Jan 28, 2023

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Pshh… Come in! Message from HQ: Hyperborean base was found! … pshhh… we're going on a raid… pshh… everything that you found is yours …pshh… over.

Rules:

This game is a variation of the well-known “Battleship” game, where participants need to name the coordinates of the point where they think a container is located.
These coordinates are located on the intersection of the two axes of the playing field. For instance: G7 or E10.
Each container occupies 1 cell of the playing field.
Containers can be located on ANY cell of the field.
In order to find a container, you need to write the coordinate of the selected point as a comment to this post. Each player can write 2 coordinates in one comment.
The game will last until 31.01.2022, 09:00 GMT.
We will reveal container locations with a winners list.
The player who first guessed the container’s coordinates in the comments is the one who found it. All subsequent comments with this coordinate are not counted.
If the participant guesses the coordinates of two different containers, then he will receive both rewards.
Don’t forget to write your in-game nickname and the platform in the same comment.

You can find:

5x Upcoming Battle Pass
5x 7 days of premium subscription
5x 3 days of premium subscription

Good luck!

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Jan 27, 2023

[Video] Crossout Show: Hypno Bomb

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https://youtu.be/aqrOHELkp5E
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.team 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!

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Jan 27, 2023

Results of Mini Contest "Which map is it?"

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Hello, survivors!

It’s time to reveal winners of our contest. And the winners are:

Congratulations to the winners!

Remind you that the winners were chosen randomly.

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Jan 26, 2023

[Developer blog] New faction “Hyperborea”. Part 3

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Welcome to the final part of our development blog! The update with the new season and the “Hyperborea” faction is very close! Today we will find out what else the mysterious guests from the north are preparing for us.

We remind you that all the new features described in the “Developer blog” are not final and may be changed before they are introduced into the game or may not make it into the game at all. This applies not only to information about possible unique features of new parts, but also to the appearance of the parts themselves.

But, first of all, we’d like to note that the legendary cabin with the drone control perk announced in the first part of the blog will change its type and become “medium” instead of “heavy”.

Epic heavy machine gun “Gungnir”

An unusual weapon. A machine gun for those who don’t like machine guns. The opposite of a machine gun. You can go on and on thinking up all sorts of names for “Gungnir”, but let’s take a closer look at this machine gun instead.

Like “Nothung”, it’s a fairly small weapon in height. Low rate of fire, high one-time damage and durability. The machine gun rotates freely around its axis. And the most interesting thing is its perk.

As the machine gun heats up (i.e., as it fires), its rate of fire decreases slightly, but the spread becomes almost unnoticeable. You shoot a little slower, but fairly accurately even at long range. All those who don't like machine guns for the mechanics of spread increase during continuous firing should definitely try out “Gungnir”! And fans of firing their machine guns will discover this type of weapon from a completely new perspective.

If we compare “Gungnir” with other epic machine guns (“Spectre-2”, “ST-M26 Tackler”, “M-29 Protector”), then the new weapon has higher damage, range and accuracy.

Epic heavy cabin “Huginn”

It’s time to reveal the secret of the very cabin that we talked about in previous blogs. By the way, many of you have identified its main features quite accurately!

This cabin will appeal to the fans of heavy vehicles with any weapon that has the mechanics of weapon overheating and cooling.

But first, let’s talk about its parameters. This is the lightest, and also, albeit not by much, but the fastest cabin among all the “heavy” cabins. Despite the smaller mass, its durability is comparable to such cabins as the “Humpback”, “Savior” and “Icebox”. Of course, such parameters require certain restrictions: among all the heavy cabins, “Huginn” will have the lowest parameters of tonnage and mass limit. However, considering its perk, the vehicles with this cabin probably won’t carry an unbearable amount of parts.

Each overheated weapon used in conjunction with this cabin will activate 1 special charge (there can be a maximum 3 charges). Each charge, at the cost of temporarily reducing the power and speed of the cabin, will boost the cooling of weapons, and the effects of several charges will stack. We recommend everyone to try combining this cabin and a cooler in battle — you won’t be disappointed! We’d also like to remind you about the interesting combination of “Huginn” and “Nothung”, which we described in the previous devblog.

The cabin has a very convenient form-factor: 8 “pins” wide, about 7 “pins” in length and only 4 “pins” in height. In addition to its shape, it has a lot of attachment points that will allow you to protect it from all sides.

