Chill Season 2022



Chill Season 2022 is the second season for. It comes with the Version 2.0.0 update and began on 2022-12-01. It will end after 3 months on 2023-03-01.

Announcement
Chill Season 2022 was announced on 2022-11-14 on the @SplatoonNA and @SplatoonJP Twitter accounts. A higher-quality trailer was also uploaded to Nintendo's official North American and Japanese YouTube accounts.

Catalog
A new Catalog for this season will be added as well as the new function to view the content in-game. Like in Drizzle Season 2022, all content included in this catalog will be available from the start until the end of the season. Titles, Tableturf Battle cards, food and drink tickets, and banners given are random unless specifically shown.

New weapon types

 * The Splattershot Nova, with Point Sensors and the Killer Wail 5.1. It seems to have a fast fire rate and long range, but poor accuracy and weaker damage, similar to the Dual Squelcher.
 * The Big Swig Roller, with Splash Walls and Ink Vac. It outputs large amounts of ink while rolling and flinging, similar to the Dynamo Roller, but it rolls and flings at a higher speed, similar to the Splat Roller. It also has a long-range vertical flick, similar to the Flingza Roller.
 * The Snipewriter 5H, a charger with Sprinklers and Tacticooler. It can charge and store up to five shots at once. It notably takes two shots to splat an opponent.

New weapon variants

 * The Custom Splattershot Jr., with Torpedos and the Wave Breaker
 * The Aerospray RG, with Sprinklers and the Booyah Bomb
 * The Tentatek Splattershot, with Splat Bombs and the Triple Inkstrike
 * The Forge Splattershot Pro, with Suction Bombs and the Booyah Bomb
 * The Carbon Roller Deco, with Burst Bombs and the Trizooka
 * The Slosher Deco, with Angle Shooters and the Zipcaster
 * The Zink Mini Splatling, with Toxic Mist and the Big Bubbler
 * The Dapple Dualies Nouveau, with Torpedoes and the Reefslider
 * The Luna Blaster Neo, with Fizzy Bombs and the Ultra Stamp
 * The Inkbrush Nouveau, with Ink Mines and the Ultra Stamp

New gear

 * Moby Knit, a sepia variant of the Apex Sweater
 * Lime Ski Jacket, a neon green and black variant of the Berry Ski Jacket
 * Ocho OctoPhones Blancos, a white variant of the Ocho OctoPhones
 * Ink-Black Tangle Top, a black sweater with a white design below the neck, seemingly by Annaki
 * White Clam 600s, a white variant of the Ink-Black Clam 600s
 * Scrum Cap, a Forge rugby helmet
 * Penguin Bolero, an inverted variant of the Orca Bolero
 * Zebrafish Hi-Tops, grey & white shoes by Toni Kensa
 * Blu-Shift Moto Boots, blue motocross shoes
 * Hipster Horn-Rims, plain black glasses
 * Light-Bright Paddle Jack, a white variant of the Ink-Black Paddle Jack
 * Fuzzy Boots, ugg-style sheepskin boots
 * Tentaclinger Earring, a tentacle-shaped earring by Toni Kensa
 * Base White Button Up, a long-sleeved collared white shirt by Splash Mob
 * Onyx 01STERs, a black variant of the Pearl 01STERs
 * Barazushi Tuff Duffel, a duffle coat by Barazushi

Modes

 * X Battle game mode, unlockable after reaching a rank of S+0 or higher in Anarchy Battle.
 * Early information from the SplatNet 3 application API shows the mode rotation for X Battle will be distinct from Anarchy Battle (Series) and Anarchy Battle (Open), which will make three different ranked modes available at any given time.
 * Big Run event.
 * Big Run stage(s): Wahoo World

Other

 * New Locker room features:
 * Some clothing now can be folded by pressing the L Stick.
 * New Locker Decorations and Stickers
 * Freshness stickers for variant weapons are separate from their base counterparts.
 * Stickers with imagery of stages will be added.
 * New decoration types such as backpacks and rucksacks, food containers (Tupperware) and school supplies such as ring binders.
 * New Tableturf Battle Cards.
 * Cards for all the weapons being added this season will be making a debut in the mode.
 * The card patterns for all the weapon variant sets are horizontal mirror images of the card for the base main weapon.
 * From the start of this season onwards, the player will be able to see the name and artist of the music playing during a battle.
 * This information appears in the bottom right corner of the screen near the start of a match.

Locker Customizations
Chill Season 2022 added 48 new locker customization items: 10 decorations and 38 stickers:
 * 4 total decorations are unlockable Big Run rewards.
 * 18 total customizations are available for purchase at Hotlantis and the Shell-Out Machine: 6 decorations and 12 stickers.
 * 26 total stickers are unlockable via leveling up the newly added Weapons' Freshness Rating.
 * There are 2 stickers unlockable for each individual weapon, awarded upon reaching 2-Star Freshness and 3-Star Freshness.

Quotes
"SRL meteorologist here to officially welcome you to Chill Season 2022! It starts on Thursday 12/1, and it's jam-packed with new weapons, stages, and events. Check out the linked video for more info... and start warming up your splat trigger now. Brrr!"

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"New weapons, new stages, new gear, new events…

The jam-packed Chill Season 2022 arrives in #Splatoon3 on 01/12! Check out the trailer for a glimpse at what's in store"

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter