Splatoon 3’s new season is set to debut on December 1st, and players can expect a whole lot of changes in addition to the game’s new content. Nintendo is gearing up for Chill Season 2022, and today’s 2.0.0 update will get things ready ahead of time. The update is live right now, and players can expect changes to several weapons, adjustments to current stages, and more. Full patch notes from Nintendo’s official website can be found below:

  • A new catalog, and with it the new gear, titles, Splashtags, decorations, stickers, and emotes included therein.

  • About 50 new items added to store product lineups.

  • Two new battle stages: Brinewater Springs and Flounder Heights.

  • A new Salmon Run stage: Marooner’s Bay.

  • Three new main-weapon types.

  • Ten new sets of existing main weapons paired with different sub and special weapons.

  • Thirteen new Tableturf Battle cards.

  • Players can check their catalogs by opening the main menu with the X Button, going to the Status tab, and selecting Catalog.

  • X Battle is a battle mode where players of ranks S+0 and up can compete in battle for X Power.

  • X Power is calculated separately for each battle mode like Splat Zones or Tower Control.

  • Players battle until reaching three wins or three losses, whereupon X Power is gained or lost based on the results.

  • The world is divided into two divisions in which X Battles are held to compete for the highest X Power: Takoroka Division, comprising Japan, Hong Kong, S. Korea, Australia, and New Zealand; and Tentatek Division, comprising the Americas and Europe.

  • The division a player is affiliated with is determined the first time they play in an X Battle each season. Once this is determined, the division cannot be changed during that season.

  • X Battles will become available to play on November 30th at the same time as Chill Season 2022 begins.

  • This feature can only be used once per season by players of rank B or higher.

  • What rank a player is reset to is determined automatically by their estimated ability based on their battles up to that point.

  • Players can use this feature by opening up the Lobby menu, moving their cursors to Anarchy Battle, and pressing the ZL Button.

  • Big Run is a phenomenon where mass numbers of Salmonids swim upstream once every few months.

  • While a Big Run is happening, Salmon Run will be held specially on regular battle stages.

  • When the Big Run has ended, different decorations will be awarded to players based on the Big Run results. This will be calculated based on the highest number of Golden Eggs collected in a single work shift across the entire player base.

  • A job scenario is the collected overall data comprising elements of a single job shift like stage, weapon array, appearing Salmonids, and special events.

  • Players can save job scenarios from the Recent Jobs screen at the Grizzco terminal.

  • Players can reproduce a scenario and attempt it as many times as they like by creating a Private Job room, then pressing the ZL Button to select a scenario.

  • Job scenarios can be shared with other players via the code issued when the scenario is saved. Note: By entering a code at the Grizzco terminal, you can also download and save other players’ scenarios.

  • When a new update is released, job scenarios from previous versions may become unable to be used.

Note: By entering a code at the Grizzco terminal, you can also download and save other players’ scenarios.

  • When the stage changes, rank will be reset to Eggsecutive VP 40 as it has been before now.

  • When defeating Boss Salmonids at a regular pace, even at high hazard levels, players will not reach this limit. This change was made because, in cases where players are chased down by bosses they cannot splat, the appearance of too many bosses can slow the game down and make it more difficult than necessary to get things back under control.

  • Players can join by themselves or in a pair with a friend. When playing by themselves, they will be paired with another solo player, same as before.

  • A group of eight will be created from four pairs, and a 2 vs. 4 vs. 2 Tricolor Battle will commence.

  • Players do not know whether they will be on an attacking team or the defending team until the battle begins.

  • Players have a fifty-fifty chance of being on an attacking team or the defending team, regardless of their Splatfest-team affiliation.

  • Depending on population ratios for Splatfest teams, there may be Tricolor Battles where all eight players are on the same Splatfest team. In these cases, Clout will not be calculated.

  • Increased the victory bonus for the defending team.

  • When the team in first place at halftime is the defending team and the attacking teams are from the second- or third-place teams, 1.5 times more Clout will be awarded for a victory.

  • Players can use Photo Mode not only by themselves but also when entering Recon Mode with multiple people by way of Private Battles.

  • The idea is, for one example, to be able to add a team name into one’s player name, only in Private Battles.

  • When creating or joining a group for a Private Battle, you can temporarily set a different name by pressing the L Button.

  • Players can use this feature by putting their cursor over the weapon they want to hear the explanation for again and pressing the ZR Button.

  • Previous usage up to this point is counted toward badge progress.