Apex Legends Season 27 update patch notes - Amped release date and time

Apex Legends developer Respawn is gearing up to release a brand new season of content on PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch.

Titled Amped, the new Apex Legends Season has a November 4 release date and a 5pm GMT UK launch time. In addition to a new Battle Pass, Season 27 introduces a whole host of new features, including a big update to the Olympus map.

Olympus is said to have been reworked for better flow, dynamic positioning, and elevated gameplay. It also adds four new points of interest, such as the Somers University campus and the Gravity Engine.

Elsewhere, Valkyrie and Horizon have been upgraded with new aerial skills, while Rampart gets "evolving cover for better area denial".

Other new features include the new Mantle Boost mechanic, which gives a speed boost for leaping off ledges.

Check out the Apex Legends Season 27 Amped patch notes below.

Apex Legends Season 26 Amped patch notes...

Balance Updates

Care Package Rotation

• Triple Take return to the floor (details below)

• C.A.R. SMG enters the Care Package (details below)

Gold Weapon Rotation

• Alternator SMG, G7 Scout, Havoc, Bocek Compound Bow, Akimbo Mozambique

GAME UPDATES

Extended Supply Bins & Weapon Supply Bins

• Added icons back to the minimap and full-map

Arsenals

• Increased ammo bricks to give full stacks of the applicable ammo type

Replicators

• New craftable item: Arrow Bundle

- Only obtainable when crafting Ammo when Bocek Compound Bow is in your loadout

- On pick-up, fully replenishes your arrow reserves on one Bocek weapon

- Can only be picked up if you are holding a Bocek and it is not full on arrows

Mantle Boost

• Added Mantle Boost ability to all Legends, granting velocity on a timed input after a mantle

• Added options for customising Mantle Boost input key or button

• Added option to remap character movement ability

• Added options for reducing the UI footprint on the HUD for Mantle Boost

BUG FIXES

Wildcard

• Fixed players being able to revive each other to stay alive in the ring longer than intended

Locked Hop-Ups

• Fixed Locked Hop-Ups not working properly in the Firing Range

• Fixed some issues with Ballistic's sling and Locked Hop-Up weapons

• Fixed some issues with the Locked Hop-Up UI

Ranked

• Fixed issue where you could not remove map pings in the prematch preview

Misc

• Fixed the infinite ammo amp sometimes causing the player to respawn with locked inventory slots

• Fixed retro packs in the store not updating the amount of packs already opened

• Fixed skydive emotes leaving a breadcrumb on the legend tab but not the specific legend which had the new unlock

• Fixed health bars sometimes not displaying properly when firing through windows

• Fixed a wall that could be seen through around Artillery

LEGENDS

Valkyrie

• Fixed green colour correction when skydiving being oversaturated.

Rampart

• Fixed issue where camera could jump around when walking into Amped Cover.

Catalyst

• Enemies near her Piercing Spikes should no longer see two threat indicators for a single spike

Gibraltar

• Fixed incorrect damage flyout UI when shooting his passive arm shield

Newcastle

• Fixed Castle Wall sometimes hitting enemies through floors and walls

QUALITY OF LIFE CHANGES

Requeue, with Squad

• Requeue has been expanded to allow players outside of a party to opt-in to continuing to play together.

- Each Party Leader (including parties of 1, ie. solo queuers) has the option to either 'play again' and merge their party together with other parties that also want to play again, or they can requeue with only their existing party.

- This does not create any kind of Friends relationship - it only forms a new Party that can continue to play together without having to return to the Lobby.

UX/UI

• Added a button prompt in the Legend Locker screen for Legend skins, Weapon skins, and Melee skins to show/hide the UI to get a better view of the cosmetic

• Standardised a number of square button widgets, mostly in the lobby menu, to achieve a more consistent interactivity and aesthetic across the game

Misc.

• Added a new voice chat option to toggle your microphone.

• Ranked - Added announcer VO saying which Drop Zone your team is landing at. Note: The Core on Broken Moon and Trident on Storm Point do not currently have VO.

LEGENDS

Valkyrie

• Fixed green colour correction when skydiving being oversaturated.

Rampart

• Allow interactions such as looting while holding Sheila

• Added additional placement mode for walls. By pressing Aim Down Sights, you can place a single wall and then pull out your weapons (matching the launch behaviour). Placing a wall with the Attack button is unchanged from the current behaviour.

• Reduced size of 'amped' bullet tracers when shooting though amped cover

Rampart

• Added voice lines when being summoned to the Void Nexus when knocked

ENGINE

PC

• Improved the performance of loading models and textures on systems with integrated graphics, especially Intel Iris XE laptops. This improves map loading times and reduces issues with missing models in-game.

• Added PC support for Handheld/Compact UI which makes it easier to play Apex on PC Handheld devices. Players can toggle between Full, Compact or Auto UI in game Settings.