Update focusing on the 'Mad Thunder' game mode with significant balance adjustments to specialized vehicles and various ground vehicle fixes.
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- Mad Thunder
- Destroyed vehicles now return 20% of carried resources, reducing the penalty for death.0%→20% %
- Extraction:Successful extractions now grant 1 rage token for respawning or end-of-battle resources.0→1 token
- MuleRespawn:The cost of 1 rage token per respawn has been removed for the Mule.1→0 token
- Armadillo
- Maximum speed increased to 65 km/h, improving repositioning capabilities.57→65 km/h
- 30 mm cannon:The spread of the 30 mm cannon has been reduced, increasing precision.
- 30 mm cannon:Initial velocity of the 30 mm shell increased, making it easier to hit moving targets.780→820 m/s
- Gun Traverse:Horizontal aiming speed increased from 20 to 30 degrees per second.20→30 deg/s
- Gun Traverse:Vertical aiming speed increased from 12 to 15 degrees per second.12→15 deg/s
- Armor:Front of the turret armor increased from 19mm to 40mm.19→40 mm
- Armor:Front hull armor increased from 20mm to 35mm.20→35 mm
- Armor:Hull slope armor increased from 20mm to 25mm.20→25 mm
- Boar
- 23 mm cannon:The spread of the 23 mm cannon has been reduced.
- 23 mm cannon:Initial velocity of the 23 mm shell increased from 675 to 925 m/s.675→925 m/s
- Porcupine
- 20 mm cannon:The spread of the 20 mm cannon has been reduced.
- 20 mm cannon:Initial velocity of the 20 mm shell increased from 800 to 1000 m/s.800→1000 m/s
- EchidnaBraking efficiency has been increased, allowing the vehicle to stop faster.
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- ArmadilloArmor:Turret side armor slightly reduced from 23mm to 21mm.23→21 mm
- Strong Boar / Powerful Boar
- 106 mm cannon:HEAT shell explosive mass drastically reduced, significantly lowering damage potential.3.5→0.75 kg
- 106 mm cannon:HEAT shell penetration reduced from 433mm to 250mm.433→250 mm
✚Bug fixes1
- TO-55Flamethrower:Fixed a bug where the flamethrower icon was not displaying correctly in the action bar.
◆Other changes4
- Mad ThunderMission time increased to 20 minutes, allowing more time for objectives and extraction.15→20 minutes
- Strong Boar / Powerful Boar106 mm cannon:Explosive type changed from Comp. A to TNT.Comp. A→TNT
- Chinese Ground VehiclesCrews of Chinese ground vehicles have received updated voice acting.→Updated
- Heavy Guns183 mm QF L4A1 / 165 mm L9A1 / 165 mm M135:The FV4005, Centurion Mk.5 AVRE, and M728 CEV guns now have unique firing sounds.Generic→Unique
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Patch history
- →Update 2.57.0.35Jul 3, 2026 · 4d
- Update 2.57.0.32 — Sound Mods AvailableJul 2, 2026 · 5d+6→
- Update 2.57.0.30Jul 1, 2026 · 6d+7−9→
- Update 2.57.0.27Jun 30, 2026 · 1w+5−1→
- Update 2.57.0.25Jun 29, 2026 · 1w+14−2→
- Update 2.57.0.17Jun 26, 2026 · 1w+5−2→
- Update 2.57.0.13Jun 25, 2026 · 1w+6→
- →Update 2.55.1.165Jun 17, 2026 · 2w
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