• NEW ONE-TIME SPECIAL MISSION REWARD that can be earned during the Lunar New Year event! The ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 CARD/Permanent’ can be earned when you achieve 500 minutes of play time. This Special Mission will be removed when the LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 ends.
  
  
  
  
• ATTENDANCE CHECK REWARD UP
  The ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 EVENT BOX’ + ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 +50% DOUBLE UP BOOSTER / One Day Item’ can be earned each day as part of the ATTENDANCE CHECK REWARDS.
  
  
  
  
• LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 EVENT BOX
  One of the following items can drop:
  
  • The Year of the Golden Pig 2019 A SPRAY /3Days
    
    
    
  • The Year of the Golden Pig 2019 B SPRAY /3Days
    
    
    
  • M18 SMOKE ANGRY BOAR /3Days
    
    
    
  • MK13 FLASH ANGRY BOAR /3Days
    
    
    
  • M67 H/G ANGRY BOAR /3Days
    
    
    
  • Flaming Heart Effect /3Days
    
    
    
  • Flaming Footstep /3Days
    
    
    
  • CRAIG /3Days
    
  
  
• Daily Mission has changed as shown below:
  
  • Achieve 1 Win for Each Daily Mission' has been added in Quick Match Channel:
    
    • Today’s Mode 8v8
      
    • TDM 8v8
      
    • Demolition 8v8 or 5v5
      
    • Demolition 2v2
      
    • Assassination 8v8
      
    • Destruction 16v16
  
  
  • If you achieve the mission, you can earn 100 medals and a ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’ / ‘[EVENT] LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY’.
    * Note: The existing Today's Mode 8v8 mission event has been removed.
  
  
• Quick Match Channel - Mission Completion Stages have changed from 1/5/10 played matches to 1/10/15 played matches with an increase of rewards.
  
  • Medals increased from 20/30/50 to 30/70/150.
    
  • ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’ or ‘[EVENT] LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY’ added to each reward stage.
    
    
  
  
• WEEKLY MISSION REWARD UP.
  
  • Gold can be earned at each stage clear and ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’ / ‘[EVENT] LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY’ can be earned if Stage 5 is cleared.
    *Note: The weekly mission will reset after the patch update.
    
    
  
  
• Daily Mission Reward UP: Competitive Match-SOLO/DUO, SQUAD
  
  
  • Gold can be earned at each stage clear and ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’ can be earned additionally on the each reward stage.
    
    
  
  
• DAILY MISSION REWARD UP: CLAN RANK MATCH.
  
  
  • Gold can be earned at each stage and ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’ added to each reward stage.
    
    
  
  
• DAILY MISSION REWARD UP: AI DEFENCE1.
  
  
  
  
  • Mission: AI Mission
    
  • Target: Clear AI DEFENSE MODE 1 in NORMAL and HARD Difficulty each day to earn rewards.
    
  • Reward (Normal):
    
    • LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX /Permanent
      
    • AI MISSION BOX / Permanent
  • Reward (Hard):
    
    • [EVENT] LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY / Permanent
      
    • CRAIG Character / 3D
  
  
• DAILY MISSION REWARD UP: AI DEFENCE2
  
  
  
  
  • Mission: AI Mission
    Target: Clear AI DEFENSE MODE 2 in NORMAL and HARD Difficulty each day to earn rewards.
    
  • Reward (Normal):
    
    • LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX /Permanent
      
    • AI MISSION BOX / Permanent
  • Reward (Hard):
    
    • [EVENT] LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY / Permanent
      
    • CRAIG Character / 3D
  
  
  LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 SALES
  • Limited Time In-game Item Sale to celebrate the LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 EVENT.
    
    • The Sale starts right after this update has been performed and will end on February 12th, 2019.
      
      • Gold Item: 50% Discount
        
      • Medal Item: 50% Discount
        
      • BS COIN Item: 20% Discount
        
      • Random Box Shop Item: 10% Discount
        
      • Purchase BULLET: 10% Discount
        
      • BULLET Item: 10% Discount
        
      • [Note] The new Items are excluded from the Sale.
    
    
    
    
  • Limited Time Bullets Sale for ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 SPECIAL PRICE'.
    
    • You can buy 2,800 BULLETS for only 5.99$.
      
    • One Time Purchase per Account Only.
      
    • The Sale starts right after this update has been performed and will end on March 1st, 2019.
      
