Apex Legends Season 19: Ignite is nearly here, kicking off on October 31, and after steadily drip-feeding players info about the new season over the last few weeks, Respawn has finally revealed all of the features Apex's playerbase can look forward to this season via the release of Season 19's patch notes.

Season 19 is one of Apex Legends' biggest seasons yet in terms of new content (including the addition of cross-progression and some truly massive map changes), and the patch notes make this clear. From info on new legend Conduit and her abilities to nitty-gritty details regarding legend nerfs and buffs, weapon changes, and other gameplay tweaks, there's quite a lot to cover.

Respawning reworked

One of the biggest changes hitting the game this season is a huge change to the way respawning works. Once Season 19 goes live players will respawn with the shields and the weapons they had prior to being eliminated. Both body shield and helmet tier will be preserved, knockdown shields will be reset to Level 1, and the player's backpack will be removed. The player's inventory will contain both their weapons and some ammo required for those weapons, along with two syringes and two shield cells. Care package weapons will not be preserved, and though standard weapons will still be in the player's inventory, all weapon attachments will be removed.