BATTLEFIELD 6 GAME UPDATE 1.4.3.0

BATTLEFIELD 6 UPDATE 1.4.3.0

Battlefield 6 Game Update 1.4.3.0 deploys on Tuesday, September 15, alongside Season 4: Tidal Strike.

Take on the new Deep Six Collection Event to earn Weapon Packages, a new knife, and other Customization Rewards. Proximity Chat arrives in Battlefield Labs for Live, while a new version of the Phantom Program comes to REDSEC. Find the full list of upcoming QoL changes, balance updates, and bug fixes below.

• At 8:00 UTC, the update becomes available to download across all platforms, bringing the latest gameplay changes to Battlefield 6. 

• At 12:00 UTC, Season 4: Tidal Strike content goes live, including the Deep Six Collection Event, the Phantom Program, and Proximity Chat. 

NEW CONTENT

Deep Six Collection Event

Deep Six is a new Collection Event starting with Tidal Strike on September 15 and running through October 12. Earn a series of exclusive rewards across Battlefield 6 and REDSEC by completing contracts and gathering intel devices. Unlock premium Weapon Packages, Customization Rewards, and the new Diver’s Knife!

New Melee Weapon:

Diver’s Knife

Originally carried by Royal Navy divers operating in challenging maritime environments, the Royal Navy Dive Knife serves as the ultimate reward for players who complete the full Collection Event.

Proximity Chat

Proximity Chat opens up new ways to communicate with nearby players during a match. Who you hear depends on their position relative to you, with voices placed directionally and shaped by the surrounding environment. Walls can obstruct voices, indoor spaces can change how they sound, and being inside a vehicle will also affect what you hear. 

You’ll be able to see who is speaking through Proximity Chat, with options to mute or report players when needed. Solo players and parties will default to Game voice chat, making it easier to take advantage of these interactions. 

To give you more control over this experience, we've also added the following options:

• Below the Commo Rose, you can now quickly swap channels and globally turn Proximity Chat on or off.

• Opening the scoreboard in Battle Royale will show a list of recent players you’ve heard through Proximity Chat. From there, you can mute, report, or block a player by selecting their name through the EA Connect pop-up. 

• Up to four players can be heard at the same time. A UI message will let you know when this limit has been reached, with additional speakers temporarily muted until a channel becomes available. 

We’re excited to bring Proximity Chat to Battlefield Battle Royale, but real-world testing will be important as we continue to tune the experience. We’ll be looking closely at feedback around audio range, clarity, moderation tools, and how Proximity Chat affects gameplay before expanding the feature further.

During this testing period, Proximity Chat may be switched on or off while we apply fixes and improvements. Once you’ve had a chance to try it, let us know what works, what doesn’t, and how it changes the way you communicate on the battlefield.

Phantom Program

Also starting with Tidal Strike, players can tackle the Phantom Program, a limited-time REDSEC operation. Hunt for hidden intelligence, easter eggs and the larger mystery of what has caused the Fort Lyndon security network breach. Earn exclusive rewards, including Weapon Packages and more. 

Major Updates for 1.4.3.0

• Vehicle Improvements: Transport Helicopters, RCB90s, and Scout Helicopters have received gameplay, balance, presentation, and handling improvements.

• Gunplay and Readability: Weapon reticles, optics, attachment presentation, and a range of weapon-specific issues have been updated to improve clarity and consistency.

• REDSEC Improvements: Battle Royale mission flow, ring interactions, redeployment, loot behaviour, spectating, and quality-of-life systems have received further updates.

• Portal and Custom Lobbies: Custom Lobby reliability, spectator tools, Spatial Editor functionality, Portal scripting, and creator-facing tools have been expanded and refined.

• UI and Presentation: Menus, Ranked information, Store and Battle Pass flows, End of Round presentation, and item visibility have received a broad polish pass.

• Audio and AI: Audio feedback has been improved across movement, vehicles, and interface interactions, while AI gains improved navigation and water traversal. 

