The Contestant

THE FINALS Update 12.1.0 is now out! Patch highlights: • Frights Galore continues, with one more week to collect tickets • Revenant Countess Set is in the store • Translocator max range cut from 70m to 50m • CB-01 Repeater damage cut from 88 to 85 • Pike-556 headshot multiplier cut from 1.75 to 1.5 • Shotgun pellet hit markers cut from 1s to 0.5s, with a new option to turn them off • Moderation tools have reviewed over 10M messages and 500k+ display names since PRIME TIME • Gyro update: third-party gyro software is not supported Balance changes: Gadgets: • Translocator max range is now 50m, down from 70m • The range cut is one change after bugs and feedback that enemies vanishing quickly felt frustrating. More Translocator changes are planned this season UI: • Shotgun pellet hit markers last 0.5s by default, down from 1s • Players can now disable them under Interface settings Weapons: • CB-01 Repeater damage is 85, down from 88. Early Season 12 data showed it was slightly overtuned • Pike-556 headshot multiplier is 1.5, down from 1.75. Usage, damage, and kill rates jumped after the 12.0 changes Content and bug fixes: Animation: • Infiltrator playstyle stage screen entrance now uses its own animation instead of a generic one Contracts: • Daily and weekly Contracts can now be progressed in Cashout (Bots) Cosmetic: • Season 12 items that launched with placeholder art have been removed and replaced with the intended art • M60 Lagoon skin adjusted so it no longer blocks the sight when aiming down sights • Concrete Canopy skins no longer appear gray • Pretty Hostile Set boots no longer have heels clipping through the bottom • Fixed hairstyles and gloves with the Synapse Coreframe or Termiframe Chassis • Fixed chest clipping on the Transit Jacket, Crimson Shadow Tee, and The Street Spectrum Top at lower detail levels for the Type 01 Medium Body Type • Fixed blinking lights and sound on the P90 Toy Gun skin • XP-54 Short Carry sprint animation no longer breaks with certain skins Gadgets: Mimic Device: • No longer shows both the prop shadow and a Contestant-shaped shadow • No longer leaves an invisible Contestant-shaped collision after an explosion elimination • Momentum no longer carries over incorrectly after dashing while mimicked • Players can no longer pass through Cashout Stations and Grand Vaults while mimicked Tracking Dart: • No longer triggers a weapon fire after ammo is depleted Gameplay: • Statues return as expected after an environmental elimination instead of getting stuck out of bounds • Quick Melee can topple Cashout Stations again Maps: • Fixed curtains in Monaco and Skyway Stadium that could block movement Performance: • Improved stability on map loading screens and fixed a freeze on PS5 and Xbox UI: • New setting to disable the HUD glow • New setting to toggle shotgun pellet hit markers on or off • Reduced color and distortion artifacts when taking damage • Better contrast and less UI overlap in some areas • Game Mode selection modals have adjusted image size and cleaned-up text • Backstage screen contrast improved for TV displays • Animation customization is enabled for the Mimic Device • Solo Showdown leaderboard added to the in-game leaderboards • New markers for newly unlocked items in Sponsor Archives and Signature Plays • Fixed a yellow on-screen artifact when taking damage • In-game scoreboards use higher-contrast score tiles • Secondary button cues are clearer across menus • Personal Performance screen centers the last-played Light, Medium, or Heavy archetype • Progress bar opacity fixed • Battle Pass video no longer plays on every boot for some players • Game Rules panel on Cashout loading screens no longer squashes text • Career Profile layout updated with text drop shadows and adjusted opacity • Contracts readability improved with higher contrast and no in-game background blur • Gamepad navigation improved when customizing and swapping tabs • Front-end menus and contract list entries have better contrast • "Attackers" and "Defenders" text no longer overlaps objective icons on the Point Break loading screen • "99:99" timer no longer briefly appears in Point Break when time limits are disabled VFX: • Las Vegas Stadium exposure and fog adjusted for better visibility • Monaco Evening lighting contrast reduced • Seoul lighting improved in Afternoon, Foggy, and Storm • Height fog no longer interferes with Smoke Grenade effects • Skyway Stadium Afternoon lighting refined for color, haze, and brightness Moderation: • Since PRIME TIME, tools have gone through over 10M messages and 500k+ display names • Older display names are still being checked • If a username was flagged unnecessarily, there is a form to request a review • Players can also report chat words and phrases they believe are being flagged without cause Gyro controls: • Third-party gyro software is not officially supported • Setups that map gyro to mouse or keyboard can look the same as cheating to anti-cheat, and using them risks a ban • Native gyro support currently covers DualSense controllers and has a limited set of options • More native settings and a wider range of peripherals are in progress, which will take some time

You can actually go barefoot in THE FINALS In one of the ISEUL-T sponsor challenges, you can get the NO-SHOE™ item and make your contestants barefoot

THE FINALS has just received a new hotfix and a dev update Embark has said they are working on more updates, including: - Toggle for the glowing effect on the UI - Improvements to the shotgun pellets' hitmarkers - Restoring support for Ultrawide - Fixing an issue where Daily and Weekly contracts could not be completed in bot matches Today's hotfixes: - Fixed several crashes on PS5 and Xbox that could occur during loading screens - Fixed an issue where players could not swap loadouts after being eliminated in certain game modes - Fixed an issue where the Guardian Turret could not detect targets correctly - Fixed an issue where the Grappling Hook could be activated before the cooldown fully reset - The fish tail on the “Murky Business” skin for the M60 will no longer obstruct the player's view when using certain weapon sights - Added the missing sticker from the “Cold Brew-Tality Set”