Soldiers of fortune! We're happy to announce that starting today we commence the bonus distribution among players who switched to Hired Ops from Contract Wars. The prizes are being awarded depending on your activity - our algorithm analyses your Contract Wars activity throughout the whole history of your account and unlocks one or several bonuses accordingly:

- character camo (SKULLSWT);
- AK105 and M4A1 weapon camo (KILLCAM);
- QBU-88 weapon camo (SKULLS);
- access to QBU-88 assault rifle.

Please note that in order to claim the bonuses you should connect both your Steam and social accounts in your profile on our website. The bonuses are only awarded for one account in one social network, so if you have multiple accounts, please make sure to firmly decide which one will take part in the bonus program.

The bonuses can be claimed in your profile on the official Hired Ops website. AbsolutSoft thanks all of the Contract Wars players for their years-long commitment to the game's development!

Soldiers of fortune! We're happy to announce that starting today we commence the bonus distribution among players who switched to Hired Ops from Contract Wars. The prizes are being awarded depending on your activity - our algorithm analyses your Contract Wars activity throughout the whole history of your account and unlocks one or several bonuses accordingly:

- character camo (SKULLSWT);
- AK105 and M4A1 weapon camo (KILLCAM);
- QBU-88 weapon camo (SKULLS);
- access to QBU-88 assault rifle.

Please note that in order to claim the bonuses you should connect both your Steam and social accounts in your profile on our website. The bonuses are only awarded for one account in one social network, so if you have multiple accounts, please make sure to firmly decide which one will take part in the bonus program.

The bonuses can be claimed in your profile on the official Hired Ops website. AbsolutSoft thanks all of the Contract Wars players for their years-long commitment to the game's development!

Soldiers of fortune! Today we are glad to introduce the technical update primarily aimed at improvement and correct performance of the group matchmaking.

Changes in 0.9.444 patch:
- Added ability to switch weapon loadouts on the respawn screen, providing you with means of adapting to the tactical situation on the map without having to leave the match to the main menu.
- Fixed a number of bugs and issues with group matchmaking - we would like to express our gratitude to all testing participants for detailed reports sent to us via in-game Support screen.
- Fixed matchmaking region settings reset after every match or restart of the game.
- Introduced additional tuning of performance optimization and fixed a number of issues that caused abnormally low performance on some PC configurations.

This week we intend to release one more patch that should contain the following changes:
- Further improvement of hit detection due to enhanced procedure of player position interpolation on server and client.
- Fixed issues with Hold-to-Aim functionality.

Also, in this release we intend to include the Evacuation map we announced last week, as well as reworked Minimap; however, their inclusion in the patch depends on stability of their operation by the results of internal testing.

As usual, the Hired Ops team is extremely grateful to you for the efforts you put into helping us test the game! We shall continue doing whatever we can to meet your expectations from the game and hope you’ll be reflecting it in your Steam reviews!

Soldiers of fortune! Today we are glad to introduce the technical update primarily aimed at improvement and correct performance of the group matchmaking.

Changes in 0.9.444 patch:
- Added ability to switch weapon loadouts on the respawn screen, providing you with means of adapting to the tactical situation on the map without having to leave the match to the main menu.
- Fixed a number of bugs and issues with group matchmaking - we would like to express our gratitude to all testing participants for detailed reports sent to us via in-game Support screen.
- Fixed matchmaking region settings reset after every match or restart of the game.
- Introduced additional tuning of performance optimization and fixed a number of issues that caused abnormally low performance on some PC configurations.

This week we intend to release one more patch that should contain the following changes:
- Further improvement of hit detection due to enhanced procedure of player position interpolation on server and client.
- Fixed issues with Hold-to-Aim functionality.

Also, in this release we intend to include the Evacuation map we announced last week, as well as reworked Minimap; however, their inclusion in the patch depends on stability of their operation by the results of internal testing.

As usual, the Hired Ops team is extremely grateful to you for the efforts you put into helping us test the game! We shall continue doing whatever we can to meet your expectations from the game and hope you’ll be reflecting it in your Steam reviews!

Soldiers of fortune! Update 0.9.436 is already available.We are delighted to present two of three features we announced last week:

- Hold-to-aim - ability to enter the aiming mode by holding RMB, not pressing it. For those who prefer or just got used to toggle-on aiming, don’t be afraid you can switch between two methods at any point in Settings.
- Playing with friends - ability to rally a team of your Steam friends and go to fight together. Please understand, that this functionality requires massive testing and you will have our gratitude if you can focus your efforts on this game system. In case of any issues please report them via In-game Support adding as much details as possible.
- Beside that in this patch we’ve implemented number of changes in hit detection procedure, including fix for an error that in some cases after death led to the desynchronization of client and server position of hits. We hope this would decrease number of cases when damage isn’t registered by system properly.

We have also fixed list of visual and system bugs, e.g. incorrect visuals of Night vision devices on some maps, issue with wrong display of region picker with some screen resolutions, unrequired transference of lightning from maps to the character in main menu and etc.

