Planned balance changes, November 2025
Hello, survivors!
We’ve received a lot of feedback from you concerning the balance, and today we would like to share the changes we planned for the upcoming major update. You can see all the changes for yourself at the special test server.
Some of the changes were implemented based on the results of the last Q&A session.
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 see all the planned changes in more detail on the special testing server.
Structural parts parameters changes
Left helicopter wing / Right helicopter wing
- Durability reduced from 42 to 35 pts.
- Armoured car durability bonus reduced from 42 to 18 pts.
- PS reduced from 39 to 28.
Left radiator bonnet / Right radiator bonnet
- Durability reduced from 110 to 59 pts.
- Mass reduced from 115 to 84 kg.
- Armoured car durability bonus reduced from 110 to 30 pts.
- PS reduced from 53 to 38.
Observation compartment
- Durability reduced from 218 to 182 pts.
- Armoured car durability bonus reduced from 218 to 91 pts.
- PS reduced from 154 to 112.
Mounting bracket
- Durability reduced from 90 to 75 pts.
- Armoured car durability bonus reduced from 90 to 38 pts.
- PS reduced from 77 to 56.
Thorax
- Durability reduced from 25 to 19 pts.
- Mass reduced from 31 to 28 kg.
- Armoured car durability bonus reduced from 25 to 10 pts.
- PS reduced from 35 to 26.
Battle walker shoulder left / Battle walker shoulder right
- Durability reduced from 176 to 147 pts.
- Armoured car durability bonus reduced from 176 to 74 pts.
- PS reduced from 140 to 102.
Saya
- Durability reduced from 113 to 94 pts.
- Armoured car durability bonus reduced from 113 to 47 pts.
- PS reduced from 105 to 77.
Comment on structural parts: the parts listed above stood out due to their particularly favorable ratio of total durability to mass. After the changes, their parameters should become more on par with the other structural parts.
Shotguns
Lupara
- Energy drain reduced from 6 to 5 pts.
- PS reduced from 240 to 200.
- Projectile speed increased by 15%.
Sledgehammer
- Energy drain reduced from 6 to 5 pts.
- PS reduced from 390 to 325.
- Projectile speed increased by 15%.
Mace
- Energy drain reduced from 6 to 5 pts.
- PS reduced from 570 to 475.
- Projectile speed increased by 15%.
Thunderbolt
- Energy drain reduced from 8 to 7 pts.
- PS reduced from 1080 to 945.
- Projectile speed increased by 15%.
Hammerfall
- Energy drain reduced from 10 to 9 pts.
- PS reduced from 2000 to 1800.
- Projectile speed increased by 15%.
Breaker
- Energy drain reduced from 10 to 9 pts.
- PS reduced from 3000 to 2700.
- Projectile speed increased by 15%.
- The perk now charges in 0.6 sec. instead of 0.8 sec.
- Perk bonus to damage increased by 2 times.
- Increased the range with the perk active by 100% instead of 50%.
Comment on shotguns: low efficiency of this line of shotguns. Reduced energy drain will allow more modules to be installed in addition to shotguns, and increased projectile speed will make it easier to use them. Additional changes to the “Breaker” perk should increase its relevance in comparison with other relic weapons.
Plasma emitters
Prometheus V
Durability increased from 213 to 265 pts.
Helios
- Durability increased from 259 to 350 pts.
- Additional damage from the perk increased by 2 times.
Nemesis
- Durability increased from 360 to 485 pts.
- Damage reduced by 10%.
Comment on plasma emitters: plasma emitters (except for “Synthesis”) have low survivability. The damage change for “Nemesis” is necessary to keep the weapon’s efficiency within normal limits after a significant increase in durability.
Drones and turrets
For the following drones and turrets, you can now manually assign a target (like with the “Muninn” cabin perk):
- AD-12 Falcon
- AD-13 Hawk
- MD-3 Owl
- Sidekick
- Grenadier
- Fatum
- Fuze
- DT Cobra
- DT Python
- RT Anaconda
Comment on drones and turrets: the change should increase the overall efficiency of drones by giving players more control over the course of battle.
Other parts
Muninn
- Removed the ability to assign targets to drones from the perk.
- The perk is now active for 10 sec. instead of 7 sec.
- Perk bonus to damage is now 70% instead of 100%.
- Speed increased from 71 to 83 km/h.
- Durability reduced from 430 to 295 pts.
- Mass reduced from 2700 to 1700 kg.
- Mass limit reduced from 15500 to 12100 kg.
Comment: the changes to perk compensate for the fact that the “Muninn” lost one of its features due to the above changes to drones. The rebalancing of parameters should make the cabin more suitable for armoured cars with drones.
Judge 76mm
Blast damage increased by 10%.
Comment: low efficiency of the cannon.
Corvo
- The perk now increases the damage of the first projectile, not the last one.
- Projectile speed increased by 6%.
- Reduced projectile size.
