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Shop Spotlight! Waves of Untamed Freedom

Inspired by Amazigh cultures borne from Saharan heat and a dash of Renegade spirit that long ago sailed from the Atlantic Coast to the Mediterranean, chat with GE-0 to check out a fresh batch of new cosmetics and an Emote fashioned after the colors, patterns, and movements of North Africa!

  • Atlas Locker – Once storage for the equipment of brave mountaineers, this Locker has been refurbished to hold a Renegade’s Loadout instead.
  • Houara Dance Emote – Celebrating victories or summoning the bodily wisdom of ancients, this emote does both!
  • Aksel Traverser – Even the kings of old would’ve explored X-Isle if it meant getting to wield this tech.
  • Xebec Hoverboard – Made from wood salvaged from the hulls of ships that once sailed the Mediterranean, it has been restored to glide over waves once again.
  • Afri Backpack – Invoke the Goddess of Fortune with this decorative and gold-adorned Backpack, and watch the Treasures and trinkets pour in.

To visit the Shop and check out the full collection, stop by the lower deck of the Riftwake and chat with GE-0 or access it via the navigation menu.

Leveling Up & GRAIL Loyalty Guide

You may have been hired by GRAIL to hunt treasure, but you’ll have to level up if you want to gain access to all the features and goodies this prestigious adventurers guild has to offer. 

There are currently three leveling systems in HAWKED: GRAIL Loyalty, Player Levels, and Renegade Pass Levels. Each applies to different areas of gameplay and unlocks different types of rewards as you progress them.

This guide takes a look at leveling progression in HAWKED, how to gain experience, and exactly why you’d want to!
[h2]GRAIL Loyalty[/h2]
GE-0’s got a whole armory of Gear and Boosters, as well as a wardrobe of Customizations for sale, but you’ll need to prove yourself to GRAIL before you can purchase them. The higher a Renegade’s GRAIL Loyalty level, the more access they’ll be granted to unlock and purchase them. Renegades can raise their standing within the organization to a maximum level of 10 by interacting with GRAIL’s finest aboard the Riftwake, and by making generous donations of Hawks and Wonderium to their looting cause. 



GRAIL Loyalty levels are reset every new Issue, along with the arrival of a new collection of equipment to purchase. Equipment from previous Issues will still be available for Renegades to purchase from a separate vendor.
[h2]Player Levels[/h2]
Player Levels essentially show a Renegade how adept they are in the operations of, well, being a Renegade! Level progression can unlock the ability to sell Artifacts and Trinkets to GE-0, more Booster slots, and more Color Schemes or other customization items to collect. You can gain XP to level up by playing matches on X-Isle. Traverse the island, extract Trinkets, defeat Disciples and rivals, and more.


[h3]Player Level Rewards[/h3]
  • Level 2: Unlock Trading with GE-0 (Sell Artifacts and Trinkets)
  • Level 4: Unlock Booster Slot #1
  • Level 5: Unlock Gear/Artifact Upgrades
  • Level 7: Unlock Contracts
  • Level 8: Unlock Booster Slot #2
  • Level 12: Unlock Booster Slot #3
  • Level 16: Unlock Booster Slot #4
  • Level 20: Unlock the Military Green Color Scheme
  • Level 40: Unlock the Mango Sweet Color Scheme
  • Level 60: Unlock the Fiery God Avatar
  • Level 80: Unlock the Fringe God Avatar
  • Level 100: Unlock the Spirit God Avatar

There’s also a bunch of Hawks to earn for every level you progress in between unlocked rewards.
[h2]The Renegade Pass[/h2]
With both a Free and Premium track, Renegade Passes accompany new Issues with a wide variety of rewards to unlock like Backpacks, Traversers, Color Schemes, Outfits, GRAIL+, in-game currency, and more. It’s a battle pass system you might be familiar with.

New Issue = New Renegade Pass = New Rewards!



