Version 4.1.0 is an update toSplatoon 2 that was released on3 October 2018 at02:00 UTC.^[1]

New content

Weapons

The second Kensa Collection, a line of weapons designed byToni Kensa, was released with the update. It includes theKensa Splattershot Pro,Kensa Luna Blaster,Kensa Dynamo Roller andKensa Sloshing Machine. All weapons include either the newFizzy Bomb sub or the newBooyah Bomb special.

A newbomb-typesub weapon – the Fizzy Bomb – was added.

A newspecial weapon – the Booyah Bomb – was added.A second special weapon - theUltra Stamp - was teased, but was not yet included in this version and was added in4.2.0.

Music

Four new battle music tracks were added.^[2] The tracks are from two new bands,SashiMori andDiss-Pair.^[3]

Fictional band	Song name	Audio
Diss-Pair	Seasick	https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S2_Seasick.mp3
	Kinetosis	https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S2_Kinetosis.mp3
SashiMori	Chopscrewey	https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S2_Chopscrewey.mp3
	Entropical	https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S2_Entropical.mp3

Stages

Skipper Pavilion, the final regular stage to be added to the game, was made available with Version 4.1.0.^[4]

Splatfest

Version 4.1.0 addedSplatoweenSplatfest data.^[5][6] NewInkopolis Square decorations, graffiti, gear, and a start screen sound effect were added for the event. All of this content added to the game was naturally not available to players until the in-game announcement of the event, when decorations started to be added and the gear was made available by means of a Nintendo Switch news article.

Balance changes

Main weapons

Specifications for some of themain weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
Sploosh-o-matic Neo Sploosh-o-matic	▲ When shots hit, theirink splatter will now extend further forward than it did previously.
Splattershot Jr. Custom Splattershot Jr.	▲ When shots hit, their ink splatter will now extend further forward than it did previously.
Aerospray MG Aerospray RG	▲ When shots hit, their ink splatter will now extend further forward than it did previously.
Splattershot Pro Forge Splattershot Pro	▲ Ink now more likely to land around player's feet when firing. ▲ Made the ink splatter that lands closest to the player when firing more likely to land closer to the player than it did previously.
.96 Gal .96 Gal Deco	▲ Extended firing range by roughly 6%.
Dynamo Roller Gold Dynamo Roller	▲ Will now also ink turf closer to the player in addition to previous ink coverage when performing a horizontal swing.
Flingza Roller Foil Flingza Roller	▲ Extended range in which a horizontal swing will deal 100.0 or more damage by roughly 5%.
Goo Tuber Custom Goo Tuber	▲ Increased firing range of a minimally charged shot by roughly 27%. ▲ Accordingly, firing range of other non-fully charged shots has also been increased slightly.
Mini Splatling Zink Mini Splatling	▲ Ink splatter from fired shots now hits with a wider vertical spread than it did previously.
Nautilus 47	▲ Increased velocity of fired shots by roughly 133%, while making no change to firing range.
Undercover Brella Undercover Sorella Brella	▲ While damage from a single shot remains at 40.0, the damage from peripheral ink splatter has been increased from 10.0 to 12.0.

Sub weapons

Specifications for one of thesub weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
Splash Wall	▲ Decreased the time between using the Splash Wall and whenink recovery begins by roughly 15/60 of a second.

Special weapons

Specifications for some of thespecial weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
Tenta Missiles	▲ Shortened time between firing of each missile.
Splashdown	▲ Decreased reduction ofspecial gauge if the user is splatted in the time between activating the special but before landing with it from 50% to 25%. ▲ Increased damage dealt by the Splashdown to bubbles fired by theBubble Blower, ensuring that they will be destroyed if struck by it. ▲ Decreased the points required for using the Splashdown special in several of the weapon sets that include it.

Special gauge

Points required for using specials have changed for certain main weapons.

