Free Fire August 2023 Update: See what changes in the OB41 Update Notes

The Free Fire update takes place this Thursday, August 10, 2023 from 1:00 am

By Ronny Rolim
08/05/2023 13h02 — Updated 2 years ago

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Free Fire players have reason to celebrate in August 2023, with the arrival of the long-awaited OB41 update . With exciting new features and significant improvements to the game, the update promises to take the battle royale experience to a whole new level.

Now, Free Fire Mania , the largest independent Free Fire portal in the world with around 10 million monthly hits, exclusively publishes the notes with all the changes that are about to arrive in Garena's Battle Royale. In addition, the Free Fire August 2023 update , with version OB41.

Free Fire August 2023 update: know everything that will change

Against Squad

cyber drop

Yes, you can now buy the M1887-X directly from the CS Store! Let's check what benefits you can get with Cyber ​​Drop !

“Special Cyber ​​Drops can not only give you better loot than regular airdrops, but also Cyber ​​Points that you can use to buy very powerful items like M1887-X!”

Rules:

• - The Cybernetic Drop will only appear in the 3rd, 4th and 5th round of Contra Squad matches.
• - The Cyber ​​Drop will be transparent at the start of the round, but will continue to appear as the Airdrop progresses.
• - The operation of the Cybernetic Drop is the same as the Defense Airdrop. Players must be in the Cyber ​​Drop area for 10-12 seconds (10 seconds for rounds 3 and 4, 12 seconds for round 5) to unlock and get loot and Cyber ​​Points. Opening Cyber ​​Drop in the 3rd or 4th round will give your team 1 Cyber ​​​​Point, while in the 5th round you will get 2 Cyber ​​​​Points for your team.
• - If there are enemies in the capture area, you must defeat the enemy to take control of the airdrop. The airdrop will be given to teams that have players that are staying in that area.
• - In the CS Store, there is a Cyber ​​​​Item section. Each Cyber ​​Point will open certain items. When 1 team gets 3 Cyber ​​Points, they can buy the M1887-X weapon.

Optimization of information on the CS Store page

The teammate's weapon information will be visible on the store page! Use this information to define your strategy!

“New optimization in the preparation phase! Know the information of your friends' weapons, help each other and play better as a team!”

• - During the preparation phase, the upper left corner of the CS Store will show your friend's weapon information.
• - New Money Notification: You can inform your CS money amount to help or ask for help in purchase. You just need to press your CS money amount or use the tick feature to mark your CS money amount in the upper right corner of the screen.
• - Unused Weapon Notification: During the preparation phase, players will be notified if a teammate discards their weapon.

Other changes to Contra Squad

• - Changed the basic amount of CS money that players receive for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounds in Contra Squad.
• - You can now see enemy passive skills.
• - Minimized match results page in Contra Squad.
• - Added a countdown to closing the CS Store.

Battle Royale (BR mode)

New in-game mission: Defense Barracks

There is no need to search for the location of Chave do Barracão .

“This new in-game quest allows you to unlock the Shed by standing near it for a certain amount of time and the Shed will also scan enemies near you!”

• - The Defense Barrack is now added to the quest list in matches. Play Battle Royale to find this quest!
• - In matches where this quest is active, players will no longer need the key to open the Shed.
• - Once the quest is active, Barracão keys will no longer be found on the map or sold in vending machines.
• - Players can unlock Barrack Defense by being near the Barrack area. When progress reaches 100%, the Barracks will open.
• - If there are multiple teammates within the area, the Shed unlock speed will be faster.
• - If there are enemies entering the Defense Shed area, progress will be stopped until only one team is in the area.
• - Once the Defense Barrack is unlocked, a UAV will appear above it and scan nearby enemies.
• - The UAV can be destroyed by the enemy, after which the arsenal will no longer have the scanning function.

Pursuit Mission

Be the center of attention, a hero for your team!

“We understand how scary it can be when all of your teammates are eliminated in a Battle Royale match. We don't want this player to survive until the end hiding just because he was left alone on his team. Now Pursuit Mission is here, which offers new and exciting opportunities for these great fighters.”

• - When all teammates are eliminated, surviving players can purchase Pursuit Mission for free from vending machines (except vending machines. Duo/Squad mode only).
• - Survive the mission time (90 seconds for Duo, 100 seconds for Squad) to earn 400 FF Coins and Super Revival for all teammates.
• - Other players in the match can see the location of the player who activated the Pursuit Mission on their map.
• - Get mysterious rewards by eliminating enemies that trigger the Pursuit Mission!
• - Pursuit Mission can only be purchased a maximum of 5 times by all players in 1 match.

