Season 1 launch changelog
Released 9 September 2026 with the pre-load, a day before Early Access opened. This is the move from beta tests to Season 1: progression got noticeably slower, and some prices and unlock levels moved.
In short
Section titled “In short”- Levels 10 to 20 take 1.5–2× longer; the curve flattens after 35.
- The Artillery Tank moved to Career level 90, the Heavy Tank to Driver level 35.
- The FOB kit costs three times as much: $2,500 → $7,500.
- Lakota, Ural and Dune Buggy got cheaper; the Kodiak Flatbed and the minigun Little Bird got pricier.
- Voice chat and a batch of crashes fixed.
The developers say beta balance was built for weekend tests. Now a median player at 20–25 hours will be around level 20, and the big-ticket items are for those willing to grind. Each season will have its own XP curve and item order.
Progression: XP per level
Section titled “Progression: XP per level”Below level 6 nothing changed.
| Level | Before | After | Slower by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8,750 | 9,250 | 5.7% |
| 10 | 25,000 | 35,000 | 40% |
| 15 | 54,750 | 110,000 | 101% |
| 20 | 111,500 | 250,000 | 124% |
| 25 | 192,000 | 325,000 | 69% |
| 30 | 293,750 | 400,000 | 36% |
| 35 | 416,500 | 500,000 | 20% |
| 40 | 551,250 | 650,000 | 18% |
| 45 | 689,500 | 800,000 | 16% |
| 50 | 838,000 | 1,000,000 | 19% |
XP events:
- Player kill with an air vehicle: 300 → 250 XP.
- Supply crate item sold under $75: 25 → 1 XP. The supply crate purchase curve was rescaled from 25–250 to 1–200 so cheap items can’t be farmed.
Prices
Section titled “Prices”| Item | Track | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOB kit (vendor) | — | $2,500 | $7,500 |
| Large Hammer (vendor) | — | $1,600 | $2,400 |
| Artillery Tank, unlock | Career | $400,000 | $500,000 |
| 6–10x MRAD scope, unlock | Recon | $25,000 | $40,000 |
| 6–10x MOA scope, unlock | Recon | $30,000 | $45,000 |
| Medium Hammer, unlock | Support | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| Large Hammer, unlock | Support | $25,000 | $75,000 |
| Small armoured supply crate | Pilot | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Little Bird with miniguns | Pilot | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| Z20 Lakota | Pilot | $50,000 | $35,000 |
| Ural | Driver | $50,000 | $35,000 |
| Dune Buggy | Driver | $35,000 | $25,000 |
| Kodiak Flatbed | Driver | $15,000 | $35,000 |
| Music Tape H | Driver | $5,000 | $2,500 |
The FOB and Large Hammer price rises are deliberate: the developers want buying them to be a real choice.
Unlock levels
Section titled “Unlock levels”Career:
- Sports Parachute: 36 → 35
- Large Backpack: 56 → 55
- 7.62×54mm AP: 83 → 82
- 5.56mm AP: 85 → 83
- Deagle: 90 → 85
- Artillery Tank: 55 → 90
- Heavy Tank: moved from Career 35 to Driver 35
Medic: PP-19 50-round drum magazine: 33 → 29.
Support: Large Hammer: 7 → 8.
Driver:
| Vehicle | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Ural | 4 | 3 |
| Kodiak Assault | 8 | 6 |
| Dune Buggy | 10 | 8 |
| Kodiak Flatbed | 2 | 10 |
| Large Supply Crate | 20 | 16 |
| Ural Covered | 30 | 18 |
| Music Tape H | Pilot 28 | Driver 23 |
| Ural Attack | 40 | 25 |
| Humvee with minigun | 35 | 30 |
The Driver track was reworked to escalate through attack vehicles. Current tables are in the Driver, Pilot and Support guides.
Vehicles
Section titled “Vehicles”- Z20 Lakota balance pass, and sluggish pitch fixed.
- Helicopter input damping now applies to every input device.
- Vehicle turrets have a maximum rotation speed.
- 155 mm, 122 mm and flare deployables take up more loadout space.
- Fixed a mouse DPI issue when aiming from a tank.
- Quieter Lakota chase camera rattle.
Voice chat
Section titled “Voice chat”- Voice no longer cuts out for good after a failed join: channel rejoins, push-to-talk and re-login now recover properly.
- More reliable voice under load, plus a visible comms status.
Reports and moderation
Section titled “Reports and moderation”- New report tracking system. Repeat and bad-faith reporters carry less weight.
- Cheater bans are announced on the server when match termination is off.
- The kick message only appears if you were actually banned.
- Closed an exploit for reaching the church roof.
Performance and crashes
Section titled “Performance and crashes”- DLSS Frame Generation can be turned off without restarting.
- Less hitching when you take control of a character.
- Fixed crashes in frame generation, off-thread network calls, closing a chat tooltip, buildables, and firing a weapon whose owner had left.
- Dropped items no longer weigh on navigation, for a small performance gain.
- High benchmark scores now clamp shadows to Low instead of turning them off.
- Clearer messages when the game fails to start.
Server browser
Section titled “Server browser”- Reworked filters.
- Fixed community server image scaling.
- The Host a server button links straight to the hosting page.