Nintendo Buffs a Bevy of Weapons in Splatoon 3

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Nintendo launched Patch 6.1.0 for its third-person ink shooter Splatoon 3, which is now available for download on the Switch. This update buffed a lot of weapons in the game, most notably the Ink Storm and Squeezer.

Get Ready for the Storm

The Ink Storm is a special weapon in Splatoon 3 that creates a storm cloud that deals damage to enemies within its area of effect. That said, this weapon got a buff in Patch 6.1.0 where players that take damage while within their allies' Ink Storm now recover much more quickly than before. This is true even if they are not submerged in ink. As a result of this change, players might use the Ink Storm more religiously now.

In addition, the Splat Brella now uses 13% less ink when firing a shot. This is a great adjustment for players who often find themselves wasting more ink than they should.

For the N-ZAP '85 and N-ZAP '89, these main weapons have their damage increased slightly from 28 to 30.

Multiplayer Fixes

Nintendo resolved a number of issues concerning the Bluefin Depot as well. For instance, players can no longer reach much higher terrain than intended by using Triple Splashdown in certain areas.

In Rainmaker Mode, the issue where players could not swim in certain areas in Bluefin Depot even if those areas appeared to be inked has now been fixed as well.

Highlights

WEAPON

Dynamo/Gold Dynamo Roller
- Widened the angle at which horizontal swings deal maximum damage.
Flingza Roller
- Widened the angle at which horizontal swings deal maximum damage.
- Reduced the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after a vertical swing by about 5/60 seconds.
Inkbrush/Inkbrush Noveau
- Increased movement speed when holding the ZR Button to paint while moving forward by approximately 3%.
- Reduced the amount of ink consumed when holding the ZR Button to paint while moving forward by approximately 7%.
Squeezer/Foil Squeezer
- Increased the amount of ink consumed by the first shot fired after pressing the ZR Button by approximately 9%.
- Slightly decreased the number of spray droplets created by shots fired when holding the ZR Button.
Wave Breaker
- When placed, enemies around it will be marked for a short period of time.

BUG FIXES

Multiplayer
- Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot that caused players who activated the Zipcaster near certain areas on the elevators to clip into the terrain when they returned to their original spot after the effect ended.
- Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot that caused Tenta Missiles and Ink Storm to get cut off by things like the elevators or the metal bridge.
Salmon Run
- Fixed an issue when replaying job scenarios recorded in past versions where a different King Salmonid would sometimes appear than the King Salmonid that appeared originally.
- Fixed an issue in Spawning Grounds that caused slowdown when players were on top of certain terrain.