Exfil News

[p]EXFIL Community Game Night
[/p][p]Welcome back, Operators.[/p][p]After an intense Free Weekend, the Hawks Haven crew is organizing a special Tuesday Community Game Night to help new and returning players dive back into EXFIL. This is your chance to squad up with experienced players, learn key tactics, and get comfortable with the game’s systems.[/p][p]Whether you’re a fresh recruit or a veteran looking to lend a hand, this event is all about teamwork, learning, and having fun.[/p][p]Games will be played on the Default build. Join in, share your feedback, and help shape the next phase of EXFIL.

👉 Join the Official Discord [/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Hey Operators,[/p][p]The EXFIL Free Weekend is officially live on Steam! Jump in now through the EXFIL Demo and experience the full game for free from October 31 to November 2.[/p][h3]⚠ Important Note for Returning Players[/h3][p]If you’ve played EXFIL before, we strongly recommend deleting your old settings file before jumping in this weekend.[/p][p]Significant updates have been made to input handling, video options, and loadout systems since the last Free Weekend. Keeping older config data may cause unexpected behavior or visual glitches.[/p][p]It’s been a while since our last Free Weekend, and a lot has changed since then. This update brings major new systems, weapons, and content updates — including:[/p]

• [p]New map: Stone Dragon[/p]
• [p]New helicopter reinforcement system[/p]
• [p]New SMGs and LAW launchers[/p]
• [p]Explosive land drone equipment[/p]
• [p]New in-game Loadout Editor (swap your loadout mid-match or between reinforcement waves)[/p]
• [p]…and much more.[/p]

[p]Whether you’re returning or new to EXFIL, now’s the perfect time to see how far the game has come. We’d love to have you back in the field.[/p][p]Existing Operators, you’ll find community games running all weekend, so hop in and help test the latest systems while welcoming new players to the fight.[/p][p]Important: This time, the Demo and Retail builds share servers.
If you already own EXFIL, just play as normal — no need to download the demo.

[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3] 🧭 Patch Notes - Build 406-CL544 (Now Live on Main Branch)
[/h3][p]Changes since the last Main update.[/p][p]Happy demo weekend! Note that during this time the game doesn't use Steam for networking, so that we can have compatibility with the main game and Steam. After the demo period is over, the game will be switched back to Steam only. You don't have to create any new accounts for this.[/p][p][/p][p]Added[/p]

• [p]Ability to change your loadout during the game: Hit B during the spectator screen, or Esc -> Loadout at any point. Takes effect on next deployment.[/p]
• [p]VRAM usage indicator in the video settings screen[/p]
• [p]Better turn-in-place animation for the player, crouching previously had no animation when turning[/p]
• [p]Random map option in the Solo Play screen[/p]
• [p]Simple server API for dedicated dedicated server status queries (for server admins. Call http get /status on port 3000, port changeable with -apiport=xxx (0 disables))[/p]

[p]Edits & Tweaks[/p]

• [p]Adjusted LZs across the maps. Should no longer have helicopter tails clipping through fences etc.[/p]
• [p]Revamped the Bunker are in Osprey to allow complete traversal inside and outside[/p]
• [p]Added power lines, better weather FX support (rain drip effects etc), interactables and various other polish to Northwoods[/p]
• [p]SAM launchers in Seek & Destroy are now damageable by LAWs and Land Drones (LAW may require two hits)[/p]
• [p]Removed temporary bans - just set a duration if you want a short term ban[/p]
• [p]Proper foregrip hold pose for the M38 SDMR[/p]
• [p]Add ticking sound for the lobby auto-start timer (easier for admins to pause the timer if they didn't notice it)[/p]
• [p]Redone G28 reload animations[/p]
• [p]Make the attacker/defender status more obvious on the Lobby screen[/p]

[p]Fixes[/p]

• [p]Permanent bans weren't effective due to time overflow[/p]
• [p]Death recap was always only showing the first death reason[/p]
• [p]AFK kick popup in main menu if if you idled for several minutes during a single player mission (it wouldn't kick you, but the popup was unintended)[/p]

[p]Known Issues[/p]

• [p]The Steam server browser won't show any results for Exfil during the demo period, since Steam is not used for networking as previously mentioned.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Play EXFIL for free now through November 2.[/p][p]No limits. No barriers. Just pure tactical mayhem.

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[p]Hey Operators! 👋

It’s been a while since our last EXFIL Free Weekend, and we’re excited to finally bring it back. This time, we’ve packed in a ton of major updates since you last dropped in.

Here’s just a taste of what’s new:

✅New map: Stone Dragon [/p][p] ✅Helicopter reinforcement system [/p][p] ✅LAW launchers [/p][p] ✅New SMGs [/p][p] ✅Explosive land drone [/p][p] ✅All-out tactical mayhem - absolutely FREE [/p][p][/p][p]Whether you’ve been away for a while or have yet to experience the chaos, now’s the perfect time to jump in and see how far the game has come. We’d love to have you back on the field.[/p][p]For our existing Operators, we’ll have community games running all weekend. Hop in, test out the new gear, and maybe lend a hand to new players experiencing EXFIL for the first time.[/p][p]Important: Unlike previous Free Weekends, the Demo build and Retail build now share servers. If you already own EXFIL, you can join directly from your main game - no need to download the Demo.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]See you out there! [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]EXFIL Community Game Night
🕘 Every Friday at 9PM EST
📍 Hosted in our official Discord server[/p][p]
Gear up, Operators!
This week’s Community Game Night will focus on testing the new in-game Loadout Editor, which now lets players change their loadout on the fly mid-match or while waiting between reinforcement waves.
[/p][p]With next week’s EXFIL Free Weekend (Oct 31 – Nov 2) coming up, this is the perfect chance to put the new system through its paces and help fine-tune it before the event.[/p][p]Games will be run on the Test Build, so join in, experiment with your setups, and share your feedback directly with the team.

👉 Join the Official Discord [/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]EXFIL Community Game Night
🕘 Every Friday at 9PM EST
📍 Hosted in our official Discord server[/p][p]
Gear up and get ready - it’s time for EXFIL’s weekly Community Game Night, running every Friday night! [/p][p]Games will be run on the Test Build for this weeks community game night

This week’s mission: we’re stress-testing our new server setup ahead of the upcoming demo weekend later this month. Join the action and help us hunt down any bugs before things go live![/p][p]
👉 Join the Official Discord [/p][p][/p]