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While Season 2: Master of Arms for Battlefield 2042 isn’t officially launching until tomorrow, August 30, DICE has already pushed out the Battlefield 2042 update 1.000.019 data today! This is the data needed to usher in Season 2, and will be installable tomorrow.
Install Time: 4 am ET/1 am PT/4 pm HKT
Update: DICE has released the official patch notes!
What’s new in Season 2?
Here is an overview of the new content in Season 2, alongside highlights for changes and improvements:
What other changes and improvements are included in Update 2.0.0?
Head to Panama and a desert lake drained of water. Fight around and inside a beached container ship housing an illicit arms trading center.
We’ve built Stranded from the ground up to be a smaller level with a dedicated CQC space. It’s split into three spaces; North and South spaces are more open, while the central space is where you can expect the CQC chaos to take place.
On the South side, there is a tall tower which lets you move across the level while avoiding combat. There is also a path below the ship which connects the North and South spaces, this lets you traverse across without having to go inside the ship.
We made the decision not to put any flags on top of the ship as we want the main focus for Stranded to be on CQC and infantry play, which take place inside the ship. This infantry focus also means that Stranded will feature no vehicles while playing Breakthrough. Of course, Conquest will still have our full array of vehicles available for play.
The team is extremely excited to get Stranded into your hands. Especially the interior of the ship has given us that close quarters meat grinder feeling during Playtests that we’ve seen you enjoy in for example Metro, and Locker. We’re keen to hear your feedback about how it plays!
The Season 2 Battle Pass brings 100 new tiers of Hardware, Cosmetics and Player Card items to earn. All-new gameplay content such as the new Specialist, Weapons and Vehicles are all available as part of the Free Tiers, while The Premium Tiers give access to further cosmetic rewards.
Deploy as new Specialist Charlie Crawford and use his Mounted Vulcan to support your team and lay down solid defense.
Specialty – Mounted Vulcan – The Mounted Vulcan is a stationary minigun that lays down immense firepower and is particularly effective against infantry and light vehicles.
Trait – Cache Point – Replenish Gadget ammo for friends that you revive.
A fast and highly maneuverable armored reconnaissance and attack vehicle designed for hit-and-run strikes on the enemy. It also comes with the ability to place a Spawn Beacon on the Battlefield on which any member of the friendly team can deploy. It is also equipped with an Active Protection System to intercept incoming anti-vehicle weaponry. This makes the EBLC-RAM perfectly suited to lead flanking attacks on the enemy. But be careful when venturing behind enemy lines, an enemy Tank lurking around the corner is one of your direct counters.
New Weapons: AM40, Avancys, PF51
A new Assault Rifle, LMG and Secondary Weapon become available for play.
Intended for close quarters combat, this ambidextrous weapon delivers an Assault Rifle in an SMG-like package. It’s a versatile and controllable weapon that shines with strong performance in short range combat, while having an increased damage falloff versus other Assault Rifles.
Heavy usage of polymers and 3D Printing allow the Avancys to be 20% lighter than the competing Machine Guns while providing unprecedented firepower and adaptability. It’s a versatile weapon skilled at sustained fire.
Equipped with a P90 magazine, this originally semi-automatic weapon has the ability to fire in full-auto to maximize its personal defense capabilities while sacrificing ammo efficiency. It’s lightweight and perfect for combat over minimal distances.
Upon detonation, this grenade temporarily disorients any enemies caught in its blast radius. Useful for flushing out hostiles that have dug into defensive positions.
Assignments are missions that allow you to unlock new hardware such as weapons, or the gameplay content from a previous Season. You can browse the Assignment for all unlockables via the Collection screen to see which criteria you need to complete. They are permanently available, so you can work towards unlocking them at your own pace.
New Vault Weapons: M16A3, M60E4
Two Battlefield Portal iconic weapons from the Battlefield 3 era are now available in the All-Out Warfare arsenal. You’ll unlock these Vault Weapons at your own pace via the new Assignment system.
This Assault Rifle comes with an upgraded rail interface system and is capable of Automatic and Semi-Automatic fire. Chambered for 5.56mm and has a 30 round magazine.
This LMG E4 variant has a shortened barrel, reduced weight and reliability improvements. It has a deployable bipod for more accuracy at greater distances.
New iconic weapons from our Classic Eras are available to unlock in Battlefield Portal. These weapons are also unlocked via the new Assignments feature and will be accessible when playing across Battlefield Portal.
