Hello everyone! Arena Breakout Season 7 is finally here with abundant rewards! Simply log in to receive coins and limited-time universal keys! New Secure Operation mode: Earn money easily without worrying about gear! New mode: Solo Operation, where every player enters the match alone! Look forward to more thrilling and intense combat! New stories, weapons, and weapon accessories are coming! Maps have also been updated to provide more opportunities in matches! We invite all players to explore Season 7 to the fullest through this update. See you in the Dark Zone! The matchmaking function will be suspended on December 18 at 11:00 PM (UTC+0), and the servers will be offline from midnight to 10:00 AM (UTC+0) on December 19. Please note that server restart times are subject to change. We will announce the actual time via official notices. Update time: December 19, midnight to 10:00 AM (UTC+0). Update type: Offline server. New Faction Weapons: Colom: The DBR designated marksman rifle uses 5.7×28mm ammunition. It can also use 7.62×54mm SS190A1 ammunition. Tevila: The T88 designated marksman rifle uses 5.8×42mm ammunition. It can also use 5.8×42mm DBP10 ammunition. Conventional Weapon Changes: The MCX assault rifle and AK-12 assault rifle have been changed from faction weapons to conventional weapons. New Accessories: T03 high-performance handguard, MPX lightweight handguard, CAA extended handguard, MP5 comfort handguard, OSS 5.56 suppressor, UMP45 lightweight stock, and other accessories have been added. Map Updates: Valley: 1. Adjusted the structure and layout of the small factory basement to make it easier to navigate. 2. Added a main atrium area to connect each room. TV Station: Escape Improvement: In the TV Station Lockdown Zone, a new unconditional escape point has been added in addition to the 3 existing escape points. One of the Shooting Area, Interview Room, or Cargo Elevator will open randomly in each match. Note: The random escape point opens 5 minutes before the end of the match. You can escape by waiting at that point for 20 seconds. Farm: 1. Improved various covers and obstacles in the southern wheat field and permanent escape points. Replaced the wooden fence near the motel with a stone wall. Opened the pond area. Added fences to the southern and northern wheat fields to further increase cover. 2. Improved indoor and outdoor lighting. Adjusted the lighting difference between indoor and outdoor areas and increased the maximum viewing distance. 3. Improved cloud effects to add a dynamic atmosphere to the scenery. Mine: 1. You no longer need to bring your own vehicle. You can use vehicles in the match without keys. All vehicle keys and key boxes have been removed. 2. Increased the number of vehicles in each match. Armory: 1. Armory Exterior: Added premium containers such as high-end weapon crates, expert toolboxes, chemical fire suits, and document cases. Added 2 safes. One is placed in the barn, and the other is randomly placed in one of the following locations: Radar Station, Field Hospital Entrance, or Waiting Area. 2. Armory Bunker: Added more containers to increase the overall number of items that can be found in the room. Map Adjustments: 1. Northridge Forbidden Zone is open for a limited time. 2. Closed Mine Lockdown Zone. 3. Closed Port Lockdown Zone. 4. Utopia protective suit containers spawn on all maps. New Collaboration: Butterfly Breeze. Event Time: Season 7. The Arena Breakout × Girls' Frontline collaboration series event has begun! You can obtain a large amount of high-precision microchips during the event period. Once you have enough microchips, you can participate in the limited reward draw in the Adventure Gacha. New Collaboration: Weekly Free Mystery Box Tokens. Event Time: Season 7. Complete all Season 7 Play & Draw events to earn up to 40 Mystery Box Tokens. A purple weapon skin is guaranteed! New Mode: Secure Operation. Event Time: Season 7. December 19 - January 20. Farm Secure Operation starts first for a limited time! Stop worrying about losing your gear! The Secure Operation mode will be released sequentially on other maps as well! New Mode: 4v4 Team Deathmatch. Event Time: Season 7. Choose between the Southern Front or the Kamona Guard. No need to bring gear. Enjoy 4v4 Team Deathmatch without any burden! This mode applies Battle Royale mechanics. 