Battlefield 2042 Season 5 update patch notes: Start date & time, Reclaimed map, weapons, more

Battlefield 2042 Season 5 New Dawn kicks off Year 2 for DICE’s shooter, so here’s everything you need to know about the next Battlefield season, including the start date, whether there’s a new Specialist, the new map, weapons, Dozer and Irish changes, and the full patch notes.

After experiencing delays since its rocky launch, Battlefield 2042 Year 1’s final season, Season 4, will soon be over. That doesn’t mean the end for Battlefield 2042’s content though, as DICE confirmed that there will be a Year 2 of content beginning with Season 5.

Here’s everything we know about Battlefield 2042 Season 5, including the release date, the new map, weapons, content, whether a new Specialist joins the roster, and the full update patch notes.

• Battlefield 2042 Season 5 release date
• Battlefield 2042 Season 5 gameplay trailer
• Is there a new Specialist in Battlefield 2042 Season 5?
• New map in Battlefield 2042 Season 5
• Dozer & Irish changes in Battlefield 2042 Season 5
• Battlefield 2042 Season 5 new weapons
• Battlefield 2042 Season 5 Squad Management feature
• Battlefield 2042 Season 5 update patch notes

Battlefield 2042 Season 5 New Dawn release date & time

Battlefield 2042 Season 5 arrives on June 7, 2023, at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM BST. The launch date for the new season was confirmed by the devs in a trailer on May 26.

According to the devs: “Season 5 for Battlefield 2042 deploys across all platforms on Wednesday, June 7 at 12:00 UTC, while Update 5.0.0 goes live at 08:00 UTC.” While the update will arrive earlier, Season 5 will officially kick off at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM BST.

The Season 4 Battle Pass includes 14 weeks of challenges, with the last week set to expire around June 7. This should usher in Season 6, which the devs have officially confirmed.

Battlefield 2042 Season 5 gameplay trailer

A brand-new gameplay trailer was revealed for Battlefield 2042 Season 5 on May 26, showing off more of the new map as well as the gameplay additions. It also gave us the official June 7 release date for the season.

Is there a new Specialist in Battlefield 2042 Season 5?

DICE have confirmed that there won’t be a new Specialist in Battlefield 2042 Season 5.

With the move to the classic Class system, Season 4 Specialist Camila Blasco could be the final Specialist to arrive. We’ll need to wait and see what the devs have in store for the rest of Year 2, though.

New Reclaimed map in Battlefield 2042 Season 5

Battlefield 2042 Season 5 brings a brand-new map called Reclaimed that sees players fighting on a “forgotten battleground that last saw combat in the Battlefield 4 era.” That forgotten battleground is a reimagining of none other than Zavod 311, a map that players hold in high regard.

This new map will be an “overgrown area, engulfed with vegetation and by the 2042 war” that encourages “a combination of vehicular and infantry combat meaning teamplay is the key to victory.”

Dozer & Irish changes in Battlefield 2042 Season 5

While no new Specialist arrives in Battlefield 2042 Season 5, both Dozer and Irish will receive overhauls with the update.

Saying these Specialists are “underutilized,” DICE are allowing players to have much more mobility while using Dozer’s Ballistic Shield, letting you “be able to strafe, rotate and pitch with your Ballistic Shield more quickly than previously.” Plus, you’ll be able to use ziplines with your shield equipped.

To balance the character, bullets hitting Dozer’s shield won’t be directed back so accurately, meaning you “won’t be as impacted by your own bullets as before.”

As for Irish, the Sentinel trophy system will now have a recharge ability. After its first intercept, it will be active for five more seconds and then will deactivate for a further 7.5 seconds before reactivating again. If you want to take out the Sentinel, both EMP Grenades and C5 Tank Shells will destroy them with ease.

