

This is the most war-torn area, showing clear signs of a war that has progressed. There are military areas both around the flags and between them, with additional cover added in the tunnel under the Crawlerway. The Crawlerway has received a big overhaul, with areas both reinforced by the aforementioned military presence and large craters and destruction covering the previously empty space. It’s now a more linear Breakthrough Sector as well, with both radio domes having one flag each The Radar Station has a reinforced military presence through updated visual and new vehicle assets along with signs of destruction by a previous tank convoy assault. There are traces of the assault leading all the way to the crawlerway, and you’ll find a number of destroyed tanks and craters throughout the level with signs of destruction in areas where they have passed through. You'll also find that the war has progressed on Orbital through a previous attempted attack by a convoy of tanks which unsuccessfully tried assaulting the Rocket. For the military aspect we reinforced industrial areas with buildings that needed defending, which you can now find throughout the map. To implement these new improvements and visual updates we relied on three main areas: a military, war-torn and natural feel across the map. The new flag also connects to the vehicle transport tunnel underneath it, which adds new options for infantry caught in the crossfire of enemy vehicles inside the tunnel. This also helps counter the removal of the two Checkpoint and Radar flags and further helps maintain a smooth gameplay flow by reducing traversal distance. We have added a new flag on top of the ridge between the Launch Site, and the Cryogenic Plant. They are placed in such a way that there are multiple viable flags in proximity which will lead to a better combat flow, and reduced traversal time. In Conquest, we’ve changed two of the previous flags (Checkpoint and Radar) into HQ’s. Orbital is now more action packed with an improved atmosphere. Battlefield 2042 Update 2.2 Orbital Changes As the full release notes for this update are quite extensive, we suggest reading them in full on EA’s official Battlefield 2042 blog. Down below we’ve included the official notes for the reworked Orbital map.
