Steam News18 February 20264mo ago

February 19, 2026 - Valentine's Day Hotfix Patch

Servers will be offline tomorrow 2/19 @ 6AM PST. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 3 hours. Please see the hotfix notes below.

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Gameplay

fixedServers will be offline tomorrow 2/19 @ 6AM PST. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 3 hours. Please see the hotfix notes below.

fixedCrashes issueWe have received a significant number of reports from players regarding crashes and disconnects following the February update. After an investigation, we determined that these were not client-side crashes, but kicks triggered by the anti-cheat system. In this hotfix, we have adjusted the anti-cheat system to reduce the likelihood of false positives (unintended kicks).

fixedBug FixesMatchmaker: Sightseeing Mission fixed.

fixedBug FixesThe Stalker Cloak ability now recharges while standing still. Fixed recharge functionality across all ability levels.

fixedBug FixesPermissions in Construction are now working properly.

PlanetSide 2 changes

fixedServers will be offline tomorrow 2/19 @ 6AM PST. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 3 hours. Please see the hotfix notes below.

fixedWe have received a significant number of reports from players regarding crashes and disconnects following the February update. After an investigation, we determined that these were not client-side crashes, but kicks triggered by the anti-cheat system. In this hotfix, we have adjusted the anti-cheat system to reduce the likelihood of false positives (unintended kicks).

fixedMatchmaker: Sightseeing Mission fixed.

fixedThe Stalker Cloak ability now recharges while standing still. Fixed recharge functionality across all ability levels.

fixedPermissions in Construction are now working properly.

Servers will be offline tomorrow 2/19 @ 6AM PST. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 3 hours. Please see the hotfix notes below.

Crashes issue

We have received a significant number of reports from players regarding crashes and disconnects following the February update. After an investigation, we determined that these were not client-side crashes, but kicks triggered by the anti-cheat system. In this hotfix, we have adjusted the anti-cheat system to reduce the likelihood of false positives (unintended kicks).

Bug Fixes

MatchmakerSightseeing Mission fixed.
The Stalker Cloak ability now recharges while standing still. Fixed recharge functionality across all ability levels.
Permissions in Construction are now working properly.

Source

Steam News / 18 February 2026

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