The Free Renegade Pass track is instantly available to all Renegades playing for fun, while the premium track can be purchased using GE-0 Cash and includes even more rewards. Both tracks can be progressed by completing Quests, or by purchasing levels with GE-0 Cash.

Meet the HAWKED Community Managers!

Which Community Manager’s got a 25 kill streak on Modern Warfare 3? What’s TheogKelly’s hidden talent? Who’s the owner of Kappa, the adorable black Labrador? How many games does Pask have over 10,000 hours in? And what’s Nimue’s nickname for her Recon Raptor?

We sent a Shroudbasker to snoop around Community HQ and gather some intel to help answer these important questions. Turns out, Shroudbaskers can’t write… or at least, this one couldn’t. So, eventually, we just asked them ourselves! Read on to know more about the HAWKED Community Team, where you can find them, and more!


[EN/PL] Van


Not many people know this, but Van’s a true hunter to fear with a 25 NUKE kill streak on Modern Warfare 3, earned with skills learned from Rick Dangerous, Tomb Raider, and Quake. When he’s hung up his gun, he can be found patrolling Twitter/X, Discord, Threads, and Facebook, or plotting out explosive ideas. Don’t be fooled, he’s just as deadly a Renegade and doesn’t need to think ahead on the Loadout to rack up the kills. Maybe it’s all the comics and action figures he keeps in his locker?

Favourite Loadout: Frankly? Anything.

In the world of HAWKED, what’s the first thing you’d do? Grab a beer with the lizards!


[EN] Grayson/OrbitHawked


CM by day, Lone Hunter by night. You might’ve seen Grayson manning Discord on weekends, or patrolling Steam as OrbitHawked. Since getting her first PC at the age of 10, gaming’s been an ever-growing part of her life. Scratch that, actually: multiple lives, with hours upon hours in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and The Sims. It runs in the family, see, since playing Shrek 2: The Game with her Grandma. It was only natural for gaming to enter the full-time life, and for the past six years, she’s been doing everything for gaming communities and earning players’ affection in return—the best CM feeling!

Favorite Hobby (Outside of games): Drawing and collecting coloring books.

Gaming moment that’ll stick with you forever? When I finally completed a helicopter mission in GTA: Vice City after a hundred tries.

[EN] TheogKelly

Originally thinking of becoming a 3D modeler, it was the love for her favorite games and being a part of their communities that stole TheogKelly’s heart and drove her to Community Management. While she spends a little time doing digital painting, watersports, and traveling, 90% of her time is dedicated to video games. Amping up the competition on Arma 2, Counter-Strike, Battlefield, and now HAWKED, she excels at gunning down rivals with her Zed 92 and giving them the occasional Goodfella greeting. She might just skip the treasure to bag another kill.

Favorite Game Genre: FPS and military games.

Favorite Renegade Playstyle? Fighting other Renegades!


[EN/DE] Chibs


With a total of 16 years of industry experience, Chibs started out writing World of Warcraft news articles and guides before joining the MY.GAMES team as a Community Manager in 2016. You might recognize him from other games such as Skyforge, Armored Warfare, and Conqueror’s Blade before he was dispatched to X-Isle, bringing with him his black Labrador, Kappa. His gaming credentials go even further back to the Game Boy, SEGA Mega Drive, Commodore 64, and SNES. A jack-of-all-genres, he plays MMOs, shooters, RPGs, and survival games. Oh, and Knights of Pen & Paper. That’s a big one.

What were your favorite childhood games?
Definitely Pokémon, later Final Fantasy, and Age of Empires.

How would you introduce HAWKED to a friend? A comic-style extraction shooter that’s guaranteed fun with a group of friends who always wanted to be a certain famous archeologist.


[EN/ES] DronnieMG


There’s no shortage of sharp-eyed shooters in the HAWKED team. From finishing fourth place in the European Halo 3 Tournament in 2007 to shooting videos of his adventures on his drones, Dronnie is the Spanish Community Manager with a special ability for video creation. You can also catch him on Discord, Steam, and Instagram. Or perhaps you’ve caught the shooter aficionado off patrol with his Boombox on X-Isle!

