On Wednesday, the 29th at 2am PST/5am EST/10am UTC an extended maintenance period will be performed to move hardware to a new data center. Expected downtime is between 8-10 hours. During this time APB’s Joker server will be inaccessible.

Anyone that has logged on to Joker server during the Winter Warmup Event, you now have a promo code for a free character slot listed under the Redeem Codes for your account. You'll be able to create a character on the server of your choice to complete the last day of the event. The code expires at 4 PM PST Wednesday (at event end).

On Wednesday, the 29th at 2am PST/5am EST/10am UTC an extended maintenance period will be performed to move hardware to a new data center. Expected downtime is between 8-10 hours. During this time APB’s Joker server will be inaccessible.

Anyone that has logged on to Joker server during the Winter Warmup Event, you now have a promo code for a free character slot listed under the Redeem Codes for your account. You'll be able to create a character on the server of your choice to complete the last day of the event. The code expires at 4 PM PST Wednesday (at event end).

We’re looking to broaden our online offering, and part of that will require more screenshots for a variety of purposes. There is no finite number of ‘winners’ – we’re just looking for good representations of APB, some of which we’ll decide to select and use.

What we do pick will definitely…
[indent]• …show APB in a unique way not often seen (dancing, collecting evidence, carrying loot, etc)
• …be 1920 x 1080 or higher resolution with graphical options maxed
• …be free of any UI, custom shaders, visible clipping or artifacting
• …not be trying to promote, subtly or overtly, any player, clan, or real life affiliation
• …not be overly ‘shopped (note: subtle photoshopping or enhancement is fine as long as it’s clearly called out; we may not select these screenshots to represent game quality, but we may have other uses for them)[/indent]

And many of the screenshots we choose will likely…
[indent]• …contain an interesting or exciting subject with clever composition
• …make good use of light, color, and space
• …be taken from an interesting angle or vantage point
• …clearly highlight APB’s most commonly seen features (customization, vehicular/combat gameplay, urban environments)[/indent]

If your screenshot is selected, we’ll give you a 100G1C bounty for it. If your screenshot is both selected and used in the upcoming project, you will be credited in a separate credits section.

Please make sure your submission includes:

• Your 1920 x 1080 screenshot following all above guidelines
  
• Your in-game name and server
  
• Optional: Any title you’d like to give your screenshot

Multiple submissions are accepted and encouraged.

Please email contests@reloadedinc.com a direct link to an album or screenshot on imgur.com and include your account email address and forum name.


UPDATE: We’ve seen a lot of screenshots. Here’s ones we’ve automatically discarded:

• Screenshots with no ‘verbs’. Your picture should tell a mini-story; standing alone in the park showing off your customizations tells no story. Car-jackings, spray-paintings, photo-taking, jumping, shooting, exploding…these are good
  
• Screenshots that look like a clan photoshoot with clan logos everywhere. Yes, we would like to include shots of clans of characters looking similar and showing obvious teamwork. No, we’re not going to select anything that looks like a recruitment poster
  
• Screenshots that contain attachments and/or weird, unfamiliar links. We’re going through a lot of screenshots. Help make it easier on us by providing screenshots in the form of imgur links; if you have multiple screens, put them in an album
  
• Screenshots that contain UI elements
  
• Screenshots that contain clipping
  
• Screenshots with the subject standing, emoting, or passively observing some even in the background
  
• Screenshots with no cohesion
  
• Screenshots with characters belonging to other IPs (yes we love Mario; no we won’t be using him for this)

Want to show a dance party? Pick a theme and adhere to it (like hip hop, for instance), choose an environment that makes sense (like the club, or a warehouse), get the camera at an angle beyond the standard ‘third person behind the shoulder’, and try to show characters performing moves that complement each other and hint at the drama unfolding before and after the screenshot (make it feel like someone just brought it).

Want to show a firefight? Maybe show a character frantically reloading from cover behind a burning car while several opponents light it up with automatic weapons. Bonus points if their outfits display evident counter-purposes (badge and uniform vs. ski-masks, etc).

Other thoughts: car-to-car battles, stickups, mock street races, bashing-down-doors, carjackings

With that said, there have been a lot of great submissions already. Keep it up! We’re looking forward to seeing what else is out there.

We’re looking to broaden our online offering, and part of that will require more screenshots for a variety of purposes. There is no finite number of ‘winners’ – we’re just looking for good representations of APB, some of which we’ll decide to select and use.

What we do pick will definitely…
[indent]• …show APB in a unique way not often seen (dancing, collecting evidence, carrying loot, etc)
• …be 1920 x 1080 or higher resolution with graphical options maxed
• …be free of any UI, custom shaders, visible clipping or artifacting
• …not be trying to promote, subtly or overtly, any player, clan, or real life affiliation
• …not be overly ‘shopped (note: subtle photoshopping or enhancement is fine as long as it’s clearly called out; we may not select these screenshots to represent game quality, but we may have other uses for them)[/indent]

And many of the screenshots we choose will likely…
[indent]• …contain an interesting or exciting subject with clever composition
• …make good use of light, color, and space
• …be taken from an interesting angle or vantage point
• …clearly highlight APB’s most commonly seen features (customization, vehicular/combat gameplay, urban environments)[/indent]

If your screenshot is selected, we’ll give you a 100G1C bounty for it. If your screenshot is both selected and used in the upcoming project, you will be credited in a separate credits section.