New CKs

The next season will also include a number of new CKs. Introducing: the incredible “Hammerhead fish” for the “Omnibox” cabin and the first in-game customization kit for a drone, “CK Kobold” for the “Fuse” drone!

The update is scheduled for next week. And on Tuesday, January 31, we will hold an official livestream, where we will show you the new items and important changes.

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Jan 25, 2023

[Special] Reduced upgrade cost for weapons and hardware!

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Survivors!

Good news for those who would like to upgrade their parts, but couldn’t find them on the New Year’s workbench! Only from January 25 to January 29 inclusive, you will be able to upgrade your weapons and hardware at a discount! Until January 29, 23:59 GMT, you will only need one additional (identical) part to upgrade your weapons. Don’t miss the opportunity to prepare for battles in the new season!

In addition, for the duration of this special, the ability to trade the upgrade stabilizers on the market has become available again.

The special will be available from 12:00 GMT on January 25, until 23:59 GMT on January 29.

Please note that not all types of weapons are eligible for this special — please check the eligibility in the game.

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Jan 24, 2023

[Mini Contest] Which map is it?

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Guess the map where we took this screenshot.
Make a screenshot with you at the same spot.
Take a screenshot of this place and post it on Steam, indicating the game nickname and hashtag MAP.
The guide on how to take and upload your screenshot on Steam can be found here.
Send it until 26.01.2023, 09:00 GMT

Ten random players who completed all these conditions will receive 250 coins

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Jan 21, 2023

[Video] Crossout Show: Aircraft Carrier

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https://youtu.be/FxIAt3eXL-w
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.team 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!

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Jan 20, 2023

[Special] Free rent of all workbenches for epic and legendary parts!

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Survivors!

Only until January 22, the rent of workbenches for crafting epic and legendary parts will be absolutely free! Don’t miss the chance to take advantage of the offer and craft the necessary parts for your vehicles!

Please note that the event will last from January 20, 12:00 GMT, until January 22, 23:59 GMT.

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Jan 19, 2023

[Panorama] New PvP location

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Hello!

Panorama of the map

The upcoming update will not only be notable for the introduction of the new faction, balance changes and a new co-driver. In this update you will also be able to fight on the first map with a new arctic setting.

This is a 2-level map for battles in the “Encounter” mode. The location features an area that was once a scientific station that survived a volcanic eruption. It now serves as a place where the Hyperboreans recycle old submarines and other equipment for their needs.

In total, there are 2 main areas that can be distinguished on the map. The first is 2 parallel descents for long-range battles, while the second one is a plateau with plenty of cover and a capture point.

Each descent has 2 possible paths of travel: one leads to a firing position that can be used to shoot on the opposite side, while the other is hidden from enemy fire and will allow you to reach the lowlands without too much trouble. Both descents are connected by a bridge, which can help melee fighters go behind the backs of gaping snipers.

On the plateau, the vehicles assembled for melee fights and fights at medium distances will feel more comfortable. In the meantime, long-range vehicles must cover their allies, keep an eye out for enemy snipers and make their lives as difficult as possible.

What do you think about the new location after seeing it for the first time? Share your suggestions in the comments!

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Jan 17, 2023

[Mass Testing] Planned balance changes of the next update and a new co-driver.

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Hello, survivors!

Today we’d like to share the information about the planned balance changes, as well as tell you about a new co-driver, who specializes in energy weapons. You will also be able to try out all the planned changes and the new co-driver on the test server.

Please note that all the balance changes specified in this news are relevant at the time of publication and may not be final or not get into the game at all. Certain additional changes, if necessary, can be made after the announcement.

New co-driver “Hertz”

Since the co-driver system update, w’eve received a lot of feedback and questions from you about a dedicated co-driver that specializes in energy weapons. Now it’s time to meet such a co-driver. Meet Hertz!

No one in the Valley accepted Hertz because of his excessive fondness for dangerous experiments, which made the young scientist very angry. After years of wandering around power stations and transformer booths, his talents were finally recognized by the mercenaries. For them, the most important quality in a person was the ability to destroy.

Talent

Activation: The talent charges when the armoured vehicle moves at a speed higher than 80% of its maximum speed. The next shot at the enemy made from an energy weapon after a full charge activates the talent.

Effect: increases the damage of energy weapons to the cabin, modules, weapons and movement parts by 30%, but reduces the damage to structural parts by the same percentage.

