VALORANT Patch 6.08: What’s Changing
Riot Games has released Patch 6.08 for VALORANT, which includes updates to the popular agent Killjoy and improvements to Gekko’s Wingman ability. This patch also brings some changes to maps and bug fixes.
Agent Updates
Gekko
- Wingman
- Improved audio cues for Wingman’s plant and defuse sound to make them clearer during intense combat situations.
- Updated in-game portrait for better readability and quality consistency.
Killjoy
“As Killjoy has become more prominent in the meta, we’ve identified areas where we can improve her abilities,” said Riot. “We’ve made changes to her audio cues to make them more distinct and easier to understand when her utility has been destroyed. We’ve also increased the reveal radius on her Nanoswarm ability to match its damage area and improve tracking. Additionally, we’ve removed the yellow warning indicator from her ultimate ability, Lockdown.”
- Nanoswarm (C)
- Increased reveal radius from 350 to 525.
- Updated audio cues for Nanoswarm and added a feature where the sound turns off if Killjoy is killed or suppressed.
- Improved feedback for enemies when they destroy Nanoswarm.
- Nanoswarm is now revealed when disabled.
- Other Abilities
- Updated visuals for Lockdown being destroyed.
- Removed the yellow warning UI Indicator for enemies.
- Improved deactivate sounds for Turret and Alarmbot to make them more distinct.
Miscellaneous
Brimstone’s Sky Smoke, Orbital Strike, and Omen’s From the Shadows abilities have updated targeting visuals to improve precision placement on the map.
Cosmetic Updates
Several Shorty models, including the default Shorty, have been visually upgraded to match the quality of other weapons. These are purely art updates with no gameplay changes.
- Updated Shorty models:
- Default Shorty
- Wunderkind Shorty
- Sidekick Shorty
- Karabasan Shorty
- Prism II Shorty
- Doodle Buds Shorty
Map Updates
- The updated version of Bind is now available in Competitive and Unrated queues.
- Icebox has been removed from Competitive and Unrated queues.
Bug Fixes
Gameplay Systems
- Fixed an issue where the “Kick ally off” message displayed while defusing the Spike.
- Fixed a visual bug where the Spike progress bar for planting or defusing would speed up or reset while defusing.
- Fixed an issue where Yoru couldn’t drop his weapon while using Dimensional Drift.
Social
- Fixed a bug where the add/remove friend button was unavailable when right-clicking a party member with certain settings turned on.
- Fixed a bug where banned players were not removed from the player’s party.
- Fixed a bug where invalid party invites were still showing as active.
- Fixed a bug where chat logs would be wiped after a match.
- Fixed an issue with punctuation marks not displaying correctly in Thai language.
Known Issues
- Modifying locale within the client may cause issues. Locale updates should be performed through Riot Client settings.
- Some audio cues may not play in rare instances. The developers are investigating this issue.
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