Version 2.9.0 (Splatoon)

Version 2.9.0
For Splatoon

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Version 2.9.0 is a revision to Splatoon that came into effect at 04:50 UTC on 6 July 2016. It made the game compatible with the Callie and Marie amiibo and made many adjustments to weapons and stages.

Adjustments and fixes

amiibo compatibility

Now compatible with Callie and Marie amiibo.

Weapon adjustments

Main weapon adjustments

Weapon	Change
Dynamo Roller Gold Dynamo Roller Tempered Dynamo Roller	▼ When using the ink fling attack, decreased the central zone in which it was possible to splat an opponent with a single attack by 18%. ▲ Increased damage dealt when flinging ink to attack the barrier around the Rainmaker in Rainmaker mode by 12%. ▼ Increased the time taken to begin recovering ink after an ink fling attack from 1.17 to 1.33 seconds.

Special weapon adjustments

Weapon	Change
Bubbler	▼ Decreased base duration (with no other gear abilities equipped) from 5.0 to 4.5 seconds. ▲ Increased the maximum extra duration added by gear abilities from 40% to 60%.
Kraken	▼ Decreased base duration (with no other gear abilities equipped) from 6.0 to 5.0 seconds. ▲ Increased maximum extra duration added by gear abilities from 40% to 60%.

Stage adjustments

• Ancho-V Games: Fixed an issue in Rainmaker mode, in which certain terrain wasn't appearing correctly on the turf map when inked.

Multiplayer bug fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused players performing a Super Jump while swimming through ink to appear to be sliding long distances to opponents.
• Fixed an issue that caused Ink Mines placed on enemy turf to occasionally be visible by opponents, whether or not they had the Bomb Sniffer gear ability.

Other

• Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.