THE FINALS Update 9.9.0 introduces the Lunar New Year collection event alongside the return of the Bank It limited-time mode. Players can earn up to 15 themed rewards through daily contracts, with only 12 required to unlock the Legendary Final Mentra set. Seasonal decorations have also been added to multiple arenas.
Beyond the event content, the update delivers notable weapon balance adjustments aimed at reducing long-range pressure from non-Light archetypes. Numerous bug fixes, map improvements, UI corrections, and a detailed anti-cheat update further refine the experience in Season 9: Dragon Rising.
Patch Notes
Lunar New Year Event
- Added Lunar New Year collection event with up to 15 free themed rewards
- Earn rewards by completing 3 daily contracts per day to light lanterns
- Unlock Legendary Final Mentra set by collecting 12 out of 14 required rewards
- Missed rewards available for purchase with Multibucks
- Added Lunar New Year decorations to Fangwai City, Las Vegas, Monaco, Seoul, and Fortune Stadium
Limited-Time Mode: Bank It
- Reintroduced Bank It as a limited-time mode
- Collect red envelopes from eliminated players and deposit them at Deposit Stations
- Increased visibility trail behind players carrying more envelopes
- Added Bank It temporarily to Private Match mode pool
Store Sets and Twitch Drops
- Added Ling Shen and Graveward Revenant cosmetic sets to the store
- Included duck cosmetic element within new sets
- Added Twitch Drops available until February 26
- Twitch Drops rewards include Hello Emoticon, Cold Call Relic Charm, and Bootleg Hotline headwear
Balance Changes
- Reduced long-range effectiveness for non-Light archetypes
- BFR Titan
- Reduced damage from 90 to 88
- Reduced fire rate from 82 RPM to 80.5 RPM
- Tightened damage falloff and reduced effective range
- CB-01 Repeater
- Reduced damage from 88 to 84
- Reduced fire rate from 84.5 RPM to 82 RPM
- Reduced falloff range and multiplier
- Cerberus 12GA
- Increased pellet count from 11 to 13
- Reduced pellet damage from 9 to 8
- Increased total shot damage from 99 to 104 before fire damage
- Normalized pellet spread pattern
- Reduced heat per pellet to maintain ignition threshold
- LH1
- Reduced camera shake on firing by approximately 50 percent
Bug Fixes
- Fixed grenade throw animations failing to play
- Smoothed crouch and slide transitions
- Fixed animation glitches affecting weapon skins and Gateway gadget
- Fixed sliding footstep stutters and missing water melee impact sounds
- Fixed inconsistent sprint sounds with Riot Shield
- Increased rooftop health in Monaco and Kyoto
- Improved Kyoto map destruction, including Smooth Destruction for Pagoda
- Improved destruction physics in Fortune Stadium
- Temporarily removed Duck and Cover map variant due to decor conflicts
- Fixed Practice Range bots stopping fire at close range
- Fixed flower pots not triggering Fatal Florist achievement
- Fixed Cashout bug spawning 7th or 8th vault
- Fixed keybind issue where secondary bind overwrote primary
- Fixed outfit thumbnail corruption
- Adjusted controller bindings to restore proper ping functionality
Anti-Cheat Update
- Implemented machine learning models analyzing recoil input patterns
- Models trained on real player data and known cheat data
- Approximately 0.02 percent of players receive bans daily
- Manual review process applied to ban appeals
- Ban timing reflects accumulated data rather than immediate detection
- Advised players to review keyboard and mouse scripting features
THE FINALS originally launched on December 7, 2023, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC. Update 9.9.0 is live as of February 12, 2026, during Season 9: Dragon Rising. Service for the PlayStation 4 version will conclude on March 18, 2026.
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