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Hotfix - 26.04.2023 Server patch to address XP gains for users

Hello Mercenaries,

A quick server patch for today to address an issue with playtest users being unable to gain experience. This has now been fixed.

Thanks for your patience and all the feedback. :)

That’s all for now folks, feel free to ask any questions and if you’d like to be a part of our community please LEAP on into the Discord by clicking the link below.



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Wild and Ready for War!

Greetings Mercenaries,

After yesterday's announcement, I can only imagine how excited some of you are for LEAP's free weekend event! Let's continue to sharpen those skills and prepare for some awe-inspiring battles that will be taking place. Be sure to take a look at the Overwolf page ( https://go.overwolf.com/leap-lp/ ) for more details regarding the event and contest that's taking place. Remember to use the hashtag #TakeTheLEAP in order to enter the contest.



Now with all that stated, let's LEAP into the special instructions.

[h3]Special Instructions[/h3]
  • (April 26) event will run from 3:30pm EST until 4:30pm EST
  • This game mode will be a rotation of Stomping Grounds, Control, Asset Assassination, and Team Annihilation played through our various game matches
  • Please join the server "Devs + Community Jam"
  • Everyone is welcome to join - this is crossplatform

[h3]Prizes for Joining[/h3]
  • 2500C// sweet sweet credits to buy yourself some luxury guns, decals, and skins in the Black Market


As a reminder, we run our in-game chats over Discord so if you’d like to join the action feel free to enter the voice chat with our dev team and community!

LEAP Going Free?

LEAP Going Free?


Are you hearing things? Do your eyes deceive you? That’s right, we are bringing exactly what you all have been asking for, LEAP is coming to you free on consoles and PC for a free weekend event! Get ready to LEAP in with your friends and join the absolute chaos that LEAP has to offer.



[h2]Free Weekend Event[/h2]
Our free weekend event will be running across all of our supported platforms - Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S | X. If you've been waiting to try LEAP, now's the time! Starting April 27 LEAP will be free to try for the duration of April, and to sweeten the deal, LEAP will be heavily discounted to match the energy of this event.

Be sure to wishlist the game now and tell your friends that LEAP will be available free to try starting April 27th!

For PC players please take note that LEAP on Steam will be run through our LEAP Playtest App, where you will find a ‘FREE’ button on LEAP's Steam page which will give you access to the free version of the game.

[h2]Overwolf x LEAP [/h2]
We’ve been humbled to work alongside the talented group at Overwolf to create some amazing UGC content; we’re constantly blown away by how creative the community has been in developing their very own FPS within LEAP! You won't want to miss a single beat from our Free Weekend event, with loads of prizes including 6 Alienware PCs and daily draws for keys; the Overwolf team is working on something truly extraordinary!

LEAP on over to the Overwolf Curseforge page and check out the details for the free weekend event: https://go.overwolf.com/leap-lp/



[h3]Create the FPS of your Dreams[/h3]
If you've ever dreamed of creating your own FPS experience, where you decide every aspect of its design, now is your chance. With the creativity housed in LEAP’s Design Works, you’re free to build your very own mod within LEAP. You can check out the documentation here and if you’re interested in modding please head over to the LEAPForge Discord - a warm welcome and skilled modders are there to lend a helping hand.

[h2]LEAP Roadmap?[/h2]
Here's a look at what's next in LEAP's future - brace yourselves, there's a plethora of stuff coming, you're now getting a first look at the major updates and milestone events planned in the next few weeks and months.



[h3]Content Creators Collaboration [/h3]
We're fortunate to work with talented content creators who share our vision of growing a vibrant community. We strongly encourage any content creators to join our Blue Isle Studios creator program to receive some pretty awesome perks!


This is a relatively new program for us, and as our community grows we’ll be adding additional perks and rewards for creators. If this is something you are interested in, do not hesitate to join http://blueislestudios.com/creator-program/ or reach out if you have additional questions to: [email protected]

[h2]Game Updates[/h2]
After sharing those juicy event details we move over to some game updates with this latest patch.

Incoming!! More UGC has Arrived!
That’s right, our modders have been hard at work creating some really exciting mods for the community, and we can not wait for you to try them out. All these mods are cross platform so feel free to LEAP on in when we run Mod Friday events for some truly creative chaos!