Other changes

For a more exciting and tense Battle Royale experience.

"In this update, for a smoother operating and gameplay experience, and to avoid the unfairness of some random mechanics, we've made several changes to other Battle Royale content."

Map and loot changes:

• Hand Cannon can no longer be found in the blue zone.
• Limited amount of Rifle ammo in the blue zone, can now be found across the map with low probability.
• Decreased the number of FF tokens in the blue zone by 15%.
• The blue zone will have two M60-I.
• Low chance of Advanced Vest Attachments being found across the map.
• Reduced the probability of high-level items being obtained from War Chest Lv. 1 and increases the chance of healing items obtained from War Chest Lv. 1.
• Accelerate Defense Airdrop drop time from 140 seconds to 80 seconds. Added the number of Defense Airdrops per match from 2 to 4.
• Decreased Airdrop fall time from 160 seconds to 400 seconds. Reduced the number of airdrops per match to 3 for Duo and Squad modes, 2 for Solo mode.
• Airship Return: An airship will continue its route across the map. Players can ride the airship using the zip line. The airship is also equipped with a war chest that contains various items and powerful weapons that will drop new items every 180 seconds. Whenever a new item becomes available, there will be a Mini Launch Pad in the War Chest.

Item changes:

• Corrosion Grenade : Increases Corrosion duration from 4 to 5 seconds. Reduced damage on Ice Walls from 230 to 170.
• Airdrop: When looted, the surrounding light effect is changed to purple.
• Airdrop: Scan range reduced from 120 to 100. HP increased from 200 to 500 and duration to 600 seconds.

Vending machine changes:

• The MP40 was replaced by the AK47.
• FAMAS-II was replaced by FAMAS-III.
• The free Katana has been replaced by the free Pan.
• Stock Lv. 2 Free has been replaced by the AR cartridge.
• The Free UZI has been replaced by the Free Drone. Limited to 1 per player.
• The AR Cartridge has been replaced with a Silencer which can be purchased for 300 FF Coins.
• Removed Helmet Hardener and Drone.
• Removed the Shed key from the vending machine.

Other Changes:

• Optimized the Reviver Card buying experience. Now the selected number of players will be selected automatically according to the number of FF Coins owned. This can make it easier than ever to buy and revive teammates.
• Optimization of the Shed's closing function. You can now instantly see which teammates have the Barrack Key in the teammates status bar.

Training Island Optimization

A better practice experience to hone your shots!

“More realistic scenarios and targets make training on the Training Island even more like the real game experience!”

• Target gets a makeover! Now the area is getting bigger, and there are more and more shelters.
• Players can now enter target range and practice with target anytime, anywhere.

Players now have the option to change:

• unlimited hp
• Movement speed
• number of births
• Armor Level
• hp

Target changes:

• Beginner: target does not move, long respawn time
• Intermediate: Moving target, long respawn time
• Advanced: Moving target, fast respawn time

Weapon Display Optimization:

• Weapons receiving changes in this patch will have a different tab in the Boot Camp Weapon Crate. You can view the details of the changes by pressing the “i” button in the top right corner.

Maps

Changes in Bermuda

peak

Do you dare to alter Peak?

"Bermuda, Free Fire's oldest and most popular map, tends to have loot levels and designs that are difficult to play, one of which is Peak, especially as it is one of the most important areas of the map. We have increased the amount of loot in Peak and We also renovated the structure of this area, which breathed new life into the highest center on the Bermuda map. Trust me, this area is a must-see."

• Reworked Peak Designer. The existing building was removed and a new mansion was added.
• Reduced the height of the Peak area, which made fighting around the Peak more possible.
• Increase the amount and quality of loot in Peak.
• Peak will be available in Contra Squad's Casual and Ranked modes.

Hangar

New shelters and mobile routes, how about a new Hangar for you?

“We recognized that there was a lack of experience prior to this change: for example, players starting to the right of a high platform have access to a longer side, so they can control more of an area with more secure cover; the tree in the middle of the map blocks the view, so players can be eliminated without ever seeing enemies, etc. To change that, we made some optimizations.”

• Changed the layout of the blue container next to the billboard. We also removed high platforms that reduced the advantage of hiding in these areas; in addition, we also change the position of the blue container.
• Removed the two trees in the middle of the area and changed the shelter on the second floor of the Hangar, so the shooting experience will be better.
• Changed the layout of the first floor of the Hangar building. New door added as a new access and movement route.

