What changed in Splatoon 3 from 8 to 9

Changes to Multiplayer Specifications for some main weapons have changed. Sploosh-o-matic Neo: Increased the speed of shots by approximately 3% and extended the flight distance. Splattershot Jr. Custom: Increased the speed of shots by approximately 3% and extended the flight distance. Aerospray MG: Increased the speed of shots by approximately 3% and extended the flight distance. N-ZAP '85: Movement speed while firing is now about 5% faster. Reduced the scatter of shots while on the ground by approximately 5%. Splattershot Nova: Reduced the scatter of shots while jumping by approximately 33%. Big Swig Roller: Slightly expanded vertical swings' collision detection with players to make it easier to hit opponents. Painbrush: Shortened the interval between continuous swings by approximately 1/30th of a second. Mini Splatling: Reduced the time required to charge fully by approximately 1/20th of a second. With this change, the time until the first level of charge ends is also reduced by approximately 1/30th of a second. Heavy Splatling: Increased firing duration by approximately 11%. Reduced the time required to charge fully by approximately 1/20th of a second. With this change, the time until the first level of charge ends is also reduced by approximately 1/30th of a second. Dapple Dualies: Increased the speed of shots by approximately 3% and extended the flight distance. Splat Dualies Enperry: Slightly expanded the collision detection with players of shots fired from a normal posture to make it easier to hit opponents. There is no change to the fact that collision detection is greater for shots fired after a Dodge Roll. Recycled Brella 24 Mk I: Slightly expanded the width of spray droplets created by shots. Reduced the amount of ink consumed when firing a shot by approximately 14%. Snipewriter 5H: Slightly decreased the width of spray droplets created by shots. Mint Decavitator: Lengthened the time required for movement to begin when lunging forward with a charge swipe by approximately 1/30th of a second. Reduced the width of spray droplets created by the ink wave of horizontal slashes by approximately 12%. Specifications for some special weapons have changed. Ultra Stamp: Increased the damage dealt by the explosion at the point of impact when the stamp is thrown. Increased the damage dealt to opponents near the center of the explosion from 60.0 to 220.0. Increased the damage dealt to opponents further from the center of the explosion from 30.0 to 60.0. Triple Splashdown: Increased the radius inked by the explosion by approximately 11%. Trizooka: For the explosion at the point of impact, reduced the damage dealt to opponents further from the center of the explosion to 35.0. The damage dealt to opponents near the center of the explosion remains 53.0. Shortened the duration by approximately 1/2 a second when not equipping the Special Power Up gear ability. The effect gained from equipping the maximum number of Special Power Up gear abilities will not change. Points required for some special weapons have been changed. Octobrush Orderbrush Replica: 200 to 190 Enperry Splat Dualies: 200 to 190 Douser Dualies FF: 200 to 190 Recycled Brella 24 Mk II: 200 to 190 S-BLAST '91: 190 to 200 Snipewriter 5H: 210 to 220 In Bluefin Depot, moved the lamp that was on the bridge in the center of the stage to the top of the elevator. Changes to Splatfests Terrain for Tricolor Turf War has changed in some stages. Eeltail Alley: Changed some terrain near the attacking teams' spawn points to terrain that cannot be inked. It is now easier to progress forward because, along with slightly expanding the selectable area in Squid Spawn when the defending team starts, shielding objects have been added near the spawn point. Hammerhead Bridge: Added shielding objects to make it easier for the attackers to progress forward. Expanded the area inked by the Sprinkler of Doom. MakoMart: Expanded the area inked by the first Sprinkler of Doom. Crableg Capital: Changed s

