Valorant patch notes 6.05 – Gekko’s first update

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The latest Valorant patch notes 6.05 have recently been released giving a bit of an update to new agent Gekko – and more. If you’re after more information on all of that, then you’ve come to the right place. In brief, there’s a new agent to play with, some bug fixes and performance updates.

We’ve detailed a breakdown of the Valorant patch notes below, covering the fixes and updates to Gekko, as well as the bug fixes, and performance updates all laid out in the official patch notes 6.05.

Valorant patch notes 6.05

Agent updates

The headline here is that new agent Gekko is receiving some first updates and fixes. This helps keeps Valorant’s latest fresh and a more viable option if you’ve been hankering for some fundamental changes to your Valorant play recently. You can see the agent’s full patch notes below, and read on for the rest of the Valorant patch notes in full below that.

Gekko

• Wingman’s (Q) Plant and Defuse targeting has been improved in order to target higher locations.
• Audio Improvements
  • Added audio variations for Mosh Pit’s (C) explosions
  • Audio improvements for Dizzy’s (E) plasma blasts, which will help you easily identify if it’s flying towards you or towards an ally while in the air
• VFX Improvements
  • Added VFX to when Gekko is reclaiming an orb, as well as when the globule reclaim is complete
  • Improved visuals for enemy creature globules
  • Improved performance in Agent Select

Performance updates

• Added “CPU Wait GPU Time” metric to performance settings in order to help players track when their machines are Render Thread bound

Bug fixes

Agents – Gekko

• Fixed a bug where Wingman wasn’t taking melee damage.
• Fixed a bug where ally Gekko orbs were showing up as white outside of custom Replication.
• Fixed multiple animation issues across all abilities.
• Fixed UI on Gekko’s ultimate staying on screen if the round ended while you’re possessing Thrash.
• Fixed a bug where Wingman wasn’t able to defuse the Spike after using Swap Team command in a Custom game.
• Fixed a bug where Wingman Spike plant casting allowed him to run too far of a distance if cast in midair.
• Fixed a bug where damage from Mosh Pit was avoidable while crouch jumping in the pit.
• Fixed bug where Wingman’s torso wouldn’t trigger Cypher’s Trapwire (C).
• Fixed a bug where the wrong animation played while casting Wingman.
• Fixed a bug where Gekko wasn’t able to plant in Spike Rush if Wingman was stopped from planting.
• Fixed display name of “Mosh Pit” showing up as “Mosh’s Pit”.

Gameplay systems

• Fixed a crosshair issue where the Import button is grayed out if the you have 10 or more saved crosshair profiles
  • The maximum number of profiles is still 15.
• Fixed a bug with damage-over-time area abilities where players could crouch jump to avoid damage.

Performance

• Used Memory performance metric now updates when Total Memory performance metric is disabled.

Valorant patch notes 6.04 battle pass

Remember, along with all of the above for 6.05, the previous 6.04 update marked a new Battle Pass. As a reminder, with that came a new opportunity to add some more personal touches to your collection. If you start playing toward the battle pass you can work towards the following:

• Tilde Shorty
• Setting Records Player Card
• Dolla Dolla Bill Y’all Spray
• Cat-Eye Gun Buddy

But if you want to go for the Act 2 Premium Battle pass you could earn even more rewards, such as:

• Topotek Phantom
• Omen Cat Dance Spray
• Boot Camp // Stealth Module Player Card
• Extra Crispy Gun Buddy

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