Reticle Improvements

In 1.4.3.0, we’ve overhauled reticles across all weapon optics, launchers, and gadgets to deliver cleaner visuals, reduced clutter, and improved readability against any background. These refinements also strive to enhance the visuals with a more pronounced glow, crisper lines and optimized overall sizing of the center dots/reticles, ensuring a clearer view so you can focus on lining up every shot.

Developer comment: We’re aware of a bug that causes some scopes to come with overly thick black borders on PlayStation 5. We’re aiming to have this resolved with the 1.4.3.5 update, arriving in a few weeks.

CHANGELOG

PLAYER

• Corrected an issue where picking up a fallen Support Kit would grant the ability to revive teammates even after picking up another class kit.

• Corrected an issue where healing counted as a damage event that kicked players out of using remote-controlled gadgets.

• Vehicle supply crate collision radius checks are now slightly bigger to prevent player clipping bugs from occurring.

• Launchers will now have a small splash VFX play when the projectile passes through water.

• Fixed an issue where, when swimming/on the surface, players received a damage reduction when the bullet went through them and hit the water underneath.

• Players are no longer able to phase through the Carrier while driving the boat at a moderate amount of speed.

• Requesting revive is no longer interrupted if a friendly reviver gets killed or cancels the revive.

• Made vehicles more audible while the player is underwater.

• Corrected an issue where aim rotation could behave incorrectly when using the Repair Tool from the open seat in the UH-79. 

• Fixed a visual issue causing the gunner’s first-person hands to glitch when looking up or down in the UH-79.

• Corrected an issue where a precise damage calculation could occasionally kill a soldier who had received roughly 99 damage.

• Improved the ability for players in a party to join the game together.

VEHICLES

• Corrected a camera issue where tanks and the RCB90 could stutter while zooming in third-person view.

RCB90 Patrol Boat

• Health increased from 800 to 1000.

• Improved steering responsiveness.

• Corrected an issue where the RCB90’s Deploy Ramp passive could remain active when it should not.

• Updated RCB90 weapon and vehicle event feedback for supported haptic devices.

• Corrected a typo in the Lock-Guided Missile description of the RCB90 Patrol Boat.

AH-6 Little Bird

• Minigun overheat per bullet has been increased by ~33%, roughly overheating ~1.5 seconds faster than before with continuous fire.

• Decreased Minigun damage dealt to RCB90 Patrol Boats and ATPs by 50%.

• Transport Helicopters can now correctly take damage from small arms fire.

GADGETS

• Corrected an issue where a tank could be destroyed by running over a friendly Portable Mortar.

• AA Gadget balance: SLM-93A and 9K38 Igla:

  • Lock-on directional indicator for air vehicles has been removed.

Developer comment: We've heard your feedback on infantry vs. aircraft balancing. We are removing the directional warning that alerts pilots to the location of a MANPAD lock-on. This means pilots will have to break off attacks earlier or wait for the missile trail to find its source, making the MANPAD a more effective deterrent and its user less vulnerable to immediate retaliation.

• The defibrillators no longer fire a charge upon stance change.

WEAPONS

• Resolved an issue where the icon for the canted irons on the EF88 was misplaced 

• Fixed an issue where match ammo for the M2010 and SVK had unintended amounts of damage reduction versus opponents in water.

• Corrected issues related to weapon stats not updating correctly for the EF88, BROD and VSSM.

• Updated descriptions on several weapons, including mention of subsonic ammo, which is a default attribute on the M45A1 and vz.61.

• The weight of the long and lightened suppressor in the L115 has been swapped.

• Corrected an issue where Vertical Grips on RPKM and RPK-74M have an offset hand position when a laser or light is equipped.

• Reticles have been improved for clearer visibility, with better readability against bright backgrounds.

• There is a new option allowing players to turn off the Picture-in-Picture zoom functionality on optics, which will change zoom to only use full-screen FOV rather than combine FOV and additional zoom inside the optic. Changing this does not change the total magnification scale but ensures the total zoom is only changing FOV.

