Y8S3 - Red Horizon - Patch Notes

Red Horizon launches August 27, bringing the Cleaners to Washington, D.C.

Following the events of Battle for Brooklyn, the Cleaners have lost their supply of purple flame and are heading to D.C. in search of a new source. Their presence will grow across the city throughout the season, with Cleaner activities, Elite Kill Squads, and more.

This season’s Modifier system centers on a new Pressure Gauge. Build it through combat, then experiment with different Active and Passive Modifiers to change how you use it.

The Dark Zone is also getting two major updates. Following community feedback, the Toxic PvE Dark Zone will become a permanent part of the game. On the PvP side, Blackout joins the rotation, removing the usual power restrictions and allowing Agents to bring the full strength of their builds into the Dark Zone, including SHD Watch bonuses, Expertise, and Prototype Gear.

 

MODIFIERS

=> Red Horizon Modifiers

The Cleaners are moving into Washington, D.C., and their presence will be hard to miss. They are becoming the main threat in Retaliations this season, with 95 Company Elite Squad becoming part of the threat.

Their growing presence sets the stage for this season’s Modifiers, and the heat does not stop with the Cleaners.

 

GLOBAL MODIFIER: UNDER PRESSURE

Under Pressure revolves around a Pressure Gauge that builds as you fight. Kills, headshots, multikills, Skill kills, Status Effect kills, fire kills, and kills made by other players in your group all contribute to the Gauge.

The more Pressure you build, the stronger the bonuses you receive.

By default, the Pressure Gauge provides Status Effects as its primary bonus. If Status Effects are not what your build needs, some Passive Modifiers can replace the Gauge's primary bonus with Signature Weapon Damage or Hazard Protection instead.

 

ACTIVE MODIFIERS

Your Pressure Gauge is also used to activate one of the season's three Active Modifiers.

Unlike previous seasons, this time Active Modifiers do not have a general cooldown. Once you have enough Pressure, you can activate one when you need it. The Gauge resets once the Active Modifier ends.

 

FIERY AURA

• Secondary Attribute: Armor Regen.
• While active, it gives you increased Armor Regen and Damage Resistance, with additional protection while sprinting. Enemies that get close to you are also set on fire the first time they enter the Modifier's range.
• At higher levels, its defensive bonuses become stronger, and burning unique enemies can also regenerate Bonus Armor.

 

VICARIOUS COMBUSTION

• Secondary Attribute: Headshot Damage.
• Landing a headshot on an enemy that is already burning also applies Burn to nearby enemies. As the Modifier levels up, this effect reaches a larger area.
• At its highest level, headshots can apply Burn directly.

 

SIGNED, SHIELD, DELIVERED

• Secondary Attribute: Skill Efficiency.
• While active, it improves your Signature Weapon performance, Shield Health, and Shield Active Regen. Kills made with a Signature Weapon, or while using a shield, refill your magazine without consuming ammo from your reserves.
• At its highest level, these kills can also extend the duration of the Active Modifier.

 

PASSIVE MODIFIERS

Red Horizon comes with 20 Passive Modifiers, and they can help you adjust how Under Pressure works with your build.

Some can help you build Pressure faster or hold onto it for longer, others add new interactions with fire, Skills, grenades, shields, and Signature Weapons.

The default primary bonus of the Pressure Gauge is Status Effects, but with Passive Modifiers like New Formula: Beta and New Formula: Gamma, you can swap it for Signature Weapon Damage or Hazard Protection.

 

HOSTILE MODIFIERS

Hostile Modifiers will also play into the Pressure Gauge this season, with enemies able to drain your Pressure or make certain actions work against you.

Setting an affected enemy on fire is the only way to permanently remove or reverse the effect.

 

• Draining Presence drains ammunition from your magazine and reduces your Pressure while the affected enemy is close to you.
• Achilles' Heal restores Health to the affected enemy and nearby allies when you break their weak points or armor pieces, while also reducing your Pressure.
• Thousand Cuts reduces your Pressure whenever the affected enemy hits you and applies a stacking Damage Reduction debuff.

 

NEW WEAPONS, GEAR, AND TALENTS

 

GEAR AND BRAND SET UPDATES

For Gear Sets, we are continuing to rebalance them around the idea that the more difficult a set is to use at its full potential, the more it should give back in return.

For Red Horizon, the updates focus mostly on Red Core Gear Sets, with Ortiz: Exuro and True Patriot also included. Blue and Yellow Core Gear Sets will be addressed in future updates.

Brand Sets are also getting some changes. Bonuses such as Shock Resistance, Health, Incoming Repairs, and Swap Speed are being removed, and Protection from Elites now added as a new Brand Set bonus.

We have also reorganized weapon bonuses so that, for each weapon type, at least one Brand offers that bonus as its 1-piece bonus and another as its 2-piece bonus.

 

You can find the full breakdown of all Gear Set and Brand Set changes HERE.

 

There’s also one broader change to how we’ll handle Brand Sets going forward. Starting with Red Horizon, instead of adding new Brand Sets, we’ll add more Named pieces with Perfect Talents or Attributes to existing Brands.

 

WEAPON UPDATES

Steel & Sons ACR

• Base Stability has been increased, reducing vertical coil.
• Maximum stacks increased from 3 to 4.
• Destroying an enemy weak point now causes them to take +30% Amplified Damage from you for 5s, up from 10%.

 

DETERMINED TALENT

Determined will now function like Perfect Determined, meaning a kill from a converted headshot will no longer trigger another guaranteed headshot.

The ability to chain body shots as headshots is not going away completely. That functionality is moving to the new Iron Will Exotic Chest through its Resolved Talent. Iron Will lets your next body shot count as a headshot without requiring a headshot kill first, and can be paired with Exotic MMRs or High-End MMRs using Talents other than Determined.

To support it, we are also buffing several MMR-related Gear Sets and Brand bonuses.

For more on the thinking behind the Determined changes, you can read our Developer Notes.

 

NEW EXOTIC WEAPON

=> Fafnir Exotic

Fafnir Exotic Shotgun

Talent Dragon's Breath This weapon fires Dragon's Breath shells. Each shot has a 40% chance of applying Burn to the enemy. Weapon Damage is Amplified by 50% of your Status Effect bonus. Weapon Stats and Mods Optics: +15% Crit Chance Magazine: +5 Rounds Underbarrel: +10% Weapon Handling Note: Fafnir’s Burn application is still affected by the usual Status Effect diminishing returns on enemies. Because of this, you may sometimes see Burn applied less often than the 40% chance would suggest.

 

NEW EXOTIC GEAR

=> Iron Will Exotic

Iron Will Exotic Chest	Talent Resolved PvE version: Your next body shot will be considered a headshot. Cooldown: 2s PvP version: Your next body shot will be considered a headshot. Cooldown: 3s Requires MMR, Rifle or Pistol.

 

NEW GEAR

=> Ember Engine Gear Set

Ember Engine Gear Set

2 Pieces equipped give 8% Skill Efficiency 3 Pieces equipped give 30% Status Effect 4 Pieces equipped unlock a new unique talent. Talent “Spontaneous Combustion” Every Status Effect you apply has a 40% chance of also applying Burn to the enemy. If the Status Effect initially applied was Burn, the enemy will receive +25% Burn Damage for the duration of the Burn. Chest and Backpack Talents: Chest Bonus - Talent “Flashpoint” Increase the chance of applying Burn of Spontaneous Combustion to 60%. Backpack Bonus – Talent “White Hot” Increase the Duration of the Burn Damage debuff of Spontaneous Combustion by 50%.

