Valorant patch 6.01 official notes: Lotus is now available for Unrated and Competitive, bug fixes, and more

Valorant will be receiving a patch today. The 6.1 update will introduce a fair number of tweaks to the new map Lotus, finally enabling it in the Unrated and Competitive queues.

It was only a week ago that the map dropped with Episode 6 Act 1. Hence, it’s quite surprising that Riot Games will be breaking away from their bi-weekly practice and introducing an update a week ahead.

With patch 6.1, Lotus will finally be added to the Unrated and Competitive map pool. At the same time, Riot Games will introduce a fair number of bug fixes and balance updates to the map.

Replication will also be disabled. However, as it’s a temporary game mode, it will make its way back to the pool in future patches.

Valorant fans looking for a detailed description of the patch can look up Riot Game’s official website. However, for a brief overview, here are all the major highlights of Valorant patch 6.1.

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Valorant patch 6.01 official notes

1) Map Updates

Lotus

• The volume for the rotating doors has been reduced while rotating.
• The Lotus-only queue has been removed.
• Lotus will now be included in the map rotation for Unrated and Competitive.

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2) Mode Updates

Replication

• Replication has been removed from

Modes queue.

• Although the Valorant develoeprs are shelving Replication temporarily, it is still available via the custom game option.

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3) Bug Fixes

Gameplay Systems

• Fixed a bug where occasionally the third-person flashed visual indicator on an Agent’s head wasn’t in sync with the actual flash duration. (i.e., Omen’s Paranoia [Q], Phoenix’s Curveball [Q]).
• Fixed a bug where the Spike would be invisible and attempting to equip the Spike would fail after changing from Defender to Attacker in a Custom Game and picking up the Spike.
• Fixed a bug where you were unable to plant the Spike after reconnecting to a match where they died while disconnected.
• Fixed a bug that, while using the Marshall, prevented full reloading between shots if auto-scoping was enabled.

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4) Maps

Lotus

There are several bug fixes for Lotus:

• The boost exploits in the back of B Site have been removed.
• Players can no longer get themselves stuck in the rotating doors (we're pretty sure anyway, let us know if you find a way—also, you’re all very creative!)
• Breach can now use abilities on both rotating doors.
• The destructible door located at A Link now has working vision cones.
• The Spike can no longer get lost in the back of A Site. Fixed a broken Spike plant spot on A Site.