VALORANT update 9.04 is now live, marking the release of the tactical shooter's latest Agent, Vyse, along with a brand new Act. The latest patch also features the addition of Split to the active map pool for consoles, as well as ability adjustments, bug fixes, and gameplay system updates for Premier and Tournament Mode custom games.
Last Friday, Vyse was officially revealed as the 25th playable VALORANT Agent, and the latest Sentinel. The new Agent has a deadly metal manipulation toolkit geared for defensive tactics, and she is the biggest addition in the 9.04 update, but of course, PC and console players will need to unlock her before they can select her in a match. Just like with previous updates, update 9.04 will have a staggered release with times depending upon server region.According to the latest patch notes, "Vyse will be released to regions in a staggered rollout starting from August 28 at 1PM PT. "
You can watch the gameplay reveal for Vyse below:
Today, Riot Games has revealed the full patch notes for update 9.04, detailing Vyse's abilities, as well as quality-of-life changes and bug fixes.
VALORANT Update 9.04 Patch Notes
All Platforms
GENERAL UPDATES
The Unlimited Abilities cheat will now add 100% fuel and remove any fuel consumption from Neon’s High Gear, Skye’s Regrowth, and Viper’s Toxic Screen and Poison Cloud
AGENT UPDATES
Vyse goes live!
Vyse will be released to regions in a staggered rollout starting from 8/28 at 1 PM PT.
Abilities:
Arc Rose: EQUIP an Arc Rose. Target a surface and FIRE to place a stealthed Arc Rose, or ALT Fire to place the Arc Rose through it. REUSE to blind all players looking at it. This ability can be picked up to be REDEPLOYED.
Shear: EQUIP filaments of liquid metal. FIRE to place a hidden wall trap. When an enemy crosses, an indestructible wall bursts from the ground behind them. The wall lasts for a brief time before dissipating.
Razorvine: EQUIP a nest of liquid metal. FIRE to launch. Upon landing, the nest becomes invisible. When ACTIVATED, it sprawls out into a large razorvine nest which slows and damages all players who move through it.
Steel Garden: EQUIP a bramble of liquid metal. FIRE to send the metal erupting from you as a torrent of metal thorns, JAMMING enemy primary weapons after a brief windup.
PLAYER BEHAVIOR UPDATES
We will be issuing a behavioral manual evaluation to players who have a pattern of engaging in comms abuse in order to create a healthier comms experience in VALORANT.
BUG FIXES
Agent
Skye
Seekers
Fixed an issue where Seekers would not consume Ultimate Points under certain conditions.
Neon
High Gear
Fixed an issue where Neon could slide into the barrier at the beginning of a round and get a free slide charge.
NOTE: This was fixed in 9.02, but we forgot to patch note it. Thanks Reddit user BhatsterYT!
KAY/O
Flash/Drive
Fixed an issue with Flash/Drive showing a second explosion if it is thrown behind a wall.
Gameplay Systems
Combat Report
Fixed an issue where spike icons would not show on the combat report when killed by spike explosion damage.
Fixed a minimap issue where parts of the minimap were not covered by Nearsight abilities if the player leaves the area they were affected in (such as using the Bind teleporters).
Fixed an issue where the scoreboard would show a white box icon on a disconnected player if they disconnected from the game.
Maps
Abyss
Fixed several areas around Mid and A Site to prevent agent abilities from going through walls.
Updated the pre-round barriers around the edges of the map to be more visible.
Updated an area around B Main to prevent agents camping spots out of bounds.
Icebox
Fixed a geometry gap in A Main.
Lotus
Fixed a visual issue where agents were floating next to the rope when using the ascender line.
New Player Tutorial
Adjusted and fixed lighting around the New Player Experience Haven level.
KNOWN ISSUES
Agents
Sova
Sova’s Hunter’s Fury does not always play the minimum blind effect on opponents when the damage lands. This will be fixed in patch 9.05.
PC
GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS UPDATES
Adjusted tactical timeouts rules in Premier and Tournament Mode Custom Games
Teams now have 2 tactical timeouts that they can call at any time
Previously, teams could call 1 tactical timeout per half
If the game goes into OT, each team is given 1 additional tactical timeout.
Combat Report
Pressing M3 now will open up the additional details panel of the combat report (previously Tab+M3).
BUG FIXES
Premier
Fixed an issue where the schedule would sometimes scroll inconsistently when collapsing/expanding weeks.
Console
AGENT UPDATES
Sova
Hunter’s Fury
There are now reduced spikes in rotational speed after firing each shot of Hunter’s Fury.
Astra
Cosmic Divide
Cosmic Divide’s wall placement now prioritizes player input, allowing you to better control the placement of the ability.
MAP UPDATES
NEW MAP! “Split” enters Unrated & Swift Play queues.
COMPETITIVE UPDATES
We added the Season Dropdown to your Act Rank and Leaderboard pages so you can check out your previous Act Rank History.
BUG FIXES
General
Fixed an issue that could cause you to be unable to swap to your Primary or Secondary weapon on the Traditional Control preset.
Fixed an issue where the ability bar icons would be misaligned when unbound.
Fixed an issue where incorrect text prompts could appear during a surrender vote.
Fixed an issue where D-Pad and Stick inputs could change toggleable settings.
Competitive
Fixed an issue where sometimes ranked updates in Match History page do not display.
Fixed an issue where viewing players on the Leaderboard would display a missing player card
Fixed an issue where side elements in the Leaderboard page could not be navigated to after leaving a game.
Fixed an issue where an observer would see an empty summary screen after finishing a custom game.
Fixed an issue where the last match when viewing a friend’s career would be incorrect.
Gameplay Systems
Combat Report
Fixed an issue with Combat Reports flickering after respawning in Team Deathmatch.
Fixed an issue with Combat Reports overlapping with the Victory/Defeat ceremony if the player is dead at the final round.
Fixed a bug with Combat Reports not showing up after force closing the game and reconnecting to the match.
KNOWN ISSUES
Vyse
Vyse’s damaging abilities display incorrectly in the Combat Report.
Gameplay Systems
Surrender Voting
You can close the voting notification popup by pressing the Circle / B button. This will result in you not being able to participate in a vote, and you will eventually default to a ‘no’ vote after timing out.
Button icons appear in the bottom right corner of the screen while the voting popup is active. These can block some other UI elements until voting ends.
VALORANT is available to play for free for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The mobile version of the hit first-person shooter is still in development.
