EA and DICE will release the latest update for Battlefield 1 across all platforms today; update version 1.26. The sizable update is mandatory for all Battlefield 1 players, and will also cause the game’s servers to go offline for one hour. Although described as a Quality of Life update, v1.26 also fixes some major bugs.
New Battlefield 1 Update: Version 1.26
Battlefield 1 Update Version 1.26 is close to 1.2 GB in total size. It will release today on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. EA DICE community manager Braddocks512 posted information online explaining the update; “On Wednesday, August 15th, 2018, we will be rolling out the Battlefield 1 Quality of Life Update for all platforms. During this development, Battlefield 1 multiplayer will be offline for 1 hour, as noted below:
- PC – Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting at 800 UTC / 1AM PDT.
- PS4 – Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting at 900 UTC / 2AM PDT.
- Xbox One – Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting at 1000 UTC / 3AM PDT.
“This is a required update for all Battlefield 1 players.” continues the update; “Thank you for your patience and check the Battlefield.com or the Battlefield forums for update notes once the update has fully rolled out.”
For many players, the biggest fix introduced by the update is a fix for the recent party chat bug on Xbox One; a bug which was introduced to the game by a recent graphics update. That update was intended to introduce 4K support to the game’s Xbox One X version. However, it also caused a major bug which caused performance degradation. The new update’s patch notes also detail plenty of other bugs which update 1.26 addresses. As of 1.26, players will also now be kicked from the game if they are idle pre-round in the Official Battlefield 1 servers. Changes have also been made to the Mid-Round Team Balancer, reducing the threshold and timer.