Version 3.0.0 (Splatoon 2)

Version 3.0.0
For Splatoon 2

2.3.3 ⟶ 3.0.0 ⟶ 3.0.1

Version history

Version 3.0.0 is an update to Splatoon 2 that was released on 25 April 2018 at 01:00 UTC.^[1] The update was first previewed during the Nintendo Direct on 8 March 2018.^[2]^[3]

New content

Octo Canyon

Main article: Squid Sisters' conversations in Tentakeel Outpost

After meeting certain conditions, Callie will appear at Tentakeel Outpost. Players can talk to Callie to hear stats about their performance in multiplayer battles, and to hear Callie's conversations with Marie.

In order to unlock Callie, players must have done these things:

Complete the final mission of Octo Canyon.
Return to Octo Canyon and listen to Marie's dialogue with Agent 4 about locking the final boss in a snow globe and adding a TV.
Exit Octo Canyon, and then return again.

Players who had already met those conditions before the update did not need to do anything to unlock Callie.

Ranked Battle

Player progression in Ranked Battle was enhanced with the addition of Rank X, replacing ranks S 10 through S 50. Players already ranked in S 10 through S 50 were automatically placed in Rank X. Rank X discards the rank meter in favor of X Power, a rating similar to Splatfest Power. Matchmaking is done based on X Power, so players will be fighting others with similar X Power rather than just anyone else who shares the rank. Monthly ranking lists will be published on SplatNet 2, featuring the players with the highest X Power. There will be a list for each of the four ranked modes that contains the top 500 players for the mode. An icon will show up above the player's name to show that they are in the Top 500. Another list will have the top player of each weapon. New lists will be made available on the final day of every month.^[4]

At the time of the monthly ranking announcements on SplatNet, X Power will reset to "Calculating" status in-game. The calculation period, lasting 10 matches, determines if the player is eligible to remain in X Rank. It is also possible to drop out of X Rank outside of calculation periods, if the player's X Power drops low enough.

Following the update, the Ranked Battle stage roster became limited to 8 possible stages per battle type, with the stages being refreshed with different sets upon the X Power reset time. League Battles and Turf War were unaffected by this change.

Music

Two new music tracks were added to be played during battles.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Fictional band	Song name	Audio
Chirpy Chips	Blitz It!
Chirpy Chips	Wave Prism

Weapons

Four new weapons were added.

Stages

The stage Camp Triggerfish was added.

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Gear

113 new pieces of gear were added.

Headgear

26 headgear items were added.

List of new headgear in Version 3.0.0

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Annaki Beret & Glasses	Annaki	7,850	Ink Saver (Main)
Black FishFry Bandana	Firefin	1,250	Bomb Defense Up
Blowfish Newsie	Firefin	4,200	Quick Super Jump
Deca Tackle Visor Helmet	Forge	10,100	Sub Power Up
Digi-Camo Forge Mask	Forge	1,800	Swim Speed Up
Do-Rag, Cap, & Glasses	Skalop	9,500	Cold-Blooded
Gas Mask	Forge	11,000	Tenacity
Golf Visor	Zink	400	Run Speed Up
Hothouse Hat	Skalop	3,680	Ink Resistance Up
Ink-Guard Goggles	Toni Kensa	9,600	Run Speed Up
Jogging Headband	Zekko	400	Ink Saver (Sub)
Long-Billed Cap	Krak-On	9,800	Ink Recovery Up
Mountie Hat	Inkline	13,000	Special Charge Up
Octo Tackle Helmet Deco	Forge	8,888	Bomb Defense Up
Octoglasses	Firefin	8,800	Last-Ditch Effort
Octoking Facemask	Enperry	1,450	Tenacity
Pilot Hat	Splash Mob	11,500	Ink Resistance Up
Seashell Bamboo Hat	Inkline	3,200	Quick Respawn
Squid Nordic	Skalop	9,500	Comeback
Squid-Stitch Cap	Skalop	8,500	Opening Gambit
SV925 Circle Shades	Rockenberg	11,000	Swim Speed Up
Swim Goggles	Zink	100	Last-Ditch Effort
Toni Kensa Goggles	Toni Kensa	200	Comeback
White Arrowbands	Zekko	8,000	Special Power Up
Zekko Cap	Zekko	2,700	Opening Gambit
Zekko Mesh	Zekko	500	Quick Super Jump

Clothing

53 clothing items were added.