BROD3

• Corrected an issue where the lasers did not move with the short/extended handguards on the BROD 3.

• Lasers now correctly adjust their position on the BROD 3 with the short and long handguard.

• Resolved an issue where thumb placement was unnatural when equipping certain grips on BROD 3.

• Corrected an issue where the BROD 3 Handguard was missing its icon.

Interdictor Balance Updates

• Minimum damage increased from 62 to 80.

• Limb damage now matches chest damage

• Sweet spot damage decreased from 150 to 100

• Sweet spot range adjusted to 120m to 160m

• Damage against armor in REDSEC increased to 100 regardless of hit location or distance

• Incorrect impact visual effects were corrected for all ammunition types except Match Grade Ammo

• Iron Sight attachment now costs 15 points.

Developer comment: The Interdictor's damage didn't always match its powerful feel, so we've increased its effectiveness and consistency. It now deals 80 damage to the chest and limbs at all ranges, making two-hit kills much more reliable and one-hit kills on damaged foes more common. To better counter players using armor plates, especially in REDSEC, we've also increased its damage against them. With these adjustments, the old "sweeter spot" mechanic was redundant, so we have normalized the damage for more predictable performance.

MAPS & MODES

Carrier Strike

• Added Out of Bounds volumes to reduce instances of spawn camping on the carrier deck.

• Corrected an issue where HQ icons would not stick to the minimap in Rush and Breakthrough.

• Fixed "Alliance Disbanded" notification incorrectly appearing during the final round of Gauntlet.

• Corrected an issue where a player's class would be deselected after exiting a mode tutorial.

• Jets will no longer spawn on the carriers once breached, and will only be available through the deploy screen. 

Developer comment: We love seeing the battles on Carrier Strike, and we've also seen your feedback about spawn camping on carriers. We're rolling out some adjustments to improve the overall experience of the mode. Please let us know what you think once you've had a chance to play with these changes!

Iberian Offensive

• Resolved an issue where some wall sections had no collision. Better wear a helmet when running into those now.

Manhattan Bridge

• Adjusted out-of-bounds on the first floor of a building near point E in conquest.

• Adjusted several areas where the collision checks were overextended. This will make flying more predictable and cause fewer helicopters to crash against these buildings.

Tsuru Reef Breakthrough

Each sector has been expanded to allow both teams more flanking routes and the use of boats. 

• Sector 1

  • Added 2 RHIBs

  • Swapped Attacker Light Transport for APC

  • Expanded the size of the Capture Points at “A”

  • Moved “B” to a Warehouse along the Marina

• Sector 2

  • Increased the size of Capture volume B to include more cover

  • Swapped Attacker Light Transport for APC

  • Swapped Defender Light Transport for Quad

  • Moved Defender contested spawns back 10-15M

  • Fixed Attacker contested/non contested spawns at the beach

• Sector 3

  • Added an additional Capture Point down below across the waterway

  • Swapped Attacker APC for Light Transport

  • Removed APC for Defenders

  • Increased the size of Capture Point “A”

• Sector 4

  • Reduced the number of Capture Points from 2 to 1

  • Expanded the Capture Point size of “A” down at the Docks

PROGRESSION

• Kill Confirmed and Assist Confirmed round stats now track correctly towards Career Bests.

• New seasonal hardware assignments have been added for Season 4.

• Corrected an issue where the SABOTEUR Accolade could be incorrectly awarded when destroying your own Supply Bag.

UI & HUD

• Corrected an issue where the "Steady Aim" prompt would appear while holding breath, even if set to toggle mode rather than hold mode.

• Fixed the issue in the net graph where it was showing armor breaking events that also dealt health damage as two separate damage events instead of one.

• Corrected an issue where contract progress would display incorrectly. 

• Changed the Contract Failed string to Contract Expired.

• Corrected an issue where the resurface screen effect would play when standing in water and editing loadout.

• Corrected an issue where duplicate multiplayer requirement tags could appear in Custom Search.

