Apex Legends Season 20 “Breakout” Full Patch Notes

Here are all the changes coming to Apex Legends’ most anticipated Season 20.

Apex Legends Season 20 is approaching fast. According to what we’ve seen so far, the developers have named it “Breakout,” and it’ll come out on February 13, 2024.

Unlike the previous three seasons, there will be tons of new content coming to Season 20. Most of the changes have already been revealed by the likes of Gameinformer and other leakers.

However, there were still some major to minor changes that were not published. Thankfully, the patch notes have been revealed by Respawn, so we don’t have to speculate anymore. So, without further ado, let’s see what Season 20 of Apex Legends has in store for us.

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Season 20 Official Patch Notes

Breakout Rewards

Breakout Map Rotation

• Olympus
• Storm Point
• World’s Edge

Performance Mode: 120Hz

On PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X, the Video Settings menu has a new “Performance” mode option that is available to players with 120Hz displays. This option targets 120 FPS performance with content optimizations and reductions to visual quality.

Crafting

• Decreased interaction time with Replicators
• Inventory can now be accessed from the crafting menu
• Printed items left alone will auto-eject from the Replicator after some time

World’s Edge: Rampart’s Big Maude

• All Big Maude paintball weapons are now free, but they will take time to dispense from their vending machines. Once a player has claimed their free weapon, they cannot get another. Loba will still be able to steal a second gun with her Black Market. There is also an increased variety of weapons to choose from, but gold-kitted weapons are no longer offered at Big Maude.

Legend Upgrades

Assault Class

ASH

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Murder Machine	Call out the number of squads within 150 meters after a squad wipe.
	One Minute to Live	Using Passive tracks enemy position on map for 60 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Greedy Snare	Arc Snare remains in play for 24 seconds and can catch multiple enemies.
	Twin Snares	Gain an Arc Snare charge.

BALLISTIC

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Ammuvision	See relevant ammo types in Death Boxes.
	Care Package Insight	Reveal the most valuable item in Care Packages.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Extra Bullet	Gain a Smart Bullet charge.
	Lasting Bullet	Smart Bullet duration is tripled.

BANGALORE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Big Bang	See nearby ordnance through walls and on Death Boxes.
	Ultimate Cooldown+	Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 60 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Cover Me	Auto-Ping enemies who trigger Double Time.
	Refuge	Regenerate HP while inside Smoke.

FUSE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Big Bang	See nearby ordnance through walls and on Death Boxes.
	Scar Tissue	Take 50% less damage and no slow effects from The Motherlode.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Knuckle Hustler	Short speed boost on successful Knuckle Cluster hit.
	Wreckless	Take 25% less explosive damage.

MAD MAGGIE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Fire Ball	Wrecking Ball catches fire and explodes in thermite.
	Shots Shots Shots	Auto-Reload shotguns on knock.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Big Drill	Increase depth and width of Tactical by 50%.
	Drillslinger	Gain a Riot Drill charge; reduce active duration by 25%.

Skirmisher Legend

HORIZON

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Battery Collection	Shield Battery count shown above Death Boxes.
	Big Bang	See nearby ordnance through walls and on Death Boxes.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Tactical Cooldown	Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds.
	Ultimate Cooldown	Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 30 seconds.

OCTANE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Thick Skin	Take 25% less Stim damage.
	Wreckless	Take 25% less explosive damage.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Airborne Agility	Change directions with the Launch Pad double-jump.
	Mad Hops	Gain an extra Launch Pad charge.

PATHFINDER

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Field Research	Gain access to Survey Beacons.
	Ringmaster	Gain access to Ring Consoles.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Down and Away	Grapple cooldown reset on knock.
	Zipline Zen	Take 25% less damage while riding energized Ziplines.

REVENANT

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Murder Machine	Call out the number of squads within 150 meters after a squad wipe.
	Tactical Cooldown	Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Agile Assassin	Total Shadow Pounce charge time reduced by 20%.
	Grim Leaper	Shadow Pounce cooldown reset on knock.