List of new clothing in Version 3.0.0

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Annaki Flannel Hoodie	Annaki	9,999	Bomb Defense Up
Annaki Polpo-Pic Tee	Annaki	6,660	Run Speed Up
Annaki Yellow Cuff	Annaki	4,800	Quick Respawn
Black Cuttlegear LS	Cuttlegear	5,800	Swim Speed Up
Black Hoodie	Skalop	2,900	Ink Resistance Up
Black Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Ink Saver (Main)
Black Velour Octoking Tee	Enperry	2,950	Cold-Blooded
Blue 16-Bit FishFry	Firefin	3,750	Special Saver
Camo Layered LS	SquidForce	600	Special Charge Up
Chili Octo Aloha	Krak-On	4,850	Bomb Defense Up
Chili-Pepper Ski Jacket	Inkline	7,800	Ink Resistance Up
Dakro Golden Tee	Zink	1,010	Thermal Ink
Dakro Nana Tee	Zink	1,010	Quick Respawn
Deep-Octo Satin Jacket	Zekko	12,300	Cold-Blooded
Dots-On-Dots Shirt	Skalop	7,650	Quick Super Jump
Forest Vest	Inkline	11,000	Ink Recovery Up
Forge Octarian Jacket	Forge	2,700	Haunt
Friend Tee	SquidForce	1,200	Thermal Ink
Gray Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Quick Super Jump
Green Cardigan	Splash Mob	1,700	Ink Saver (Sub)
Green Velour Octoking Tee	Enperry	1,450	Special Saver
Herbivore Tee	Firefin	500	Ninja Squid
Hothouse Hoodie	Skalop	3,800	Run Speed Up
Ink-Wash Shirt	Toni Kensa	4,900	Ink Recovery Up
Ivory Peaks Tee	Inkline	400	Haunt
Khaki 16-Bit FishFry	Firefin	3,750	Ink Recovery Up
Kung-Fu Zip-Up	Toni Kensa	10,280	Ninja Squid
League Tee	SquidForce	3,800	Special Power Up
Lob-Stars Jersey	Tentatek	4,650	Sub Power Up
Missus Shrug Tee	Krak-On	9,200	Ink Saver (Sub)
Navy College Sweat	Splash Mob	800	Ink Resistance Up
Octarian Retro	Cuttlegear	5,000	Respawn Punisher
Octo Tee	Cuttlegear	8,888	Haunt
Octoking HK Jersey	Enperry	5,800	Special Charge Up
Panda Kung-Fu Zip-Up	Toni Kensa	10,280	Sub Power Up
Red Cuttlegear LS	Cuttlegear	5,800	Bomb Defense Up
Red-Check Shirt	Zekko	2,000	Ink Saver (Main)
Retro Gamer Jersey	Zink	9,000	Quick Respawn
Rockenberg Black	Rockenberg	800	Respawn Punisher
Rockin' Leather Jacket	Annaki	10,666	Sub Power Up
Silver Tentatek Vest	Tentatek	6,200	Thermal Ink
Squid Yellow Layered LS	SquidForce	4,010	Swim Speed Up
Squid-Pattern Waistcoat	Krak-On	800	Special Power Up
Squid-Stitch Tee	Skalop	400	Swim Speed Up
Striped Peaks LS	Inkline	700	Quick Super Jump
Striped Rugby	Takoroka	2,300	Run Speed Up
Takoroka Crazy Baseball LS	Takoroka	4,200	Ninja Squid
Takoroka Jersey	Takoroka	8,960	Special Power Up
Toni K. Baseball Jersey	Toni Kensa	9,650	Special Charge Up
Whale-Knit Sweater	Splash Mob	9,650	Run Speed Up
White Leather F-3	Forge	8,900	Respawn Punisher
White LS	SquidForce	600	Ink Recovery Up
Zink LS	Zink	500	Special Power Up

Shoes

34 pairs of shoes were added.

