Wake Island changes in Battlefield 6

On Wake Island in Breakthrough, AI defenders using boats in Sector 3 no longer sail out of the combat area and get eliminated.

Boat-using AI defenders in Breakthrough no longer leave and die.

• EA lists this under AI in the 1.4.2.5 changelog: AI defenders using boats in Sector 3 of Breakthrough on Wake Island no longer leave the combat area and are eliminated. Wake Island returned in the Top Gun update with naval vehicles, and the defending AI had been taking boats past the map boundary and removing itself from the fight.

TipIf you played Breakthrough on Wake Island since Top Gun and found Sector 3 oddly thin on defenders, that was this. Expect the sector to actually be held now and plan the boat approach accordingly.

Wake Island is back in multiplayer, with infantry, vehicles and aircraft fighting over the coast, reinforced positions to blow open with C-4 and an offshore aircraft carrier to use.

A returning Pacific island map with a shoreline to hold, reinforced positions to blow open, and an offshore carrier to use.

• Wake Island returned to Battlefield 6 multiplayer with Game Update 1.4.2.0 on 18 August. EA's notes call it a legendary island where infantry, vehicles and aircraft battle across its distinctive coastal terrain, and name three things to work with: defending the shoreline, demolishing reinforced positions with C-4, and taking advantage of the offshore aircraft carrier.
• EA's Season 4 roadmap adds that it is an iconic locale from Battlefield 1942, based on its latest appearance in Battlefield V: War in the Pacific, reimagined for Battlefield 6 to fit its scale and gameplay systems. It was one of the four maps in the 18-25 August free trial, and the update also added it to Portal Verified Experiences.

TipEA names C-4 as the way to open reinforced positions here, so carry it if you expect defenders to be dug in rather than out in the open. The offshore aircraft carrier is listed as something to take advantage of rather than as scenery, so it is worth scouting before you commit to a shoreline fight.