Valorant Patch Notes 8.09

The Valorant Patch Notes 8.09 puts agent Brimstone in the spotlight, increasing the ability Sky Smoke
(E) in size slightly. In addition, the implementation of some bug fixes to crosshair profiles and client freezing when a game ends.

The full list of Valorant Patch Notes 8.09 covered below.

Key Takeaways

• Brimstone’s Sky Smoke (E) Changes - This should ensure that when the outer edge of the targeting UI covers a choke point that the spawned smoke will fully cover that area as well. This change includes an increase to the radius matching its size to Omen's Dark Cover (E).
  • Sky Smoke (E)
    • Radius increased 410 >>> 415
    • UI targeting size updated so that outer edge properly reflects the size of the smoke
• Crosshair Profiles Change - Fixed an issue that resulted in you losing your crosshair profiles. If your newly created crosshair profiles still keep disappearing, please let Player Support know.

Agent Updates

Brimstone

• We’ve done some small updates to Brimstone’s Sky Smoke (E) to ensure that it fully covers the area indicated by the UI when you are placing it. This should ensure that when the outer edge of the targeting UI covers a choke point that the spawned smoke will fully cover that area as well. This change includes a slight increase to the radius of Brimstone’s smoke that should make it match the smoke size of his peers like Omen.
  • Sky Smoke (E)
    • Radius increased 410 >>> 415
    • UI targeting size updated so that outer edge properly reflects the size of the smoke

Bug Fixes

Gameplay Systems

• Fixed an issue that resulted in you losing your crosshair profiles.
  • While we can not recover lost crosshair profile settings, we are sincerely grateful for all the information you have provided to help us reach a swift resolution and will continue to monitor closely.
  • If your newly created crosshair profiles still keep disappearing, please let Player Support know.
• Fixed an issue regarding Killed By feed on Combat Reports being incorrect.
• Fixed bullet tracers still being visible after being turned off in Settings if the player fires away from the map.
• Fixed an issue where the client would freeze after a game ends and would require a client restart to continue.

Valorant Patch Notes 8.09 Closing Statement

Short and sweet, the Valorant Patch Notes 8.09 buff up Brimstone’s Sky Smoke (E) while fixing multiple bugs and issues.

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Written by: Soap_GOD

Reviewed by: mkaytea