The Finals has finally released its 1.4.0 patch, confirming the changes in balance, quality of life Improvement, crash fixers, and anti-cheat improvements. Gamers were eagerly anticipating this new patch because it addresses the persistent issue of cheating, which has been a major concern within the community. Embark has introduced a winter-themed edition of the Monaco map, accompanied by exclusive holiday-themed cosmetics for players to enjoy.
Celebrate the holidays in THE FINALS! Tumble around in a snowy Monaco, get unique holiday cosmetics, and cause mayhem and destruction in the world's most festive game show.
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The Finals
Embark Studios is behind “The Finals,” a free-to-play competitive first-person shooter that has garnered substantial attention. As of the current publication, this game holds the impressive position of being the seventh most-played title on Steam. Its significant player base and widespread popularity on the platform have contributed to its notable standing among gamers.
Embark was criticized for using AI voiceovers in the final by myriad voice actors and other developers. Embark informed IGN that they don’t aim to create games exclusively without actors. Instead, they employ a blend of recorded voiceovers and AI-generated text-to-speech tools for their games’ audio content.
Updates of The Finals 1.4.0 Patch
Balance Changes
Abilities
Goo Gun:
- Resolved a problem where the player could get blocked by Goo.
Mesh Shield:
- Mesh Shield’s health decreased to 1100 from its previous value of 1250.
Recon Senses:
- The activation cost for Recon Senses has been lowered from 2 to 1.
C4:
- The maximum damage to players caused by C4 has been lowered from 240 to 210.
- The maximum damage radius of the C4 has been decreased from 2.4 meters to 1.6 meters.
- The self-damage multiplier for C4 has been raised from 1 to 1.3.
Dome Shield:
- The health of the Dome Shield has been decreased from 350 to 300.
Gas Mine:
- An arming time of 1.6 seconds has been implemented for the Gas Trap.
Glitch Mine:
- An arming time of 1.6 seconds has been implemented for the Glitch Trap.
Goo Grenade:
- Resolved an issue where the player could be obstructed by goo.
Mine:
- Reduced the maximum player damage caused by mines from 160 to 140.
- Decreased the damage radius of mines from 4 meters to 3.5 meters.
- Implemented an arming time of 1.6 seconds for mines.
Pyro Mine:
- Added an arming time of 1.6 seconds for the Pyro Mine.
RPG – 7:
- Reduced RPG-7’s maximum player damage from 165 to 150.
- Decreased RPG-7’s minimum player damage from 90 to 80.
- Reduced the damage radius of RPG-7 from 4.75m to 4.5m.
- Decreased RPG-7’s maximum damage radius from 2.5m to 1.5m.
- Slightly increased aim-down sights dispersion for RPG-7.
- Slightly elevated hip-fire dispersion for RPG-7.
Stun Gun:
- Extended the range of the Stun Gun from 10 meters to 12 meters.
Maps
Game Show Events:
- Included a repulsor on the flying saucers within the ‘Alien Invasion’ event.
Vegas:
- For better destruction results, strain in various buildings has been updated.
- Updated an issue where cashout stations would become invisible before players finished the transfer.
Modes
Bankit:
- Prevented the Deathmatch game show event from taking place within the BankIt game mode.
Weapons
AKM:
- Made a small change to the recoil pattern of the AKM.
Flamethrower:
- Increased the fire rate of flamethrower from 160 to 170
LH1:
- Increased damage of LH1 from 45 to 47.
Melee Weapons:
- Addressed an issue where melee strikes occasionally failed to connect with enemy players.
- M11
- Increased the damage of the M11 from 15 to 16.
- Riot Shield
- Resolved an issue where the shield could block bullets while invisible, particularly during interactions such as reviving or extracting items.
SA1216:
- Slightly increased the pellet dispersion of the SA1216.
- Reduced the damage per pellet of the SA1216 from 8 to 7.
Updates in Movement
Vaulting:
- Reduced instances where you unexpectedly claimed on objects outside of the player’s view.
- Resolved an issue where players could get stuck without being able to give input.
Ziplines :
- Prevented placement of ziplines on pickup tables. T
UI:
- Enhanced contestant screens with multiple fixes.
- Refined the social screen by concealing the “Invite to party” button for non-party leaders.
- Implemented a UI warning indicating potential AFK kick for inactive players.
- Updated player health bars to adopt squad colours as per user settings.
- Altered UI display to denote “unranked” status unless within the top 500 on leaderboards.
Conclusion
Embark Studios launched “The Finals” 1.4.0 update with vital anti-cheat steps, a winter-themed map, and new cosmetics. It addressed fan concerns by adjusting abilities and weapons and tweaking shields, explosives, and shotguns. The mixed voiceover approach received criticism. User interface improvements now warn against AFK play, refining screens and enhancing gameplay with smoother movements. Significant updates like improved map destruction demonstrate Embark’s commitment to responding to players and improving gameplay integrity in The Finals.
