update · January 8, 2026

THE FINALS Update 9.4.0 Overhauls Weapon Balance and Map Spawns

Update 9.4.0 for THE FINALS delivers heavy adjustments to the CB-01 Repeater, FAMAS, and V9S, alongside cashout spawn consistency tweaks and extensive performance optimizations.

THE FINALS kicks off 2026 with Update 9.4.0, a massive patch focusing on medium-weapon balancing, cashout pacing, and sweeping performance gains across all platforms.

Medium Weapon Tweaks and Light Adjustments

The CB-01 Repeater receives a slower zoom time and higher bullet dispersion to curb its close-range dominance. The FAMAS sees increased initial recoil and bullet dispersion coupled with faster recoil recovery for burst firing. Meanwhile, the Light class V9S pistol gets its damage fall-off range reined in from 25m to 20m, while the Recurve Bow enjoys a faster rate of fire and reduced minimum draw time.

Cashout Spawns and Point Break Rebalancing

Cashout and Ranked Tournaments feature updated spawn logic to ensure consistent distances between Cashout Stations and Vaults. In Point Break, party members spawn together more frequently, and Lockbolt attachments are restricted from Grand Vaults to eliminate objective manipulation frustration. Monaco and Bernal also receive major map adjustments to objective positions, ziplines, and attacker borders.

Performance Upgrades and Bug Fixes

The patch implements widespread performance optimizations, including disabled dynamic shadows in reflections, asynchronous loading for Player Card backgrounds, and refined collision data for various grenades and shields. Dozens of visual glitches, animation clipping issues, and audio dropouts are also cleaned up.

Why this patch matters

A comprehensive patch that successfully pulls over-performing medium weapons back into their intended roles while smoothing out technical performance.