• Corrected an issue where the Event tab could be missing or inaccessible from the main menu when an event was active.

• Corrected an issue where certain events could display an incorrect end time in the Challenges tab.

• Fixed a brief delay when viewing Battle Pass Instant Rewards for the first time.

• Corrected an issue where the splash screen could appear cropped on super ultrawide displays.

• Corrected an issue where the XP Boost panel could overlap with other UI elements in the main menu.

• Updated event timers to display consistently across the Home and Event tabs.

• Corrected an issue where empty reward tiles could appear in End of Round progression.

• Corrected an issue where selection highlights could overlap adjacent tiles in Game Options.

• Corrected an issue where Hardware attachments could disappear from Loadouts after viewing their Challenge unlock requirements.

• Improved the readability of row titles in the Play menu when displayed over bright backgrounds.

• Improved the layout and presentation of Ranked information in the Player Profile.

• Fixed attachment indicator alignment issues across several weapons.

• Corrected an issue where the keyboard shortcut to like a map was not working on the End of Round screen.

• Corrected an issue where the Mark All Seen button could remain visible after clearing all new item indicators.

• Corrected an issue where Career Rank could be missing from the main menu after leaving a match.

• Corrected an issue where characters could appear without their weapons when viewing Unit Details in Loadouts.

• Corrected an issue where Challenge progression could display incorrectly on the End of Round screen.

• Corrected an issue where equipped Player Card Titles could fail to update in the Lobby.

• Corrected an issue where the Clear All Indicators button could remain visible after clearing all New indicators in the Battle Pass.

• Corrected an issue where character previews could become unavailable after equipping certain characters in Loadouts.

• Improved the consistency of icon artwork across multiple characters, weapons, and gadgets.

• Corrected the name of PAX's Scout Helicopter to MH-350.

• Resolved an issue that caused the BF Pro popup to appear more frequently than intended.

PORTAL

• Fixed layout overlap between player count and ping indicators in the Server Browser.

• Map bounds now focus on the experience's intended play space, and Out-of-Bounds areas will be hidden by default.

• Updated Portal's music system so queuing a new radio music track no longer restarts the currently playing track.

• Ring of Fire now displays a flashing indicator when the player is near the Ring’s edge.

• Mesh quality has been improved for several assets.

• Battle Pickup icons no longer persist after item pickup.

• Added a new BlockingSphere object type to block spotting and added new VFX for clouds. The example level and script BlockingSphereAndCloudsExample can be found in the SDK.

• Aircraft Carrier Variation mutator now has a new option to allow use of the Carrier Strike version.

• Players can now ping custom objectives and Capture Points.

• The SetPlayerMovementSpeedMultiplier function is now limited to 0.8–2.5, with improvements to reduce rubberbanding.

• The OnPlayerEarnedKillAssist event now fires as intended.

• Breakthrough HUD UI Elements

  • Added Breakthrough and Team Deathmatch score tickers.

  • Updated GameModeScore actions with Team and GameStageType params.

• Added water plane visualization to Spatial Editor. This allows Portal creators to see the water level for levels.

• After rigorous swimming lessons, AI bots can now navigate through water more reliably.

• Using Save As now identifies the correct level to export.

• Added Sandbox Ocean to SDK.

• Added Wake Island to SDK.

• Fog has been added as an option for Out-of-Bounds areas on the deploy screen in the Web App.

• As part of Sandbox Ocean, ocean functions have been added to modify the water. An example level and script can be found in the SDK

  • EnableWater

  • SetWaterBeaufortScale

  • SetWaterLevel

  • SetWaterWaveAmplitude

  • SetPlayerBreathTime

  • GetWaterBeaufortScale

  • GetWaterHeight

  • GetWaterIsEnabled

  • GetWaterWaveAmplitude

  • OnPlayerEmerged

  • OnPlayerEnteredWater

  • OnPlayerExitedWater

  • OnPlayerSubmerged

• Calling EnableHQ no longer causes out-of-bounds within HQ area.

