Splatoon 2 Version 2.2.0 Patch Notes Released, Fixes and Adjustments Inbound

The latest update for Nintendo’s multiplayer shooter Splatoon 2 will be heading to the U.S. on Jan 16. and Europe on Jan 17. In advance of this, Nintendo has released the full patch notes detailing exactly what changes we can expect in the latest update.

There are no significant additions in version 2.2.0; the update fixes several bugs to make for a smoother multiplayer experience. Furthermore, lots of minor adjustments have been made to specific weapons to improve the overall balance of the game.

Check out the full list of changes below:

Changes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in which the bubble effect displayed when taking damage while submerged would not be displayed if you even momentarily went outside of the ink or treaded on opponent’s ink.
• Fixed an issue in which, if the player activated the Splashdown while swinging a Roller- or Slosher-type weapon, other players would see them as floating up while holding their weapon aloft.
• Fixed an issue in which, if the player rolled and inked immediately after doing a vertical swing with a Roller-type weapon, other players would see them as having put away the Roller.
• Fixed an issue in which, if the player activated the Splashdown towards certain water surfaces, it would display as exploding on other players’ screens, despite it showing the player dying in the water before the explosion on the screen of the one who activated the Splashdown.
• Fixed an issue in which, if multiple players were overlapping as they move along an Ink Rail, they would move slightly away from the center of the screen.
• Fixed an issue in which bubbles from a Bubble Blower could take damage from attacks on the other side of terrain when they were close to the surface of said terrain.
• Fixed a rare issue in Clam Blitz in which players could obtain a clam or power clam that just spawned without having actually touched it.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz in which, when the goal is located in an upper area, clams or power claims would occasionally be placed somewhere making them unable to be gathered
• Fixed an issue on The Reef in Rainmaker and Clam Blitz in which players could enter the opponents’ base without using the main route.
• Fixed an issue on Starfish Mainstage in which, when certain walls are hit by ink, the ink would not show up correctly.
• Fixed an issue on Starfish Mainstage in Turf War in which players could get points for inking a portion of un-inkable floor.
• Fixed an issue where the game would forcibly close when a player did a Splashdown in a certain spot under the drawbridge as it was coming down on them in Sturgeon Shipyard.
• Fixed an issue on Moray Towers in which players could stay in squid form on certain narrow steel girders.
• Fixed an issue on Snapper Canal in Turf War in which players could ink beneath certain obstacles and get points for it.
• Adjusted the placement of terrain outside of the stage in Walleye Warehouse, and removed a space from which players could attack only from one team’s base.
• Fixed an issue on Walleye Warehouse in which a player using an Inkjet could climb above the terrain using a light placed only in one team’s base.
• Adjusted the lighting in Shellendorf Institute so the brightness doesn’t blow out depending on how light is reflected into the camera.
• Fixed an issue on Shellendorf Institute in which, when certain unsinkable walls are hit with ink, the game would show the same animation as inking an inkable wall.
• Fixed an issue on Shellendorf Institute in which bombs thrown at certain walls would disappear without exploding.
• Fixed an issue on Shellendorf Institute in Splat Zones and Tower Control in which players could briefly through the surface of certain areas of terrain.
• Fixed an issue on Shellendorf Institute in Turf War, Splat Zones, and Clam Blitz in which the box in the center would not be displayed on the Turf Map.
• Fixed an issue on terrain that moves in Shifty Station which would occasionally move in a halting fashion.
• Specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed. Click here for details.

Changes to Salmon Run

• Fixed a rare issue in which a player would clip into the terrain if they touched a Scrapper stopped on a slope.
• Fixed a rare issue in which the hit animation would displayed in an incorrect place when a player get a direct hit on a Scrapper with the Sloshing Machine.
• Fixed a rare issue in which throwing a bomb into a Flyfish right before its hatch closed would cause the next bomb passing through that location to detonate instantly.
• Fixed an issue in which, if any player disconnected in the interval between waves, and all remaining players died in the next wave, the job would not end until time ran out.
• Fixed an issue in which it was possible to cause damage to a Gusher in background terrain.

Other Changes

• Fixed an issue in which a piece of terrain seemed to be floating in air when viewing a match in Walleye Warehouse using the overhead camera in Spectator Mode.
• Fixed an issue in which certain gear was displayed brightly even when in shadow.
• Fixed an issue in which, when taking a picture with an amiibo in certain stages, a character’s hands and feet would clip into terrain or another character.
• Fixed an issue where the equipped gear of a player with a star on their rank would change to Splattershot Jr. when they appear in the plaza.

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