Version 4.2.0 is an update toSplatoon 2 that was released on7 November 2018 at02:00 UTC.^[1]

New content

Stages

• The Reef underwent renovation, similar to the changes made toStarfish Mainstage in Version4.0.0.
• A newSalmon Run stage,Ruins of Ark Polaris, was added.

Weapons

• A newspecial weapon - TheUltra Stamp - was added to the game.
• A newsub weapon - TheTorpedo - was added to the game.
• The thirdKensa Collection was released, featuring two weapons sets with the new sub weapon and two weapon sets with the new special weapon. It includes theKensa Splattershot Jr.,Kensa L-3 Nozzlenose,Kensa Octobrush andKensa Undercover Brella.

Balance changes

Main weapons

Specifications for some of themain weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Sploosh-o-matic Neo Sploosh-o-matic	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use yoursub weapon by 4/60th of a second.
Splattershot Jr. Custom Splattershot Jr.	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 4/60th of a second.
Splash-o-matic Neo Splash-o-matic	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 3/60th of a second.
Aerospray MG Aerospray RG	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 4/60th of a second.
Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Kensa Splattershot Hero Shot Replica Octo Shot Replica	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 2/60th of a second.
.52 Gal .52 Gal Deco	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 3/60th of a second.
N-ZAP '85 N-ZAP '89	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 3/60th of a second.
Splattershot Pro Forge Splattershot Pro Kensa Splattershot Pro	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 2/60th of a second.
.96 Gal .96 Gal Deco	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 2/60th of a second.
Jet Squelcher Custom Jet Squelcher	▲ Reduced the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 2/60th of a second.
L-3 Nozzlenose L-3 Nozzlenose D	▲ Made it easier toink the ground at the player's feet. ▲ Increased damage dealt to an opponent's umbrella by roughly 13%. ▲ Increased damage dealt to theRainmaker barrier by roughly 5%.
Squeezer Foil Squeezer	▲ Reduced the interval between holding down to fire and when you're able to become a squid or use your sub weapon by 3/60th of a second.
Carbon Roller Carbon Roller Deco	▲ Horizontal swings now ink more area in front of the player.
Inkbrush Inkbrush Nouveau	▲ Extended the area inked by flinging ink with ink brushes further forward.
Octobrush Octobrush Nouveau	▲ Reduced the interval between swinging the brush and holding to ink by 4/60th of a second.
Tri-Slosher Tri-Slosher Nouveau	▲ Changed the weapon type to one in which running speed when not firing and swim speed is fast, as with theSploosh-o-matic andSplattershot Jr.
Sloshing Machine Sloshing Machine Neo Kensa Sloshing Machine	▲ Increased the radius of area inked by ink droplets by roughly 10%. ▲ Expanded the area inked when ink hits a wall.

Sub weapons

The specifications for somesub weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Toxic Mist	▲ Added an effect that greatly increases theink consumed for an opponent using adualie-type weapon and performing a dodge roll while inside Toxic Mist.
Point Sensor	▲ Increased initial speed by roughly 10% and extended flight length.
Squid Beakon	▲ Each Squid Beakon can now be used twice when used by an ally who doesn't have a Squid Beakon equipped. You can see how many more times it can be used by checking the circled number displayed when you look at a Squid Beakon on the Turf War map.

Special gauge

Points required for usingspecials have changed for certainmain weapons.

Weapon	Adjustment
Custom Splattershot Jr.	▲ 180 → 170
L-3 Nozzlenose	▲ 180 → 170
Flingza Roller	▲ 190 → 180
Foil Flingza Roller	▲ 190 → 180
Zink Mini Splatling	▲ 190 → 180
Tenta Sorella Brella	▲ 180 → 170
H-3 Nozzlenose D	▼ 190 → 200
Splat Charger Hero Charger Replica	▼ 200 → 210
Splatterscope	▼ 200 → 210
Tenta Brella	▼ 180 → 190

Fixes and adjustments

Gear

• When another player inInkopolis Square is wearinggear that was previously obtainable through game news, you can now order that gear fromMurch.
• Gear that was previously obtainable through game news will now occasionally be sold in theSplatNet gear shop.
• The corresponding gear is:
  • SWC Logo Tee
  • Kyonshi Hat
  • Li'l Devil Horns
  • Hockey Mask
  • Anglerfish Mask

