Riot Games is gearing up to release update 3.03 for its 5vs5 tactical shooter Valorant later today. Ahead of the rollout, we’ve rounded up the full Valorant patch notes for update 3.03 to save you having to hunt them down.
Update 3.03 is very much an exercise in minor polish and bug fixes following the chunky 3.0 update. Still, it does include a handful of shiny new crosshair settings, including the ability to jump between different profiles. Alongside, you’ll be able to blast through Radianite crates from all directions from later on today.
For the complete breakdown of what’s changing, here are the full Valorant patch notes for update 3.03, and if you missed update 3.02, you can check out the patch notes for that here.
Valorant Update 3.03 Patch Notes
Valorant Agent Updates
Viper
- Fixed a bug where Viper’s Pit started forming at the cursor placement point instead of around Viper
- OK so this is technically a bug fix, but it alters the way Viper’s Pit is deployed. We accidentally shipped a bug in 3.01 that caused her ultimate to spawn at her placement reticle instead of around her. We know a lot of Viper mains thought this was an intentional buff and might not be happy about this revert—we’re very sorry to cause pain for you all.
- We think that Viper’s Pit can be a very potent tool for holding an area. Given that impact, it’s important that her team pays the cost of securing ground before she can place her ult, as opposed to being able to cast it forward into areas without giving up her position.
Valorant Gameplay Technology Updates
Crosshair Settings
- Turn on “Use Advanced Options” to additionally customize your ADS crosshair and sniper scope center dot!
- Added the ability to save and switch between multiple crosshair profiles
- We hear y’all on wanting the ability to share your crosshair settings, and we agree! We don’t have an exact time frame on when that will be coming, but it is definitely on our radar.
- Added a setting to set a minimum firing error across all weapons
- Added a setting to use the primary crosshair with shotguns
Valorant Map Updates
- You can now shoot through Radianite crates,with appropriate weapons, from all angles
- Previously, you could shoot through some crates from limited directions, but not others.
- Updated ziplines to allow the ‘Use’ key so you can detach at any point
Social Updates
- Added a system that enables us to automatically revert any AFK penalties applied to you in the event of unexpected server instability
Competitive Updates
- Autobalance button added for custom games with > 6 players based on players’ MMR
Network Updates
- Improved the accuracy and responsiveness for the ping calculation
- Ping stats now show both the average and the max ping values to help you better understand your networking conditions
- The average value is calculated from multiple samples collected over a small interval of time—the max value is the largest value within that sample.
Valorant Bug Fixes
- Fixed a big where Killjoy’s turret was not affected by concuss
- Fixed Astra’s Gravity Well from pulling people while they were attached to ascenders
- Fixed a bug where Astra could activate Dissipate while attached to ascenders
- Fixed Boombot, Owl Drone, and Fakeout from destroying Sage’s Barrier Orb if placed in a way that overlapped a segment of the barrier wall
Valorant is out now on PC.
