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Hello, survivors!

A new event “Following Lloyd’s trail” has started in Crossout, where you will have the opportunity to select and produce valuable parts for your vehicle, as well as rotors for your armoured aircraft. Join in, the rewards are waiting for you!

[h2]New event: “Following Lloyd’s trail”[/h2]

Attention! The event and packs with event passes will be available from February 22 to March 20 inclusive!

• The levels and corresponding rewards are unlocked as you complete special challenges and earn event experience points.
  
• Event experience points are required to unlock levels and receive rewards.
  
• As part of this event, you will be receiving new challenges: 1 main and 1 additional challenge.
  
• New challenges appear every day. All uncompleted daily challenges are accumulated.
  
• The base event rewards are available to all players without exception. They include:
  
  • Coupons for factional workbenches;
    
  • 50 in-game coins;
    
  • A number of stickers and the “Chimney pipe” decor;
    
  • Containers with resources;
    
  • Engineer badges.
    
• All additional rewards (marked with a lock icon on a blue background) are only available to those who have purchased the “Following Lloyd’s trail” pack (standard or deluxe version). Purchasing the deluxe version immediately unlocks the following 10 levels and all the rewards of the unlocked levels.
  
• Purchasing the pack gives you access to:
  
  • Certain already produced parts;
    
  • Recipes for the production of certain upgraded parts on the event workbench;
    
  • Additional in-game coins;
    
  • 2 paints, a number of stickers and decors (“Hangman” and “LED headlights”);
    
  • Storage expansion;
    
  • For each subsequent level, starting from 41, you will receive the “Tempest” autocannon as a reward. These autocannons can be used in the production of parts on a special event workbench, as well as sold or used in upgrades.
    

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Hello!

Today we would like to bring you a new variant of the ram damage mechanics and the corresponding changes to the parameters of parts, as well as a new perspective on power consumption and how much power generators and cabins should provide.

We remind you that all the new features described in this news are not final and may be changed before they are introduced into the game or may not make it into the game at all. You can familiarize yourself with all the planned changes in detail on the special test server!
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[h2]Why are the current mechanics getting changed?[/h2]

The implementation of the current ram damage mechanics has a number of problems that cause it to be unstable in combat conditions. We won’t go into technical details, but here are a few examples:

• when colliding at certain angles, enemy parts may not be recognized and the damage will “go nowhere”;
  
• ramming at high speed may result in the colliding part not taking damage, while the parts behind it will take damage;
  
• the calculation of damage value has an overly strong dependence on speed, which can cause damage to be massive when using boosters.
  

Therefore, ramming is too often unpredictable for players and can either critically damage the enemy or not damage them at all (especially at high speeds).

We would like to present you with an alternative mechanic, which should work much more consistently in terms of damage implementation (locating the parts) as well as having a narrower range of damage values.

[h2]The essence of the new mechanics.[/h2]

The new mechanics are very similar to how the “big” projectiles deal damage. Now we will simplistically describe how it works and what it depends on.

Now after ramming, an invisible “cylinder” is formed at the point of contact. Enemy parts within this cylinder are sorted as they get farther away from the point of contact, then damage is applied to them sequentially until it is spent or the parts in the queue run out. It works the same way on the enemy’s side as well. This search algorithm eliminates the first 2 problems described in the previous section.

The diameter of the cylinder is individual for both players and depends on the masses of their armoured vehicles. The higher the mass, the larger the “area” of damage will be.

The height of the cylinder and its direction are identical for both players and depend on the difference of their speed vectors (the values of the speeds and their directions relative to each other are taken into account).

Here are a few examples. Lets say the speed of the first player is 100 km/h and the speed of the second player is 50 km/h:

• Players move towards each other in the same line. During collision the “cylinders” will be directed along the same line, a speed value of 150 km/h (100+50) will go into the calculation of the heights.
  
• Player 1 catches up with player 2. As in the first case, they move along the same line. The cylinders will again be directed along this line, but the height will be less, because the speed of 50 km/h (100-50) will go into its calculation.
  
• The speeds of the players are directed at an angle relative to each other. Depending on the angle, the height calculation will range from 50 ( the minimum possible when one player catches up with the other) to 150 (a “head-on” collision). The direction of the “cylinder” will also depend on the direction of both speeds.
  

The final damage value is calculated depending on the mass of the vehicle and how much the speeds of the armoured cars have changed after the collision. For example, if the collision occurred tangentially and the speeds hardly changed, then the total damage will be minor. If the speed of at least one of the players has changed significantly after the collision, the damage will also increase significantly.