List of new shoes in Version 3.0.0

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Annaki Arachno Boots	Annaki	9,696	Swim Speed Up
Annaki Tigers	Annaki	9,990	Special Power Up
Athletic Arrows	Takoroka	1,200	Object Shredder
Banana Basics	Krak-On	400	Bomb Defense Up
Black & Blue Squidkid V	Enperry	12,800	Special Saver
Blue Iromaki 750s	Tentatek	1,050	Ink Saver (Main)
Blue Power Stripes	Takoroka	4,880	Quick Respawn
Blue Sea Slugs	Tentatek	800	Special Charge Up
Chocolate Dakroniks	Zink	1,700	Ink Resistance Up
Cream Hi-Tops	Krak-On	500	Stealth Jump
Custom Trail Boots	Inkline	3,000	Special Power Up
Honey & Orange Squidkid V	Enperry	5,800	Ink Saver (Sub)
Icy Down Boots	Tentatek	8,200	Stealth Jump
Inky Kid Clams	Rockenberg	10,500	Ink Recovery Up
LE Lo-Tops	Zekko	8,000	Ink Saver (Sub)
Musselforge Flip-Flops	Inkline	280	Ink Saver (Sub)
N-Pacer CaO	Enperry	3,900	Object Shredder
New-Leaf Leather Boots	Rockenberg	5,000	Drop Roller
Orange Iromaki 750s	Tentatek	1,050	Drop Roller
Orange Lo-Tops	Tentatek	800	Swim Speed Up
Orca Passion Hi-Tops	Takoroka	2,780	Quick Super Jump
Punk Yellows	Rockenberg	3,000	Special Saver
Red & White Squidkid V	Enperry	12,800	Run Speed Up
Red Power Stripes	Takoroka	5,880	Run Speed Up
Red Work Boots	Rockenberg	11,000	Quick Super Jump
Suede Gray Lace-Ups	Zekko	1,200	Ink Recovery Up
Suede Marine Lace-Ups	Zekko	1,200	Ink Resistance Up
Suede Nation Lace-Ups	Zekko	4,200	Ink Saver (Main)
Tea-Green Hunting Boots	Splash Mob	11,500	Quick Respawn
Toni Kensa Black Hi-Tops	Toni Kensa	9,880	Sub Power Up
Toni Kensa Soccer Shoes	Toni Kensa	10,500	Ink Saver (Main)
Truffle Canvas Hi-Tops	Krak-On	1,350	Special Power Up
Yellow FishFry Sandals	Firefin	2,880	Cold-Blooded
Yellow Seahorses	Zink	1,500	Bomb Defense Up

Fixes and adjustments

Splatfest

When Splatfest results are revealed, team voting percentages and win percentages will now display to the hundredths digit after the decimal point.
During solo Splatfest matches, if an ally disconnects, the player's Splatfest Power will not decrease when losing.

Regular Battle

When playing a match with fewer allies than the opposing team, the player's Vibe Meter will not change when they lose.

