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Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.3.0 adds the new Plastic-Bottle Shot Replica, a weapon connected to Splatoon Raiders, alongside a series of multiplayer balance changes for main and special weapons.
The update also adjusts special weapon point requirements and fixes an issue involving Squid Surge that allowed players to gain more horizontal movement than intended.
New Features
- The Plastic-Bottle Shot Replica has been added to Splatoon 3.
- The weapon has the same specifications as the Tentatek Splattershot.
- Players can receive it from the lobby terminal if they have save data on the same system as the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Splatoon Raiders with the main story cleared.
- Players must start Splatoon 3 using the same user profile associated with the Splatoon Raiders save data.
Main Weapon Balance Changes
- Carbon Roller, Carbon Roller Deco, and Carbon Roller ANG-L:
- Adjusted the damage falloff based on distance for vertical swings.
- The weapons can now deal 50.0 damage and 100 damage from farther away than before.
- Increased the maximum movement speed while holding the ZR Button to ink while moving forward by approximately 5%.
- Tri-Slosher, Tri-Slosher Nouveau, and Tri-Slosher ASH-N:
- Reduced ink consumption by approximately 5%.
- Glooga Dualies and Glooga Dualies Deco:
- Reduced shot scatter after a Dodge Roll by approximately 10%.
- .52 Gal and .52 Gal Deco:
- Reduced the radius of ink splatter at the impact point for projectiles that land at a distance by approximately 8%.
- E-liter 4K, Custom E-liter 4K, E-liter 4K Scope, and Custom E-liter 4K Scope:
- Reduced the effectiveness of the Ink Saver Main ability when equipped with these weapons.
- Snipewriter 5H and Snipewriter 5B:
- Increased ink consumption by approximately 7%.
- Tri-Stringer, Inkline Tri-Stringer, Bulbz Tri-Stringer, and Order Stringer Replica:
- Reduced the size of the area inked by falling spray.
Special Weapon Balance Changes
- Triple Splashdown:
- Players become invulnerable to damage approximately one sixth of a second faster after activation.
- Reduced the damaging explosion area by approximately 9%.
- Increased the distance travelled by the ink fists by approximately 9%.
- Reduced the area capable of dealing 100 or more damage through overlapping explosions.
- Trizooka:
- Increased shot speed by approximately 13% without changing flight distance.
- Ink Vac:
- Reduced the amount of opponents’ ink that can be sucked up by approximately 9%.
Special Weapon Point Changes
- Splattershot Pro FRZ-N:
- Reduced the required points from 190 to 180.
- Custom Hydra Splatling:
- Reduced the required points from 200 to 190.
- Inkline Tri-Stringer:
- Increased the required points from 190 to 200.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where performing certain actions immediately after jumping off a wall using Squid Surge allowed players to move horizontally farther than intended.
Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.3.0 releases on August 19, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The game is developed and published by Nintendo.
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