Ubisoft’s failed Call of Duty rival XDefiant has obtained a hefty remaining replace immediately, December 18, forward of its shutdown in 2025.
The XDefiant X/Twitter account shared the patch notes, under, whereas government producer Mark Rubin thanked followers and the event staff in his personal post for his or her dedication to the sport since earlier than and after its May 2024 launch.
“I want everybody who labored on this sport instantly or not directly the perfect for his or her future endeavors,” Rubin stated. “And the identical goes for the entire followers who performed our sport, who streamed it, or who labored to construct the XDefiant group.”
XDefiant’s remaining S3.0+ replace consists of the beforehand introduced Assassins class, that are modelled after Assassin’s Creed’s titular heroes, alongside myriad further options that have been deliberate for now cancelled future seasons.
This features a complete of three new factions, 13 new maps, a brand new expertise referred to as Tactical, a method of gaining expertise versus bots, new weapons, new development mechanics for Faction Mastery and Badges, and extra.
xDefiant is a free-to-play, fast-paced area shooter that mixes intense gunplay with customized loadouts and specialised factions. But that market might be extremely brutal, and maybe after PlayStation area shooter Concord was shut down after simply two weeks available on the market, some followers of xDefiant grew involved for its longevity.
While Rubin stated in September that XDefiant “is totally not dying,” Ubisoft introduced earlier this month it might be shut down on June 3, 2025.
XDefiant Update S3.0+ Patch Notes
Factions
New Faction: Assassins
- Hiding in plain sight by way of the centuries, the Assassins have waged a clandestine conflict in opposition to their historic enemies, the Templars, to safeguard human freedom. Assassins mix rigorous fight coaching, unconventional weaponry, and a sixth sense to trace and take out their targets. Their signature Hidden Blade is a one-hit melee elimination.
- The Assassins obtain fight steering from Rebecca Crane, the technical genius who developed the Animus 2.0, a complicated mannequin of the machine that lets Assassins relive genetic reminiscences. She guided among the Order’s most well-known Assassins, together with Desmond Miles. With Crane’s help, the Assassins work in the dead of night to serve the sunshine, combating oppression with deadly drive.
New Faction: Wolves
- Ex-special forces gone rogue, Wolves make use of an arsenal of Skell Tech drones for each offense and protection. The Wolves trait permits the pack to be a sight unseen, undetected by AI talents and units. Their Legion drone acts like a homing proximity mine, whereas the Stolas is successfully a cell turret. And their extremely, Drone Swarm, is the final phrase on space denial.
New Faction: Blood Dragon
- Super-deadly cyber commandos from a darkish future the place cyborgs and mutants collide. Use your cyberstrength, throw lethal shuriken, strike together with your shock punch, or use the Killstar laser to deal large injury.
Fixes and Changes:
Cleaners
Fixed a few glitches with the Cleaners’ Incinerator Drone when Hijacked by a DedSec participant:
- The Drone not explodes subsequent to the participant who Hijacked it.
- The Drone now leaves an entire hearth path again to its level of origin.
Echelon
- No longer have a 50% discount in flash grenade length debuff
Phantoms
- AEGIS – Addressed problem with pictures not registering at level clean vary.
- Blitz – Increased motion pace to really “Blitz” your opponent.
DedSec
- Spiderbots 2.0 – We bought the message. Spiderbots, DedSec’s infuriatingly face-adjacent electro-minions, at the moment are much less in your face and extra of an area-of-effect menace. When activated, Spiderbots will now dutifully observe their deploying participant for 30 seconds, emitting an electromagnetic pulse that disrupts all enemy tools inside a 10-meter radius. And with that, the period of Spiderbot facehugging involves a detailed.
Highwaymen
- Fixed a problem that might lock the ability when activating proper after a weapon swap
- This ought to now have injury dealt whereas on completely different elevations
- Improved dealing with and reload pace
- Cooldown decreased to 40s
- Increased ammo rely
- Addressed problem with injury inconsistency
Maps
New S3 Maps
- Mykonos (Arena): Experience the island of Mykonos like the traditional Greeks did, besides with extra rooftop firefights, on this new map for Season 3. Your itinerary consists of sprinting by market stalls, in search of roof entry for the excessive floor, and leaping throughout boat decks in high-risk flanking maneuvers.
- El Barrio (Arena)
- Jorvik (Linear)
- Animus Anomaly (Tactical): Ancient worlds collide in Animus Anomaly, a brand new corridor-style map for Season 3. Hunker down amongst Viking castles, flank across the waterways of historic Greece, or exit with a increase within the new Defuse tactical variant of BOMB!.
New Future Maps – These maps have been scheduled for later seasons however have been an excessive amount of enjoyable to not launch!
