The Finals 1.5.0 update patch notes: Solo Bank LTM, weapon balancing, bug fixes, and more

The Finals 1.5.0 update patch notes is here, and with it, Embark Studios is making a plethora of changes in the free-to-play multiplayer FPS. From adding a brand new limited-time mode called the Solo Bank to major changes in weapon balancing, this update is a big change after a long period of time.

This article contains all the changes coming to The Finals 1.5.0 update.

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The Finals 1.5.0 update patch notes

Here are all the changes that the developers made in this update -

Balance Changes

Abilities

Charge N’ Slam

• Fixed an issue where players could charge while stationary and stealing an extraction

Cloaking Device

• Increased activation cost from 1s to 2s
• Increased minimum required charge time to activate from 1.5s to 2.5s

Grapple Hook

• Will no longer attach to objects that are attached to carriables

Guardian Turret

• Will now shoot target dummies in the practice range

Mesh Shield

• Decreased health from 1100 to 1000

Recon Senses

• Increased activation cost from 1s to 1.5s
• Decreased minimum charge time to activate from 2.5s to 2s

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Gadgets

C4

• Player damage decreased from 210 to 155
• Player min damage decreased from 120 to 100

Flashbang

• Cooldown decreased from 20s to 18s

Gas Mine

• Cooldown increased from 25s to 27s

Incendiary Mine

• Cooldown decreased from 30s to 27s

Vanishing Bomb

• Cooldown decreased from 20s to 18s

RPG

• Player damage decreased from 150 to 140

Stun Gun

• Decreased duration of stun effect from 5s to 3.75s after The Finals 1.5.0 update

Tracking Dart

• Cooldown decreased from 15s to 13s
• Added new Scoped Zoom Sensitivity Multiplier to the settings screen that affects the Tracking Dart

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Game Modes

Bank It

• Game show event start time reduced from minute six to minute four after The Finals 1.5.0 update

Quick Cash

• Game show event start time reduced from minute six to minute four
• Team wipe respawn time increased from 17 to 18 seconds

Ranked Tournament

• Team wipe respawn time increased from 25 to 26 seconds

Tournament

• Team wipe respawn time increased from 25 to 26 seconds after The Finals 1.5.0 update
• Tournaments will now unlock after players have completed one round, reduced from 12

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Maps

Las Vegas

• Updated destruction behavior to get more realistic destruction
• Updated strain system to get more realistic destruction
• Updated various ziplines in the level

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Throwables

• Depoyable explosives such as C4, Breach Charges and Explosive Mines will now add mass to throwable objects, causing them to travel less far when thrown

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Weapons

Flamethrower

• Damage increased from 28 to 30 after The Finals 1.5.0 update

LH1

• Damage increased from 47 to 49 after The Finals 1.5.0 update

M11

• Recoil pattern updated, to make the weapon easier to control

SH1900 Shotgun

• Damage decreased from 12 to 10 damage per pellet after The Finals 1.5.0 update

M60

• Damage increased from 21 to 22 after The Finals 1.5.0 update

Riot Shield

• Updated attack animations and hit sweeps, to make the weapon feel more responsive
• Fixed issues where the Riot Shield could be invisible and still block bullets
• Fixed an issue where the Riot Shield could block bullets while the player climbed a ladder

SA1216

• Fixed an issue that allowed the weapon to be fired faster than intended after The Finals 1.5.0 update

SR-84 Sniper Rifle

• Added new Scoped Zoom Sensitivity Multiplier to the settings screen that affects the SR-84

Throwing Knives

• Added new trail effects to make the projectiles easier to see after The Finals 1.5.0 update
• Shortened the lifetime of Knives stuck in metal surfaces

V9S

• Damage increased from 35 to 36 after The Finals 1.5.0 update

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Content And Bug Fixes

Animation

• Updated some main menu weapon animations
• Left-side inspection animations added to the following items:
• AKM
• CL-40
• FCAR
• Flamethrower
• Goo Gun
• Lewis Gun
• LH1
• M11
• M60
• MGL32
• Model 1887
• R.357
• SA1216
• SH1900
• SR-84
• Stun Gun
• Tracking Dart
• V9S
• XP-54

