First Rainbow Six Siege patch adds HD visual option for PC, many bug fixes

Rainbow Six Siege gets a little bit shinier.

The first Rainbow Six Siege title update releases for all systems today.

If you're playing on PC you may see an error message (“ IncompatibleCustomClientVersion”) which is nothing to worry about; just restart your client to kick off the update.

While the patch brings a number of bug fixes and improvements, the headline feature is an optional graphical update for PC. You'll need to download it as a DLC pack to check it out, but it's free.

The pack adds ultra-HD textures to many common assets, and is highly recommended for 4K users. Ubisoft said anyone with a 4GB GPU will still see the benefit at resolutions of 1080p to 1440p, but those with better rigs will be able to leverage ultra settings and 4K display along with the pack for the best possible results.

Full patch notes follow.

New Content & Features

Visual Update
– DLC Ultra-HD Texture Pack now available for PC Players
Community Health
– Implemented an auto-kick feature for intentional team killers

General Tweaks & Improvements

Hit Registration

Fixed bugs on replication and kill cam:

Pawn rotation latency
Shield positioning while rappelling
Shooting and moving while rappelling
Kill cam replication issues
Updated server tick rate for PC (intermittent & temporary)

Playlist Changes

PvP – Ranked playlist HUD has been synced with the Casual playlist
Renamed Minimal HUD to Hardcore HUD

Ranked Matchmaking Improvements

Increased reliability of end-game skill rank updates.
The penalty for abandoning a ranked game in progress has been temporarily reduced to 8 minutes.
Skill rank icon is now displayed on the game's main screen, next to your level.

Other Matchmaking Improvements

PvP & PvE matchmaking bug fixes

Balancing

PvP – Reduced time to detect Defenders outside from 5 seconds to 2 seconds.
PvE – Reduced the maximum number of White Masks and reduced wave sizes in Terrorist Hunt – Disarm Bomb.

Player Comfort

Increased the amount of characters available tin the chatbox from 32 characters to 128 characters.
Glaz scope visibility enhanced.

Top Community Raised Bug Fixes

Gameplay fixes
Level Design fixes
Online Flow fixes
Visual fixes
UI fixes
Miscellaneous fixes