Favorite genres: Shooters! First-person, third-person, adventure, multiplayer. I love the immersion of an FPS, but also the change in gameplay when it’s third person. A good mix between story and gameplay is best.

Favorite Loadout:Artifacts: Elder’s Mask, Purewater Elixir, and Stormsong Conch. Gear: Doomerang and Boombox.



[EN] Pask

Leading the charge, managing the day-night patrols of Community Managers, and keeping the bridge solid between developers and players—Pask! Tracing his love for gaming all the way back to the NES he got as a present for his fifth birthday, he’s also got a love for foreign languages and pub quizzes. When it comes to games, he spent his childhood replaying Gorky-17 probably around a hundred times, with some occasional Might and Magic RPGs, Quake, Doom, and Duke Nukem in between. He claims to like all kinds of genres, but then he mentioned his 10,000 hours in Dota 2 and around the same in World of Warcraft and Diablo II, so we’d say he’s got some real favorites.

Favorite Loadout: Boosters: Max Effort, Gunslinger, and Taking Cover. Artifacts: Soul Siphon, Omni Repeater, and Nimble Newt.

In the world of HAWKED, what’s the first thing you’d do? I’D STOCK UP AT THE SHOP!


[EN] KT_Peridot


If you see her on X-Isle holding a Peller SR17… run. Raised on Pokémon, KT_Peridot is our North America CM and a Nintendo kid through and through. It wasn’t until college her gamer friends introduced her to the wider world of games while going back to try out the titles they were nostalgic for. It was the community that got her hooked, watching experienced players helping newbies, dropping their tips and tricks on Discord, or hopping onto voice chats to walk them through the basics. 

Hobbies: Acting and voice acting. Art and painting. Crafts and DIY. I’m a very creative person, so I just like making things. 

The gamer moment that’ll stick with you forever: Imagine, if you will, you’ve just escaped the wrath of Tall Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil: Village. You’ve panicked your way through the mansion and have made it back to the village below which is filled with monsters ready to attack you. However, you’ve picked up a sniper rifle, and every ounce of gamer within you comes together, and you are cracked. You hit back-to-back maybe 10 monsters with one headshot each within seconds. I still, to this day, believe I was possessed by some war god because I had no right being that good.


[EN] Nimue


While she patrols a little bit of everywhere, you’re likely most familiar with Nimue from Instagram, or from the chaotic good vibes she brings to official HAWKED streams on Twitch. A fantasy lover and a sucker for the classics, with titles like Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the colorful Barbie games, and the gritty Arkham Series in her roster of childhood favorites. Sometimes she’ll grab a warm drink, and a blanket, and hunker down with something cozy to play. Other times, she’ll turn up the adrenaline with something horror or, of course, a bit of loot and shooting in X-Isle armed with a trusty coffee and her Recon Raptor, Reggie.

Best thing about the CM life: I knew being a woman in gaming was no easy feat – but the support of the community has eased that fear ten-fold. My favorite moments have been spending time with you all on stream; laughing with me as I stumble, or cheering with me when I pull off something incredible. 

In the world of HAWKED, what’s the first thing you’d do? Hang out with Nellie and Princess Clementine! Maybe also close Bodhi’s fridge...that electric bill must be insane.


[EN] Helmsman/ShturmaN


Once upon a time, there was a web designer with a love for games like Dangerous Dave and Ultima Online, and playing his IBM 286. He devoted his time to games in a way only a Web Designer could—making fan sites. They were so good that it was through one of those very sites he was contacted to work in the games industry, eventually leading him to Community Management. He’s a fan of the olden ways, playing medieval MMOs, RPGs, woodworking, and backpacking. It’s no surprise his playstyle is as hushed as the woods. He’s even fine-tuned a HAWKED build to match using the Fringe Fader, Ambusher, and any sniper rifle or SMG found on the way to his favored camping spots.