 

NEW NAMED GEAR

Trick Shot Named Imminence Armaments Chest	Talent Perfect Reassigned Killing an enemy adds 1 round of a random special ammo into your sidearm. Cooldown: 8s.
Rushdown Named Richter & Kaiser GmbH Chest	Talent Tag Team The last enemy you have damaged with a skill is marked. Dealing weapon damage to that enemy consumes the mark to reduce active cooldowns by 12s. Cooldown: 4s
Melon Baller Named Airaldi Holdings Backpack	Talent Perfect Concussion Headshots increase total weapon damage by 20% for 1.5s. 5s with marksman rifles. Headshot kills increase total weapon damage by 15% for 10s.
Keeper Named 5.11 Tactical Backpack	Talent Perfect Protector When your shield is damaged, you gain +25% bonus armor and all other allies gain +35% of your armor as bonus armor for 3s. Cooldown: 3s

 

NEW NAMED WEAPONS AND TALENTS

Teapot	Talent Perfect Boiling Point The first 48% of your magazine will have -100% Critical Hit Chance. The rest will have 100%.
Steamer	Talent Perfect Boiling Point The first 48% of your magazine will have -100% Critical Hit Chance. The rest will have 100%.
Talent “Boiling Point”	The first 53% of your magazine will have -100% Critical Hit Chance. The rest will have 100%.

 

RETALIATION

It's been one year since Retaliation launched, and to mark the occasion, you'll be able to take on a special Project Chain from September 8 to September 22.

The objectives will send you back into Retaliations against different factions. Each completed Project comes with useful materials and caches, with an Outfit Token waiting at the end as the main reward. You can use it to unlock one eligible outfit of your choice from the store.

And there’s more to earn during the first week. From September 8 to September 15, Retaliation Surge will be active, doubling the Retaliation Faction Materials you earn from all sources.

 

DARK ZONE AND PVP

Red Horizon brings Blackout into the Dark Zone rotation, and Toxic DZ remains as a permanent PvE variant.

Dark Zone variants will rotate weekly across DZ West, East, and South, with one PvE and two PvP Dark Zones available at any given time. Toxic and Balanced will remain active each week, while Blackout and Classic will alternate on a weekly basis.

 

TOXIC DARK ZONE

=> Toxic Dark Zone

The Toxic Dark Zone is here to stay. With the Into the Dark seasonal Modifiers no longer active, we have made a few changes so it can continue as a permanent PvE Dark Zone:

• Other factions can now appear in the Toxic DZ, including Black Tusk.
• Sample Canisters and Surge have been removed.
• Toxicity has been adjusted, and extracting your gear will now clear your Toxicity level.
• Normalization remains active to scale players and their gear to level 40. However, PvP-specific overrides for talents, Gear Sets, skills, and weapons are not active, meaning these will use their PvE values against enemies. Prototype Gear will remain normalized, similar to Raids and Incursions.

 

REWARDS

Landmark chests in the Toxic Dark Zone now have 20% chance to drop a contaminated cache. These caches use the same special loot pool as the PvP Dark Zones, including Exclusive and Raid Gear Sets, legacy DZ-exclusive weapons, Named Items, and Exotic.

 

BLACKOUT DARK ZONE

=> Blackout DarkZone

(PvEvP / Non-Normalized / Global PvP Balance: Active / SHD & Expertise: Active / Rogue Protocol: Active)

For those of you who have been asking for a fully uncapped Dark Zone, Blackout is exactly that. It completely removes stat normalization, so you can use the full power of your build, including your SHD Watch and Expertise upgrades.

The zone is permanently Invaded, with Black Tusk as the main enemy faction, and you’ll also encounter tougher Veteran, Elite, and Named enemies.

Rogue Protocol remains active, and Global PvP Balance still applies to weapons, gear, and Skills. Prototype Gear and Weapons can also use their full base stats in Blackout. Their Augments, however, will still use the PvP-balanced values.

 

REWARDS

Blackout loot drops at Heroic quality, matching the other PvP Dark Zones. There is also a 20% chance to receive an additional contaminated item from the special Dark Zone loot pool, including Exclusive and Raid Gear Sets, legacy DZ-exclusive weapons, Named Items, and Exotic.

With Red Horizon, Ortiz: Reficere, Caduceus, and Nurse's Kneepads have also been added to the special loot pool for PvP Dark Zones.

 

Prototype Gear and Weapons can also drop as contaminated loot from enemies, with stronger enemies offering better chances and higher stat rolls:

• Normal Enemies: 0.2% Chance for Prototype Drop - Mid Stat Rolls
• Elite Enemies: 0.5% Chance for Prototype Drop - Mid Stat Rolls & 0.2% Chance for Prototype Drop - High Stat Rolls
• Boss Enemies: 1% Chance for Prototype Drop - Mid Stat Rolls and 2% Chance for Prototype Drop - High Stat Rolls.

Exotic Component drop rates match the other PvP Dark Zones:

• Challenging Landmark Phoenix Crates: 33%
• Challenging Landmark Bosses: 40%
• Heroic Landmark Phoenix Crates: 40%
• Heroic Landmark Bosses: 48%

 

GLOBAL PVP BALANCE

Our Global PvP Balance work continues in Red Horizon with another round of improvements.

The goal remains to make PvP fights less about taking someone down instantly and give you more time to react and fight back. We also want more Talents, Weapons, Skills, and Set Bonuses to feel worth using, rather than having the same few choices

Skills have received adjustments to both their base values and how they scale across Skill Tiers. These changes apply to Conflict and all PvP Dark Zone variants.

Gear Set and Brand Set bonuses have also been adjusted separately for PvP where needed. New Talents have been balanced for PvP as well, together with adjustments to some existing outliers.

You can find the full list of Skill changes HERE, and the full breakdown of Gear Set, Brand Set, and Talent changes HERE.

 

QOL AND UPDATES

PVP STAT DISPLAY

• PvP weapon damage values will now be displayed directly in your Inventory alongside their PvE values. Your stats will also automatically switch to their corresponding PvP values when entering a PvP environment.
• You can now test PvP Normalization stats and Global PvP Balance overrides directly in the Shooting Range by enabling the PvP settings before heading into Conflict or the Dark Zone.
• The Inventory Normalization button will be temporarily unavailable while we make updates to the UI.

 

BLUEPRINTS AND LOOT

• True Patriot and Ongoing Directive materials and blueprints have been added to the General Loot Pool.
• The following blueprints have also been added to the General Loot Pool:
  • Unit Alloys
  • Royal Works
  • Edelweiss
  • Concentrated Company
  • Core Strength
  • Ortiz: Reficere
• The following blueprints are now available from Inaya*:
  • Agitator
  • Investor
  • Caduceus
  • Nurse's Kneepads
  • Whiplash
  • Underboss
  • Caduceus and Nurse’s Kneepads have also been added to Targeted Loot.

*You need to own the respective item for its blueprint to appear at Inaya.

 

FIXES

Gear, Weapons, Talents

• Fixed an issue with the Tinkerer Mask's "Abridged" Talent working across different weapon types. [TCTD2-1405]
• Fixed an issue with the Tech Plate and Nanite Carrier dropping or spawning as Prototypes with incorrect Talents.
• Fixed an issue with the Whiplash Exotic Pistol and Underboss Exotic SMG missing their Reconfigure Blueprints. [TCTD2-4729][TCTD2-6102]
• Fixed an issue with Prima Donna stacks transferring to the Gear Shift Named LMG. [TCTD2-6056]

 

Broken Rain Incursion

• Fixed an issue where one of the Beaver collectibles could appear floating in the air. The Beaver has been moved to a nearby location.
• Fixed an issue with the mission objective not updating after defeating the Chainsaw boss in Broken Rain while wearing the Dilemma Gear Set and Turmoil Kneepads.