Comment: changes to the perk will allow the revolver to be effectively combined with the “Manitou” perk. The change in projectile speed and size will make it easier to aim at individual parts.
Astraeus
- Energy drain reduced from 12 to 11 pts.
- PS reduced from 1620 to 1485.
- Damage to own parts reduced from 40 to 30 pts.
Comment: low efficiency of the weapon.
Arothron
- Durability increased from 280 to 337 pts.
- Mass reduced from 378 to 287 kg.
- Significantly increased the impulse of an unexploded projectile.
Comment: the weapon had too low a durability-to-mass ratio in comparison with other shotguns. The additional impulse of an unexploded projectile will help in situations where a light enemy build gets too close.
Note that with the release of the next update, the “Arothron” will receive additional welding points on the base. For technical reasons, this change will not be available on the test server yet.
Kapkan
Added perk: the mine’s cable becomes stronger in 15 sec. after it’s placed.
Comment: the perk encourages the tactical use of the “Kapkan” by placing mines where the enemy is likely to pass.
Jotun
- Energy drain reduced from 12 to 10 pts.
- PS reduced from 1620 to 1350.
Comment: “Jotun’s” energy drain does not correspond to its overall efficiency. This change will either reduce the armoured car’s PS or allow additional modules to be installed without increasing the overall PS.
Punji
- The negative effect of the perk now additionally deals periodic damage to the enemy’s cabin.
- Effect duration increased from 3 to 5 sec.
- Energy field damage reduced by 16.6%.
Comment: the changes will make quick passage through the energy field more punishing to the enemy.
Clarinet TOW
The mini-map now centers on the projectile when it’s in flight.
Comment: the change improves the comfort of use of the weapon: now you can navigate using the mini-map when controlling the projectile.
Elephant (cust.)
- Perk damage bonus reduced from 50% to 35% per 100 m.
- The explosion now freezes up parts by 15% instead of 25%.
Comment: the efficiency of the custom version of the “Elephant” turned out to be significantly higher than expected. The changes should bring it within acceptable limits, while keeping the weapon in demand. The change in the freezing percentage will add a difference from the regular “Elephant” perk.
AC64 Joule
- Damage reduced by 10%.
- The perk now takes the speed of moving in space into account, rather than the speedometer speed.
Comment: the weapon had a high ratio of damage dealt per battle to energy consumed.
Kensei
The perk now also increases the armoured car’s damage protection by 20%.
Comment: unpopular cabin.
Savior
- Damage protection perk bonus per 1000 durability pts. increased from 7% to 10%.
- Maximum perk bonus increased from 28% to 35%.
Comment: low efficiency of the perk.
Cockpit
- Speed required to activate the perk increased from 75 to 125 km/h.
- Heating rate of boosters now decreases by 30% instead of increasing by 30%.
- Bonus to booster charge increased from 50% to 75%.
Comment: the change to the perk activation speed reduces the synergy of the cabin with melee weapons, with which it exhibited too high efficiency. Other changes to the perk compensate for this for armoured cars with ranged weapons.
Ajax
- Shield duration and damage bonus active time reduced from 6 to 3 sec.
- Cooldown reduced from 12 to 6 sec.
Comment: the duration and, as a result, the cooldown of the cabin’s shield were too high for the mechanics of the shield itself, which assumes that it is activated shortly before the enemy fires.
Beacon 11
- Additional damage received by the player reduced from 25% to 15%.
- Damage protection bonus reduced from 10% to 7%.
Comment: unpopular cabin with unstable efficiency. The change will increase its survivability in the early stages of the game, but will decrease it in the late stages.
Gerrida I
- Durability increased from 450 to 490 pts.
- Damage resistance to ram damage and melee damage, as well as damage that is let through, increased from 25% to 35%.
Comment: low survivability of the movement part.
“Omni” and “Atom”
Added 25% damage resistance to melee and ram damage.
Comment: insufficient survivability of the movement parts when colliding with enemies.
Uwabaki (and its ST version)
- Power bonus per enemy increased from 50% to 60%.
- Damage that is let through increased from 15% to 20%.
Comment: low efficiency of the wheels.
Sleipnir
Changed perk: as the armoured car is driving, increases its power up to 250% at 1800 m travelled.
Comment: the old “Sleipnir” perk was not relevant in comparison with other parts and had little effect on the efficiency of armoured cars with it.
Widget (and its ST version)
- Speed penalty in the first mode increased from 25% to 40%.
- Power bonus in the second mode reduced from 50% to 35%.
Comment: high efficiency of the movement part that has both high mobility and survivability.
Myriad
- Acceleration reduced by 10%.
- Legs durability recovery time increased from 7 to 10 sec.
- Tonnage reduced from 1660 to 1430 kg.
Comment: high efficiency of the movement part. The previous regeneration time allowed the legs to restore durability when fighting an enemy. Reduced acceleration should affect how the armoured car with this movement part pushes other vehicles. The tonnage change will reduce the overall durability of armoured cars with these legs.
