Rainbow Six Siege Operation Steel Wave Release Date - Y5S2 Patch Notes, Operators, House Rework

Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Steel Wave now has a release date. Players can expect to hop into Y5S2 and try out its additions as soon as tomorrow, 16th June. As expected, the Y5S2 patch notes are also live, detailing what’s new in the coming season.

Operation Steel Wave introduces two new Operators to Rainbow Six Siege. Ace is a two-armor, two-speed attacker whose special ability, the S.E.L.M.A Aqua Breacher, bursts through breakable and reinforced surfaces, being most efficient when used on walls, where it can deploy up to three times. In terms of weaponry and gadgets, Ace can wield the AK-12 assault rifle, M1014 shotgun, breach charge and smoke grenade.

The second Operator coming in Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Steel Wave is one-armor, three-speed defender Melusi. Her special ability, the Banshee Sonic Defense, is a bulletproof item that can be deployed on surfaces and which emits a scream when enemies come near, giving away their locations while also slowing them. in terms of weaponry, she can wield a T-5 SMG and Super 90 shotgun, while preferring the impact grenade and deployable shield as gadgets.

Rainbow Six Siege Operation Steel Wave Y5S2 Patch Notes

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Operation Steel Wave also reworks Rainbow Six Siege’s House map. Some of its areas are now bigger while the new section on its South side further adds two rooms on each floor alongside a staircase to connect them. Additionally, the TV Room and Music Room now house a new Bomb site each.

Amaru’s hook animations and timings should be smoother once the Y5S2 patch is deployed. She will also only break barricades when going through them and will breach hatches as she goes up them. The Operation Steel Wave patch notes also reveal the new Proximity Alarm secondary gadget. The thrown sticky gadget triggers an alarm when enemies walk past it.

Rainbow Six Siege will shift to a unified MMR system starting with Y5S2, removing the region-based one, while its Champions’ leaderboard will become worldwide. Reaching the Champions threshold now requires playing a minimum of 100 matches on top of having 5000 MMR. You can check out the remaining changes in the full patch notes linked above.

Operation Steel Wave is on the way to save your day!

Maintenance Schedule:
📅 Tuesday, June 16
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🎮 PS4: 9 AM EDT / 12:00 UTC
🖱 PC: 10 AM EDT / 14:00 UTC
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Y5S2.1 Update Patch Notes

The Operations Steel Wave release date announcement and patch notes were accompanied by the full list of changes that Ubisoft aims to introduce in Rainbow Six Siege’s Y5S2.1 update.

BALANCING

Y5S2.1 update

During the Steel Wave test server period we received a number of feedback requests for balancing tweaks to the new Operators. After evaluating feedback from players, and data from the TS, we plan to make a few balancing changes to the new operators with the 2.1 patch. The changes will not go into effect until the Y5S2.1 update.

Melusi - Coming in Y5S2.1

• Lowering the penalty zone by approximately 33%.
• Lowering the sound of Banshee effect in first person POV.

Ace & Hibana - Coming in Y5S2.1

• Remove the possibility of destroying Bandit's Batteries through reinforcements, by placing the charges on the floor.

Melusi

• Replace her deployable shield with C4.

After re–evaluating a number of current game–meta and gameplay factors, we made the decision to swap out Melusi’s deployable shields for C4 to prevent putting extra pressure on attackers and specific attacker utility.

ACS12

• Increased the damage from 41 to 59. Increased ADS Speed.
• Increase the ACS12 RPM to 300 RPM.

Buff to the ACS12’s damage to make it a bit more viable than it is currently. ADS speed should also now match other weapons of the same category. Furthermore, on release, the ACS12 had 300RPM, and it was lowered by a later balancing change. With this change alongside the change to slugs, the 300 RPM should not have issues with destruction.

UPDATES

RECRUIT

Now has an ACOG. This is where all the lost ACOGs went.

AUDIO LOCALIZATIONS UPDATE

French localized audio for Ace and Melusi will be available in FR at launch. RU localizations are still unavailable.

WEAPON ATTACHMENTS

Attachment system updates allow for attachment skins and simpler loadout balancing.

METAL DETECTORS

Adjustment to metal detector SFX and activation on Bank, Kanal + Border.

• Now plays a short 3–sec alarm before stopping.
• Only one alarm can be played at a time.
• No cooldown on the alarm trigger.

This fixes an issue where alarm cooldowns meant that players could cross metal detector barriers multiple times without an alarm sounding (if it was already triggered previously and on cooldown).

HOUSE

Added a top window blocker and bars to the wall facing treehouse to allow players to shoot through, but players will not be able to rappel in through that window.

