Apex Legends Season 29 Overclocked Midseason patch notes

Full patch notes from EA

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LEGENDS › BALLISTIC › Passive

• Ballistic now respawns with his Sling weapon in all game modes.

LEGENDS › BALLISTIC › Tactical

• Overheat now only applies to one weapon.: If a player has a weapon out when hit by Whistler the overheat debuff applies only to that weapon.
• Overheat now only applies to one weapon.: If the player is unarmed when hit by Whistler it applies to the weapon in the first weapon slot.
• Overheat now only applies to one weapon.: Overheat no longer degrades when not firing or swapping to another weapon.
• Overheat now only applies to one weapon.: Overheat does not increment when swapping to another weapon and shooting.
• Overheat damage increased from 15 to 50.
• Overheat debuff duration increased from 12 to 15.
• Tactical charges increased from 1 to 2.
• Decreased time between firing and when homing activates.
• The overheat debuff no longer re-applies if you hit someone who is already overheating and you cannot apply it to multiple guns on the same player.

LEGENDS › BALLISTIC › Ultimate

• Ballistic and teammates within range get a sprint boost when his Ultimate is activated. (Previously only Ballistic got a speed boost): Sprint boost will only apply a speed boost while sprinting and will not speed up other types of movement.

LEGENDS › BALLISTIC › Upgrades

• Level 2: Extra Bullet: Gain an additional Tactical charge.
• Level 2: Trap Mode: When placed in the world, Ballistic’s KTactical lasts 15 seconds and deals 35 damage if an enemy walks into it.
• Level 3: Quiet Time: Ballistic’s Tactical no longer applies overheat. Instead it adds silence and slow on hit. It also has a longer cooldown.
• Level 3: Killing Time: Now moved to level 3, still provides a 15 second extension to Ballistic’s Ultimate.

LEGENDS › PATHFINDER › Passive

• Pathfinder now tucks in his legs while riding horizontal ziplines.: This should make him a little harder to hit when riding on his Ultimate and other ziplines in the world.

LEGENDS › PATHFINDER › Tactical

• Tactical charges increased from 1 to 2.
• Removed the progressive cooldown and it is now a flat 20 seconds.

LEGENDS › PATHFINDER › Ultimate

• Increased launch speed of the zipline projectile.
• Reduced cooldown from 3 minutes to 2 minutes.

LEGENDS › PATHFINDER › Upgrades

• Level 2: Field Research: Now grants all Recon perks instead of just the survey beacon scan.
• Level 2: Ringmaster: Now grants all Controller perks instead of just the ring console access.
• Level 3: Landing Gear: Grants more air control and faster recovery from hard landings. This replaces the 2 Tactical charges Upgrade.

LEGENDS › SEER › Passive

• Increased the activation speed of the heartbeat sensor.
• Decreased the interval time between heartbeats.
• Decreased activation time for unarmed ADSing
• Made the delay when aiming more consistent between weapon and unarmed.: This means the heartbeat sensor will appear at the same time regardless of the weapon you’re using.

LEGENDS › SEER › Tactical

• Reduced the delay between the launch and hit.
• Improved the slow on hit, should now halt faster moving Legends more effectively.

LEGENDS › SEER › Ultimate

• Upon deployment, there is now a quick 2 second scan of the area which will highlight any enemy in the area.: Enemies that enter the area after it’s deployed will also be scanned for 2 seconds.
• Cloaked enemies will now show footsteps if they are within the Ultimate zone.

LEGENDS › AXLE › Tactical

• From 5/29 Hotfix:
• Reduced max in-world count from 3 to 2.
• Reduced hp from 150 to 100.

LEGENDS › AXLE › Passive/Tactical

• 29.1:
• Knocked players can no longer slide across zip codes as Axle or while under the effect of a Nitro Gate. They can still boost through a Nitro Gate, but once the effect times out, they will slow down accordingly.

LEGENDS › AXLE › Upgrades

• 29.1:
• "Super Slider" Upgrade no longer grants a second Tactical charge. Instead, it now grants Nitro Gate a 5 second cooldown reduction and +1 max in-world count.

LEGENDS › AXLE › Ultimate

• 29.1:
• Kickstart now displaces victims on a parabolic arc based on their velocity at the moment of impact, instead of straight up.
• Reduced enemy highlight duration slightly to better match stun duration.

LEGENDS › MAD MAGGIE › Tactical

• Increased Cooldown from 22 seconds to 28 seconds.

LEGENDS › MAD MAGGIE › Ultimate

• The speed boost granted from running on the pucks dropped by the wrecking ball has been replaced by a sprint boost.: Will no longer speed up all movement, just when sprinting.

LEGENDS › VALKYRIE › Passive

• Removed the recent improvement, which allowed her to land faster from skydiving.