Passive skills:

Protective field durability: +20%. Affects all parts that generate protective fields: “Nova”, “Aegis-Prime”, and “Barrier IX”.
Heating rate from enemy weapons reduced by 40%.
Speed and distance requirements to activate bonuses (perks) reduced by 20%.

Planned changes for co-drivers

Falcon

The talent now charges for 3 sec. (instead of 2 sec. before)

Comment: Falcon’s talent is being activated much more often than the talents of other co-drivers, which makes him almost the most effective choice for many players.

Yuki

Now, to activate the talent, you need to fill 2 charges (instead of 4 charges before).

Comment: the situation is opposite to the situation with Falcon. Yuki’s talent is very rarely activated due to the excessive requirements, which affects her effectiveness. This change will make it easier to use her talent.

Planned balance changes

Rare parts

Borer

Increased the length of the weapon’s physical model.

Comment: of all the melee weapons, “Borer” has the most effective area of damage in relation to its model and can quite effectively penetrate the internal parts of the vehicle. Now it will only deal damage to external parts.

Special parts

Prosecutor 76mm

Explosion radius increased by 50%.

Comment: the effectiveness of the cannon doesn’t match its rarity. By increasing the projectile explosion radius, we will fix this problem.

Pyralid

The rocket launcher now reloads faster by 0.5 sec.

Comment: in order to become a more attractive analogue of the “Wasp”, this rocket launcher lacks efficiency. A small reload boost should resolve this issue.

Epic parts

MG13 Equalizer

Optimal range reduced by 30 m.
Maximum range reduced by 100 m.

Comment: the minigun is now over effective at long-range battles when compared to other epic weapons that perform the same function.

Executioner 88 mm

Explosion radius increased by 50%.
Blast damage increased by 6%.
The cannon now reloads faster by 0.5 sec.
Durability increased from 495 to 545 pts.

Comment: after these changes, the “Executioner” should become a more powerful cannon, comparable in effectiveness to other epic weapons.

Deadman

The bonus to the reloading of weapons mounted in a single copy has been reduced from 25% to 20%.

Comment: the 25% bonus turned out to be excessive when compared to 15% and 10% bonuses for 2 or more weapons, which leads to an excessive increase in the effectiveness of weapons mounted in a single copy.

Yongwang

Perk damage bonus reduced from 15% to 12%.

Comment: extremely high weapon efficiency with almost any combination of modules. Vehicles with “Yongwang” provide both high damage and versatility in terms of modules — something that vehicles with other weapons cannot provide. The change is aimed to reduce the effectiveness while also preserving the weapon’s main purpose.

Barrier IX

Energy drain reduced from 3 to 2 pts.
PS reduced from 825 to 550.
The shield now activates 50% faster.
Shield durability reduced by 19%.
Increased the amount of points received for blocking damage.

Comment: the turret is almost never seen in battles. The changes are similar to the recent changes to “Aegis-Prime”: the decrease in shield durability is compensated for by the reduced power consumption and increased convenience of using the turret.
Increasing the number of points should encourage the use of the “Barrier” in a more fair way. Point scoring has also been added to the shields of “Aegis-Prime” and “Nova”.

Tormentor

Damage bonus increased from 50% to 80%.
Active time increased from 5 to 6 sec.

Comment: the module shows rather low efficiency in relation to its energy drain. The assemblies with “Tormentor” may have been even less effective than those without it. By reducing the energy drain, we can make the module a necessary part for mounting on a vehicle, so we choose another option and increase the damage bonus.

Aggressor

Tonnage increased from 3800 to 3900 kg.
Mass limit increased from 7800 to 8000 kg.
Time to reset the charge when driving in a non-straight line increased from 0.5 sec. up to 1 sec.

Comment: the changes are aimed at increasing the efficiency of “Aggressor” in comparison to similar and more attractive cabins.

Tank track

Turning radius reduced.

Reinforced track, Armored track and “Goliath”

Turning radius reduced.
Increased turning speed on the spot.

Comment: adjustments to the tracks will make them more responsive and maneuverable.

“Icarus IV” and “Icarus VII”

Fixed a bug in calculating the acceleration of hovers: now the mass of the car and the number of hovers have a greater impact on acceleration.
Reduced the effect of acceleration on the tilting of the “Icarus VII” hovers.
Now the effects of hovers are visible in stealth mode. The detection distance is comparable to the visibility of traces from ground movement parts.

