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Apex Legends: Latest Update - 01/14/2026

[p]Hey legends, the team has pushed a number of fixes as a follow up to the start of 27.1![/p]
  • [p]Crypto:[/p]
    • [p]Crypto's drone is no longer displayed for a fraction of a second when deploying the drone on a zipline, balloon or Evac Tower.[/p]
    • [p]The appropriate ultimate icon is now displayed while in Crypto's drone view after selecting the Power Coupling upgrade.[/p]
    • [p]Crypto's hands no longer remain stuck in front of the camera after taking damage from a Caustic trap while in Drone view.[/p]
    • [p]Players are no longer able to spam the drone entering animation.[/p]
    • [p]Crypto's Ult now appropriately charges from scanning enemies, even if they remain within the scan.[/p]
  • [p]Octane:[/p]
    • [p]Stim Surge's animation now ends in alignment with the end of its effects - previously was misaligned when at low health with the Daredevil upgrade.[/p]
    • [p]Stim Surge's animation now ends in alignment with the end of its effects when taking damage in the ring.[/p]
    • [p]Base Stim model no longer overlaps with the Stim Surge Syringe.[/p]
    • [p]Players are no longer able to spam Octane's tactical when riding ziplines or ziprails with akimbo weapons equipped.[/p]
    • [p]Removed ghostly green bar that appeared when Octane performed two-handed actions while using Stim Surge.[/p]
    • [p]When activating Stim Surge while climbing, the correct model is displayed and players will no longer be locked out of using Stim Surge.[/p]
  • [p]Trident:[/p]
    • [p]Increased the volume of approaching Trident - it should be much more difficult to be caught by surprise.[/p]
    • [p]Caustics traps no longer attach to the Trident - it was way too deadly.[/p]
    • [p]Valkyrie no longer gets stuck in ultimate animation when interrupted by a Trident.[/p]
  • [p]New Player Pass:[/p]
    • [p]Level up animation now display the correct level.[/p]
  • [p]Various[/p]
    • [p]The post-game progress screen no longer displays old challenges.[/p]
    • [p]Various fixes/adjustments to Switch 2 shadow/lighting.[/p]
    • [p]Fixed a boot crash on some Nvidia machines.[/p]