Flashlight

In-game description

“Provides minor improvement to hip-fire recovery and can blind enemy soldiers, except those using thermal optics. Effects only active when light is turned on.”
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Availability

Point cost10 of 100

Patch history

10 patch notes mentioning the Flashlight, newest first. Each entry is the exact line from EA's Game Update notes.

1.4.2.0Aug 14, 2026player & movement
  • Weapon flashlights and lasers can no longer be toggled with a controller while the Pause menu is open.
  • Bots now equip flashlights during night matches (except Recon).
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.4.2.0 in the balance log
1.3.1.0May 8, 2026player & movement
  • Corrected an issue where weapon flashlights and lasers were visible for spawning soldiers before the soldiers themselves were visible.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.3.1.0 in the balance log
1.2.3.0Apr 10, 2026player & movement
  • Lasers and flashlights now enter a short cooldown after repeated rapid toggles to prevent input spamming.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.2.3.0 in the balance log
1.2.1.0Feb 13, 2026weapons
  • Fixed an issue where the Flashlight could appear slightly misaligned when equipped on the MP5.
  • Fixed multiple weapon attachment visual issues, including lasers, flashlights, and optic alignment.
  • Fixed an issue where players could toggle flashlight and laser attachments while navigating the inventory.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.2.1.0 in the balance log
1.1.3.0Dec 5, 2025player & movement
  • Fixed an issue where soldier models glowed incorrectly in front of the thermobaric visual effect when illuminated by a flashlight.
  • Fixed an issue with the flashlight weapon attachment being misaligned when sprinting at high FOV values.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.1.3.0 in the balance log
1.0.1.0Oct 9, 2025balance
  • Fixed a camera issue that caused it to flip when previewing flashlight or laser attachments.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.0.1.0 in the balance log

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Patch entries on this page are the Flashlight lines from EA's official Game Update notes, reproduced exactly as published and linked to their source in the full log. Any in-game description is quoted and attributed.

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