VALORANT Patch Notes 5.04: New Battle Pass, Updated Crosshair Settings, Agent Bug Fixes, & More

Nazmul Hassan
By Nazmul Hassan
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Credit: Riot Games

VALORANT has released the 5.04 patch notes, and along with it, they are bringing the new Act into the Episode. Some other changes will come with the 5.04 patch as well.

VALORANT 5.04 Patch notes have been released, and the game update will be coming out shortly, along with many changes to the game. VALORANT players worldwide have been eagerly waiting for the patch notes as some recent updates from Riot Games have revealed that slight changes are coming to the game.

With the upcoming patch, VALORANT will release Episode 5 Act 2, a brand new Battle Pass, Champions Event Pass, and Champions Bundle. Unfortunately, no Agent or Map changes will be coming along with the update.

The most significant change in this patch will be the Crosshair settings update. Riot Games is mainly adding three new features and improving one already existing Crosshair setting. These Settings will give players more options while making new or updating old Crosshairs for better clarity and accessibility.

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VALORANT 5.04 Full Patch Notes

GENERAL

  • We did it, our upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.26 is complete and it’s what you’ll play on during this PBE. Still lots of data and metrics collecting going on to see the state of things.

AGENTS

  • Fixed a bug where Yoru’s Gatecrash would sometimes leave floor markers in incorrect locations
  • Fixed a bug where Chamber’s trademarks were not knifeable

GAME SYSTEM

Crosshair quality of life changes!

  • Added the ability to select a custom crosshair color.
    • Go to Settings >> Crosshair >> Primary, Aim Down Sights, or Sniper Scope
    • On the drop down menu for color, select Custom and input the Hex Code (6-digit RGB) value of desired color
    • If a non-Hex code is entered, crosshair will revert to the previous color.
  • Added the ability to independently tune horizontal and vertical crosshair lines.
    • Go to Settings >> Crosshair >> Primary or Aim Down Sights >> Inner/Outer Length
      • Disabling the middle “chain” icon enables independent tuning.
      • Left slider is for horizontal line and the right slider is for the vertical line.
  • Added the ability to copy spectating player’s crosshair settings
    • When spectating another player, type “/crosshair copy” or “/cc” to import the crosshair of the player you are spectating and save it as a new crosshair profile
  • Increased the number of crosshair profiles available from 10 to 15

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By Nazmul Hassan FPS Editor
Nazmul is GameRiv's FPS editor. He is a marketing graduate with an immense passion for gaming. As an ex-professional CS:GO player, he holds a strong interest in other FPS titles like Apex Legends, VALORANT, and CoD. However, he also tries out other games when he is free.