Welcome to the update 0.12.50, survivors! This update includes: the updated “Dronapocalypse”, the Easter event, the possibility of choosing blueprints in clan battles and saving co-drivers along with blueprints, a new pack with a unique garage and much more!


Attention! The event will last from March 29 to April 11 inclusive!

Drones are taking over the Wasteland again! Play as one of these small, intrusive and, in some cases, dangerous opponents and destroy a powerful enemy leviathan!

• The battle takes place in the format “8 vs 8”.
  
• The team that defeats the enemy Leviathan wins the battle. If at the end of the allotted time, no team destroyed the enemy Leviathan, then the one whose leviathan has more durability remaining wins. If at the end of the battle both Leviathans have the same amount of durability, then the battle ends in a draw.
  
• Survivors use pre-assembled drones in this brawl.

• “Fireworks” drone (with the rocket launcher “Nest”)
  
• “Pointer” drone (with the guided rocket “ATGM Flute”)
  
• “Power drill” drone (with the pulse cannon “Kaiju”)
  
• “Fryer” drone (with the melee weapon “Tempura”)
  
• “Tourist” drone (with the minelayer “King”)
  
• “Toaster” drone (with the minelayer “Jubokko”)

At the start of each battle, you are automatically given a drone with random weapons.
The mode also has respawns. Before each respawn, you need to choose one of the 5 drones to continue the battle. The shown blueprints are randomly selected. If you fail to choose a drone in the allotted time, you will automatically be given one of the five picks.
Choose a drone wisely and take into account the current situation on the battlefield. The right choice will help you not only to destroy the enemy Leviathan faster, but also to buy more time by controlling your opponents and defending your Leviathan.


In addition to scrap metal, you can also get unique stickers for completing special tasks:

• Play 3 battles in the “Dronapocalypse” brawl. Reward: 2 stickers “Dronapocalypse 2051”.
  
• Deal 20,000 damage to the enemy Leviathan. Reward: 2 stickers “Power of the atom”.

The details of the update can be found HERE.

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Riders of the Apocalypse! We welcome you to our weekly Show, made so that you - the Waste’s best mechanics and riders, can earn some Gold! New episodes every Friday! Anyone willing to submit a video, must send a letter to CrossoutShow@Gaijin.ru containing the link to your video, your in-game nickname and the email address registered with your game account, so we can send you the Prize… should your video win!
When you leave a comment competing for the best comment of the week, don’t forget to include your account name, with all the right capital and lowercase letters, so that we can find you...and give you your well-earned Gold!

In this episode:

• On My Way Back
  
• Return of Giant Insects
  
• Autophobia
  
• Playing the Long Game

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Survivors! We are happy to bring good news for all newcomers and those who just love crafting their own parts!

This weekend, the rent of workbenches producing rare and special parts will be absolutely free! Don’t miss your chance to take advantage of the offer and produce parts for your car or create supplies for epic and legendary parts!


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Hello, survivors!
We invite you to participate in the new stage of “The great race”. The point is simple — you need to pass a certain track as quickly as possible. By the way, the range with this track was chosen among your works at the exhibition. But, first things first.
One important thing to mention — currently, the contest is exclusive for PC.

To participate in the activity, you need to:

• Find the player RacingClub in the game (using search), open his profile.
  
• In the upper right corner of his portrait, click the button with the arrow that opens the context menu.
  
• Select “Visit the garage”.
  
• Drive through the track from start to finish and record the process on video!
  
• Upload the video to YouTube or any other video hosting service. The video must be available for viewing!
  
• Post a link to the video in thе thread on the game forum, also indicating your completion time and the nomination in which you're participating, in your message. Nominations are explained below.

Criteria for getting through the race track:

• Activated start block.
  
• All checkpoints have been passed.
  
• The finish block has been reached and a message with the result of the race has been displayed.
  
• The track was completed faster or within the same time as our best try — 1:02,63.

You can participate in two nominations — with and without build restrictions.
The top three leaders in each of them will receive an award.