Changes to amiibo Enabled a feature that allows players to remember the Grand Festival, even when not connected to the internet, by tapping the following characters' amiibo figures at the amiibo box in the plaza. Callie Marie Pearl Marina Shiver Frye Big Man Changes to Multiplayer Specifications for some main weapons have changed. Splattershot Tentatek: Increased the speed of shots by approximately 3% and extended the flight distance. Splattershot Pro: Reduced the scatter of shots while on the ground by approximately 7%. Luna Blaster: Increased the radius of the damaging explosion area by approximately 6%. L-3 Nozzlenose: Reduced the amount of ink consumed by approximately 4%. H-3 Nozzlenose: Reduced the amount of ink consumed by approximately 8%. Goo Tuber: Reduced the time required to charge fully by approximately 1/15th of a second. With this change, the time until it will deal 100.0 or more damage is also reduced by approximately 1/20th of a second. Douser Dualies FF: Reduced the time between the end of a Dodge Roll and being able to take another action by approximately 1/20th of a second. Undercover Brella: Reduced the time required for broken canopies to recover from approximately 4.0 seconds to approximately 3.7 seconds. Splatana Wiper: Reduced the charge time required to do a charge swipe by approximately 1/30th of a second. Specifications for some sub weapons have changed. Autobomb: Increased the radius of the enemy detection area by approximately 8%. Angle Shooter: Initial velocity is approximately 5% faster, and flight distance has been extended. Fizzy Bomb: Adjusted the way that they bounce due to explosions and slightly reduced the distance moved with one explosion. With this change, the area that can be inked with 2 or more explosions will be reduced. The area that can be inked with dropped ink spray when not charged to full power will be expanded. Torpedo: Lengthened the time required to transform by approximately 1/12th of a second. This change will give enemies more time to shoot down torpedoes. Increased the initial velocity when thrown by approximately 3% and made it possible to throw them farther than before. Specifications for some special weapons have changed.

Changes to Splatfests: Data relating to the Grand Festival event has been added. Fixed an issue where the songs that play during battles were weighted toward certain songs. Fixed an issue where, when a player with the Squeezer was provided with a blaster for the next wave, shots sometimes did not fire properly when rapidly and repeatedly pressing the ZR Button. Fixed an issue where, when the tide level changes while a player performs certain actions while submerged in ink on a wall, the player would sometimes get under the surface of the water. Fixed an issue with the Photo Mode where, when performing the Zoom or Tilt actions, sometimes the sound effect did not play.

Changes to amiibo: Added support for Callie (Alterna), Marie (Alterna), Pearl (Side Order), Marina (Side Order). Improved connectivity programming to shorten the time between sent data being received by recipients and the response that is then returned. For general connectivity during multiplayer, an average reduction of approximately 0.4/60 second is expected. Squeezer and Foil Squeezer: Slowed the speed of the first shot fired after pressing the ZR Button by approximately 5% and shortened its flight distance. Slowed movement speed while firing by approximately 8%. Range Blaster and Custom Range Blaster: Decreased the radius of the damaging explosion by approximately 6%. Decreased the radius of the ink splatter at the point of impact with a floor or wall or when detonated midair by approximately 9%. Snipewriter 5H and Snipewriter 5B: Slightly decreased the width of spray droplets created by shots. Slosher, Slosher Deco Order Slosher Replica: Increased the amount of ink consumed by approximately 9%. Heavy Edit Splatling and Heavy Edit Splatling Nouveau: Slightly decreased the number of spray droplets created by shots. The frequency of inking occurring at the player's feet is unchanged. Wellstring V and Custom Wellstring V: Decreased the radius of the ink splatter that occurs upon impact by approximately 8%. Trizooka: Increased the amount of time between activation and becoming able to fire by approximately 1/12 of a second. Custom Range Blaster special weapon points required changed from 200 to 210. Slosher Order Slosher Replica special weapon points required changed from 200 to 210. In X Battles, made it less likely for players to be matched again with players they just encountered in the previous X Battle. Made it so that Japan and regions near it cannot select Tentatek Division when selecting an X Battles division. Made it possible for players who achieve a Splatfest Title of Ruler or higher to board the Splatfest Float and take pictures with the allies they last won a Splatfest Battle (Open) or Splatfest Battle (Pro) with. Made it so that players can choose additional poses from atop the Splatfest Float after achieving a Splatfest Title of Ruler +1 or higher. Made it possible to select a Deep Cut pose atop the Splatfest Float. Made it possible for players who have downloaded the Expansion Pass to select Squid Sisters and Off the Hook poses atop the Splatfest Float. Added data for a special Big Run. Added an item that can be exchanged for fish scales. Made it so that you can get capsules containing fish scales from the reward meter. The gear you can get from the reward meter will now change each shift rather than each month. Reduced the XP required for a weapon's Freshness to reach 1 ★ from 10,000 to 5,000 to make it easier to get Sheldon Licenses. Changed the design of some Splashtag banner designs.