Multiplayer

• The Reef: Changed terrain in all modes.
  • Made major changes to the terrain near thespawn points.
  • Additionally, made changes to the overall terrain.
• Fixed an issue while usingdualie-type weapons that prevented dodge rolling forward if pressing the control stick forward and the buttons for a dodge roll when climbing over the top of a wall.
• Fixed an issue when swinging aroller or brush weapon right after the message "Low ink!" displayed on screen, causing the "insufficient ink" sound effect to play whether the player had enough ink for the attack or not.
• Fixed an issue with theUndercover Brella andUndercover Sorella Brella causing them to appear brighter than they should while standing in a shaded area with the umbrella portion closed.
• Fixed an issue occurring when throwing a bomb while running that caused the bomb throwing animation to appear to end earlier than it should when viewed from an opponent's screen.
• Fixed an issue occurring while shaking theFizzy Bomb quickly that made it look like it was being shaken slowly when viewed from an opponent's screen.
• Fixed an issue causing the aiming reticule for certainweapons to mistakenly appear while using aBaller special.
• Fixed an issue occurring when activating anInkjet special on anink rail. If the player returned to the beginning of the ink rail after the Inkjet ran out and also switched between squid and kid form, they could mistakenly enter into the stage terrain.
• Fixed an issue with theBooyah Bomb causing its location when landing to appear slightly different on the screens of the player who used it and all other players.
• Fixed an issue causing the Booyah Bomb's sound effect to mistakenly continue playing if the player in the middle of using it left the battle due to a network error.
• Fixed an issue occurring if a bomb is within the Booyah Bomb's damage radius when it explodes, mistakenly preventing the bomb from being destroyed if there was an obstacle between the center of the Booyah Bomb explosion and the bomb itself.
• Fixed an issue causing bombs to be mistakenly destroyed by a thrown Booyah Bomb traveling through the air if the two came in contact.
• Fixed an issue occurring while using a Baller or Booyah Bomb special with the "Bomb Defense Up"gearability equipped that didn't properly reduce damage from certain explosions.
• Players can now continue climbing the side of a sponge even when an opponent shoots it, causing it to shrink.
• Fixed an issue occasionally causing players caught between theTower Control tower and a wall to clip into the stage terrain if they returned to kid form after attempting to swim up the wall.
• Fixed an issue causing certain animations not to display correctly when viewed through the semi-transparent walls near the spawn points inStarfish Mainstage.
• Fixed an issue causing players to clip into the stage terrain when super jumping to an ally standing at a specific point near the edge of the stage and the spawn points in Starfish Mainstage.
• On-screen brightness will no longer change dramatically depending on the amount of light hitting the camera duringSplatfest Battles inPort Mackerel.
• Fixed an issue causing players to clip into stage terrain while climbing specific walls inSnapper Canal.
• Fixed an issue causing bombs thrown at specific signs inWalleye Warehouse to not make proper contact with their targets.
• Fixed an issue causing a Booyah Bomb not to properly explode when hitting a conveyor belt inPiranha Pit.
• Fixed an issue allowing players that climbed over a certain un-inkable wall to access the area around their opponent's spawn point.
• Fixed an issue inSkipper Pavilion where players using aSplashdown special from beneath a platform near the spawn points could pass through the platform and return to standing above it.

Splatfests

• Fixed an issue occurring inSplatfest Battles (normal) causing some players to be ejected from the lobby during matching when one battle ended, the schedule was updated, and a solo Splatfest Battle (normal) was immediately selected, even if the teammates from the previous battle had been grouped together again.
• Fixed an issue in Splatfest Battles (normal) making it difficult to recruit teammates when a team has won many battles in a row.
• Fixed an issue when playing Splatfest Battles (normal) with friends and creating a room that made the "Recruit more players" button unavailable when no friends have joined.

Salmon Run

• The new stage, "Ruins of Ark Polaris," is now available when playingSalmon Run atThe Shoal.
  • This stage will now also be in the Salmon Run rotation when playing Salmon Run online.
• Fixed an issue causing the feature to cut the loss in rank by half when finishing a job with fewer people than you started with not to work properly.
• Coworkers in alife preserver can now be hit with direct shots from theInkjet special and can now also be rescued when on a metal grating.
• Fixed an issue causing missiles fired by aDrizzler to explode if a player tried to send them flying back when they touch the ground. Also fixed an issue preventing missiles from not shooting back toward the Drizzler even when shot back from the proper angle.
• Fixed an issue causing damage not to be dealt to the middle portions of aStinger when hitting either its burner portion or head directly withSting Ray blast.
• Fixed an issue in theSpawning Grounds stage occurring when aGriller targeted a player near the egg basket in which the Griller would suddenly target another player instead.
• Fixed an issue causing a special activated at a specific time at the end of the final wave to continue to activate repeatedly.
• Fixed an issue occurring when aGoldie event occurs causing an incorrect number of Goldie appearances to be logged inSplatNet 2's "Job Stats."
• Fixed an issue causing incorrect weapon information to display in SplatNet 2's "Job Stats" for players who disconnected during a job. Weapon information will now only display for waves they participated in.

Other changes

• Fixed an issue in which the camera wouldn't change as expected when spectating aSplat Zone battle with Auto-Camera mode.
• Fixed an issue in which a player being shown in spectator mode who was defeated by an enemy using acharger with a scope would occasionally not be displayed correctly.
• Reduced severity of an issue in whichOctoling Girl's hair would clip through her hand while in certain poses with certaingear while taking photos with her as anamiibo.
• Fixed an issue in which the Octoling Octopus would face backwards when taking a photo with it as an amiibo onSkipper Pavilion.
• Fixed an issue in which, if the player has aFizzy Bomb prepped to throw and the guide showing where it will land is over one of the cones in the Test area, the bomb will clip through the cone when actually thrown.
• Fixed an issue in which, when playing as a user linked to a Nintendo Account that is not a Nintendo Switch Online member, information related to joining Nintendo Switch Online would be displayed and the player would be treated as Offline when the schedule update (every two hours) occurred.

Trivia

• The official patch notes for this version erroneously refer to theOcto Shot Replica by itsSplatoon name, "Octoshot Replica".

References

External links

• SplatoonUS Tumblr post announcing the release date for the version in a promotional post for theUltra Stamp.