Updates and fixes made over the course of the Y6S3 Test Server. For the full Crystal Guard Patch Notes, follow the link below.

Crystal Guard Season Patch Notes: https://rainbow6.com/crystalguard

Y6S3 PATCH SIZE

Below you will find the download sizes for each platform.

• Ubisoft Connect: 24 GB
• Steam: 12 GB
• Xbox One: 20 GB
• Xbox Series X: 20 GB
• PS4: 20 GB
• PS5: 16 GB

TWEAKS AND IMPROVEMENTS

GAME BALANCING

Ranked and Unranked Earning Increased

• Increased XP and Renown gain in Ranked and Unranked by 15% to match other PVP playlists.

ZOFIA

Modified M762 recoil so it's slightly easier to control.

• Horizontal spread to the left has been reduced.

ACE & FUZE

Modified AK-12 recoil so it's slightly easier to control.

• Horizontal spread to the right has been reduced.

FLASH EFFECT UPDATE

• Decreased the duration of the flash effect based on player's orientation.

• Affects Stun grenades, Ying's Candela and Blitz's G52-Tactical Shield.

BUG FIXES

GAMEPLAY

• FIXED – Windows cursor remains stuck on screen, blocking camera movement.
• FIXED – Reinforcing a partially damaged hatch does not destroy the original wooden surface.
• FIXED – Battle Pass reward system is not functional for all game modes and completing a match results in an infinite error message.
• FIXED – Revive animation isn't canceled when players fall through a hatch while reviving a teammate.
• FIXED – Operator first-person view shifts downwards when players lean right while rappelling.
• FIXED – Defenders can exit onto Skyscraper scaffolding without being detected.
• FIXED – Players don't receive Kill score if they are eliminated after they DBNO an opponent and a teammate finishes the opponent.
• FIXED – Death Replay camera is offset if player is eliminated by an electrified wall.
• FIXED – Health bars of spotted opponents are visible in HUD.

LEVEL DESIGN

• FIXED – Multiple LOD and LOS issues on various maps.
• FIXED – Various defuser planting and retrieval issues in specific areas on maps.
• FIXED - Exploitable gaps on various maps.
• FIXED – Multiple clipping, collision, destruction, and asset issues on various maps.
• FIXED – Multiple lighting issues on various maps.
• FIXED – Environmental destruction does not occur around indestructible assets.

BANK

• FIXED – EXT location on Bank map that's normally inaccessible can be accessed by players.
• FIXED – Deployment animation is no longer available if the barricade animation is canceled on the door that is west of 1F Teller's Office on Bank map.
• FIXED – Operator floats and shakes when positioned between the trash bags and concrete ramp on Bank map.
• FIXED – Aruni's Surya Gate does not deploy on the door that leads to 1F Tellers' Office on Bank map.
• FIXED – Players can navigate onto the top of the fridge on Bank map.

BORDER

• FIXED – Hostage is located in 1F Workshop not 1F Server Room as specified by the objective location on Border map.

CLUBHOUSE

• FIXED – Multiple navigation issues where the operator is floating and shaking in specific locations on Clubhouse map.
• FIXED – Drone can navigate under floors on Clubhouse map.

COASTLINE

• FIXED – Echo's Yokai loses signal near 1F North Stairs and 1F Hallway on Coastline map.
• FIXED – During Preparation Phase, a red wall can be seen on one side of the window located at 2F Hallway on Coastline map.
• FIXED – Echo's Yokai loses signal if it's navigated near the wall at 1F North Stairs on Coastline map.
• FIXED – A gap is visible when Osa's Talon-8 Shield is attached to the door between 1F Service Entrance and 1F Kitchen on Coastline map.

OPERATORS

• FIXED – Lion, Finka and Iana's first-person device animations are not interrupted by Oryx's Remah Dash or Nomad's Airjabs.
• FIXED – Operators with wearable electronic devices are not revealed after being pinged by IQ's Electronics Detector.

ACE

• FIXED – Ace's S.E.L.M.A. Aqua Breacher destroys Osa's Talon-8 Shield when thrown.

CLASH

• FIXED – Energy bar for Clash's CCE Shield is missing.

DOKKAEBI

• FIXED – Dokkaebi's 3.0x scope reticle appears in EOR replay.

ECHO

• FIXED – Collisions involving Echo's Yokai interfere with navigation.
• FIXED – Echo's Yokai can be attached to any exterior doorframe.