BUG FIXES

GAMEPLAY

• FIXED – ACS12's slugs deal no damage from distances greater than 40m.
• FIXED – M4 reload animation and audio are slightly out of sync.
• FIXED – AK12 reload animation and audio are out of sync.
• FIXED – FPS drops when debris flies next to players.
• FIXED – Bulletproof Camera casing still deploys after canceling when crouching.
• FIXED – Deployable shields (and Goyo’s Vulcan) have pick–up priority over other throwable gadgets. Gadgets should be able to be picked up in the order of most recently deployed.
• FIXED – Players can sometimes vault into another operator under specific circumstances.
• FIXED – Secure Area’s Biohazard container hitbox is too large.
• FIXED – Shield operators hugging a reinforced wall can prevent the deployment of hard–breach gadgets on the reinforced wall’s inner layer (such as Thermite’s breach charge and Mira’s Black Mirror).
• FIXED – Impact grenades and Zofia's grenades explode on attacker instead of on the attacker's ballistic shield if they are sprinting/walking at time of impact.
• FIXED – Objective discovery is not triggered when looking at it indirectly from the edge of the screen and FOV settings are above 60.
• FIXED – ADS appears zoomed out for some sights on the P10 Roni.
• FIXED – Hostage will go into DBNO instead of dying as intended, if an explosive gadget is detonated near the hostage.

OPERATORS

• FIXED – Abnormal gunshot SFX with T–95 LSW.
• FIXED – Missing VFX when using specific weapons and attachments. (e.g.: Using the M12 + Muzzle Brake only yields giant sparkles instead of muzzle flash + smoke).
• FIXED – Various minor animation issues when performing certain movements for various operators.
• FIXED – Various minor visual fixes and updates for support mode and death replays.
• FIXED – Various visual fixes for operators and their gadgets.

ACE

• FIXED – Ace's SELMA does not destroy Barbed Wire on the first explosion.
• FIXED – Ace's SELMA can stick onto a Black Mirror red canister, causing the animation to be improperly orientated.
• FIXED – Ace does not receiving points after destroying a deployable defender gadget with SELMA.

MELUSI

• FIXED – Melusi's Banshees should have the same explosion resistance as Maestro's Evil Eyes. Currently have very low explosion resistance.

AMARU

• FIXED – Amaru sometimes cannot reel to a hatch even when the gadget activation icon is available.
• FIXED – Amaru’s Garra Hook is not attaching properly with the expected frame points on skylights.
• FIXED – Amaru can use her Garra Launcher on the blocked window at EXT Tree House of House.
• FIXED – Small smoke VFX at the corners where Amaru's Garra Hook attaches to the corners of the window frame.
• FIXED – Amaru's reeling SFX is distorted/missing in replays.

BANDIT

• FIXED – Floor debris and partially damaged reinforced hatches can prevent Bandit from deploying his gadget.

CAPITAO

• FIXED – Fire does not propagate properly when darts are shot under some furniture assets.

ECHO

• FIXED – Shock Drones and Yokai can shoot operators through normal barricades and Castle barricades. They will no longer be able to do so.
• FIXED – Yokai’s camera POV will gray out and lose color if Thatcher uses his EMP anywhere on the map.
• FIXED – Echo's Yokai can sometimes clip through thin ceilings on maps and see onto the rooftops in support mode.

FINKA

• FIXED – Missing VFX timer on Finka's thumb gadget gauge when using the last adrenal surge charge.

FUZE

• FIXED – Operators can take damage or even die when standing next to a detonating cluster charge even if they are not in the cluster charge AOE.

GLAZ

• FIXED – Glaz's thermal scope provides no visibility through smoke even when fully charged. The yellow highlight is still visible, but weaker than intended.
• FIXED – Glaz’s OTs-03 can be used with full functionality while escorting the Hostage.

IANA

• FIXED – Iana’s hologram will trigger the shrapnel system.

LESION

• FIXED – Lesion can see through smoke when looking through a deployed GU Mine.

LION

• FIXED – Lion’s EE–ONE–D can be hit and destroyed by weapon fire.

NOKK

• FIXED – When Nokk has her HEL Presence active and is damaged by Ace's SELMA, the Glitching VFX will not be displayed for anyone operating an Evil Eye or Bulletproof Camera.

MAESTRO

• FIXED – If Maestro leaves the game, his Evil Eye windows are not opening to 50% in their disabled state.

WARDEN

• FIXED – Warden is missing his signature reload animation with the SMG–12.

YING

• FIXED – Ying’s candelas do not activate properly after being thrown through an electrified, damaged wall.

ZOFIA

• FIXED – Impact and concussion grenades from Zofia's gadget at very close range do not affect enemy operators.

LEVEL DESIGN

• FIXED – Doorways, reinforceable walls, and hatches on several maps are blocked if a player is AFK at spawn.
• FIXED – Various spawn kill/spawn peek opportunities on maps.
• FIXED – Glass resistance to gadgets for some map assets is broken.
• FIXED – Various collision issues on maps.
• FIXED – Various clipping/dynamic clipping issues on maps.
• FIXED – Various LOD issues on maps.
• FIXED – Various LOS issues on maps.
• FIXED – Various map asset destruction issues.
• FIXED – Unnecessary/missing vault prompts on maps.
• FIXED – Various map asset issues.
• FIXED – Various lighting/texture issues on maps.