Comment: the change in acceleration will primarily affect the cars with high PS level with a large number of hovers. The invisibility fix will equalize hovers with ground movement parts in terms of detection when using invisibility modules.

Legendary parts

MG14 Arbiter

Optimal range reduced by 30 m.
Maximum range reduced by 100 m.

Comment: As with the “Equalizer”, this minigun is over effective at long-range battles when compared to other legendary weapons that perform the same function.

Reaper

Improved physical model of the weapon.
Accuracy increased by 11%.
Optimal range increased by 50 m.

Comment: the physical model has become smaller and closer to the weapon’s visual model. The change should increase the survivability of weapons and make the process of building cars with this minigun more convenient. The remaining changes are aimed at improving the effectiveness of the weapon at long range.

Assembler

Now the penalty to the weapon’s rotation speed is 33% (instead of 61% before).
Now, when the weapon is charged for too long and then being reset, it heats up by 50% (instead of 100% before).
Accuracy without charging increased by 11%.

Comment: using the “Assembler” will become more convenient, and the cost of a possible error will no longer be so high. The convenience of shooting without charging should also improve.

Kaiju

Now the weapon fires 2 more shots per burst.

Comment: Increasing the burst length should improve the overall efficiency of the weapon, but make the use of the perk more dependent on the player’s skills.

Kami

Tonnage reduced from 4700 kg to 4600 kg.
Mass limit reduced from 8850 kg to 8700 kg.
Perk duration reduced from 5 to 4 sec.
Perk cooldown increased from 15 sec. to 16 sec.

Comment: the cabin has high efficiency which, combined with the perk, makes certain types of weapons irrelevant. The cabin parameters are returning to their original (release) state, and the perk’s active time is reduced, which should slightly reduce the cabin’s efficiency and increase the relevance of other parts.

AM-5 Avalanche

Projectile explosion now deals 30% more damage to the player’s armoured car.

Comment: in its original form, the weapon could be used as a kind of “reusable spear”, by firing at the enemy at close range. We would like to slightly reduce the popularity of this type of gameplay by slightly increasing its risks.

Relic parts

Ripper

Added 90% resistance to melee damage to the weapon’s disks.
Disk durability reduced from 100 to 50 pts.
The physical model of the disk is increased to match the size of the visual model.

Comment: the edit is aimed at improving the disk launcher’s perk. Now a disk stuck in the ground will not be destroyed by a collision and will have time to deal more damage. Changing the physical model of the disks should also increase the chance of dealing damage this way.

Other

Improved the handbrake mechanics:

Now the braking distance when using the handbrake has become shorter.
Now you cannot continue to move forward while the handbrake is used. Disabling the handbrake no longer results in an immediate acceleration.
When cornering, the reduction in speed is not as severe as when driving in a straight line. This is done in order to preserve the ability to use the handbrake to start drifting.

Once again, we’d like to remind you that all of the above edits are not final and may still change before the update is released.

See you in the next announcements! Before the Hyperboreans arrive, we can expect one more part of the devblog, as well as a first look at a new map. Stay tuned!

How to get to the test server?

If you have already participated in testing on a special server, then it will be enough to start the Launcher from the folder with the test client and wait for the update to complete.

Create a new folder for the game on your hard drive.
Download the Launcher from this link. The file name should not contain numbers indicating that the file is a duplicate. Please note that you should launch the file that does not contain any digits (1), (2), etc. in its name. If, when starting the installed launcher, you get to the live game servers, you need to delete all downloaded launchers from the download folder and try again.
Start the Launcher and install the game to the folder you created (for example: D:\Public test\Crossout).
After the installation is complete, start the Launcher and enter the game with your username and password.
The whole progress of your main account will be transferred to the main server (including parts in storage and levels of reputation in factions).
After logging into the server, to transfer progress from your account, press the “Esc” key and select “Copy account data”.
Please note the schedule of the test server:
- Tuesday, January 17, 2023 from 13:00 to 20:59 (GMT time)
- Wednesday, January 18, 2023 from 13:00 to 20:59 (GMT time)
- Friday, January 20, 2023 from 13:00 to 20:59 (GMT time)
Any progress you make on the test server will not be transferred to the live game servers (INCLUDING ATTEMPTS TO BUY PACKS).

After testing the changes, we invite you to leave your constructive feedback on the planned rework in the comments to this news.

The public test server is intended only for testing of the upcoming update, and may not accommodate all players without exception. However, absolutely anyone can join the server, as long as there are free spots.

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