      
  
  
  LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX
  
  To celebrate the Lunar New Year 2019, LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX is available to purchase in shop.
  
  
  *Notes:
  
  • The obtained ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’ can be found in your Inbox.
    
  • To open the ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’, you need one ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY’ or ‘[EVENT] LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY’.
    
    
  • The following items can drop from the ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’
    *Note: The items shown below are permanent
    
    • M45 CQBP LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
      
      
      
    • KATANA LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
      
      
      
    • M4 CUSTOM GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
      
      
      
    • M40A5 LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
      
      
      
    • AK12 GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
      
      
      
    • M45 CQBP LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
      
      
      
    • KATANA LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
      
      
      
    • M4 CUSTOM GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
      
      
      
    • M40A5 LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
      
      
      
    • AK12 GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
      
      
      
    • M45 CQBP LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
      
      
      
    • KATANA LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
      
      
      
    • M4 CUSTOM GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
      
      
      
    • M40A5 LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
      
      
      
    • AK12 GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
      
      
      
    • M45 CQBP ANGRY BOAR
      
      
      
    • KATANA ANGRY BOAR
      
      
      
    • M4 CUSTOM GL ANGRY BOAR
      
      
      
    • M40A5 ANGRY BOAR
      
      
      
    • AK12 GL ANGRY BOAR
      
    
    
  • The ‘LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BOX’ item and the items below are only available for sale in the Steam Market:
    
    >M45 CQBP LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
    >KATANA LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
    >M4 CUSTOM GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
    >M40A5 LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
    >AK12 GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED
    >M45 CQBP LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
    >KATANA LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
    >M4 CUSTOM GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
    >M40A5 LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
    >AK12 GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE
    >M45 CQBP LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
    >KATANA LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
    >M4 CUSTOM GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
    >M40A5 LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
    >AK12 GL LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK
    
    
    DEFAULT ITEM
    • New Account DEFAULT ITEMs has changed as shown below:
      
      • Existing: TAR21 FG, MP7A1, M110K1
        
      • Now: SIZ556XI CARBON GL
        
    • The Weapon Stats of SIZ556XI CARBON GL:
      
      
      
    • The TAR21 FG, MP7A1, M110K1 will no longer be provided to new accounts. However, these weapons will be available to purchase in the SHOP (coming soon).
      
    • For existing accounts, the SIZ556XI CARBON GL will be automatically added to your INVENTORY.
    
    
    WEAPONS
    • RIFLE ATTACHED GRENADE LAUNCHER
      - Max damage has decreased (75 -> 50)
      
      
    • M18 SMOKE
      - It creates smoke instantly.
      - The smoke grenade duration has increased a bit.
      
      
    • The hit box of character's thigh area changed from 'torso' to 'leg'.
      
      
    • Grenade Item
      - Mobility has increased.
      
      
    • SIZ556XI CARBON GL / SIZ556XI CARBON FG
      - RATE OF FIRE has decreased a bit.
      - POWER has decreased a bit.
      - Stability and Accuracy has increased a bit.
      
      
      
      
    • MK14 MOD1
      -Ammunition has increased (20/80 -> 30/90)
      -RATE OF FIRE has decreased a bit.
      -RANGE has increased a bit.
      -POWER has increased a bit.
      -Stability and Accuracy has increased a bit.
      
      
      
      
    • MSR
      - Weapon Switching time is faster.
      
      
    • P90
      - Mobility has increased.
      - Range has increased a lot
      - Stability and Accuracy has increased.
      - RATE OF FIRE has decreased a bit.
      
      
      
      
    • SIZMPX
      - Mobility has increased.
      - Range has increased a lot
      - Stability and Accuracy has increased.
      - RATE OF FIRE has decreased a bit.
      
      
      
      
    • KRISS VECTOR
      - Mobility has increased.
      - Range has increased a lot.
      - Stability and Accuracy has increased.
      - RATE OF FIRE has increased a bit
      
      
    
    
    SYSTEM
    • When you kill with GRENADE LAUNCHER, the GRENADE LAUNCHER icon is displayed in the Kill/Death history list on the top right of the HUD.
      
      
      
      
    • The Silencer and Laser Sight setting will save. However, once the match is over it will reset.
      
    • The Outline Display function with ON / OFF option added so that you can check the status of when a team member is hidden behind an object.
      
