# Quake Champions Quake Champions Season 16 Update

- Product: Quake Champions (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/quake-champions)
- Vendor: id Software
- Date: 2022-09-22
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/611500/view/3269073739775414348
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/quake-champions/releases/2022-09-22-quake-champions-season-16-update

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- **added** — Added JOKER Quake 2 Grenade Launcher Tri-bolt Vanity Weapon
- **added** — Added Ranger Pure Silver Shader
- **added** — Added JOKER and JOKER Basic Shaders Bundle to store
- **added** — Added Ranger Pure Gold to store
- **added** — Added Ranger Pure Silver to store
- **fixed** — Fixed exploitative player hiding spot in ring-out area on Corrupted Keep
- **fixed** — Fixed two exploitable totem/turret spots outside the Super Shotgun and Tri-bolt windows on Corrupted Keep
- **fixed** — Fixed wall collision near Lightning Gun Light Armor on Deep Embrace
- **fixed** — Fixed orb exploit at the dock teleport exit on Deep Embrace
- **fixed** — Fixed collision near dock teleport exit on Deep Embrace
- **fixed** — Fixed visibility issues near the murder hole on Deep Embrace
- **changed** — Improved collision of an archway near LG on Insomnia
- **fixed** — Fixed an exploitable totem/turret spot in the upper walls in the hallways surrounding the central room on Ruins of Sarnath
- **fixed** — Fixed Death Knight Fire Trail activation and removed damage from standing on the trail in exchange for 100% applying the fire dot
- **changed** — Sorlag ally spit now has blue steam above it to distinguish it as safe
- **fixed** — Fixed issues that prevent sound events from playing when multiple occurrences happened within narrow timeframes for rocket explosions, jumppad sounds, jump sounds, step sounds, and pain sounds
- **fixed** — Fixed NVIDIA Reflex issues on unsupported cards
- **removed** — Removed Beta Terms link from Legal Docs
- **changed** — Updated anti-cheat

Salutations, Quakers!

Our Season 16 Update is now **LIVE**! This update includes new cosmetics, balance changes, bug fixes, and more!

##### Season 16 New Content

-  Added JOKER - Quake 2 Grenade Launcher Tri-bolt Vanity Weapon
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-  Added Ranger Pure Silver Shader
[]({STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30423540/c86c9a83fb21c8536252640fb024e901e29808be.png)

##### Store Updates

-  Added JOKER and JOKER Basic Shaders Bundle

-  Added Ranger Pure Gold

-  Added Ranger Pure Silver

##### Map Updates

-  **Corrupted Keep**

-  Fixed exploitative player hiding spot in ring-out area

-  Fixed two exploitable totem/turret spots outside the Super Shotgun and Tri-bolt windows

-  **Deep Embrace**

-  Fixed wall collision near Lightning Gun Light Armor

-  Fixed orb exploit at the dock teleport exit

-  Fixed collision near dock teleport exit

-  Fixed visibility issues near the murder hole (double health, double cooldowns)

-  **Insomnia**

-  Improved collision of an archway near LG

-  **Ruins of Sarnath**

-  Fixed an exploitable totem/turret spot in the upper walls in the hallways surrounding the central room

##### Champion Updates

-  **Death Knight** - Fixed Fire Trail activation. Removed damage from standing on the trail, in exchange for it 100% applying the fire dot (which is still 10dmg/sec for 7 seconds)

-  **Sorlag** - Ally spit now has blue steam above it, so you know it's safe

##### Game Updates

-  Fixed issues that prevent some sound events from playing when multiple occurrences happened within a narrow timeframe:

-  rocket explosions within 200ms

-  jumppad sounds within 100 ms

-  jump sounds (from the same champion type) within 100 ms

-  steps sounds (from the same champion type) within 100 ms

-  pain sounds (from the same champion type) within 500 ms

-  Fix for NVIDIA Reflex issues on unsupported cards

-   Removed Beta Terms link from Legal Docs

##### Service Updates

-  Anti-cheat updates