Patch Notes & Balance Tracker

Added a seasonal sawed-off lever-action shotgun usable one-handed.

• Cannot be listed on the market.
• Cleared at the end of the season.

Added a seasonal 9x19mm submachine gun with fast-then-slow fire rate limiting.

• Potential fire rate reaches 1,500 RPM.
• Cannot be listed on the market.
• Cleared at the end of the season.

Added seasonal ammunition.

• Available through the Season Contact or extracted in-raid loot.
• Cannot be listed on the market.
• Cleared at the end of the season.

Added seasonal ammunition.

• Available through the Season Contact or extracted in-raid loot.
• Cannot be listed on the market.
• Cleared at the end of the season.

Added a special seasonal supply obtainable in raids.

• Can be extracted and listed on the market.
• Cleared after the season transition.

Added a deployable experimental item providing tactical injections for the entire squad.

• Found in experimental item chests in normal and some limited-time modes.
• Usable only during the current raid; cannot be extracted.

Added a standard assault rifle.

Added a conventional weapon accessory.

Added a conventional weapon accessory.

Added a conventional weapon accessory.

Added a conventional weapon accessory.

Added a conventional weapon accessory.

Added a top-tier Onotos chest rig with larger capacity, higher quality, and higher price.

Added fog, sanity mechanics, merchants, dynamic events, exclusive containers, and a PvE mode.

• Mystic Fog Valley loot rates increase during the July 16–August 6 event.
• Fogbound Companions introduces PvE gameplay.
• Specific areas drain Sanity; leaving them slowly restores it.
• Low Sanity affects vision and stamina and increases vulnerability to attacks.
• Added Mystic Fog Military Boxes and Sacrificial Stones.
• Vehicle merchants buy miscellaneous loot and sell supplies.
• Squad trading value unlocks advanced merchant supplies.
• Scout Units rewards a one-time radar showing approximate locations of all operators.
• Strike at the Root rewards nearby experimental airdrops.
• Veiled Secrets reveals map-wide safe unlock status after completing the defense.
• Reinforcement mechanics remain available only in Fog Valley.

Added an automatically equipped Fog Valley camera for detecting anomalies and observing low-Sanity mercenaries.

Restore Sanity when consumed.

• Available from the in-raid Valley merchant.

Added a new Loot Run scene without hostile operators.

• No ticket required; unlimited entries.
• Supports matchmaking or teams of up to four players.
• Recycling-box supplies convert into equivalent Koen upon extraction.

Added Hardcore Mode as a permanent Season 13 mode.

• Disables soundprints, crosshairs, and impostors.
• Ammo must be loaded manually.
• Includes in-raid proximity voice chat.

Removed the reinforcement mechanic.

Increased scanning frequency while restricting targets and safe storage; price adjusted.

• Scanning identifies only hostile operators and impostors.
• Increased scanning frequency.
• Can no longer be placed in safes.
• Adjusted price; direction unspecified.

Added firearm hip-fire accuracy and recoil effects when dual-wielded with a pistol.

Increased the distance at which the grenade generates a soundprint.

Increased the distance at which the grenade generates a soundprint.

Increased the distance at which the grenade generates a soundprint.

Increased the display distance of its prompt icon after being thrown.

Improved horizontal recoil control.

Reduced ergonomics and increased stamina consumption when firing.

Added a dynamic mission system to provide more activities during raids.

• Further barrier corrections and loot tuning are planned, not reported as implemented.

Released an early version of night mode with dynamic raid time.

• Raids transition through dusk, night, and dawn.
• Night mode cannot currently be selected manually.

Introduced this season to provide access to night vision during raids.

• Available through AI in-raid.

Introduced this season to provide access to night vision during raids.

• Available through AI in-raid.

Increased battery charge and signal range.

Expanded and extensively renovated Valley with new terrain, resources, and raid missions.

• Map area expanded by 47%; over 90% revamped.
• Added key resource areas, rivers, and swamps.
• Added hidden containers, Civilian Vehicles, Homing Pigeons, and Drift Bottles.
• Random raid missions can be accepted at designated devices.

Added weather and day/night cycles; changed extraction requirements.

• Weather system now includes day and night cycles.
• Armory Bunker Lockdown extraction now requires miscellaneous items instead of a dog tag.
• Underground Mine extraction now requires a dog tag instead of miscellaneous items.

Added conventional assault rifle with balanced recoil system and extremely high fire rate.

• Accompanying muzzle compensator can alter the horizontal recoil axis.

Added season marksman rifle using 7.62x51mm Ocean Alliance ammunition.

• Specially designed bolt creates no downward torque when resetting.

Added season assault rifle with a firing rate that starts fast and slows down.