      • This function only works on Demolition and Assassination Mode.
        
        
        
      
      
    • CUSTOM CHANNEL – If the room host is AFK in Match Room, 'Claim the room host ' function is added, so that anyone can claim the room host.
      
      
      
      
    • The server tickrate has increased.
      
    • The client’s network’s reactivity has increased.
      
    • VIVOX version has updated.
      
    • Tool tips for each option are added to in-game OPTION window.
    
    
    COMPETITIVE MATCH
    The operation policy and rules are changed as shown below:
    
    
    • The penalty system by leaving the match has changed to the following:
      
      • Existing: When leaving the match, the same Ban Time applies right away regardless of the amount of times you have left a match and this number cannot be reset.
        
      • Now: As the number of matches left accumulates, Ban Time also increases. However, if you complete 5 matches of Competitive Matches, the match leaving penalty will be removed.
        
      • [Note] However, if the quantity of left matches reaches 10, the system regards that solider as an abnormal solider who is not willing to participate normally in a Competitive Match.
        
      
      
    • The Competitive Match Inactivity Alarm UI added for soldiers who do not participate in Competitive Matches for a long time.
      
    • The Competitive Match Inactivity Alarm UI shows up 2 days before the system reduces MMR POINT(s) for soldiers who don't participate in Competitive Matches for a long time.
      
    
    
    SHOP
    • COMPETITVE MATCH RESTART TICKET
      
      • Price: 1,200 BULLETS
        
      • If you use this item, all competitive match records of the current season will be reset, and you have to start from the placement matches again before you join a competitive match. Please use it carefully.
        
      • Even though you use this item, the achieved Competitive Match Event and Mission will not be reset.
        
      
      
    • LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY
      
      • Price: 200 BULLETS
        
      
      
    • LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 KEY (10qty.)
      
      • Price: 2,000 BULLETS
        
      
      
    • HAPPY HOLIDAY KEY (10qty.)
      
      • Price: 2,000 BULLETS
        
      • HAPPY HOLIDAY KEY (9qty.) PACKAGE is no longer available to purchase.
        
    
    
    MEDAL SHOP
    • Golden Pig CARD
      
      • Price: 1 MEDAL
        
    
    
    RANDOM BOX SHOP
    • New Weapon Skins are now available for purchase in the Random Box Shop.
      
      
      >LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLACK BOX
      >LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 RED BOX
      >LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 BLUE BOX
    
    
    MODE, MAP
    • QUCIK MATCH CHANNEL: Demolition 8v8, Assassination 8v8, Destruction 16v16 added.
      
    • QUICK MATCH CHANNEL: Survival Mode will be removed from Today’s Mission.
      
    • CUSTOM CHANNEL: DEMOLITION MAPS will be added on TDM, TDM(No Grenades), Survival, Survival(No Grenades), Quick Match–TDM.
      
    • The Ammo Kit will be placed on all maps with any mode where Shotgun, Secondary weapon are available to play.
      
    • We improved the ladder in NIGHT TOWN map as shown below.
      
      
    
    
    BUG FIX
    • We fixed that the Ammunition and Accumulated Kill number displays inappropriately in Spectator Mode.
      
    • Competition Channel - We fixed a bug that F10 key function works inappropriately at Free Camera View in Observation Mode.
      
    • We fixed some problem that some function is working inappropriately if there is no VIVOX INPUT DEVICE.
    
    
    MISCELLANEOUS
    • Winter Theme design has been removed from REVOLUTION MAP.
      
    • Winter Event 2018 Ends
      
      • Winter rewards can no longer be earned now that the Winter Event is over.
        
      • 'CREAMCAKE' map in DESTRUCTION 10v10 MODE, QUICK MATCH Channel has been removed.
        
        • It's Daily Mission has also been removed.
      • The Lucky Box 2019 has been removed from the Weekly Mission and Shop.
        
      • HAPPY HOLIDAY KEY (9qty.) PACKAGE is no longer available to purchase.
        