Multiplayer

Fixed an issue causing the ink tank display to mistakenly appear empty when in squid form and low on ink.
Fixed an issue causing players to occasionally ascend sloped terrain faster than normal by facing the slope and pressing repeatedly while proceeding.
Fixed an issue allowing players submerged in ink on a wall to be detected by the aiming reticle of opponents standing on the other side of the wall.
Fixed an issue incorrectly extending the range of certain weapons when attacking just prior to landing during a Super Jump.
Fixed an issue causing players to enter stage objects when the landing point of their super jump was surrounded by obstacles.
Fixed an issue causing the landing or impact indicator to not display correctly when readying a sub weapon for use while facing a horizontal ceiling.
Fixed an issue causing shots fired from blaster weapons not to ink certain walls.
Fixed an issue causing shots fired from chargers by charging for a brief moment when changing from squid to kid form to not fire in the direction of the aiming reticle, and to disappear immediately instead.
Fixed an issue causing shots from sloshers to incorrectly pass through certain pieces of stage terrain and ink the ground just beyond that terrain.
Fixed an issue causing the hit animation of a Sloshing Machine's shots to not display in the correct location when the spiral portion of the shot hit placed objects like Splash Walls directly.
Fixed an issue causing an unnecessary hit animation to display when a Curling Bomb slid across a sponge.
Fixed an issue causing sponges not to change size when hit with a Curling Bomb on a particular side.
Fixed an issue making it difficult to place Ink Mines on top of the tower in Tower Control.
When attacking a player performing a Splashdown special just prior to their descent, the condition of the attacking player's internet connection determined whether or not damage would be dealt. Damage will now always be dealt correctly regardless of connection condition.
- Due to this change, the situation will no longer occur in which damage is dealt regardless of whether or not the attacked player appears to take damage or not just prior to starting their descent when performing a Splashdown special.
Fixed an issue causing players using brush weapons who performed an attack while simultaneously activating a Splashdown special during a Super Jump to not perform the Splashdown.
Fixed an issue where if a shot from an Inkjet appears to be a direct hit only to the target, the splash damage from the shot will not register.
Fixed an issue causing a Sting Ray's firing animation to continue to display on the screens of other players when getting on an Inkrail while using the Sting Ray.
Fixed an issue causing an Ink Storm's raining animation not to display in the correct location when swimming through its area of effect.
Climbing surfaces with the Baller where inkable walls connect to non-inkable walls will now be easier.
Fixed an issue causing Respawn Punisher to not take effect when defeated by an enemy with that gear ability while the player also had Respawn Punisher equipped.
Changed the effect of Respawn Punisher so that when a player has it equipped, allies splatted by the explosion from the Rainmaker after its time limit runs out will not suffer its effects.
When an opponent who splats the player is using the Respawn Punisher or Haunt and the effects of those gear abilities is activated, that activation will stand out clearly on the screen while waiting to respawn.
Fixed an issue in Tower Control matches causing players caught between a stage terrain feature and the metal grating portion of the tower's platform to be pushed inside the stage feature.
Fixed an issue in Rainmaker matches causing the explosion animation from the Rainmaker's shots to appear after the actual explosion when its shots hit a Splash Wall or expanded brella.
Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz causing the barrier to be destroyed at the same time the goal descended when Power Clams landed on top of the goal in its raised position.
Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz matches causing clams tossed by other players not to be picked up when touched when the player's internet connection quality is poor.
Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz matches allowing players to remain on the cover in the upper part of the goal.
Fixed an issue in Starfish Mainstage where placement of obstacles could be slightly off causing slight asymmetry between the two sides of the map.
Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard causing bubbles from the Bubble Blower that explode beneath the central bridge to mistakenly ink the walkway on the bridge.
Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard causing the surfaces of the drawbridge to not count on the turf map when inked at a specific time while in motion by bombs or other objects.
Fixed an issue in Manta Maria during Rainmaker matches allowing players to make their way deep into enemy turf from above the goal.
Fixed an issue in Blackbelly Skatepark during Rainmaker matches allowing players to make their way deep into enemy turf by making the side of a crate in a player's turf uninkable, then making use of the side of the crate.
Fixed an issue in Blackbelly Skatepark during Rainmaker matches allowing players to make their way deep into enemy turf from above the goal.
Fixed an issue in Piranha Pit allowing players to make their way deep into enemy turf by using slightly sloped surfaces and the corner of certain stage features.
Fixed an issue in Piranha Pit causing the ripples created by moving through ink while swimming on conveyor belts to appear in the wrong location.
Fixed an issue in Piranha Pit allowing players to move inside certain stage features from specific corners on those stage features.
Fixed an issue in Piranha Pit causing Splash Walls and Sprinklers to break immediately when placed at the base of a conveyor belt.
Fixed an issue in Piranha Pit causing Splash Walls and Sprinklers placed on specific conveyor belts to break when they reached the end of the belt.
Fixed an issue in Piranha Pit during Tower Control matches allowing players to jump off the tower in the area of the 3rd checkpoint, reach an Inkrail, and make their way deep into enemy turf.