 

UI

Fixed an issue with menus becoming inaccessible after being forced out of the Deconstruct Confirmation pop-up.
Fixed an issue on PlayStation with confirming a Commendation also equipping its Arm Patch due to both actions being bound to the X button. [TCTD2-54]
Fixed an issue with the Skins and Dyes submenu in the Apparel section not allowing manual scrolling by dragging the scroll bar with the mouse.
Fixed an issue with the Mega Map displaying an incorrect timer for free Classified Assignments. [TCTD2-6076]

 

Missions and World

• Fixed an issue with fire and its effects remaining active longer than the corresponding visual animation. [TCTD2-166]
• Fixed an issue with Mari Singh being missing from East Mall.
• Fixed an issue with players being able to clip through an environmental door at the Toxic Alley Control Point. [TCTD2-1585]

 

Other

• Fixed an issue with Into the Dark Season bundles purchased on Steam appearing as not owned in the in-game Store. [TCTD2-4499]
• Fixed an issue that could cause players on Steam Deck to be kicked by EAC. Easy Anti-Cheat should now work correctly on Steam Deck.
• Fixed an issue with Kitsune Event Caches preventing players from opening Gear Caches.

 

CLASSIFIED ASSIGNMENTS

=> The District Mall Inferno

Two new Classified Assignments will be available during Red Horizon: The District Mall Inferno on August 27 and The Georgetown Dead Zone on October 15.

The first sends you to the District Mall after Agent Felix McNally is attacked while trying to recover broad-spectrum antivirals, with the Cleaners closing in and an unknown assailant linked to a SHD anomaly still unaccounted for. The second takes you into an area of Georgetown completely uncovered by the SHD network, where a JTF engineer team sent to install new tech has gone missing.

Classified Assignments can be accessed through the dedicated Assignments tab on the map once they become available. Access unlocks at Level 30, and Assignments can be purchased and launched from there.

 

SEASON PASS

=> Red Horizon Season Pass

The optional Season Pass is available to all The Division® 2 players starting at Level 1 for 1000 Premium Credits ($9.99 or your regional equivalent) in the in-game Store. While the Season Pass is accessible from Level 1, some of the rewards will be usable only when you reach Level 40.

 

Players with the Season Pass can unlock premium track rewards such as:

• 2 Prestige Arm Patches
• Red Horizon Seeker Mine Skill VFX
• Richardson Outfit
• Kernwell Outfit
• 1 Extra Copy of the Fafnir Exotic Weapon
• Hot-Rigged Exotic Weapon Skin
• 10 Gear Dyes
• 10 Universal Weapon Skins
• 3 Exotic Caches
• 9 Optimization Material Caches
• 9 Crafting Material Caches
• 400 Premium Credits

 

The free track also includes rewards such as:

• 3 Arm Patches
• Red Horizon Drone Skill VFX
• Beaufort Outfit
• Iron Will Exotic Chest
• Fafnir Exotic Weapon
• Drag On Universal Weapon Skin
• 2 Named Weapons
• 4 Named Gear Items
• 2 Exotic Caches
• 18 Red Horizon Caches
• 3 Named Item Caches

 

RED HORIZON BUNDLE AND SUPPLY DROP

=> Red Horizon Season Bundle

 

The Red Horizon Bundle, available for $29.99 or your regional equivalent, includes:

• The Premium Season Pass, with 100 Tiers of rewards to unlock.
• Two Classified Assignment missions, with one available at launch and the second coming later in the season.
• +15% Season Pass XP boost.
• An exclusive Cleaners-themed outfit.
• 20 Tier Skips.

 

The Red Horizon Supply Drop, available for $49.99 or your regional equivalent, includes everything listed above, plus 5000 Premium Credits.

 

If you already own some of the included content:

• If you already own the Premium Season Pass, purchasing either offer will grant you 1000 Premium Credits back in-game.
• If you already own the Red Horizon Bundle and purchase the Supply Drop, you will receive 3000 Premium Credits, on top of the 5000 already included.
• If you already own the Red Horizon Supply Drop, you will receive 3000 Premium Credits instead of the Red Horizon Bundle.
• If you do not receive an in-game notification for the offer, check the Special Deliveries tab in your inventory.

 

ONE TIME OFFER

=> One Time Offer

Don’t miss out on this exclusive One Time Offer, available for $19.99 or your regional equivalent. It includes 2000 Premium Credits and 600 bonus Credits, plus the Classic Mask, because some looks are classics for a reason.

 

Halloween is not too far away, and we’ll have more to share soon about what we’ve prepared for the occasion.

As always, if you run into any issues while playing, please report them through the Bug Reporter so the team can investigate.

Good luck out there, Agents.

/ The Division 2 Team

 

=> News

The Division @ Gamescom 2026

 

This year, The Division is back at the Ubisoft Community Corner for panels, conversations, giveaways, and more.

Whether you’re joining at Gamescom or tuning in from home, there’ll be plenty of ways to take part.

Watch the panels live on the Ubisoft Twitch Channel, with giveaways happening in Twitch chat and in a dedicated Gamescom Watch Party chat channel on the official The Division Discord.

 

---

##Gamescom-exclusive in-game merch

To receive the Gamescom-exclusive in-game merch, you’ll need to:

 

• Be a member of the official The Division Discord server.
• Connect your Discord account to your Ubisoft account:
  • Log in to your Ubisoft account and click your profile picture.
  • Go to Account Management
  • Scroll down to Linked Accounts.
  • Connect your Discord account.
• Make sure your accounts are connected before Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 19:00, when our final panel ends.

 

Linking the accounts is enough to get the reward.

 

Eligible players will receive the items through a manual grant after the deadline, with rewards delivered before the end of Gamescom week.

 

Join the Discord => https://discord.gg/thedivisiongame

 

=> News

---

##Two Panels / One Meet & Greet

 

=> Schedule

 

###The Division 2: On the Horizon

When: August 26 - 18.00-19.00 CEST

Where: https://www.twitch.tv/ubisoft

Summary: Link

 

###Meet & Greet

When: August 27 - 11.00-12.00 CEST

The Q&A will be streamed on Instagram Live @TheDivisionGame

Join in and ask your questions!

 

###The Division 2: March into the Future

When: August 27 - 18.00-19.00 CEST

Where: https://www.twitch.tv/ubisoft

Summary: Link

 

=> Twitter

---

---

#Ubisoft Gamescom Lineup

Ubisoft is gearing up for Gamescom 2026, which will run from August 25-30 in Cologne, Germany. Ubisoft is set to host a number of live dev talks and panels on games like Rayman Legends Retold, Rainbow Six Siege, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Morbid Metal, and more.

 

Check out the full schedule of events:

=> Schedule

 

Gamescom Sessions on Twitch

In case you can’t make it to Cologne for Gamescom 2026, several of Ubisoft’s in-person panels and presentations will be live-streamed to Twitch at https://twitch.tv/ubisoft and YouTube at https://youtube.com/ubisoft.

Here’s the complete streaming schedule:

 

Wednesday, August 26

• 2:20 PM CEST
  Atomega

  Testing Grounds

• 3:20 PM CEST
  Player x Ubisoft

  Community Platform Reveal

• 4:00 PM CEST
  Anno 117: Pax Romana

  The Hippodrome and Beyond

• 5:00 PM CEST

  More Info to Come

• 6:00 PM CEST

  The Division 2: On the Horizon

 

Thursday, August 27

• 2:00 PM CEST
  Anno 117: Pax Romana

  Echoes of Kassandra and Crafting Cosmetics

• 3:00 PM CEST
  Rayman Legends Retold

  Dev Panel – Kung Foot and TCM

• 4:00 PM CEST
  The Crew Motorfest

  Live Dev Talk

• 5:00 PM CEST

  More Info to Come

• 6:00 PM CEST
  The Division 2: March Into the Future

 

Friday, August 28

• 2:00 PM CEST
  Rayman Legends Retold

  Cinematics and Animation

• 3:00 PM CEST
  Morbid Metal

  New Content Reveal with Screen Juice

• 4:00 PM CEST
  For Honor

  New Feature Details

• 5:00 PM CEST
  Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

  Live Dev Talk - Honoring a Legacy

• 6:00 PM CEST
  Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

  Live Dev Talk - Sailing the Caribbean

 

