-33

ASSAULT RIFLE

Secondary Weapon

P229

HANDGUN

Gadget

Impact Grenade

PROXIMITY ALARM

HEALTH
Speed

UNIQUE ABILITIES AND PLAYSTYLE

V10 Pantheon Shells

With a pair of V10 Pantheon Shells, Skopós enters the battlefield in control of one as an Operator and the other as an Observation Tool protected by a reinforced shield. While she can only operate one at a time and will lose connection to both shells if one is destroyed, she can switch between them at will, making Skopós an effective intel and support Operator.

PLAYER PROTECTION

ANTI-CHEAT

Binary hardening aims at disrupting cheating and making it harder to develop and maintain cheating tools by using various security techniques. We've focused our efforts over the course of the year with new security updates that hit current cheats while making it difficult to introduce new cheats. This is a long-term, ongoing investment where we will continue to push updates on a more frequent basis to ensure that the game is played fairly.

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PLAYLISTS

SIEGE CUP

Siege Cup arrives in Beta this season.

Siege Cup is our most competitive playlist where 5-player Squads are placed in a competitive ladder based on skill to compete against other squads to earn rewards in a bracket tournament. Players who sign up for the beta will receive an invitation to help its development by providing valuable feedback and reporting issues. Rewards received are based on your Squad's performance. Siege Cup will run every season for 2 weeks and will be PC only for now with plans to expand to console in the near future.

Register now at https://rainbow6.com/register/siegecupbeta for a chance to play the beta and be one of the first to experience this exciting new playlist!

COMPETITIVE PACKS

Competitive packs are exclusive to the Siege Cup and Ranked playlists, offering exclusive items for the season. Players can use Competitive coins to redeem Competitive packs.

COMPETITIVE COINS

Competitive coins are a new currency awarded in Competitive playlists, Siege Cup & Ranked, and can be used to redeem Competitive Packs or individual items from the Competitive packs.

1V1 CUSTOM GAME PRESET

This season introduces two new Custom game presets which allow players to play a 1v1 match on their favorite maps.

Short Match

  • 6 rounds, first player to win 4 rounds wins the match
  • 1 overtime round
  • Role swaps every round
  • All maps are available
  • Bomb game mode

Long Match

  • 14 rounds, first player to win 8 rounds wins the match
  • 3 overtime rounds
  • Role swaps every round
  • All maps are available
  • Bomb game mode

RANKED SKILL INITIALIZATION

Starting this season, players who unlock the Ranked playlist will have a rank assigned via a new calculation that takes their prior journey through Siege into consideration, determining a more accurate level of skill for the player. This way, players matchmake into a match that is more fair and closer to their level of skill. This season, players who reach at least Gold 1 in Ranked will receive a new exclusive Twitch headgear as a reward.

ARCADE PLAYLIST

Snipers Only game mode is being removed from the rotation, and Weapon Roulette is now a Free-for-All based game mode.

BALANCING

DOKKAEBI

Dokkaebi starts with 0 Logic Bomb charges that fill over time up to 2 charges maximum.

NØKK

Nøkk's Hel Presence Reduction only depletes when the ability protects them from being viewed by observation tools. The time to refill has been increased.

SOLIS

SPEC-IO Electro-Sensor only detects electronic devices in the central view, and a function called Overclock replaces the scan to reveal the identity of detected devices.

Overclock has limited uses, can't be turned off, and alerts nearby enemy Observation Tools of Solis' presence.

PROXIMITY ALARM

Proximity Alarm no longer grants score points after being triggered.

CLAYMORE

Claymores now instantly explode instead of after a short delay.

PLAYER COMFORT

AFTER ACTION REPORT 2.0

The Post-Action Report has been overhauled to provide a clearer picture of relevant details in a way that is more valuable, motivating, and efficient.

  • The Team Lineup tab celebrates your team in a more dynamic display that also facilitates commendations.
  • Voting "yes" to commend the enemy team is now done with the press of a single hotkey. Not pressing the hotkey counts as a "no" vote.
  • The Player Recap tab highlights your most meaningful accomplishments and challenge progression.
  • The Scoreboard can be accessed using the same hotkey as in-game.

