# Quake Champions Quake Champions Season 14 Update

- Product: Quake Champions (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/quake-champions)
- Vendor: id Software
- Date: 2022-03-24
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/611500/view/3102424065184844752
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/quake-champions/releases/2022-03-24-quake-champions-season-14-update

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- **added** — New vanity items available in Season 14 Battle Pass including Commandeered Icarus for Athena, Icarus Gravpack for Strogg, Helios Crown for Athena/Nyx/Slash/Sorlag, Bunny Ears for Visor, and Fedora for B.J. Blazkowicz/Eisen/Keel
- **added** — Starting Quake 2 weapons Stepchild machinegun and Bitterman shotgun available as Battle Pass rewards
- **added** — Minor Haste 3-day XP booster bundle available in store
- **added** — Multiple new basic weapon shader bundles for Ranger, Boomer, Oscillator, Double-Barreled, Trailblazer, Reaper, Last-Ritual, Stepchild, Bitterman, Old Painless, Executioner, Incinerator, Cess Rifle, Redeemer, Annihilator, Gravedigger, Flintlock, Purgator, Reconciler, and Tesla
- **changed** — Reduced the price of directly purchasing Battle Pass levels from 200 Platinum to 100 Platinum
- **changed** — Added red laser to Keel's Laser Triangulator vanity
- **changed** — Alphabetized the Datacenter list to group servers by region
- **changed** — Reverted recent sound changes to reduce complexity and number of sound events
- **changed** — Added Dodge Cooldown to Clutch to prevent mousewheel abuse allowing multiple dodges too quickly
- **fixed** — Fixed collision on central stairs in Burial Chamber
- **fixed** — Fixed bot navigation error near base entrance in Citadel
- **fixed** — Fixed collision issues near front of ice wall opening in Exile
- **fixed** — Fixed spectator room cameras in Exile, Insomnia, and The Dark Zone
- **fixed** — Fixed TDM initial spawn in Insomnia that was available to both teams
- **fixed** — Raised up the Megahealth in Insomnia so respawn timer icon would not clip into ground
- **fixed** — Enable Gore video setting now applies to Peeker
- **fixed** — Optimized performance for drone and turret explosion effects
- **fixed** — Fixed Trailblazer muzzle flash in third person
- **fixed** — Fixed Super Nailgun Aquamarine shader
- **fixed** — Fixed default hitbeep value in config that was mismatched with code
- **fixed** — Fixed Spectator Hint key in UI not updating properly when resetting to default
- **changed** — Added indicator showing video settings options that require a restart

Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to deck out your Champions with some lethal new accoutrements: new vanity items available in the Season 14 Battle Pass!

##### New Battle Pass Rewards

🔹 STEPCHILD - Starting Quake 2 Machinegun

🔹 BITTERMAN - Starting Quake 2 Shotgun

🔹 COMMANDEERED ICARUS - Athena Vanity

🔹 ICARUS GRAVPACK - Strogg Vanity
🔹 HELIOS CROWN - Spring Vanities for Athena, Nyx, Slash, Sorlag

🔹 BUNNY EARS - Spring Vanity for Visor

🔹 FEDORA - Vanity for B.J. Blazkowicz, Eisen, Keel

##### Season Pass Updates

🔹 Reduced the price of directly Purchasing Levels to 100 Platinum (previously 200 Platinum)

#####  New Store Bundles

🔹 MINOR HASTE - 3-DAY XP BOOSTER (purchased with shards)
🔹 SCRAG HOOD + BOTTLED EMBRYO Ranger Vanities
🔹 BOOMER Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 OSCILLATOR Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 DOUBLE-BARRELED Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 TRAILBLAZER Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 REAPER Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 LAST-RITUAL Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 STEPCHILD Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 BITTERMAN Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 OLD PAINLESS Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 EXECUTIONER Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 INCINERATOR Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 CESS RIFLE Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 REDEEMER Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 ANNIHILATOR Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 GRAVEDIGGER Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 FLINTLOCK Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 PURGATOR Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 RECONCILER Basic Weapon Shaders
🔹 TESLA Basic Weapon Shaders

#####  Updated Vanities

🔹 Added a red laser to Keel's LASER TRIANGULATOR vanity

#####  Map Fixes

🔹 Burial Chamber - Fixed collision on central stairs
🔹 Citadel - Fixed bot navigation error near the entrance of the base
🔹 Exile - Fixed collision issues near the front of the ice wall opening
🔹 Exile - Fixed spectator room cameras
🔹 Insomnia - Fixed TDM initial spawn that was available to both teams
🔹 Insomnia - Raised up the MH so the respawn timer icon wouldn't clip into the ground
🔹 Insomnia - Fixed spectator room cameras
🔹 The Dark Zone - Fixed spectator room cameras

##### Game Fixes

🔹 "Enable Gore" Video Setting now applies to Peeker
🔹 Performance optimizations for the drone & turret explosion fx
🔹 Alphabetized the Datacenter list (which will group servers by region)
🔹 Sound - Reverted a lot of recent sound changes to reduce the complexity and number of sound events
🔹 Clutch: Dodge Cooldown added (to prevent mousewheel abuse allowing multiple dodges occur too quickly)
🔹 Fixed Trailblazer muzzle flash in 3rd person
🔹 Fixed Super Nailgun Aquamarine shader
🔹 Fixed the default hitbeep value in the config (it was mismatched with the correct default in code)
🔹 Fixed Spectator Hint key in the UI not updating properly when resetting to default

#####  UI Updates

🔹 Alphabetized the Datacenter list (which will group servers by region)
🔹 Fixed Spectator Hint key in the UI not updating properly when resetting to default
🔹 Added a [!] after the video settings options that require a restart

##### Service Updates

🔹 Anti-cheat updates