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Earlier this month, we challenged you to a Fashion Contest to see who’s got the magnetic look that could short-circuit a VEKTR bot. You plundered your customization tabs and showed us your best, but four stood out from among all the rest…

So, without any further ado, here are the winners of the Summer Fashion Contest, and their certified stylin’ wardrobe selections.
[h3]1st Place: DammagesGG (345 GE-0 Cash)[/h3]

• Headwear: Wavy Haircut (Base Hair Customization)
• Mask: Clown Mask (April Fools’ Event)
• Chestpiece: Pulp Detective (GRAIL Loyalty)
• Legwear: Heist (Renegade Pass #2)

[h3]2nd Place: Voodoouthinkur (160 GE-0 Cash)[/h3]

• Headwear: Ace Archeologist Hat (Newsletter Reward)
• Mask: Grim Mask (Shop)
• Chestpiece: Spymaster (Renegade Pass #2)
• Legwear: Agent V Elite (Renegade Pass #2)

[h3]3rd Place: USAFMike (75 GE-0 Cash)[/h3]

• Headwear: Captain Quack (Shop)
• Mask: Grim Mask (Shop)
• Chestpiece: Captain Quack (Shop)
• Legwear: Cozy Cupid (Shop)

[h3]Popular Vote: Keshiaford (Renegade Pass #2)[/h3]

• Headwear: Vacation Hat (Shop)
• Mask: Cyber Hunter Mask (Shop)
• Chestpiece: Aerodynamic (Shop)
• Legwear: Jaguar Dancer (Shop)

Congratulations to our winning Renegades, and thank you to each of you who strutted their styles for the Summer Fashion Contest. We’ll be distributing prizes shortly, and stay tuned for more community events!

[Incoming Transmission: Tabytha Rasa]: The GRAIL war chest is severely depleted. We must replenish it if we hope to repel VEKTR's next attack. Get out there and do what you do best, Renegades.

• Objective (Expert): Extract 15,000 Artifacts
• Community Reward: 30 GE-0 Cash
• Golden Bounty (Top Renegade): Steam Deck 1TB OLED OR Nvidia RTX 4070 graphics card OR AMD RX 7800 XT graphics card
• Golden Bounty (1 Random Renegade): Steam Deck 1TB OLED OR Nvidia RTX 4070 graphics card OR AMD RX 7800 XT graphics card
• Time Limit: August 23, 2024, 16:00 CEST – August 30, 2024, 16:00 CEST

IMPORTANT: Click “PARTICIPATE NOW” on our Bounties hub to make yourself eligible for the community reward from this Bounty and for your chance to win a Golden Bounty.

GRAIL’s scientists are running low on Artifacts. Those things are pretty powerful, so extracting as many as possible before VEKTR gets its grubby, cybernetic hands on them could help us significantly.

Tabytha’s latest task is extracting 15,000 Artifacts within a week. Fulfill the bounty and everyone will be rewarded with 30 GE-0 Cash.

Since this Bounty is a serious test of your treasure-hunting prowess, this week’s Golden Bounty is also extra special. This week's top-performing Renegade (and another seriously fortunate one) will win their choice of Steam Deck 1TB OLED OR Nvidia RTX 4070 graphics card OR AMD RX 7800 XT graphics card. 

GRAIL needs those Artifacts ASAP. It will be difficult, but we know you’re up to the task.

*The Terms & Conditions for this Golden Bounty can be found here.
[h3]What are Bounties?[/h3]
Bounties are a new weekly challenge system in HAWKED. Keep an eye on the official website and social channels to take on the latest Bounty, then play HAWKED, work together as a community, and smash the objective within the time limit to get an exclusive reward.

If the objective is reached, Bounties will be awarded to all Renegades who fulfill the following criteria:

• Clicked “PARTICIPATE NOW” on the Bounties hub.
• Logged in and played at least one match in HAWKED during the Bounty period. 

Bounties vary by difficulty. While one Bounty might be a breeze, certain Bounties need an extra push to nail the objective. 

Special Golden Bounties, including physical and real-world prizes, may also be awarded to top bounty hunters and random Renegades, so check back often for opportunities to win big prizes.

While X-Isle’s all the rage, space has fallen a bit in popularity. Suits once used for planet-hopping work just as well on an island though, and you can grab a set from the Shop with the Starfarer Headwear, Chest, and Legwear at 75 GE-0 Cash each. And, if you want to make it less “out there”, paint it the earthy tone of the Elven Wood Color Scheme (30% off!) – just one of many discount deals available until August 29!



Visit the Shop to check out the full collection of Cosmetics and weekly discounts, stop by the lower deck of the Riftwake and chat with GE-0, or access it via the navigation menu.

GRAIL’s struck gold! Or should we say, Wonderium? A pocket of X-Isle has been found teeming with the precious mineral, and it seems neither VEKTR nor the Disciples have caught wind of it. All Renegades are out to profit though, so grab your sharpest plunder partner and fight it out in Wonder Rush, a limited-time PVP Duo Mode active until September 6.

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 [h2]The Wonder Rush Way[/h2]
Leave no vein untapped as you rush to mine Nuggets and Motherlodes of Wonderium across X-Isle. Trust your Traverser to ping nearby veins, and bash away to collect X-Isle’s precious minerals ‘til your bags are full. Get your precious cargo to an Extraction Point to increase your score.

Keep your Duo partner close, but your loot even closer—rival Renegades are out for the spoils, and it’s just as fair to take what’s mined. You’ll lose all the Wonderium you’re carrying if knocked down, but the same goes for your opponents.

With unlimited respawns at random points in effect across the island, no VEKTR bot or Disciple in sight, and stashes containing only rare weapons, the risk looks tempting!



The first team to 500 Wonderium will trigger the end-of-match countdown. Whoever nabs the top spot by the end of the match will be crowned the victors.

Chat with GE-0 back at the Riftwake to see what deals he’s got for your hard-earned spoils!
[h2]Event Schedule[/h2]
Nothing boosts efficiency like competition, so GRAIL’s set up a schedule to keep the rush high and rivalry fierce!

• Mondays: 02:00–03:00 UTC & 18:00–22:00 UTC
• Thursdays: 02:00–03:00 UTC & 18:00–22:00 UTC
• Saturdays: 02:00–03:00 UTC & 18:00–22:00 UTC

Click here to convert that UTC to your local timezone.

Let the Wonderium rain until September 6!

A new set of Cosmetics are on sale in the Shop! Paint your Outfits shades of cool with the Violet Twilight Color Scheme (20% off!) and Space Blue Cool Color Scheme (20% off!). Also, keep your guns looking sweet with the Strawberry Weapon Pattern (20% off!). Discover more deals in the Shop now until August 22!



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