Battlefield 2042 Season 5 new weapons

The following weapons have appeared in the Battlefield 2042 Season 5 roadmap, indicating that they will arrive soon:

• GEW-46 (Assault Rifle)
• BFP.50 (Sidearm)
• XCE Bar (Bolt-Action Rifle)
• Spring Grenade
• Anti-Tank Grenade
• Mini Grenade

Season 5 will see DICE “lean into previous games and how they can show up in the world of 2042,” so we may see even more classic weapons and gadgets arrive in future seasons.

Battlefield 2042 Season 5 Squad Management feature

In Battlefield 2042 Season 5, DICE is introducing a Squad Management system. This feature lets players form or become part of a squad directly through the squad menu and allows spawning on fellow squad members. The system also enables issuing commands like attacking or defending objectives to squad mates.

Accomplishing these squad directives not only garners more XP but also offers players a higher degree of control over their gameplay strategy.

Battlefield 2042 Season 5 update patch notes

Changelog

General Fixes and Options

• The QR code to navigate players to the support website is now scannable on android devices
• Fixed an issue where players in solo/co op were being placed in a separate squads when joining on friends
• Added an “Reduce Sprint Camera Motion” option in accessibility settings to reduce Camera Motion for those who are easily susceptible to motion sickness.

Audio

• Overall weapon mix and audio tweaks.
• Specialist movement sounds are improved to match each specialists’ gear
• Fixed an audio issue on Stranded where two area types briefly overlap while zip-lining to the ship
• Fixed an audio issue where voice overs are sometimes not present during the insertion phase of the prologue
• Fixed an audio issue where weapon handling sounds are sometimes missing on insertion.

AI & Soldier Improvements

• The Penguins have been tampering with the Ranger payload, and it will now take more damage from infantry projectiles. Not the Penguins, the Ranger.
• Fixed an issue where a MCOM in Rush could get stuck in a defuse state if an AI Soldier gets removed while trying to defuse the bomb.
• Fixed issues that resulted in AI Soldiers not trying to avoid some grenades. Don’t ask.
• AI Soldiers will no longer keep moving and firing at the End of Round. They’ll just have to accept that the round is over and there will be another one.
• AI Soldiers will now be able to enter vehicles directly from using a parachute.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the player to be pushed away from bushes when proning near them.
• Made improvements in ensuring the parachute cannot be deployed on smaller jumps between platforms.

Battlefield Portal

• Breakthrough is now available within Battlefield Portal. You will be able to create Custom Experiences for Breakthrough and Breakthrough Small via the Web Builder. Due to the complexities of Breakthrough, Custom Scripting will not be available for this mode.
• Fixed an issue that allowed Irish to use his APS Shootdown Sentinel when it was restricted.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Taser Baton melee weapon to incorrectly appear in the Battlefield 3 category.
• Fixed various placeholder names and icons for weapons in the restricted 2042 attachment category.
• The RM68 will now have the correct icon when setting up a Portal experience.
• Attachments belonging to Vault Weapons are now present in the Attachment tab via the Web Builder.
• Adjusted turret speed of the M1A2 from Bad Company 2 and Tiger 1 from Battlefield 1942 to be compatible with aim decouple from body option.

Specialists & Gadgets

• RPG-7V2 has received a balance pass to be more in line with All-Out Warfare Game Modes and State of Play.
• A tutorial video for the FGM-148 Javelin and XM370A are now present within the Collection Screen.
• The Collection Screen video for the FXM-33 AA Missile now shows the lock-on prompt as intended.
• The Collection Screen will now display the correct magazine names.
• Updated IBA Armor Plate’s Gadget Description to mention that it only protects the torso.
• Deployable Gadgets are now destroyed after a territory control change on Breakthrough or Rush.
• Resolved a number of textual inconsistencies within the Collection Screen on a variety of Gadgets.
• The Repair Tool is now grayed out when pressing/holding shift while using a parachute.
• Fixed an issue where you wouldn’t swap back to the last equipped Weapon or Gadget whenever you closed the Call In Military tablet.
• You will now be able to place the Insertion Beacon within areas affected by smoke.
• Fixed an issue that prevented SFX from playing when using Soflam Designator to designate enemy vehicles.
• Fixed an issue which would prevent players from accessing the Soflam Designator’s camera after deploying the Gadget.
• Fixed an issue that caused players being unable to restock on ammo when recently being damaged.
• Firing the Smoke Grenade Launcher no longer self-spots on the minimap.
• Throwing Knives will now benefit from Aim Assist, allowing them to attract and slow down while in hip fire. They will not benefit from snap assistance.
• Players will no longer take damage when destroying Sentry Turrets or Shootdown Sentinels
• Grenades will no longer detonate from other explosions.