Therefore, dealing and taking retaliatory damage will be unique for different vehicles and game situations. Due to the fact that when two players collide, both damage and possible depth of damage calculations the same resulting speed and mass of both players will be taken into account, slower and heavier vehicles will deal more damage, often dealing it in the outer area, while lighter and faster ones will deal less damage, but mostly “along the line” into the interior.

[h2]Changes to parts[/h2]

Due to the changes described above, the parameters of the parts related to the new mechanics have been revised (as the parts with resistance to ram damage now block damage more effectively, and the bonuses to ram damage are more consistently implemented).

[h3]Resistances[/h3]

On the current game server, ramming and melee damage resistance is a single parameter. We have split them into 2 separate ones to allow for more flexible configuration. Please note that on the test server, the previous resistance only works for ramming damage, and the melee damage resistance has a temporary saw icon.

[h3]Bumpers[/h3]

The parameters shown in brackets are from the game server, and those outside the brackets are shown from the test server.
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The following structural parts have also been transferred to the “bumpers” section:
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[h3]Passive melee weapons[/h3]
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[h3]Other parts[/h3]

Cerberus, Bastion, Tracks, ML 200, Bigram, Shiv and Shiv (ST), Meat grinder:

• Added 50% resistance to melee damage.
  

Gerrida I:

• Added 25% resistance to melee damage.
  

Tusk:

• bonus to ram damage reduced from 200 to 100%.
  
• changed the collision of the front part of the cabin for more stable realization of the ram.
  
• bonus from one charge of the perk reduced from 60 to 40%.
  
• the distance for one perk charge reduced from 100 to 80 m.
  

Frames:

• resistance to ram damage increased from 25% to 35%.
  
• Added 25% resistance to melee damage.
  

Goblin:

• added 60% resistance to melee damage.
  
• bonus to ram damage reduced from 200 to 150%.
  

Gremlin:

• added 60% resistance to melee damage.
  
• bonus to ram damage reduced from 250 to 150%.
  

Draco:

• added 60% resistance to melee damage.
  
• bonus to ram damage reduced from 200 to 150%.
  

Borer, Buzzsaw, Lacerator, Mauler, Harvester, Charybdis:

• Added 50% resistance to melee damage.
  

[h2]Testing[/h2]

We would like to change the ram mechanics in the next updates, so we ask you to test as many game situations as possible (collisions with cars of different masses and speeds, with and without bumpers and passive melee weapons) and share your feedback with us. This will be very helpful in subsequent adjustment of parameters of both the mechanics and the parts.

• Please describe the situations in which you think too much / too little damage was inflicted after the collision (approximate mass, speeds, what parts collided, whether the collision was “head-on”, “tangential”, angled, and any other details you consider necessary).
  
• Do you find the performance of ramming more stable relative to the game servers? Have you noticed any errors / illogicalities in its work?
  
• How do you feel about parameter changes related to parts ramming? Do you feel it is necessary to convert the above list of structural parts into bumpers?
  

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Please note that this change is experimental. At this time, we have no plans to introduce it into the game as part of one of the upcoming updates. Its future fate will depend on the results of testing and further refinement.

At the moment, 1 unit of energy is a too significant value relative to the total energy limit. This problem becomes particularly apparent among hardware, the majority of which consumes 1 energy, even though the modules themselves are not equivalent to each other. Some of the modules have a strong effect and making it weaker can make it simply redundant, and increasing the power consumption to 2 units can make it weak. The other modules are too situational and therefore hardly used. In their case, amplifying the effect would not remedy the situation in any way, and removing energy consumption would force the restrictions or negative effects to be imposed.

We would like to test the changes, the essence of which is that all energy values (that both provide energy and consume it) would be doubled and then some of them would be increased or decreased by 1 unit.

In this form, 1 unit of energy would be equivalent to 0.5 units of energy on current game servers, which would allow assigning a more fair energy consumption to a part relative to its efficiency and diversifying builds.

[h2]What has changed?[/h2]

The changes are primarily related to modules and cabins. All weapons and modules not listed below have had their energy drain doubled (some of them may have had their power scores slightly changed). The values before the changes are indicated in brackets.

