Flashpoint — Patch Notes 1.22.0

Raiders! Patch 1.22.0 is here. Welcome to Flashpoint.

What’s New

• Close Scrutiny — new ARC Operation map condition
• ARC Vaporizer — new ARC enemy type
• Dolabra — Legendary Energy shotgun
• Canto — Rare Medium Ammo SMG
• Surge Coil — Rare Deployable
• High-Gain Antenna — new Player Project
• Shredders added to all maps
• Scrappy Feeding Boost
• Wasp Hunter Set and The Brigade Set

Highlights

• Increased loot value in all locked rooms with scaled increase depending on key rarity
• Players using custom loadouts more likely to join fresh servers
• Crafting improvements — direct material acquisition
• HUD hiding option added for console

Balance Changes

ARC

• Rocketeers take reduced collision damage and survive stuns better
• Reduced multiple Firefly simultaneous spawns
• Faster player detection for nearby ARC

Items

• Free Augments recyclable into 6 plastic and 6 rubber parts
• Firefly Burner receives enhanced functionality

Maps

• Increased locked room loot scaling by key rarity
• Enhanced Baron Husk loot drops
• Custom loadout players prioritized for fresh server placement

Bug Fixes

Animation

• Improved sprint transitions and idle movement
• Fixed Comet head jitter
• Corrected weapon mesh placement during door-breach re-equip
• Fire damage no longer triggers bullet hit reactions

Audio

• Enhanced proximity voice chat stability
• Removed indoor wind sounds reducing confusion
• Restored ARC Power Core audio and armor repair sounds
• Improved positional audio clarity and long-range feedback
• Weapon audio latency reduction (Windows 16GB+ RAM)
• Better directional audio filtering and continuous-fire responsiveness

ARC Behavior

• Improved stunned Comet behavior
• Enhanced target selection flexibility
• Fixed flying ARC spawning inside walls (Stella Montis)
• Disabled interactions while grabbed by Tick (except fight-off)

Customization

• Fixed Low Bun and Curly Mullet animation issues
• Resolved beard disappearance with certain headgear

Gameplay

• Fixed zipline/ladder usage while carrying items
• Prevented ARC spawning on late-joining players
• Added gamepad aim assist for Leaper limbs
• Removed fall damage when vaulting on Comets
• Remote Raider Flares disarmable via Mine Sweeper
• Fixed weapon equip delays when unarmed
• Corrected grenade elimination achievement counting

Map Fixes

Dam Battlegrounds:

• More Sentinel spawn points
• Adjusted Leaper/Bombardier/Bastion navigation
• Fixed clipping and terrain gaps

Buried City:

• Fixed player stuck spots
• Enhanced Sentinel spawns
• Opened Old Town streets for ARC movement
• Improved enemy distribution variety

Blue Gate:

• Additional Sentinel spawn points
• Reduced Comet spawning during Hurricane
• Locked Gate adjustments (entrance unlocking, code printer sourcing)

Spaceport:

• Fixed floating objects and clipping
• Added Sentinel spawns
• Resolved elevator shaft issues
• Increased mushroom spawn locations
• Enhanced rooftop activity loot chances

Stella Montis:

• Added missing Security Lobby wall

Movement

• Fixed ladder alignment issues
• Prevented sprint retriggering with held fire

Performance

• Improved texture streaming responsiveness
• Optimized CPU performance

Rendering

• Reduced shadow and vegetation popping
• Fixed vegetation shadow flickering
• Upgraded Intel XeSS to 2.1.1
• Upgraded AMD FSR to 2.1.0

Quests

• Fixed item consumption in “After Rain Comes”
• Corrected effect syncing in “A Dead End”
• Reworked quest tracking to prevent progression blocks

Stability

• Resolved tutorial crash
• Fixed Practice Range loading crash

UI

• Crafting improvements enable direct material acquisition
• Party members view active map conditions
• Matchmaking options now mutually exclusive
• Visible matchmaking timer on all screens
• Fixed stash overflow display
• Corrected gamepad camera zoom
• Added HUD visibility modes for console (Visible, Crosshair Only, Hidden)
• Inventory displays stash value
• Enhanced bundle previews with detailed breakdowns

VFX

• Fixed Sentinel laser sight range consistency
• Corrected ARC damage effects visibility through walls

Known Issues

• Fireflies may disappear after idle and drop grenades
• Destroyed Comet sounds occasionally persist
• Shredders float in Hidden Bunker rooms
• ARC may spawn inside Dam geometry
• Invisible turret collision on Buried City/Spaceport
• Flying ARC sometimes appears stuck
• Helmet visors become transparent after extraction
• Baron Husk search animations appear broken
• Empty mag fire triggers auto-fire after reload
• Rapid quick-use equipping may prevent activation