Splatoon 3 continues to receive a lot of support from Nintendo and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. There will be more DLC coming soon that is part of the Expansion Pass, and the game is being updated very regularly with new updates that add more stuff, rebalance the game, and fix bugs.
Well, the latest example of this has been announced. Nintendo has officially confirmed that Splatoon 3 will be updated to version 3.1.0 tomorrow. The update will, as usual, rebalance some weapons and more. The patch notes were already published before the update, so you can see them below.
Changes in DLC
- Added some information related to Inkopolis during Splatfest.
Changes to Splatfests
- Added a song to play during Splatfest Battles and Tricolor Turf Wars.
- This song will play regardless of whether the player has downloaded the DLC.
- Adjusted points awarded for each category during the final Splatfest results.
| Category | Ago | After |
|---|---|---|
| Splatfest Sneak Peek | +8p | +7p |
| % of votes | +10p | +8p |
| Splatfest Battle (open) | +12 p | +12 p |
| Splatfest Battle (Pro) | +12 p | +12 p |
| Tricolor battle | +15 p | +18 p |
| In total | 57 p | 57 p |
Changes to the multiplayer game
- Specifications for some major weapons have changed.
| Weapon | Change details |
|---|---|
| Splattershot Nova | Movement speed while shooting is now about 10% faster. Ink splashes will now fall more easily around the player’s feet. |
| Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo | Increased the radius of the blast area that deals 70.0 damage by about 50%. No changes to area radius that deals 50/0 damage. |
| Big Swig Roller | Adjusted the damage drop rate based on the distance of the vertical swing, making the amount of damage drop more gradually than before. Due to this change, the distance at which 100.0+ damage can be dealt has been increased by approximately 15%, and the distance at which 50.0+ damage can be dealt has been increased by approximately 49%. |
| Sniper 5H | Maximum damage increased from 60.0 to 68.0. |
| Slosher Slosher Deco | Adjusted the damage drop rate when the player attacks someone vertically lower than themselves, making it harder to reduce damage. Due to this change, the minimum amount of damage dealt to an opponent will be 50.0. |
| Mini Splatling Zink Mini Splatling | Increased firing duration by approximately 17%. |
| Dapple Dualies Dapple Dualies New | Reduced the time it takes for a player to act after a Dodge Roll by approximately 0.06 seconds. |
| Splat Dualies | Dodge Roll’s movement speed has been increased, reducing the time it takes to move by approximately 0.06 seconds. |
| REEF-LUX 450 | The diffusion angle is narrowed depending on the amount of charge, making it easier to focus the attack on one area. Movement speed while charging is now about 10% faster. |
- The specs for some support weapons have changed.
| Under arms | Change details |
|---|---|
| corner shooter | Roughly doubles the radius of the ink splash created when it hits the terrain. |
| Explosive bomb | Increased the amount of ink consumed from the standard ink tank from 40% to 45% if the player does not have the “Ink Saver (Sub)” ability equipped. The amount of ink consumed when the maximum number of abilities is equipped will not change. |
- The specifications for some special weapons have changed.
| Special weapon | Change details |
|---|---|
| Ink Vac | Increased the radius of the outer perimeter when sucking ink by approximately 10% to cover a larger area than before. |
| Tactical cooler | Increased initial deployment speed when throwing Tacticooler by approximately 33% to allow it to deploy further than before. Roughly doubled the horizontal radius of the area where players can drink. |
| Ridge slider | Increased the amount of damage taken from 60.0 to 70.0 when caught in an explosion at long range and increased the radius of that area by approximately 17%. Increased the ink splash radius from the explosion by approximately 21%. |
| Inkjet | Increased the radius of the blast area that deals 50.0 damage by approximately 43%. No changes to the 30.0 damage area radius. The jet of ink that comes out when you press B has been increased, allowing players to jump higher than before. |
| Ultra seal | Increased the radius of the area in which the player can be damaged by the shockwaves of continuous stamp attacks by approximately 43%. Improved spin performance when performing continuous seal attacks, making it easier to change direction. During continuous seal attacks, the seal will now be displayed as transparent on the user’s screen, making it easier for them to see where it is going. |
| Crayfish aquarium | Introduced an interval where players cannot attack for approximately 0.33 seconds after returning to attack mode from mobile mode. Increased the time it takes for players to re-act after special endings. |
| Kraken Royale | It is made easier for the player to deflect an enemy attack in Tower Control mode when the player is on a tower. Made the player drop all of their clams and power clams wherever they are when using this special option in Clam Blitz mode. |
- Specifications for some equipment abilities have been changed.
| Equipment capability | Change details |
|---|---|
| Sub Resistance Up | Damage from Burst Bombs and Fizzy Bombs will be reduced more than before, even with only a few equipment abilities. Damage reduction from equipping maximum equipment abilities will not change. |
| Opening | If the player sprays or helps spray an enemy while this equipment ability is in effect, the effect will now be extended for approximately 15.0 seconds instead of approximately 7.5 seconds. Made the equipment ability Intensify Action also appear when the equipment ability is in effect. The effect is equivalent to 3.0 abilities of the primary equipment. |
- The points required for some special weapons have changed.
| Weapon | Ago | After |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon Roller Deco | 200 | 190 |
| .96 Gal Deco | 200 | 210 |
- The sound effects for the opposing Kraken Royale are now easier to hear from a distance.
Changes to Salmon Run
- The interval between touching the golden egg and being able to use it is approximately the same for all players.
- By adjusting the animation speed when a golden egg enters a non-host player’s life circle, the interval between touching a golden egg and being able to use it is now roughly the same for host and non-host players.
- However, if the communication delays exceed a certain level, the timing may not be the same as that of the home player.
This update focuses on adding Splatfest data, tweaking Splatfest points, and tweaking online multiplayer.
For Splatfest points, halftime report adjustments should make it less likely that the winning team is already determined.
For the main weapon, the changes should highlight the unique features of the weapon and strengthen certain combinations of secondary and special weapons.
For sub-weapons, the changes should create more ways to use certain sub-weapons, as well as limit strategies that used repetitive use of certain sub-weapons.
In terms of special weapons, we’ve reviewed and adjusted the performance of each special weapon now that the use of special weapons new to Splatoon 3 is more established.
For Kraken Royale’s new special weapon, its basic abilities are unchanged, but it has been tweaked in certain mods to reduce adverse circumstances.
For Salmon Run, the changes should ensure that latency will be minimal regardless of which system is hosting. It is possible that the selection of the host system for wireless gaming in any or all game modes may change, either to add a feature or improve communication efficiency. Therefore, we take steps to reduce latency regardless of the host system.
We plan to release the next update at the end of the current season. It will primarily focus on balance adjustments and adding features for the new season starting in June.
