The Last Jedi content is now in Star Wars: Battlefront 2 thanks to a new patch

News by Sherif Saed Contributor

Published on Dec. 13, 2017

DICE has rolled out a new update for Star Wars: Battlefront 2 that brought a host of free, Last Jedi-themed content.

The developer first showed the update last week, promising it would bring new maps, vehicles, heroes and a story mission to Star Wars: Battlefront 2. It's out now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, at around 10GB.

Finn, and Captain Phasma are the two new heroes, available in multiplayer. They won't cost any Credits, assuming you log in during the Last Jedi season. The two new maps are Crait, and D'Qar. The former is playable in Galactic Assault, and the latter is available in Starfighter Assault.

The new story content is an epilogue, called Resurrection. Iden Version, the campaign's protagonist, returns in three chapters. It's worth noting that while the episode doesn't spoil the Last Jedi, you should avoid playing it if you're going in completely blind.

There's also a new vehicle, in Tallie Lintra’s RZ-2 A-wing, and a new ship upgrade for Poe Dameron's X-wing. The update also made some big balance changes, mostly focused on heroes.

Find all the patch notes below:

Hero balance

Lando

Increased Sharp Shot damage from 190 to 200
Increased Sharp Shot range from 20 to 40 meters
Closing attacks for lightsaber wielders are cancelled while in the smoke
The Hot and Cold Star Card now works as intended

Rey

Mind Control no longer blocks the target's abilities
Survivor Star Card now has the correct description

Yoda

Extra health gained by Presence is no longer removed when going on cooldown, instead health starts depleting after 10 seconds
Increased Presence recharge time from 16 to 20 seconds
Increased Dash damage from 100 to 130
Presence no longer cancels Darth Vader's Choke ability
Jedi Mentor Star Card now has the correct description
Master of the Force Star Card now works as intended
Agility Star Card now correctly grants 1 extra dash instead of 2

Palpatine

Increased health from 650 to 700
Increased maximum regeneration from 150 to 300
Increased regeneration rate from 50 to 75
Decreased 1-hand Force lightning cost from 15 stamina/sec to 10 stamina/sec
Decreased 2-handed Force lightning cost from 20 stamina/sec to 15 stamina/sec

Chewbacca

Increased Bowcaster's fire rate from 80 to 90
Increased Bowcaster's Power increase per second from 0.9 to 2.5
Increased Bowcaster's number of blaster shot from 1 to 3 on the base power modifier
The middle grenade of Shock Grenade is fired away from Chewbacca and not towards him
Increased Charge Slam's radius from 3 to 6
Multi-Shock Star Card now the correct description
Multi-Shock Star Card now works as intended
Bonus Health Star Card now properly reward health bonus
Enemies defeated by Chewbacca's Charge Slam are now sent flying

Bossk

Increased Predator Instinct's heat per bullet by 0.005
Decreasing Predator Instinct's maximum possible active time while firing by 1 second
Adjusted Bossk's Battle Points cost on certain maps

Boba Fett

Decreased each rank of bonus damage gained from Anti-hero rockets by 4
Decreased each rank of extra rockets gained from Intense Barrage by 1
For the Hunt doesn't give back fuel to the jetpack anymore, instead fuel won’t deplete while it is active
The jetpack icon will now turn yellow when Boba Fett uses the For the Hunt ability, indicating that jetpack fuel is unlimited while the ability is active
The Blaster Disabler ability no longer disables Boba Fett's, or his allies’, blaster when triggered

Han Solo

Sharpshooting Frenzy Star Card now has the correct description

Leia Organa

Relentless Firing Star Cards now works as intended
High Spirit Star Card now works as intended

Darth Maul

Furious Throw can now damage objectives and vehicles

Arcade

Fixed an issue where players would be invisible to each other in Versus Custom Arcade
Fixed an issue where Darth Vader's Choke ability would instantly kill an enemy who stayed near a wall
Fixed an issue where Bossk's Star Card Trap Arming Speed would not work as intended
Fixed some LOD issues
Fixed some VO issues
Fixed some UI scaling issues
Fixed some clipping issues
Fixed some lighting issues
Fixed some textures issues
Removed an invisible platform on Kamino
General bugfixes and polish

General fixes

Made improvements in reducing game server lag on large game modes
Made improvements in reducing micro-stuttering/freezes during gameplay
Made improvements to the idle-kick logic that detects players who aren’t participating in the match
Reduced Flame Trooper damage over time effect and increase direct damage done to enemies in the center of the cone
Adjusted spawn positions on Hoth while playing Strike
Fixed an issue where players could use Jetpack Boost twice in a row, avoiding its cooldown
Fixed an issue where players could not deploy in the LAAT at certain times
Fixed an issue where players could spawn on top of each other at certain times
Fixed an issue where Credits are not rewarded properly to all players at End of Round
Fixed several localization and audio issues
Fixed several collision and traversal issues on Kashyyyk
Fixed several collision and traversal issues on Endor
Fixed several collision and traversal issues on Tatooine
Fixed several collision and traversal issues on Yavin 4
Fixed an issue where the player is unable to zoom in after throwing a Detonite Charge
Fixed an issue where Heroes could be instantly defeated if being run over by a Speeder
Fixed several scoring event issues
Unlocked the 2nd and 3rd Star Card slots for all four Trooper Classes
With these slots unlocked, all new players, and existing players, will receive three Common Star Cards per Trooper Class to fill out their hand
General bugfixes and polish
Several stability and performance improvements