Build construction rules for participation in the first nomination, the one with restrictions:

• Of the movement parts, only wheels are allowed to be installed on it. The "Omni" chassis does not count as a wheel. The number of installed wheels must be at least 4, and all of them must touch the ground when your build stands still.
  
• No more than one booster!
  
• No modules other than booster, engine, cabin and wheels. For example, "Skinner" harpoon is prohibited.

In the "no restrictions" nomination, obviously, there are no rules.

The faster you pass the track, the more chances you have of winning one of the prizes! The author of the range selected for the stage also receives a reward, but is excluded from the current race.
The creator of today’s track will receive 300 in-game coins and an “Amusement Container” as a reward. We carefully copied his range to avoid any inconvenience.

Rewards for participants:

• First place in both nominations - 300 in-game coins and an “Amusement Container”.
  
• Second place in both nominations - 200 in-game coins and a “Builder’s Container”.
  
• Third place in both nominations - 100 in-game coins and a “Builder’s Container”.

Results will be summed up in a week, on the 2nd of April.
Good luck!

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You can find the previous part of the story here.

— The Syndicate aren't the only ones with advanced technology, — Lloyd reflected as he fiddled with the Ravager’s mechanism in one of his workshops. — Naive children. If I made the same amount of noise coming to unfamiliar places, I would have been “drying off” in the sun a long time ago. Though sometimes it is useful to make some noise, — the scientist grinned and adjusted a mask on his face.

At that moment, the robot sparkled and the lights in the hangar flickered. The Ravager’s lights lit up red, and the tentacle-manipulators began to twist chaotically. Lloyd walked over to the monitor rack, pressed several buttons, and the manipulators began to wrap around the robot’s hull, creating some sort of an armour. Then the metal octopus made a loud squeak and hissed.

— Done! — Lloyd exclaimed and began to walk around the Ravager. — I always thought it was no coincidence that you had voice modules built into you. It’s amazing how difficult it was to get them to work. Well, talk!

To the scientist’s dismay, instead of answering, the robot stopped hissing and beeped rhythmically again. Lloyd walked around the machine again. At this time, one of the manipulators with a red lamp, continuing to beep, was watching him.

— A cipher? — The survivor took a black, worn-out folder with the nearly faded words “Wadarkvarn” from a desk cluttered with wires and diagrams and looked through the papers with a cursory glance. It was obvious that the scientist practically knows them by heart, but still continues to look for something. With a chuckle, Lloyd walked over to the monitors and his fingers ran over the keys. The sound of the robot began to change and soon became similar to the human language.

— Waiting for a command,— the Ravager said with a metal creaking.

— So it’s not fiction! You are engaging in a dialogue! You do really have a mind... — Lloyd couldn’t help but admire and moved closer to the robot, trying to touch the red Ravager’s eye lantern with his index finger. But the manipulator, for a second getting closer to the scientist’s hand, immediately slipped out from under it.

— Negative. The specified function is carried out by means of the built-in voice control and a speech synthesizer for reverse interaction. I can replicate the Turing test myself and not pass it by following your orders. I’m listening to further instructions, — said the robot.

Lloyd stared straight at the manipulator for a few seconds and suddenly laughed hysterically. After a few moments, his laughter turned into a barking cough. The scientist spit blood and turned to the Ravager again.

— But how can you engage in a dialogue? Who am I talking to? — asked the scientist with surprise.

— I operate on the basis of a logical self-learning algorithm that collects data. The first developments in neural networks and machine learning were created in the second half of the 20th century, and can now be found in every device, — the Ravager rumbled.

— So, you really were created by humans. According to the paperwork, the likes of you were supposed to transfer consciousness, not erase memory. Isn’t that right?

— Correct. The process was not functioning correctly due to a data update failure. According to the registration files, in addition to human memory, we have to carry out the transfer of consciousness. In symbiosis, we can learn, and consciousness can take control.

Lloyd stepped back to the table, poured brown bad smelling liquid into a round container, and collapsed onto a chair.