Factory

Be careful, the third floor has started to decline!

"Due to the significant height difference in the factory as well as poor lighting, we made some changes."

• Due to the extremely high wall if you are on the third floor of the Factory, we have made the following changes: Lowered the height and removed the third floor cover.
• Changed the thickness of the fence rails in the Factory to be thinner. This is done so that the bullets are not blocked by the rails.
• Illuminated inside the factory for better visibility.

Characters and Pets

New Character Suzy

bounty killer

“Suzy is a very strong but kind-hearted bounty killer. He has a good heart for orphans and will continue to work hard at his job so they don't have a childhood like this."

Skill: Kill is Money.

Marked enemies have bounties. Whoever on your team eliminates the marked enemy will receive 100 coins. You will receive 100 extras when eliminating enemies.

antonio

Antonio can be your strongest support before the fight starts.

“The extra HP provided by Antonio makes him a popular choice for defensive abilities. In this update, we changed the extra 40 HP given to Life Points. Even though Hit Points are not affected by reduced armor damage, Antonio's new abilities can provide strong defense at the start of every fight.”

Ability: Gangster Spirit.

Gain an extra 40 Life Points at the start of each game. If not damaged after 4 seconds, Hit Points will start to recover.

nairi

Have the best Ice Wall.

“The Ice Wall is one of a player's most important defensive tools. Nairi can make Ice Wall stronger and provide healing to a team. Survive in the hail of bullets!”

Ability: Steel Gel.

An equipped Ice Wall restores 250 durability per second, where allies within 5m will recover 20 HP/s. max. 40 HP per second for each Ice Wall. Wall of Ice will lose its healing effect if outside the safe zone for more than 10 seconds.

shani

Help or charge? I can do both.

“Shani's starting abilities are no longer suited in the current game MET. Shani's new ability can provide Shield Points for him and his friends so he can give the initiative to keep attacking."

Skill: Armor recycling.

When using an active ability, it gives 50 health to teammates within 10m. Life Points decrease after 5 seconds, after which the player can recover this effect. Cooldown: 10 sec.

Shiro

Find the enemies that attack you.

“Shiro's role with his former abilities is less defined, where on the one hand he can deal damage but also provide information. In this update, we will better define Shiro's role in providing information. Now he can not only find attacking enemies, but also share that information with teammates.”

Ability: Damage Delivery.

When targeted by an enemy within 100 meters, that enemy will be tagged for 6s (information passed to teammates). Maximum of 4 tags.

Andrew “the Fearless”

Skill: Pack.

Armor damage reduction increased by 20 → 15%. Additional 10 → 5% damage reduction for each teammate carrying this skill.

skyler

Skill: Breaker.

Releases a sonic wave forward for 100 meters. The wave explodes and damages Ice Walls within 4m for 5 → 6 seconds. Cooldown: 45 → 40 seconds.

Other skill changes:

• Moco : Hacker Eye can now tag more than 1 enemy.
• Optimized Sonia and Orion controls. If a player tries to shoot when he cannot shoot, the action will take place immediately after being able to shoot again.

shield points

A new protection mechanism.

“In the last update, we introduced a new shield mechanism. Kapella can provide protection when raising friends, and Sonia receives shield protection when exposed to fatal damage. In this update, we are introducing new Shield Points to some character skills. Shields can give players protection in more situations and introduce new gameplay mechanics.”

Shield Points:

• When taking damage, Shield Points will be reduced first, but will not protect against zone damage, takedowns, and health reduction damage.
• Unlike HP, Shield Points do not receive the armor damage reduction buff.
• Shield Points has a new interface above the HP bar.
• Added sound effects when shooting shields.

Characters with abilities that give Shield Points:

• Kapella
• Sonia
• antonio
• shani

Movement speed skill limitation

Why doesn't my aim hit the target?!

“In the world of Free Fire, movement speed is one of the players' favorite attributes. Players can get speed buffs from various abilities that allow them to move into good positions quickly. There is currently no cap in the game that makes it difficult for players who build up movement speed to be shot in situations where players can be shot.”

- The player's additional movement speed gained from using skills is capped at 15%.

Weapons and Balances

Weapon Balance Changes

Ranged combat will be completely different!

“Before, sniper rifle performance made ranged weapon selection very monotonous. After the changes, now the Rifle and Sniper Rifle will have clearer roles. Rifles will be better in mid-range combat, while sniper rifles will still be strong at longer ranges! Let’s try this change!”

