Chivalry 2’s first big update of 2022 is live on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X alongside patch notes that reveal and detail everything developer Torn Banner Studios has done with the update. At the moment of writing this, the update has been live for nearly an hour, and while it’s unclear how big the file size of the update is on various platforms, we know what the update does thanks to the aforementioned patch notes. And it’s a lot.

  • Two Helmet Customization items with 4 Mason and 4 Agatha variants

  • Adjusted total ammo count from 20 arrows to 12

  • Special attack’s turn rate has been slightly reduced

  • First person camera now ducks to match the player’s head position during the special attack

  • Tweaked lean and root motion animations during the special attack for improved attack avoidance

  • Increased all damage values from 5 to 10

  • Reduced slash damage from 50 to 45

  • Agatha – Highlander

  • Mason – Berserker

  • Agatha – Balmoral Helmet with four variants, Gallowglass Armour with six variants

  • Mason – Clan Helmet with four variants, Clan Armour with three variants

  • Claymore variants

  • Dacian Falx variants

  • Shepherd’s Staff variants

  • Forest

  • Seer

  • Venator

  • Radiant

  • Hunter

  • Tracker

  • Stalker

  • Feral

  • Scavenger

  • Venerant

  • Counter windows are now variable depending on the speed of the weapon

  • Faster weapons now have a slightly smaller counter window

  • Jabbing while having lost the left arm will result in a headbutt

  • Dismemberment:

  • When having lost an arm, being attacked on the other arm will result in only a dismemberment and not a lost in HP

  • Fixed an issue where ragdolls would not be able to be dismembered

  • When having lost an arm, being attacked on the other arm will result in only a dismemberment and not a lost in HP

  • Fixed an issue where ragdolls would not be able to be dismembered

  • Ambusher:

  • Increased backstab damage from 35% to 50%

  • Increased throwing knife damage from 35 to 40 units

  • Clarified class description in regards to the backstab damage bonus only being effective when using native weapons

  • Devastator:Added the Highland Sword as an unlockable weapon

  • Increased backstab damage from 35% to 50%

  • Increased throwing knife damage from 35 to 40 units

  • Clarified class description in regards to the backstab damage bonus only being effective when using native weapons

  • Added the Highland Sword as an unlockable weapon

  • Engineer – increased the instance limit of constructible barricades from 2 to 4 (The carry limit remains the same, so keep an eye out for those resupply crates!)

  • Officer – added the Greatsword to the primary weapon loadout

  • Officer – fixed an issue where weapons would unlock in the incorrect order

  • Fixed an issue where knights could spawn with no primary weapon when Shuffle mode is enabled

  • Fixed an issue where defenders would receive capture score even after fully recapturing an objective

  • Bots will prioritize objectives less

  • Changed default tickets number to 75

  • Enabled class limits

  • FFA – Class limit on Archers

  • Duel servers – No Archers

  • FFA – Class limit on Archers

  • Duel servers – No Archers

  • After the start of the match, a player will only be allowed to switch teams manually if your previous team, including yourself, has at least 2 more players than the other team.

  • Auto-balance is not affected by this change.

  • If your previous team has 32 players including yourself, and the other team has 30 – you are allowed to switch manually.

  • If your previous team has 32 players including yourself, and the other team has 29 – you are allowed to switch manually.

  • If your previous team has 32 players including yourself, and the other team has 31 – you are not allowed to switch manually.

  • Temporary Featured Queue – 64p Team Objective (where Aberfell appears twice as often)

  • 40p Mixed Modes has Aberfell appearing twice as often

  • Brawl has removed from the 40p FFA queue

  • Duel Servers – Removed FFA Fighting Pit and Adding FFA Wardenglade

  • Glaive, Dane Axe, Poleaxe, Greatsword

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