November 01, 2022 Patch

The **November 01, 2022 Patch** is a major patch introducing the fifteenth Season of *Apex Legends*.

## New content

* New Legend: **Catalyst**
* New Battle Royale map: **Broken Moon**
* New cosmetic type:  **Stickers**
* New mechanic: **Gifting**
* Firing Range: all Legends unlocked
* Ranked Leagues: Entry Level Requirement increased to 20
* Beta support for DirectX12

## Balance changes

Crate Rotation
* Mastiff returns to the floor
* RE-45 enters the crate with  Disruptor Rounds

Gold Weapon
* R-301, Devotion LMG, 30-30 Repeater, EVA-8, Prowler Burst PDW

 Anvil Receiver [‎R-301, Flatline‎]
* Added to floor loot and crafting bundles

 Double Tap Trigger [‎EVA-8, G7 Scout]
* Rarity tier increased to legendary
* Improved Recoil for burst fire Scout

 Turbocharger [‎Devotion, HAVOC]
* Damage reduced by 1 when equipped

 Hammerpoint Rounds [‎Mozambique, P2020, RE-45‎]
* Removed from floor loot and crafting bundles

 Boosted Loader [‎Hemlok, Wingman]
* Removed from floor loot and crafting bundles

 Kinetic Feeder [‎Peacekeeper, TripleTake‎]
* Removed from floor loot and crafting bundles

 Crafting Rotation
* M600 Spitfire enters the crafter
* Peacekeeper enters the crafter
* Havoc returns to the floor
* P2020 returns to the floor

 Rampage LMG
* Begins charged on first-time pickup from the supply drop
* Removed heat decay over time

 Rampage
 Sentinel
* Can re-charge the Rampage and Sentinel before previous charge has expired

 Mastiff
* Ammo capacity increased from 4 to 5
* Widened blast pattern
* Damage per pellet reduced from 14 to 11
* Projectile growth reduced
* Reload can now be canceled with ADS

 RE-45
* Damage increased from 12 to 14
* Disruptor Rounds increase damage against shields by 30%

 L-Star
* Reduced recoil at the beginning of the pattern
* Stow animations adjusted to better match timings

 Volt SMG
* Reduced projectile speed
* Increased projectile gravity

 Triple Take
* Rate of fire increased from 1.2 to 1.35
* Choke charge time reduced from 1.1 to 0.75

 R99
* Increased  blue magazine size from 24 to 25
* Increased  purple magazine size from 27 to 28

 Peacekeeper
* Projectile growth reduced

All Battle Royale Maps
* Ring 1 Preshrink Time increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds.

## Quality of life

* Updated the UI tabbed navigation system and presentation.
* Updates various menus to use the updated tabbed navigation system.
* Ziplines can now be pinged from a distance.
* Decreased the time required to pick up two teammates' banners from their deathboxes by canceling the initial banner pickup animation when you grab a second banner.

## Stability, performance, bug fixes

* [‎Storm Point] Fixed an issue where a zipline was missing in the building on North Pad.
* [‎Kings Canyon] Fixed bug where players could not ping Wraith's Portal in her Town Takeover
* Fixed a bug where decimal numbers showed up on the Stats screen when they shouldn't.
* [‎ Vantage‎] Fixed a bug where  Sniper's Mark damage multiplier would continue even after a player is downed.
* [‎ Vantage] Fixed bug with Vantage's passive ability displaying "Team of 3" when less than 3 players are alive in the squad.
* [‎ Revenant‎] Fixed a bug with the  "Revelations" skins where players would experience the camera clipping into Revenant's shoulder after exiting Shadow Form.
* [‎ Valkyrie‎] Fixed bug for cases where Valkyrie would remain in her  Skydive animation after interacting with a Replicator.
* [‎ Crypto‎] Fix for bug where Crypto's "Biwon Blade" heirloom wouldn't be visible while using a  Survey Beacon.
* Fixed a bug during the tutorial where the first loot bin could become inaccessible if a player attempted to open it while standing between the bin and Bloodhound.
* Fixed the bug where some players with custom controls couldn't jump.
* Fixed the bug where the timer would show the incorrect time for when the next Ranked Season will start.
* Fix for cases where loot bins could crush a player to death if they got caught between the lid and a wall.
* Fix for cases where players could get stuck inside the  Replicator if they were knocked down while using it.
* [‎3030 Repeater and Mastiff‎] Fix for cases where players were unable to aim down sights until reloading is complete when done at certain times.
* Fixed bug where the User Location on the minimap wouldn't update properly to show the direction the player is facing during the skydive sequence.
* Fix for bug where the Legend Ability Ui would flicker when going into Legend select before the match starts.
* Fix for Firing Dummies to take damage appropriately based on hit location.

## Undocumented changes

* Updated drop rate for Supply Drop Weapons. Previously all weapons had the same chance to spawn regardless of Round.
	+ Round 1: Bocek 25%, Kraber 10%, Rampage 35%, RE-45 30%
	+ Round 2: Bocek 25%, Kraber 25%, Rampage 25%, RE-45 25%
	+ Round 3: Bocek 20%, Kraber 20%, Rampage 25%, RE-45 35%
* Updated holster animations for the Devotion LMG.
* Increased Mastiff Shotgun projectile speed from 12000 to 16000.
* Added unique C.A.R. SMG first equip animation for Bangalore.
* The DUMMIEs in the Firing Range have been reverted to their original design. They are also equipped with  Helmets and are positioned differently.
	+ They are still colored purple to mark their type of equipped  Body Shield, which is Level 3 in this case.
* A pop-up now may be shown if enough  Legend Tokens are in possession and there are Legends available to unlock.
* **[BUG]** The RE-45 Auto attachments are visible. Its ammo type in the inventory is hidden.

## References

1. ↑ Eclipse Patch Notes
2. ↑ u/Respawn\_Kalyrical on r/apexlegends: Dev Team Update: DirectX 12 Beta on PC—share your feedback!