The gamer moment that’ll stick with you forever: One of my favorites was in Battlefield 2. The map with the hotel (Mashtuur City, I believe). I was playing as a sniper and commander and managed to hide on the hotel roof. Our players lost all flags, but I managed to hold the roof for 5 minutes or more thanks to the artillery, supply drops, and claymores.… I think there was even a chance to win, but when I saw messages like “ban him already, we want to finish the match” in chat, I jumped down shouting “GERONIMO.”

Favorite childhood games:Ultima Online, Civilization, Command & Conquer

Patrolling platforms day and night, answering questions, organizing events, and hopping on to hunt treasures of their own. The Community Management team is a band of gamers arranging fun and giving it all for their community. That is when they’re not dreaming of resting upon the picturesque shores of X-Isle, or skipping over waves on a Hoverboard!

Follow HAWKED on TikTokRedditTwitchTwitterFacebookInstagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest videos, or join us on Discord. You’ll likely see a few of the crew there!

Shop Spotlight! Adventure Style

There’s a week of exploration and discovery ahead, and GE-0’s stocked his shop with an all-new Bundle Set, Traverser, Weapon Skins, and Outfit customizations perfect for Renegades planning to delve into the more obscure corners of X-Isle — available from the Shop until March 7!

  • Lost Civilization Bundle Set – Experts believe this was the fashion of choice for the stylish members of an unnamed civilization.
  • Expedition Quasar Weapon Skin – Firepower, absolutely essential for exploring the unknown.
  • Globetrotter Peller SR17 Weapon Skin – Something tells us this scope was packed for more than just sightseeing.
  • Adventurer Traverser – Any legendary archaeologists want to upgrade their whip with the finest new tech?
  • Vacation Headdress & Headwear – A classic look keeping heads cool along sandy beaches and wide-open shores.

To visit the Shop and check out the full collection, stop by the lower deck of the Riftwake and chat with GE-0 or access it via the navigation menu.

