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Limited Time Game Modes - Frenzy & Night Battle

Two fan favourite modes are back at the same time!

😡 Frenzy - Co-op
-Fight fast enemies who only melee attack... but watch out for the special enemies and those nasty Molotovs.

🌙 Night battle - Versus
-Claim your territory and demolish the enemy with the moon as your guide... but don't forget your night vision!

Both modes will be live from Jan 10th to Jan 31st!

Mod Feature - Star Wars: Saga Update!

The folks from the Star Wars: Saga mod are back with an update, including:

  • NEW weapons
  • NEW classes
  • NEW customisation systems
  • Remastered classic maps
  • AND MORE!!


So ready your thermal detonators because the update is dropping today at 11:30pm UTC!

You can check out their official discord here and some videos of the mod in action here, here and here.

Update 1.13 Operation: Livewire - PC Hotfix

Hello everyone, and welcome to the release notes for the Operation: Livewire PC Hotfix!

We're dishing out some tasty fixes for issues that we know were affecting many of you, we implore you to explore the menu below.

Rest assured that we are aware of and continue to work on other issues still affecting the game and tweaking that needs to be done to some systems. If anything listed is still affecting you after the update, please contact our support team here.



Resolved issues


[h3]Gameplay Improvements[/h3]
  • Fixed an exploit allowing players to retain spawn protection after moving or attacking.
  • Adjusted how spawn protection behaves in Domination.
    • Spawn protection will now be disabled immediately upon performing an action in Domination.
    • Spawn protection’s total timer has been reduced to 20 seconds in Domination.

[h3]Crashes & Kicks[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue where the server would crash as an objective was destroyed in the Defusal game mode.
  • Fixed an issue where players were kicked by an Easy Anti-Cheat authentication error.

    [h3]Miscellaneous[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue where the jump button wouldn't function correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where the game would attempt to launch in SteamVR resulting in players being stuck on the splash screen.
  • Fixed an issue where the Rogue Spec Ops Gear Set cosmetics were unavailable after they had already been purchased.
  • Fixed an issue where the new Gunner weapons' display names were incorrect.
  • Fixed an issue where the “match searching” window would not display for non-leader party members.
  • Fixed an issue where the in-game store would be empty for some EGS players.
  • Fixed an issue where the Operation: Livewire DLC was not divided into individual sets in the in-game store.


[h2]FAQ[/h2]

Sometimes we are asked the similar kinds of questions! You can find the latest information about topics like the Gen 9 editions, cross-play, and more in our FAQ located here.

If you require direct help or would like to report a bug, please open up a ticket with our support team here.

Limited Time Game Mode - Golden Gun Firefight & Big Money Checkpoint

✨ Happy Holidays! To reign in the new year, we have two Limited Time Game Modes for you to try out your new toys with! ✨

🏆 Golden Gun Firefight!

💸 Big Money Checkpoint!

Both modes will be live from December 27th until January 10th!

Holiday Studio Closure

☃️ Holiday greetings from the team at NWI!

The studio is closing from Dec 23 to Jan 2 so we can all take some time to rest and enjoy the company of our loved ones.

See you all in the new year, Happy Holidays!