VALKYRIE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Aerial Expert	Increased horizontal Jetpack speed and acceleration.
	Afterburners	Launch 15% higher with Skyward Dive.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Full Coverage	Widen Missile Swarm pattern from 4×3 to 3×5.
	Full Tank	Increase Jetpack fuel by 25%.

WRAITH

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Sixth Sense	Passive warns when nearby squad count increases.
	Tactical Cooldown	Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Fast Phase	Reduce Tactical wind-up by 20%.
	Ultimate Cooldown+	Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 60 seconds.

Recon Legends

BLOODHOUND

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Raven’s Blessing	White Ravens charge Ultimate by 25% when activated.
	Tactical Cooldown	Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Odin’s Glare	Double the duration of Tactical’s full-body highlight.
	Taste of Blood	Gain 25 HP on knocks while Ultimate is active.

CRYPTO

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Tactical Cooldown+	Reduce Tactical cooldown by 10 seconds.
	Ultimate Cooldown	Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 30 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Network Expansion	Increase Neurolink and EMP range by 25%.
	Network Traffic	Deploying the Drone calls out squads in the area.

SEER

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Long View	Increase Passive and Tactical range to 75m.
	Racing Hearts	Faster movement using Passive.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Artist’s Reach	Increase the throw range of Ultimate by 20 meters.
	Focus Scan	Increase Tactical scan duration by 1.5 seconds.

VANTAGE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Ringmaster	Gain access to Ring Consoles.
	Ultimate Reload	Ultimate Accelerants grant +2 bullets.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Bat Bounce	Improved Tactical’s double-jump.
	Sharpshooter	Refresh Tactical on hits with Ultimate.

Controller Legends

CATALYST

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Long Cast	Increase Spike throw range by 40%.
	Sister Spikes	Increase max number of active Spikes by one.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Long Veil	Increase Ultimate length by 15 meters.
	Resilient Veil	Increase Ultimate lifetime by 5 seconds.

CAUSTIC

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Parabolic Force	Increase Tactical throw range by 75%.
	Particle Diffuser	Increase Ultimate area of effect by 50%.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Breathe It In	Regenerate HP while enveloped in Nox Gas.
	Residual Toxins	Nox Vision persists for longer.

RAMPART

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Bandolier	Carry extra ammo per stack.
	Ultimate Cooldown	Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 30 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Amped Reloads	Reload faster with Sheila or when behind Amped Cover.
	Ramped Up	Improved Mobile Sheila handling and spin up time by 20%.

WATTSON

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Falling Stars	Pylon interceptions spawn Arc Stars at its base.Enemy attacks only.1.5s cooldown between spawns.Arc Stars must be picked up before more than five can be spawned.
	Fresh Start	Allies are revived with 50 HP.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Power Pylon	Double Ultimate’s HP and Shield Regen capacity.
	Split Circuit	Place up to 2 Pylons with half the shield regen capacity and use Ultimate Accelerants twice as fast.

Support Legends

CONDUIT

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Battery Collection	Shield Battery count shown above Death Boxes.
	Radiant Transfer	Increase Tactical range by 10 meters.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Bigger Jam	Each Ultimate jammer’s damage radius increased by 10%.
	Split Charge	Gain a Tactical charge but halve shield regen duration.

GIBRALTAR

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Fresh Start	Allies are revived with 50 HP.
	Shots Shots Shots	Auto-Reload shotguns on knocks.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Baby Bubble	Reduce Tactical size and cooldown by 25%.
	Bubble Bunker	Increase Tactical lifetime by 4 seconds.

LIFELINE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Rapid Response	Increase Revive speed by 20%.
	Tactical Cooldown+	Reduce Tactical cooldown by 10 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Gift Wrapped	Next Lifeline Care Package is a Supply Drop.
	Last Stand	Gain a Self-Revive.

LOBA

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	High Value	Increase Tactical height and range.
	Market Expansion	Increase Ultimate range by 25%.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Shopping Spree	Loba can take an extra item from Black Markets.
	Tactical Cooldown	Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds.

