2026-01-20updatefollow-up

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builds: 6104, 6106, 6108, 6110 · official notes

3Buffs

8Nerfs

3Removed

3Other

12 exact in the notes1 covered by a general line4 not in patch notes 4 of them in game rules & map objects8 notes we couldn't match

Respawn time at 19 minutes reduced from 35s to 30s

Respawn time at 30 minutes reduced from 75s to 70s

You now have a longer respawn time if you die and are meaningfully richer than the enemy team's average net worth (scales from +6s to +22s penalty, based on networth being 15 to 30% higher and game time being 10min to 25min, if under 15% NW or 10min, nothing happens)

REWORKNeutral respawn times, hp, and bounty reduced by 30% (sinner's sacrifice unaffected)

NERFUrn no longer requires a drop off channel timeDrop Off Timer 2→0.1

Urn is now knocked out of your hands with a light melee (instead of only with a heavy melee)

Urn pickup channel time is reset if you get hit with a light or heavy melee

Can no longer parry while channeling to pickup the urn

NERFUrn carrier resist reduced from 50% to 30%

Down Dash stamina cost reduced from 1 to 0.5

Stamina Regen in the healing zone is now dramatically increased

Kinetic Dash

1

NERFAmmo count reduced from +8 to +6

NERFUrn now drops if it travels through doorman portalsDrop Off Timer 2→0.1

What the patch notes left out

Valve's patch notes do not mention these changes; every line below is read from the game files.

Game rules & map objects4

DELAll heroes (54): Collision Radius removed (was 0.508m)
DELAll heroes (54): Step Height removed (was 0.8128m)
DELAll heroes (55): Collision Height removed (was 2.03m)
NERFNeutral base: Soul Bounty reduced from 127 to 89

Calico

Ava

Technical (1)

NEWBuff › AppliesIs Tiny Character

All heroes (54)

2

DELCollision Radius0.508m

DELStep Height0.8128m

All heroes (55)

1

DELCollision Height2.03m

Kinetic Dash

1

NERFTemporary Ammo8→6-25.0%

Neutral base

1

NERFSoul Bounty127→89-29.9%

Gutter Ghoul II

11

NERFSoul Bounty97→68-29.9%

DOWNHealth460→322-30.0%

Gutter Ghoul III

11

NERFSoul Bounty259→181-30.1%

DOWNHealth1619→1133-30.0%

Gutter Ghoul I

11

NERFSoul Bounty59→41-30.5%

DOWNHealth184→129-29.9%

Drop Soul Urn

3

NERFBullet Resist50%→30%-40.0%

NERFDrop Off Timer2→0.1-95.0%

NERFSpirit Resist50%→30%-40.0%

Technical (1)

MECHProjectile › Behaviour+pbf donttravelthroughportals

Soul Urn pickup aura

Technical (1)

MECHPickup Timer › Applies+parry disabled

Neutral camp (tier II)

1

BUFFSpawn Interval420s→290s-31.0%

Neutral camp (tier III)

1

BUFFSpawn Interval480s→335s-30.2%

Neutral camp (tier I)

1

BUFFSpawn Interval120s→85s-29.2%

Invalid parry disabled urn pickupNEW Disabled during Urn Pickup

Packed files: added / removed / modified
data	+0	−0	~48
hero_model	+0	−0	~1
material	+33	−0	~5
model	+22	−0	~6
npc_model	+0	−0	~2
particles	+3	−0	~0
sound	+30	−33	~5
ui	+1	−0	~2

Hero model folders touched: nano

Also 1 visual / audio / UI / technical data fields (see the build pages).

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