We are currently in Valorant Episode 9 Act 3, and Riot Games is releasing a new patch. The last update introduced some balance changes for agents along with adding Glitch as the newest map for Team Deathmatch. There is not anything quite as significant in the newly shared Valorant update 9.09 patch notes, but there are over a dozen fixes that are worth knowing about.

There is a lot to look forward to for Valorant fans. Riot has shared the Episode 9 patch schedule up until December, and Riot has also discussed plans to one day transition the game from UE4 to Unreal Engine 5 in a move that could “expand the Val universe into new playable experiences”.

While there will be bigger updates for the remainder of Episode 9 Act 3, right now we have the Valorant update 9.09 patch notes to digest.

Valorant update 9.09 patch notes

Below are the Valorant update 9.09 patch notes:

ALL PLATFORMS

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed a bug where the locking in animation in the Agent Select would not play immediately when instalocking.
• Fixed a bug where you would see a blank screen as a tournament coach during Agent Select.

Agent

• Fixed a bug where Yoru would hold the Nocturnum scythe incorrectly after using Dimensional Drift.
• Fixed a bug where Gekko’s Thrash had difficulty making some small jumps. Thrash should now jump more similarly to a player.
• Fixed a bug where players pulled by Deadlock’s ANNIHILATION would sometimes get stuck at the top of ledges.
• Fixed a bug where players could outrun Fade’s Prowler during its Bite. Prowlers should now continue to track its target during the Bite unless the target teleports outside its line of sight.
• Fixed a bug where Astra would not receive the alert sound effect when being watched by Cypher’s Spycam. 
• Fixed a bug where Killjoy’s Turret would not display the deactivation range on the minimap after switching between her Turret and other abilities or weapons.
• Fixed a bug where KAY/O with NULL/cmd active could be picked up by Yoru during Dimensional Drift.

Maps

• Abyss
  • Fixed a bug that allowed the breakable doors in mid to be destroyed when shot from a certain angle.

PC

PREMIER UPDATES

• Updated dropdowns on the standings tab to include Invite division in the division list for all zones. Selecting an Invite division to view will change your zone dropdown to the appropriate zone.

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed an issue where you could load into Agent Select early by leaving your party as the “Match Found” popup appeared.
• Removed an exploit that resulted in a stretched FOV, when using windowed-mode at a 4:3 resolution.

Premier

• Fixed an issue where the Competitor Crest title was not displayed on the Premier career page after earning that Crest.

CONSOLE

GENERAL UPDATES

• Buttons that behave like radio buttons now look like radio buttons (instead of checkboxes).

BUG FIXES

Social

• Fixed a bug where if you have a long console block list, you would sometimes fail to join voice chat.
• Fixed a bug where you could sometimes send a friend request to a player you had blocked.
• Fixed a bug where sending a friend request to a player in the console-friends tab sometimes wouldn’t work.

All of the above Valorant update 9.09 patch notes come courtesy of a press release from Riot Games. To stay up to date with the game, make sure to follow the official Valorant Twitter account.

For more Valorant, check out our 18 tips on how to get better at the game along with our guide for how to appear offline if you don’t want certain friends knowing you’re playing. We also have guides for how to chat with the team, all, and private, along with how to add friends.