Building on the success of the M1, the M2 variant allows select fire. Fully-automatic and semi-automatic modes are now fed by a 30 round magazine.
This full-auto British assault rifle runs the same cartridge as the BAR 1918 and features a top mounted magazine.
This .50 caliber, bolt-action, magazine fed, anti-material sniper rifle is a beast. Its long range and power make it a must for enhanced stand-off effectiveness.
M249 SAW – Bad Company 2 / Battlefield 3
The Squad Automatic Weapon is a belt-fed suppressive fire, light machine gun. It chambers the NATO 5.56 round with a 200 round capacity.
Fully-automatic fire, 30 round capacity with a low spread and decent recoil. Optics are suggested for staying on target with those longer bursts.
These new weapons also come with new Scopes to give you even more customization options to fit your gameplay style.
Lastly, the M18 Smoke Grenade is back in Battlefield Portal and can be selected as a Throwable in your Loadout for all Classic eras.
You told us that only having three game modes available via the Home Menu at one time felt limited. We heard you, and made changes so you now have a single overview of all available game modes.
Browse through Conquest, Breakthrough, Portal and Hazard Zone via a single menu to see which Playlists are available. But there’s more. We’re excited to bring back Rush as a permanent available game mode. You asked for it, and it’s here to stay.
Once Season 2 goes live we’ll feature 24/7 Playlists on both Conquest and Breakthrough so you’ll be able to jump straight into our new map, Stranded.
Soldier “incidental” animations are now visible during gameplay. This for example means you’ll notice soldiers slip when running on snow or mud, sprint with high knees going through water, or they will put their hand up against the wall if they walk into it. We heard you when you asked for these animations to be developed for 2042, and we hope they’ll add to your immersion during gameplay
RAH-68 Huron and YG-99 Hannibal
MV38-Condor and Mi-240 Super Hind
DICE has not released the official patch notes just yet (we should get that a little bit later today), but here are the confirmed new content incoming in Season 2: Master of Arms:
Head to Panama and a desert lake drained of water. Fight around and inside a beached container ship housing an illicit arms trading center.
Utilize the tricks of charismatic arms dealer Charlie Crawford. Pin down enemies with his Mounted Vulcan stationary minigun – controllable by anyone on the battlefield – and supply revived squad members with gadget ammo.
This powerful carbine is designed to offer a midpoint between an assault rifle and a submachine gun.
A high-tech LMG, designed for maximum mobility and attachment compatibility. Nimble but powerful, thisweapon is useful for providing fire support.
Create tactical confusion among nearby foes by temporarily disorienting them with this new throwable gadget.
Traverse the battlefield in a unique, four-seater vehicle capable of extreme maneuverability at lower speeds. The EBLC-RAM can protect itself from incoming damage with its AMPs ability and place a spawn beacon on the battlefield.
Fast and fun. Jump into this lightweight buggy with a teammate and zip across the battlefield, surprising enemy infantry or gaining new, tactical positions
Complete assignments to unlock Battlefield to earn Vault Weapons**. Vault Weapons are weapons previously available only in Battlefield Portal that can now be accessed in All-Out Warfare once unlocked – starting with the iconic M60E4 and M16A3. More weapons will be available as the season progresses.
Assignments can also be used to unlock gameplay-related items from previous seasons that you might have missed the first time around, including Specialists, weapons, gadgets, and vehicles.
NEW BATTLEFIELD PORTAL WEAPONS AND PLAYSPACES*
The arsenal of Battlefield Portal is expanding with 5 new weapons from across Battlefield 3, Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 1942. New extra-small playspaces focus on the best areas for close quarters combat across several current maps and allow players to build intense experiences.
Leverage the Battlefield toybox even further within Battlefield Portal. The Builder’s new Custom Conquest pre-set allows new rule modifications to the classic Conquest mode, while user-editable objectives will spawn many novel game types.
UPDATED LAUNCH MAPS The newly revised versions of Renewal and Orbital – with changes made to add better traversal, more cover, and other changes to improve playability – will debut this season. Renewal’s new version will deploy in September; the new version of Orbital will deploy in October
There’s also a new Battle Pass that will become available when the season launches as well. You can check out Crawford’s abilities shown off right here.
Update: EA has released the official patch notes, and we’ve updated the article with it.
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