Patch 1.04 — Weapon Balance & Critical Fixes

Patch 1.04 is a mid-season balance update addressing the dominant Jackal PDW meta, buffing underperforming assault rifles, and resolving a critical audio bug that affected competitive integrity.

Assault Rifle Buffs

• XM4: Base damage 29 → 30; ADS time 250ms → 240ms
• AMES 85: Fire rate 720 → 750 RPM; recoil vertical kick reduced 12%
• GPR 91: Vertical recoil reduced 15%; horizontal recoil pattern smoothed
• Krig C: Bullet velocity 888 → 920 m/s; ADS time 230ms → 220ms
• M4: Base damage 28 → 30; sprint-to-fire 160ms → 150ms
• M13B: Fire rate 780 → 810 RPM; hipfire spread reduced 10%
• TAQ-56: Bullet velocity 780 → 820 m/s; ADS time 240ms → 230ms

SMG Adjustments

• Jackal PDW: Close-range damage 30 → 28; max damage range -8%; sprint-to-fire +15ms
• MPC-25: Magazine capacity 40 → 35; horizontal recoil kick increased 10%
• Carbon 57: Fire rate 920 → 890 RPM; ADS time +5ms
• Lachmann Sub: Hipfire spread increased 5%; sprint-to-fire +5ms

Sniper / Marksman

• LR 7.62: ADS time 550ms → 530ms; sprint-to-fire -15ms
• MCPR-300: Bullet velocity 850 → 880 m/s; flinch resistance +10%
• Victus XMR: ADS time 620ms → 600ms; bullet velocity 900 → 930 m/s
• SP-R 208: Fire rate 42 → 44 RPM; bullet velocity 890 → 910 m/s

LMG Adjustments

• RAAL MG: Fire rate 580 → 560 RPM; vertical recoil +5%
• Sakin MG38: ADS time 420ms → 410ms; horizontal recoil -5%
• RPK: Vertical recoil -8%; bullet velocity 750 → 770 m/s

Bug Fixes

• Critical Audio: Fixed footstep audio cutting out during intense firefights (affected competitive integrity)
• Visual: Weapon inspection FPS drop on XM4/Jackal PDW fixed
• Crash: Rapid Weapon/Loadout tab switching crash resolved
• Warzone: Gulag weapon assignment fixed
• Attachment Visuals: XM4/Jackal PDW attachment display bugs fixed

Quality of Life

• Gunsmith: "Reset to Default" button added
• Attachment comparison tooltips improved
• Warzone buy station: Self-Revive price reduced (5000 → 4500)

Patch 1.04 is live on all platforms. Next major update scheduled with Season 2.