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Audio

• Replaced an old unattenuated sound on the Glitch Trap after The Finals 1.5.0 update
• Fix a zip wire attachment sound that could play on the main menu

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Characters

• Fixed some issues where hair could clip visually with various headwear after The Finals 1.5.0 update
• Fixed some skinning issues that occurred on wrists
• Fixed some skinning issues that occurred on gloves

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Controller

• Added an option that allows controller players to pick the priority order of Reload/Pick Up button actions

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Console

• Fixed an issue that allowed Mouse and Keyboard to be enabled on some consoles

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Crashes

• Fixed a server crash where players could attach to ziplines and disconnect at the same time
• Fixed a client crash that could be caused by certain outfits in the Battle Pass and Store screens

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Disconnects

• Fixed an issue where game servers could very rarely shut down early due to how players connected

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Maps

General

• Improved the floor number display in elevators
• Fixed lingering smoke clouds that could appear during the end of round sequence
• Fixed team logos not always streaming in during the end of round sequence

Monaco

• Fixed an awning that partially clipped through the path of a zipline
• Optimised lighting for the Fog and Storm weather types

Seoul

• Fixed an initial spawn in Hospital that ran into a small dead end
• Fixed some railings that could block bullets

Vegas

• Fixed an issue where the map border blocked bullets and grenades
• Fixed a ladder that sometimes caused players to get stuck
• Fixed some issues with intersecting and floating assets
• Fixed an issue where Las Vegas spotlights would sometimes be culled unexpectedly

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Movement

• Fixed an issue where players could slingshot themselves (aka ‘superglide’) by grinding against obstacles during vault interactions.
• Vaulting
• Fixed an issue where players could gain extreme speed by picking up objects that were being vaulted on
• Updated vaulting to feel snappier and be more aligned to ledges

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Quick Melee

• Fixed an issue where players could use Quick Melee on ladders after The Finals 1.5.0 update

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UI

• Fixed an issue where scoreboard text could be cut short after The Finals 1.5.0 update
• Fixed a ‘New’ label that could clip with the Play button in the main menu
• Fixed an issue where ‘Tournament Winners’ text could be partially visible on both sides of the screen
• Fixed an issue where player’s names could appear over their face in the end of round screens
• Fixed an issue where the Career screen could jump during the first frame
• Fixed an issue where hover VFX would not play on video thumbnails after The Finals 1.5.0 update
• Fixed an issue where some Weapon Charms and Stickers would become unequippable
• Fixed an issue where total playtime would reset to 0 on the Career screen after 24 hours
• Fixed an issue where the current gamepad bindings were lost when resetting the keyboard bindings
• Fixed an issue with the crosshair that caused headshot hit indicators to show based on damage done, rather than hit location
• Fixed an issue where player names above the health bar could sometimes get cut off
• Fixed an issue where the subtitle preview would not hide correctly when exiting settings
• Fixed team member names sometimes staying transparent after respawn
• Fixed an issue that prevented player outlines on enemies appearing when looking through metal fences
• Fixed an issue where some settings in the settings screen would not be affected by restoring default settings

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VoIP

• Set VoIP to be enabled by default on PC, with Push To Talk set as the default input (new installs only)
• Set VoIP to be enabled by default on console, with Voice Activated set as the default input (new installs only)

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Weapons

• Fixed an issue where bullet dispersion/spread would not update if the player switched between items
• Throwing Knives will now have the correct skin when thrown
• Fixed cheat exploit with melee weapons

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That is all there is to know about The Final 1.5.0 update.

Check out our other The Finals guides:

The Finals best settings: Crosshair, Audio, Graphics, and more || Best meta loadouts for The Finals || The Finals patch notes update 1.4.1 || The Finals best weapons tier list