Saturday, August 29

• 2:00 PM CEST
  More Info to Come

• 3:00 PM CEST
  Assassin’s Creed Shadows

  Live Dev Talk – Ultimate Stealth Challenge

• 4:00 PM CEST
  Rainbow Six

  Bridging Worlds and Stories

• 5:00 PM CEST
  Rainbow Six Siege

  Community Checkpoint

• 6:00 PM CEST
  Rainbow Six Siege

  Community Checkpoint

 

Ubisoft Community Lounge

For those able to attend gamescom in-person, Ubisoft is hosting a community lounge that offers community activities, hands-on play sessions for upcoming games, and access to developer talks and live sessions – both those that are being streamed and those that aren’t. Ubisoft’s Community Lounge will be open to visitors from August 27-30, and is located in Hall 6.1 - Booth CO11 B010. Each day’s schedule of talk and panel sessions will be posted on screens on-site, but in the meantime, here’s the schedule of in-person only events:

 

Wednesday, August 26

• 11:00 AM CEST
  The Division 2

  Meet and Greet with The Division 2 team

• 1:00 PM CEST
  Anno 117: Pax Romana

  The Hippodrome and Beyond (German)

 

Friday, August 28

• 11:00 AM PDT
  The Crew Motorfest

  Dev Talk

• 12:00 PM PDT
  More Info to Come

• 1:00 PM CEST
  Anno 117: Pax Romana

  Echoes of Kassandra and Crafting Cosmetics (German)

 

Saturday, August 29

• 10:00 AM CEST
  Anno 117: Pax Romana

  The Hippodrome and Beyond (German)

• 11:00 AM CEST
  Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

  Meet the Dev – Paul Fu

• 12:00 PM CEST

  Rainbow Six Siege

  The Making of a New Rainbow Six Siege Operator

• 1:00 PM CEST
  Rainbow Six Siege

  Meet and Greet with Rainbow Six Siege Developers

 

Sunday, August 30

• 10:00 AM CEST
  Anno 117: Pax Romana

  The Hippodrome and Beyond (English)

• 11:00 AM CEST
  Assassin’s Creed Shadows

  Dev AMA ft. Associate Game Director

• 12:00 PM CEST
  Assassin’s Creed Shadows

  Meet the Dev: Simon Lemay-Comtois

• 1:00 PM CEST
  Assassin’s Creed Trivia

  Hosted by Access the Animus

• 2:00 PM CEST
  User Research: Playtesting

  How Players Shape a Game

• 3:00 PM CEST
  Rayman 4

  The History and Memes of Rayman

• 4:00 PM CEST
  More Info to Come

 

Stay tuned to Ubisoft News for the latest updates on Ubisoft games and announcements, and tune into https://twitch.tv/Ubisoft or https://youtube.com/ubisoft for exclusive gamescom panels on Rayman Legends Retold, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Rainbow Six Siege, and more.

 

=> News

Red Horizon PTS Developer Notes

 

---

DETERMINED TALENT AND MARKSMAN RIFLES

Determined was one of the most discussed changes during the PTS, and the feedback around it was divided. Some of you supported the change and wanted to see more options for MMR builds, while others asked us to leave it as is.

One of the main reasons we wanted to make this change is the interaction between the current version of Determined and Headhunter. Once Determined is active, a body shot converted into a headshot can trigger Determined again if it kills the enemy. Combined with Headhunter, this allows the chain to continue after the initial headshot kill.

This also leaves us with less room to improve MMRs and any related gear, because increasing their damage can make that Determined + Headhunter setup even stronger.

Another reason, and one that is just as important, is the work we are doing on the endgame beyond Red Horizon. We have more additions planned for you, and part of preparing for that means addressing some of the balance issues and meta outliers that can limit what we can do. Determined is one of those cases.

That is why, after reviewing the feedback, we have decided to move forward with the change to Determined. Doing this now gives us more freedom to add and improve things in the future for everyone.

With the final version, Determined will function like Perfect Determined, meaning a converted headshot kill will no longer retrigger the Talent. But the current chaining functionality is not disappearing completely. It is moving to the Iron Will Exotic Chest, freeing up the weapon Talent slot so you can use it with Exotic MMRs, High-End MMRs with a different Talents, and Pistols like Regulus and The Harvest.

We also heard the feedback from those who rely on Determined because MMRs can feel difficult to use without it. This is something we want to address as well. We are looking into a Handling pass for Marksman Rifles and Rifles to make them feel better to use, although we do not have a timeline to share for that yet.

The upcoming Red Horizon season will also include buffs to MMR-related Gear Sets and Brands, including Hotshot and Aces & Eights, as well as increases to MMR Damage bonuses on Brand Sets. We want to give Marksman Rifle builds more options rather than having so much of their strength tied to one Talent combination.

This was one of the harder decisions coming out of the PTS, and we know not everyone will agree with it. After reviewing the feedback and looking at where we want to take the game next, we believe this is the right decision to make. We still want to thank everyone who took the time to explain what Determined means to their builds and how they use it.

 

---

NEW GEAR, WEAPONS, TALENTS

A lot of the feedback around gear and weapons focused on some of the new options not feeling strong enough in practice. Here are the changes we’ve made based on what we saw during the test:

 

BOILING POINT WEAPON TALENT

• Standard: the portion of the magazine with -100% Critical Hit Chance has been reduced from 80% to 53%.
• Perfect version: the portion of the magazine with -100% Critical Hit Chance has been reduced from 75% to 48%.

EMBER ENGINE GEAR SET

• Spontaneous Combustion Burn application chance increased from 20% to 40%.
• Flashpoint Chest bonus increased from 40% to 60%.

FAFNIR EXOTIC SHOTGUN

• Dragon's Breath chance to apply Burn increased from 10% to 40%.
• Weapon Damage scaling from your Status Effects bonus increased from 30% to 50%.

IRON WILL EXOTIC CHEST

• PvE cooldown: increased from 1s to 2s.
• PvP cooldown increased from 2s to 3s.

INCINERATOR TURRET

• Base cooldown reduced from 60s to 30s.

AIRALDI HOLDINGS BRAND SET

• PvE: 2-piece Headshot Damage increased from 13% to 26%.

GRUPO SOMBRA BRAND SET

• PvE: 3-piece Headshot Damage increased from 13% to 39%.

MURAKAMI INDUSTRIES BRAND SET

• We have reverted the Brand Set changes tested during the PTS.
  • 2-piece bonus: reverted to +35% Repair Skills.
  • 3-piece bonus: back to +18% Skill Damage.

 

---

MODIFIERS

A lot of the feedback during the test was about the Pressure Gauge and how quickly it decayed compared to how long it could take to build. We also saw that keeping the gauge up could feel harder in group play.

Based on that feedback, we made the following changes:

 

PRESSURE GAUGE

• Pressure Gauge decay has been made less aggressive and will now start later.
• Some actions that build Pressure have been buffed.
• A new Group Kill action has been added. You will now gain 1% Pressure whenever another player in your group gets a kill.

 

HOSTILE MODIFIERS

• Achilles' Heal: Pressure Gauge loss from breaking an armor piece or weak point has been reduced from 10% to 5%.
• Draining Presence: Radius reduced from 7m to 5m.

Remember that setting an affected enemy on fire will remove the Hostile Modifier effects and permanently disable them for that enemy.

 

ACTIVE MODIFIERS

We also heard that the Active Modifiers themselves needed more impact, so all three have received buffs.

 

Fiery Aura

• Armor Regen is now percentage-based, ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% Armor per second.
• At Level 5, Damage Resistance while sprinting can now reach 100%.
• Burn duration has been increased.
• At Level 5, Armor Regen per unique enemy burned has been increased to 15%.