Main weapons

Specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
.96 Gal .96 Gal Deco	▲ Decreased trajectory variance of first shot while also increasing time required to reach maximum shot variance when firing continuously.
Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo	▲ Increased area covered by ink at the player's feet when firing.
L-3 Nozzlenose L-3 Nozzlenose D	▲ Now more likely to ink the area at the player's feet when firing.
Squeezer	▲ Increased firing range when holding ZR to fire continuously by roughly 4%. ▲ Decreased ink consumption when holding ZR to fire continuously by roughly 10%.
Dynamo Roller Gold Dynamo Roller	▲ Increased number of ink droplets generated by a horizontal swing, making the coverage on the area inked more consistent. ▲ Increased spread of ink droplets generated by a horizontal swing.
Flingza Roller Foil Flingza Roller	▲ Adjusted distance at which damage from a horizontal swing begins to decrease. Increased distances at which damage exceeding 100.0 is dealt by roughly 9% and exceeding 50.0 damage is dealt by roughly 12%.
Inkbrush Inkbrush Nouveau	▲ Increased overall spread of ink generated by swinging the brush, with the spread of ink closest to the player seeing the biggest increase, making it easier to ink continuous areas of turf.
Classic Squiffer	▲ Area at player's feet will now always be inked when firing.
Splat Charger Firefin Splat Charger Hero Charger Replica	▲ Area at player's feet will now always be inked when firing.
Splatterscope Firefin Splatterscope	▲ Area at player's feet will now always be inked when firing.
E-liter 4K Custom E-liter 4K	▲ Area at player's feet will now always be inked when firing.
E-liter 4K Scope Custom E-liter 4K Scope	▲ Area at player's feet will now always be inked when firing.
Bamboozler 14 Mk I	▲ Increased maximum damage from 80.0 to 85.0.
Goo Tuber Custom Goo Tuber	▲ Area at player's feet will now always be inked when firing.
Glooga Dualies	▲ Increased firing range after performing a dodge roll by roughly 13%.
Splat Brella Sorella Brella	▲ Increased area covered by ink droplets when shots hit a surface.
Tenta Brella	▲ Increased area covered by ink at player's feet when the brella is open. ▲ Increased area of ink coverage generated when umbrella portion is launched. ▲ Decreased time for new umbrella to be generated after it is either destroyed or launched from 6 to 5 seconds.

Sub weapons

Specifications for some of the sub weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
Splash Wall	▲ Decreased time after using before ink recovery begins by roughly 1 second. ▲ Now possible to create a wall when a wall the player created already exists in the stage. Creating a new wall will cause the older one to disappear. ▲ Decreased least amount of time for wall to open after being placed by roughly 15/60 of a second. This change decreases the time until the wall opens when creating a wall on either flat ground or facing a downward slope by roughly 15/60 of a second. When creating a wall while facing an upward slope or other condition that causes the wall to be placed immediately, there will be no change in how quickly the wall opens.
Squid Beakon	▲ Increased durability by roughly 20%. Due to the above fix, damage dealt by certain attacks has also changed. ▲ Decreased damage dealt by Sting Rays by roughly 58%. ▲ Decreased damage dealt by Ink Storms by roughly 67%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by Nozzlenose weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by Blaster weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by vertical swing attacks with Roller weapons by roughly 20%.
Ink Mine	▲ With the button pressed and held, player is now able to go into squid form immediately by pressing , even before the Ink Mine has been fully set.
Curling Bomb	▼ Decreased radius of ink coverage and damage dealt by Curling Bomb explosion when is pressed and immediately released. ▲ Bomb now grows in size the longer R is held, increasing ink coverage while traveling and area of ink coverage and damage dealt when it explodes. ▲ Decreased amount of time before ink recovery begins after use in proportion to how long button is held.
Sprinkler	▲ Decreased ink consumption from 70% to 60% of ink tank capacity. ▲ Decreased degree to which less area is inked proportional to distance between Sprinkler and terrain floor when placed in a location with a different height than surrounding terrain. ▲ Increased durability by roughly 20%. Due to the above fix, damage dealt by certain attacks has also changed. ▲ Decreased damage dealt by Sting Rays by roughly 58%. ▲ Decreased damage dealt by Ink Storms by roughly 67%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by Nozzlenose weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by Blaster weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by vertical swing attacks with Roller weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Decreased range of ink droplets and area of coverage during time after placement until Sprinkler output begins to weaken.