• HQs can now be linked to Sectors, VehicleSpawners can be linked to HQs

• Players are now able to host or play Gulf of Lyndon: Night Ops Conquest without getting a "Timeout" error message 

• Logging in to Web App with a locale in the URL now redirects to the correct URL. The page will also no longer remain blank after logging in.

• Class restriction selections are now properly reflected for single team modes.

• Reduced network payload size for larger spatial attachments through compression.

ViperStudiosAndy Portal Custom Conquest Template

• Now uses the official capture UI

• Now uses official capture point sounds

• Added AI difficulty (1 Easy | 2 Default | 3 Hard | 4 Impossible)

• Added option to control how likely AI will use vehicles

• AI names will now be assigned to teams

• AI behaviour improved

• Fixed Cairo Bazaar Combat Area

• Performance improvements

• New Map Added: Tsuru Reef

ViperStudiosAndy Portal Custom Breakthrough Template

• Official MCOM HUD added (location is fixed, so sector UI is now underneath for now)

• Added toggle for UI timer

• Added AI difficulty (1 Easy | 2 Default | 3 Hard | 4 Impossible)

• Added option to control how likely AI will use vehicles

• AI logic improved for Tsuru Reef

• Team switcher range increased ObjID(990-999)

• Fixed FX when joining mid-game

• Added support for FA-81F-Super-Spectre and F-74A-Seacat

• Performance improvements

• New Map Added: Tsuru Reef

CUSTOM LOBBIES:

• Expanded Custom Lobby creation support to cover:

  • Tactical Obliteration

  • Obliteration

  • Breakthrough

  • Escalation

  • Rush

  • Domination

  • Team Deathmatch

  • Squad Deathmatch

  • Custom Experiences

Developer comment: We are adding these modes to Custom Lobby creation, and players will be able to host games in these modes from 1.4.3.0 onwards. Spectator mode will not be available at launch of Tidal Strike, but we’re working on adding it to these experiences.

Custom Experiences will likely require several adjustments from their creators to work in Custom Lobbies, and Spectator Mode.

• Fixed an issue in Spectator mode on Conquest where the capture zone outline color did not match the correct team in some cases.

• Fixed an issue with long loading times when switching players in Spectator in some scenarios.

• Corrected team color for Headquarters being incorrect in Conquest mode for spectators.

• Objective colors no longer display as white on the Mini Map while in Spectator mode.

• Added a confirmation visual prompt when admins select 'Apply' in Map Selection for Custom Lobbies.

• Added notification banners when a player is promoted to Squad Leader in Custom Lobbies.

• Added 'Ready to Start' notification prompts on host screens once minimum player counts are reached.

• Added the ability to lock a host to be unique in Custom Lobbies and retain the host abilities upon disconnection.

• Cleaned up redundant chat configuration options in Custom Lobby settings menus.

• Corrected a visual issue where squad member Career Ranks could temporarily display the same value when joining a Custom Lobby.

• Fixed an issue preventing hosts from deselecting highlighted players in the Spectator list.

• Corrected an issue where rapid map selection toggling caused incorrect map listings to persist.

• Corrected an issue where the host status was not updated properly in the Custom Lobby screen.

• Improved visual duplication of player names in the spectator list.

• Improved visual highlighting glitches in the unassigned section of Custom Lobbies.

• Resolved an issue where Custom Lobbies could occasionally start on a map outside the selected playlist.

• Resolved an issue that could prevent Custom Lobby hosts from rejoining a server using the mouse on PC.

• Resolved an issue where Custom Lobby welcome messages were not shown to players when they joined.

• Resolved an issue where multiple players could receive the Host icon after the host switched to Spectator and left the session.

• Resolved an issue where long host names could overlap the “Unassigned” tab in the Custom Lobby screen.

• Corrected an issue where resetting the map would open the player report menu on controller when using spectator.

• Spectators are now able to spectate players from the scoreboard with the map open.

• The spectator is now able to create new POI cameras by holding Shift and pressing the F1-12 Hotkeys.

