The Finals Update 9.1.0 Patch Notes Bring Holiday Content, Fixes, and Performance Improvements

Embark Studios has published The Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes, the primary highlight being a holiday-themed revamp of the Arena together with gameplay changes, exploit fixes, and performance upgrades. Players, as part of The Finals holiday update, can enjoy a plethora of new features such as holiday-themed cosmetics, Twitch Drops, ARC Raiders crossover contract, weapon balance changes, extensive UI, and stability fixes on all platforms.

With this update, the developers intend to deliver a highly polished user experience while still managing to sneak in some limited-time seasonal content.

Holiday Cheer Comes to the Arena

According to The Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes, the Arena is now subtly decorated for the holidays to create a festive atmosphere without any competitive advantage. The Finals update today also sees the introduction of a Christmas-themed store rotation.

Embark has revealed that several issues are occurring with the Barricade, like players walking through walls and unstable physics. They are working on a fix, but it is not in this update.

Store Update: Gift Ripper Set

The introduction of the Gift Ripper Set is one of the most prominent features in The Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes.

Gift Ripper Set Highlights

• A holiday-themed outfit with winter aesthetics
• A purely cosmetic item, no gameplay advantage
• One of a series of festive store refresh products

The Finals update today reveals that there are also some other holiday-themed cosmetics that players can use.

Twitch Drops: Season of Support

One of the features in The Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes is that Twitch Drops are available until January 8. This is a way creators can encourage their fans to keep supporting them.

Twitch Drop Rewards

• Charmalure Set
  Can be unlocked by 3 Twitch subscriptions
  Contains 3 weapon skins
• Bass Unit 86 Helmet

Can be unlocked with 5 total Twitch subscriptions

The Finals update today is also extending Calvin the Cube Twitch Drops into the new year.

ARC Raiders Crossover: Breach the Cashout Station Contract

A new chapter in the ARC Raiders story is marked with a major addition of the Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes, i.e., the ARC Raiders Contract.

Working of the ARC Raiders Contract

• Participate in three matches of THE FINALS
• Do make sure that your Embark ID is linked
• Complete the contract by launching ARC Raiders
• Get a limited bundle from ARC Raiders as a reward
• Collect THE FINALS XP alongside

The Finals update today is a great cross-over feature.

Balance Changes

The only balance change in The Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes is that the V9S has been changed.

• Damage reduced from 40 to 38

Developer Note:
The V9S got range buffs in Update 9.0. Together with the damage values, this made the weapon too dominant. As it was explained in The Finals update today, the change helps to bring back balance while the weapon is still kept viable. They will keep monitoring the performance.

Content and Bug Fixes

Everything you need to know about the cosmetic and gadget fixes:

Cosmetic Fixes

• Less interference with Baihu Pathfinder outfits when combined with long jackets
• Repair a tiny visible VFX gap on the Muzzle Wyrm Flamethrower

Gadget Fixes

• Fix an exploit that allowed the following gadgets to be deployed inside walls:
• APS Turret
• Jump Pad
• Guardian Turret

These patches are a significant portion of The Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes.

Point Break Mode Improvements

A handful of targeted fixes are coming in the Finals update today for Point Break mode.

Point Break Changes

• The Grand Vault objective can no longer be pushed outside the playable area
• Fallback logic was introduced to keep the objective within the boundaries
• The behaviour of the objective border has been changed:
  After phase completion, attacker borders are deactivated
  Defender borders do not block players unintentionally anymore

Performance Improvements

• The cause of stuttering during a match has been addressed by precompiling the shaders correctly, which in turn has led to the interaction of the shaders with the GPU being more efficient.
• Reduced occasional gameplay freezes
• Attempting to interact with a player who has been removed from the match no longer causes the game to freeze or hang.
• Transitions from one map to another, as well as from a first-person perspective to a third-person perspective, work a bit smoother now. This is the reason why the game interface and game experience become unattended to much more quickly, and you as a player can finish your mission very efficiently and fast.
• Several issues related to game replays have been fixed, resulting in better performance as well as replays being recorded more accurately and in a timely manner.
• Improved performance in:
  Practice Range
  Powershift mode
  Maps with moving platforms

Such improvements make The Finals update today especially valuable on older and lower-tiered machines.

Social, Stability, and UI Fixes

All you must know about the recent fixes in terms of stability and UI:

Social Fixes

• Fixed instances where Steam names were shown instead of Embark Display Names
• Fixed the Display Names of the backfilled players that were incorrect

Stability Updates

• Fixed Several PS4 memory-related crashes
• Updated recommended AMD graphics driver to version 25.12.1, fixing the cause of recent crash issues

UI Improvements

• Fixed issues with the Multi-Device tab preview
• Added missing Double Jeopardy modifier descriptions
• Corrected HUD changes when spectating in Point Break
• Fixed World Tour points not showing in the end-of-round results
• Made it easier for the player to track sponsor progression
• Fixed numerous Battle Pass purchase and preview issues
• Updated visuals for Ranked and World Tour rewards

All of the refinements made are covered in The Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes.

To sum up, The Finals update 9.1.0 patch notes provide, in a good measure, seasonal content, balance tuning, performance improvements, and quality-of-life fixes. Although no heavyweight systems were changed, The Finals update today still manages to improve stability, solve exploits, and keep the game alive with new cosmetics, Twitch Drops, and crossover content.

If you want a step-by-step guide on unlocking the crossover rewards, don’t miss our detailed breakdown of ARC Raiders The Finals Skin Crossover, covering requirements, eligibility, and completion tips.