Delta Force November 12, 2026 update: quieter Martelo Smoke Halo, Zenith Port fixes, controller ADS delay fixed — what changes

Video: "Delta Force | Season Aurora Update Overview", official Delta Force Game YouTube channel, published November 10, 2026, 4 min 45 s. It presents the Season Aurora content (Brakkesh, Zenith Port and more); it does not cover the November 12 patch notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHSPVXkFvQ8

Two days after launching Season Aurora, the Delta Force team rolled out a new update on November 12, 2026, with no downtime. It tones down the sound of Martelo's Smoke Halo, makes two S12 Fate Contracts easier, reworks parts of the new Warfare map Zenith Port and fixes a list of bugs, including a delay when aiming down sights with a controller. Here is what the official notes say, what to do if the game asks you to update, and the season dates to keep in mind. Official Steam announcements read on November 12, 2026 around 5:00 PM Paris time.

1. November 12 update: how it rolls out

The update rolls out on November 12, 2026 "with no downtime"; according to the Delta Force team, gameplay and matchmaking are not affected.

If you run into issues after the update, the official advice is to restart the game to complete the update.

If your game client is out of date, you must update to the latest version to log in.

The notes were published on Steam on November 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM Paris time. They do not give a separate schedule per platform.

2. Martelo: Smoke Halo sound changes and easier Fate Contracts

Smoke Halo: the sound attenuation range is adjusted to 50 metres, and sound attenuation is increased beyond 30 metres.

The mechanical sound played when turning the camera while holding Smoke Halo can now only be heard by Martelo herself.

Reminder: Martelo (Veronica Cardozo) is the Assault Operator added on November 10 with Season Aurora; Smoke Halo fires several smoke grenades around her, or one targeted smoke grenade in single-shot mode.

S12 Fate Contracts, "Expert Handler - Return": the Rover task now asks you to hit enemy Operators 6 times in total with the Dart Rifle in any Hard Operation (instead of identifying 8 enemies through Irritant with Man's Best Friend).

The Martelo task now asks you to hit 3 enemy Operators in total with Ariete in any Hard Operation (instead of 6).

3. Warfare: Zenith Port and Vehicle Supply Stations

Sector B: attacker Deployment Bases adjusted and new ones added; when attacker reinforcements are low, the vehicle provided is now a Wheeled Tank Destroyer.

Sector C: the defenders' deployment vehicle is now an Infantry Fighting Vehicle, and one Deployment Base is added for each side after the Riptide event.

Fixes: abnormal damage to characters and vehicles after buses exploded, collision issues with some buildings in Sector A, redeployment locations in Sector B, and objectives marked as destroyed too late when Riptide triggered.

Vehicle Supply Stations: once a vehicle finishes servicing at one station, all stations now enter the servicing cooldown at the same time.

4. Bug fixes players will notice

Fixed a delay when aiming down sights with a controller.

Standard pings and Rover's command pings can pass through smoke again.

Gunsmith can be unlocked in Warfare again.

Weapon Crates no longer yield expired limited-time Attachments.

Also fixed: inconsistent left-lean angles with certain weapons, a misaligned camera when equipping some weapons in the Firing Range, share codes not visible to other players in some situations, wrong item binding status in the loadout screen, and interaction buttons that could disappear in Detonation on mobile.

Added: the S12 - Aurora tracks in the lobby music player.

5. Season Aurora: dates and changes to keep in mind

Season Aurora started on November 10, 2026 on PC, mobile and console (PS5, Xbox Series X|S). On PC and console, the update was available from 3:00 AM Paris time; ranked Operations and Warfare matches closed from 1:30 AM Paris time for the off-season.

Main content: new Assault Operator Martelo, Brakkesh 2.0 (major Operations map update with a faction clash between Haavk and Ahsarah), new Warfare map Zenith Port with the Riptide event, AN-94 Assault Rifle, new ammo and Attachments.

AZ3 - Supercritical (Hard Operation, Operations Level 30, entry value 600,000 Tekniq Alloys) is expected from December 18, 2026 to January 25, 2027.

Season missions: all S11 mission progress has been reset; Ultimate Safe Box Season Access from previous seasons and Safe Box Trial Cards (used or not) have expired.

Events: Delta Force × Phantom Blade Zero collab from November 10 to December 10; Collab Legendary Gift (Seven-Star Sword - G3 appearance) until December 3; Faction Badge and Brakkesh Arsenal until November 26 (dates as written in the official announcement).

6. Sources and discussion

Delta Force on Steam, "November 12 Update | Balance Adjustments and Bug Fixes" (November 12, 2026): https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2507950/view/1849192144182636

Delta Force on Steam, "Major Update: Season Aurora Is Coming!" (November 7, 2026): https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2507950/view/1848664643349128

Delta Force on Steam, "Version Update | New Season "Aurora" Massive Events & Rewards & Store Updates" (November 8, 2026): https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2507950/view/1848664643352219

Image: official Zenith Port artwork from the November 7, 2026 announcement. © Delta Force (official artwork).

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