      • New HAPPY HOLIDAY KEY (10qty.) is available to purchase in the SHOP instead. Price: 2,000 BULLETS
  
  
  Happy Lunar New Year!
  -The Black Squad Team
  

Servers are up, Thank you everyone for waiting.
Time to Download the new Patch, Soldiers!
-Black Squad Team

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Hello, Soldiers!
The EA Update 38: LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 will take place on:

Wed, JAN 30, 2019

• PST: 1/29 22:00 - 1/30 00:00
  
• EST: 01:00 - 03:00
  
• BRST: 04:00 - 06:00
  
• UTC: 06:00 - 08:00
  
• GMT: 06:00 - 08:00
  
• CET: 07:00 - 09:00
  
• SGT: 14:00 - 16:00
  
• KST: 15:00 - 17:00

We apologize for any inconvenience.
-Black Squad Team

Attention Soldiers!


Although 2018 is officially over, we would like to personally close the year by running a Fan Video Contest: The Best of Black Squad 2018!

We've had a wonderful and extremely exciting 2018. Over the year we have built and executed numerous weapons, maps, Competitive Modes, PVE Modes, in-game voice chat, partner program, community cups, ESL Go4Cup, Sommerfest at Gamescom, and much much more. We continue to strive to make the game better in every aspect. Black Squad has truly evolved and we would like to thank you all for the support you have shown throughout. We certainly could not have made all these changes without you!

So what does The Best of Black Squad 2018 mean to you? Send us a video and show us your best of Black Squad for a chance to win various prizes. We are giving away $450 in Steam Gift Cards and over 200,000 BS Coins!


1. Upload your videos on our Steam Store VIDEOS page: https://steamcommunity.com/app/550650/videos/
- All participating videos must contain "[UCC]" in the title.
- Submissions will be accepted until 12:00 AM UTC February 10, 2019
2. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube before you submit them on Steam Community.
3. Fill out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfw_CS97RptScsTIS1Ug8urMDzdf3MwVHcli6LMVpPTg4MNug/viewform
4. 10 Finalists will be decided by the Black Squad Team
5. On February 18, the community votes for the best video through Discord!

Submissions: January 25 - February 10
Finalists Announced and Community Voting Begins: February 18 - February 24

• 1 Entry per Person
  
• Must be your own unique creation (imitations will be disqualified). Any music used in the videos MUST be either: original, have no copyright issues, or owned by Black Squad.
  
• Family friendly entries only (No NSFW)
  
• 10 entries will make it to the finals

10 Finalists:
20,000 BS Coins

1st Place:
$200 Steam Card
50,000 BS Coins

2nd Place:
$150 Steam Card
40,000 BS Coins

3rd Place:
$100 Steam Card
30,000 BS Coins


**NOTE: By entering this Contest you acknowledge and agree to the following terms and conditions. 1. We are collecting your e-mail only to contact winners. 2. We only receive e-mail info for submissions. 3. All of your info will be discarded 7 days after the contest is over. 4. Your submissions may be displayed across various Black Squad platforms 5. If you do not agree to these terms, do not submit your video.


-The Black Squad Team

Attention Soldiers!

Today is the last day of registration for the Clan Emblem War. This means that any players not registered on the ESHUB website and participate in a Ladder match will result in match disqualification and may result in point penalties. Please keep in mind that farming is strictly forbidden, the Clan Ladder Page points will be corrected to reflect these violations and an ESHUB Staff member will be in contact.

If you want to register a clan and have not done so yet, feel free to contact the ESHUB staff and they will take care of it for you.You can contact them here: https://discord.gg/EmQnUh3

If you are clan who is interested in getting their match streamed live from our official Twitch {LINK REMOVED}(twitch.tv/blacksquadonline) please contact ESHUB Staff for that as well.


EU Region:
https://www.theesportshub.com/ladder/96



SA Region:
https://www.theesportshub.com/ladder/98



Asia Region:
https://www.theesportshub.com/ladder/97



NA Region:
https://www.theesportshub.com/ladder/99



*Note: Website has yet to reflect changes in points and are subject to change.



That is all for now! Have fun and good luck!!

Maintenance has been completed, You can now connect and play Black Squad.
Thank you everyone for waiting, and We apologize for any inconvenience.

- Black Squad Team

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Hello Soldiers,

To improve the server stability, the Hotfix will take place on:

JAN 18, 2019

• PST: Jan 17, 22:00 - 23:00
  
• EST: 01:00 - 02:00
  
• BRST: 04:00 - 05:00
  
• UTC: 06:00 - 07:00
  
• GMT: 06:00 - 07:00
  
• CET: 07:00 - 08:00
  
• SGT: 14:00 - 15:00
  
• KST: 15:00 - 16:00

We apologize for any inconvenience.
-BS Dev Team-

Attention Soldiers!

