Last week’s promised January update is now available for the PC version of Battlefield 4, with console patches soon to follow.

Earlier today, DICE and EA released a new patch for the PC version of Battlefield 4; the new update addresses a plethora of concerning bugs and glitches, along with a new balance-update for jets:

-Various fixes for improving general stability

-Fixed a memory leak issue occurring after level shutdowns, which could result in a out-of-memory crash in longer play sessions

-Additional fix for the “sound loop” deadlock when running High/Ultra graphics settings

-Added a warning for using Legacy AMD drivers that were out of date

-Fixed a player feedback timing issue where blood was appearing before other damage indicators, and before damage was actually done

-Fixed a bug where players’ rank icons on the scoreboard would not be updated

-Fix for Asian users unable to start Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 on Windows 8.1

-Normalized repair rates across all vehicles. Vehicles with lower health points, like aircraft and transport vehicles, now repair more slowly than before

-Fixed problem with killer health in kill card not being correctly updated (showing 100% health even though the soldier was hurt)

-Fix for friendly marker not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members

-Fixed a bug where a M1 Abrams Coaxial HMG ammo box was occasionally blocking the driver’s camera

-Increased damage by 25% for the Stealth Jet 20mm cannons.

-Stealth Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other. F35 & J-20 are slightly more agile, Su-50 is less agile.

-Attack Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other, and all 3 are now slightly less agile than earlier

-Fixed camera glitch when switching weapons while moving in crouch

-Fixed an occasional bug where players could experience intermittent engine sound dropouts when driving wheeled IFVs

-Fix for player spawning under the map when deploying on Lancang Dam

-Fixed flickering in map and minimap on Rogue Transmission and Operation Locker

Battlefield 4 was one of 2013’s most anticipated military-FPS titles of the year; sadly, all versions of the chaotic shooter have been plagued with problems– some of which have been “game-breaking”- since launch. Patches for the console versions are planned for release this month, though no details have been given towards what they may address.

Source: Battlelog
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