MIRAGE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Miracle Worker	Allies are revived with health regen up to 75 HP.
	More Me	Gain an Ultimate Decoy; reduce cooldown by 30 seconds.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Bamboozle Bonus	Refresh Tactical on successful Bamboozles.
	Me Two	Gain a Decoy charge (can have both active at once).

NEWCASTLE

	Level 2 Upgrade Options
	Swift Shield	Increase Mobile Shield speed to weapon sprint speed.
	Thick Shield	Mobile Shield segments gain 250 HP.
	Level 3 Upgrade Options
	Miracle Worker	Allies are revived with health regen up to 75 HP.
	Stronghold	+250 Castle Wall HP; extend energized barrier duration to 2 minutes.

Patch Notes

• Added Tags: a 3-4 character piece of flair ahead of players’ usernames that appear everywhere usernames do
  • Clubs are being retired—check out the Highlights blog for more details
• Events moved into a dedicated tab in the Lobby (out of Seasonal tab)

Balance Updates

Crafting 2.0

• Crafting Rotation is no more, all weapons and loot are back on the floor
• Crafting options reduced to Shield Battery, Medkit, Ammo, and Player Banners
• Inventory can now be accessed from the Crafting menu
• Rampart’s Big Maude
  • All paintball weapons are now free, dispense time increased
  • Increased variety of weapons, but gold kitted weapons no longer offered
  • One free weapon per player, per match (Loba can steal a second with Black Market)
• Replicators
  • Each individual Replicator is now single-use per player, per match
  • Every game will start with 12 spawned
  • Decreased interaction time with instant printing
  • Printed items left alone will auto-eject from the Replicator after some time

Care Package Weapon Rotation

• EVA-8 enters the Care Package
• Prowler returns to the floor

Gold Weapons Rotation

• R-301, RE-45, Mastiff, Devotion, 30-30

Weapons & Attachments

30-30

• Base damage reduced to 39 (was 42)
• Ammo capacity
  • Base capacity unchanged (6)
  • White Magazine reduced to 7 (was 8)
  • Blue Magazine reduced to 8 (was 10)
  • Purple & Gold Magazine reduced to 10 (was 12)
• Skullpiercer headshot multiplier reduced to 2.0 (was 2.1)
• Dual Loader removed as an integrated Hop-Up, now only loads 1 shell per reload
• Marksman Stock reload speed bonus normalized to match other sniper weapons
• Reloading 3 shells in a row now increases reload speed by 20% for the remainder of the reload

EVA-8 [Care Package]

• Damage reduced to 6 (was 7)
• Fire rate increased to 3 (was 2.4)
• Recoil reduced to better match the much faster fire rate
• Hammer Points: 20% damage increase against flesh (+1 damage)
• Gold Shotgun Bolt: shells reloaded on slide increased to 2 (was 1)
  • Note: this change only affects the Care Package EVA-8

Hemlock

• Damage reduced to 20 (was 21)
• Hipfire spread increased
• Spread delay increased to 0.28 (was 0.21)

L-Star

• Can no longer equip Barrel Attachments

Prowler [Floor]

• Reverted to non-Care Package version
  • Damage decreased to 15 (was 16)
  • Select Fire Hop-Up removed
• Burst delay increased to 0.28 (was 0.24)
• Spread delay increased to 0.28 (was 0.15)

R-99

• ADS vertical and horizontal recoil increased

R-301

• Hipfire spread reduced

SMG Ballistics

• Projectile gravity increased across all SMGs
• Projectile launch speed reduced across most SMGs (Prowler unchanged)

1x Digital Threat

• Can no longer be equipped to SMGs
• Spawn rates reduced by 20%

Laser Sights

• Spread multipliers reduced
  • White Laser Sight adjusted to x0.9 (was x0.8)
  • Blue Laser Sight adjusted to x0.8 (was x0.6)
  • Purple Laser Sight adjusted to x0.7 (was x0.4)

Legends

Heavy-Rig Legends (Gibraltar, Caustic, Pathfinder, Newcastle, Revenant)

• Now use medium-rig first-person movement animations
• Actual game speeds have not changed, these Legends will feel less sluggish when running