90 seconds after each round starts, the safe zone begins to shrink. The safety gauge decreases outside the safe zone, and you are eliminated when the gauge reaches 0. New Mode: Northridge Royale. Event Time: December 19 - January 1. Battle Royale is open for a limited time! The safety gauge decreases when you leave the safe zone. If the safety gauge reaches 0, you will be knocked down or treated as a match failure. Keep an eye on the shrinking safe zone and survive until the end to earn Koen rewards! Limited-Time Event: Winter Festival. Event Time: December 19 - January 1. The Winter Festival begins, and mysterious visitors arrive in the Dark Zone! Collect Winter Festival coins on the Farm, Valley, and Northridge maps to call in Winter Balloon Airdrops. Also, bring gift boxes to send to friends to randomly earn valuable rewards together! Complete related missions during the event period and select 1 Wish Gift. You will receive the gift if you log in on December 25! Limited-Time Event: Treasure Hunt. Event Time: December 26 - January 15. The treasure hunt begins! Complete missions to earn desired rewards, then open treasure chests in matches to obtain S7 limited SD operators. Faction Event Stage I: Shadows. The civil war has reached a stalemate with both armies facing off in Marulos. Despite the natural barrier of the mountain range, the Northridge Hotel in the west is still filled with dark clouds. To find a breakthrough, Hecate sent squads to Northridge, entrusting them to the cold forest hunter Viper and liaison officer Obol. However, for old enemies like Fred and Viper, this mission has a slightly different meaning. Only a few know the truth: the hunter has finally become the hunted. Faction Event: Cliffhanger. Event Time: December 26 - January 21. Complete Abyss Request missions and personal collection missions during the event period to earn Instant Film. Collect a certain amount of Instant Film to receive limited badges. Version Update Rewards: After the new season update, log in between December 19 and December 22 to choose your desired reward: Lockdown Zone Quick Kit, Universal Keycard, or Universal Key. During the first week of the update, December 19 to December 25, complete the update and log in to earn a large amount of Koen and rewards such as Lockdown Zone Quick Kits! Season 7 Rewards: Event Time: Season 7. Complete your first match every day during the event period and search supply points to find rare rewards. Rewards include Safe Container trial cards and Universal Keys. Season 7 Rewards: Event Time: Season 7. The Fire Red Mosin-Nagant weapon skin is given away for free in Season 7! Update the game and log in to claim your reward! System Improvements: 1. Added tactical slots to the quick equip screen and improved the equipping process for items like thermal imaging equipment. 2. Keychain Improvement: The map keychain corresponding to the selected map is selected by default on the character equip screen. You can now put multiple keys of the same type into the keychain. 3. The auto-skin feature no longer applies to items that already have skins (including cases where some components have skins). 4. If the Quick Kit holding limit is exceeded, the excess will be automatically deleted. The holding limit for each type of Quick Kit has been increased from 8, 3, and 1 to 20, 5, and 2 respectively. If you have fewer than 5 Tactical Quick Kits, they will be automatically restored every Monday at 5:00 AM (UTC+0). 5. The modification screen now displays the total value of the modified weapon. 6. Email System Improvement: Added a feature to batch delete read messages. 7. The maximum registration limit for membership subscribers has been increased from 16 to 20. Balance Adjustments: 1. Increased the firepower of the AN-94 assault rifle. 2. Increased the firepower of the RPK-16 light machine gun. 3. Increased the effective range of the VSS designated marksman rifle. 4. Improved the shotgun pellet spread for the MP-133 and M870 to clearly differentiate the feel between the two weapons. 5. Increased the accuracy of the MPX submachine gun and reduced the accuracy penalty during continuous fire. 6. Slightly reduced the fire rate of the S12K shotgun. 7. Slightly reduced the fire rate of the DP-12 shotgun. 8. Slightly reduced the fire rate of the USAS-12 shotgun. 9. Added hit feedback to enhance the impact when hit by bullets. 10. Added a broken leg penalty. When a leg is broken, jump height is significantly reduced, and even using painkillers only partially mitigates this. 11. Adjusted the time required to unequip T7 thermal imaging equipment in a match. Other Updates: 1. Airdrop Adjustments: a) Reduced the probability of airdrops occurring and significantly increased the value of dropped items. b) "Collection Airdrops" may occur in Lockdown (1 out of 3 containers). Collection airdrops always contain valuable golden items and high-end gear. c) A notification is provided 60 seconds before a collection airdrop. The expected drop location is displayed on the minimap. d) It takes 60 seconds to open a collection airdrop. 2. Added a Universal Keycard that can open keycard rooms. 3. Added a Voice-to-Text feature to help communication between players in matches. Tap the chat button during a match, then tap Voice to Text. The recorded voice will be automatically converted to text. You can then send it for all teammates to see. Other Fixes and Improvements: 1. Improved screen feedback when a vehicle driven by a character takes damage. 2. Improved the camera auto-adjustment logic while driving. Now, when you operate the camera with your finger, the previous automatic position restoration will not occur.