Rifle Change:

- AK47 (Buff): Damage +15%, min. +30%

- Groza (Buff): Armor Penetration +8%

- G36 (Buff): Optimized aim assist

- FAMES (Buff): Reduced range by +50%, min. scoped damage +10%, armor penetration +10%

- M14 (Buff): Becomes an automatic assault rifle

Changes to Marksman Rifles:

- AC80 (Adjustment): Rate of fire -20%, magazine -20%, min. +25%

- Carapin (Adjustment): Damage -15%, reload speed -10%, min. +30%

- SKS (Buff): Magazine +60%, reload speed -20%, aim speed +50%, distance +20%, min. +40%, optimized weapon use

CS Store Changes:

• SKS is now available in the CS Store, priced at 1800 CS Cash
• Price MAC10 minus 100 CS money
• SCAR price minus 100 CS money

Melee Weapon Change - Melee Weapon HP

Like humans, melee weapons can also feel pain.

“Due to the characteristics of melee weapons to hold bullets, the experience of shooting enemies carrying melee weapons can be poor. So melee weapons now have HP and break after taking some damage!”

• Melee weapons have 130 HP
• After taking some damage, the melee weapon will break and disappear.

See also: Explosive Turnaround! Free Fire Updates Melee Weapons: Now they Break and Disappear in Combat!

gameplay

Finishing melee weapon moves

Kill fallen enemies with cool finishing moves.

“All melee weapons except the pan have a finishing move. If you defeat enemies and have a melee weapon, you can finish them off with a cool finishing move!”

• - When players carry melee weapons, they can use finishing moves on downed enemies.
• - Animation will start when finishing move is used. After the animation ends, fallen players will be immediately eliminated.
• - During the animation process, you can stop it at any time by pressing the stop button.
• - If the finishing move is interrupted in the middle, the elimination will fail. However, players can do so at any time if they are still in close proximity to the downed enemy.
• - Pot has no finishing movement.

Optimized the combination of items in the Backpack

Easy item operations and focus on combat.

“After the item merge feature was introduced, players can manage bags more easily. However, making bullets still took a long time. We've changed the initial number of bullets to drop so you can drop them faster.”

• - The initial discard quantity has been changed from half a set to a set (30 bullets).

Changes to loadout items

Some loadout items have been changed to get a fair and balanced loadout!

“Based on the characteristics of each one, we made several changes to the loadout. The characteristics of each item will become clearer!”

Optimization with friends

Play Again Button

I'm still on fire! Let's play again!

“Now, after the match is over, you can play again without having to go back to the lobby. Quickly start over with your friends and keep going!”

• - During viewing, after Booyah and on the results page, you can press the “Ready/Play Again” button to enter the next match.
• - Your match settings will be the same as the previous match if you start a match using this feature.
• - In special cases, this button will not work if your teammates cannot start matchmaking, such as when your honor score is low or your teammates are checking for hack detection.

Booking optimization

It's easier to play with your friends!

"We've optimized the booking feature. Now, if you get a yellow card, you'll automatically join the team after the match ends. Also, the team lobby will show friends who received their bookings and game information. Let's try it now!"

• - If a player accepts a booking, he will join the team automatically after the match ends.
• - If you send a reservation to another player and he accepts, his avatar will appear in your team. The player's match information will also be shown below the avatar.
• - A team can have a maximum of 3 successful reserve slots.

Friends Screen Optimization

Friends Screen just got easier!

“In this update, we continue to try to optimize the experience of playing with other players. Now, players who are already on a team can still receive invites, especially players who play alone. You no longer have to worry about your friends not being able to invite you! At the same time, we also optimized the team dissolution rules. Now, if the team leader leaves, the team will not be automatically disbanded!”

• - Players on a team can now receive or send game invites to friends who are also on the team.
• - The team leader can transfer team ownership to another player.
• - When the team leader leaves, the team will not be disbanded automatically.
• - Fixed the issue where players would leave the team if they experience a network outage during a match.

offline invitation

Get online, let's play!

“Everyone has been in a situation where you are online but your friends are offline. In this update, you can send your Dynamic Duo or Mentor invites to play even if they are offline.”

• - You can send offline invites to your Dynamic Duo or Mentor.
• - Invitations can only be accepted if you activate Free Fire notifications.
• - After pressing the invitation notification, Free Fire will open and immediately join the team.

Custom room optimization

Play matches with your friends more freely!

"We've received feedback from players that there are still difficulties they may encounter in the custom room, so we've optimized it so that our players can play in custom rooms more easily."

