With Six Invitational 2025 closing Ubisoft dropped a bomb at Rainbow Six Siege fans. For the future of Siege Ubisoft announced new upgrade for Siege called Rainbow Six Siege X. Rainbow Six Siege X is set to cater upcoming 10 years of Siege. The game will include new graphics and audio and will be an upgrade to Rainbow Six Siege.
The Freeze For All event is coming to Rainbow Six Siege. The new game mode will be available to play starting December 16, 2024 and will run through January 6, 2025. It’s just not any Holiday event, Freeze For All brings a ton of exclusive skins and cosmetics to the game. As of now, players can get their hands on Freeze For All exclusive skins by purchasing the Freeze For All packs or by directly purchasing the bundles. However, all players can claim one free Freeze For All pack in the Highlight section of Rainbow Six Siege’s in-game store!
After the reveal at the BLAST R6 Major Montreal, the new operation is finally releasing in a few hours. Collision Point will be the final operation for R6s this year. It brings multiple operator changes as well as the Blackbeard Rework. More operator getting new gadgets include Sens and Thunderbird. Ying is getting a nerf once again. Moreover, Crossplay will be introduced across PC and Console players with Collision Point.
Ubisoft has finally shared the news about next Year and next Operation for Rainbow Six Siege. At the finale for Six Invitation 2025, we got to hear about future of Siege. This included a new overhaul with Rainbow Six Siege X and Year 10 Season 1 updates. Moreover, we got our first look at the upcoming operation with Y10S1 Rauora.
Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 is live and official patch notes for the operation is available. Here’s everything coming Y10S1 patch notes. The new Season is called Operation Prep Phase and will transition in to Rainbow Six Siege X at the end of the Season. Moreover, the Operation includes a brand new operator Rauora.
Here’s everything you need to know about Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 Patch notes.
Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 Patch notes
Complete Patch notes for Y10S1 are listed here including new operator, new Celebration Packs, Bug fixes, Changes and more.
Operator
- Rauora
Role
- Attacker
Primary Weapon
- 417
- M249
Secondary Weapon
- Reaper MK2
- GSh-18
Gadget
- Smoke Grenade
- Breach Charge
HEALTH
- ★
- ★
- ★
Speed
- ★
- ★
- ★
D.O.M. Panel Launcher
- Seize control over the map with Rauora’s D.O.M. Panel Launcher. Deploy bulletproof panels from a distance and strategically control the flow of combat. With a quick trigger at the top of the door, open or close the panel to create tactical opportunities.
Reputation System
- Players’ standings will be reset as the system moves out of beta. Those who completed the Y9S4 season with a positive standing (Respectable, Esteemed, or Exemplary) will be awarded with a free Alpha Pack as a token of appreciation.
- Starting this season (Year 10 Season 1) players with a Dishonorable or Disruptive standing will be restricted from playlists and unable to unlock certain rewards. Players with an Esteemed or Exemplary standing will be able to equip their exclusive card background. Bonus points are rewarded to players by achieving a positive standing (Respectable or above). Players can use bonus point to unlock rewards such as Boosters, Renown, and/or Alpha Packs.
Reputation standings will have these impacts:
- DISHONORABLE: Locked from Ranked, Standard, Siege Cup playlists, no access to Ranked rewards, -50% XP & Renown.
- DISRUPTIVE: Locked from Siege Cup playlist, no access to Ranked rewards, -25% XP & Renown.
- RESPECTABLE: +1 Standing bonus points per match.
- ESTEEMED: +2 Standing bonus points per match + Esteemed card background.
- EXEMPLARY: +3 Standing bonus points per match + Exemplary card background.
Ranked rewards are locked until players reach Respectable Standing.
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Dynamic Matchmaking
- Dynamic matchmaking is a new system that optimizes matchmaking based on the how many requests are being sent to the server. While the enhanced system is designed to accommodate both densely and sparsely populated regions, it seeks to achieve higher quality matches during peak hours.
Celebration Pack
- The Celebration Pack includes a curated selection of top items from the first nine years of Siege, including limited time Event collections and seasonal signature weapon skins. Celebration Packs can be unlocked with Renown and are available in the Battle Pass.
Bug Fixes
Gameplay
- FIXED – Swapping to line of sight has no time limit, causing unintended bot behaviours.
- FIXED – Blackbeard’s look/aim direction in from Defender’s point of view doesn’t match first person view while in free rappel.
- FIXED – The LED is missing when an operator is watching Skopós’s idle V10-Pantheon Shell camera.
- FIXED – Blackbeard’s fingers look strange when grasping weapons from Defender’s point of view.
- FIXED – Starting with the second round on all maps, the Preparation phase red barrier is missing on all doors and windows.
- FIXED – Blackbeard’s H.U.L.L. Adaptable Shield remains extended when Blackbeard is knocked back by Oryx’s Remah Dash.