Please make sure your submission includes:

• Your 1920 x 1080 screenshot following all above guidelines
  
• Your in-game name and server
  
• Optional: Any title you’d like to give your screenshot

Multiple submissions are accepted and encouraged.

Please email contests@reloadedinc.com a direct link to an album or screenshot on imgur.com and include your account email address and forum name.


UPDATE: We’ve seen a lot of screenshots. Here’s ones we’ve automatically discarded:

• Screenshots with no ‘verbs’. Your picture should tell a mini-story; standing alone in the park showing off your customizations tells no story. Car-jackings, spray-paintings, photo-taking, jumping, shooting, exploding…these are good
  
• Screenshots that look like a clan photoshoot with clan logos everywhere. Yes, we would like to include shots of clans of characters looking similar and showing obvious teamwork. No, we’re not going to select anything that looks like a recruitment poster
  
• Screenshots that contain attachments and/or weird, unfamiliar links. We’re going through a lot of screenshots. Help make it easier on us by providing screenshots in the form of imgur links; if you have multiple screens, put them in an album
  
• Screenshots that contain UI elements
  
• Screenshots that contain clipping
  
• Screenshots with the subject standing, emoting, or passively observing some even in the background
  
• Screenshots with no cohesion
  
• Screenshots with characters belonging to other IPs (yes we love Mario; no we won’t be using him for this)

Want to show a dance party? Pick a theme and adhere to it (like hip hop, for instance), choose an environment that makes sense (like the club, or a warehouse), get the camera at an angle beyond the standard ‘third person behind the shoulder’, and try to show characters performing moves that complement each other and hint at the drama unfolding before and after the screenshot (make it feel like someone just brought it).

Want to show a firefight? Maybe show a character frantically reloading from cover behind a burning car while several opponents light it up with automatic weapons. Bonus points if their outfits display evident counter-purposes (badge and uniform vs. ski-masks, etc).

Other thoughts: car-to-car battles, stickups, mock street races, bashing-down-doors, carjackings

With that said, there have been a lot of great submissions already. Keep it up! We’re looking forward to seeing what else is out there.

Starting tomorrow at 4 PM PST (12:00 AM UTC) we’re giving out free gifts for each consecutive day that you earn 15 unique kills for the next SIX days! Every day you login and do what you would normally do, you get a gift for that day!

The rules are the same as the last time, these are unique kills and it resets each day.

Starting tomorrow at 4 PM PST (12:00 AM UTC) we’re giving out free gifts for each consecutive day that you earn 15 unique kills for the next SIX days! Every day you login and do what you would normally do, you get a gift for that day!

The rules are the same as the last time, these are unique kills and it resets each day.

Show your technological prowess with the Digital Camo skin as your harness the latest in gun skin technology. Move from corridor to corridor while eliminating enemies like a futuristic badass.

Feeling gritty and a little less in the future? Then let the bodies hit the floor like never before with the Desert Camo skin. It doesn't matter if you're a close quarter expert or prefer the distance as a sniper, this skin will make a deadly statement. Available now on ARMAS

Show your technological prowess with the Digital Camo skin as your harness the latest in gun skin technology. Move from corridor to corridor while eliminating enemies like a futuristic badass.

Feeling gritty and a little less in the future? Then let the bodies hit the floor like never before with the Desert Camo skin. It doesn't matter if you're a close quarter expert or prefer the distance as a sniper, this skin will make a deadly statement. Available now on ARMAS

The community has asked for it and the APB team has delivered - convert your character bound weapons to account bound today on ARMAS and save!

The process is simple:

• Login to the ARMAS marketplace
  
• Select the Learn More link on the Character Lifetime weapon you own
  
• Click the Account Lifetime button
  
• Verify the price – Notice those savings!
  
• Purchase and enjoy

Don’t be confined to one character, play with your favorite gun on ALL characters. Available on ARMAS!

Note: Upgrade price is the difference between the base price of the character-bound and the account-bound weapons, plus a 15% fee.

The community has asked for it and the APB team has delivered - convert your character bound weapons to account bound today on ARMAS and save!

The process is simple:

• Login to the ARMAS marketplace
  
• Select the Learn More link on the Character Lifetime weapon you own
  
• Click the Account Lifetime button
  
• Verify the price – Notice those savings!
  
• Purchase and enjoy

Don’t be confined to one character, play with your favorite gun on ALL characters. Available on ARMAS!

Note: Upgrade price is the difference between the base price of the character-bound and the account-bound weapons, plus a 15% fee.