Contaminated changes in Battlefield 6

On Contaminated, AI soldiers can now use vehicles at the NATO HQ, the Escalation exploit for hiding under the map is gone, and destroying the bridge no longer kills you instantly.

• Improved AI vehicle usage at the NATO HQ so AI soldiers can now correctly operate vehicles in this location.
• Resolved an exploit in Escalation that allowed players to clip under the map and shoot through terrain while remaining hidden and unkillable.
• Resolved an issue where destroying the bridge could instantly eliminate the player.

Contaminated is a new large map for every combat size, with land vehicles and helicopters, and it introduces VL-7 psychoactive smoke.

An expansive all-sizes map that introduces VL-7 psychoactive smoke.

• Added in Extreme Measures (Feb 17, 2026). Supports all combat sizes plus land vehicles and helicopters; tied to the VL-7 psychoactive smoke mechanic.

TipVL-7 smoke zones cause disorientation, so masks/filters and avoiding smoke become positional decisions; do not push blind through a cloud the way you would a normal smoke grenade.