Overdrive Warfare News

Work in the shadows to get the job done. Welcome to Operation Veiled, here's everything you need to know about this next major content update for Overdrive Warfare:

NEW MAP: CONTAINER YARD (6V6)
Coalition forces have located Zarya Group shipments being moved across the south of Markov City deeper into Lumar Isle. Get into the container yard, seize whatever the Zarya Group are moving and get out.

NEW MAP: UNDERGROUND (6V6)
Intel from previous operations have led to a Zarya Group bunker underneath Lumar Isle possibly housing coordinates to Zarya Group blacksites not just in Lumar but across the globe. Whatever is in this bunker is vital to our mission.

NEW PLAYER PERK: TASKMASTER (UNLOCKED AT PLAYER LEVEL 21)
The perfect perk for those who like to multitask, Taskmaster allows you to sprint and slide at full speed whilst reloading or healing.

NEW WEAPON PERK: STOPPING POWER (UNLOCKED AT PLAYER LEVEL 45)
Stopping Power gives a significant increase to weapon damage in exchange for fire rate.

INTRODUCING WEAPON RANKS:
In January 2025, military ranks were introduced to Overdrive Warfare which allowed you to reset your player back to level 1 and climb through the levels again until you reach level 50. With Operation Veiled, you can now also reset your weapon level once you reach level 50 and relock all attachments. Are you ready to grind through the levels and show your dedication to the warfare?

HEALTH REWORK:
The health system has been simplified in Operation Veiled to make it easier to understand how it works and the impact certain perks or gameplay mechanics have on it. For example, the default max health has been decreased from 150 to 100 and health perks have been updated to work with new values, this will impact things such as the TTK (time-to-kill) and will continue to be monitored in future updates.

MOVEMENT CHANGES:
Improvements to the default movement have been made to make the game feel more fluent. The Steady Slide player perk which allowed you to aim down sights whilst sliding has been removed and is now automatically equipped by default. Any feedback regarding the movement systems in Overdrive Warfare will be taken into account for future updates.

CHALLENGES: OPERATION VEILED
Complete the Operation Veiled challenges to unlock the all-new Laser camo!

RANKED PLAY (REQUIRES PREMIUM EDITION):
Overdrive Warfare Ranked Play has received a new map rotation with Operation Veiled:

RANKED MAP ROTATION:
- Container Yard (New)
- Parks (Returning)
- Fall (Returning)
- Compound (Returning)

REMOVED FROM RANKED MAP ROTATION:
- Missile Silo

FREE LOADING SCREENS:
- Operation Veiled Keyart
- Battle at Container Yard

UPDATED PC GRAPHIC SETTINGS:
To help with the performance whilst playing Overdrive Warfare, new graphic settings including the "cinematic" option are now available in-game. The values of older graphic settings have also been changed to prioritize performance over visual quality.

NEW LIMITED-TIME MODE ROTATION:
- Veiled Moshpit
- Glitched
- Underground 24/7

NEW MAP ROTATION:
- Parks
- Military Base
- Missile Silo
- Pit
- Paintball
- Fall
- Crash (Day)
- Crash (Night)
- Compound
- Decimation
- Underground
- Container Yard
- Goal (Premium Edition)
- Trench (Premium Edition)

NOTE: Munitions Factory has been removed from the map rotation from all modes, this is due to the gameplay experience on this map feeling "underwhelming" in-comparison to others and this will allow space for new maps to be available.

GENERAL:
- Increased volume of sound effect that plays whilst taking damage
- Lowered values of certain graphic settings to prioritize performance
- Level requirements changed for all weapon perks

That's everything you need to know for Operation Veiled, now get in there and push back the Zarya Group.

Work in the shadows to get the job done. Overdrive Warfare Operation Veiled launches March 8, 2025.

Here's everything you need to know about this next major update for Overdrive Warfare:

• New action-packed maps: Container Yard & Underground

• Relentless new perks: Taskmaster & Stopping Power

• High-octane movement changes: ADS whilst sliding

• Health rework: 100 max health and changes to health perks

• Weapon ranks: Reset to weapon level 1 to unlock new rewards

• Veiled challenges: Complete these to unlock the all-new laser camo

• New limited-time modes: Veiled Moshpit, Underground 24/7 & more

DOUBLE XP EVENT:
Double XP is enabled until March 8th!

NEW LIMITED-TIME MODES:
- Glitched
- Close Quarters
- Paintball 24/7

GENERAL:
- Improved first-person camera tracking
- Updated textures for the V4 Underbarrel attachment

Guess who's back?

Overdrive Warfare is back and better than ever. Drop into Overdrive Warfare v2.0 content update. Here's everything that's new in this complete overhaul to the Overdrive experience:

NEW MAP: DECIMATION (8V8)
Previously the 6v6 map known as Outpost, Decimation is the aftermath of a missile strike on a Zarya Group outpost. Work your way through the devastation that has been left behind and eliminate the remaining Zarya Group who have setup camp nearby.

NEW TO THE PLAYER LOADOUT: PERKS
Introducing the all-new perk system. Previously, Overdrive Warfare featured a similar system known as "cards". However, each card had a pro and a con.
For example, the Lifeline card would grant you faster and more efficient healing in exchange for your maximum health being decreased from 150 to 100.
Perks are a more simplified version of cards but without the cons. All cards that were in the game previously have been reworked into cards with some receiving balance changes. Some of the level requirements for loadout items including perks have also been updated. Read more about the perk balancing in the general changes below.