Verifier
- Reduced the time it takes for enemies to become visible from 3 to 2 sec.
- Cooldown reduced from 35 to 30 sec.
Comment: low popularity of the module in comparison with the “Oculus”.
AR-27 Morgan
- Reload time increase within the cylinder reduced from 18% to 13%.
- Perk now speeds up reloading by 7% instead of 4%.
- Mass reduced from 616 to 524 kg.
- Reduced projectile size.
Comment: low efficiency of the revolver. The perk change will make its impact on gameplay more noticeable, and the reduced projectile size will make it easier to aim at enemy parts.
Charybdis
The perk no longer reduces weapon damage.
Comment: unpopular weapon. After a series of changes, the implementation of the perk has become more dependent on the player’s skill. We decided to make it more rewarding.
Narwhal
- Blast radius increased by 25%.
- Perk bonus damage increased from 100% to 125%.
Comment: low efficiency of the cannon.
Draco
- Damage that is let through increased from 20% to 35%.
- Damage increased by 7%.
Comment: the changes complement the previous changes to “Draco” and should increase its efficiency to normal levels.
AM-5 Avalanche
- Energy drain reduced from 24 to 23 pts.
- PS reduced from 4800 to 4600.
Comment: low efficiency of the mortar. Reduced energy drain will make it more efficient when used in combination with heavy cabins.
Skadi
- In addition to reducing damage, the perk also reduces the enemy’s power by up to 35% of its original value.
- Maximum effect now lasts 43% longer.
- Effect duration reduced from 5 to 3 sec.
Comment: unpopular weapon. The updated perk affects the enemy’s mobility without directly limiting their speed, which will provide a unique benefit and versatility to the weapon.
Thyrsus I
Maximum number of perk charges reduced from 10 to 6.
Comment: high efficiency due to recent changes that significantly reduced the perk’s charge consumption.
Parser
Damage reduced by 12%.
Comment: high efficiency due to recent changes that significantly increased total damage.
Triton
- Damage from barrel tips explosion reduced by 25%.
- Charge accumulation delay increased from 6 to 8 sec.
Comment: high efficiency of the perk.
Kronos
The perk now accumulates if a wreckage is within 30 m of the cabin, instead of 45 m in front of it.
Comment: low popularity of the cabin. The change should significantly simplify the accumulation of the perk. Now its mechanics are the same as of similar parts.
Absolute
- Added permanent 20% increase in the blast radius of projectiles to the perk.
- Activatable bonus to the blast radius reduced from 40% to 30%.
Comment: low efficiency of the cabin perk. Now, the partial bonus to the blast radius will be active permanently, and the maximum bonus will be higher than before.
Yokozuna
- Ally speed bonus increased from 15% to 20%.
- Perk cooldown reduced from 25 to 20 sec.
Comment: the change is intended to increase the relevance of the cabin in team play.
Jormungandr
- Pellet damage increased by 41%.
- Extra shot now deals 50% of the base damage.
- Extra shot pellets now heat up parts by 1% instead of 5%.
- Extra shot spread is now the same as the base shot.
Comment: without the perk, the shotgun was less efficient than its legendary counterpart. At the same time, the extra shot from the perk is only activated when shooting at parts with high durability. The changes are aimed at solving both problems.
Porcupine
Mass reduced from 720 to 440 kg.
Comment: low ratio of durability to mass.
Destroyer
- Durability increased from 511 to 562 pts.
- Projectile speed increased by 25%.
- Perk now accumulates for every 4 hits instead of 6.
Comment: low efficiency of the grenade launcher.
Devourer
Added the display of the burst length and reload time to the aim.
Comment: the change will make using the minigun more comfortable.
Punisher
- Damage reduced by 10%.
- Perk bonus damage increased from 50% to 65%.
Comment: partial reversal of the previous change, which increased the efficiency of “Punisher” beyond the intended level.
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.
- Download the launcher from one of the links below, depending on your publisher. Running this launcher will automatically start the installation of the version of the game client used for mass testing.
- Choose a folder to install the testing game client and decide if you wish to create a desktop icon for it.
- After the installation is complete, and all files are downloaded, run the game client using either the desktop icon or launcher.exe in the test game client folder, and then log into the game using your username and password.
- The whole progress of your main account will be transferred to the test server (including parts in storage and levels of reputation in factions).
- If you had not already done it before, you will need to transfer progress from your account after logging into the test server: press the “Esc” key and select “Copy account data”.
- Please note the schedule of the test server:
- Saturday, November 1, 2025: from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT)
- Sunday, November 2, 2025: from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT)
- Monday, November 3, 2025: from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT)
- Tuesday, November 4, 2025: from 13:00 to 19:00 (GMT)
- Any progress you make on the test server will not be transferred to the live game servers (INCLUDING ATTEMPTS TO BUY PACKS).
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.
