Splatoon 3 Receives New Update 8.1.0 Patch

Splatoon 3 has been receiving a lot of new DLC and many updates to keep the game exciting. While the other Splatoon games haven’t been updated in a long time as they are now outdated, Splatoon 3 has been keeping up with improving itself more and more. Nintendo has released a brand new update today for Splatoon 3 and below are the patch notes.

Weapon Changes

• Various weapons had their damage dealt to Splash Walls increased by about 10%:
  • Sploosh-o-matic Neo Sploosh-o-matic
  • Splattershot Jr. Custom Splattershot Jr.
  • Aerospray MG Aerospray RG
  • Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo Order Blaster Replica
  • Clash Blaster Clash Blaster Neo
  • Dapple Dualies Dapple Dualies Nouveau
  • Carbon Roller Carbon Roller Deco
  • Splat Roller Krak-On Splat Roller Order Roller Replica
  • Inkbrush Inkbrush Nouveau
  • Octobrush Octobrush Nouveau Orderbrush Replica
• Custom Range Blaster’s damage increased from 29.0 to 31.0
• Wellstring V’s damage increased from 200 to 210 (for both normal and scope modes)

Stage Changes

• Various stages had their terrain changed to increase routes into the center and options for strategic points:
  • Barnacle & Dime
  • Hammerhead Bridge
  • Museum d’Alfonsino
  • Um’ami Ruins
  • Brinewater Springs
  • Scorch Gorge
  • Eeltail Alley
  • Hagglefish Market
  • Flounder Heights
  • Marlin Airport
  • Manta Maria
  • Crableg Capital (Turf War and Splat Zones modes)

Special Weapons

• Reefslider now inks along the rails as they extend before launch and moves with the active terrain when it’s moving
• Big Bubbler now inks the ground where it’s placed
• Ink Vac increased the radius of the outer perimeter when vacuuming up ink by roughly 10%
• Tacticooler increased the initial setup speed and the horizontal radius of the area where players can drink a beverage
• Ultra Stamp increased the radius of the area where a player can be damaged from shock waves and improved turning performance

Other Changes

• Introduced an option to report Friend-Request Harassment
• Changed the way ranks are reset at the start of a new season for top-ranked players
• Added support for Side Order DLC and new Tableturf Battle cards
• Made various bug fixes and balance adjustments