Vicarious Combustion

• The range of the headshot effect has been doubled.
• The Burn Damage penalty has been reduced from 50%-25% to 50%-10%.
• Burn duration has been slightly reduced.
• The cooldown of its Level 5 effect has been reduced.

Signed, Shield, Delivered

• Shield Health and Shield Active Regen have been increased.

 

---

DARK ZONES AND PVP

BLACKOUT DARK ZONE

You told us Blackout enemies were going down a little too easily. They've taken the feedback personally and will be tougher in the season release.

 

Prototype Gear and Weapon drop rates have also been adjusted:

• Normal Enemies: 0.2% Chance for Prototype Drop - Mid Stat Rolls
• Elite Enemies: 0.5% Chance for Prototype Drop - Mid Stat Rolls & 0.2% Chance for Prototype Drop - High Stat Rolls
• Boss Enemies: 1% Chance for Prototype Drop - Mid Stat Rolls and 2% Chance for Prototype Drop - High Stat Rolls.

We also added Ortiz: Reficere, Caduceus, and Nurse's Kneepads to the special Loot Pool for PvP Dark Zones.

 

PVP BALANCE

After reviewing your feedback around the PvP balance pass, we've made some adjustments to Skills, Talents, Gear and Brand Set bonuses.

 

We saw that Tier 6 fire-based Skill builds could become too strong in PvP when combined with Ember Engine, so we've made some PvP specific adjustment to the set:

• Spontaneous Combustion: Chance to apply Burn is 8%, with +8% Burn Damage if the Status Effect initially applied was Burn.
• Flashpoint: Increases Spontaneous Combustion’s Burn application chance to 12%.
• White Hot: Increases the duration of Spontaneous Combustion’s Burn Damage debuff by 12%.

We also heard concerns around the strength of several Bonus Armor Talents. Bloodsucker, Unbreakable, Protected Reload, and Adrenaline Rush have all received some adjustments.

For the full breakdown, check out the PvP Set Bonus and Talents Rebalance and PvP Skill Rebalance sheets.

 

PVP STAT DISPLAY

Some of you also reported that PvP stats were not always displayed clearly while checking your builds.

Starting with Red Horizon, your inventory will show your PvP weapon damage directly below the PvE value, and your displayed stats will automatically switch to their PvP values when you enter any PvP environment.

You will also be able to check your PvP Normalization stats and PvP Balance overrides in the Shooting Range by activating the PvP switches.

As part of these changes, the Inventory Normalization button will be temporarily removed while we update the UI.

 

/ The Division 2 Team

 

---

=> News

Into the Dark Stretch Goals

=> Stretch Goals

 

The Into the Dark Stretch Goals track opens on August 18 and will remain available until the end of the season.

Once you reach Tier 100 of the Season Pass, you can continue progressing through the Stretch Goals track and earning additional rewards.

The track includes Standard and Prestige Caches. Prestige Caches appear at Tier 10 and are earned through the same progression, but guarantee some rewards that only have a chance to drop from Standard Caches and increase the chances of additional bonus drops.

 

INTO THE DARK CACHE CONTENTS

Category	Details
Vanity Items 50% chance per cache	Breathless Outfit – 5 pieces / Arm Patches – 4 pieces / Weapon Skins – 3 pieces
Rare Named Items 10% drop chance with each cache	Lexington – 10% / Stack Broker – 10% / Turmoil – 6% / Caretaker – 6% / Shield Splinterer – 6% / Huntsman – 6% / Handbasket – 6% / The Harvest – 6% / Chill Out – 6% / Quickstep – 6% / First Bloom – 6% / Hunter-Killer – 3.25% / First Sight – 3.25% / Sleigher – 3.25% / Slingshot – 3.25% / Oh Carol – 3.25% / Festive Delivery – 3.25% / Snow Machine – 3.25% / Bell Ringer – 3.25%
Seasonal Exotic 10% drop chance with each cache	Caduceus – 14.2% / Nurse's Kneepads – 14.2% / Nemesis – 14.2% / Liberty – 14.2% / Chatterbox – 14.2% / Dodge City Gunslinger’s Holster – 14.2% / Ridgeway’s Pride – 14.2%
Rare Exotic Item 0.5% drop chance with each cache	Regulus – 8.33% / Eagle Bearer – 8.33% / Ravenous – 8.33% / Bighorn – 8.33% / Ouroboros – 8.33% / Provocator – 8.33% / Birdie’s Quick Fix – 8.33% / Tinkerer – 8.33% / Tempest – 8.33% / Blacklisters – 8.33% / Sheriff – 8.33% / Whiplash – 8.33%

 

PRESTIGE INTO THE DARK CACHE CONTENTS

Category	Details
Vanity Items / Guaranteed drop	Breathless Outfit – 5 pieces / Arm Patches – 4 pieces / Weapon Skins – 3 pieces
Rare Named Items / Guaranteed drop	Lexington – 9.1% / Stack Broker – 9.1% / Turmoil – 9.1% / Caretaker – 9.1% / Shield Splinterer – 9.1% / Huntsman – 9.1% / Handbasket – 9.1% / The Harvest – 9.1% / Chill Out – 9.1% / Quickstep – 9.1% / First Bloom – 9.1%
Seasonal Exotic / 25% drop chance with each cache	Caduceus – 14.2% / Nurse's Kneepads – 14.2% / Nemesis – 14.2% / Liberty – 14.2% / Chatterbox – 14.2% / Dodge City Gunslinger’s Holster – 14.2% / Ridgeway’s Pride – 14.2%
Rare Exotic Item / 2.5% drop chance with each cache	Regulus – 8.33% / Eagle Bearer – 8.33% / Ravenous – 8.33% / Bighorn – 8.33% / Ouroboros – 8.33% / Provocator – 8.33% / Birdie’s Quick Fix – 8.33% / Tinkerer – 8.33% / Tempest – 8.33% / Blacklisters – 8.33% / Sheriff – 8.33% / Whiplash – 8.33%

 

---

---

Broken Rain Event Pass

=> Event Pass

 

The Broken Rain Event Pass will be available from August 11 to August 25, with new JTF-themed outfits.

Free Track:

• JTF Controller Outfit
• JTF Commando Outfit

 

Premium Track:

• JTF Enforcer Outfit
• JTF Responder Outfit
• 2 Exotic Caches
• 1 Outfit Token

 

OUTFIT TOKENS

The premium track also introduces Outfit Tokens, a new currency that can be used to unlock selected outfits from the Store.

One Outfit Token unlocks the full outfit, even if you already own some of its individual pieces. Look for the Outfit Token icon to see which outfits are eligible. If an outfit can be unlocked with more than one currency, you can choose between an Outfit Token, Premium Credits, or Textiles.

 

These are eligible outfits:

• Fairview Crew Collection
• Heat Wave
• Invasion
• Last Resort
• Military
• Necessary Tactics
• Nexus
• Phoenix Down
• SHD Paragon
• Style
• Veterans

 

---

=> Source

#Weekly Maintenance

The Division 2 maintenance alert! Tuesday, August 11

• 9:30 AM CEST,
• 3:30 AM EDT,
• 12:30 AM PDT

» Worldtime

 

Estimated downtime is 6 hours

 

The Broken Rain reward window will begin one hour after the servers come back online, giving everyone time to log in before the clock starts.

 

» Source

 

---

#TUY8S2.3

 

Broken Rain Incursion / Event Pass / Stretch Goals / Climax Mission

 

• New Broken Rain Incursion
• Broken Rain Event Pass
• Stretch Goals
• Climax Mission

 

=> Overview

 

---

CHANGES AND FIXES

 

PVP UPDATES

Y8S2.3 continues our work on PvP with changes to Dark Zone loot, another round of balancing, and new Shooting Range options to help you test your builds before heading into PvP.

