Version 5.0.0 (Splatoon 2)

Version 5.0.0
For Splatoon 2

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Version 5.0.0 is an update for Splatoon 2 that will be released on July 31st 2019 at 08:00 UTC; it will be the last update for new content.

New Content

Private Battle

Private Battle will receive a new mode called "Turf War (Splatfest)", which will function like normal Turf War but will change the stage and ink colors to the look of a Splatfest. Stage selection options will include every regular stage, as well as all 24 Shifty Stations. The ink color used can be chosen from all 51 Splatfest ink color combinations used across all three regions.

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  The new menu option, showing Cannon Fire Pearl selected with Cake vs. Ice Cream/Rock vs. Pop's colors.

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  A promotional image released to showcase multiple Shifty Stations, including layout 3, 10, 12, and 16.

Gear

The gear item Splatfest Tee Replica will be added and given to all players as part of the update. The item will have the ability Ability Doubler, matching the original, Splatfest-only Splatfest Tee.

Stages

Shellendorf Institute will get a renovation, with what seems to be changes to the top glass floor and elevated platforms in between the glass top and the spawn point.

New Albacore Hotel will also get a renovation which increases the height of inkable walls on both sides of the map.

• The changes that will be happening in Shellendorf Institute for Version 5.0.0.

  The changes that will be happening in Shellendorf Institute for Version 5.0.0.

Balance changes

Main weapons

Specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Sploosh-o-matic Neo Sploosh-o-matic Sploosh-o-matic 7	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb Armor by 17%.
Splattershot Jr. Custom Splattershot Jr. Kensa Splattershot Jr.	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb Armor by 17%.
Splash-o-matic Neo Splash-o-matic	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb Armor by 17%.
Aerospray MG Aerospray RG Aerospray PG	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb Armor by 17%.
.52 Gal .52 Gal Deco Kensa .52 Gal	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb Armor by 17%.
N-ZAP '85 N-ZAP '89 N-ZAP '83	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb Armor by 17%.
Splattershot Pro Forge Splattershot Pro Kensa Splattershot Pro	▼ Decreased the benefits of the Main Power Up gear ability. ▼ Changed the amount of gear ability required to reach 49.9 damage from 3.9 to 4.2 times the base gear ability. Each additional gear ability is worth 0.3 the amount of the base gear ability.
Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo Kensa Luna Blaster	▲ Increased radius of 50 damage by 2%.
Squeezer Foil Squeezer	▲ Decreased ink consumption of tap shot by 8%.
Carbon Roller Carbon Roller Deco	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb Armor by 2%.
Splat Roller Krak-On Splat Roller Kensa Splat Roller Hero Roller Replica	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb Armor by 2%.
Flingza Roller Foil Flingza Roller	▲ Increased radius of ink droplets from a vertical flick by 12%.
Classic Squiffer New Squiffer Fresh Squiffer	▲ Increased maximum partial charge damage from 70 to 80.
Goo Tuber Custom Goo Tuber	▲ Increased range by 1%.
Tri-Slosher Tri-Slosher Nouveau	▲ Fixed an issue where dead zones in the attack could cause your target to avoid damage entirely by increasing the size of the side slosh hitboxes.
Nautilus 47 Nautilus 79	▲ Increased accuracy on the ground by 8%.
Dapple Dualies Dapple Dualies Nouveau Clear Dapple Dualies	▲ Increased ink radius of the bullet's landing point by 3%.
Glooga Dualies Glooga Dualies Deco Kensa Glooga Dualies	▲ Decreased ink consumption by 6%.

Special weapons

Specifications for some of the special weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Inkjet	▲ Increased projectile speed by 5%.
Ultra Stamp	▲ The time taken for the first swing and the time it takes to start continuously swinging have been reduced by 2/60ths of a second each.

Special gauge

Points required to fill the special gauge for some weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
Splattershot Hero Shot Replica	▲ 180 → 170
Blaster Hero Blaster Replica	▲ 180 → 170
H-3 Nozzlenose	▲ 180 → 170
Splat Roller Hero Roller Replica	▲ 180 → 170
Splat Dualies Hero Dualie Replicas	▲ 190 → 180