# PlanetSide 2 May 5, 2026 - 23rd PlanetSide Anniversary Patch Notes - Product: PlanetSide 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planetside-2) - Vendor: Rogue Planet Games - Date: 2026-05-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218230/view/678497276169028701 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planetside-2/releases/2026-05-05-may-5-2026-23rd-planetside-anniversary-patch-note 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** — Justiciar Armor and Justiciar Helmet cosmetics added to Depot for TR faction - **added** — Umatherin Approves, Knightly Approves, Hadley Approves, and Campner Approves decals added to Depot - **added** — Deluge Rocket Rifle weapon added to Depot for all factions - **added** — 23rd Anniversary Horn item added to Members Only section - **added** — Double XP event running from 5/22/2026 to 5/25/2026 for all players - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where multiple repair sources stacked far more effectively than intended, restoring intended combat balance for vehicles - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where players could hack terminals and turrets without being an Infiltrator, restricting hacking to the intended class - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the ANT could become airborne when using the Cortium Turbo under certain configurations - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where some jump pads on Indar were facing the wrong direction ##### Servers will be offline tomorrow 5/5 @ 6AM PDT. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 4 hours. Please see the patch notes below. --- ##### Congratulations! Hello, Auraxians! Let us congratulate you on the 23rd anniversary of the PlanetSide franchise! We wish you health, happiness, good ping, friendly squads, and intense, exciting battles! To celebrate this occasion together, we have prepared a pack of new items, four sales, a Double XP event, and, of course, some bug fixes. Stay tuned for a new special promo code gift to be announced very soon in part of our Discord opening celebration! Thank you for being with us for more than 20 years! --- ##### Depot New Items have been added to the Depot! [table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,"] **Name** **DBC** **Faction** Justiciar Armor 999 DBC TR Justiciar Helmet 799 DBC TR Umatherin Approves Decal 299 DBC VS Knightly Approves Decal 299 DBC TR Hadley Approves Decal 299 DBC NC Campner Approves Decal 299 DBC NSO "Deluge" Rocket Rifle 799 DBC 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/CERT** **Faction** 23rd Anniversary Horn 1/10 All --- ##### Franchise Anniversary Double Exp for All Event ##### Starts from 5/22/2026 to 5/25/2026 --- ##### Sales ##### 5/5/2026 09:00 AM (96h) - Cinco de Mayo Sales - 40% off camouflage - Old items return ##### 5/10/2026 (72h) - Mother's Day Sales - 40% off infantry cosmetics ##### 5/25/2026 - 5/30/2026 - Memorial Day - Previous items and bundles return for a limited time! ##### 5/19/2026 - 6/4/2026 - Franchise Anniversary Sales - New and Previous items and bundles return for a limited time! - 40% off infantry weapons --- ##### Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where multiple repair sources stacked far more effectively than intended. Vehicles will no longer receive excessive regeneration when affected by several repair effects at the same time, restoring intended combat balance. - Fixed an issue where players could hack terminals and turrets without being an Infiltrator. Hacking is now correctly restricted to the intended class. - Fixed an issue where the ANT could become airborne when using the Cortium Turbo under certain configurations. Vehicle behavior has been corrected to ensure proper handling and physics. - Fixed an issue where some jump pads on Indar were facing the wrong direction. Orientation has been corrected.