 

DARK ZONE LOOT

Loot across the Toxic, Classic, and Balanced Dark Zones will now drop at Heroic quality.

In Classic and Balanced Dark Zones, Elites and bosses will also have a 25% chance to drop an additional item from a special contaminated loot pool. As with other contaminated loot, the item must be successfully extracted before it can be used.

When an additional item drops, its category will be selected according to the chances listed below. Each item within a category has an equal chance to drop.

 

Category	Chance	Included Items
High-Value Gear Sets	40%	System Corruption, Yaahl Gear, Foundry Bulwark, Future Initiative, Aegis Gear, Breaking Point
High-Value Legacy Weapons	25%	The Apartment, Dark Winter, The Virginian, Black Friday, The Railsplitter, Orbit, TDI “Kard” Custom, Pinprick, Harmony, Rock n’ Roll, Good Times, Manic, Born Great, Relic
High-Value Legacy Gear	15%	Deathgrips, The Hallow Man, Claws Out, Ferocious Calm, Emperor’s Guard, Matador, The Gift, Door-Kicker's Knock, Liquid Engineer, Everyday Carrier, The Courier
Named Gear and Weapons	10%	The Setup, The Sacrifice, Fox’s Prayer, Contractor’s Gloves, Picaro’s Holster, Punch Drunk, Nightwatcher, Zero Fs, White Death, Lefty, Mechanical Animal, Kingbreaker, Anarchist’s Cookbook, Firm Handshake, Closer, Henri, Stage Left, Everlasting Gaze
Exotics	6%	St. Elmo’s Engine, Scorpio, Memento, Catharsis, Coyote’s Mask, NinjaBike Messenger Backpack, NinjaBike Messenger Kneepads, Vile, Iron Lung, Mosquito, Pestilence, Waveform, Mantis, Tardigrade Armor System, Lady Death, Strega, Oxpecker, Agitator, Whiplash, Investor Mask, Harrier, BTSU Datagloves, The Sheriff
High-Value Exotics	4%	Eagle Bearer, The Ravenous

More updates will be made to this list in the future.

 

GLOBAL PVP BALANCE: PHASE II

The second phase of our PvP balancing focuses on Gear and Brand Set bonuses, Prototype Augments, and several individual talents.

Gear and Brand Set bonuses have been adjusted to give you more room to experiment with different builds, while bringing some of the strongest and weakest options closer together.

Prototype Augments have also received their own PvP values, in preparation for upcoming PvP content where Prototype Gear will be available. These changes reduce some of the more extreme damage and survivability combinations without affecting how the Augments perform in PvE.

Several talents have been adjusted as well, particularly where their performance created unusually large advantages in PvP.

You can find the full list of changes here.

 

SHOOTING RANGE PVP SIMULATION

=> PVP Toggles

 

You can now test how your build will perform under PvP rules without leaving the Shooting Range.

Two new control panels let you switch Normalization and Global PvP Balance on or off. Your stats will update automatically depending on the settings you choose.

• Normalization applies the rules used in normalized PvP, including SHD Levels, Expertise, and Prototype Gear normalization.
• Global PvP Balance applies the PvP values used for gear, talents, and Prototype Augments.

With Normalization enabled, the damage shown against targets will reflect your damage against another player. Turn it off to return to your regular damage against NPCs.

 

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where audio sounds (gunshots, explosions, various FXs) could no longer be heard after extended play sessions. [TCTD2-2074]
• Fixed an issue with Classified Assignment displaying previously unlocked Collectibles as available rewards for other Agents. [TCTD2-148]
• Fixed an issue with Agent Kelso following the Agent in the Grand Washington Hotel mission without opening the door leading to Eleanor Swayer. [TCTD2-1913]
• Fixed an issue with an enemy appearing in an unreachable area in Potomac Event Center mission. [TCTD2-5314]
• Fixed an issue with Global Directives changing the displayed XP rewards for Raids and Incursions, despite not applying to these activities. [TCTD2-176]
• Fixed an issue where entering Descent automatically claimed Event Pass rewards, preventing them from appearing in the player’s inventory.
• Fixed an issue with the Breathless Pants clipping through vanity jackets.

 

If you encounter any issues you’d like to report, please use our Bug Reporter.

We appreciate the community’s contributions, reports and voting help us prioritize issues, and you can expect more of the top reported bugs to be addressed in future updates.

 

/The Division 2 Team

 

=> Source

Broken Rain Incursion

=> Trailer

 

=> Broken Rain Screenshot

Hurricane Morgan is closing in on rural Pennsylvania, where the Rikers have seized the Steel Creek Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant, one of the last functioning power stations on the East Coast.

With the reservoir rising and the facility at risk, Agents must breach the Rikers’ fortifications, take down the leaders controlling the stronghold, and secure the dam before the storm causes catastrophic damage.

 

Two special Arm Patches will be available to mark the launch of Broken Rain:

• Complete the Incursion within the first 24 hours to receive both the Golden Beaver Arm Patch and the Silver Beaver Arm Patch.
• Complete it within the first 7 days to receive the Silver Beaver Arm Patch.

 

To allow time for everyone to log in after maintenance on August 11, the reward window will begin one hour after the servers come back online. We will confirm the exact start and end times on @TheDivisionGame.

 

Prototype Gear

Prototype Gear can be used in Broken Rain, but its stats will be fully normalized. This means Prototype Augments will be disabled, and Prototype stats will be reduced to their minimum values. The same system is already used in Paradise Lost, Operation Iron Horse, and Operation Dark Hours. Keep this in mind when preparing your build for the Incursion.

 

---

REWARDS

One of the standout rewards in Broken Rain is Steel & Sons ACR, an Exotic Rifle exclusive to the Incursion.

 

Steel & Sons ACR (Exotic ACR SS Rifle)

=> Steel & Sons ACR

 

Talent: Confirm & Execute

PvE Version:

• Body shots add 1 stack to the enemy for 10s. Max stacks: 3. Hitting a different enemy removes all stacks.
• This weapon deals +4% Amplified Damage per stack.
• Your next headshot on an enemy with stacks consumes all stacks, dealing +11% Amplified Damage per stack.
• Destroying an enemy's weakpoint causes them to take +10% Amplified Damage from you for 5s.

 

PvP Version:

• Body shots add 1 stack to the enemy for 6s. Max stacks: 3. Hitting a different enemy removes all stacks.
• This weapon deals +3% Amplified Damage per stack.
• Your next headshot on an enemy with stacks consumes all stacks, dealing +9% Amplified Damage per stack.
• Destroying an enemy's weakpoint causes them to take +5% Amplified Damage from you for 3s.

 

Weapon Stats and Mods:

• Optics: +15% Critical Hit Chance
• Magazine: +10 Rounds
• Underbarrel: +10% Weapon Handling
• Muzzle: +10% Reload Time

 

There are two ways to earn Steel & Sons ACR: a chance from the final reward chest after a full completion, or from bosses during repeat runs.

 

Final Reward chest:

• Each of your characters is eligible for one roll from the chest per week.
• Eligibility resets with the global weekly reset.
• Completion time and individual performance do not affect the drop chance.

 

Additional clears:

• You must be present when the boss is defeated to be eligible for the drop.
• You can repeat the Incursion as many times as you like throughout the week.
• The drop chance remains the same with each attempt.

 

---

##Broken Rain Incursion Watch Party

Join us on Tuesday, August 11, as we sit down with the design team behind Broken Rain and watch the community tackle the new Incursion!

 

When: 4PM CEST/10AM EDT/7AM PDT

Where: http://twitch.tv/thedivisiongame

 

=> Twitter

 

---

---

Broken Rain Event Pass

=> Event Pass

 

The Broken Rain Event Pass will be available from August 11 to August 25, with new JTF-themed outfits.