Arena
- Carlyle’s Lab
- Enchanted Forest
- Killstar Temple
- Razia’s Realm
- Skell City
- West End
Linear
- Skell Complex
- Esperanza
- Himalaya
Fixes and Changes:
- Adjustments have been accomplished to invisible collision and areas the place gamers have been in a position to bounce to locations which are out of bounds for the map.
- Adjustments to some maps the place scrap turrets have been additionally being positioned the place they’re not speculated to be.
- DUMBO has decked the halls to be extra festive for the vacations
- Players can not climb and leap their means into what was speculated to be an inaccessible space of some maps, the place they have been utilizing El Remedio to heal allies and doing different sneaky exploits.
- Many maps have undergone enhancements to mantling which ought to now be fastened in a number of map areas that beforehand weren’t.
- Map voting enhancements
Game Modes
New Modes:
Defuse
- This season sees the debut of Defuse, a tactical and slower-paced model of BOMB!. Teams take turns planting and defending bomb websites, but all gamers solely have one life. Defuse is designed for play on a brand new “hall” kind map, on this case the Animus Anomaly created solely for this class.
Vs Bots
- There’s now a Vs Bots choice the place you possibly can face off in opposition to various ranges of computer systems. You’ll even earn XP by battling bots. Although at a slower tempo with human enemies.
Lum Hunt
- Catch them if you happen to can, Lums (beings of pure power possessing of a mindbogglingly sunny disposition) have been positioned across the Enchanted Forest map on this variant of Hot Shot. Also obtainable in Private Matches.
Tilt
- Now obtainable in our Linear playlists, this mode is a simultaneous battle over who can push round Carlos essentially the most, poor robotic.
Turbo XD
- Super bounce your technique to victory on this gravity defying mode.
New Party Modes Playlist
- From one shot kill, to headshots solely, and even no expertise allowed, there’s slightly one thing for everybody on this playlist. With nobody right here to make names for them, we want you the easiest of luck to determine them out.
Fixes and Changes:
- Team balancing overhaul to make sure the fairest matches.
BOMB!
- Several quality-of-life enhancements to BOMB! spectator cam.
- Planting and Defusing habits improved to not battle with different sport options like trying on the scoreboard.
Private Match
- Fixed a problem the place the foyer menu would turn into clean after one other participant accepts a personal match occasion invite.
- Now means that you can choose the server you want to play on.
Ranked
Ranked BOMB!
- With Ability Restrictions nonetheless in place, we took it 1 step additional and you’ll solely be allowed to make use of your skill as soon as per life.
- Round timer modified in Ranked BOMB! from 2 minutes to 1min 30s, plant and defuse instances adjusted, and Round 11 will go to highest scoring staff.
Top 500 Leaderboard
- Season 3 sees the debut of the Top 500 leaderboard, which showcases the highest 500 gamers globally every season as they progress by way of the ranks till the season’s finish. These prime gamers are displayed in descending order of complete Rank Points earned within the present season. Highlighting a participant on the Leaderboard shows the next stats:
- Current rank insignia and RP complete.
- Win/Loss: Player’s ratio of wins to losses.
- Kill/Death: Player’s ratio of kills to deaths.
- Average Score/Minute: Player’s common rating per minute.
- MVPs: Number of instances the participant earned MVP.
Ranked Emblem in HUD
- Proudly show your ranked tier proper in your heads-up show for all to see.
New Ranked Rewards
- New S3 particular Ranked Rewards can be found (to everybody).
Fixes and Changes:
- Matchmaking ranges have been disabled and take part progress has been enabled in order that matches are simpler to seek out.
- Reduced the forfeit timer length from 20s to 5s.
- Players are not pulled out of energetic Ranked sport classes after accepting the Party invite for a Private Match.
- Added a brand new menu expertise, now gamers will have the ability to seek for video games and bounce again to the Ranked menu tab to view rewards, information, and the highest 500 leaderboard.
- Removed Domination and CTF from Ranked playlists.
Weapons
Assault Rifle
- FAMAS – The FAMAS is a burst-fire rifle just like the M16A4 however with quicker ADS time, motion, and charge of fireside. It is slower to reload, nevertheless, and inflicts much less damage per shot.
- G36K
Sub-Machine Gun
Light Machine Gun
- MG5 – Despite its shorter vary and decrease ammo capability than different belt-fed LMGs, the MG5 with its larger charge of fireside makes it a robust and versatile choice for individuals who can grasp its difficult recoil.
Marksman
- M1A – An agile warhorse constructed for medium-range battles, the M1A gives a speedy charge of fireside however offers much less per-shot injury in comparison with different marksman rifles.
Sniper Rifle
Pistol
Fixes and Changes:Sawed-off Shotgun Balance Adjustment
- The vary and injury potential of the Sawed-Off Shotgun have been adjusted to raised focus it on its supposed function as a short-range kill-finisher and forestall it from killing full-health opponents with a single shot.