HOUSE

• FIXED – Spawning in 1F TV Room and 1F Music Room as spawn points for defenders on House results in 1 defender spawning at B Gym instead.
• FIXED – Players are unable to pick up Mozzie's Pests if they are deployed on the rug covering the stairs in House.
• FIXED – Gadgets can be placed in unreachable areas of reworked House
• FIXED – Operators can climb inside the bookcase in 2F Reading Room of House.
• FIXED – A wall in 2F Pick Room of House cannot be reinforced in Hostage mode if player who spawns next to it does not move.
• FIXED – Attackers rappelling into the window of 2F back stairs of House remain in the air for a brief moment due to a missing floor asset.
• FIXED – Defenders can block a reinforceable wall in 2F Car Room of House if they are AFK at spawn
• FIXED – Drones do not spawn close to the selected spawn location on House.
• FIXED – Small deployable gadgets cannot be picked up again when placed on the armchair pillow in 2F Master Bedroom of House.
• FIXED – Drones can get stuck between the pile of pipes in front of construction on House.

BORDER

• FIXED – One of the hatches in the 2F Server Room of Border is not being completely destroyed and can leave collision that blocks players.

CHALET

• FIXED – Pixel peek from B Wine Cellar of Chalet.

CONSULATE

• FIXED – Alibi’s Prisma will not deploy when thrown into interior garden at 1F Main Stairs of Consulate.
• FIXED – Breaching charges can be placed on indestructible floor sections in 2F Hallway of Consulate.
• FIXED – Collision missing for Hibana’s X–Kairos pellets and the wooden desk at 1F Lobby of Consulate.
• FIXED – Rappel point is incorrectly placed for the skylight above 1F Main Stairs in Consulate.
• FIXED – Operators' gadgets can get stuck in the flags on Consulate.

CLUBHOUSE

• FIXED – Planting the defuser in specific areas on the metal shelf of B Arsenal Room in Clubhouse can glitch the plant and cause attackers to lose the round.
• FIXED – Players can destroy the cardboard boxes in Snowmobile Garage on Chalet and hide in the shadows.
• FIXED – Spinning in a specific spot on Chalet can cause FPS drops for other players in the game.

COASTLINE

• FIXED – Attackers can hide the defuser inside the closet at 2F Penthouse of Coastline.

FAVELA

• FIXED – Gridlock’s Trax Stingers are deploying inside the washing machines of 1F Laundry Room on Favela.

FORTRESS

• FIXED – Gadgets and grenades can get stuck under the football table in 2F Games Room in Fortress when thrown from certain angles.
• FIXED – In Fortress, when players shoot a Capitao dart in specific places on the hood–extractor, the incendiary bolt will ignite, but the fire will not propagate.
• FIXED – Issues with reinforcing a wall in 2F Games Room of Fortress when one of the defenders is AFK.
• FIXED – Players can still get shocked through an indestructible wall in 2F Shisha Hallway on Fortress.

HEREFORD

• FIXED – Players can hide behind a target dummy inside a wood rack in 1F Garage of Hereford.

OREGON

• FIXED – Missing glass panels for some windows on Oregon.

KANAL

• FIXED – Players can get stuck inside the vents of EXT Forklift Alley of Kanal after exiting rappel between the gap in the vents.
• FIXED – Echo's Yokai drone can lose signal and stop responding if deployed on top of the vents of 2F Printer Room in Kanal.

USER EXPERIENCE

• FIXED – Various Menu UI improvements.
• FIXED – Various minor cosmetic and shop UI fixes.
• FIXED – Various minor menu fixes and improvements.
• FIXED – Various cosmetic fixes to charms, uniforms, headgears.
• FIXED – Empty player cards visible in spectator mode if all observation tools are destroyed and player joins–in–progress.
• FIXED – Floating drones in support and caster mode.
• FIXED – Outlines of objectives and some gadgets are sometimes highlighted while in support mode after dying.
• FIXED – Various caster/spectator HUD improvements and updates. Increased legibility of the player states on player cards.
• FIXED – Visual replication issues from 3rd person POV for operators exiting rappel from a rooftop.
• FIXED – Missing flash FX for players who are in support mode.
• FIXED – Weapons clip through Defenders hands at spawn if a grip is equipped.
• FIXED – (PvE) Missing exterior barricades at the beginning of Situation 02.
• FIXED – (PvE) One bot can get stuck in front of the bar at 1F restaurant after the defuser is planted.
• FIXED – Attachments are invisible on bots in PvE.
• FIXED – Players cannot complete the "Kill one blinded enemy" objective in the 2nd Situation.
• FIXED – CPU Load displays 0% in the new advanced benchmark results report.
• FIXED – 'None'/'Default' options for attachments, charms, headgear, and uniforms is missing.
• FIXED – The Discovery playlist is missing a name on some UI elements in the main menu.
• FIXED – Infinite loading in the custom online game mode only
• FIXED – Quitting a match during prep/ban phase will display a VISUAL ONLY deranking to Copper V for players who are already ranked.
• FIXED – Texture for black weapon attachment skin is darker on holographic/laser sights.. Here's what's in store for players:

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