Hello, Mercenaries!
Following bug has been fixed without any server downtime.


1. Fixed a bug where the descriptions of some daily missions appeared in Korean.


Thank you.

Hello, Mercenaries!

We will have a maintenance for a bug fix.
Please check below for details.

Maintenance Date: August 7, 2025 (Thu)
Maintenance Time: 02:00 – 03:00 (1 Hour) (UTC+0)

1. Fixed a bug where only one match per round was counted as a win in the tournament

Hello, Mercenaries!

The update on August 6, 2025 will bring improvements to Rust, revamp to Elvacia weapons, and new Conquest map: Isolated Supply Lines. On top of that, new tournament mode update and skill/module UX improvements will be made.

1. Maintenance Date: August 6, 2025 (Wed)
2. Maintenance Time: 02:00 - 06:00 (4 Hours) (UTC+0)

■ Rust Character Improvement
Rust will be improved so that the complexity of the character will be eased while there are some controls involved to fit the nature of shooter games.
Please check out the details below.
1. The following weapons will be adjusted.
- Equipped Normal Weapon will be changed to Hand Cannon. If Shield Bash Turret or Recall Drone is equipped to Special Weapon, they will be changed to Beam Turret.
- Hand Cannon and Song of Iron Use Achievement will be added and Shield Bash Turret and Recall Drone Use Achievement will be removed. Those that have progressed through these weapons will receive 400 gold per achievement completed by mail.
- Changed so that the available weapon will be changed in the Weapon Ticket Select Box by Grade.

2. The Mercenary Skill will be changed as follows.

■ Elvacia Weapon Revamp
The following weapons will be adjusted for predictable gameplay.
1. The following weapons will be adjusted.
- If Shotgun Pistol, Explosive Shotgun Pistol, or Triple Barrel are equipped, it will be removed and replaced with Fated Trajectory, Frostseed, and Light of Judgment respectively.
- Use Achievements for Fated Trajectory, Frostseed, Light of Judgment will be added and Use Achievements for Shotgun Pistol, Explosive Shotgun Pistol, and Triple Barrel will be removed. Those that have progressed through these weapons will receive 400 gold per achievement completed by mail.
- Changed so that the available weapon will be changed in the Weapon Ticket Select Box by Grade.

■ New Tournament Mode: Battleground
Battleground Tournament will be updated in the Tournament System.
1. How to Participate:
There will be two types of Battleground Tournament: Solo and Party. Solo Battleground Tournament can only be entered alone. Party Battleground Tournament can be entered as a group of 1~3. To register, select the Tournament mode from the game selection menu and press “Ready” during the ongoing tournament period.

2. Tournament Format:
Only 1 Escape Chopper arrives at the battleground. If 1 party member successfully boards the Escape Chopper, all alive party members will escape to safety. Players who have successfully escaped will be eligible to advance to the next round. Players who have failed to escape will be eliminated from the tournament.

■ Changes to the Tournament
1. Tournament will be changed so that it is hosted 1 time per day, except on Mondays. During the weekdays, Solo or Party Battleground Tournaments will be held. During the weekend, Conquest Tournaments will be held. Tournament period is the same as before: 08:00 (UTC+0).

2. The rewards for Tournament ranks will be changed as follows.

■ New Conquest Map: Isolated Supply Lines
An Isolated Supply Lines map in the theme of Scars of War will be updated. The map is smaller than the existing maps, pitting players into fiercer battles. Players can randomly enter this map through Conquest Matches.
■ Skill / Module Page UX Improvements
1. To provide a better understanding of each mercenaries and their skills, Skill Page will be improved.
- Skill Tab UI in Mercenary Menu will be improved.
- Enhanced Skill description will be improved so that a glance at the skill page explains most of it.
2. The Module Page will also be improved so that players can see the type of modules in possession and manage modules with more ease in general.
- Category will be added to Module Page and Modules not in possession will be invisible.
- Improved so that players can see the stat changes when changing the equipped module.
■ Balance Adjustment
1. The following weapons will be adjusted.

2. The following ultimates will be adjusted.

■ Server Integration
To expand matchmaking between players Western (Global) Server will be integrated with the Eastern (Asia) Server. Through this, we expect that player interaction will increase instead of matches against AI.

1. Title will be marked in the friend list in lobby.
2. Improved the arrival image and added new mercenary challenge system tooltip.
3. Improved so that stat changes are more visible when body modification and module composition have been changed.
4. Improved buff stat tooltip.
5. Adjusted the location of custom mode create and participate button.
6. Changed so that the base key for Ultimate is E and Weapon Swap 2 is R.
7. Ally/Enemy Mercenary will be added and Weapon Swap Cooldown will be removed in Training Center.
9. Certain strings will be fixed in Matchmaking.
10. Improved to show weapon name in Match/Battleground Weapon UI and Match Death Information Window. Added a function to mark weapon names in scoreboards.
11. Changed so that allies can see the location of enemies for 2 seconds upon hitting enemies in ambush state.
12. Changed so that players will see a message if there are no commissions in progress or if commission points are unavailable.
13. Added “Suggestive” to game rating mark.