FLORES

• FIXED – Flores' RCE-Ratero Charge gets destroyed near fences on various maps.

FUZE

• FIXED – Drill SFX for Fuze's Cluster Charge continues playing when device is destroyed.
• FIXED – A reinforced wall is treated as a soft wall if Fuze deploys the Cluster Charge exactly where another device is deployed on the other side.

GRIDLOCK

• FIXED – Gridlock's M249 SAW has only 60 bullets when reloading with 1 bullet in the chamber.

HIBANA

• FIXED – Occasionally, some of Hibana's X-Kairos pellets don't deploy when shot in succession.
• FIXED – Reload animation for Hibana's X-Kairos experiences glitches.

IQ

• FIXED – Multiple detection and ping issues with IQ's Electronics Detector.
• FIXED – Camera pulses remain stuck on screen of IQ's Electronics Detector after cameras are destroyed.
• FIXED – Captured Mozzie drones don't appear as captured in IQ's Electronics Detector.
• FIXED – Regular ping appears instead of smart ping when IQ uses the Electronics Detector to ping the counter defuser in PVE.
• FIXED – IQ's Electronics Detector detects friendly drones that have recovered from disabled state.

KAID

• FIXED – Area of effect feedback for Kaid's Proximity Alarm remains stuck on screen in Support Mode.
• FIXED – Kaid's Rtila Electroclaw activates without delay when it drops from one surface to another.

LION

• FIXED – Lion doesn't get +5 pts when the EE-One-D detects an opponent.

MAESTRO

• FIXED – Maestro's Evil Eye can't destroy Gridlock's Trax Stingers when they're deployed on uneven surfaces.
• FIXED – Shooting the back of Maestro's Evil Eye while his shield is open, destroys the device.

MIRA

• FIXED – Mira loses points when another player breaks a Black Mirror that has a friendly gadget deployed on it.
• FIXED – Crash occurs if player ejects Mira's Black Mirror while a device is deployed on it.

MUTE

• FIXED – Mute's Signal Disruptor doesn't get destroyed when an opponent shoots the antennas.

NØKK

• FIXED – HEL Presence Reduction grants Nøkk immunity to slow effect produced by Melusi's Banshee Sonic Defense.

OSA

• FIXED – Osa's weapon collides with Talon-8 Shield if she picks it up while rappelling.
• FIXED – Handles on Osa's Talon-8 Shield are incorrectly positioned when she equips/unequips the device while rappelling.
• FIXED – Osa's hitbox is too small when she rappels and picks up the Talon-8 Shield.
• FIXED – Various Osa animation issues.
• FIXED – Osa does not have a Nighthaven model phone.
• FIXED – Player can cancel the equip animation for Osa's Talon-8 Shield.
• FIXED – SFX is missing when Osa picks up the Talon-8 Shield.

ROOK

• FIXED – Health bar flashes when players equip one of Rook's armor plates after being revived.

TWITCH

• FIXED – Twitch's Shock Drone lights appear detached.
• FIXED – Twitch's Shock Drone clips through any asset.
• FIXED – Twitch's Shock Drone gets destroyed near fences on various maps.
• FIXED – Landing SFX plays twice after player jumps Twitch's Shock Drone.
• FIXED – Twitch's Shock Drone does not appear during EOR replay.

ZERO

• FIXED – Total loss of functionality is encountered when swapping between Zero's Argus Camera and other Observation Tools.

USER EXPERIENCE

• FIXED – Multiple UI and graphics issues.
• FIXED – Various Match Replay issues.
• FIXED – Various localization issues.
• FIXED – Various voice chat and VFX issues.
• FIXED – Various customization and Shop issues.
• FIXED – Surrender vote remains active when round ends before the vote expires.
• FIXED – Player usernames are sometimes replaced with random numbers and letters representing the profile ID of a linked account.
• FIXED – Operator icons and player usernames shake when players move around.
• FIXED – Tactical map was not updated after release of reworked Bank map.
• FIXED – UI elements present during EOR replay do not respond correctly after player modifies the HUD Display Area.
• FIXED – MMR Rollback popups appear after players complete a match, not when they log into the game.
• FIXED – Online ID on PS5 is split in Simplified Chinese.
• FIXED – A PC player has the communication disabled for all Stadia users if the PC user activates the Crossplay Communication option only after entering the session.