Splatoon: new update coming next week (Ver. 2.2.0), videos

16 October 2015 Lite_Agent Splatoon, Splatoon 2.2.0

Earlier today, Nintendo announced that Splatoon would receive a major update next week (on Tuesday evening/Wednesday). This new version (2.2.0) will bring quite a lot of game balance changes, but also a couple of bug fixes and more. Nintendo already posted the full changelog in English, that you can find below:

Weapons Adjustments:

Adjustments will be made to Main Weapons, Sub Weapons, and Special Weapons. View details

Ranked Battle Adjustments

Adjustments will be made to the rules in Rainmaker and Tower Control modes. View details

Ranking Adjustments

Rank S users will be matched up with other rank S users more frequently, and rank S+ users will be matched up with other rank S+ users more frequently

To accommodate this change, the calculation method for ranks S and S+ users will be adjusted. View details

Stage Adjustments

Walleye Warehouse: Adjustments will be made to prevent users from taking certain shortcuts in Rainmaker Mode

Saltspray Rig: Adjustments will be made to prevent users from placing Splash Walls in certain places

Arowana Mall: Adjustments will be made to prevent users from taking certain shortcuts in all modes

Kelp Dome: Small adjustments will be made for Rainmaker mode

Flounder Heights: In addition to changing the stage layout in Rainmaker, other adjustments will be made to prevent users from taking certain shortcuts in all modes and to prevent the attachment of Suction Bombs in certain places

Hammerhead bridge: Adjustments will be made to prevent users from taking certain shortcuts in all modes

Effects Adjustments

The visual effects of position-tracking for teammates will be less visible. View details

The launching sound effect of the Inkzooka will be more audible

Battle Adjustments

Fixed the issue in which the ink refills slightly when beginning to charge an empty Splatling weapon

Fixed the issue in which the Point Sensors and Disruptors do not function when there is significant lag in the connectivity

Fixed the issue in which players are able to move the Tower even when they are not on the Tower by swimming in the area bordering the top and sides of the Tower

Fixed the issue in which the Rainmaker shield does not take damage when the shield is extremely close to a wall

Fixed the issue in which visual effects do not display when some of the ink hit the Rainmaker Barrier and Splash Walls

Fixed the issue in which some ink splats occasionally go through thin walls

Fixed the issue in which rollers occasionally inflict damage through thin walls

Fixed the issue in which Kraken occasionally inflicts damage against opponents hiding on the other side of a thin wall

Fixed the issue in which Shooter type main weapons shoot at a faster rate than usual when specific special weapons are activated

Bug Fixes in Battle Dojo:

Fixed the issue in which Splash Walls do not block opponents’ bombs and blasters

Bug fixes:

Fixed the issue in which the damage stats for Splattershot Jr., Custom Splattershot Jr., N-ZAP 85, and N-ZAP89 are displayed as higher than they actually are. This only changes the information displayed in the stats. The actual stats will remain the same.

Adjustments will also be made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience

If you want detailed information about what was changed/adjusted, you can check out the very handy pdf uploaded by Nintendo. There, you will find the exact stat changes brought by this new update, and much more. Some of the details are probably too technical for the majority of players, but it’s still pretty nice that Nintendo went and shared such detailed patchnotes… Let’s hope it becomes a standard for all future Software updates, and not just for Splatoon!

This update will be released at the usual time on Wednesday (Tuesday evening for North America):

Europe: 3AM
UK: 2AM
North America (EDT): 9PM
North America (PDT): 6PM
Japan: 10AM

This update will require at least 551MB of free space on your Wii U or external HDD. To download it, you have two options:

let the Wii U do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated. The next time you turn on your console and launch the game, you should have the latest version installed. If not, check out the second option.
launch Splatoon from the Home Menu (not from the Quick Start Menu!), and trigger the update download manually.

To check out that you have the latest version of Splatoon installed (Ver. 2.2.0), simply launch the game and check out the top right corner of the screen. You should see the following:

Finally, here’s several videos showcasing the changes for several weapons (head after the break for the rest):