Dev Comment: This change has been made so that each grenade will now have a set detonation timer, increasing the readability as opposed to a chain reaction style of play. Players will still be able to shoot a grenade with bullets.

• The Penguins have been working hard on their research of the Incendiary Grenade and have found a breakthrough that allowed them to increase the radius by 15%. Toasty.

Concussion Grenade

All Recon Specialists will now be able to use the Concussion Grenade.

We have also made substantial changes to how the Concussion Grenade works in a couple of areas, based on distance to the player and in comparing the direction of the player upon grenade detonation.

The effects of the Concussion Grenade are defined by Near, Far and Frontal scenarios. When it detonates within close range it will heighten the duration and intensity at the point of detonation. Beyond that near range, it will lead to a lessened duration and intensity. This effect is also decided and impacted by if the detonation takes place in front of the player.

• Near radius has been increased from 6m to 8m
  • Total radius remains unaffected at 12m.
• Increased the angle acceptance in order to be considered a frontal concussion from 60 degrees to 70 degrees.
• Duration at which Concussion Grenade lasts has been increased in the following conditions:
  • Near + Frontal Facing from 2s to 2.5s
  • Far + Frontal Facing from 1.5s to 1.75
  • Near + Side from 0.75s to 1.2s

Prox Sensors

Through telemetry and community sentiment, since moving the Prox Sensor out of the throwable slot and into the Gadget Selection field we have seen this gadget decline in relevance compared to the TUGs and other viable gadgets. We have made some adjustments to allow for the Prox Sensor to be an equally viable choice as part of your loadout.

• Increased the number of Prox Sensors that can be carried from 1 to 2
• Increased the number of Prox Sensors that can be deployed at once from 1 to 2
• Reduced the radius of the Prox Sensors scan from 20m to 15m, which will offset some of the benefits of these adjustments.

Angel

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Tracer Dart from being able to resupply from Angel’s loadout crate.

Blasco

• The Area of Effect for Blasco’s Signal Jammer will no longer tilt when the Gadget is on a slope.
• Enemies disrupted by Blasco’s Signal Jammer will no longer stop revealing their position when the affected player shoots their weapon.
• Blasco’s Signal Jammer will no longer protect itself from spotting.

Dev Comment: We have made this change to help players in locating Blasco’s X6 Infiltration Device, allowing for a better understanding of where to find the device that is blocking their spots.

Casper

• Enemy or friendly players can no longer climb upon Casper’s drone and fly with it.
• Added thermal vision to Casper’s OVP-Recon Drone when zooming in.

Dozer

• Dozer’s deploying shield animation will now correctly play immediately after throwing a grenade.
• Dozer’s shield will now correctly play a fling/push away animation in 1st person view when being hit by a rocket, missile or tank shell.
• Fixed an issue that allowed Dozer to jump for an unlimited amount of time while his shield was equipped.
• Dozer’s Shield bash sound is now played when hitting enemies at the edge of the melee range.
• Dozer’s shield can now destroy the Medical Crate, T-UGS, Anti-Tank Mine, Ammo Crate, C5 Explosive, M18 Claymore, Prox Sensor, and Loadout Crate.
• Fixed an issue which would cause deflected bullets from Dozer’s shield to not damage enemy players.
• Fixed an issue that would cause incorrect animations between first and third perspectives with Dozer.
• Fixed an issue where Dozer would be unable to switch weapons when in a prone state while switching from Shield to a Melee Weapon.
• Fixed an issue that caused Dozer to not take damage and enter the heavy hit animation when an RPG would hit his shield.
• Added a unique shield bullet impact sound for Dozer

Falck

• Falck’s Syrette Pistol projectiles no longer deal damage to Dozer when they hit his Ballistic Shield.
• Falck’s Syrette Pistol will now begin to replenish ammo when the reserve is missing ammo (akin to Zain’s XM370A), as opposed to waiting for an entire magazine to be missing.

