New Faction Announced

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Oh, I’m familiar with what was offered.

I have tons of large decor for spaced armor. The Syndicate piece has been pretty pricey for what it is since it came out. Neon Santa, Christmas Trees, Snow Tyres, Large Spares and Spring Drones are what I generally use. I don’t really NEED another, although if the price dropped…

I got an Onamori pretty cheap on the market since it was being dumped by people who didn’t know how to use it.

I got Kamis & fuzed them the same way, but rarely use it. The Beholder’s better in almost every way. The ONLY stat the Kami has better is speed, but everything else, including the perk, is worse.

The Avalanche… um… if it fired more than once an hour, maybe I’d use it. I got one of those, too. Never use it. Ever. I just keep it in case they buff it at some point. LOL If I’m feeling lazy & want to play support, THAT is NOT the weapon I’m going with.

If there’s something I really wish I had, it’d be the Kaiju, but I can get that on the market, too, if I choose. It’s on the cheaper end of the Legendary Weapons. If I were to go shopping, the Mammoth & Toadfish, which are both cheaper at the moment, would come first. I hate weapons that require special trigger operations to use. The Toadfish, when paired or tripled up, is obviously a ton of fun to use. Put one on one trigger & the other two on another & watch your enemies go flying. :slight_smile: :upside_down_face: :slight_smile: :upside_down_face: :rofl:

I already have an inflatable mammoth, so a real one might be called for. :rofl:

The really good parts from the syndicate were structural parts… the elbows, paws, Gessan, Haraate, and Mengu are pretty sweet. I also find myself using the Kohires quite a bit. They were all available in the badge exchange.

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Another brawl with a paywall, like the Mr. Twister event they did recently is what I’m thinking. It’s like a Battle Pass, costs money just like a Battle Pass, but it kinda sucks. I expect more of that.

I’m not sure about the other kids, but I’ve been getting stickers from visitors lately. The first one was a “Raven’s Day” sticker, and the one I got today was the “Iron Lilly.” I’m not sure if that’s a hint that the Knight Riders or Ravens are coming, or something, or maybe it’s just random free sticker fun. IDK. Is anybody else getting those too, I wonder?

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To be perfectly honest, I guess I haven’t been paying attention to what I have been getting from visitors. I just go kill them or greet them and move along. Interesting. I’ll have to pay attention.

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lost wold icon

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And our first teaser…

The aesthetic sounds promising! :slight_smile: And drones??? bots??? Really?

A new meta? :wink:
New faction “Hyperborea”. Part 1 - News - Crossout

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New faction “Hyperborea”. Part 1

Hello, survivors!

While you are conquering the snow-covered expanses of the Wasteland on these winter days, one may think that the only thing missing is a truly “winter”, northern faction with its distinctive massive parts, which combine the harsh temper of its members and the aesthetics of dieselpunk.

The upcoming season in Crossout will be dedicated to exactly such a faction. In this series of development blogs, we will find out together what new surprises the mysterious “Hyperborea” has in store 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.

Legendary heavy cabin

One of the cabins of the new faction (yes, a little hint of the future!) is perfect for those who want to control their drones, turrets and quadcopters.

The perk of this cabin will consist of active and passive features. Passively (i.e. always) you will be able to set a target for any drone, turret or quadcopter (similar to the target designation of the “Annihilator” drone). If you activate the perk, then the damage of all drones, turrets and quadcopters will be greatly increased, but they will all be destroyed as soon as the duration of the active ability ends.

The cabin’s form factor is very convenient and suitable for various purposes. Its length is 8 “pins”, width — 6 “pins”, and its height is 5 “pins”. The cockpit has cavities designed for mounting both drone launch modules and other additional modules. The number of attachment points on all sides will also give you a lot of opportunities to armour the car and apply non-standard design solutions. Practicality in everything is a distinctive feature of the Hyperboreans.

Legendary light generator

You often asked us about a new lightweight generator — an analogue of the “Apollo”. It’s time to meet “Thor”! Like “Apollo”, the new generator adds 4 pts. of energy, but it is noticeably more compact than its heavier counterpart. In horizontal projection, its dimensions are 5 “pins” in length, 4 “pins” in width and 2 “pins” in height.

The durability of the new generator is about half that of the “Apollo”. But the mass is almost three times less, which will definitely be appreciated by the owners of lightweight armoured cars, who had to make sacrifices for the sake of an additional unit of energy.

Experienced survivors have probably already realized that everything is not so simple, and there must be some sort of a special condition here. The explosion of this generator is extremely dangerous for an armoured car — its power is almost twice that of the more reliable “Apollo”, so think several times how to better hide it under layers of armour. Otherwise, the fragments of your car will fly in all directions.

New structural parts

New faction will also add new structural parts to the game. In this blog, we would like to show you a massive metal bonnet (6x1x3) and a new, durable bumper — a snow plow. In the following parts, we will present you other structural parts, so don’t miss it!

That’s all for today, but there will be more interesting news in the future! Good luck in battles! We’ll see you in the next part of our development blog!