In the coming weeks we will continue working on technical stability of the game, including optimization of performance on different configurations of PC. Apart from that we are also working on following major things:

- Changes in the sprint logic - e.g. ability to start the sprint from squatting position.
- Creation of feedback system for Support - you will be able to track all your reports via special system on our web-site.
- 32 bit game version - as mentioned previously, we are working on this version of the game, but technically it is not an easy task, so we can’t promise any timeframe yet.

Finally, we are preparing the first content update, that would open new map, more weapons and probably some new skills, but the date of release will depend on our success in making game performance stable.

As always we would like to give our thanks to you for all the support and participation in Early Access of Hired Ops. Your assistance allows our to make this game better!

Soldiers of fortune! Update 0.9.436 is already available.We are delighted to present two of three features we announced last week:

- Hold-to-aim - ability to enter the aiming mode by holding RMB, not pressing it. For those who prefer or just got used to toggle-on aiming, don’t be afraid you can switch between two methods at any point in Settings.
- Playing with friends - ability to rally a team of your Steam friends and go to fight together. Please understand, that this functionality requires massive testing and you will have our gratitude if you can focus your efforts on this game system. In case of any issues please report them via In-game Support adding as much details as possible.
- Beside that in this patch we’ve implemented number of changes in hit detection procedure, including fix for an error that in some cases after death led to the desynchronization of client and server position of hits. We hope this would decrease number of cases when damage isn’t registered by system properly.

We have also fixed list of visual and system bugs, e.g. incorrect visuals of Night vision devices on some maps, issue with wrong display of region picker with some screen resolutions, unrequired transference of lightning from maps to the character in main menu and etc.

In the coming weeks we will continue working on technical stability of the game, including optimization of performance on different configurations of PC. Apart from that we are also working on following major things:

- Changes in the sprint logic - e.g. ability to start the sprint from squatting position.
- Creation of feedback system for Support - you will be able to track all your reports via special system on our web-site.
- 32 bit game version - as mentioned previously, we are working on this version of the game, but technically it is not an easy task, so we can’t promise any timeframe yet.

Finally, we are preparing the first content update, that would open new map, more weapons and probably some new skills, but the date of release will depend on our success in making game performance stable.

As always we would like to give our thanks to you for all the support and participation in Early Access of Hired Ops. Your assistance allows our to make this game better!

Mercenaries, you've been waiting long for this moment to come and now it's finally here! Starting today, the referral program bonuses are available in Hired Ops! The players who have been inviting their friends are in for a free camo, the Glock 18 pistol and the VSS Vintorez rifle.

Let's remind you how does this system work:

1) First three friends who joined by your invitation will unlock one camo style;
2) When the number of joined friends reaches 5 you will receive an access to the pistol;
3) 10 joined friends will let you get hold of the VSS.

Attention: to invite friends please use the referral link in your profile, where you can view the list of those who joined as well. Remember, that anti-scam protection is on.
You can also claim your rewards on the Hired Ops website.

Mercenaries, you've been waiting long for this moment to come and now it's finally here! Starting today, the referral program bonuses are available in Hired Ops! The players who have been inviting their friends are in for a free camo, the Glock 18 pistol and the VSS Vintorez rifle.

Let's remind you how does this system work:

1) First three friends who joined by your invitation will unlock one camo style;
2) When the number of joined friends reaches 5 you will receive an access to the pistol;
3) 10 joined friends will let you get hold of the VSS.

Attention: to invite friends please use the referral link in your profile, where you can view the list of those who joined as well. Remember, that anti-scam protection is on.
You can also claim your rewards on the Hired Ops website.

Soldiers of Fortune! We are glad to present you with the technical patch we promised earlier, aimed to improve stability of the game:

• Fixed the gap between server and client positions of the shot origin and hit - first fix that should improve the hit detection system.
  
• Fixed the inability to jump and aim after death during jump.
  
• Fixed the freeze of match leave confirmation popup, occurring on a number of reasons.
  
• Fixed a number of issues causing the so-called memory leak, i.e. RAM consumption exceeding the expected parameters.
  
• Fixed the issue of some of the graphic shaders working incorrectly, which should lead to performance improvement on some machines.
  
• Fixed the issue of occasional disappearance of one team’s results from the match end screen.
  
• Added option to choose the matchmaking region

We’d like to ask you to focus on testing the fixes listed above. Thank you!

Soldiers of Fortune! We are glad to present you with the technical patch we promised earlier, aimed to improve stability of the game:

• Fixed the gap between server and client positions of the shot origin and hit - first fix that should improve the hit detection system.
  
• Fixed the inability to jump and aim after death during jump.
  
• Fixed the freeze of match leave confirmation popup, occurring on a number of reasons.
  
• Fixed a number of issues causing the so-called memory leak, i.e. RAM consumption exceeding the expected parameters.
  
• Fixed the issue of some of the graphic shaders working incorrectly, which should lead to performance improvement on some machines.
  
• Fixed the issue of occasional disappearance of one team’s results from the match end screen.
  
• Added option to choose the matchmaking region

We’d like to ask you to focus on testing the fixes listed above. Thank you!