Changes: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Velvet Shell

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Operation Velvet Shell

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General information

Developer(s)

Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher(s)

Ubisoft

Platform(s)

PlayStation 4
Xbox One
PC

Release date(s)

February 7, 2017 (Season Pass)
February 14, 2017 (Worldwide)

Year/Season

Year 2 Season 1

Patch(es)

2.1.0 - 2.1.1 - 2.1.2 - 2.1.3

"In Operation Velvet Shell, two GEO Operators join Team Rainbow to regain control of the "Coastline". Following a year of post-launch content, this major update aims to improve player comfort with an upgraded navigation interface, customisation selections and lots more."
— Official Website Description

Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six_Siege_-_Velvet_Shell_Trailer

Operation Velvet Shell was the fifth free expansion to be released for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and the first expansion of Year Two. It added two new Operators from the Spanish GEO CTU and the map Coastline.^[1]

It was officially announced on January 19, 2017 and was released on February 7, 2017 for Year Two Season Pass holders. As with other expansions, all content could be accessed one week earlier with ownership of its respective Season Pass.

Features

Upgraded Navigation Interface

New tabs: "Home" (challenges, news, boosters) and "Play"
New rank icons

Rook Elite Set

Map

Coastline

Operators

Jackal
Mira

Weapons

Gallery

Trivia

The pattern of the "Velvet Shell" headgear skin is actually constructed with the silhouettes of a Flamenco dancer.^[2]

References

[1] ttp://rainbow6.ubi.com/siege/en-US/news/detail.aspx?c=tcm:152-282432-16&ct=tcm:152-76770-32

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Rainbow6/comments/79wfjr/has_anyone_noticed_that_velvet_shell_camo_based/

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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Operation Velvet Shell''}}
-{{Upcoming}}{{Infobox game
+{{Infobox dlc
-|image     = [[File:Operation Velvet Shell Image.jpg]]
+|name      = <center>Operation Velvet Shell</center>
-|developer = Ubisoft Montreal
+|image     = Velvet Shell poster.jpg
-|publisher = [[Ubisoft Entertainment]]
+|caption   =
-|engine    = Anvil-Next/Realblast Destruction
+|prev      = [[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Red Crow|Red Crow]] (Year 1)
-|platform  = PC, Xbox One, PS4
+|next      = [[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Health|Operation Health]] (no expansion)
-|released  = February 2017}}
+|developer = [[wiki:Ubisoft_Montreal|Ubisoft Montreal]]
+|publisher = [[wiki:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]]
+|platform  = PlayStation 4<br />Xbox One<br />PC
+|released  = February 7, 2017 <small>(Season Pass)</small><br />February 14, 2017 <small>(Worldwide)</small>
+|season    = Year 2 Season 1
+|patch     = '''[[Rainbow Six Siege patches/Patch 2.1.0|2.1.0]]''' - [[Rainbow Six Siege patches/Patch 2.1.1|2.1.1]] - [[Rainbow Six Siege patches/Patch 2.1.2|2.1.2]] - [[Rainbow Six Siege patches/Patch 2.1.3|2.1.3]]
+|map       = [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|20px|link=GEO]] [[Coastline]]
+|ctu       = [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|20px|link=GEO]] [[GEO]]}}
+{{Quote|In Operation Velvet Shell, two GEO Operators join Team Rainbow to regain control of the "Coastline". Following a year of post-launch content, this major update aims to improve player comfort with an upgraded navigation interface, customisation selections and lots more.|[https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com/siege/en-us/game-info/seasons.aspx Official Website Description]}}
+[[File:Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Velvet Shell Trailer|right|270px]]
-'''Operation Velvet Shell''' is the fifth expansion to be released for ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]''. It adds two new Operators from the Spanish [[GEO]] CTU and new map [[Coastline]].<ref>http://rainbow6.ubi.com/siege/en-US/news/detail.aspx?c=tcm:152-282432-16&ct=tcm:152-76770-32</ref> It's also the first expansion of the Year Two.
+'''Operation Velvet Shell''' was the fifth free expansion to be released for ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]'', and the first expansion of Year Two. It added two new Operators from the Spanish [[GEO]] CTU and the map [[Coastline]].<ref>http://rainbow6.ubi.com/siege/en-US/news/detail.aspx?c=tcm:152-282432-16&ct=tcm:152-76770-32</ref>
-It was officially announced on January 19th, 2017 and will be released in February 2017.<ref>https://twitter.com/Rainbow6Game/status/822135789295378432</ref><ref>http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1332624</ref>
+It was officially announced on January 19, 2017 and was released on February 7, 2017 for Year Two Season Pass holders. As with other expansions, all content could be accessed one week earlier with ownership of its respective Season Pass.
-As with other expansions, all content released is free for players but can be accessed one week earlier with ownership of the Season Pass.
 ==Features==
+*Upgraded Navigation Interface
+:*New tabs: "Home" (challenges, news, boosters) and "Play"
+:*New rank icons
+*[[Rook]] Elite Set
 ===Map===
@@ Line 19: / Line 31: @@
 ===Operators===
+*[[Jackal]]
-*TBA
+*[[Mira]]
 ===Weapons===
+*[[C7E]]
-*TBA
+*[[PDW9]]
+*[[ITA12L]]
+*[[Vector .45 ACP]]
+*[[USP/Siege|USP40]]
+*[[ITA12S]]
 ==Gallery==
+<gallery position="center">
-===Stills===
-<gallery>
 R6 (Year Two-Season one) teaser image.jpg|Teaser Image
+Operation Velvet Shell Image.jpg
+R6Siege-GEO.jpg|[[Mira]] and [[Jackal]]
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
-{{DLC/R6Siege}}
+*The pattern of the "Velvet Shell" headgear skin is actually constructed with the silhouettes of a Flamenco dancer.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Rainbow6/comments/79wfjr/has_anyone_noticed_that_velvet_shell_camo_based/</ref>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-[[Category:DLC]]
+{{DLC/R6Siege}}
-[[Category:Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]
+[[Category:Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Velvet Shell]]
+[[Category:Expansions of R6 Siege]]