Support Legends

• Extended Supply Bin contents have been improved (see below)

Ballistic

• Sling: Sling Weapons now have all White attachments while equipped
• Tempest: effect radius for ally range has been increased to 90m (was 13m)

Bloodhound

• Tracker: Raven scan’s Ult Charge is now gated behind the Hunting Ravens upgrade

Catalyst

• Dark Veil:
  • lifetime decreased to 15s (was 25s)
  • length decreased to 40m (was 55m)

Conduit

• Radiant Flash
  • Cooldown increased to 26s (was 21s)
  • Temporary Shield generation rate decreased to 15HP/s (was 20HP/s)
  • Temporary Shield generation time increased to 9s (was 8s)
• Energy Barricade
  • Mine duration reduced to 45s (was 60s)
  • Mine HP reduced to 200HP (was 250HP)
  • The distance at which mines are removed when deployed too close to one another has been increased by ~100%

Crypto

• Surveillance Drone
  • Speed of drone recall has been increased slightly
  • Transitions going in and out of drone are now faster

Horizon

• Gravity Lift: cooldown increased to 25s (was 20s)

Lifeline

• In modes with Upgrade Cores enabled, Lifeline’s Care Package now has a 50/50 chance to drop an extra piece of smart equipment (vs. large consumable) instead of an Armor

Mad Maggie

• Wrecking Ball
  • Will no longer be destroyed on first enemy hit
    • Instead, the Wrecking Ball will trigger an explosion then keep going, allowing for a second explosion to trigger later
    • The same player cannot be hit again by the ball for 2s after first impact
    • Players can only be affected by the shellshock and knockback effects once
  • Will now bounce through devices it hits and destroys

Octane

• Jump Pad: audio falloff of double-jump has been adjusted to be slightly less audible from long distances

Pathfinder

• Insider Knowledge
  • Scanning Care Packages now awards 50% Ult Charge (was 100%) and 15s Ult Cooldown (was 10s)
  • This also applies to Ring Console or Survey Beacon scans

Maps

Map Updates

• The Apex Games Museum on World’s Edge has an all-new exhibit that honors the history of the Outlands and the origin of the Games. Filled with interactive kiosks, artwork and red carpet flair, the museum has many interesting tidbits of information, community artwork and even some easter eggs.
• Special celebration dressing in the form of flags, banners, and even the return of our larger than life Legend balloons can be found on every map. This year features an all-new cast designed with the Breakout aesthetic in mind. 
• Tridents, jump balloons, gravity cannons, loot bins and more have a fresh look to compliment the theme of the season.

Thunderdome

Feel the energy as the crowd comes alive in our first custom Mixtape map!

• Immerse yourself in the action of a focused 3-lane multiplayer map, designed for fast-paced gameplay
• Playable for all mixtape game modes: Team Deathmatch, Gun Run, and Control
• Get hyped listening to the cheers from the crowd in the arena stands

Modes

• Mixtape
  • Updated Loadouts to reflect Weapon Meta changes
  • Gun Run: removed Charge Rifle, added Kraber
• NEW LTM: Straight Shot—check out the collection event blog for more details
  • Players spawn above a random POI and skydive in, no Jumpmaster
  • Weapons spawn kitted at different rarities, streamlining loot
  • Reduced Lobby to 30 players and shorter rounds
  • Requeue with your party directly from the death screen

Ranked

Check out our Breakout Highlights blog for more details on Ranked Reloaded.

• Level requirement now 20 (was 50)
  • Entry cost will return: 20 RP per Tier starting at Silver
• Player Rankings now visible
• Promotional Trials have been removed
• Provisional Matches have been removed
• Ranked Tier RP requirements will have some increases
• RP value will be used to matchmake. For full-stack premades, the highest RP value in the squad will be used.
• Splits are returning
  • Start at 1 RP at the beginning of the Season, split will drop ranking by 6 divisions
• Updated Bonuses
  • Challenger Bonus: earn a 50% bonus on a elimination of a higher ranked player that was contributed to
  • Top 5 Streak Bonus: for maintaining a placement streak of 5th or better, earn up to a maximum of a 40 RP bonus
    • 2 match streak: +10 RP
    • 3 match streak: +20 RP
    • 4 match streak: +30 RP
    • 5+ match streak: +40 RP