NEW WEAPON EXTENSION: TEMPUS FIRESTORM (UNLOCKED AT WEAPON LEVEL 38)
Heat up the battlefield with the all-new Tempus Firestorm weapon attachment. Equip this experimental underbarrel flamethrower to set your opponents ablaze.
The tempus firestorm can be toggled on / off in-game and requires flamethrower fuel instead of ammunition.

NEW MILITARY RANK SYSTEM:
Ready to challenge yourself and climb through the levels yet again? Once you reach player level 50, you will have the option to enter rank 1. If you decide to enter rank 1, you will be reset back to level 1 and all unlocked items will be relocked. You are able rank up as many times as you want to show off your time put into Overdrive Warfare. Who's ready to challenge themselves by ranking up?

INTRODUCING HITSCAN:
Previously, the base weapon in Overdrive Warfare shot projectile-based bullets. This meant that the bullet would have to travel before reaching it's target.
Now, the weapon has been changed to hitscan. Meaning it is easier to hit shots on targets at longer distances since the bullet does not have to travel.

VISUAL UPDATES:
The visuals in Overdrive Warfare have been completely overhauled in v2.0 to make the game look clearer and more appealing. Here's what got changed:
- Volumetric clouds removed
- New skybox
- Fog effect removed from most maps
- More saturation added to some maps that felt "dull" previously

RANKED PLAY (REQUIRES PREMIUM EDITION):
Overdrive Warfare Ranked Play Season 1 started August 16th, 2024 and comes to an end January 25th, 2025. Here's what to expect in Ranked Play Season 2:

RANKED MAP ROTATION:
- Parks (New)
- Fall (New)
- Compound (Returning)
- Missile Silo (Returning)

REMOVED FROM RANKED MAP ROTATION:
- Outpost

NEW RULES:
- All loadout items are banned except for optics

NEW RP SYSTEM:
Points per win: In Season 1, players would get 80 ranked points for every win. In Season 2, that has been increased to 200.

Points per loss: Previously, the amount of points players would lose would go up by 10 every rank. This has been increased to 25 to make losing feel more consequential in higher ranks.
Here are the new RP values for a loss in each rank:

Recruit: -25RP
Bronze: -50RP
Silver: -75RP
Gold: -100RP
Platinum: -125RP
Diamond: -150RP
Master: -175RP
Grandmaster: -200RP

LEAVERS PENALTY: If you leave or close the game whilst in a ranked match, you will face leavers penalties. Once you return to the lobby, you will lose double the amount of points you would if you were to lose that match.
For example, if you are in grandmaster and you quit out of the game, you will lose 400RP.

NOTE: Ranked has been reworked in this update to make it feel more rewarding for each win and to make the rank up process a lot quicker. Ranked Season 2 is expected to last until April and there are plans for more ranked maps to be added later in 2025.

AI IMPROVEMENTS:
- More aggressive
- More accurate
- Now have hitscan
- Can make decisions quicker (i.e. attack player, roam)

SOLDIER MODEL UPDATED:
- New gas mask
- Updated textures

NOTE: There are plans for more improvements to the AI in the near future, feedback is greatly appreciated on this subject.

USER INTERFACE UPDATES:
- Menus such as the player loadout and challenges have been revamped to feel more simple and accessible

NEW LIMITED-TIME MODE ROTATION:
- Close Quarters Moshpit
- Control Deathmatch
- Decimation 24/7

NOTE: Limited-time modes will be decided by community polls in the near future. If you want to vote for your favourite mode, make sure to join the official Overdrive discord server!

NEW MAP ROTATION:
- Parks
- Military Base
- Missile Silo
- Pit
- Paintball
- Fall
- Munitions Factory
- Crash (Day)
- Crash (Night)
- Compound
- Decimation
- Goal (Premium Edition)
- Trench (Premium Edition)

NOTE: Maps that felt "underwhelming" have been removed from the experience as a whole. There are still plans for more maps to be added in the future but for now the goal is quality over quantity with the map rotation.

GENERAL:
- New sliding animation
- New in-game popup that appears after earning XP
- Chemical Detonation killstreak requirement increased from 20 to 25 kills without dying
- Banked has been removed from Quick Play / Moshpit rotation
- Double XP event has ended
- New in-game soundtrack
- New sound effect after getting eliminations
- Adjusted the size of the control points on Paintball & The Pit
- Added partial controller support for PS4 / Xbox controllers, third-party softwares such as DS4 can be used for PS5 controllers
- New reticles for every optic
- Improved collision with some objects / surfaces
- V4 Flashlight weapon extension removed

- Weapon magazine values changed:
Default Magazine: 28 -> 30
24-Round Speed Mag: 24 -> 20
32-Round Extended Mag: 32 -> 40
40-Round Extended Mag: 40 -> 50

- Survival Instinct perk increased from 900 cm/s sprint speed to 1000 cm/s
- Sliding duration decreased from 1.2s to 1s
- Updated death camera
- Removed respawn delay
- New mode icons
- Galaxy camo is now animated

That's everything you need to know for Overdrive Warfare v2.0, enjoy!

Get ready for the biggest Overdrive content update ever. Drop into a new map, try out all-new perks, progress through the military ranks and so much more. Overdrive Warfare v2.0 releases January 25th at 6PM GMT.