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📢 June 11, 2024 - PC Update📢


We will be having a scheduled a game update tomorrow at 6AM PT. / 3PM CEST. to fix misc. bugs and start a holiday sale event. Server downtime may last up to three hours.

[h2]Sales Events[/h2]
  • Fathers Day Sales Event with 40% off all infantry weapons coming June 17th - June 19th
  • June's members only bundle hits the depot for the low price of 10 Certs! If you previously missed out on Prime Gaming rewards then here's your chance to grab them with your Daybreak Membership!
Because this is offered for Certs, this will only affect the character you purchase the bundle on. You will need to purchase the bundle for all of your characters. We are currently looking into this.


[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
  • Purchasing the Aviator Helmets for NSO and Humans will now allow you to receive all of the helmets and the title for your account
  • For those that have purchased the bundles before this fix, please contact customer services. We sincerely apologize for this mistake and thank you for your patience. We are still getting to grips with a few of the systems behind the scenes.
  • G40-F Ranger (Harasser , Ant, Sunderer, Prowler) has had its audio reworked to improve responsiveness and performance
  • G20 Hellion (Valkyrie) has received all new weapon audio
  • Lightning Skyguard audio has been redone and no longer sounds like someone beating on sheet metal with a spoon
  • Sunderer's M18 Palisade-S has had its audio normalized so that its volume is more consistent
  • M20 Basilisk (Harasser , Ant, Sunderer, Prowler, Vanguard, Magrider) has had its audio reworked and improved
  • Dramatically reduced repeated sound issues when quickly firing on the following weapons; AF4-Cyclone, NSX Kappa, NSX Tomoe, Terminus VX9
  • The NSO Defector has had its animation audio blending adjusted to fix issues with 3rd person running and sprinting audio
  • VHO Reflex (2x) now has an icon that correctly represents its in game visuals
  • The Damage/Distance graph in the UI will now draw a Horizonal Line at the weapon's damage value instead of nothing when there is no falloff
  • World Space Indicators (such as those for capture points) have had their location calculations adjusted so that they no longer shift position when the camera is moved around
  • Weapons will no longer reappear for a single frame during the grenade throw animation
  • Fixed texture faces not appearing properly on a Facility Canopy Wall asset
  • The Silo's tutorial prompt now refers to the welding tool
  • The alert icon on the Recon Array notification UI should now be more correctly and aesthetically positioned


[h2]Known Issues[/h2]
  • Cert only purchases are NOT account wide. We are looking into this for Member Only bundles. For now you will have to purchase these bundles on each character

📢 May 29, 2024 - PC Hotfix📢


We will be having a scheduled hotfix maintenance tomorrow at 6AM PT / 3PM CT to fix misc. bugs.

Here are the hotfix notes:

Bug Fixes
  • Retropunk Camo now works on weapons.
  • Removed Daybreak Cash (DBC) prices from items that are Cert Only purchases.
  • Fixed an issue where the Cobalt server would not cycle out of the Hossin continent
  • Fixed a crash with world.exe.

Members Double EXP Weekend [ MAY 24 - 26 ]


📈Members Double XP Weekend📈
⭐️Enjoy our Members Double XP event happening now through Sunday
👉Learn more about Daybreak All-Access: https://www.daybreakgames.com/allaccess

📢May Update - 5/15 - Maintenance📢

[h2]New Warzone Rotation System[/h2]
The way warzones rotate after an alert has been reworked. Previously, Warzones simply rotated through the list of valid Warzones with the oldest being the next one selected. This meant that one Warzone always followed another and the course of the rotation was entirely predictable. We've added two new settings to the Warzone rotation system, the ability for Warzones to be skipped during the selection process and also a chance to be selected. This means we can adjust the frequency of Warzones while still generally following the pattern of oldest next.

We've done 2 things with the new settings. First, the oldest Warzone is by far the most likely one to come next, it will not always happen that way. This means that the rotation is no longer static, but will shuffle itself slightly from time to time. And second, Oshur is now much, much less likely to be selected; and after it has been selected it will not be again for several rounds. This is the compromise we found from removing it entirely as explained previously. Furthermore, Oshur will now have a near instant alert with a short time so that it will be completed more quickly.