[h3]Cabins[/h3]

Currently, lightweight and medium cabins give the same amount of energy, while heavy cabins give 1 unit less. We would like to test a variant in which lightweight cabs have 1 unit. (0.5 in the old system) more than medium cabins, and heavy ones have 1 unit of energy less than medium ones. We’ve also changed the progression of how much energy cabins give depending on their rarity.
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[h3]Generators[/h3]

We invite you to test a variant in which heavy generators give 1 unit more energy than light generators. In order to keep all generators relevant in battles, we have made changes to their parameters.
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[h3]Hardware[/h3]

An important change would be the addition of a progression of hardware energy drain within the same type. Since there is now no change in power consumption as rarity increases, the lower rarity counterparts are much less in demand than their advanced versions. With this change, it will be more difficult to mount “all the best” on the car, and the players have to make compromises and experiment by replacing some parts with the counterparts of lower rarities.
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[h3]Weapons[/h3]
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[h2]Testing[/h2]

We understand that such changes may cause some vehicles to become unavailable, but these tweaks can potentially increase the diversity of builds in the future. We ask you to build vehicles of different PS levels on a test server and upload them to the exhibition, and then give detailed feedback based on the results.

• In general, do you like the idea of energy scaling?
  
• Do you agree with the changes to cabins, generators, modules and weapons? If you agree partially, please specify what you don’t like about them.
  
• What can you suggest us to change additionally?
  

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[h2]How to get to the test server?[/h2]
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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:
  
  • Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT time)
  • Friday, February 23, 2024 from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT time)
  • Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT time)
  • Sunday, February 25, 2024 from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT time)
• Then we plan to introduce some adjustments and additional changes, based on the results of the 1st stage of testing. The testing will continue:
  
  • Friday, March 1, 2024 from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT time)
  • Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT time)
  • Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT time)
• Any progress you make on the test server will not be transferred to the live game servers (INCLUDING ATTEMPTS TO BUY PACKS).
  

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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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One week ago, the major update "Frostbite Assault" was released.

We offer you to check out the story trailer of this update.
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Hello survivors!

Yesterday, the "Northern Justice" temporary raid became available. After analyzing the stats and reviewing your messages and suggestions, we have decided to increase the raid reward.

Thank you for your feedback. Have a great weekend!
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Hello!

The “Dragonfly” packs with new rotors are now available on all platforms. Choose the version you like and go ahead — conquer new heights!

[h2]“Dragonfly” pack (Deluxe edition)[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720590/?snr=1_5_9__205
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• Unique armoured aircraft: “Dragonfly (Deluxe edition)”;
  
• New movement part: rotor “MR-2 Maple”;
  
• New movement part: rotor “Impeller”;
  
• Cabin: “Harpy”;
  
• Weapon: “Cricket” (2 pcs.);
  
• Hardware: engine “Cheetah”, module “Expanded ammo pack”, recharge booster “KA-2 Flywheel”, defence module “Argus”;
  
• Portrait: “Odonata”;
  
• Unique paint can: “Burning chitin”;
  
• Background and logo for profile customization;
  
• Access to new structural parts;
  
• 4000 in-game coins;
  
• Maximum number of parts increased to 75.
  

The consequences of conflict can sometimes be worse than the conflict itself, and the Faction War is no exception. The clash between the military’s deadly armoured aircraft and the Firestarters’ insane passion for explosions not only turned the Valley into a battlefield, but also gave birth to the “winged dragons” that sow fear on the ground and in the skies.

[h2]“Dragonfly” pack[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720570/?snr=1_5_9__205
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• Unique armoured aircraft: “Dragonfly”;
  
• New movement part: rotor “MR-2 Maple”;
  
• New movement part: rotor “Impeller”;
  
• Cabin: “Harpy”;
  
• Weapon: rocket launcher “Cricket” (2 pcs.);
  
• Hardware: engine “Cheetah”, module “Expanded ammo pack”, recharge booster “KA-2 Flywheel”, defence module “Argus”;
  
• Portrait: “Odonata”;
  
• Early access to new structural parts;
  
• 1500 in-game coins;
  
• Maximum number of parts increased to 75.
  

[h2]“Dragonfly” pack (Lite edition)[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720580/?snr=1_5_9__205
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• Unique armoured aircraft: “Dragonfly (Lite edition)”;
  
• New movement part: rotor “MR-2 Maple”;
  
• New movement part: rotor “Impeller”;
  
• Cabin: “Bat”;
  
• Weapons: rocket launcher “Pyralid” (2 pcs.);
  
• Equipment: engine “Razorback”;
  
• Early access to new structural parts;
  
• Maximum number of parts increased to 70.
  

[h3]Attention! Both Lite and Deluxe packs will be available until March 17 inclusive![/h3]
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