Gears of War: E-Day received a hotfix, fixing crashes and campaign errors, but not the smoke grenade exploit

Also fixed an issue where the entire squad could be disconnected from the server if one of the players failed to load into the game in time.

Gears of War: E-Day has received a new patch aimed at improving stability and fixing a number of bugs in the campaign, Horde, and multiplayer modes.

Additionally, an issue has been fixed where characters could freeze in a T-pose when quickly aiming after firing a shotgun blindly from behind medium-height cover.

On Xbox Cloud Gaming, an issue has been resolved where the game defaulted to quality mode instead of performance mode. An authorization error that occurred for users with incorrectly set system date and time has also been fixed.

In the campaign, several issues preventing progression have been fixed. Specifically, an error in the fourth chapter of the second act has been resolved, where the camera could detach from the character and get stuck when turning a corner at a construction site. In the third chapter of the third act, the navigation pointer's behavior has been corrected; it could continue to point to a gap instead of updating the route. Furthermore, developers have fixed an issue with a stuck train car during a side quest in the fourth chapter of the fourth act and corrected Aunt's dialogue at the beginning of the mission.

Changes also affected the Horde mode. Now, other squads should not interfere with the completion of the side quest to close holes. Also fixed an issue where the entire squad could be disconnected from the server if one of the players failed to load into the game in time.

In Versus mode, developers have fixed several issues. In ranked matches, an error has been resolved where the game ended one minute after a player disconnected if they did not return to the match, although the intended waiting time was two minutes. Additionally, extra spots on maps where the bomb in Annihilation mode could become inaccessible after falling have been fixed, and the “Killjoy” ribbon should no longer be awarded for destroying enemy equipment.

Developers still have unresolved issues. The team has confirmed an exploit in competitive mode that allows players to see through smoke grenades and is already working on a separate fix. Measures are also reported against users abusing this exploit and other unfair methods, including aimbots.