New The Finals patch tweaks Aim Assist, but next week’s update sounds far more exciting

A new patch has dropped for shooter-of-the-moment The Finals with a number of changes – but developer Embark Studios has teased that a larger update is waiting in the wings for next week.

This week’s update – patch 1.4.1 – is smaller, and mostly revolves around aim assist and bug fixes, made in part to address community feedback. However, those hoping for larger scale changes won’t have to wait too much longer for new content, as the team has promised “We have another bigger update in the works for next week, with a major security fix and some new exciting content, so stay tuned for that.”

Until then, players can enjoy the fact that Zoom Snapping Time has been reduced, as well as camera magnetism, which should hopefully address common criticism from the community at large. You can check out the full patch notes for The Finals for yourself below. The patch is available to download now on your platform of choice.

The Finals 1.4.1 Patch Notes

Aim Assistance

• Zoom Snapping Angular Velocity now has a max cap, preventing unintended rapid 90-degree turns.
• Camera Magnetism will be reduced to 35% from 50%, making player aim less sticky and lowering controller accuracy.
• Zoom Snapping Time will be reduced to 0.25s from 0.3s.
• Zoom Snapping will be removed from the SR-84 Sniper Rifle, Revolver, LH1, and all Shotguns, as it buffs them morethan other weapons.
• Aim assist will ignore invisible players, fixing a bug with the existing system.
• Clients running key re-mapping programs on PC will not have access to aim assist.

For more on the game, check out our The Finals beginners guide. Elsewhere, The Finals players have found their new favorite weapon for the current meta.