battlefield 2042 patch 2.1 stealth changes

With DICE’s rollout of Battlefield 2042’s Title Update 2.1 yesterday, we’ve not only gotten a new map edit, vehicles, and customizations, but a whole bunch of hidden changes to the game too! Once again. we are here to bring the Battlefield 2042 patch 2.1 stealth change list, which comes straight from the community.

Please note that some of the hidden changes listed may be associated with a specific platform, or may be different based on the platform you are on. This is also not the complete list. because apparently more things are being discovered.

Battlefield 2042 Patch 2.1 Stealth Changes:

All the stealth changes the community found out about:

  • #1 New headshot, kill and damage sounds

    Audio turns into headshots, multikills, squads spawning on you and turning the laser beam on and off, hitting vehicles. All new and only the laser mentioned in patch notes

    I’m 99% sure they added a new sound to “location revealed”. I discovered it when I was hastily out of bounds

    And I think they also added sounds when badges are awarded.

  • #2 Skins for the US BF3 Tank, RU BF3 LAV and Bomber
  • #3 AKS74u removed from portal but has a T1 badge in AOW
  • #4 Nightbird missiles are back to fire fast
  • #5 Input latency for controller also seems improved, it feels more responsive (I play on PS5)
  • #6 New introductory lines for breakthrough at Renewal
  • #7 They added a sound effect for when you successfully hit someone with the concussion (sounds like a clunk), and the P90 is great too.
  • #8 Maybe it’s celebrating too early, but guns stuttering doesn’t happen to me anymore (praise the lord!!!)
  • #9 The spotting scope in the scout heli no longer places a red dot over enemies. It still makes the beep that it has seen an enemy, but the nothing appears above the enemy.

    This could be a bug with the refresh rework and I haven’t had a chance to try it on other maps. I happened to notice it when I was looking for a squad member before when I was reviewing the Renewal map rework.

  • #10 I think there is a new repair tool that fixes animation. Need someone to confirm, please.
  • #11 You now seem to be able to hack vehicles through walls with rao
  • #12 Update 2.0 added a black outline for some HUD elements, such as the current score. Update 2.1 has removed that again

    images that prove this

  • #13 Soflam is 4x/12x instead of 3/6 according to the numbers on it. I’m pretty sure 2.0 was still 3/6, but I could be wrong.
  • #14 LVG blast radius and dmg look nerfed

Edit: M16 and M60 are buffered (works correctly)

  • #15 Night birds move faster and their anti-personnel missiles replenish faster too.
  • #16 New SFX when you destroy enemy gear like spawn becon
  • #17 I believe they changed the battle pass unlock colors. Unlocked battle passes are gold/yellow, while the free cards are white, making them more distinguishable
  • #18 Bugged charms (tea bag and old ones for example) and boris helmet can finally be equipped
  • #19 I’ve noticed that I’m now no longer forced to spawn at the start of a match. I don’t know if it’s meant to be or not, but it’s fun!
  • #20 Polaris RZR replaced the Polaris Sportsman spawns on Renewal (in the garage, near the array).
  • #21 About 2 updates ago they made it so that indoor flags don’t blow in the wind. Was that ever mentioned in notes or was it a stealth update? – no it wasn’t.
  • #22 The red light from the Lis rocket is MUCH brighter and easier to spot when it’s coming directly at you.
  • #23 Jet 25mm seems to overheat faster. Situations that were previously single-murder condors are no longer feasible.

    Can anyone confirm?

  • #24 I can’t say definitively as I’ve only played 1 round on Stranded and about 5 minutes on the ReNEWal, but I swear to God aim assist on the controller seems “faster”.

    Can someone else confirm?

    Yes. Feels really good now imo.

    Much easier to track goals.

  • #25 Playing on the controller feels a lot better now imo.

    No input lag and aim assist is perfect.

    No idea what DICE did, but please keep it that way!

    Extremely smooth and responsive.

    Far fewer performance issues on PS5 too.

    Hardly any stuttering.

    Did they also add more foley FX to some of the cards?

    Manifesto for example… I swear I can hear more wind.

  • #26 New “secret” reload animation for M416

    Guns now have rare reloads like in previous games.

M16A3 jedi reload

M416 Backward Reload

  • #27 In the first screen at the end of a round, they have swapped “Captures” for “Kills and assists”. So now it goes Captures | Kills and assists | Revives instead of Kills and Assists | catches | revives
  • #28 It fixed a bug I’ve been complaining about since launch: when set to toggle-ADS, the SMGs behaved as if they were being held for ADS if you accidentally held your mouse click for too long. This is finally gone!
  • #29 AC-42 lost one of its Holo Sight. The holo visor “UH-1 Smart 1.5X” is no longer available for AC-42.

We’ll update the list if more hidden changes are found. Speaking of found items, a slew of new skins, Battlefield Portal weapons, and more have just been deciphered from the 2.1 patch as well.

Source: Reddit