Battlefield 2042 Update 7.4 patch notes: Dead Space event, weapon changes, bug fixes, and more 

The Battlefield 2042 Update 7.4 patch notes have finally arrived. The update will go live on July 9, set to be the final major update of Season 7: Turning Point. With it, Battlefield 2042 will introduce a brand new mode called Outbreak, which is a collaboration with the popular video game franchise, Dead Space. Not only that, the new update will fix some major weapons and vehicle issues that players have been facing for a while.

If you want to learn about the entire Battlefield 2042 Update 7.4 patch notes, read below.

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Battlefield 2042 Update 7.4 patch notes

Here is a summary of the upcoming update:

• New time-limited event: Battlefield 2042 | Dead Space™. Featuring Dead Space themed earnable cosmetics, a new 4-player PvE experience called Outbreak, and more.
• SRAW improvements bring it in line with other rocket launchers.
• Persistent Reloading on SRAW and Lis’ G-84 TGM.
• MD540 Nightbird Balance Pass.
• XFAD-4 Draugr Equipment Update and more.

Outbreak Rewards

Unlockable Items

• Epic Weapon Charm - Future Imperfect
• Epic Player Card - Genesis / Necrosis
• Rare Player Tag - Unifier
• Epic MP28 Skin - Made Anew**

** Content earned will reduce the Scenario Five bundle's price.

Store Bundle:

• Scenario Five - 2400 Battlefield Coins
• Legendary Casper Skin - Marked Man
• Legendary Rorsch MK-4 Skin - Pierced Orbit
• Epic PP-29 Skin - Bad Signal
• Epic MP28 Skin - Made Anew**
• Epic Weapon Charm - Brother Moon

CHANGELOG

Vehicles

• The radar missile of SU57 no longer locks onto attack helicopters or the XFAD Draugr while the DRFM Jammer is active.
• EBLC-Ram 40mm cannon blast radius damage distribution improvements, resulting in damage drop from the center of the blast being more evenly distributed.
• DRFM Jammer no longer stops working when CIX Valravn enters cooldown.
• C5 now applies correct damage to EBLC-Ram’s back panel, this means 2 C5 will be enough to destroy the vehicle.
• Improvement to XFAD-4 Draugr anti-vehicle rockets hit registration against other vehicles.
• Hoverbike now gets destroyed with 1 AA lock-on shot such as stingers or other vehicle anti-air weaponry.
• Lowered YUV-2 Pondhawk height limit by 100m.
• Lowered magnetic effect of the YUV-2 Pondhawk when near the ground
• Fixed various tooltip issues and added a hint for a first-person free look for Fighter Planes.
• Fixed an issue with SU57 third-person zoom being different than F35, they should now be a lot closer to one another.
• Fixed an issue with XFAD-4 Draugr Crosshair getting stuck at times when switching from first person to third person.
• Jets 25mm cannon damage vs infantry has been lowered from 40 to 25.
• Fixed an issue with Jets 35mm cannon dealing too little damage to soldiers, it will now correctly deal 40 body damage.
• Fixed issues with Attack Helicopters 30mm cannon and XFAD-4 Draugr cannons damage sound feedback was missing.
• Fixed an issue with keybinding not displaying correctly on XFAD-4 Draugr weapons.
• Made the primary countermeasure of the Draugr DRFM jammer using the same input as other vehicles to help with muscle memory and consistency

MD540 Nightbird

• Third person camera has been lowered and is now closer to the vehicle. Reducing the pilot's perspective of a pendulation effect and making the flying experience more grounded.
• Significantly reduced auto-leveling of the Nightbird.
• Increased gained speed by nosing down.
• AGM on Nightbird has been lowered from 2 to 1.

Weapons

• Fixed an issue with laser sight and flashlight icons in soldier inventory not staying lit up after switching weapons
• Fixed an issue with the order of the attachments on the attachment screen
• Fixed an issue with reloading sound effects on RPT 31
• Fixed an issue with an incorrect sound effect being present on DFR Strife 40mm

Characters and Gadgets

• By popular request, we have reduced the zoom of the SRAW.
• Increased field of view on the SRAW.
• Significantly lowered audio cue from the missile, especially in the distance.
• Removed in-world UI elements of the missile except for the user.
• Added a timer for SRAW and Lis’ G-84 TGM missile in events of redeploying to stop exploiting these gadgets

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That covers everything you need to know about the Battlefield 2042 Update 7.4 patch notes. Check out our other Battlefield 2042 related news and guides:

• Battlefield 2042 x Dead Space crossover: Release date, what to expect, and more
• How to unlock Battlefield 2042 x Dead Space Outbreak mode all free rewards
• Battlefield 2042: 7.1.0 update: Upcoming ADS changes, weapon changes, and more