Weapon	Adjustment
Sploosh-o-matic	▲ 170 → 160
.96 Gal Deco	▲ 180 → 170
Inkbrush	▲ 160 → 150
Hydra Splatling	▲ 190 → 170
Undercover Brella	▲ 160 → 150
Splat Charger Hero Charger Replica	▼ 190 → 200
Splatterscope	▼ 190 → 200
Firefin Splat Charger	▼ 200 → 210
Firefin Splatterscope	▼ 200 → 210
Enperry Splat Dualies	▼ 200 → 220
Kensa Splat Dualies	▼ 190 → 210

Fixes and adjustments

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue causing a playersuper jumping to an ally's location in the midst of returning to their starting location after using anInkjet to super jump into unintended locations when network connectivity was poor.
• Fixed an issue when dodge rolling on the inside of a grating, in which the player mistakenly rolled the same distance they would when on the ground although they were moving in midair.
• Adjusted the sound effect caused when an opponent enters the area of effect ofToxic Mist, making it easier to distinguish if they are nearby or far away.
• A sound effect will now play when using thegearabilityDrop Roller.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from tossing a bomb or clam when using theNautilus 47 if the bomb or clam was thrown at the same time the charge from a stored charge shot expired.
• Fixed an issue on thestageStarfish Mainstage, causing player movement to become slowed slightly when moving across a specific slope near thespawn points.

X Power and League Power in Ranked Battle

• When playingRanked orLeague Battles as a pair, your rank meter, X Power, or League Power will no longer decrease when playing with fewer members on your team due to internet disconnections for an even shorter period than was previously the case.
• If internet disconnections prevent a player from finishing enough matches out of the last few dozen matches played, the decrease to their rank meter or X Power for each subsequent unfinished match will be greater than it was previously.

Salmon Run

• Players are now able to review stats for their last 50Salmon Run jobs via theSplatNet 2 portion of the Nintendo Switch Online smart device app.
• Fixed an issue causing players to take contact damage if they had been standing in the location an enemy appeared just prior to that enemy's appearance.

Other changes

• Voice chat will now be available via the Nintendo Switch Online smart device app when playing with friends in certain modes, even when creating rooms without selecting "Online Lounge."
  • Players can also choose not to enable voice chat when creating rooms in this way.
  • This applies to the following modes which previously functioned with the Online Lounge feature:League Battle,Private Battle,Splatfest Battle (Normal) with friends, With Friends (Salmon Run).
• Fixed an issue occurring after Splatfest Battles, in which the Splatfest rank meter would go up continuously and repeatedly.
• Fixed an issue occurring in Splatfest Battles while under the effect of food items that increase experience or money, in which the player failed to earngearability chunks even after theirSplatfest Tee had reached its highest level.
• Fixed an issue in which players wouldn't be recruited after selecting "Recruit more players" when creating a Splatfest Battle (Normal) room after first choosing "Online Lounge."
• Fixed an issue when using anamiibo to change equipment in the lobby in which the vibe meter at the top of the screen would mistakenly display information for theweapon used before making the change.
• Fixed an issue causing certain sound effects not to play when doing recon on thestageStarfish Mainstage.
• Fixed an issue causing platforms on the stageAncho-V Games to move more duringrecon than in a battle when hit directly by a shot fired while using theInkjet special.

Video

On2 October 2018, a day before the update's release, the JapaneseSplatoon Twitter account andSquid Research Lab Tumblr account linked to a YouTube video showcasing some of the new features in the update. The video shows the automatic spectator camera function inPrivate Battle mode that was added in Version4.0.0. It is aSplat Zones match onSkipper Pavilion, withEntropical as the background music, and with two of the players using theKensa Dynamo Roller (showcasing the newBooyah Bomb) and theKensa Luna Blaster (showcasing the newFizzy Bomb).^[7][8]

References

External links

• Splatoon 2 Ver. 4 - Nintendo Switch - Nintendo of America