The Finals 1.4.0 update patch notes: Weapon & gadget balancing, festive theme, more

The Finals has received its winter update with the 1.4.0 patch, bringing a festive overhaul to Monaco alongside weapon and gadget balancing changes, changes to movement, and more. Here are the full The Finals 1.4.0 patch notes.

The Finals became an instant hit when it stealth dropped at 2023’s The Game Awards, and the developers have been keeping it updated throughout Season 1 with quality-of-life improvements and now the winter event.

Not only has Monaco received a festive overhaul and snowy aesthetic with update 1.4.0, but there are new holiday cosmetics to earn. On top of that, the devs have brought balance changes, “major” anti-cheat changes, movement fixes, and UI updates.

Here are the full The Finals 1.4.0 update patch notes.

Celebrate the holidays in THE FINALS! Tumble around in a snowy Monaco, get unique holiday cosmetics, and cause mayhem and destruction in the world's most festive game show.

❄️🎅💥⛄️#REACHTHEFINALS pic.twitter.com/fCygvgVHfb

— THE FINALS (@reachthefinals) December 20, 2023

The Finals 1.4.0 patch notes

Merry Patchmas, Yolks!

Today’s patch comes with lots of balance, and quality-of-life improvements across the entire game — along with general crash fixes. We also made major changes to our anti-cheat detection to ensure fewer matches with players who don’t play fair.

To celebrate the holidays, contestants will find a gift waiting for them! And don’t forget to bring your boots to Monaco, because it’s snowy and the halls have been decked!

Ho-Ho-Ho-Hop in there!

Balance Changes

• Abilities
  • Goo Gun
    • Fixed an issue where goo could block the player
  • Mesh Shield
    • Mesh Shield Health reduced to 1100 from 1250
  • Recon Senses
    • Recon Senses activation cost reduced to 1 from 2 
• Gadgets
  • C4
    • C4 max player damage reduced to 210 from 240
    • C4 max damage radius reduced to 1.6m from 2.4m
    • C4 self-damage multiplier increased to 1.3 from 1
  • Dome Shield
    • Dome Shield health reduced to 300 from 350
  • Gas Mine
    • Gas Mine arming time added (1.6 seconds)
  • Glitch Mine
    • Glitch Trap arming time added (1.6 seconds)
  • Goo Grenade
    • Fixed an issue where goo could block the player
  • Mine
    • Mine max player damage reduced to 140 from 160
    • Mine damage radius reduced to 3.5m from 4m
    • Mine arming time added (1.6 seconds)
  • Pyro Mine
    • Pyro Mine arming time added (1.6 seconds)
  • RPG-7
    • RPG-7 max player damage reduced to 150 from 165 
    • RPG-7 min player damage reduced to 80 from 90 
    • RPG-7 damage radius reduced to 4.5m from 4.75m 
    • RPG-7 max damage radius reduced to 1.5m from 2.5m
    • RPG-7 aim-down sights dispersion increased slightly
    • RPG-7 hip-fire dispersion increased slightly
  • Stun Gun
    • Increased Stun Gun range to 12m from 10m 
• Maps
  • Game Show Events
    • Added a repulsor to the flying saucers in the ‘Alien Invasion’ event
  • Vegas
    • Updated strain in various buildings, to give better destruction results
    • Resolved an issue where cashout stations would become invisible before players finished the transfer
• Modes
  • Bankit
    • Disallowed Deathmatch game show event from occurring in BankIt game mode

• Weapons
  • AKM
    • Slight adjustment to AKM recoil pattern
  • Flamethrower
    • Flamethrower fire rate increased to 170 from 160
  • LH1
    • LH1 damage increased to 47 from 45 
  • Melee Weapons
    • Fixed an issue where melee hits didn’t always connect with enemy players
  • M11
    • M11 damage increased to 16 from 15 
  • Riot Shield
    • Fixed a bug where the shield would block bullets, while invisible, during interactions (e.g. reviving or stealing extractions)
  • SA1216
    • SA1216 pellet dispersion increased slightly
    • SA1216 damage per pellet reduced to 7 from 8 

Movement

• Vaulting
  • Reduced instances where you unintentionally climbed on objects outside of the player’s view. 
  • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck without being able to give input
• Ziplines
  • Prevented placement of ziplines on pickupables

UI

• Various fixes to contestant screens
• Polish to the social screen, which now hides the “Invite to party” button when you are not the party leader
• Added a warning to the UI that appears when players are in danger of being AFK kicked
• Player health bars now use the squad color when selected in the settings
• UI shows you as “unranked” unless you’re among the top 500 on the leaderboards

For more on The Finals, you can check out everything there is to know about the Ranked Tournament and how to change your crosshair.