9.9.0|Feb 12, 2026
View on Steam↗Update 9.9.0
4/5 Significant
Lunar New Year arrives with the return of Bank It LTM and significant nerfs to the BFR Titan and CB-01 Repeater to reduce long-range poke potential.
Key Changes
- 1Lunar New Year event begins with 15 rewards and festive map decorations
- 2Bank It Limited-Time Mode returns to the Arena
- 3BFR Titan nerfed with reduced damage, fire rate, and effective range
- 4CB-01 Repeater nerfed with reduced damage, fire rate, and effective range
- 5Cerberus 12GA buffed with increased pellet count and higher net damage
- 6LH1 camera shake reduced by 50% for better visibility while firing
- 7New machine learning anti-cheat models deployed to detect recoil scripts
- 8Performance optimizations for environmental destruction and shader preloading
- 9Extensive map geometry and destruction fixes for Kyoto and Fortune Stadium
- 10Winch Claw bug fixes for vaulting and teammate interference
All Changes
🔫Weapons(15)
- nerfBFR Titan: BFR Titan damage decreased from 90 to 88
- nerfBFR Titan: BFR Titan manual action duration increased from 0.73s to 0.745s, reducing fire rate from 82RPM to 80.5RPM
- nerfBFR Titan: BFR Titan damage falloff minimum range decreased from 30m to 25m
- nerfBFR Titan: BFR Titan damage falloff maximum range decreased from 45m to 40m
- nerfBFR Titan: BFR Titan damage falloff multiplier decreased from 0.7 to 0.65
- nerfCB-01 Repeater: CB-01 Repeater damage decreased from 88 to 84
- nerfCB-01 Repeater: CB-01 Repeater lever action duration increased from 0.71s to 0.73s, reducing fire rate from 84.5RPM to 82RPM
- nerfCB-01 Repeater: CB-01 Repeater damage falloff minimum range decreased from 40m to 35m
- nerfCB-01 Repeater: CB-01 Repeater damage falloff maximum range decreased from 45m to 40m
- nerfCB-01 Repeater: CB-01 Repeater damage falloff multiplier decreased from 0.7 to 0.64
- buffCerberus 12GA: Cerberus 12GA pellet count increased from 11 to 13
- buffCerberus 12GA: Cerberus 12GA damage per pellet decreased from 9 to 8 (net buff from 99 to 104 damage per shot)
- changeCerberus 12GA: Cerberus 12GA pellet pattern updated for more consistent distribution
- changeCerberus 12GA: Cerberus 12GA heat generated per pellet decreased to maintain ignition timing with higher pellet count
- buffLH1: LH1 camera shake reduced by approximately 50% to improve readability between shots
🎮Game Modes(7)
- newBank It: Bank It Limited-Time Mode returns featuring red envelope collection and deposit mechanics
- newLunar New Year Event: Lunar New Year Collection Event added with 15 free rewards; requirement reduced to 12/14 rewards for the Legendary set
- fixDrafting Screen: Fixed drafting screen loadout overlay appearing under wrong squad members
- fixCashout: Fixed rare issue causing 7th and 8th Vaults to spawn in Cashout
- changePoint Break: Lockbolt can now attach to Grand Vaults again in Point Break
- buffAnti-Gravity Cube: Increased Anti-Gravity Cube effect on Grand Vaults in Point Break
- newPrivate Matches: Bank It added to the Private Match mode pool temporarily
🗺️Maps(8)
- newMaps: Lunar New Year decorations added to Fangwai City, Las Vegas, Monaco, Seoul, and Fortune Stadium
- changeMaps: Rooftop health increased in Monaco and Kyoto for structural consistency
- removeDuck and Cover: Temporarily removed the Duck and Cover map variant due to event compatibility issues
- changeFortune Stadium: Fortune Stadium destruction improved with impact damage and corrected rubble collision
- changeKyoto: Kyoto Pagoda updated with Smooth Destruction for dynamic collapses
- changeKyoto: Kyoto banners now break on touch to prevent blocking projectiles
- changeMaps: Reduced brightness of certain lamps in nighttime map variants to improve visibility
- fixMaps: Fixed floating props and destructible fixtures failing to break after structural destruction
🚀Performance(4)
- changePerformance: Improved performance of environmental destruction updates for small changes to large structures
- changePerformance: Shader preloading is now significantly faster in subsequent runs
- changePerformance: FSR and DLSS Frame Generation now requires a restart but reduces memory usage and latency
- changePerformance: Reduced frame hitches when loading player assets and granting items
🔧Specializations(2)
- fixWinch Claw: Fixed Winch Claw failing to work when activated immediately after vaulting
- fixWinch Claw: Fixed teammate Charge N Slam unexpectedly breaking Winch Claw hooks
🛡️Anti-Cheat(1)
- newAnti-Cheat: Deployed machine learning models trained to distinguish human recoil control from scripted/automated inputs
🖥️UI/UX(3)
- changeUI: Embark ID is now the primary name shown across all platforms
- fixUI: Adjusted Equipment Wheel controller bindings to fix Ping and Communication Wheel overlaps
- changeUI: Increased visibility of on-screen hit markers against solid-color backgrounds
Summary
Update 9.9.0 introduces the Lunar New Year festivities to THE FINALS, featuring festive map decorations across five arenas and a new collection event with 15 rewards. The gameplay meta sees a shift as the Heavy and Medium archetypes receive nerfs to their primary long-range weapons, the BFR Titan and CB-01 Repeater, to emphasize the Light archetype's role in ranged combat. Additionally, the fan-favorite Bank It mode returns for a limited time, alongside extensive performance optimizations for environmental destruction and a massive sweep of bug fixes across animations, audio, and map geometry.