Rainbow Six Siege is getting ready for Operation Steel Wave

Ubisoft have announced the full details of the second season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 5, that’s a mouthful, but what it boils down to, is we have Operation Steel Wave and new operators, Ace and Melusi. Check out the lengthy trailer below, to learn all about the upcoming release.

Part of Operation Steel Wave will see players being able to explore a reimagined map - House, which has been newly reworked. Its owner welcomed a newcomer in the family, leading to notable changes including expansions to the basement area, attic, and office tower. Additional changes can be experienced throughout the map, all with the intent of evolving the gameplay meta.

But as with all good updates, new operators are key and the two included here, Ace and Melusi are both going to offer players new challenges, in order to make the most of them. Norwegian Attacker, Ace, and South African Defender, Melusi, are the two new Operators coming in Operation Steel Wave.

As a part of the Norwegian Home Guard, Ace acquired a heroic reputation after being accepted into the Forsvarets Spesialkommando, on a joint UN operation in Somalia, Ace emerged saving Kali’s life. The offer to join NIGHTHAVEN swiftly followed. Ace is equipped with S.E.L.M.A., a throwable device that will stick to any vertical surface and slowly destroy up to 3 panels, one after the other. The S.E.L.M.A gadget can also be thrown at almost any defensive gadget and destroy it with its arms or water explosive.

Melusi signed up with the South African National Defence Force to broaden her skillset and fund her field ranger training. After an ambush left her badly wounded, she resigned from the military and – as the heart of the Inkaba Task Force Anti-Poaching Unit – began training local women in tracking, interception, and surveillance. Melusi is equipped with Banshee deployable electronic gadgets. It applies a slowing effect to any attackers that are in a direct line of sight. The Banshee can also be used as an intel gadget as it produces an identifiable sound when an attacker enters its range.