- Short Range decreased from 8m -> 6m
- Medium Range decreased from 12m -> 10m
- Short Range Damage decreased from 12 -> 11
- Bullets Per Round decreased from 12 -> 9
- Tweaked smoke grenade results in order that some elements of beauty skins will not be seen by way of the smoke, whereas additionally enhancing the dimensions, form, and transparency of the smoke particles and radius of impact.
- Adjusted the digital camera shake in order that now it’s based mostly on distance to explosion. Removed pleasant explosion digital camera shake.
Attachments
Tapered Barrel
Introduced the Tapered Barrel, an attachment for many weapons that will increase dealing with pace however reduces injury. Here are the pluses and minuses:
- 25 % increase to sprint-out time
- 15 % ADS pace enhance
- 5 % motion pace enhance
- 20 % short-range injury lower
- 20 % medium-range injury lower
- 10 % ADS strolling pace lower
- In different phrases, this barrel will show you how to scoot across the map at a zippier tempo, however you will probably must land extra pictures than regular to get kills.
New Reticle Customization
- New for Season 3: Customized reticules. Players can unlock new reticule shapes and modify their colours (a useful characteristic for gamers with colorblindness). Custom reticules will likely be tied to particular person loadouts.
Fixes and Changes:
- Fixed a graphical glitch that allow gamers see components of their weapon barrel by way of the Reflex and Holographic sights.
- Fixed a lagging journal when participant reloads weapons.
- Fixed floating when utilizing left-handed expertise and reloads.
- Fixed a scope crosshair lacking when participant ADS in spectating mode.
- Several skins have had their sights adjusted to match the bottom weapon getting used.
- Various visible enhancements
Progression
Prestige System!
- Introducing Prestige, an non-obligatory new development system that rewards long-haul dedication with flashy cosmetics and indulgent emblems that showcase your expertise to different gamers. Available to anybody who has accomplished their Base Challenges, Prestige resets participant progress in change for an eye catching Prestige Emblem. All starter and owned weaponry are locked – besides the M4, M9, and frag grenade – however might be earned as gamers earn XP and Prestige Tokens to entry their unique gear plus new weapons till they full the present Prestige Tier and purchase the subsequent eye-catching emblem. Players can decide out of Prestige at any time and get better their weapons, or they will decide to unlocking the ultimate Prestige Emblem, the last word show of dedication.
Badges!
- Badges are a part of a mysterious new challenge-based development system the place gamers earn Badges for performing spectacular feats and interesting with the sport in inventive methods. All Badge challenges have hidden necessities, encouraging gamers to go surfing and have interaction with the XDefiant group. Badges may evolve, requiring gamers to finish the problem a second or third time however with more difficult necessities for achievement.
Faction Mastery!
- Allows gamers to stage up characters, earn prestigious rewards, and monitor their development inside the sport
Pristine Weapon Mastery Skin
- A brand new Pristine Weapon Mastery pores and skin is unlocked at weapon stage 50 as an early reward to encourage gamers to pursue Weapon Mastery. These new Pristine skins are like unmarred, fresh-from-the-factory variations of those weapons. Pristine skins are retroactively utilized to any weapons which have already reached stage 50.
Daily Rewards and Credits
- Players can now earn numerous rewards only for logging into the sport. Bigger rewards are granted each fifth and tenth login. The days shouldn’t have to be consecutive.
- Credits are a model new in-game forex. Use Credits to purchase cosmetics from earlier seasons, supplying you with the chance to get any skins you will have missed again then, however you’ve gotten all the pieces now, in order that’s good
Fixes and Changes:
- Some Challenges, significantly these associated to faction characters, weren’t progressing on the primary menu, however now they’re.
Audio
- Battle announcer traces have been tweaked for his or her frequency of play:
- Lines asserting loss of life streaks (or dying a number of instances with out killing an enemy) will set off much less typically (now gamers must die 5 instances moderately than three, and the loss of life streaks will solely set off throughout the second half of a match).
- Lines associated to affected by hearth injury (from the Purifier, (Firebomb, Incendiary Drone–actually something involving the Cleaners) will set off much less regularly.
- Phantoms – Blitz – Now has sounds for blocking a melee assault and for attacking others with a Blitz Shield.
- GSK – Hardhat – Audio improved for impression verify headshot
- Highwaymen – M79 – Now has sounds for hit verify and impression verify with the M79.
- Other numerous audio enhancements.
Miscellaneous
- New Assassin’s video on the primary menu
- New Career Stats web page
- New Store Layout
- New Weapon Inspect
- Input-based matchmaking is now disabled by default for quicker matchmaking instances.
- Fixed numerous crashes and errors
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
