Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege X News

Ubisoft is becoming quite the anti-cheat innovator as of late. In a Rainbow Six Siege community update published today, the studio went in-depth on the performance of its two newest anti-cheat initiatives: the widely-publicized "MouseTrap" tech that counters mouse and keyboard spoofing devices on consoles, and another mysterious feature known only as "QB" that apparently makes cheat development so difficult that some cheat developers are giving up...
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Find the download sizes for each platform below.
• Ubisoft Connect: 1.32 GB
• Steam: 0.97 GB
• Xbox One: 1.19 GB
• Xbox Series X: 1.53 GB
• PS4: 1.93 GB
• PS5: 1.45 GB

[h2]FEATURES[/h2]
Defuser Pickup option
This new option lets players decide the defuser pickup behavior from these choices:
• Automatic
• Manual
• Both (Default setting)
[h2]TWEAKS AND UPDATES[/h2]

Playlists
Modified the calculation of Squad matchmaking ratings to ensure fairer matches.

Player Protection
Sanction messaging in the match feed will no longer mention BattlEye™ and instead use more generic messaging while still listing the sanction reason.

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

[h3]OPERATORS[/h3]

FIXED - Small gap on the left side of Mira's Black Mirror when deployed in the center of the reinforced walls.

FIXED - Kali's CSRX 300 has excessive lateral recoil on consoles.

FIXED - Lesion can reinforce walls and put up barricades in the team deathmatch game mode.
FIXED - Fenrir receives additional scoring points each time he redeploys the F-NATT Dread Mine.

[h3]GAMEPLAY[/h3]

FIXED - In Article 5, matchmaking between Sony and Xbox is possible when players have crossplay matchmaking turned off.

FIXED - Gap can be created after destroying the soft part underneath a reinforcement.

FIXED - Stacking 10 Observation Blocker will block bullets.

[h3]LEVEL DESIGN[/h3]

FIXED - Exploitable line of sight on stacked supply crates at EXT Garage in Consulate map.
FIXED - Unfair line of sight when using Azami's Kiba Barrier on the door frame in 2F Solarium on Chalet map.

FIXED - Unfair line of sight when using Azami's Kiba Barrier on the door frame in 1F Bar stock on Chalet map.
FIXED - Players can destroy devices on the other side of a reinforced wall by destroying the breakable floor underneath it.

[h3]AUDIO[/h3]

FIXED - Wrong footsteps SFX if another player is on a different floor.
FIXED - No SFX play when Attacker uses a melee attack on Castle's Armor Panel.

FIXED - Various Audio issues.

[h3]USER EXPERIENCE[/h3]

FIXED - Toggle for match replay missing from custom games.

FIXED - The Tactical Timeout scoreboard is empty in custom games.

FIXED - Various UI Issues.


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For decades Team Rainbow has been the shield against the worst global threats. Now they face the greatest terror yet: a mutating alien parasite known as the Archæans.

It’s now time for you and your teammates to breach into the alien containment zone and face this new threat head-on in Rainbow Six Extraction releasing ON SALE from today June 15th to June 23rd.

Rainbow Six Extraction Standard Edition includes the Base Game and the Buddy Pass.
The Deluxe Edition includes the Base Game the Buddy Pass as well as 3 Epic gear sets and XP boosters to amp up your game as you play alone or with friends.

No matter which edition you pick up you’ll get extra benefits in Rainbow Six Extraction.

Rainbow Six Siege Players Benefit Even More

Rainbow Six Extraction stars 20 Operators recruited from the ranks of Rainbow Six Siege to join REACT the organization led by Mira Ash and Thermite to confront the Archæans. Players who own Siege and purchase Extraction will be granted the United Front bundle which contains four exclusive gear sets split between the two games. Furthermore the United Front bundle will immediately unlock all 20 Operators featured in Extraction for use in Rainbow Six Siege.

