In the Battlefield 2042 Orbital map, a rocket serves as a centerpiece of the level. Through the course of a match, the rocket prepares to launch, and players are wondering what triggers this process and if they can destroy the rocket. Fortunately, there’s an easy answer for how to launch the rocket in Battlefield 2042 and how to blow it up.
How do you launch the rocket in Battlefield 2042 Orbital?
To launch the rocket in the orbital map in Battlefield 2042, players just need to wait. It’ll launch automatically at some point in the match.
While we haven’t clocked precisely how long it takes the rocket to take off, it’ll do so at some point in every single match. Obviously, this will kill any players wandering around the rocket engines. However, as of now, that’s really the only consequence of it taking off. It’s possible that a mode in the future will task players with completing objectives to launch the rocket. Still, for now, it’s just a fantastic setpiece for the map.
Can you destroy the rocket in Orbital?
Given that rockets tend to blow up when damaged, players are wondering if the one in Battlefield 2042 can be destroyed. The answer is yes, it can be blown up, but players will have to work together to do it.
At some point in the match, the arms holding the rocket in place will drop down as it prepares to launch. From this point, players have about five minutes to do as much damage as possible to the rocket (which means they might want to change their loadout). If it’s hit hard enough during that time period, it will begin to launch as usual, but just as it lifts off the launchpad, it’ll explode.
The explosion isn’t just for looks either. Big chunks of shrapnel will kill anyone who is too close to the rocket.