HAWKED | 1.3.2 Update Notes

Look alive, Renegades! The following changes are available in HAWKED as of the latest update on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Update your game to play the latest version of HAWKED for free on your platform of choice.
[h2]NEW CONTENT[/h2][h3]PVE CHALLENGE LEVELS[/h3]
More PvE Encounters in Lone Hunter (Solo) and Treasure Hunt (Squad) modes now have dynamic scaling difficulty depending on your skill level. Matches with more experienced players will contain fiercer Disciple mobs and trickier puzzles. Just keeping you on your toes, Renegades!
[h2]IMPROVEMENTS & ADJUSTMENTS[/h2][h3]AIM ASSIST REBALANCED (GAMEPAD)[/h3]
We’ve redistributed the strength of Aim Assist when playing with a gamepad (e.g. DualShock 4, DualSense, or Xbox Controller). It is now stronger when completing PvE-focused puzzles and Encounters but weaker in PvP against other players. Thanks for your feedback on this, Renegades — keep it coming!
[h3]MATCHMAKING CHANGES[/h3]
  • Oceania and Asian servers should now experience faster matchmaking.
  • Experienced players (including those who played and progressed in Early Access) should enjoy faster matchmaking.
  • Onboarding matches will be slightly easier with fewer players.
[h3]GEAR BALANCING & CHANGES[/h3]
  • [Exo Gear] Doomerang
    • Rare Upgrade:
      • Previous: Cooldown is reduced by 50% if you catch your Doomerang.
      • New: Each bounce reduces cooldown by 1.5 seconds if you catch the Doomerang upon its return.
    • Fixed a minor visual issue with the Doomerang.
  • [Exo Gear] Cohort’s Kite
    • Fixed a bug where Cohort’s Kite would stop working after obtaining the Hourglass Glyph.
  • [Exo Gear] Hit Flask
    • Fixed a bug where Hit Flask would stop working after obtaining the Hourglass Glyph.
  • [Exo Gear] Kick-Back Coin
    • Fixed a bug where some hits on the coin would not be counted.
  • [Ward Gear] Snap-Track
    • The duration of falling into the portal has been increased by 1.5 seconds.
    • Taking damage no longer interrupts or blocks teleportation through the portal.
    • The enemy's anchor point is now colored red.
    • Updated the display of the teleportation visual effect.
  • [Ward Gear] Boombox
    • Cooldown increased from 20 to 23 seconds.
[h3]ARTIFACT BALANCING & CHANGES[/h3]
  • [Artifact] Blooded Blade
    • Now deals damage to primary Health pools first, not the additional boosted Health pool obtained from Food and items. It only deals damage to boosted Health once the primary Health pool has been depleted.
  • [Artifact] Sprintide
    • Legendary Upgrade:
      • Removed the extra damage reduction while sprinting at maximum speed.
      • It is now only possible to convert blocked damage into stamina when utilizing the Legendary Upgrade.
    • [Artifact] Omni Repeater
      • Fixed a bug where no video preview was displayed in the Loadout interface.
    • [Artifact] Dual Edgend
      • When you deal melee damage with this Artifact, additional visual effects will appear on your targets.
[h3]WEAPON BALANCING & CHANGES[/h3]
  • [Armament] Ultrahammer
    • Increased damage to all attack types.
  • [Armament] Islander Staff
    • Slightly increased the damage of the last attack in a combo, including rush and jump attacks.
  • [SMG] Moonduster
    • Accelerated the cooldown of non-overheated weapons for all rarities.
  • [Pistol] Hardtack
    • Increased damage for all rarities.
[h3]INTERFACE[/h3]
  • Improved the loading time of the heads-up-display (HUD).
  • Improved visuals for keybinds across multiple platforms.
  • Updated the Character ID code field so it now resets on mutual friend requests in the Social interface.
  • Added localization of the title logo when starting up the game.
  • Improved the display of Hawks and Wonderium earned in the end-of-match interface.
  • Improved transition animations when switching between end-of-match interfaces.
  • Added new animations for completed quests in the end-of-match interface.
  • Added an animated loading icon for Mailbox and Splashscreens if they take some time to load.
  • Added a QR code for Customer Support in the Options menu.
  • Updated a selection of interface sound effects.
  • Added expiration dates to communications in the Mailbox.
  • Adjusted the font size and contrast of tooltips.
  • Increased the brightness of tooltips for Traverser actions.
  • Added a player level progress bar in the end-of-screen interface above the player banners.
[h3]GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS[/h3]
  • Adjusted gamepad dead zone setting accuracy to 1%.
  • Shield bonus obtained from Jellyfish increased from 5 to 15.
  • Reduced the glow of Jellyfish effects.
  • Rebalanced Disciple encounters.
  • Sacrificial Altars now sap Health from primary Health pools first, not the additional boosted Health pool obtained from Food and items. Altars only deal damage to boosted Health once the primary Health pool has been depleted.
  • Renegades can now rotate when jumping.
  • Updated the falling animation in accordance with the new jump animation.