Free Track:

• JTF Controller Outfit
• JTF Commando Outfit

 

Premium Track:

• JTF Enforcer Outfit
• JTF Responder Outfit
• 2 Exotic Caches
• 1 Outfit Token

 

OUTFIT TOKENS

The premium track also introduces Outfit Tokens, a new currency that can be used to unlock selected outfits from the Store.

One Outfit Token unlocks the full outfit, even if you already own some of its individual pieces. Look for the Outfit Token icon to see which outfits are eligible. If an outfit can be unlocked with more than one currency, you can choose between an Outfit Token, Premium Credits, or Textiles.

 

---

---

Into the Dark Climax Mission

=> Climax Mission

 

The Into the Dark Climax Mission becomes available on August 11. Complete it on Master difficulty for the first time to earn the Underboss Exotic SMG as a guaranteed reward.

After your first completion, Underboss will still have a chance to drop on repeat runs, with higher difficulties offering a better chance.

 

Underboss (Exotic SMG)

=> Exotic SMG Underboss

 

Talent: Gangland Hit

PvE Version:

• Shooting an enemy with this weapon applies a mark. You can only apply one mark at a time. Shooting another enemy will transfer the mark.
• More marks can be applied on the same enemy by other agents using this weapon. Maximum amount of marks that can be applied on an enemy is 4.
• This weapon deals +20% Amplified Damage to marked enemies. The bonus is increased by 5% for each extra mark on the enemy other than your own.

 

PvP Version:

• Shooting an enemy with this weapon applies a mark. You can only apply one mark at a time. Shooting another enemy will transfer the mark.
• More marks can be applied on the same enemy by other agents using this weapon. Maximum amount of marks that can be applied on an enemy is 4.
• This weapon deals +18% Amplified Damage to marked enemies. The bonus is increased by 2% for each extra mark on the enemy other than your own.

 

Weapon Mods:

• Optics Slot: +15% Crit Chance

 

---

---

Into the Dark Stretch Goals

=> Stretch Goals

 

The Into the Dark Stretch Goals track opens on August 18 and will remain available until the end of the season.

Once you reach Tier 100 of the Season Pass, you can continue progressing through the Stretch Goals track and earning additional rewards.

The track includes Standard and Prestige Caches. Prestige Caches appear at Tier 10 and are earned through the same progression, but guarantee some rewards that only have a chance to drop from Standard Caches and increase the chances of additional bonus drops.

 

INTO THE DARK CACHE CONTENTS

Category	Details
Vanity Items 50% chance per cache	Breathless Outfit – 5 pieces / Arm Patches – 4 pieces / Weapon Skins – 3 pieces
Rare Named Items 10% drop chance with each cache	Lexington – 10% / Stack Broker – 10% / Turmoil – 6% / Caretaker – 6% / Shield Splinterer – 6% / Huntsman – 6% / Handbasket – 6% / The Harvest – 6% / Chill Out – 6% / Quickstep – 6% / First Bloom – 6% / Hunter-Killer – 3.25% / First Sight – 3.25% / Sleigher – 3.25% / Slingshot – 3.25% / Oh Carol – 3.25% / Festive Delivery – 3.25% / Snow Machine – 3.25% / Bell Ringer – 3.25%
Seasonal Exotic 10% drop chance with each cache	Caduceus – 14.2% / Nurse's Kneepads – 14.2% / Nemesis – 14.2% / Liberty – 14.2% / Chatterbox – 14.2% / Dodge City Gunslinger’s Holster – 14.2% / Ridgeway’s Pride – 14.2%
Rare Exotic Item 0.5% drop chance with each cache	Regulus – 8.33% / Eagle Bearer – 8.33% / Ravenous – 8.33% / Bighorn – 8.33% / Ouroboros – 8.33% / Provocator – 8.33% / Birdie’s Quick Fix – 8.33% / Tinkerer – 8.33% / Tempest – 8.33% / Blacklisters – 8.33% / Sheriff – 8.33% / Whiplash – 8.33%

 

PRESTIGE INTO THE DARK CACHE CONTENTS

Category	Details
Vanity Items / Guaranteed drop	Breathless Outfit – 5 pieces / Arm Patches – 4 pieces / Weapon Skins – 3 pieces
Rare Named Items / Guaranteed drop	Lexington – 9.1% / Stack Broker – 9.1% / Turmoil – 9.1% / Caretaker – 9.1% / Shield Splinterer – 9.1% / Huntsman – 9.1% / Handbasket – 9.1% / The Harvest – 9.1% / Chill Out – 9.1% / Quickstep – 9.1% / First Bloom – 9.1%
Seasonal Exotic / 25% drop chance with each cache	Caduceus – 14.2% / Nurse's Kneepads – 14.2% / Nemesis – 14.2% / Liberty – 14.2% / Chatterbox – 14.2% / Dodge City Gunslinger’s Holster – 14.2% / Ridgeway’s Pride – 14.2%
Rare Exotic Item / 2.5% drop chance with each cache	Regulus – 8.33% / Eagle Bearer – 8.33% / Ravenous – 8.33% / Bighorn – 8.33% / Ouroboros – 8.33% / Provocator – 8.33% / Birdie’s Quick Fix – 8.33% / Tinkerer – 8.33% / Tempest – 8.33% / Blacklisters – 8.33% / Sheriff – 8.33% / Whiplash – 8.33%

 

---

---

MULTIPLIER EVENTS

 

Season Pass XP x5

• August 11 – August 18
• During the event, Season Pass XP earned from Priority Objectives, the Seasonal Journey, Weekly Projects, Manhunt Scouts, and general world activities will be multiplied by five.

 

##Season Pass XP x2

• August 18 – August 27
• During the event, Season Pass XP earned from Priority Objectives, the Seasonal Journey, Weekly Projects, Manhunt Scouts, and general world activities will be doubled.

 

---

---

#Y8S2.3 Patch Notes

 

=> Y8S2.3 Patch Notes

 

---

=> Source

#Season 2 has just begun

 

=> Trailer

 

##NEW YORK IS CALLING FOR HELP!

Season 2 in The Division Resurgence introduces tons of new elements you can look forward to unlocking and collecting for your characters.

Each new phase brings its own challenges and rewards, with dedicated Classified Ops Passes, cosmetics and exotic weapons to help you tailor your character to your own play-style. New time limited events will push your skill even further, giving you more ways of unlocking the critical elements you need to finalize your perfect build. And last but not least, enjoy tons of new cosmetic skins and apparel sets for your character and gear, and be sure to impress your friends and foes on the battlefield!

 

=> Roadmap

 

##New Classified Ops Pass

Get started unlocking the 50 levels of the new Classified Ops Pass, either in the free or the premium track, to unlock a ton of rewards, including the Bighorn assault rifle! This exotic weapon goes from fully automatic to semi-automatic when aiming down sight, giving you plenty of chances to stack up on its special headshot-boosting talent.

##Vintage Elegance cosmetic set

Starting August 5th, the Vintage Elegance cosmetic set will be available to give you that timeless look we're all craving for! Suit up, stick a razor in your cap, and get ready to fight while looking your best. You can even use the Antique Weaponry cosmetic skins to make your favorite gun look like a family heirloom handed down from one generation to the next.

 

##NEW EXOTIC WEAPON: THE BIGHORN

=>The Bighorn

Season 2 Phase 1 is bringing this new exotic weapon to The Division Resurgence: The Bighorn!

Blast through your enemies in full auto, or aim down the sight for a semi-automatic experience, giving you a better chance of utilizing its special headshot damage-boosting ability. That's right, each headshot will add extra damage, and more headshots mean more stacked bonuses for devastating strikes!

Grab it now through the premium Classified Ops Pass, or unlock it for free through the normal Classified Ops Pass.

 

##TWITCH DROPS ARE BACK!

=> Twitch Drops

That's right, we're bringing back Twitch drops for the Steam launch!

