# Battlefield 2042 BATTLEFIELD 2042 UPDATE #8.9.0 - Product: Battlefield 2042 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/battlefield-2042) - Vendor: DICE - Date: 2025-06-13 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1517290/view/591773904875295220 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/battlefield-2042/releases/2025-06-13-battlefield-2042-update-8.9.0 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Introduce a new type of magazine attachment called Underloaded Magazine that provides faster weapon handling but with fewer rounds per magazine - **changed** — ACW-R reload timing adjusted to match the weapon animation - **added** — ACW-R added BCG Light Grip underbarrel attachment - **changed** — A-91 added Underloaded Magazine attachment - **added** — M416 added Shortened barrel silenced muzzle attachment - **changed** — AEK-971 reload timing adjusted to match the weapon animation - **changed** — AEK-971 adjusted position of several muzzle attachments to better match intended placement - **added** — AEK-971 added BCG Light Grip underbarrel attachment - **changed** — M16A3 reduced starting ammo from 8 mags to 5 to bring it in line with similar Assault Rifles - **added** — MTAR-21 added BCG Light Grip underbarrel attachment - **changed** — AKS-74u reload timing adjusted to match the weapon animation - **added** — AKS-74u added Warhawk Compensator muzzle attachment and BCG Light Grip underbarrel attachment - **changed** — XM8 LMG PB Heavy Suppressor adjusted to be a silenced Shortened Barrel with higher Rate of Fire but lower Weapon Accuracy - **changed** — Type 88 LMG reload timing adjusted to match the weapon animation and default ammo capacity increased to 150 rounds per cassette - **fixed** — Type 88 LMG fixed incorrect foregrip behavior - **changed** — M60E4 reduced starting ammo from 5 cassettes to 3 to bring it in line with other similar LMGs - **changed** — RPK-74M reduced reload speed when using extended mag - **added** — RPK-74M added Wrapped Suppressor muzzle attachment, BCG Light Grip underbarrel attachment, and High-Power Drum Magazine - **added** — GOL Sniper Magnum added multiple underbarrel attachments including BCG Light Grip, Cobra Grip, and LS-1 Laser Sight - **fixed** — GOL Sniper Magnum fixed issue where moving while aiming made the gun's accuracy better than intended Welcome to the 8.9.0 Update Notes for Battlefield 2042. Launching on Tuesday, June 17th, this patch arrives with a large amount of weapon changes, as well as various bug fixes. //The Battlefield Team **Community Calendar** Discover various Community Events, Featured Experiences, and Double XP moments on Battlefield 2042 via our frequently updated [Community Calendar](https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/community-calendar). **Stay Informed** Follow us on (https://www.reddit.com/user/battlefield/) and [@Battlefield](https://twitter.com/Battlefield) to stay informed on the latest news, and [@BattlefieldComm](https://twitter.com/BattlefieldComm/) for the rollout of updates and other live service changes. Join the official Battlefield Discord server over at [discord.gg/Battlefield](https://discord.gg/Battlefield). ##### **New Bundles: Mass Effect** Galactic Bundle - 1750 BFC: Centuries from now and in the farthest reaches of space, a good soldier still makes all the difference. Take command and carve your legacy into the stars. Scoped & Dropped Bundle- 2000 BFC: Whether you’re tearing across the battlefield or shooting bottles with an old friend, you need the best gear in the galaxy to do the job right. Citadel Bundle - 3000 BFC: For those who take the fight to the farthest reaches of space, a special package containing all cosmetics for the Mass Effect crossover event. The bundles will be available from June 17 to Jul 1, 2025. ##### **Changelog** **Weapons:** _Developer comment:_ _After the AN-94 launched earlier this year, it became clear that many of the vault weapons were a bit out of shape. To remedy that, we took on the task to apply some much-needed love, care, and CLP oil to a bunch of them. _ _After that, we had the (easier) task of breaking half of them, fixing them again, and making sure we could ship them to you._ _We wanted to bring vault weapons up to par with similar weapons by increasing the attachment diversity and open up for more ways of playing with them. _ _Most vault weapons have been given some extra attachments, and many had a few tweaks and fixes done as well._ _In this update, we introduce a new type of magazine attachment: the Underloaded Magazine. This is a standard issue mag but with fewer bullets in it, making it faster and easier to handle. The downside is that you have fewer rounds in a mag, of course, meaning you are sacrificing damage output over time for improved weapon handling._ _By adding this, we have one more way to play with standard ammo, in addition to the extended mag many of them already have or other ammo types. _ _All in all, we're hoping this helps make the vault weapons more fun and more useful to play with._ _We’re looking forward to your feedback to having more attachment options to tinker with between respawns! _ ACW-R: - Adjusted reload timing, making it faster so it matches the animation of the weapon. - Added Underbarrel attachment: BCG Light Grip. - Added Magazine attachment: Underloaded Magazine. A-91: - Added Magazine attachment: Underloaded magazine. M416: - Added Muzzle attachment: Shortened barrel (silenced) - Added Magazine attachment: Underloaded Magazine. AEK-971: - Adjusted reload timing making it faster so it matches the animation of the weapon. - Adjusted the position of several muzzle attachments slightly to better match the intended placement. - Added Underbarrel attachment: BCG Light Grip. - Added Magazine attachment: Underloaded Magazine. M16A3: - Reduced starting ammo from 8 mags down to 5. _Developer comment: We’re making this change to bring the weapon more in line with similar Assault Rifles_ - Added Magazine attachment: Underloaded Magazine. MTAR-21: - Added Underbarrel attachment: BCG Light Grip. - Added Magazine attachment: Underloaded Magazine. AKS-74u: - Adjusted reload timing, making it faster so it matches the animation of the weapon. - Added Muzzle attachment: Warhawk Compensator _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1517290/view/591773904875295220]_