# Quake Champions 2025 Mid-Winter Update

- Product: Quake Champions (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/quake-champions)
- Vendor: id Software
- Date: 2025-01-30
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/611500/view/525333670813237507
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/quake-champions/releases/2025-01-30-2025-mid-winter-update

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- **fixed** — Fixed issue that prevented the player from loading into consecutive matches while the DARK MATTER GUN was equipped
- **fixed** — Fixed compatibility issue preventing the game from launching on Windows 10 LTSC 1809
- **changed** — Max FPS limit unlocked
- **changed** — The in-game Settings & Social menu can now be used during warmup or while dead, without it closing upon respawn
- **fixed** — In Custom Game lobbies, you can no longer accidentally move players between podiums when clicking on/through and overlapping UI
- **changed** — Improvements to Bot movement (movement skills, not navigation)
- **changed** — Arena Kings re-added to Ranked Playlist
- **changed** — Skill Rating values reset in Ranked
- **changed** — The Longest Yard CTF - Moved RG to center, moved MH to high base, moved HMG to lower base
- **changed** — Cursed Soul - Updated vegetation outside the map
- **added** — Quake 3: Team Arena's TETANUS SHOT Starting Shotgun available in Season 26 preview for Gold Ranger owners
- **added** — Quake 3: Team Arena's PROXIMITY LAUNCHER Tri-bolt available in Season 26 preview for Gold Ranger owners
- **added** — Quake 3: Team Arena's VULKAN Heavy Machinegun available in Season 26 preview for Gold Ranger owners
- **fixed** — Heavily reduced the purple screen flash caused by the DARK MATTER GUN projectile when firing and moving forward
- **fixed** — Fixed missing passives (for BJ, Eisen, and DK) in Clan Arena and Round Duel
- **fixed** — Fixed third person muzzle FX locator for Old Painless Q2 Chaingun

Salutations Quakers,

Here are the patch notes for the Mid-Winter Update, now live:

##### Critical Fixes

-  Fixed issue that prevented the player from loading into consecutive matches while the DARK MATTER GUN was equipped

-  Fixed compatibility issue preventing the game from launching on Windows 10 LTSC 1809

##### Game Changes

-  Max FPS limit unlocked

-  The in-game Settings & Social menu can now be used during warmup or while dead, without it closing upon respawn

-  In Custom Game lobbies, you can no longer accidentally moved players between podiums when clicking on/through and overlapping UI

-  Improvements to Bot movement (movement skills, not navigation)

-  Arena Kings re-added to Ranked Playlist

-  Skill Rating values reset in Ranked

##### Map Updates

-  The Longest Yard CTF - Moved RG to center, moved MH to high base, moved HMG to lower base

-  Cursed Soul - Updated vegetation outside the map

##### Early Preview of Season 26 content for Gold Ranger owners

-  Quake 3: Team Arena's TETANUS SHOT Starting Shotgun

-  Quake 3: Team Arena's PROXIMITY LAUNCHER Tri-bolt

-  Quake 3: Team Arena's VULKAN Heavy Machinegun

##### Bug Fixes

-  Heavily reduced the purple screen flash, caused by the DARK MATTER GUN projectile, when firing and moving forward

-  Fixed missing passives (for BJ, Eisen, and DK) in Clan Arena and Round Duel

-  Fixed third person muzzle FX locator for Old Painless Q2 Chaingun