- FIXED – Players get minus points as Rook when destroying an empty Armor Pack container.
- FIXED – Animation in first person view is snappy when using Dokkaebi’s Logic Bomb.
- FIXED – Broken reload animation on bots in Killcam and End of Round Replay.
- FIXED – Operator’s hands are offset for a few frames when reinforcing a wall as a Defender.
Level Design
- FIXED – Players can peek through a gap between reinforced walls if the soft part is destroyed.
- FIXED – Azami is able to vault on the shelf in 2F garage in Clubhouse by using her Kiba Barrier.
- FIXED – Players can vault on top of the boxes in the middle of the room in 2F Geisha on the Skyscraper map.
- FIXED – Echo’s Yokai Drone loses signal on the stairs in 2F South Stairs on the Coastline map.
- FIXED – The drone vent marker disappears even when the player turns on the drone vent option.
- FIXED – A gap is present when a barricade is placed on the door next to B Freezer Stairs on the Oregon map.
- FIXED – Bots can’t interact with a briefcase while player is using Melusi in 1F Coat Check on the Kafe Dostoyevsky map.
- FIXED – Floating paper VFX is low resolution regardless of setting in 1F Spiral Stairs of the Consulate map.
Operators
- FIXED – Rauora’s Reaper MK2 emits a reflection when approaching certain areas.
- FIXED – Pinging the trigger of the Panel from Rauora’s D.O.M. Panel Launcher shows Castle’s Icon.
- FIXED – Rauora’s Reaper MK2 Extended Magazine floats when canceling the reload animation.
- FIXED – Rauora’s Operator Portrait rarity is missing.
- FIXED – When previewing Rauora, the D.O.M. Panel Launcher appears to be floating behind her.
- FIXED – Fuze’s Ballistic Shield clips into view while deploying a Cluster Charge.
- FIXED – Post-shoot animation plays after equipping Rauora’s D.O.M. Panel Launcher when it’s empty after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – Weapons are misplaced in Rauora’s hands, after switching weapons while aiming down sights of D.O.M Panel Launcher after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – Closing the Panel from Rauora’s D.O.M. Panel Launcher doesn’t destroy certain gadgets beneath it.
- FIXED – No Charm options available for Blackbeard’s H.U.L.L. Adaptable Shield.
- FIXED – Operator body snaps for a frame when when they step on their first stair tread while sprinting after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – Montagne takes bullet damage when a defender shoots precisely at the left side of the Le Roc Shield after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – Brava’s Kludge Drone is invisible in drone view in Match Replay.
- FIXED – Thunderbird’s Kóna Station camera appears as if it’s floating during deployment.
- FIXED – Operator’s hand clips to their back when picking up the hostage in crouch position.
- FIXED – Kapkan’s Entry Denial Device laser VFX doesn’t show up after installation.
- FIXED – Twitch’s left hand clips vertically with the observation tools phone when accessing the cameras after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – Blackbeard’s can push through a wall while it’s being reinforced.
- FIXED – The LEDs on Iana’s Gemini Replicator appear misaligned when deploying.
- FIXED – Wrong collision material on the glass of Blackbeard’s H.U.L.L. Adaptable Shield.
- FIXED – Castle’s Armor Panel can break if an Operator vaults next to it.
- FIXED – Blackbeard’s H.U.L.L. Adaptable Shield clips through the floor while in crouch position.
User Experience
- FIXED – Players get stuck in an empty Siege Cup lobby if they leave the Registration prompt on-screen and confirm after the registration period has ended after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – Players receive a D01A error if they reconnect and select “Keep Playing as a Team” during the After Action Report after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – Several UI elements are missing from the player profile side panel when viewed during a local custom game.
- FIXED – Several UI elements are missing from player cards in the local custom game lobby.
- FIXED – Generic description and reward descriptor are both missing from the Reputation Bonus Drops widget.
- FIXED – Players with Disruptive/Dishonorable Reputation Standing are able to register for Siege Cup after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – Rick and Morty bundles duplicate after purchase.
- FIXED – Searching for or selecting a weapon skin in Marketplace will give an error message.
- FIXED – Elite animations are not synchronized with the timing of animated props.
- FIXED – The Attackers spawn location is missing on Operator cards when viewed in Spectator mode after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – The ban phase always display orange as banning for the spectator client.
- FIXED – Lights on operated observation tools are not visible from a distance of 13m or more.
- FIXED – Camera is blurred when Montagne deflects bullets with Le Roc Extendable Shield.
- FIXED – Previous Seasons section is not showing the ranks of the past seasons after Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 update.
- FIXED – The Lefty preset assigns both the Aim and Shoot actions to the same input.
- FIXED – Upper and Lower Brackets are not updated after a match is cancelled.
- FIXED – Flawless Round Bonus and Match Victory score points are overlapping at the end of the match.
That’s all you need to know about Rainbow Six Siege Y10S1 patch notes and new operator Rauora.