SMITE 2 News

[h2]Game Modes[/h2]

Assault

• Now requires players be at level 5 before joining
  

Conquest

• Fixed camera clipping (1p mode) on Order side at Tier two towers line
  
• Changes to lane ambience on Assault/Conquest maps
  

[h2]General[/h2]

• Optimizations for some God dashes that were not hitting with higher latency - Amaterasu/Athena/Pele/Medusa
  
• Emotes should always be facing directly forward based on camera location
  
• Optimization fixes and tuning to Death VFX
  
• Updated Death VFX to be more punchy
  
• Fixed some skins using default vfx and voicelines (Neith skins, Sol's skins)
  
• New SFX for Amanita Charm / Restorative Amanita item
  
• Various audio mix changes :
  
• --- Aladdin hit sounds for A01 and A03 reduced in volume
  
• --- Baron Samedi's root volume increased. Baron Samedi "Ta-Da!" on A01 volume reduced
  
• --- Danzaburou rocket hit removed so it doesn't play on minions, moved to the explosion
  
• --- Danzaburou basic attack hit lowered, hit concurrency changed to make clones sound less glitchy
  
• --- Geb roll loop lowered
  
• Fixed gamepad being unable to rebind keys from the homescreen
  
• Adjusted Death Recap to not cover HUD stats
  
• Fixes to Jing Wei’s loading frames and adding more sparkles
  
• Pedestal texture fixes and Mastery Stars adjustments
  

[h2]Gods[/h2]

Anhur

• Fixed Basic Attacks sound ducking when in melee range
  

Hua Mulan

• Fixed not getting Meditation item in Assault
  

Sobek

• Various fixes to all ability targeters
  

[h2]Items[/h2]

Bumba's Golden Dagger

• Fixed some abilities that were not benefiting from the additional 50% jungle camp damage
  
• --- Amaterasu (3/4), Bellona (all), Hecate (4/5), Izanami (1/4) and Thor (Psv/3)
  

Gauntlet of Thebes

• Increased Max Passive Stacks from 30 to 40
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where the Bumba's Cudgel and Bumba's Golden Dagger Starter Items were not properly switching to providing Strength or Intelligence stats based on new Items purchased
  
• Added lighting fixes to the Match Lobby
  
• Fixed an issue where cycling through Gods before purchasing an item returned you to the wrong God page
  
• Updated the coloring on the Anubis Senko Sage card art to more closely match the in game model
  

[h2]God Balance[/h2]

[h3]Agni Buff[/h3]

Rain Fire

• Increased Damage Scaling from 60% INT to 65% INT
  

[h3]Athena Buff[/h3]

Aspect of War

• New Effect: When Athena lands, she gains the shield she would normally provide to allies.
  

[h3]Geb Nerf[/h3]

Hard As Rock

• Decreased Basic Attack Damage Reduction from 25% to 5%
  

[h3]Mulan Buff[/h3]

Spear Thrust

• Increased Damage from 90/125/160/195/230 to 100/135/170/205/240
  
• Increased Bonus Damage from 10/20/30/40/50 to 20/30/40/50/60
  

Grapple

• This ability can no longer be CC Buffered
  
• Attempting to buffer this ability caused a number of unintended and confusing interactions
  

[h3]Nu Wa Nerf[/h3]

Clay Soldiers

• Decreased Soldier Health from 100 + 20% Max Health to 100 + 15% Max Health
  

[h3]Odin Buff[/h3]

Raven Shout

• Increased Shield Health Scaling from 30% STR + 50% INT to 40% STR + 50% INT
  

Gungnir’s Might

• Decreased Cooldown from 14s to 14/13.5/13/12.5/12s
  

[h3]Ra Shift[/h3]

Searing Pain

• Decreased Damage from 425/500/575/650/725 to 375/450/525/600/675
  
• Increased Damage Scaling from 110% INT to 125% INT
  

[h2]Item Balance[/h2]

[h3]Bumba’s Cudgel[/h3]

• Increased Reduced Damage Dealt to Lane Minions from -20% to -25%
  

[h3]Bumba’s Golden Dagger[/h3]

• Increased Reduced Damage Dealt to Lane Minions from -20% to -25%
  

[h3]Heartseeker Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased Percent Health Damage from 3% Strength to 2.5% Strength
  

[h3]Lernaean Bow Buff[/h3]

• Decreased Cost from 2450 to 2400
  

[h3]Screeching Gargoyle Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased Active Protection Debuff from 25% to 20%
  

[h3]Shogun’s Ofuda Buff[/h3]

• Increased Magical Protection from 35 to 40
  

[h3]Stampede Nerf[/h3]

• Increased Active Cooldown from 60s to 90s
  

[h3]Sun Beam Bow Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased Damage per projectile from 15 to 10
  

[h2]General[/h2]

• Fixed linked accounts sometimes receiving party invites on a different platform than what they're logged into
  
• Fixed Phoenix Amulet Activation Temp Cue to play previous sound - not death metal sound
  
• Fixed some Skins that were missing their unique SFX - Untamed Bellona, Winged Terror Odin, Hot Diggity Odin
  
• Adding exception input handling to fix basic attack stopping while leveling abilities on gamepad
  
• Added animation polish to Hercules Batter Up skin
  
• Fixed Item Store frame drops when using the text search function
  
• Adjusting queue ordering so that is Normal then vs AI
  

[h2]Gamemodes[/h2]

[h3]Arena[/h3]

• Reduced Gift overlay fx intensity
  

[h3]Assault[/h3]

• Fixed missing endgame Animation for Titan deaths
  
• Fixed respawn in-world timer for the mid buff was too big
  

[h3]Conquest[/h3]

• Fixed Scorpion camp acid attack still using temp art icon
  
• Updating Scorpion/Cyclops Warrior minimap icons
  
• Fixed Cyclops Ward minimap drop icon using old Runic Bomb icon
  

[h2]Gods[/h2]

[h3]Cernunnos[/h3]
Shifter of Seasons

• Fixed issue with swapping more slowly than previous patches
  

[h3]Poseidon[/h3]
General

• Targeter fixes for certain visuals on Whirlpool and Ultimate no longer stack and through-wall visibility
  

[h3]Ullr[/h3]
Hail of Arrows

• Fixed issue where audio wouldn’t play while casting ability and using Basic Attack
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where Meditation was healing towers in Assault
  
• Fixed an issue where the Obsidian Dagger effect was being cleansed, stopping the heal and the stun.
  
• Fixed an issue with Odysseus Bow where Basic Attacks that triggered lightning the effect did not stack Passives correctly
  
• Fixed an issue with the Item Store where you couldn’t Undo items purchased while dead
  
• Fixed an issue with Chaac’s Aspect where Thunder Strike to Rain Dance's damage volume was scaling off the incorrect ability
  
• Fixed an issue with Pele's Pyroclast fuel refund not working
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where PS5 clients were crashing after receiving an acquisition
  
• Fixed an issue where Aphrodite's Back Off was causing players to be unable to fire abilities and basic attacks
  
• Fixed an issue where after matches an 'ERROR - An error has occurred while processing your order' message was being displayed
  
• Fixed an issue where some players in lobby were showing as WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW....
  
• Fixed an issue where Gamepad/Controller players were unable to reroll and select an Aspect in the Assault match lobby
  
• Fixed an issue where Conquest Wisps would stop moving when rotating around the pillars
  
• Fixed an issue where the Tutorial was cell shaded with a black outline on character
  
• Fixed an issue where Jade Dragons Bellona was missing her sword on the Preview screen