LEGENDS › CONDUIT › Tactical

• From 5/29 Hotfix:
• Decreased Regen Rate from 15/s to 10/s
• Increased Regen Duration from 6s to 8s
• Decreased Ally Total Regen from 90 to 80
• Decreased Conduit Total Regen from 60 to 56

LEGENDS › CONDUIT › Upgrades

• From 5/29 Hotfix: Level 3: Instant Barrier: Increased Regen Duration from 4s to 6s

LEGENDS › CONDUIT › Tactical

• 29.1:
• Increased Cooldown from 27 seconds to 30 seconds

LEGENDS › CONDUIT › Upgrades

• 29.1: Level 3: Enduring Barrier: No longer grants regen through ring damage

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › WEAPONS › Hemlok Breach AR

• White magazine reduced from 21 to 20
• Blue magazine reduced from 24 to 22
• Purple and gold magazines reduced from 27 to 25

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › WEAPONS › EVA-8

• Small increase to handling speed.

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › WEAPONS › Mozambique

• Small increase to handling speed.

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Executioner [NEW]

• Available on: Peacekeeper and Mastiff
• Knocking an enemy with the weapon grants 50 shield regeneration over 5 seconds
• 375 points to unlock

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Dual Shell

• Removed from: Mastiff

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Disruptor Rounds

• Removed from: Peacekeeper

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Graffiti Mod

• Removed from: Longbow DMR, Wingman and Mozambique
• Added to: Flatline and Volt

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Turbocharger

• Added to: Nemesis [600 points to unlock]

MAPS › Pubs

• World’s Edge
• Kings Canyon

MAPS › Ranked

• World’s Edge

MAPS › Mixtape

• TDM: Skull Town, Thunderdome, Fragment, Zeus Station
• Control: Caustic, Production Yard, Thunderdome, Barometer
• Gun Run: Monument, Wattson Pylon, Skull Town, Thunderdome

WILDCARD › Wildcard

• Broken Moon Wildcard (6/23/26 - 6/30/26)
• Olympus Wildcard (6/30/26 - 7/7/26)
• Kings Canyon Wildcard (7/7/26 - 7/14/26)

RANKED › Removing “Champion Squad” Screen

• We have removed the “Champion Squad” screen from the Ranked match start flow.
• You will still see your team on the Your Squad screen then immediately load into the dropship.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed issue where bots would never loot weapons. Bots will now loot weapons a few seconds after landing.
• Fixed the Beam Saber being partially visible while cloaked from Mirage revive
• Deathbox Respawn bug fixes:
• Players won't get stuck if respawned under low geometry.
• Deathbox attachment exploit fixed.
• Hop-up weapons are properly restored when a player is respawned from Deathbox.
• Beacon Respawn bug fixes:
• Akimbo weapons are restored properly.

BUG FIXES › WEAPON BUG FIXES

• Fixed issue where the Bocek, Rampage and Sentinel could sometimes not be energized while Infinite Ammo was active.
• Fixed issue where gold shotgun bolts did not properly apply fire rate increase when Double Tap Trigger was enabled.
• C.A.R. Gold magazine now reloads while stowed, as intended

BUG FIXES › LEGEND BUG FIXES

• Axle’s “Jump Gate” Upgrade now respects the Movement Ability keybind.
• Added proper voicelines for pinging Axle’s abilities in-world.
• Most objects can no longer be attached to Axle’s Kickstart drone.
• Fixed Ballistic Tactical not affecting an enemy if they were hit while healing.
• Fixed an issue with Mad Maggie’s Wrecking Ball bouncing off cloaked enemies without knockback or damage.
• Fixed a bug causing a crash on startup for some PlayStation and Nintendo players, when loading local save data.

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Updated the Bocek’s first person arrow effects.

QUALITY OF LIFE › Maps

• Stormpoint: Out of bounds timer now appropriately triggers on 10+ spots across the map.
• Stormpoint: Addressed several collision locations to improve movement and gameplay flow.
• Stormpoint: Adjusted lighting across multiple zones to improve readability.
• World’s Edge: Fixed exploits that allowed Alter to access unintended areas using her abilities.
• Kings Canyon: Out of bounds timer now appropriately triggers in multiple spots in and around popular POIs.
• E-District: Out of bounds timer now appropriately triggers in several spots across popular POIs.
• E-District: Addressed cases where Alter could use her abilities to reach unintended locations.
• E-District: Improved lighting in key areas to improve gameplay readability.

QUALITY OF LIFE › AUDIO

• Deathbox Respawn In-Progress sound increased in volume and audible radius for enemies.
• Adjusted the volume of Fuse’s Mythic skydive trail in response to community feedback.

QUALITY OF LIFE › ENGINE

• Players can no longer hide inside tree bushes, which could be fairly easily done using Revenant wall-climbing skill.
• Better prediction logic around triggers, such as Octane’s jump pads or Horizon’s gravity lifts, reducing misprediction hitches when interacting.

QUALITY OF LIFE › Graphics

• Implemented a fix to address framerate hitching when banners cycle in the world.
• Made adjustments to shadows and highlights on Broken Moon.
• Decreased bloom intensity on all maps. For people still experiencing issues, we recommend reverting to the default brightness settings (50%).