Here are a few of the mods that have been added or been updated with more content:
Only Dragons One Bullet, One Kill Sniper VS Runner
More Enemies PVE Mod

[h3]Community Events[/h3]
Several of you are familiar with our community events that are held every Wednesday and Friday to introduce LEAP to new players and answer any questions they may have. With more mods coming to LEAP we would like to continue to promote our Mod Friday events to showcase the community’s creativity. As mentioned before, if you are interested in creating mods for LEAP please feel free to join the LEAPForge Discord group. We’ve got the Overwolf and LEAP teams in there to help answer any questions you may have. Additionally, if you’d like to participate in our Wild Warfare Wednesday or Mod Friday events feel free to join our Official LEAP Discord and grab the @seeder role to be notified about these events.


[h3]Controller Support[/h3]
You’ve asked and we are listening. A lot of our community members have been asking for an update to the controllers to allow a more personalized experience. We’ve added more ways for you to customize your controls by adding a deadzone and curve response linearity to the controller setup.



[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]
[h3]Weapons and Abilities[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue where the Freedom fire LMG could cause client crashes on consoles

[h3]Maps[/h3]
  • Lowered the damage and size of the lava trigger in the Valley’s, Special Operations final zone
  • Various foliage and mesh hole fixes on Valley, Haze, Cataclysm, and Mount Borealis

[h3]Programming[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue where players using controllers could not change pages in the server browser
  • Fixed in-combat telegraphing for the deploy screen
  • Fixed power swords not dealing damage in the practice range
  • Fixed an issue where the player could be put inside meshes or below the map when getting off a personal vehicle
  • Fixed an issue where the line of fire perk would not function
  • Fixed an issue where enemy icons on the deploy screen would block selection of bases and squad-mates for spawning
  • Fixed an issue where the dropped Core icon on the deploy screen would block selection for squad spawning

[h3]Misc[/h3]
  • Added Analog curve response linearity setting
  • Added Analog deadzone minimum setting
  • Added new streamer graffiti
  • Fixed an issue where controller players were only able to increment their sensitivity in increments of 5
  • Fixed an issue where controller players would not be able to navigate to all the taunt slots in the Armory, which only applied when players had 4 or less taunts unlocked.

[h3]Modding support[/h3]
  • Fixed a crash when setting up a Core spawn to be capture only, and capturing on it
  • Added a toggle to allow the Core to be picked up while on a personal vehicle
  • Added a toggle to personal vehicles to prevent abilities and other actions from exiting the vehicle.


[h2]What else is coming?[/h2]
Isn’t the mystery of the unknown just a little bit fun? In the days leading up to the free weekend, we will provide more details and if you’d like to be a part of our community and join our weekly matches against the devs feel free to LEAP into our Discord channel or just come in and say hi. We’re all pretty friendly.

That’s all for now, see you in-game Mercenaries!


War is on the Horizon - Join us for Wild Warfare Wednesday!

Good afternoon, good morning, and good evening Mercenaries,

It's once again time for our Wild Warfare event! As most of you know we have something cooking up our sleeves, but before we can share it with you we'll have a little fun with our Wednesday event! As you're all well versed the informative instructions are listed below, and we'll see you in-game and for our special announcement on Wednesday!



[h3]Special Instructions[/h3]
  • (April 19) event will run from 3:30pm EST until 4:30pm EST
  • This game mode will be a rotation of Stomping Grounds, Control, Asset Assassination, and Team Annihilation played through our various game matches
  • Please join the server "Devs + Community Jam"
  • Everyone is welcome to join - this is crossplatform

[h3]Prizes for Joining[/h3]
  • 2500C// sweet sweet credits to buy yourself some luxury guns, decals, and skins in the Black Market


As a reminder, we run our in-game chats over Discord so if you’d like to join the action feel free to enter the voice chat with our dev team and community!

Fantabulous Friday is Back! Join us for the Warfare Event.

Greetings Mercenaries,

Did this happen to shock you to see another Fantabulous Friday back again so soon? As you know LEAP usually holds Mod Friday events, however, with a new update just around the corner we have a lot of mods still in the works. So why not kick off the weekend with a good old beatdown? You know the drill, incoming special instructions are below:



[h3]Special Instructions[/h3]
  • Friday (April 14) event will run from 3:30pmEST until 4:30pm EST
  • Join the server “Devs + Community Jam” to LEAP in!
  • Everyone is welcome to join be sure to HAVE FUN - this event is crossplatform

[h3]Prizes for Joining[/h3]
  • A 2x Contract Bonus


As a reminder, we run our in-game chats over Discord so if you’d like to join the action feel free to enter the voice chat with our dev team and community! That’s all for now folks, feel free to ask any questions and if you’d like to be a part of our community please LEAP on into the Discord by clicking the link below.