Friends Can Play Two Weeks for Free with the Buddy Pass

Every edition of Extraction comes with two Buddy Pass tokens. These allow you to invite two friends to play with you for free for up to 14 days giving you some tried and true allies as you fight against the deadly parasite. Additionally any progression that your friends earn will transfer over if they purchase the full game.

Now get ready we'll see you in the containment zone.

[h2]Y8S2.1 PATCH SIZE[/h2]

Find the download sizes for each platform below.

• Ubisoft Connect: 0.92 GB
  
• Steam: 0.69 GB
  
• Xbox One: 1.00 GB
  
• Xbox Series X: 1.23 GB
  
• PS4: 1.13 GB
  
• PS5: 1.10 GB
  

[h2]FEATURE[/h2]
Custom game team mixer

• New button added to allow hosts in custom online games to randomize teams.

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

[h3]GAMEPLAY[/h3]

FIXED - Grim is missing from the Operators roster in the Golden Gun game mode.
FIXED - Dummy Health option doesn't affect newly spawned dummies.
FIXED - Terrain destruction is not reproduced when players join a match in progress.
FIXED - Players get trapped when spawning at 1F Vending Stair of the Nighthaven map.
FIXED - FPS drops when Solis' SPEC-IO Electro Sensor scans Sens' R.O.U. Projector System.
FIXED - Opponents can activate devices that stick to walls from behind barricades.
FIXED - Barricades are destroyed after shooting 20 bullets into a specific spot to avoid the "vault" prompt.
FIXED - Loadout is randomized when eliminated for the first time in an arcade match in progress and spawning as a random Operator.
FIXED - Various Team Deathmatch issues.

[h3]LEVEL DESIGN[/h3]

FIXED - Defenders are detected outside when navigating in B Old Office of the Villa map.
FIXED - Unfair line of sight can be gained using Azami's Kiba Barrier to vault on to a table at 2F Yellow
Stairs of the Consulate map.
FIXED - Record player can't be broken at 1F Lounge of the Emerald Plains map.
FIXED - Unintended line of sight towards 1F Vista Office through the drone vent on the eastern wall at
EXT Parking of the Consulate map.
FIXED - Exploitable line of sight from a table at 1F West Corridor of the Consulate map.
FIXED - Exploitable line of sight on stacked supply crates at 1F Piano Room of the Consulate map.
FIXED - Players get stuck in the generator after rappelling at EXT Garage Way of the Consulate map.
FIXED - Players can spawn kill from 2F catering on players exiting Police Line spawn of the Consulate map.
FIXED - Collison, asset, and texture issues on various maps.

[h3]AUDIO[/h3]

FIXED - SFX missing when hitting Azami's Kiba Barrier with a shield.
FIXED - Multiples voice lines plays when Fenrir's F-NATT Dread Mine is thrown.
FIXED - Voice chat audio comes from Windows default devices instead of selected options in-game.
FIXED - Incorrect SFX play when Brava's Kludge Drone hacks Fenrir's F-NATT Dread Mine.
FIXED - Various audio issues.

[h3]OPERATORS[/h3]

FIXED - Ace's S.E.L.M.A. Aqua Breacher can't break wooden floors with carpet over it.
FIXED - Bailiff 410 reloads faster when activating Fenrir's F-NATT Dread Mine.
FIXED - FPS drop occurs when Clash's CCE Electro-Shield ability is spammed.
FIXED - Fenrir's F-NATT Dread Mine location appears as placeholder when placed in EXT Coast Guard
Roof of the Kanal map.

[h3]USER EXPERIENCE[/h3]

FIXED - Multiple strings of text are missing from the Battle Pass progression tab.
FIXED - stick input when rotating camera in match replay doesn't reflect the input by user.
FIXED - Players get an error after accepting an invite from a player that was previously in their Squad.
FIXED - Toggle for match replay missing from custom games.
FIXED - Various Shop and Customization issues.
FIXED - Various UI issues.

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