# PlanetSide 2 March 4, 2026 - St. Patrick's Day Patch - Product: PlanetSide 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planetside-2) - Vendor: Rogue Planet Games - Date: 2026-03-04 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218230/view/535502917902270467 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planetside-2/releases/2026-03-04-march-4-2026-st.-patrick-s-day-patch 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'. --- - **fixed** — Addressed several recurring crash issues and implemented additional stability improvements - **fixed** — Fixed several crashes caused by errors in the audio system - **fixed** — Implemented additional internal stability improvements to reduce unexpected disconnections and auto-kicks - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where purchasing two drones at Level 4 allowed only one to be deployed - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Robotics Technician implant did not function correctly when used together with the Observer implant - **added** — Added localization for the Spitfire Observer Auto-Turret - **added** — Added Winter Ghillie Armor, Winter Ghillie Helmet, Esamir Ice Animated Camo, Esamir Ice Flow Animated Camo, Esamir Mountaineer Animated Camo, Esamir Snow Animated Camo, and Esamir Snowdrift Animated Camo to the Depot - **added** — Added Clover Animated Camo and Golden Clover Animated Camo to the Members Only Section ##### Servers will be offline tomorrow 3/4 @ 6AM PST. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 6 hours. Please see the patch notes below. --- ##### Maintenance duration This March update will involve an extended maintenance period of up to 6 hours instead of the usual 3 hours, as we continue our ongoing work to improve server stability and overall performance. ##### Crashes and Disconnections / Auto-Kicks Our main goal is to provide players with a smooth and comfortable gameplay experience. Therefore, issues related to crashes and disconnections/auto-kicks remain our highest priority. While the latest hotfix significantly reduced the number of crashes — as confirmed by both player reports and internal logs — we were still observing several recurring issues. In this patch, we have addressed a number of them and implemented additional stability improvements. Unfortunately, not all crashes can be resolved on our side. Some issues are caused by conflicts between the operating system and hardware, which are beyond the game’s control. However, we are providing guidance to help players avoid certain problems. --- ##### G12 Crash Investigation We have investigated the **G12 crash**. Our findings indicate that it is caused by issues with the **DirectX driver** or the graphics card. Players experiencing this issue (receiving the "G12" error code after a crash) should: - Update their graphics card drivers to the latest version. - If their system has both integrated and discrete graphics cards (commonly found in laptops), try disabling the integrated graphics card through the BIOS. Please note: On the latest versions of Windows 11, the system may lose detection of graphics devices when switching between GPUs. This behavior is related to the operating system and cannot be fixed on the game’s side. --- ##### Other Crash related Fixes - Fixed several crashes caused by errors in the audio system. - Implemented additional internal stability improvements to reduce unexpected disconnections and auto-kicks. We will continue monitoring crash reports and player feedback to further improve stability in future updates. We are also planning to give more readable error messages in case of crash\\autokicks to speed up the investigations in future. --- ##### Depot New Items have been added to the Depot! [table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,"] Name DBC Faction Winter Ghillie Armor 999 NSO Winter Ghillie Helmet 799 NSO Esamir Ice Animated Camo 599 ALL Esamir Ice Flow Animated Camo 599 ALL Esamir Mountaineer Animated Camo 599 ALL Esamir Snow Animated Camo 599 ALL Esamir Snowdrift Animated Camo 599 ALL ##### Members Only Items The following bundles and items are now available for purchase in the Members Only Section: [table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,"] Name DBC Faction Clover Animated Camo 1/10 ALL Golden Clover Animated Camo 599 ALL --- ##### Sales ##### 3/17 - 3/24 - St. Patrick's Day Sales - St Patrick's Day items return for a limited time! --- ##### Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where purchasing two drones at Level 4 allowed only one to be deployed. Both drones can now be used as intended. - Fixed an issue where the **Robotics Technician** implant did not function correctly when used together with the **Observer** implant. Their interaction now works as intended. - Added localization for the **Spitfire "Observer" Auto-Turret**.