Irish

• Fixed an issue that caused the explosion of the Shootdown Sentinel to unintentionally interact with the EOD Bot and remove player input from controlling it.
• Irish’s Deployable Cover will no longer damage players when it is destroyed.
• Shootdown Sentinel State tweaks and louder pre-explosion on sticky

Sundance

• Sundance’s Anti-Armor Grenade has been removed from the game.

Dev Comment: Sundance’s Anti-Armor Grenade had poor readability which would result in vehicle players being unable to detect between an incoming missile or an Anti-Armor Grenade. Which resulted in being unable to react suitably with countermeasures. Going forward, the only time you will see “Incoming Missile” alerts is when it is actually an incoming missile.

Zain

• Fixed an issue that would prevent players from setting the Airburst range on the XM370A for specific structures.
• XM370A’s Range Number will now display the correct distance when looking through smoke.

Progression

• Fixed issue where earning T1 Mastery on the Defibrillator did not reward the “Jack of All Trades” Achievement/Trophy.
• Adjusted Pilot Kill XP to only be rewarded when the victim’s air vehicle did not also get destroyed at the same time.
• Avenger and Savior Kills now include who you avenged or saved in the XP log.

Hazard Zone

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Javelin from being purchasable in Hazard Zone.

Vehicles

• Removed yaw aim restriction from the LCAA Hovercraft, you can now rotate 360 degrees on the second seat.
• Fixed an issue with EMKV90-TOR’s zoom level not working properly on higher FOVs
• Active Protection Systems will now intercept Incendiary Grenades as intended.
• The Active Protection Systems light signal is now working as intended on all graphical settings.
• Fixed an issue which would cause animations to occur when in a vehicle open seat and switching weapons or gadgets.
• VFX trails on dumbfire rockets now continue until the projectile reaches the target.
• Barrage Missiles are no longer missing an audio cue when each rocket is replenished.
• Improved aiming for passengers while the driver is turning the body of the vehicle.
• Fixed an issue where weapon reload sound effects went missing after entering an open seat in a vehicle.
• Fixed a missing key bind in some passenger seats.
• We’ve done a full pass on camera positions on all passenger weapons to ensure they feel similar during gameplay.
• Fixed an issue with shooting soldiers with a vehicle not triggering in combat state for spawning
• Helicopter smart rockets will now lock onto designated targets
• Added overheat sound effects to flak on LATV4 and Hovercraft, as well as Wildcat’s Heavy AA.
• The Air-to-Ground Missile no longer locks onto empty vehicles but will keep the lock if the enemy player leaves the vehicle during the lock sequence.
• Lowered: Accepted angle of radar missiles from 10 to 5 (We’re not done with our response to this yet)

M5C Bolte

• Players will no longer be able to shoot through the windshield of the Bolte

CAV-Brawler

• The CAV-Brawler’s 40mm Incendiary GL ammo box will now be attached to the weapon’s base.
• Soldiers are no longer able to see through their body while in open seats of CAV-Brawler.
• The CAV-Brawler should now display the correct hints while being locked on.
• The CAV-Brawler’s 40mm Incendiary projectile can no longer be briefly seen floating in front of the weapon.

EBAA Wildcat

• The missing Lock-on SFX when using EBAA Wildcat has been located and is now present.
• Lowered minimum damage of EBAA Wildcat’s default primary weapon from 9 to 6
• Damage fall off start distance is now set to 250m for the EBAA Wildcat’s default primary weapon. 
• Removed EBAA Wildcat’s 30mm primary cannon inherited speed from the vehicle
• Fixed a reload sound for Barrage missile on EBAA Wildcat

EBLC-RAM

• The missing Lock-on SFX when using EBLC-RAM has been located and is now present.
• Firing VFX is no longer misplaced on the EBLC-RAM when firing the Missile Launcher.
• EBLC Ram will now be classified as a Heavy Armor vehicle.

