Battlefield 2042 Update 3 (0.3.0) Patch Notes Released

New Battlefield 2042 update 3 (0.3.0) is now available to download on all platforms. Notably, the latest Battlefield 2042 update 3 (0.3.0) is huge and brings tons of fixes, improvements, and QoL enhancements to the game. Apart from this, Battlefield 2042 update 3 also includes many quality of life improvements and over 150 individual fixes, small changes, and improvements across all of the maps in the game.

Notably, the latest Battlefield 2042 update 3 (0.3.0) will be available to download starting December 2, 2021. Below you can find the complete Battlefield 2042 update 3 (0.3.0) patch notes.

Battlefield 2042 Update 3 (0.3.0) Patch Notes

Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

General

• The Recent Players screen now include everyone from previous matches to allow for easier user reporting
• Made improvements to the “Interaction” system by switching the default “INTERACT” text on multiple interactions to reflect the action you are about to do, i.e. “OPEN CONTAINER”, “CALL ELEVATOR”
• Resolved Kaleidoscope server room lighting issue
• Resolved an issue related to the velocity / trajectory while spawning in jets
• Improved helicopter animation in level fly-bys during insertion
• Improvements to address an issue where players killed in vehicles would fall beneath level geometry
• Improvements to streaming assets in deploy screen presentation
• Player no longer gets stuck in a zipline/rope after exiting a vehicle after entering it too close to a zipline or rope
• Exiting an open seat early in the enter animation no longer causes your aim pitch to lock up
• Correct field of view is applied immediately following insertion sequences 

User Interface

• Improved the Collection screens, making them easier to use and clear as to what you’re interacting with
• Improved the ways in which you’re able to manage your attachments via the Collection screen to reduce the number of interactions you need to have when building your loadouts
• Enhancements to our Player Card screen and End of Round (EOR) to provide additional polish
• Added new markers to make your newly unlocked items easier to find
• Improved screen transitions when entering and returning to the Main Menu
• Improved Report a Player flows, specifically around toxicity and cheating reports
• The in-game scoreboard now properly scales to match screen safe-zone settings
• Fixed instances where the scroll function didn’t work in the Options screens
• Implemented Focus restoration for screens so the focused button is remembered when re-entering a screen
• Fixed visual effects remain on screen during End of Round
• CommoRose
  • Improved responsiveness of CommoRose opening
  • Fixed inactive objectives showing in the CommoRose for defenders in Rush & Breakthrough
  • Fixed objectives not showing in the CommoRose for attackers in Rush

Matchmaking & Friends

• Improved the experience between EOR and the Main Menu
• Improved Matchmaking reliability and reduced instances of Matchmaking failed
• Improved Crossplay invite flows
• Fixed Rich presence update issues, ensuring that your friends are better able to track where you are in Game
• Addressed servers getting stuck in unresponsive game states, where rounds fail to properly start
• Fixes to Friend Invitations for players on PC
• Fixed an issue where the friends list was sometimes not fully up to date

Progression and Unlocks

• Introduction of weekly missions, providing set challenges that reward cosmetic unlocks
• Added 1st match bonus of 1000 Dark Market Credits for Hazard Zone
• Improved overall XP/Rank tracking and reliability
• Improved Mastery rank tracking
• Improved reliability of Player card tracking
• The required level to unlock an item is no longer visible once the item is unlocked
• Fixed a bug where Mastery Badges weren’t displaying within the Portal Collection menu
• Fixed an issue that was not properly awarding XP for Angel resupplies
• 3D preview of vehicles now displays the correct customizations in the Collection menu
• Added a notification when reaching a new Player Card Badge tier
• Added a notification when reaching a new Mastery tier

Rendering

• Addressed a variety of visual flickering and stuttering issues
• Improvements to water rendering when Aiming Down Sight (ADS)
• Added sight definition for iron sights to allow correct ADS for the VCAR
• Leaving ADS  is now smoother than before on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles
• Addressed multiple graphical issues affecting water reflections
• Addressed an issue with character rendering for players joining a match in progress
• Made improvements to artifacts affecting DLSS implementation
• Fixed flickering in the oasis water in El Alamein on deploy
• Fixed animations sometimes glitching when picking up a weapon from the ground
• Fixed Aircrafts sometimes showing up with wrong landing gear visuals
• Fixed issue that would cause incorrect bullet impact effects when shooting near water
• Fixed Ju-87 Stuka Gunner Seat firing visual effects not aligning properly with the airplane
• Shifted PSO-1 Scope forward on AN94 to prevent clipping into screen while idle
• Fixed skinning issues for several PP-29 Weapon Skins

Maps

• Over 150 individual fixes, small changes, and improvements across all of our Maps
• Improved level geometry issues across all levels addressing issues such players getting snagged or trapped
• Resolved multiple spawning issues
• Resolved visual glitches such as lens flare, visible seams in skydome
• Resolved a large number of collision and placement issues
• Addressed issues affecting local audio placement in multiple Maps

Battlefield Hazard Zone

• Made improvements to visual presentation of Dark Market Credits
• Modified the Squad and Player Screen to remove enemy squad names
• Modified the Scoreboard to no longer show connected enemy players
• Added additional flares to Extraction Zone, offering players better visibility of extraction area, as well as providing additional cover
• Added new spawn locations for initial Data Capsules
• Increased the amount of Data Drives initial Data Capsules can contain
• Made improvements to the Data Drive Scanner’s accuracy and enemy identification
• Resolved an issue where two teams could extract simultaneously
• Resolved warnings to alert players they’re being scanned sometimes not appearing
• Made it easier to interact with Data Drive pick-ups
• Added a distance read-out for the next available Extraction Point
• Improved the end-of-round camera placement
• The “Modify” button in the lobby now takes you back to the Perk tab
• Initial Data Capsules now only spawn a maximum of 4-6 Opposing Forces
• Drones inside the extraction Condor will now be destroyed upon leaving
• Added XP for completely eliminating an enemy squad
• The Redeploy icon is now part of the soldier and vehicle world icon
• Fixed players sometimes being able to pick up more than their max capacity of Data Drives
• Fixed instances where the Round Bonus XP was inaccurate and the End of Round was not triggering correctly
• Fixed an issue where the countdown in the lobby would not start if the player was tabbed out
• Reduced width of lobby summary information
• Added an animation and audio cue when the player’s Remaining Balance changes in the lobby
• Combined Tactical Items tab into a single tab in the lobby
• Made lock icon visuals more clear while in the lobby
• Added an option to Quit from the waiting for players to join and pre-round lobby menu
• Fixed an issue in the lobby that made it difficult to understand what Tactical Items are being selected
• Fixed an issue where voice over would get cut off too early at the end of round
• Fixed issues with voice over heard by extracting players
• Fixed issues with random audio triggers for the Data Drive Scanner
• Fixed missing music when squad gets eliminated

Battlefield Portal

• Added Server Info for the Pause Menu
• Added support for reporting a server from the Pause Menu
• Added support for server admins to write periodic server messages
• Simplified the Server Settings screen design
• Fixed an issue where bullet spread would be too high when trying to fire while zoomed right after sprinting for some Portal weapons
• Fixed maximum human players displaying incorrectly in the Modifiers Tab for FFA game modes
• Added different loading music based on which Portal map is loading
• Setting a low Max Health multiplier for vehicles will no longer cause them to spawn in on fire
• Aircraft within Portal now display their equipped missiles and bombs correctly
• Added a UI indicator for Rush to show when the next sector will start
• Fixed a visual issue while reloading several Launchers (RPG-7, SMAW, Bazooka, Panzerschreck)

The full changelogs can be found here.