Today begins the very first day of The Clan Emblem War!! How exciting! 🚩

We are happy to see so many clans participating- however make sure to finish your roster! We have deleted the teams with only 1-2 people. However, we have decided to leave registrations open through the event so that you can continue to add clan mates to your ESHUB roster once you have at least 5 total clan members.

What this means: Make sure to CANCEL or DISPUTE any matches if you come against an opposing team with a player that is NOT part of the same clan.

Clan War Period:
January 17th to February 17th


1. Go to the website. Click on Black Squad and scroll down to the Ladders.

2. Open your region's ladder.



3. Go to create a match (You can now create a random match)



4. Now you have to set up the single details about your upcoming match -
- Create a Match day: You can choose between today/tomorrow
- Hour: set the time you will be ready with your team
- Players in match: 5v5 is mandatory
- Ruleset: Demolition - Games: BO1
- Select players for match (make a hook for your match's roster)



5. Select 'Create Match' on the bottom right.

6. The message 'Your match has been posted successfully' will appear.



7. Your random match has now been created and will be shown under Challenges for every other team of your ladder. Once a team accepts this random match both teams will be able to open the match details page:



On the top left in GREEN you can Cancel a Pending Match or Report the results of a Match. On the top right in RED you can Make a Dispute/ No Show. (Only the team owner/founder and the captains are able to see these buttons)



8. You can find all your current running matches under your team's profile.

If you have any questions feel free to ask in Discord for quick help. https://discord.gg/EmQnUh3

Good Luck Have Fun!

Attention Soldiers!

The Go4Cup Championship has come to an end. It was an exciting Semi-Finals and Grand Final. A huge congratulations to Dispute for earning the Championship title as Europe's TOP Black Squad Team!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZUxBmsCmTQ
Congratulations is also in order for all participating teams. The following in-game rewards have been sent today.



We hope you enjoyed the ESL Black Squad Go4Cup. Thank you to everyone who participated and came to watch the series. For those who missed out on the ESL UK Live Stream you can watch the VOD here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/363304987

-The Black Squad Team-

Attention Soldiers

Tomorrow is the last day of clan registration for The Clan Emblem War! Please complete your roster by 15th January 2019,12 PM GMT. -

https://www.theesportshub.com/platform/black-squad/pc-blacksquad

Notes:

• Team Owner/Founder: Please appoint sufficient "TEAM CAPTAINS" in your team settings. (Go to "edit your team" then "update player role").
  
  
• The team captains are representatives of the owners/founders and can also challenge other teams or take on challenges. This means that you can play multiple matches at the same time, if each team has at least one captain.
  
  
• The Team Owner/Founder can upload your Team Avatar in the team-settings! -
• Please complete your roster of at least 5 players and a maximum of 50 players. Clans with too few players will be deleted.
  
  
• You must be registered with your REAL in-game clan name! So pay attention to special characters and uppercase and lowercase letters of your clan names. -> non-existent clans will be deleted.
  
  
• Tomorrow we will create a MOSS channel for every region! The channels will be called: MOSS_Upload_EU etc... Join the ESHUB Discord here: https://discord.gg/EmQnUh3

Good luck!

Watch the top European Teams compete in the grand finale for €3000 and various other prizes. http://twitch.tv/blacksquadonline

Hosted and Commentated by:
>Jack 'Jacky' Peters
>Harry 'Lethal' Thomas




Follow us on Twitter for live updates! https://twitter.com/ESLBlackSquad

Hello Soldiers,

We recognized that some players have issues with playing Black Squad since the latest Hotfix where we introduced the 64-bit version of the game.

We apologize for any inconveniences caused and want to share some fixes that work for most of players.

You can find detailed instructions on how to fix this error in our FAQ section here: http://support.blacksquad.com/kb/faq.php?id=66
Note: Method 6 fixed the issue for most of them.

If you get any other error-messages with using the 64-bit Version or you feel like the 64-bit Version is not running smoothly for you, you can still manually start the 32-bit Version of the game.

This can be found in your Black Squad directory in the Steam folder.
For example: " ...\steamapps\common\Black Squad\binaries\win32\"

You need to doubleclick "SteamLauncher.exe" and you should be able to play the game again.

If you experience any other issues, please feel free to contact us through support at http://support.blacksquad.com

- The Black Squad Team