DRONE SPEED BOOST

Standard Drones, Brava's Kludge Drone, Twitch's Shock Drone, and Echo's Yokai Drone now have a speed boost resource that players can use to increase drone speed for a short time. Settings for the drone speed boost can be found in the Controls section of the Options menu.

SPECTATING UPDATE

CASTER CARDS

Caster Cards have been updated in Match Replay and spectator mode to reduce clutter and simplify the information shown about an Operator during the match.

Changes include:

  • Horizontal card alignment at the bottom.
  • Streamlined design with better information prioritization.
  • Removal of redundant information.
  • Modernized UI.
  • New additions show the Operator's live location, currently used device, and Health.

MATCH REPLAY FOR TEAM DEATHMATCH

Players can now review their Team Deathmatch games in the Match Replay tab. Match Replay will be rolled out to other game modes in Arcade Mode in the future.

TRAINING AND ONBOARDING

VERSUS AI 2.0

Versus AI has been updated to allow players to defend bomb sites against Attacker AIs, meaning Versus AI now offers the full match experience in both Beginner and Advanced modes. Attacker AIs will be able to use drones, rappel, use gadgets, breach walls, and plant defusers. Similar to a Casual game, players will enter the game as either Attackers or Defenders and will play against a full team of AI Bots on one of the 8 supported maps. Players will switch sides after 2 rounds.

The Attack team will feature 5 Operators: Ash, Thatcher, Thermite, Nomad, and Sledge. As a Defender, players can choose between 16 Operators, including Skopós.

When navigating to site, AI will take aim at strategic positions using Machine Learning based on player behaviors. Similar to defenders, Advanced Attacking AI have improved accuracy for a more challenging experience.

MAP TRAINING PLAYLIST

  • The map selection page has been updated for a smoother experience.
  • Tower and Emerald Plain maps have been added.

SHOOTING RANGE

  • Players can now practice in the Shooting Range while in queue for matchmaking.
  • Tutorials have been added for each lane.
  • Players can now train against dummies using cover with the new cover option in the Aiming Lane.

SEASONAL WEAPON SKINS

There is more than one path to a great triumph. The Ancient Diplomacy Bundle is a reminder to bring every tool to the battlefield. Acquire the Olive Branch Charm, the Olea Europaea weapon and attachment skin, as well as the Peace and Resilience operator card background. The seasonal weapon skin will be released at season launch and is available for purchase throughout the season. Once unlocked it remains in your inventory indefinitely and can be applied to all available weapons.

OPERATOR PRICE DECREASE

Versatility is at the forefront of Operation Twin Shells, and Skopós isn’t the only one prepared to adapt! This season, select Operators are seeing a price decrease. Decreasing to 20,000 Renown or 480 R6 Credits, is Operator Ram. Grim sees a reduction in cost to 15,000 Renown, or 360 R6 Credits. Lastly, Osa moves to 10,000 Renown or 240 R6 Credits. This is the perfect time to add these Operators to your arsenal.

TWEAKS & IMPROVEMENTS

PLAYER PROTECTION

  • Reverse Friendly Fire won't automatically deactivate if you revive a teammate you downed. Affected Teammates will have a vote box to forgive the offending Teammate.

PLAYER COMFORT

OPERATOR GUIDES

  • New Operator Guide for Skopos is available in-game under the Operator section.
  • New Balancing Changes for Solis, Dokkaebi and Nøkk.
  • Locker now shows which owned items are currently equipped.
  • Players can now mark all their unseen items as seen, removing the yellow indicator dot.

MOTION BLUR

  • Players can now deactivate motion blur through the Options menu.

GAME HEALTH

NEW GRAPHICS API

  • Rainbow Six now uses the DX12 graphics API. Review the minimum requirements to ensure your system can run DX12.
  • DX11 API can be run optionally via Ubisoft Connect.
  • Vulkan API is no longer available.

MAIN BUG FIXES

To learn more about the mischievous bugs we've fixed for this season, follow the link below.

BUG FIXES LIST

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