[h2]New Music in Sanctuary[/h2]
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In honor of the franchise anniversary, we have composed a new music for Sanctuary heavily inspired by the Main Title Theme of the first game in the series. Please enjoy!

[h2]Introducing Member Bundles[/h2]
We are aware of the popularity of the Prime bundles and were also sad to see them discontinued. But fear not, its spirit lives on in the form of the newly introduced "Member Bundles". Each month we are bringing back a Prime bundle and offering it to members for only 10 certs. These bundles will go live on the 1st of each month and will disappear after the last day of the month, with the exception of this month's bundle (May) which will be available with the patch. After all members have had the opportunity to receive previous bundles we will begin introducing new items each month.

[h2]May Member Bundle (May 15th - May 31st) - 1 DBC/10 Certs:[/h2]
  • NSX Fusion Blade
  • Deadeye Helmet


[h2]21st Franchise Anniversary Bundle (17th May - 4th June) - 599 DBC:[/h2]
  • 21st Franchise Anniversary Banner
  • 21st Franchise Banner Frame
  • Retropunk Camo (In faction colors!)
  • 21st Franchise Anniversary Decal

[h2]NS-44 "Primed Lapis" Commissioner - 799 DBC:[/h2]
  • The Blue Crystal Commissioner is available for purchase in the store
  • This is a variant of the NS-44 "Primed Amethyst" Commissioner with a blue crystal theme

[h2]More New Stuff[/h2]
  • Combat Medic Class Decal, Banner and Banner Frame have been added to the Depot for only 1 DBC/10 Certs
  • Razzle Dazzle Camo has been added to Exceptional VIII Directive Tree (Tier 4 - Master)
  • Serbian Flag decal added to the depot.
  • Aviator Helmets have been added to the depot for all factions to purchase

[h2]Sales Events[/h2]
We all know how fond mother is of infantry cosmetics, that is why they are 40% from May 12th - May 14th.

Mother's Day Sale (May 12th - May 14th)
  • 40% off infantry cosmetics

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]
  • The member bundle is also available for 1 DBC, this isn't intended but the player's may use that option if they want until the option is removed.
  • Alerts don't always trigger properly causing warzones to get stuck in the rotation.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
  • The friends list has been fixed
    - This turned out to be a substantial rewrite of the entire system to get it working correctly and reliably. For that reason the system is relatively untested and new/different bugs may crop up. We would like everyone to please let us know if there are bugs in this rewrite so that we can fix them as soon as possible
  • Outfit chat has been refactored and should now work correctly
    - Similar to the friend's list, the chat system had some fairly significant changes, our internal testing shows that it works consistently and reliably but please be on the lookout for new bugs
  • The Conduit should no longer be lost if a facility is reclaimed by the defenders
  • Fixed application settings of non-ASCII named audio devices when using English localization
  • Voice and Audio device names are now shown correctly in non-English localizations
  • Bastion hardpoint destruction VFX should now correctly disappear after a hardpoint is destroyed
  • Ambient noises should no longer be heard on the character select screen after logging out in Sanctuary
  • Spawned Sunderers no longer collide with the ceiling in Nason's Defiance and become all wibbly wobbly
  • 3rd person weapon firing audio no longer becomes louder after resupplying underwater
  • Audio for the following weapons has been adjusted to prevent it from spamming multiple cues when tap firing quickly; AF-20 Rogue, MGR-C1 Charger, MGR-C1 Gladius, NC2 Gauss Compact, NS-30 Vandal, NSX Kuwa, NSX Sesshin, NSX Tengu,
  • Razor GD-23, UBR-300 Swordfish, Gauss SPR, Impetus, NSX Daimyo, Cycler TRV, Pulsar Burst, VE-A Lacerta.
  • The EM6, EM1, NC6 Gauss Saw, NC6S Gauss Saw S should now have the correct reload animations
  • Lunar Dragon Helmet (Lunar New Year 2024) helmet now displays faction colors

Mother's Day Appreciation Sale [ May 12th through May 14th ]

🪖Mother's Day Appreciation Sale🫡
Enjoy 40% off Infantry Cosmetics May 12th - May 14th.
Which cosmetics will you be rocking this weekend?