VALORANT Patch Notes 9.02: Icebox on Console, Basic Training Update and More

Valorant latest Patch Notes are online, this recent patch focuses on renovating the existing basic training, bringing Icebox to consoles and much more. Here are the full Valorant 9.02 Patch Notes.  

ALL PLATFORMS

PLAYER BEHAVIOR UPDATES

• Behavioral Intervention Update: People who engage in comms abuse will experience increased penalties.

BUG FIXES

Agents

Neon

• Fixed a bug where Neon’s hitbox could be slightly offset while sliding.

Gameplay Systems

• Fixed an issue in Premier Overtime voting that prevented people from calling an Overtime Timeout when switching sides.
• Fixed an issue with Ability HUD persisting into deathcam.

Maps

Abyss

• Fixed several areas where the Spike could get stuck on certain ledges outside the map.
• Fixed a bug where Omen could die by teleporting in a specific spot in Mid Bottom.
• Several Visual Bugs fixed.

Sunset

• You can no longer jump on the tall box in A Alley.

PC

GENERAL UPDATES

• The new Basic Training (tutorial) and The Range from Console are available on PC.

GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS UPDATES

Combat Report

• Visual refresh! The in-game combat report has a new look.
• Combat Report will now be visible during the Buy Phase by default. You will still be able to toggle it on and off during this phase.

PREMIER UPDATES

• Playoffs in Contender and Invite Divisions have a best of 3 finals. Rounds prior to finals are best of 1.
• Map pick and ban takes place before agent select for each game in a match.
• Once a map is played, it is removed from the map pool for subsequent games in the match.
• Added playoff qualification rules in the side panel on the standings page.

SOCIAL UPDATES

• Added platform information in the social panel. It is now clearer when a friend who is playing VALORANT is on a different platform.

BUG FIXES

Premier

• Fixed an issue where the playoff results text on the standings page was always displayed in English.
• Fixed an issue where the team page was showing the wrong background.
• Fixed an issue where changing the Stage in the dropdown on the standings page sometimes wouldn’t refresh the content.

CONSOLE

GENERAL UPDATES

• The ‘Keep Player Centered’ minimap setting will now be forced on for minimap zoom levels above 1.0. This prevents non-centered minimap views from getting into an unusable state for high zoom levels.

AGENT UPDATES

• Toggleable Abilities: Select abilities which require you to press and hold a button down can now be set to ‘Toggle,’ allowing you to press and let go of the input to steer the ability freely while it’s active.
• The following abilities can be set to Togglable in the Agent Profile Settings:

Harbor: High Tide

Phoenix: Fire Wall

Skye: Guiding Light

Neon

• High Gear’s description in the Ability Info Panel has been updated to match the ability’s bindings.

Sova

• Hunter’s Fury applies less drag on your controls, allowing more control over the charge’s duration.

MAP UPDATES

• Icebox enters Competitive, Unrated, Swift Play, and Deathmatch queues.

SOCIAL UPDATES

• The in-match scoreboard now has voice control shortcuts. You can now open the scoreboard and press a button to quickly mute other people or switch voice channels.
• Added audio to social notifications. Now when you receive a friend request or party invite you’ll hear a notification sound.
• Added party information to the social panel. The friends list now shows the number of people in your friend’s party and the remaining open party slots.

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