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I really like that part.

“Legendary?” Oh-boy.

Drones. neat.

“Legendary?” Oh-boy.

“Convenient…width — 5pins?” That’s odd, but convenient? IDK. I do like a little asymmetric aesthetic.

Another “new” snow plow, eh? Well, I’m sure the aesthetic will be fantastic as with most of their models.

I’ll spare you guys the big dialog about how disappointing I’m finding this game lately. Nobody wants to hear that anyway.

It’s really pretty. Good job with the aesthetics, Devs. Good luck with the rest of it.

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if only it wasnt just another bp-temporary-faction trash update

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I have been waiting for a generator like this for awhile now.

BUT I think for new players this is a trap. Let’s give them a new fused generator to build big boy builds… oh wait? You don’t have any meta weapons, wheels or modules that work in high ps? Cha-Ching $$$$

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What do you really want? Slow progression through 15 levels requiring hundreds of thousands experience? This way you get all the parts they have in weeks, instead of months. What do you miss out on? Literally Nothing. You’ll get your stabilizer crate no matter which permanent faction you’re in.

Common sense man -_-

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It’s only a trap if you put yourself up too high. Plenty of sub-top PS builds use the Apollo with epic weapons and do great. And the cha-ching part? $100 for 7500 coins, for one unfused generator. Or $10 for a fused generator.

Common sense…

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You don’t really need meta weapons to appreciate 4en.

I always enjoy new parts, those are odd looking for what parts the say they are and I’m not talking about how they are stylized.

I can’t say I’m that thrilled with the passive cab perk mostly because I’ve requested that featured perk just be reworked onto existing drones a number of times. As for the active perk I wonder how short that perk activation time is, sounds like if you hit it at the wrong time you might pre-kill some drones.

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give me the cabin and i can die happy, over and over and over and over

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That’s exactly the trap I’ve fallen into.

I like the more basic Mad Max or Twisted Metal type game (we’ve had this discussion) where players actually aim their weapons, and drive around in rusty, grungy cars, so those guns and modules up top (relics and legendaries) don’t appeal to me much. I don’t grind for them, I don’t want them, and this game offers me a lot of nothing in what most other kids would probably call “progression.” I think the top and most of the middle game sucks hard. JMO.

The first time I’m hit with a weapon somebody didn’t even have to point at me with, I’m done having fun. That’s basically cheating from my perspective, and I’m blind to how that’s considered a fun “game.” I simply don’t get it. I’ve learned to live with it, because there’s a lot more to this game, fortunately, but…whatever.

Ya, I don’t need or want Legendary anything, especially cabs. That stuff doesn’t do anything for me but cause trouble. I’m into the structure parts, paint, and decor, period.

They should work on the “Special” cab category, because it sucks and needs help, I think. Then I might be interested. All the perks and pew-pew, IJDGAF about. It’s actually less than that. I don’t like it or want it, and if I could play without it, in a game devoid of it, I would like that game a whole lot more than the one I’m playing. I would probably spend money on it too, like I used to.

I’m done with the pay to play model unless something major changes, I think. I’ve had some cash just dying to be blown on this game, but I can’t justify it anymore. I skipped the last BP (was the first one I skipped), and I’ll probably skip this one too. I don’t want the legendary goodies or the Stabilizers, I’m only interested in the structure parts, and I can get those by simply playing. So, I will probably switch over to my F2P account, and they can kiss my cashless arse.

My F2P account is more fun anyway, despite all the goodies I have on this one. I do miss some of it, but the matches are less skewed, the queues are quicker, and I’m not being penalized for being a good customer.

I’m a consumer, not a milk cow. If they offer me something I like and can use, I’ll be happy to buy it. It’s hard for me to respect any other sale model…well, maybe I do respect a good hustle a little, but this ain’t one.

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Yep. You get a new player addicted to top end gear and before you know it, he is $1000 into the game and plotting how to fuse some relics. The deep end of the Wasteland swimming pool is where the big money is at.

A new 5X4X2 generator (40 blocks) is exciting and going to set up a whole new line of builds. Apollo is 8X8X2 or 128 blocks.

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i hate the availability on a timer.
15 levels of faction and permanent availability would be preferable

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I am very happy about the new generator.
One of the main reasons I prefer mid PS to high PS is the speed. I hate having to compromise my high PS fast wheeled builds, and this generator should allow me to build the cars I prefer at higher power scores.
On the downside, it looks like the new generator will probably make my harvester builds useless due to the explosive aspect.

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Aw crud. I didn’t think of that. What is it going to do to Firebugs?

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i want a winter themed garage >.>
hopefully they come with one.
still very excited for a new faction!
cant wait to see the new blueprints we will get :heart_eyes:

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Apparently, that is a typo, and they have changed the announcement to read as follows:
“The cabin’s form factor is very convenient and suitable for various purposes. Its length is 8 “pins”, width — 6 “pins”, and its height is 5 “pins”.”

I will edit the post and correct that here as well…I thought it was odd.

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