Make sure to tune into your favorite Twitch streamer to start collecting exclusive gear directly in-game. All you have to do is link your Twitch account to your Ubi Connect account here and start watching creators enjoy The Division Resurgence.

Please note that if you have already collected these rewards through a previous Twitch Drops campaign, you can grab them again and dismantle duplicates for Cosmetic Shards. Moreover, the final tier contains the Red Puffer Jacket which is not otherwise obtainable in the game!

 

##DISCOVER WHAT'S CHANGED

Are you the kind of agent who actually reads your mission briefs? Then we have you covered!

Find out all the changes, big or small, that have been introduced to the game with the Season 2 Phase 1 patch notes directly available on Reddit.

From changes to the clan crafting stations to balancing specializations and fixing bugs, the playing field is about to change and you need to understand how this impacts you.

 

=> News

---

#Now Available on Steam

Starting today you can download and play The Division Resurgence for free on Steam!

Over the past few months, our teams have been hard at work polishing the game for PC, and we're thrilled to announce that the game is available and cross-play on Android or iOS devices, as well as PC through Ubisoft Connect or Steam.

Wherever you enjoy the game, make sure to log into your Ubisoft Connect account to seamlessly continue your experience in The Division on any platform.

 

##LET'S CELEBRATE!

=> Steam Wishlist

To celebrate the launch on Steam together, whatever your platform of choice, we're sending all players 5 Regular and 5 Exclusive SHD Keys!

But that's not all: we're delighted to announce that our wishlist goal was achieved, unlocking the FYNC Parade Apparel Set as well as 10 Exclusive and 10 Regular SHD Keys for all players!

That's a lot to enjoy in one go!

 

##MORE TO COME THROUGH STEAM

=> Trading Cards

Do you want to deep dive into what Steam brings to the table? Well you're in luck!

With Resurgence launching on Steam, so are Division resurgence Trading Cards and Points Shop rewards.

As you play Resurgence you will be able to unlock and earn tons of out-of-game bonuses that you can have fun collecting, trading and showing off through your Steam account and Steam features.

 

##CAN YOUR MACHINE CAN RUN THE GAME?

Check out the PC specs for The Division Resurgence and find out if your computer can run the game:

=> TDR PC Specs

 

##HOW TO FIND YOUR PROGRESSION ON PC?

If you started your Resurgence journey on mobile, make sure to FIRST LOG INTO A UBI CONNECT ACCOUNT ON MOBILE to link your progress to your Ubi Connect account.

You can then launch the game on PC through Steam and connect to the same Ubi Connect account to continue enjoying your progress where you left off.

 

##DISCOVER THE DIVISION RESURGENCE

The Division Resurgence is a free-to-play third-person shooter RPG set in a shared MMO open-world, set to release on March 31st, 2026.

It takes place in a contemporary post-crisis New-York city, after a virus outbreak has created chaos and the collapse of the American government.

In this whole new spectacular experience of the Division creatively crafted for mobile, you embody an agent of the « Strategic Homeland Division » and your mission is to restore order, combat hostile factions, protect civilians and help them build a better future.

This latest opus in the Division franchise brings the acclaimed HD experience to mobile and immerses players into a brand new MMO adventure. Besides offering an independent campaign from Tom Clancy's The Division 1 and The Division 2, and new perspective to key story events, The Division Resurgence delivers a heap of new content at your fingertips: new storyline, new specializations, new challenges and new enemy factions.

In solo or in coop, or multiplayer enter The Division Resurgence, the new shooter RPG, roam freely in the impressive NYC open-world, choose the tactical gameplay that fits you most, and take all the opportunities to combat chaos and save New York from the hands of the villains.

 

=> News

---

 

#Bug Reporter

In order to better collect bugs, requests and feedback from all players, the developers introduced the Bug Tracker:

 

=> https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-resurgence/bug-reporter/

 

Here you can contribute issues and ideas that you have regarding the game!

How this works:

• check if your issue/idea has been reported already
• if it exists, contribute to it to help us understand what's happening and how many people are affected
• if it does not exist, create a new report

 

For the moment, reports are set to need the team's approval before appearing in the bug reporter.

Over the next few days and weeks, the teams will be looking at reports from our community and slowly start adding them to the tool.

 

Known Issues

We're aware of an issue causing the current Classified Ops Pass to grant some incorrect rewards. A fix is in progress and expected to go live soon. Thanks for your patience.

Since this caused some discussions here the official statement from the devs:

 

> Hello, agents!
> > We’d like to clarify something that might be misunderstood from our stream: we don’t have plans to nerf Striker's Battlegear soon.

> Here you can find the link to the moment of our recent stream that we discussed the topic: The Division 2 - Dev Notes - thedivisiongame on Twitch

> What we said during the stream is that we understand that this gear set is an outlier – because of both its power and its simplicity. A significant part of our community has Striker’s as their main build, and we don’t have plans to touch this in the near future for PvE.

> This section had us covering the questions from the chat, and we didn’t plan to discuss a Striker’s nerf. We used the opportunity to talk about the meta and Yannick briefly mentioned options we have for that, including buffing other sets.

> We will make sure to reinforce this message during the next stream to avoid misunderstandings.

=> Comment

Season 2 – The Call / Steam Release / Bug Reporter

 

---

Season 2 – The Call

=> Key Art

 

Launch: August 5th

 

• New limited time events
• New Classified Ops pass
• New Weapons and Cosmetics
• Big Horn Exotic Assault Rifle (increased damage for every head shot – semi automatic while aiming)

 

---

Twitch Drops

We've revamped the Twitch Drops for the Steam launch! Watch your favorite TD Resurgence creators during launch week and earn in-game rewards just for tuning in

 

=> Rewards

 

---

Road to PC

• From very early on Resurgence was played on emulators by a lot of players
• Because of that, they released an early version for PC on Ubisoft Connect
• Over the last months they worked on the mobile and PC version, adding more features to both versions and got the game ready for a full PC release.
• As they were implementing these features, they listened closely to the community, what players like and especially what they don’t like and gathered a lot of information how to improve the game.

 

Release on Steam

=> Steam Release

 

The Division Resurgence will be released on Steam on August 5th

Wishlist the game now, when there are 100 000 wishlists, they will unlock rewards for all players.

=> Wishlist Rewards

Steam Deck Support is still to be announced.

 

Trading Cards

You can also unlock Steam Trading Cards and customization.

=> Overview

 

PC Specs

Here's everything you need to run TD Resurgence at its best on Steam.

=> Specs

 

---

##Agent Care Protocol

• Over the last updates a lot of changes were implemented to make the game better, but there is still a lot to do.

• To tackle all these pending issues, they introduce the “Agent Care Protocol” – when an issue is reported, and they can implement a fix fast, they prioritize that fix and push it live as fast as possible.

• The goal is to add

  • Bug fixes
  • UI improvements
  • Quality of life elements
  • Better anti cheat system
  • Balancing improvements

  as fast as possible

 

To improve the handling of issues, they introduce the Bug Reporter to The Division Resurgence:

Head over to the portal to

• Report issues
• Upvote issues
• Help the developers prioritize issues

 

Bug Reporter

In order to better collect bugs, requests and feedback from all our players, we are replacing the Trello board with a fully-fledged bug tracker:

 

=> https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-resurgence/bug-reporter/

 

Here you can contribute issues and ideas that you have regarding the game!

How this works:

• check if your issue/idea has been reported already
• if it exists, contribute to it to help us understand what's happening and how many people are affected
• if it does not exist, create a new report

 

For the moment, reports are set to need the team's approval before appearing in the bug reporter. Over the next few days and weeks, our teams will be looking at reports from our community and slowly start adding them to the tool.

We aim for this tool to be fully integrated within our workflow by September, so please bear in mind that your report may not appear in the tool for a while.

 

Thank you for your help in making Resurgence better, one step at a time.

 

=> VOD