Added season shotgun with a 23mm rifled barrel and special ammunition compatibility.

Added season ammunition.

Returning season ammunition.

Returning season ammunition.

Returning season ammunition.

Added portable season security camera with thermal imaging.

• Thermal imaging monitor views now support precise marking.

Added season low-light night vision binoculars.

• Grainy resolution and susceptibility to overexposure from sudden bright light.

Added special season stock that reduces initial recoil.

Added ballistic shield as special season supply and experimental item.

• Provides bullet protection in close-quarters combat.
• Season supply version requires repair below a durability threshold before raid entry.

Added special season drone providing real-time aerial reconnaissance.

Added full-coverage helmet with integrated tactical headset.

• Headset includes sound pickup and ANC features.

Added conventional accessory.

Added conventional accessory.

Added conventional accessory.

Added conventional accessory.

Added conventional accessory.

Added conventional accessory.

Added conventional accessory.

Added conventional accessory.

Added conventional accessory.

Added experimental night vision goggles with wide field of view.

• White phosphor tubes produce a blue-appearing display.
• Only usable during the current raid; cannot be extracted.

Added experimental laser system for measuring distances and designating targets.

• Use may expose the operator's position.
• Only usable during the current raid; cannot be extracted.

Added experimental low-velocity grenade launcher.

• Only usable during the current raid; cannot be extracted.

Added experimental meal that can be heated and shared.

• Remove from backpack and briefly heat before eating.
• Only usable during the current raid; cannot be extracted.

Significantly reduced helmet sound blocking.

Significantly increased battery charge.

Limited scanning range in TV Station and added experimental chest availability.

• Can now appear in TV Station experimental item chests.

Shortened activation, added recall, and introduced durability checks for season drones.

• Activation time shortened.
• Added recall function.
• Season drones require repair below a durability threshold before raid entry.

Shortened activation times and added precise marking to monitor views.

• Portable, fixed, and thermal imaging monitors now include a Marker button.
• Added cross-shaped icon for precise marking.

Added a strobe function.

Improved marking, durability, and range, but reduced speed and increased detectability.

• Added powerful laser marking.
• Increased HP and signal range.
• Decreased flight speed.
• Increased engine soundprint and sound travel distance.
• Added indicator light.
• Can no longer be placed in Cases.

Increased blinding duration and adjusted standard price.

Increased smoke duration and adjusted standard price.

Improved recoil control, accuracy, range, sustained hip-fire, and mobility.

• Returning to the Season Store.
• Improved base vertical and horizontal recoil control.
• Increased accuracy and effective range.
• Reduced spread growth during continuous hip-fire.
• Reduced movement speed penalty.

Now provides Horizontal Recoil Stability.

Improved accuracy and range; added MPX Stock Adapter compatibility.

Reduced recoil control during continuous fire.

Improved recoil control, fire rate, hip-fire stability, and firing responsiveness after sprinting.

• Returning to the Season Store.
• Increased vertical and horizontal recoil control.
• Reduced fire delay after sprinting.
• Increased rate of fire and hip-fire stability.

Significantly increased rate of fire.

Added Vertical Recoil Stability.

Increased differences in effective engagement ranges between weapon families.

Increased armor damage.

Increased armor damage.

Increased armor damage.

Lower-tier ammunition can no longer directly penetrate higher-tier armor at full durability.

• Penetration calculation formula adjusted.

Reduced movement penalty and added Horizontal Recoil Stability.

• Significantly reduces random horizontal recoil when equipped on the DT MDR.

Reduced vertical recoil for the first four shots.

Added Movement Speed and ADS Movement Speed bonuses.

Reduced ergonomics penalty.

Stamina consumption reduction adjusted to 35%.

Stamina consumption reduction adjusted to 35%.

Pulling the pin now produces a soundprint.

Added Valley-exclusive experimental radio revealing details about enemy encounters elsewhere.

• Can be obtained from militants and experimental item chests during raids.

Now purchasable from Rodriguez and permitted to be brought into raids.

• Ammunition can be purchased from the Market.

Now purchasable from Rodriguez and permitted to be brought into raids.

• Ammunition can be purchased from the Market.

Heat signature distinction and display color now vary with target distance.

Repair now uses a single tier, slightly better than the former Exquisite tier.

Fixed an out-of-bounds exploit near Ice Lake Extraction Point.

Added infinite Stamina option and workbench access to Equipment Build.

• Infinite Stamina switch prevents Stamina consumption when enabled.
• Equipment Build access allows testing equipment kits from the workbench.

All Operation Zone maps are now available on the PC emulator test server.

• Expanded availability aims to help players start matches and familiarize themselves with more maps.