November 01, 2022 Patch

November 01, 2022 Patch

Catalyst looking at Perpetual Core.
Version number	15.0
Previous patch	October 14, 2022 Patch
Next patch	November 08, 2022 Patch

The November 01, 2022 Patch is a major patch introducing the fifteenth Season of Apex Legends.

New content

• New Legend: Catalyst
• New Battle Royale map: Broken Moon
• New cosmetic type: Stickers
• New mechanic: Gifting
• Firing Range: all Legends unlocked
• Ranked Leagues: Entry Level Requirement increased to 20
• Beta support for DirectX12

Balance changes

Crate Rotation

• Mastiff returns to the floor
• RE-45 enters the crate with Disruptor Rounds

Gold Weapon

• R-301, Devotion LMG, 30-30 Repeater, EVA-8, Prowler Burst PDW

Anvil Receiver [‎R-301, Flatline‎]

• Added to floor loot and crafting bundles

Double Tap Trigger [‎EVA-8, G7 Scout]

• Rarity tier increased to legendary
• Improved Recoil for burst fire Scout

Turbocharger [‎Devotion, HAVOC]

• Damage reduced by 1 when equipped

Hammerpoint Rounds [‎Mozambique, P2020, RE-45‎]

• Removed from floor loot and crafting bundles

Boosted Loader [‎Hemlok, Wingman]

• Removed from floor loot and crafting bundles

Kinetic Feeder [‎Peacekeeper, TripleTake‎]

• Removed from floor loot and crafting bundles

Crafting Rotation

• M600 Spitfire enters the crafter
• Peacekeeper enters the crafter
• Havoc returns to the floor
• P2020 returns to the floor

Rampage LMG

• Begins charged on first-time pickup from the supply drop
• Removed heat decay over time

Rampage

Sentinel

• Can re-charge the Rampage and Sentinel before previous charge has expired

Mastiff

• Ammo capacity increased from 4 to 5
• Widened blast pattern
• Damage per pellet reduced from 14 to 11
• Projectile growth reduced
• Reload can now be canceled with ADS

RE-45

• Damage increased from 12 to 14
• Disruptor Rounds increase damage against shields by 30%

L-Star

• Reduced recoil at the beginning of the pattern
• Stow animations adjusted to better match timings

Volt SMG

• Reduced projectile speed
• Increased projectile gravity

Triple Take

• Rate of fire increased from 1.2 to 1.35
• Choke charge time reduced from 1.1 to 0.75

R99

• Increased blue magazine size from 24 to 25
• Increased purple magazine size from 27 to 28

Peacekeeper

• Projectile growth reduced

All Battle Royale Maps

• Ring 1 Preshrink Time increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds.

Quality of life

• Updated the UI tabbed navigation system and presentation.
• Updates various menus to use the updated tabbed navigation system.
• Ziplines can now be pinged from a distance.
• Decreased the time required to pick up two teammates' banners from their deathboxes by canceling the initial banner pickup animation when you grab a second banner.

Stability, performance, bug fixes

• [‎Storm Point] Fixed an issue where a zipline was missing in the building on North Pad.
• [‎Kings Canyon] Fixed bug where players could not ping Wraith's Portal in her Town Takeover
• Fixed a bug where decimal numbers showed up on the Stats screen when they shouldn't.
• [‎ Vantage‎] Fixed a bug where Sniper's Mark damage multiplier would continue even after a player is downed.
• [‎ Vantage] Fixed bug with Vantage's passive ability displaying "Team of 3" when less than 3 players are alive in the squad.
• [‎ Revenant‎] Fixed a bug with the "Revelations" skins where players would experience the camera clipping into Revenant's shoulder after exiting Shadow Form.
• [‎ Valkyrie‎] Fixed bug for cases where Valkyrie would remain in her Skydive animation after interacting with a Replicator.
• [‎ Crypto‎] Fix for bug where Crypto's "Biwon Blade" heirloom wouldn't be visible while using a Survey Beacon.
• Fixed a bug during the tutorial where the first loot bin could become inaccessible if a player attempted to open it while standing between the bin and Bloodhound.
• Fixed the bug where some players with custom controls couldn't jump.
• Fixed the bug where the timer would show the incorrect time for when the next Ranked Season will start.
• Fix for cases where loot bins could crush a player to death if they got caught between the lid and a wall.
• Fix for cases where players could get stuck inside the Replicator if they were knocked down while using it.
• [‎3030 Repeater and Mastiff‎] Fix for cases where players were unable to aim down sights until reloading is complete when done at certain times.
• Fixed bug where the User Location on the minimap wouldn't update properly to show the direction the player is facing during the skydive sequence.
• Fix for bug where the Legend Ability Ui would flicker when going into Legend select before the match starts.
• Fix for Firing Dummies to take damage appropriately based on hit location.

Undocumented changes

• Updated drop rate for Supply Drop Weapons. Previously all weapons had the same chance to spawn regardless of Round.
  • Round 1: Bocek 25%, Kraber 10%, Rampage 35%, RE-45 30%
  • Round 2: Bocek 25%, Kraber 25%, Rampage 25%, RE-45 25%
  • Round 3: Bocek 20%, Kraber 20%, Rampage 25%, RE-45 35%
• Updated holster animations for the Devotion LMG.
• Increased Mastiff Shotgun projectile speed from 12000 to 16000.
• Added unique C.A.R. SMG first equip animation for Bangalore.
• The DUMMIEs in the Firing Range have been reverted to their original design. They are also equipped with Helmets and are positioned differently.
  • They are still colored purple to mark their type of equipped Body Shield, which is Level 3 in this case.
• A pop-up now may be shown if enough Legend Tokens are in possession and there are Legends available to unlock.
• [BUG] The RE-45 Auto attachments are visible. Its ammo type in the inventory is hidden.