The Finals Patch Notes | Latest Updates & Balance Changes

Hotfix v8.6.1 - October 24, 2025

Targeted fixes for Mid-Season update

Oct 24

Crash & Social Toggle Fix

ADJUSTMENT

ALL

Stability

Fixed a crash introduced in the Mid-Season update.

Social Setting

Fixed “Open to Friends” state not persisting correctly between sessions.

Official: Hotfix 8.6.1 (Oct 24, 2025).

v8.6.0 (Mid-Season) - October 23, 2025

Ghoul Rush event • Haunted Harvest collection • Discord parties • Instant Replays upgrade

Oct 23

New LTM • Ghoul Rush (Free-For-All)

MODE

ALL

Rules

Start as a Survivor; when eliminated, respawn as a Ghoul for the rest of the round. Fixed loadouts; three rounds per match.

Map & Scoring

Played on ALFA-ACTA P.E.A.C.E. Center. Survivors earn by surviving/elims; Ghouls earn by eliminating Survivors.

Mid-Season mode details.

Oct 23

Event • The Haunted Harvest (14 days)

EVENT

ALL

Pumpkins & Rewards

Extra daily contract unlocks a pumpkin reward. Miss a day and one pumpkin rots (purchase-only). Unlock all to get Legendary Swamp Formal.

Mid-Season event details.

Oct 23

Mode Updates • Team Deathmatch & Power Shift

MODES

Team Deathmatch

Defibrillators and friendly revive statues disabled for faster pacing.

Power Shift

Nozomi/Citadel added to the map pool; Alien Invasion event disabled for this mode.

Mid-Season mode adjustments.

Oct 23

Social • Discord Integration & Parties

SOCIAL

Connect Discord

Settings → Social → Account. Works on Steam & Xbox (incl. Xbox on PC). Not on PlayStation.

Parties & Presence

Invite/join from Discord DMs; unified friends list; updated invite icon; change Embark ID in-game (30-day cooldown).

Mid-Season social features.

Oct 23

Instant Replays • Projectile/Turret POV + Slow-Mo

REPLAY

What’s New

New POV options (projectiles/turrets) and a smooth slow-motion finish to the replay.

Replay improvements for Mid-Season.

v8.4.0 - October 9, 2025

Oct 9

Riot Shield

ADJUSTMENT

HEAVY

Collision

Reverted to previous

Collision reverted due to issues with blocking steals

v8.3.0 - October 2, 2025

Major balance update + HEAVEN OR ELSE mode

Oct 2

BFR Titan

NERF

MEDIUM

Damage

98 → 90

Prevents Winch Claw + headshot instant kill combo on Lights

Oct 2

.50 Akimbo

ADJUSTMENT

LIGHT

Dispersion

Growth rate fixed

Fixed bullet dispersion growing faster than intended

Oct 2

Breach Drill

BUFF

Activation Time

3s → 2.5s

Cooldown

25s → 20s

Faster deployment and reduced cooldown

Oct 2

Smoke Grenade

NERF

Duration

15s → 9s

Ammo

3 → 2

Reduced to counter cashout steal frustration

Oct 2

Winch Claw

NERF

MEDIUM

Visibility Required

Increased

Harder to hook enemies behind partial cover

v8.0.0 - September 20, 2025

Season 8: GAME TIME Launch

Sep 20

.50 Akimbo

NERF

LIGHT

Min Range

35m → 32m

Max Range

42.5m → 39m

Effective range reduced

Sep 20

CB-01 Repeater

BUFF

LIGHT

Damage

84 → 88

Damage increased by 4 points

Sep 20

LH1

BUFF

LIGHT

Damage

42 → 44

Slight damage buff

Sep 20

Pike-556

NERF

MEDIUM

Base Damage

50 → 48

Min Range

45m → 40m

Hip-fire

Dispersion increased

Multiple nerfs to overall effectiveness

Sep 20