Jets

• Jets will now benefit from Rocket Pods.
• You will now be able to look back while in the pilot seat of Jets.
• Reduced the dispersion of 30mm cannons on Jets.
• Increased the overheat rate of 30mm cannons on Jets.
• Updated the Third Person Perspective Camera to be more responsive and precise to your inputs.

Tanks

• Removed staff shell smart lock on, it now dumb fires like all other tank shells
• Added an ability for staff shell to lock onto all laser designated target for extra damage
• Turret speeds will now be correctly reflected within the Vehicle Weapon loadout screens.
• Added an option to decouple the tank turning from aiming.

Vehicle Loadouts

LATV4 Recon

• Removed: 50mm Cannon, 30mm Cannon & Grenade Launcher
• Added: Canister Shot, Minigun with Thermal vision, HMG with Thermal vision & 20mm Flak

LCAA Hovercraft

• Removed: TOW Missile from the passenger seat with these changes, to ensure that it further aligns this vehicle into its combat role. We feel that despite this item being skill based, a hovercraft should not have access to such a deadly item.
• Added: LMG with Thermal vision, Minigun with Thermal Vision & HMG with Thermal vision

EBAA Wildcat

• Removed: 57mm cannon, Rocket weapon pod, Mortar Pod & 40mm Volley pod
• Added: 35mm Dual AA Cannons, Minigun with Thermal Vision & HMG with Thermal vision

MAV:

• Removed: Flak Pod
• Added: Incendiary Grenade Launcher

M5C Bolte

• Removed: 30mm Cannon
• Moved: Repair System to Slot 1 from Slot 2
• Moved: Missile Launcher to Slot 2 from Slot 1
• Added: 50mm Cannon, Incendiary Grenade Launcher and Passenger Detection Pulse.

M1A5, T28 and EBLC-RAM:

• Added: Minigun with Thermal Vision & HMG with Thermal Vision
• Increased: Heatseeker Missile Damage to Air Transport Vehicles

Weapons

• Fixed an issue that caused the camera to shake erratically when firing the NVK S-22 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
• Fixed a visual inconsistency between the AEK-971 weapon model and its icon.
• Fixed an issue where the Factory Barrel Muzzle on the LCMG was invisible while looking through a x2 scope or higher.
• Fixed an issue that causes the RPK Flashlight to cast a shadow of the RPK’s muzzle.
• The SWS-10 and DXR-1 no longer clips through the ground while shooting from a prone position.
• Increased the AK24 aim down sight movement speed to be inline with other Assault Rifles.
• Incendiary Grenades now keep doing damage after you’ve switched weapons.
• Enemy nameplates no longer have a bright glow when looked at through T4 Thermal 2.5x scope.
• Fixed an issue where the SVK bullets were zeroed at a different distance than the rest of the weapons, resulting in high inaccuracies at medium and longer distances. This issue became increasingly visible with the addition of Thermal Scopes.
• Fixed an issue that caused the M26 Mass Underbarrel Launchers to share ammo pools across all the variations
• Fixed an issue that caused the M320 underbarrel launchers on the M16A3 to all fire HE instead of their intended variations.
• Reduced the maximum bullet capacity of the MTAR-21’s extended magazine from 50 to 40
• Longshot scope has been updated to read 12x instead of 40x.
• Fixed an issue that caused Weapon Scope Glints to not appear on several 4x and higher scopes and weapons.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the M416’s flashlight from being turned on.
• GOL Sniper Magnum now displays its Fire Mode as Bolt Action instead of Single.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Kobra sight to clip through the M16A3
• Fixed an issue that caused the 40mm Smoke Underbarrel Launcher on the LCMG to display an incorrect name in the kill log if a player got a kill with it.

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