Valorant Patch Notes (April 25)

A host of agent updates are included in the Valorant patch notes 6.08 for April 25, 2023.

Bind has been added back to Unrated and Competitive modes, and Icebox has been removed. In addition, tweaks to Gekko, Killjoy, and cosmetic changes to the Shorty sidearm were implemented. Mostly — this update tweaked agents and introduced other minor changes. See below for the full notes.

Valorant Patch Notes April 25, 2023

The Valorant patch notes for version 6.08 on April 25, 2023, include:

Agent Updates

Gekko

Wingman
- Audio improvements to Wingman’s (Q) plant and defuse audio.
  - The audio cues for Wingman’s spike and defuse sound were unclear during hectic combat situations. This should help make those audio cues standout.
We’ve updated Gekko’s in-game portrait for better gameplay readability and quality consistency.

Killjoy

Nanoswarm (C)
- Nanoswarm reveal radius increased 350 >> 525
- Nanoswarm audio has been updated.
  - Audio loop now also turns off when disabled as a result of Killjoy being killed or suppressed.
- Improved feedback for the enemy when they destroy Nanoswarm.
- Nanoswarm is now revealed when it is disabled.
Other Abilities
- Updated visuals for Killjoy’s ultimate Lockdown (X) being destroyed.
- Removed the yellow warning UI Indicator for enemies Killjoy’s Lockdown (X).
- Updated deactivate sounds for Killjoy’s Turret (E) and Alarmbot (Q) to make them more distinct.

Misc.

Brimstone’s Sky Smoke (E), Orbital Strike (X), and Omen’s From the Shadows (X) ability have updated targeting visuals to help players with precision placement on the map.

Cosmetic Updates

Shorty

We have upgraded several Shorty models, including the default Shorty, to get them up to par visually with the rest of our weapons. These are just art updates—there will be no gameplay changes.

Players who own any of the following will notice an updated Shorty:
- Default Shorty
- Wunderkind Shorty
- Sidekick Shorty
- Karabasan Shorty
- Prism II Shorty
- Doodle Buds Shorty

Map Updates

Map Rotations

The newly updated Bind rotates into Competitive and Unrated queues.
Icebox rotates out of Competitive and Unrated queues.

Bug Fixes

Gameplay Systems

Fixed an issue where “Kick ally off” displays while defusing the Spike.
Fixed a visual bug where the Spike progress bar for planting or defusing would speed up or reset while defusing.
Fixed an issue where Yoru couldn’t drop his weapon while using Dimensional Drift (X).

(Fixed in Patch 6.07) Fixed a bug where the add/remove friend button wasn’t available when right-clicking a party member who had “Hide my name outside my party” setting turned on.
(Fixed in Patch 6.07) Fixed a bug where banned players would not get removed from your party.
Fixed a bug where party invites that were no longer valid were sometimes still showing as active for players.
Fixed a bug where Team and All chat logs would be wiped after a match. Thank you to our Redditors for alerting us to this one.
Fixed a bug where punctuation marks were not correctly displayed when in-game language is Thai.

Known Issues

We are aware of an issue modifying locale within the client. Locale updates will need to be performed through Riot Client (Riot Client settings).
We’re aware of an issue where, in rare instances, audio cues are not playing for various sound effects. We are investigating at this time and will share as soon as we know more.

See the full patch notes on the official Valorant website.

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