The Finals Open Beta update 0.4.0 patch notes: Anti-Cheat improvements, UI changes, more

FPS fans have been diving into The Finals thanks to an Open Beta period for the Embark Studios game. Thanks to player feedback, the devs have implemented some changes with The Finals 0.4.0 patch notes, so take a look at all the fixes below.

The Finals is still in its Open Beta phase, but players seem to be enjoying everything the new title has to offer. FPS fans have flocked to try the free-to-play title that has created quite a buzz. The Open Beta period for The Finals is set to come to a close on November 5, 2023, and players will be eager to complete the Battle Pass before it does.

While players have praised the gameplay and the surprise Halloween event, it’s important to keep in mind that The Finals is still in beta. This means plenty of changes can still be implemented by the devs to improve the overall quality of the game.

In fact, The Finals devs are wasting no time in doing so after explaining that they’ve used player feedback to release the 0.4.0 patch that is set to tweak gameplay during the Open Beta.

The Finals 0.4.0 patch notes

Embark Studios revealed the 0.4.0 patch for The Finals during its Open Beta phase on November 1 in order to fix various bugs and deliver “improvements to security, safety, and fair play.”

Here are the full patch notes for The Finals Open Beta 0.4.0 update:

Fixes and Updates

Anti-Cheat

• Overall improvements to our anti-cheat systems
• Lowered detection thresholds in our internal systems to strengthen the identification of unfair play
• Added additional blocklist of third-party systems

Contracts

• Removed contracts related to the Bank It mode that weren’t correctly awarded

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when reporting a player
• Fixed a crash caused by having players on the blocked player list

Deployable Shield

• Fixed broken collision on Deployable Shields that could cause the game to run slower.

Glitch Trap

• Increased ammo amount from 1 to 2

Goo

• Fixed a bug where Goo sometimes got welded to fractured structures
• Added timed destruction events to Goo, for better overall behavior
• Fixed an issue where Deployable Barricades attached to Goo caused catastrophic explosions

Matchmaking

• Fixed an issue where backfilling wouldn’t work if a player disconnected during matchmaking

UI

• Fixed a bug where an incorrect or missing number of VRs could be shown on the end-of-match review screen
• Fixed a bug where party members and the party leader would see different matchmaking messages
• Removed ‘Leave Party’ button for players not in a party
• Fixed an issue where server performance indicators would incorrectly show in the HUD
• Fixed an issue that caused players to accidentally open the radial wheel on controllers
• Updated Team Colors to be on by default. Players can revert to using red vs blue team ID via the settings menus if they wish
• Fixed an issue where already equipped store items appeared as not being equipped
• Fixed player names so they appear consistently in the menus on all platforms
• Fixed an issue where the Add Friend button was disabled when Crossplay was disabled
• Various small fixes to the party and social screens
• Made total VRs more visible in more places
• Fixed an issue where multiple input actions could be wrongly bound to the same key on PC
• Fixed an issue where the recent players’ social screen would not always be populated

VoIP

• Various small fixes for issues that occurred when switching between party and team channels

VRs

• Fixed an issue where players who backfilled might not receive VRs for the match

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