  • Hidden the loading process for notifications to make them appear more seamlessly.
  • Renegades will no longer see the Backpack glow effect when carrying an Artifact while invisible. Enemies will continue to be unable to see the Backpack glow when you are invisible.
  • Added a stepping-over animation, meaning Renegades’ legs now move more realistically while targeting with specific Gear.
  • Added a shaking animation after firing a shot with the Predator Traverser.
  • Improved visuals of Riftwake decorations.
  • Tweaked the behavior of actions performed while on the Hoverboard.
  • Improved weapon switching while in a hanging position.
  • Various backend client and server optimizations to increase stability.
[h2]BUGFIXES[/h2][h3]RENEGADES[/h3]
  • Fixed a bug where the Adapting Booster didn’t decrease stun duration.
  • Fixed a bug where characters would play a stun animation in the wrong direction after a Stun Grenade hit them.
  • Fixed animations when transitioning from a jump to parkour.
  • Fixed a bug where Nellie’s knife would hang in the air like the Sword of Damocles at the center of the Riftwake.
  • Fixed a bug where a Renegade could die before their squadmate joins the session.
  • Fixed a bug where defeated Disciple and Renegade bodies would rotate aggressively and chase after active Renegades. Not today, zombies!
  • Fixed a bug where players would sometimes get stuck on ziplines in the event of a ping spike.
[h3]INTERFACE[/h3]
  • Fixed a bug where account progress was not shown in the “New Level” notification.
  • Fixed some bugs where notifications would overlay from different interfaces into one while in fullscreen mode.
  • Fixed a bug where the notifications “Target Hit” and “Target Defeated” wouldn’t appear on the HUD or appeared incorrectly when taking down Disciples.
  • Fixed a bug where Quests would appear duplicated in the end-of-match interface.
  • Fixed a bug where Quests wouldn’t appear at all in the end-of-match interface.
  • Fixed a bug where the E keybind was missing after changing the language on the start screen.
  • Fixed a bug where notifications about a new Renegade Pass could be corrupted.
  • Fixed descriptions for Inner and Outer Deadzone settings for gamepad.
  • Fixed a bug with wrong item icons in the GRAIL store.
  • Fixed a bug where previews of Wonderium in the Renegade Pass reward interface would display incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug where pop-ups would spontaneously close in specific interfaces.
  • Adjusted interfaces to mention Xbox Network instead of Xbox Live.
[h3]ITEMS[/h3]
  • Fixed a bug where, when selecting a voice in the Character Creator, the opposite voice would play.
  • Fixed a bug where the Backpack would jerk around while shooting.
  • Fixed a bug where the arrow tip would not display when using the Predator Traverser.
  • Fixed a bug where the Dragon Dance Backpack would stretch to infinity when getting full.
  • Fixed a bug with textures on the Tribal Locker.
  • Fixed a bug where shadows wouldn't appear correctly in the Character Customization interface in the Loadout.
  • Renamed the archaeologist-themed cosmetics obtained via GRAIL Loyalty to prevent confusion with the Archaeologist Hat given to newsletter The GRAIL Loyalty cosmetics are now named: Brave Explorer.
[h3]GENERAL[/h3]
  • Fixed a bug where far-away Disciples could attack and inflict damage on Renegades without them knowing.
  • Fixed an issue with the Soul Siphon that caused Renegades to randomly lose Health after using it.
  • Fixed an issue where the combination of Death Grip and Soul Siphon Artifacts while at max boosted Health would cause a Renegade to die after defeating an enemy.
  • Early Access players who did not have Quests in their Renegade Pass menu will now see Quests. These quests have reset.
    • Unfortunately, we cannot restore previous Quest progress, so this means that Quests previously started or completed have been reset. All earned rewards will be retained by Renegades who already completed Quests, and they can earn the rewards again by completing the same Quests. As an apology for this issue, we will be sending all affected Renegades 7 days of GRAIL+ with Update 1.3.2.
  • We have rolled out a fix for players’ Raider Pack items disappearing on Xbox. If you are still encountering this issue, please contact Support.
  • Told the Shroudbaskers to quit grumbling after they perish in battle.
  • Fixed a bug where Glyph sounds wouldn’t play correctly upon pickup.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Muldoon not to fire. We’ve polished everything in X-Isle’s stashes, so Muldoon combat should be buttery-smooth again.
  • Fixed a bug where players were unable to aim-down-sights (ADS).

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All details in this article are accurate as of the time of publication. Follow HAWKED on Discord and via social channels for up-to-date information. If you need troubleshooting for common technical problems or account-related queries, or if you can’t find a solution to your issue, please visit our Support page.