• - After creating a Contra Squad room, you can open and change the rules.
• - Added Spectator setting: whether player can change spectator position (on by default).
• - Turn off vibration for the spectator in the room.

Intimacy Score

Who do you play with the most?

“In this update, we added a new friend intimacy system. When you play together, your intimacy score increases. At the same time, you can also increase the score by giving likes. Come on, give your friends lots of likes!”

• - Intimacy score calculation starts after the system is activated.
• - Only intimacy scores between friends will be counted.
• - You can see the intimacy score on the friends page.

Out of Match Likes

Give your friends lots of likes!

“If you forget to like while playing, want to interact with friends or thank your friends, now you can do that by giving lots of likes!”

- New "like" feature has been added to the profile page.

Achievements and Titles

Optimization of the Achievements System

What are you waiting for? Use and show off your achievements to your teammates!

“We integrated the Battle Style tag into the achievement system. Now even more new things you can show off. Enter and claim your conquest!”

• - Tag Battle Style has been changed and the progress you made is still counted; In addition, we also added several new achievements that you can find in the achievements system.
• - New achievement display added to profile page where you can choose 4 achievements to display.

title optimization

I am fine! Now you can show your title in more and more places!

“The title you equip on your profile page will be visible in more and more places. More opportunities to show off!”

• - When loading Contra Squad/Battle Royale, the Battle Style tag will be replaced by your title.
• - On the results page, the Battle Style tag will be replaced with your title.

system optimization

New store

Hello to the new store!

“We've made some optimizations to the store's system to make your shopping experience smoother. Come check it out now!”

• - New Store page with better item categories and new item types.
• - New filter and sort feature that you can use to find the item you want.

Download Center Optimization

An easier download center has arrived!

"We've made optimizations to the Download Center in this update, so it's now even easier to use for downloading and deleting resources!"

• - We opened a new recommendation resource page. Download recommended resources to get the essential gameplay experience for this FF update .
• - Resource deletion process has been optimized, allowing players to delete all unnecessary resources with one button.

Punctuation

K/D score

Hardcore gamers, are you ready to compare K/D to the rest?

“K/D is an important thing to show how good you are! Show your K/D on the scoreboard!”

• - Added K/D section on the scoreboard page.

game environment

Optimization of honor score rewards. Players who maintain an honor score of 100 will receive various rewards.

"We reward more players who maintain good behavior in the game."

• - When players maintain their Honor Score for a certain number of days, they will receive a limited-time pack and an emote.
• - Rewards will be sent to the player's inbox automatically.
• - Prizes can be obtained more than once.

Other changes

• - Added the maximum number of likes that can be given to other players per day.
• - Sending likes and emojis in matches will be displayed.
• - The location of teammates will be shown on the compass above the screen.
• - All emotes involving movement will no longer be interrupted by running.
• - In Contra Squad, you can now see enemy passive skills.
• - Reloading will not interrupt the process of waking up fallen friends.
• - Minimize the round results page in Contra Squad.
• - Added a countdown to shop closing in the CS Store.
• - You will no longer automatically switch to throwables after picking them up when you have nothing.
• - The color and presentation of some information has been changed in the No Blood setting to better suit the setting.
• - Added last visitor feature on profile page.
• - The equipment skill logic in the character system has been optimized. Now, when changing the abilities of a character that you have not purchased, you can use them immediately after purchasing them and clicking "Equip".
• - When viewing other players' profiles, your avatar in the top left corner of the GALLERY will not be visible. The OVERVIEW and WEAPONS sections will be replaced with the avatar of the player you are currently viewing.
• - The logic for selecting items in the bag has been optimized.
• - Lobby UI sound effects have been changed to improve player listening experience.
• - At the start of the match, if you have completed the character awakening quest, you can claim the prize automatically.
• - When aim assist (out of scope) concerns a downed enemy and there is an enemy nearby, you can easily change the target to an enemy that is still standing.
• - The position of the player's head when running with a katana/scythe has been improved.
• - Improved loading speed of preset pages and weapons.
• - When the low FPS warning is triggered and you enter the settings page, the graphic quality and recommended FPS will be shown.
• - Players can change weapons while jumping (except when using tires or when falling).
• - When using a vehicle, players can now see weapons and perform various actions such as reloading, switching weapons, changing weapon shapes, upgrading weapons, and changing weapons to dual wielding.

Finally, the Free Fire update will go live from 01:00 am this Thursday, August 10, 2023 and, as happened in previous editions, it should not have breaks for maintenance.