DICE has confirmed that Battlefield 2042’s Update 5.2 will roll out next week.
The update will include a “map rework” of Hourglass – expect improved line of sight, traversal, and “combat encounters” now the size has been reduced – as well as all-out warfare attachments for vault weapons SMGs and LMGs, better squad management through improved squad orders, better ammo crates, and dispersion tweaks to SMGs and LMGs.
The rationale behind shrinking the Hourglass map is to “keep combat focused while having more opportunity to defend yourself through added cover”.