World Systems

Extended Supply Bins 

• Extended Supply Bins now give Smart Gear
  • Players can find gear upgrades for Knockdown Shields, Helmets, and Backpacks in the hidden shelf
  • Small chance of granting purple gear if a player on the squad has white gear or none at all
  • Small chance of granting gold gear if the entire squad has purple gear
• More reliably gives Heat Shields & MRBs when needed
• Increased likelihood of getting Med Kit over Syringes

Ring Exploit Prevention

• Players spending too much time outside the Ring will be warned, then eliminated

Bug Fixes

• Double-clicking in the Melee Tab now equips items
• Firing Range dummies no longer clip through damaged doors
• Heat Shields and Legend Ult items can no longer be placed on Tridents
• In-match Challenge display now lists all 5 challenges
• Player created pings can once again be removed
• Players will no longer teleport into the building overlooking the fight night ring via Trident
• Valkyrie can no longer get under the turbine on Olympus
• Voiceline while picking up enemy Banner Cards no longer indicates it is a squadmate

Audio

• Most in-game dialogue is now synchronized between clients
• Squad members can now be muted while spectating

Graphics

• DX12 (PC) fixed several causes of crashes

Legends

• Ash Ult, Rampart Tac/Ult, Wattson Tac/Ult, and Loba Ult can no longer be placed out of bounds
• Conduit’s Tac now appears for observers
• Mad Maggie’s Ult now destroys Gibby’s Tac
• Mirage decoys that are destroyed by Catalyst’s Piercing Spikes no longer keep the trap active nor make hit sounds briefly after dying

Quality of Life

• Destructible Legend abilities have consistent damage feedback
  • Objects which previously showed red (flesh) damage numbers will now show as gray and the damage numbers will indicate if the object is destroyed
  • Increased visibility for gray damage numbers

• Firing Range: Nessie was inspired after watching some centuries old videos and wanted to change things up a bit. The yellow and purple polka-dots look quite dashing.
• Gun Run: changed the Victory notification for the winning team to say “You Are the Champion” instead of “<Team> is the Champion”
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity: added an option for Seer Passive which controls how quickly you can turn while unarmed and using Heart Seeker
• Performance Mode aim assist has been tuned to feel similar to 60Hz mode
• Added advanced haptics and adaptive triggers support for PlayStation and PC consoles
  • If you encounter an issue, please ensure to connect the controller via USB and complete any updates

Navigation

• Event Tab: dedicated tab appears when there is an active Event (previously under the Seasonal Tab)
• Death Menu: added a Squad Tab where you can access your groups information, report, and mute VoIP/pings while you’re dead
• Legends Tab: selected Legend will not reset to featured one when your cursor is not over a Legend
• Melee Tab: Death Box icon is now clickable
• Store Tab: new subtab containing offers that were previously in Featured, Specials, Seasonal, and more with improved navigational flow and presentation

Graphics

• General GPU rendering optimizations for FX
• Improved Low Res FX rendering quality
• Improved Volumetric Lighting
• Optimized FX after stepping through a Catalyst wall for better GPU performance
• Optimized FX when taking damage from Fuse’s ultimate for better GPU performance
• PS5 and Xbox SX/S improved CPU graphics performance with parallelization of rendering workloads

Live API Updates and Upcoming Changes

We are adding new gameplay event messages to LiveAPI supporting Legend Upgrades and EVO Level changes alongside improvements and bug fixes based on ongoing feedback. The schema of all events alongside technical documentation can be found in the LiveAPI folder of the game installation.

In order to better support LiveAPI 2.0, we will retire the existing file-based output in favor of the WebSockets connection interface. The file-based output will be turned off by default in a future patch and entirely removed from LiveAPI by Q3 2024. Developers should begin migrating their apps to the WebSockets interface in order to avoid disruptions.

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