Special weapons

Specifications for some of the special weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
Curling-Bomb Launcher	▲ Decreased trajectory variance of first shot while also increasing time required to reach maximum shot variance when firing continuously. As a sub weapon, the size of Curling Bombs will now change depending on how long the button is held, but Curling Bombs generated by the Curling Bomb Launcher will always be the same size, regardless of button press duration. ▲ Due to this change, area of ink coverage while Curling Bombs are traveling has been increased slightly. ▼ Due to this change, area of ink coverage and damage dealt by Curling Bomb explosions has been decreased slightly.
Sting Ray	▼ Reduced damage dealt by roughly 10%. ▼ Players will now be pushed out of the spawn point's barrier when using Sting Ray from inside the barrier.
Splashdown	▼ Dealing damage to a player mid-Splashdown will no longer depend on Internet connection quality.

Abilities

Specifications for some of the abilities have been changed.

Ability	Adjustment
Ink Recovery Up	▲ Increased effect when in kid form by roughly 6%.
Special Saver	▲ Made effect more likely to occur even when used with fewer than maximum stacked Special Saver gear abilities. Effect of gear ability when used with maximum stacked Special Saver abilities is the same.
Ink Resistance Up	▲ Improved effect of reducing maximum amount of damage dealt by stepping in opponent's ink. ▲ Speed at which damage is dealt when stepping in opponent's ink will now be slower.
Opening Gambit	▲ While active, Opening Gambit's duration will be extended by 7.5 seconds for each opponent splatted by the player or assist they are credited with.
Haunt	▲ Opposing players marked with Haunt will now incur the penalties of Respawn Punisher (additional time before respawn, further reduction of special gauge when respawning) when splatted.
Thermal Ink	▲ Duration extended from 6 to 12 seconds.
Respawn Punisher	▲ Increased degree to which the effect of the gear ability Quick Respawn is nullified from 80% to 85%.
Drop Roller	▲ After Drop Roller is used, the player will receive the effects of Run Speed Up, Swim Speed Up, and Ink Resistance Up for roughly 3 seconds.
Comeback	▼ Decreased the boost to stats while Comeback is active from 1.2 times the value of the main gear power to 1 times that value.
Ninja Squid	▼ Ninja Squid will now nullify roughly 20% of the effect provided by the player's Swim Speed Up gear ability.

Special gauge

Points required to fill the special gauge for some weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
Luna Blaster Neo	▲ 180 → 170
Clash Blaster Neo	▲ 180 → 170
Zink Mini Splatling	▲ 200 → 190
Blaster Hero Blaster Replica	▼ 170 → 190
Slosher Deco	▼ 200 → 220
Heavy Splatling Hero Splatling Replica	▼ 180 → 200

Salmon Run

Added five weapons to the list of weapons available to choose from when playing Salmon Run at The Shoal.
Fixed an issue causing players to rarely move inside the stage object when in contact with the egg basket while it contained Golden Eggs.
Fixed an issue causing damage indicators to not appear or damage to be registered by attacking a Steel Eel's weak point when multiple Steel Eels gathered in the same location.
Fixed an issue causing players to rarely be unable to pick up any more Golden Eggs when multiple players tried to pick up the same Golden Egg and a player disconnected from the match.
Fixed an issue preventing players from rescuing downed friend (in life preserver form) even when hitting them directly with a Splat Bomb when the internet connection quality is poor.

Spectator Mode

Fixed an issue in Private Battles when a player is using spectator mode, causing a sound effect to play in the middle of the stage as if the player were submerging themselves in ink.
Fixed an issue causing the hit indicators for the Sting Ray to not display correctly when switching between the perspective of a player using the Sting Ray and other perspectives.

Other changes

When a player has reached X Rank in the Ranked Battle mode they are currently playing pressing in the and sticks at the same time while in the lobby will cause the player to strike a special pose.
Fixed an issue in the Style tab of the Equip menu screen where the order of hairstyles for Girl characters differed from the order in which they were displayed in Player Settings.