What each Rainbow Six Siege patch means for the setups on this site. Patches that move a setup get a full breakdown, and the affected bombsites are flagged for re-verification.
Year 11 Season 3 launches Operation Split Fire: a new Defender, Noor, whose piercing lance gadget can strike through surfaces or shields and ignite both sides; Villa's first major map update, moving its Kitchen/Dining Room bomb site into the Basement; and a limited-time 3v3 Arcade playlist running September 8-21.
Maps
ChangeVillaFirst Targeted Map Update relocates the Kitchen/Dining Room bomb site into the Basement, with permanent layout changes aimed at site viability and more attack/defense variety.
Operators
NewNoorNew Defender introduced with the Horus Lance Launcher, a piercing projectile that sticks to walls, floors, ceilings, or shields before burning both sides for area denial.
Modes
New3v3 ArcadeLimited-time 3v3 Arcade playlist runs September 8-21, offering smaller-team, shorter matches as a quicker alternative to standard 5v5.
A Test Server fix pass covering training-bot pathing and spawn behavior, an iron-sight and horizontal grip issue affecting weapon customization, Montagne and Pulse functionality fixes, a 3v3 Arcade crash on duplicate Operator picks, and a voice chat toggle bug.
Operators
FixMontagneSmoothed the choppy extend and retract animations on Montagne's Le Roc Shield.
FixPulseCardiac Sensor now correctly shows detected enemies again.
Weapons
FixBearing 9 / Super ShortyAiming down the Bearing 9 and Super Shorty iron sights works again.
FixWeapon CustomizationHorizontal grip attachments, which had gone missing, are selectable again when customizing guns.
Modes
Fix3v3 ArcadeFixed a crash occurring at match end when both teams had picked identical Operators.
Other
FixAI Training BotsTraining bots no longer attempt to destroy Azami's Kiba Barriers and now route around them instead.
FixAI Training BotsBots now correctly appear on the Yacht map when playing the Clear House playlist.
FixAI Training BotsCorrected the rappelling speed of training bots, which had been moving too slowly.
FixShooting RangeSeveral Shooting Range tutorial objectives that previously couldn't be finished are now completable.
FixPlaylist SettingsPlayers who become Squad Leader mid-browse can now adjust match settings from the Essentials tab.
FixOperator GuideOperator Guide images now load properly when browsing with the keyboard arrow keys.
FixVoice ChatVoice chat disabled from the main menu now stays off once a match begins, rather than reactivating.