A brand-new season ofApex Legendswill arrive later today, bringing with it some major updates and reworks toRespawn Entertainment’s popular battle royale.Today’s update is already available for pre-load on PlayStation consoles, but users on Xbox, Switch, and PC will need to wait until theofficial launch of Season 18: Resurrectionbefore they can download today’s update and jump into all of the new content.

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Once downloaded and installed, today’s Apex Legends update will officially mark the beginning of Season 18: Resurrection. The start of the new season won’t bring a new legend to the Apex Games, but there is a huge re-work for existing legend, Revenant. Players will also find changes to the Charge Rifle, new maps, a rework of rewards in ranked mode, and much more.

If you’re eager to find out all of the changes in today’s Apex Legends update, check out the full patch notes below.

Apex Legends Update 2.30 Patch Notes For Season 18: Resurrection

LEGEND UPDATE: REVENANT

For almost 300 years, Revenant was under the Syndicate’s thumb with the help of Hammond, and all he wanted was to escape. Now, suddenly, he starts to glitch—someone has launched a new protocol. He finds that he’s able to see enemies low on health, unleash a powerful leap forward, and forge a shroud of shadows around him that blocks incoming damage. But he also knows how to hold a grudge.

Check out Revenant’s new look and new abilities for yourself! He’s unlocked all season long, and you can complete challenges throughout the season to unlock him permanently. Read the full breakdown of Revenant’s rework and get behind the screensin our highlights blog here.

With great new abilities, comes a new class—Revenant is now a Skirmisher.

RESURRECTION MAP ROTATION

The following maps will be available for public matchmaking in the Battle Royale mode:

RING UPDATE

Ring behavior across maps in the BR has been updated with targeted tunings; including ring size, damage, and timings to several game phases to improve pacing in early and mid game. Here’s an in-depth look:

RANKED UPDATE

Read the full breakdown of this season’s ranked changes in ourJuly 2023 Ranked Blogand check out an update on Ranked Rewardsin our Resurrection highlights blog.

S18 Diamond+

PATCH NOTES

BALANCE UPDATES

Armor Changes

Crafting Rotation

Care Package Weapon Rotation

Gold Weapons Rotation

Loot Spawn Changes

Charge Rifle Rework

All SMGs (R-99, Alternator, CAR, Volt)

M600 Spitfire

Boosted Loader (Hemlok, Wingman)

Reloading when near empty will speed up reloading and overload the next magazine

Disruptor Rounds (Alternator, Peacekeeper)

Increases shield damage

Double Tap Trigger (EVA-8, G7 Scout)

Revenant has been reborn

Ultimate Cooldowns

Tactical Updates

WORLD SYSTEMS

QUALITY OF LIFE

A NOTE ON WINDOWS 7

If you’re still on Windows 7 (or you’ve taken a look atTrello), you might have noticed an issue with crashing with DirectX11. While the team has been using all available technology to investigate a possible solution, it has become apparent that testing Apex Legends on older OS is no longer viable due to outdated technologies, limited testing availability, and discontinued support from Microsoft themselves. As such, Apex Legends will be moving away from supporting Windows 7.

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