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Battle Royale launches May 10th

Welcome to Zarya Isle, weapons free on all targets in the LZ.

Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale launches May 10, 2025.

Battle Royale Open Alpha has ended

The Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale Open Alpha will be concluding shortly, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this test and gave feedback. This means a lot to me as I am trying to make the best possible experience before the official release of OWBR. With that said, I have learnt a lot from this playtest and I am very grateful to everyone who dropped into OWBR for the first time. Expect a lot of announcements within the following weeks!

OVERDRIVE WARFARE V3.10 / BATTLE ROYALE OPEN ALPHA


BATTLE ROYALE OPEN ALPHA (APRIL 5TH - APRIL 12TH)
Try out a pre-release version Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale for a limited-time only! Drop in, collect loot, head to the safe zone and be the last one standing.

DOUBLE XP EVENT:
To celebrate the Open Alpha playtest for Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale, double XP will be enabled (in Battle Royale & Arena) until April 12th.

LIMITED-TIME MODES (ARENA):
- Close Quarters
- Glitched
- Container Yard 24/7

GENERAL:
- Removed some objects from Underground that gave players an unfair positioning
- New interface to select either Battle Royale or Arena after starting up the game
- Added option to switch between Battle Royale and Arena lobby menus
- Added careers tab for Battle Royale
- AI will no longer hunt down eliminated / respawning players
- Updated idle animation whilst the V4 Underbarrel is equipped
- New textures for soldiers, enemies are now in red uniforms
- Slide animation transitions improved and will play more consistently after shooting or aiming down sights
- Removed some objects from Underground that gave players an unfair positioning
- Added footstep audio to sprinting enemies
- Health text will now turn blue when over 100HP

YOUR FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED:
To help create the best Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale experience possible, it is greatly appreciated if you let us know what you think and what could be done to make it even better either in the Overdrive discord server or by using #overdrivewarfare on any platform that Overdrive is active on.
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Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale Open Alpha

Try out the all-new Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale experience starting April 5th with the Open Alpha playtest, available for everyone inside of the main Overdrive Warfare experience. The Open Alpha will be available until April 12th.

Welcome to Operation Veiled

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.