Version 2.1.0 (Splatoon 3)

Version 2.1.0 is an update to Splatoon 3 that will release on 2023-01-18 at July 27, 2024. This update focuses on balance changes with some minor bug fixes.

Changes to multiplayer

 * Specifications for some main weapons have changed.


 * Specifications for some sub weapons have changed.


 * Specifications for some special weapons have changed.


 * Points required for some weapon specials have been changed.


 * The performance of some gear abilities has been changed.

Fixes to player controls

 * Fixed an issue that allows players to climb through unclimbable walls when using Squid Surge and Squid Roll at the same time.
 * Fixed an issue where if you are submerged in ink on a wall and move to any ground of a certain angle and continue to move while submerged, your movement speed is reduced.
 * Fixed an issue where shots fired from a Bloblobber at a tower or other moving terrain features would hit and disappear rather than hit and rebound.
 * Fixed an issue where when a player is moving or jumping with an open umbrella, the area being protected from incoming ink is about 1/60 of a second behind where it appears to be.
 * Fixed an issue where when a player lands with an open umbrella, they are stunned and the umbrella seems to sink into the ground.
 * Fixed an issue where the area being protected from incoming ink by an open umbrella is slightly to the left or right of where it appears to be.
 * Fixed an issue where the animation of opening an umbrella to protect from attacks happens slower than the actual defensive effect begins.
 * Fixed an issue where the animation of closing an umbrella during the umbrella-opening animation was not displaying smoothly.
 * Fixed an issue where attacks to the rear of the Crab Tank, like Ink Storm, bounce off when the tank is in walking mode even when directly striking the player.
 * Fixed an issue where after having used the Inkjet or Zipcaster without once touching the ground, the player lands in an unintended location.
 * Fixed an issue where the Wave Breaker immediately vanishes from other players' screens if the elevation of its placement is close to the waterline.
 * Fixed an issue where if the Wave Breaker is placed at a specific elevation, its waves do not display in adjacent lower spaces within the area of effect.
 * Fixed an issue where if the Wave Breaker is placed at a specific elevation, adjacent lower spaces may or may not come within the area of effect due to slight differences in position by slightly increasing the area of effect in the lower area.

Changes to multiplayer

 * Fixed an issue where if you ink certain parts of the terrain in Eeltail Alley with a roller, it causes a slowdown in the game.
 * Fixed an issue when playing Rainmaker mode in Hagglefish Market that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas.
 * Fixed an issue when playing Splat Zones/Tower Control/Rainmaker/Clam Blitz modes in Undertow Spillway that prevented you from being able to submerge in ink in certain areas, regardless of whether they were inked or not.
 * Fixed an issue when playing Rainmaker mode in Museum d'Alfonsino that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas.
 * Fixed an issue that allowed you to climb unintended walls in Inkblot Art Academy.
 * Fixed an issue when playing Splat Zones mode in Mahi-Mahi Resort that prevented players from properly placing a Tacticooler in certain areas and prevented the player who tried to place it from being able to properly stand on the stage's terrain.
 * Fixed an issue when playing Rainmaker mode in Sturgeon Shipyard that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas.
 * Fixed an issue when playing Rainmaker mode in MakoMart that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas.
 * Fixed an issue that allowed you to climb unintended walls in Wahoo World.
 * Fixed an issue in Wahoo World that allowed you to jump from an inkrail onto a spotlight.
 * Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs that caused trees in front of you to not display as transparent.
 * Fixed an issue when playing Splat Zones/Tower Control/Rainmaker/Clam Blitz modes in Brinewater Springs that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas and "DON'T RETREAT!" to be displayed even if you weren’t retreating very much.
 * Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs and Flounder Heights that caused ink fired from up high to disappear before hitting the ground.
 * Fixed an issue when playing Splat Zones/Tower Control/Rainmaker/Clam Blitz modes in Flounder Heights that allowed you to jump from an inkrail onto a water tank.

Changes to Salmon Run

 * Fixed an issue where if a communication error occurred at a certain time while the Big Run results were being announced, you would be able to get a decoration but not the corresponding badge.
 * If you were affected by this issue, you will be able to obtain your badge after applying this update data and restarting the game.
 * Fixed an issue that caused ammo stocked up in the Snipewriter 5H to vanish after depositing Golden Eggs or shooting them from a Big Shot launcher.
 * Fixed an issue that prevented bombs launched by a Steelhead to (sic) disappear properly when the Steelhead was defeated by dealing damage to its torso.
 * Fixed an issue in Marooner's Bay during low tide that made it difficult to ink over a Flipper-Flopper's area of attack if it tried to dive close to the water's surface.
 * Fixed an issue in Marooner's Bay that caused a slowdown to occur if players or Salmonids came into contact with certain terrain.
 * Fixed an issue where if you saved a job scenario with Grizzco weapons and played it again as a Private Job, different Grizzco weapons would be supplied instead.

Changes to Story Mode

 * Fixed an issue where when selecting weapons on a stage and switching from a brella to another weapon, the brella will not work properly. It may not launch, or it may not protect from enemy attacks.

Other changes

 * Fixed an issue in recon where game controls would not work after trying to start Turf War and Photo Mode at the same time when playing with multiple people.
 * Fixed an issue in recon where when playing with a timer and the player was splatted, the photo pose would remain as the player pose if specific procedures were performed.
 * Fixed an issue in recon where when playing with a timer and the player was splatted, the countdown number would not display.
 * Fixed an issue where after having failed to save job history at the Grizzco terminal, the list of completed jobs would not properly display.
 * Fixed an issue in shops where after pressing certain buttons at the same time, some controls would not work.