Patch Notes 4.05: Brimstone Nerfs and Game Updates

The 4.05 patch for VALORANT will include Brimstone nerfs as well as minor fixes regarding gameplay.

AGENT UPDATES

There is only one agent update and that is on Brimstone.

Brimstone

• Stim Beacon: Stim Beacon is an important utility for Brimstone’s teammates and the ability’s charges have been reduced to 1 from 2. Lastly, its cost has been increased to 200 from 100.

GAME SYSTEM UPDATES

• Players will have the ability to import and export different crosshair settings via auto-generated codes.
• In order to share your personal crosshair, go to Settings >> Crosshair tab >> click on the icon that looks like an arrow pointing up, found next to Crosshair Profile and the auto-generated code will be copied to the clipboard.
• Players will be able to import their crosshair settings by going to Settings >> Crosshair tab and click on the arrow next to Crosshair Profile.
• “Prioritize Strongest Weapon” setting has been updated. The setting has been renamed to “Auto-Equip Prioritizes: Most Recent | Strongest”.
• The priority system has been updated from Primary > Secondary > Melee to (Ultimate & Primary) > (Secondary & Chamber Pistol) > Melee
• “Don't Auto-Equip Melee” setting has been added to the “Prioritize Option”. This option will let you skip the melee when finding the most recent weapon to auto-equip.

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

• The “Deterministic Map System” has been enabled for all regions. It was announced in the previous patch note as covered.

BUGS

Competitive

• Fixed a bug that was causing the Leave Match button to function incorrectly for PBE players

Agents

• Fixed issue where Sova’s Recon Bolt was destroyed by Brimstone’s Orbital Strike even if the Recon Bolt was well out of the area

Social

• Fixed a bug where the mic icon on the scoreboard could not be interacted with after hovering over it with the mouse

KNOWN ISSUES

Icebox

• A handful of bugs fixes prepped for the map but because of some problems, these fixes will be out before the next patch.