— We can go back to the backup files if necessary, — the robot sounded somewhat timidly.

— Don’t you dare! That’s not why I’ve been messing with you for so long. Well, though... You know, of course, I want to forget a lot, but I have somewhat different methods, — the man giggled. — They’re much slower. Let’s continue. Will the transferred consciousness be able to control you?

— Machines like me are only used to extract the mind on a storage drive. The next stage is its preservation and functioning in a digitized form.

— Functioning, — clearly delighted, Lloyd walked over to the documents and flipped through them again. Now he read more carefully, as if afraid to miss something. And then he went back to the Ravager.

— I take it you’re talking about another module of the “Oracle” system? Does it mean that it's located behind the anomaly at these coordinates?

Lloyd took a map from the table and gave it to the manipulator eye to study.

— Affirmative. I assume it was a security system that was supposed to be activated in case of an emergency.

— I get it! Lloyd shouted, being noticeably nervous. — Do you have access there?

— No such data was found in my file system. But given that we are part of a single system, we could try to disable the defense function, — the Ravager replied just as quickly.

Suddenly the monitors behind them flashed a blue light and a beeping sound that clearly infuriated the scientist. He immediately rushed to the screens, shouting curses out loud.

— Nomads... Have they really changed their minds?— Lloyd muttered, simultaneously taking over the session and disabling the Ravager.

— Greetings, Lloyd. Good thing you not change the means of communication, — said an unfamiliar voice.

Something in that phrase alarmed the scientist, but there was a chance that the Ravager might not be able to disable the anomaly, and then he would have to rely on the Nomads for help.

— I’m glad to hear you too. Did Ulysses finally see the benefits of working with me and remember how we used to help each other?

— That’s right, that’s right. Let’s make an appointment, scientist, and we'll see each other.

— It’s strange that he sent an errand boy to talk to me. Or is it you, Jeff? I could have forgotten your voice, considering how often you disappear. By the way, you can find me if you jump off a cliff upside down.

— So you do not want our help.

— After your help, I will be found with a hole in my head. No one makes appointments with an unfamiliar voice, much less one as vile as yours.

— You are as sure of yourself as any other fool. And love empty words, like this clown, — This time the voice sounded more natural, but with an eastern accent.

— Oh, so you’ve already met my friend. I had no idea you were such idiots. Did you enjoy the show? I’m serious about the cliff though. Wait, you’re really going to jump, though, — the scientist replied with a chuckle.

— You cannot hide, Lloyd. If you want to live, we will wait in the East Quarter.

— Waiting isn’t the best tactic when someone’s in hiding. How do you know these words, though? You sound so ridiculous. Don’t try to appear menacing or I’ll surely die laughing, — said Lloyd, enjoying his advantage.

— Don’t make the situation difficult and get in the way of the Syndicate. You could get us all killed, — the Dragon replied, hissing the last phrase.

— Except for me... You know, I have one more piece of advice. If you’re so scared of dying, turn your crooked wheels before they come apart and get out of here at top speed.

— You're already dead, fool, — the Syndicate member almost growled, barely able to keep from shouting.

— Well, then I have to go, — Lloyd chuckled and ended the session.

After thinking for a while, the scientist typed something on the keys and walked over to the Ravager, which was operational again.

— Did you hear me, iron one? We have to go.

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Survivors!
Once Scar AB found an old magazine with images of cars that existed before the events of Crossout, and now he wants to assemble a collection of such cars. Many cars in this world are gone, and so survivors are invited to assemble a car similar to the one depicted in the photo.

The 4 best entries will be selected, and their authors will receive a reward of 300 coins and an epic "Amusement container"!

This week we suggest you try to rebuild this car:


All of the details can be found here. Good luck!

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Hello!

Earlier, in the news with planned balance changes, we announced that the release of the next update is scheduled for this week. But, as we need a little more time to make all the necessary preparations, the “Dronapocalypse” update is postponed to next week. It’s quite possible that the update will be released not on Thursday, as we used to, but sooner.

