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Electronic Arts and the Battlefield team have revealed today the Season 4: Eleventh Hour of Battlefield 2042. Available from 28 February, this season introduces a series of new content, including a new map, a Specialist, weapons, vehicles and more, along with 100 new levels of content in the Battle Pass. These main contents will be available to all players as part of the free Battle Pass level of Battlefield 2042; additional cosmetic items can be earned through the Premium version of the Battle Pass.
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In Season 4, the battlefield shifts to Sudafrica and players will face off head-to-head in the new map Flashpoint. The rocky landscapes of the region allow vehicles to roam and take cover outdoors, while the vast internal spaces — including a tunnel — will draw players into close-quarters combat on foot and in vehicles.
The new Battlefield 2042 Specialist is the ambush expert Camila "Blasco", who can use her reconnaissance training and her custom tactical gear to move through the terrain without triggering any motion-based technology. Her X6 Infiltration Device prevents enemy detection by devices, interferes with active tracking technology, and creates zones of silence, identifying and revealing enemy technology within its range until it is destroyed or disabled.
The roster for Season 4 will also include a selection of new weapons, a new vehicle, and a new gadget. The new short-range pump-action weapon Super 500 Shotgun Sidearm is compact and designed for infiltration, but can also be adapted for close-quarters combat.
- The RM68 is an adaptable assault rifle, equipped with an integrated silencer, which provides a counterweight to improve stability and recoil control.
- The light AC9 SMG features a special receiver ergonomics to maximise control during rapid fire exchanges.
- The new RPT-31 LMG has a low fire rate, heavy shots, very high projectile speed, and an exclusive "flip-scope" attack.
- Apart from these weapons, the sticky explosives from the SPH Explosive Launcher gadget can attach to players, objects, and vehicles, making it a destruction tool and a perfect anti-fragile combat weapon.
Players will soon be able to traverse small spaces and protect soldiers with the new CAV-Brawler vehicle. Acting as a squad spawn point, it allows allies to spawn beside the vehicle, even when it’s full. This maneuverable IFV-type vehicle is equipped with an active threat detection system and a close-range defense system that launches grenades in all directions, fighting infantry lines in the immediate vicinity.
Players can continue to define their role on the battlefield in Season 4 with the latest class system update, which assigns Specialists one of the four classic and familiar classes: Assault, Engineer, Recon, and Support.
The class system also redefines the equipment and gear Specialists will have access to, defining a more structured and understandable role for players. Additionally, players can expect to see a revamped version of the Abandonment map during the season, with improved visibility and sightlines, a variety of cover options to enhance infantry combat, better control points, entirely new areas on the map, and more. Further details about the revamp will be shared in the next development update.
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