MG Nest
A manned M2 Browning emplacement.
650
Supply
Large
Hammer
// Building //
Build less,
build on purpose
Costs, build speed and durability were re-tuned so a structure is a considered investment rather than something you spam.
// Three new buildables
New buildables
Large Shelter
A large metal shelter for covering key assets or keeping the rain off.
250
Supply
Medium+
Hammer
Wooden Step
A step. Made of wood.
Small+
Hammer
// Build supply
What it costs to build
Show as table
| Buildable | Season 1 | Season 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Base | — | 15 |
| Bremmer wall | 15 | 32 |
| Door | 22 | 80 |
| Gate | 85 | 200 |
| Large Shelter | — | 250 |
| Air raid shelter, bunker, crow's nest | 100 | 200 |
| L81 Mortar | 150 | 600 |
| Stingray | 150 | 650 |
| MG Nest | — | 650 |
| Talon 9K-SAM | 1,000 | 650 |
| Vanguard CIWS | 1,500 | 1,200 |
| Hot Zone Magnet | 2,250 | 2,750 |
// Drill rigs
Drill rigs run shorter
These changes severely reduce how long drill rigs can be active for, along with the fuel required to start and keep them active. The intention is to reduce the prevalence of multi drill rig builds becoming a dominant strategy, without removing the possibility of it ever occurring. We will continue to observe the effects these changes have.
1,500 → 2,000
Minimum fuel to activate
375s → 300s
Max uptime
7,500 → 10,000
Max fuel
- Post-spawn cooldown substantially increased, so a destroyed rig cannot immediately be replaced.
// Buildable weapons
Talon, mortar & build speed
Talon
2s → 5s
Reload
50 → 200
Restock from munitions
Mortar
75 → 150
Restock from munitions
New firing animation: the shell drops in as it fires, slowing the rate.
Build speed
- Medium hammer now contributes less per swing.
- Critical spots give a smaller bonus than before.
- Large hammer build rate per swing is unchanged.
// Rules
Other building changes
- Barbed wire and sandbags can now be placed on top of Bremmer walls.
- Barbed Wire no longer contributes Cash or XP on kills.
- Foundations fit properly against slopes, stairs and walls.
- Unfinished buildables now collapse as soon as they lose a support, instead of floating.
- Tank traps can only be placed on a defined set of surfaces.
- Doors and gates can no longer be breached with a hammer.
- The Halligan bar can now breach both doors and gates.
- CIWS cannon damage against structures has been properly tuned - it now shreds light cover and struggles against heavy fortifications, rather than treating everything the same.
// Playstyle
If you build FOBs
Building is now an investment, not a habit.
What changes
- Doors 22 → 80 supply, gates 85 → 200, Bremmer walls 15 → 32.
- Stingray 150 → 650, mortar 150 → 600; the Talon and CIWS get cheaper.
- The medium hammer contributes less per swing, and critical spots give a smaller bonus.
- New: the MG Nest (650 supply, large hammer), the Large Shelter (250) and the Wooden Step.
- Hammers can’t breach doors any more; the Halligan bar breaches doors and gates.
- Barbed wire and sandbags can sit on Bremmer walls, and unfinished builds collapse when unsupported.
Still the same, or still broken
- Destroying your build now pays the attacker its supply cost, so dearer builds are bigger targets.
- Mortar shell-cam vision, the other big FOB complaint, is untouched. Reddit
// Playstyle
If you hate mortars
Fewer mortars, firing slower. Artillery is a different story.
What changes
- A mortar costs 600 supply to build instead of 150.
- Ammo per munitions pallet halves (75 → 150 restock) and a new drop-in animation slows the fire rate.
- Destroying a mortar now pays $650 instead of $300.
Still the same, or still broken
- The shell-camera vision that reveals other emplacements isn’t mentioned. Reddit
- SPH-2 artillery gets easier to unlock: Driver level 31 instead of WARDOG 90, and $350k instead of $500k.