And, as a small bonus, let’s take a look on the main new features that you can expect in 0.12.50 update:

• Return of the “Dronapocalypse” event.
  
• Return of the Easter event.
  
• Ability to save 3 blueprints for clan battles and clan battles with leviathans and the ability to change the vehicle before the next round.
  
• Ability to save a certain co-driver together with the blueprint. Later, when loading this blueprint, the saved co-driver will be automatically put into the cabin.
  
• The ability to mark a specific point on the map with a special marker and draw the attention of your allies to it.
  
• Correction of a bug connected with strafing when using the hand brake, as well as many other corrections and new features.
  
• Previously announced balance tweaks (not necessarily the same as on the test server).

Thank you for your understanding and we will see you in the “Dronapocalypse” update!

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The new issue of a one-page newspaper (let’s be honest — what kind of radio is this anyway) from Alex Murch, with the proud title “Voice of the Wasteland” is already here.

And we’ll start with the most “liked” comment of the last issue, which, again, is about portraits:

I really wanted this portrait, I saw it many times on the game forum! My comment “Mmm, I want this portrait” turned out to be liked because people also want this portrait and liked my comment so that you can see that we want portraits!

Well, such a clear interest definitely delights me, which means that the upcoming deliveries will be able to satisfy not only a collector like me, but several other survivors as well. All we can do is wait.

But what you don’t have to wait for is an answer from Porcupine. Because I have already visited the village and used something that they call “a mail service”. Some kind of stall in the market, a woman of undetermined age accepts requests for shipments, and can even throw a stone at those whom she doesn’t like! Nobody wanted to respond — her patrons were too powerful, and the mail must be sent one way or another. Nevertheless, someone shouted from behind the backs of his comrades:

— I’ll show you, my dear! And your dog too!

The dog, and where he saw it both remained a mystery.

The reply letter came suspiciously quickly. As if the Porcupine was somewhere very close. This was both pleasing and alarming at the same time:

“Hey! Oh, what I’m planning here, what I have found here! You won’t believe what you can do with a cannon with grenades stuffed in it! I thought it would explode, but no, it works! You’re gonna love it, you'll see. Oh, you will like it. The newcomers, the ones who are loud and drive without mufflers, liked it too, so I’m thinking about either keeping it or giving it to them for production, what do you think? It doesn’t matter, I won’t read the next letter from you anyway. DO NOT WRITE TO ME!
Many hugs, your Porc.”

I have to admit I missed his style of writing. And, I’ll tell you a secret, at least he expresses himself more clearly and directly than Valla.

Now I have new information and I can to do something else:

• Write to Valla;
  
• Write to Porcupine;
  
• Upgrade my armoured car;
  
• Sunbathe on the roof.

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In the vastness of the Wasteland, order is sometimes synonymous with survival. And we are looking for those willing to help us to preserve that order.
Our community is constantly growing and actively developing. Would you like to help in any way you can?

• Visiting Crossout Steam community daily;
  
• Monitoring the discussion threads, including news comments sections and preventing any violations using your moderator authority;
  
• Be neutral to all users, use only the user agreement and the rules of the official sites of Crossout as your guidelines.

• Monitoring the discussions;
  
• Monitoring the news comment sections;
  
• Monitoring the Crossout chat in Steam;
  
• Preventing and resolving conflict situations;
  
• Consulting the users in game-related questions about Crossout in Steam.

• Good knowledge of English language;
  
• Ability to express your thoughts in brief and manner;
  
• Communicability;
  
• Good knowledge and orientation on the official sites of Crossout;
  
• Knowledge of the game process;
  
• Stable online presence;
  
• Age: 18+.

then please fill in the following form!

P.S. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance; applicants will be contacted via the mentioned contacts.

If you do not receive an offer immediately, you may be contacted later.

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Today in the episode:

• Mad Lab: Avengers on a vehicle with a powerscore of 10,000. No, seriously;
  
• Voice Of The Wasteland, where we read your messages and choose the craft of the episode!

Aaand we begin with...

• Workshop: the best chainsaw to promote friendship!

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