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The Finals Releases New Patch With Holiday Event

Embark Studios has a new patch out for The Finals this week, and with it comes a holiday event you can experience over Christmas.

Developer and publisher Embark Studios has released an all-new patch for The Finals, bringing in some changes and a holiday event. First off, Patch 1.4.0 brings in a number of changes to weapons, as well as some bug fixes and balances, which you'll see go into effect immediately. Meanwhile, the holiday event is underway with a number of new cosmetics, prizes, and features that will last until the end of December. We have the patch notes and a trailer for you below.

The Finals Patch 1.4.0

Balance Changes – Abilities

• Goo Gun: Fixed an issue where goo could block the player
• Mesh Shield: Mesh Shield Health reduced to 1100 from 1250
• Recon Senses: Recon Senses activation cost reduced to 1 from 2

Gadgets

• C4: C4 max player damage reduced to 210 from 240; C4 max damage radius reduced to 1.6m from 2.4m; C4 self-damage multiplier increased to 1.3 from 1
• Dome Shield: Dome Shield health reduced to 300 from 350
• Gas Mine: Gas Mine arming time added (1.6 seconds)
• Glitch Mine: Glitch Trap arming time added (1.6 seconds)
• Goo Grenade: Fixed an issue where goo could block the player
• Mine: Mine max player damage reduced to 140 from 160; Mine damage radius reduced to 3.5m from 4m; Mine arming time added (1.6 seconds)
• Pyro Mine: Pyro Mine arming time added (1.6 seconds)
• RPG-7
  • RPG-7 max player damage reduced to 150 from 165
  • RPG-7 min player damage reduced to 80 from 90
  • RPG-7 damage radius reduced to 4.5m from 4.75m
  • RPG-7 max damage radius reduced to 1.5m from 2.5m
  • RPG-7 aim-down sights dispersion increased slightly
  • RPG-7 hip-fire dispersion increased slightly
• Stun Gun: Increased Stun Gun range to 12m from 10m

Maps

• The Finals Game Show Events: Added a repulsor to the flying saucers in the 'Alien Invasion' event
• Vegas: Updated strain in various buildings to give better destruction results; Resolved an issue where cashout stations would become invisible before players finished the transfer

Modes

• Bankit: Disallowed Deathmatch game show event from occurring in BankIt game mode

Weapons

• AKM: Slight adjustment to AKM recoil pattern
• Flamethrower: Flamethrower fire rate increased to 170 from 160
• LH1: LH1 damage increased to 47 from 45

Melee Weapons: Fixed an issue where melee hits didn't always connect with enemy players

• M11: M11 damage increased to 16 from 15
• Riot Shield: Fixed a bug where the shield would block bullets, while invisible, during interactions (e.g. reviving or stealing extractions)
• SA1216: SA1216 pellet dispersion increased slightly; SA1216 damage per pellet reduced to 7 from 8

Movement

• Vaulting: Reduced instances where you unintentionally climbed on objects outside of the player's view; Fixed an issue where players could get stuck without being able to give input
• Ziplines: Prevented placement of ziplines on pickupables

UI

• Various fixes to contestant screens
• Polish to the social screen, which now hides the "Invite to party" button when you are not the party leader
• Added a warning to the UI that appears when players are in danger of being AFK kicked form The Finals
• Player health bars now use the squad color when selected in the settings
• UI shows you as "unranked" unless you're among the top 500 on the leaderboards

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