# PlanetSide 2 August 13, 2026 - Patch Notes - Product: PlanetSide 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planetside-2) - Vendor: Rogue Planet Games - Date: 2026-08-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218230/view/547902498070857338 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planetside-2/releases/2026-08-14-august-13-2026-patch-notes 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** — Fixed a buffer overflow issue - **fixed** — Fixed a floating-point overflow issue that caused client crashes in the world interaction system - **fixed** — Fixed a false-positive infinite loop detection issue - **fixed** — Players will once again receive the correct error messages from Windows if the crash is caused by graphics hardware or operating system issue rather than a problem within the game client - **added** — Koltyr map is back and available in a separate map pool alongside regular continents - **added** — Summer Bravo Event Directive Operation: Ares is available from August 13th to September 2nd 2026 with limited time rewards - **added** — Added Desert Scout Exterior for Harrasser to the Depot - **added** — Anniversary bundles from past summers have returned to the depot - **added** — Directive Bundle: Tides of Summer Bravo 2025 is now available in the Members Only Section - **added** — Biker Decal is now available in the Members Only Section - **changed** — Maximum pressure has been activated for all continents - **fixed** — Reduced server-side memory usage to decrease the likelihood of server crashes - **fixed** — Fixed an issue causing the underwater effects to display incorrectly - **fixed** — Fixed color of Dudyandt and Cephalopod tires ##### We have patched the game today with fixes, events and sale items. Please see the notes below! --- ##### Client crashes Using the advanced diagnostic tools deployed to the live servers in the previous hotfix, along with player reports from the PTS and live servers, we were able to identify and fix a number of issues: - Fixed a buffer overflow issue - Fixed a floating-point overflow issue that caused client crashes in the world interaction system - Fixed a false-positive infinite loop detection issue - If the crash is caused by graphics hardware or operating system issue rather than a problem within the game client, players will once again receive the correct error messages from Windows All of the measures listed above should reduce the likelihood of client crashes. Thank you for your reports and patience! Please share your feedback with us on Discord and let us know whether these changes have helped in your case. --- ##### Koltyr Returns Meet Koltyr — it's back! The goal of this map is to provide players with a smaller battlefield for a more comfortable gameplay experience during low-population hours. Koltyr is in a separate map pool and will always be available alongside the continents from the regular pool. We look forward to your feedback! --- ##### Directives ##### **Summer Bravo Event Directive - August 13th, 2026 - September 2nd 2026** Limited time rewards will be available during this time for those that complete the summer event directive "Operation: Ares"! [table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,,"] **Tier 1** **Tier 2** **Tier 3** **Tier 4** 250 Certs 500 ISO-4 500 A7 Deluxe Implant Pack Title: Doomrider Hellrider Banner Basic Implant Pack Molten Animated Camo Hellfire Engine Decal Inferno Chains Banner Frame Molten Camo --- ##### Alerts - Maximum pressure has been activated for all continents. --- ##### Depot New Items have been added to the Depot! [table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,"] **Name** **DBC** **Faction** Desert Scout Exterior (Harrasser) 399 DBC All **Past summer items make a return to the depot! ** [table equalcells="1" colwidth=""] **Returning Depot Items** Ancient's Seven-Year Anniversary Bundle Fleet Admiral's Nine-Year Anniversary Bundle Quartermaster's Nine-Year Anniversary Bundle Deckhand's Nine-Year Anniversary Bundle Recruit's Seven-Year Anniversary Bundle Starseeker's Eight-Year Anniversary Bundle Hobbyist's Eleventh-Year Anniversary Bundle Geologist's Eleventh-Year Anniversary Bundle Rock Hound's Eleventh-Year Anniversary Bundle Soldier's Seven-Year Anniversary Bundle Warriors 10-Year Bundle Giants 10-Year Bundle Explorer Eight-Year Bundle Craftsmans 10-Year Bundle Cadet Eight-Year Bundle Representative's Twelve-Year Anniversary Bundle Coordinator's Twelve-Year Anniversary Bundle Archaeo-Technician's Twelve-Year Anniversary Bundle --- ##### 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** Directive Bundle: Tides of Summer Bravo 2025 1395 DBC 3999 A7 All Biker Decal 1 DBC /10 Certs All --- ##### Sale ##### August 13th - September 1st - Summer Bravo Infantry Weapons Sale - Infantry Weapons Sale! ##### August 23rd - September 1st - Summer End Sale - Camo Sale! - Vehicle Gear Sale! - Previous items and bundles return for a limited time! --- ##### Bug Fixes - Reduced server-side memory usage to decrease the likelihood of server crashes. - Fixed an issue causing the underwater effects to display incorrectly. - Fixed color of Dudyandt and Cephalopod tires.