# THE FINALS Update 9.12.0 - Product: THE FINALS (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals) - Vendor: Embark Studios - Date: 2026-03-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/535502917902270762 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals/releases/2026-03-05-update-9.12.0 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'. --- - **added** — Sponsor Showdown event is now live where players earn Fans to help their chosen Sponsor rank on the leaderboard - **added** — Chun Jie Bonus XP and Fans event is live offering up to 200% XP for Daily Contracts and up to 150% XP and Fans for gameplay - **added** — Extracurricular Crew Set store update with new cosmetics - **added** — Unquenchable Set available in store - **added** — Twitch Drops now available including Free Advice Emblem, Wing It Protocol Top, and Precision Protocol Hoodie until March 19 - **changed** — Increased Objective Score for capturing Grand Vaults in Point Break from 100 to 1,000 - **changed** — Increased Objective Score for eliminating opponents near Grand Vaults in Point Break from 25 to 250 - **changed** — Increased objective score by 10x for capturing objectives and eliminating opponents near objectives in Point Break - **changed** — Improved visuals on multiple M11 skins - **changed** — Chart-Topper Emote reverted to match store video and now has two versions with Chart-Topper and Chart-Stopper Emotes, with existing owners receiving the Chart-Stopper Emote - **changed** — Removed Lunar New Year lanterns and restored standard map rotation with blue healing visuals in Seoul, Monaco, and Las Vegas - **changed** — Re-enabled the Duck and Cover map variant - **fixed** — Fixed server cluster issue on West Coast that was impacting players from Feb 12-25 - **fixed** — Fixed issue where stomach could appear compressed when wearing certain skirts with crop tops - **fixed** — Fixed missing collision on Fang Wai City that allowed players to go out of bounds and access unintended areas - **fixed** — Fixed ocean in Fang Wai City backdrop not being visible creating a gap in terrain - **fixed** — Fixed clipping on Renegade Wrap Playful Spirit top to improve fit and appearance in low settings - **fixed** — Fixed visible hole on the Final Mantra outfit - **fixed** — Fixed issue where Multibucks rewards did not display quantity or rarity - **removed** — Removed compatibility with crossbody items on the Wise-Wing Jumper to reduce mesh clipping It is time for you to pick the sponsor you want to represent for this season’s Sponsor Showdown Event and make them proud. We’ve also enabled the Chun Jie Bonus XP and Fans Event to make your progress even faster! All of this alongside a brand new Store update, free Twitch drops and some bug-fixes, check it all out below: ##### **EVENT **| SPONSOR SHOWDOWN Sponsor Showdown is now live, and it’s your mission to hop into the Arena, no matter the game-mode you play, and earn as many Fans as possible to help your Sponsor shine in the rankings. This season, every single Sponsor is participating, and we’re not locking you to any one of them. The leaderboard is live, may the best Sponsor win! Let the Showdown begin! ##### **EVENT **| CHUN JIE BONUS XP Need a hand to finish those last few Battle Pass levels? Well now is the perfect time, the Chun Jie Bonus XP and Fans event is live! Now and until the end of the season, you can earn up to 200% XP for Daily Contracts and up to 150% XP and Fans for gameplay. ## **STORE **| EXTRACURRICULAR CREW SET Most people say they came in peace, but a few know they really came to Earth to party. This week, expect visitors from outer space to come down and visit the Arena, incognito, fully blending in with the rest of.. you all. By the way, have you checked on your dog recently? Thirsty for more? We’re extending a big thank you to OSPUZE for sponsoring this week’s Store update with the incredible Unquenchable Set. ** Clench. Cosmic. Thirst. ** ##### **TWITCH DROPS **| HELPING HANDS We’ve welcomed a lot of new Contestants into the Arena lately! To celebrate all of the new players joining us as well as the ones who have been here since the start, we’ve prepared some new additions to your wardrobe. You can now earn the “Free Advice” Emblem, the “Wing It Protocol” Top and the “Precision Protocol” Hoodie by watching anyone playing THE FINALS on Twitch with Drops Enabled! _Available now until March 19_ ##### **PERFORMANCE **| SERVER IMPROVEMENTS With tremendous thanks to our community on Discord, we were able to track down a server cluster issue that was impacting the West Coast from Feb 12-25. This issue caused lag for a large portion of our players, and has now been fixed. Your quick alerts really helped us locate and solve the issue! Those who were adversely affected should now have a much smoother experience. ##### **Balance Changes** **Game Modes** Point Break - Increased the Objective Score given for capturing Grand Vaults from 100 to 1,000 - Increased the Objective Score given for eliminating opponents near Grand Vaults from 25 to 250 - Increased objective score by 10x for capturing objectives and eliminating opponents near objectives ##### **Content and Bug Fixes** **Cosmetics** - Improved visuals on multiple skins for the M11 - Fixed an issue where the stomach could appear compressed when wearing certain skirts with crop tops - The Chart-Topper Emote that was reverted to match the store video now has two versions! The Chart-Topper and Chart-Stopper Emotes! Everyone who already owns The Chart-Topper Emote will soon have the Chart-Stopper Emote, too! Anyone purchasing in the future will receive both, so you can dance however you like! - Removed compatibility with crossbody items on the Wise-Wing Jumper to reduce mesh clipping. - Fixed clipping on the Renegade Wrap Playful Spirit top to improve fit and appearance in low settings - Fixed a visible hole on the Final Mantra outfit **Maps** General - Removed Lunar New Year lanterns and restored standard map rotation, bringing back blue healing visuals in Seoul, Monaco, and Las Vegas - Re-enabled the Duck and Cover map variant Fang Wai City - Fixed missing collision that allowed players to go out of bounds and access unintended areas on a map - The ocean in the backdrop was sometimes not visible, creating a gap in the terrain. We have now made sure that the backdrop water asset is loading in correctly **UI** - Fixed an _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/535502917902270762]_