• Spectators are now able to switch to other members from the same squad using the designated buttons on the controller.

AUDIO

• Corrected an issue where first spawn Commander VO lines for the defending faction in Breakthrough were not playing.

• Resolved an issue where walking and running through water could produce unnatural movement sounds.

• Fixed missing sounds for spectator options UI in Spectator Mode.

• Corrected an issue where certain item pickup sounds could be heard by more players than intended.

• The F/A-81F Super Spectre and the F-74A Seacat now have proper SFX when selecting them in the Loadout menu.

• Resolved an issue in Carrier Strike where the in-game Commander VO failed to play for the remainder of the round if the intro cinematic was cut short by a rapidly filling server.

• Corrected an issue where localized VO could fail to play when destroying an enemy air vehicle.

REDSEC

BATTLE ROYALE

• Corrected an issue where the weapon model was invisible in first-person view after reviving.

• Vehicles and gadgets are now destroyed correctly when the Ring of Fire passes through them.

• Vehicle health brackets are no longer shown in the soldier kill card after being killed by a vehicle.

• Spectators now receive the squad wipe notification when the spectated player secures a squad wipe.

• Corrected an issue where the Javelin launcher could not always be looted from the back of the Box Truck in Battle Royale.

• Corrected an issue where VL-7 Smoke audio effects and coughing could continue after players were no longer affected by the gas.

• Weapons Cache mission reward images now match the rarity of each reward.

• Corrected an issue where the insertion helicopter player count could appear after the helicopter sequence had ended in Battle Royale.

• A grace period has been added before a tank can be hunted by the Tank Hunter mission in Battle Royale.

• Data Extraction download time has been reduced from 15 seconds to 5 seconds.

• Trackers consumed by the Ring of Fire now count towards Evasion mission progress in Battle Royale.

• Corrected an issue where the Respawn Tower on the aircraft carrier had no visible outline when redeploying squad members in Battle Royale.

• Corrected an issue where contract loot was temporarily hidden from players in vehicles.

• Updated the Weapons Cache mission to award higher-rarity weapons based on the squad's level when starting the mission.

CLASSES

• Assault

  • Improved the ability for players to see spotted enemies through objects after reaching Level 3 as Hazmat Breacher with the Tracker talent on Fort Lyndon.

GADGETS

• Corrected the M320A1 ammunition count shown in the Pointman Training Path so the description matches the weapon’s in-game capacity.

• Corrected an issue where the JAGM Strike wasn't targetable by the Hardware Suppression System.

GAUNTLET

• Corrected an issue where a player's banner could become cropped during the End of Round sequence.

RANKED

• Fixed a visual bug causing the Ranked Point (RP) entry cost for placements 23–25 to be missing in the in-game HUD.

• Adjusted the pre-lobby leave penalty grace period from 30 seconds to 3 minutes to prevent unpenalized early leavers.

• Added the ability to report a player for being AFK through EA Connect, giving players another way to flag teammates who are not participating.

• Added AFK Kick System.

  • Our AFK systems will now identify players who have become inactive and provide a clear warning.

  • If the player takes no action to clear the warning, they will be removed from the match.

  • The system will account for spectating, waiting for redeploy in Battle Royale and similar situations.

UI & HUD

• Corrected an issue where matchmaking could become unresponsive if a teammate left the queue from the End of Round screen.

AUDIO

• Corrected an issue in REDSEC where an incorrect subtitle displayed for the Armor Call-In Handler VO line.

• Resolved an issue in REDSEC Quads where an incorrect Handler VO line would trigger after your squad was wiped.

AI

• AI bots in REDSEC can now use hanging ropes to reach the underground tunnels in Fort Lyndon.

For the latest updates, keep an eye on Steam Discussions and our BattlefieldComm X account. If you need to report any issues, please visit EA forums. If you want to take part in Q&As, giveaways, community events, or find a squad, join the Battlefield Discord.

This announcement may change as we listen to community feedback and continue developing and evolving our Live Service & Content. We will always strive to keep our community as informed as possible.