1. Fixed a bug where party invite will not close if both members send an invite to each other and one member accepted it.
2. Fixed a bug where item names would not be on display in the tournament tab found in the Exchange menu.
3. Fixed a bug where the tooltip displayed Weapon Use Information in Armor License description.
4. Fixed a bug where certain menu in lobby could be selected with double-click after playing a match.
5. Fixed a bug where equipping the key and returning to lobby after a game displayed a notification mark on the Old Key.
6. Fixed a bug where Tau was not in the options for Epic Battlesuit Select Box.
7. Fixed a bug where Electric Shocker’s attacks would sometimes attack empty space at certain locations.
8. Fixed a bug where the Pulse Gun could hit enemies through the fence.
9. Fixed a bug where Smite could not hit Transported Supplies.
10. Fixed a bug where dying to turrets marked players as dying from falling.
11. Fixed a bug where Ned’s Ultimate did not have the intended hitbox.
12. Fixed a bug where Yuni had an unintended attack range if the cursor was swiftly moved while using her ultimate.
13. Fixed a bug where Tau’s ultimate could not hit enemies below the stairs.
14. Fixed a bug where AI Bot would sometimes be stuck in a wall.
15. Fixed a bug where Rust would be marked as Ned in the Entry Select Screen for Rush Battleground.
16. Fixed a bug where player in-game name would be on display in Rush Battleground.
17. Fixed a bug where players would be instantly killed under certain circumstances in Party Rush Battleground.
18. Fixed a bug where spectating players could send whispers to other players in the game.
19. Fixed a bug where the mouse pointer and aim would not align in certain locations of Skyscraper Rush Battleground.
20. Fixed a bug where certain monsters’ spawn location would not be on display in the Harbor Rush Battleground.
21. Fixed a bug where additional commissions would be marked as temporary string in the mission window of result screen.
22. Fixed a bug where calculation count would be marked in the item calculation window after playing Rush Battleground.
23. Fixed a bug where calculation items would not be on display in Rush Battleground Result Screen if the player does not have any Matching Battleground Calculation Count.
24. Fixed a bug where Chat Commands would not work.
25. Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor would disappear in the weapon select stage of next round if Yuni’s ultimate was canceled at the end of round in Conquest.
26. Fixed a bug where the mission count was counted with kills for ‘Accumulate Team Score with Mercenary Kills’ in Deathmatch.
27. Fixed a bug where the back ornament would be displaced if Rust used Ultimate after equipping back ornament.
28. Fixed a bug where the scoreboard could not be viewed after a Team Deathmatch match ended.
29. Fixed a bug where a Recovery Device could heal two or more players in certain situations.
30. Fixed a bug where the Alpha Droid icon was not shown on the Training Center minimap.
31. Fixed a bug in Custom Mode where the icon was not displayed when the spectated player was cloaked or ambushing.
32. Fixed a bug where instant complete cost for Additional Commission did not decrease even after partial progress.
33. Fixed a bug in the Rush Battleground where the Elvacia illusion displayed an oxygen timer.

Hello, Mercenaries!

The update on August 6 will bring improvements to Rust, a new character introduced in July.
Also 3 weapons will be added/removed for Elvacia, a new Conquest match map will be introduced, and Skill/Module Page UX will be improved as well.
Please check out the details below.

1. Rust Character Improvement
Rust will be improved so that the complexity of the character will be eased while there are some controls involved to fit the nature of shooter games. To bring this change, we plan to provide 2 new basic weapons that can directly attack enemies and change Recharging Drone and Beam Turret to Special Weapon. Also, weapons with low usage such as Shield Bash and Recall Drone will be removed.
With the improvements to Rust, we expect that the base skill will also see some low usage. Therefore, we plan to change Rust’s Mercenary Skills as well.

2. 3 Elvacia Weapons Added/Removed
We will be improving Elvacia’s weapons so that enemies will not just have a single type of combat experience against her. To achieve this, Shotgun Pistol, Explosive Shotgun Pistol, and Triple Barrel will be removed and Fated Trajectory, Frostseed, and Light of Judgment will be added. With the removal of weapons, related achievements will be removed. Players who were progressing through the achievement will receive gold compensation.

3. New Blackstar Capture Map: Isolated Supply Lines
A 3rd Blackstar Capture map in the theme of Scars of War: Isolated Supply Lines will be added. The map is smaller than the other maps, causing players to be pitted against each other, resulting in fiercer battles against each other.
4. Skill / Module Page UX Improvements
To provide a better understanding of each mercenaries and their skills, Skill Page UI and description will be improved. The Module Page will also be improved so that players can see the type of modules in possession and manage modules with more ease in general.

1. Receive Event Currency: July 23, 2025 (Wed) After Maintenance - August 13, 2025 (Wed) 02:00 (UTC+0)
2. Event Reward Exchange: July 23, 2025 (Wed) After Maintenance - August 20, 2025 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0)
3. Credit Shop Item Sale: August 13, 2025 (Wed) 02:00 - August 20, 2025 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0)

During the event period, players can play Rush Battleground to collect event currency that can be exchanged for Summer-themed Swimsuit Legendary Battlesuits, 6 Types Limited Time Emoji, and other various items.

1. Receive Event Currency
Event Currency Available Period: July 23, 2025 (Wed) After Maintenance - August 13, 2025 (Wed) 02:00 (UTC+0)

During the Event Period, players can defeat monsters in Rush Battleground to acquire Frozen Water Bottle, Sparkling Sand Bottle, and Ivory Clamshell on a set chance in addition to the usual loot. These items will be converted to event currency upon successful escape. The calculated currency can be exchanged for various rewards in the Event Reward Exchange Page.
2. Event Reward Exchange
Event Currency Exchange Period: July 23, 2025 (Wed) After Maintenance - August 20, 2025 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0)

The Event Currency acquired from Rush Battleground can be exchanged for Summer Beach-themed Legendary Battlesuit and 6 Types of Emojis. Players can also exchange for Old Safe Key, Body Modification Material, Energy Cell, Gold, and other various in-game items.
The following items can be exchanged with event currency.

3. Credit Shop Item Sale
Event Item Sale Period: August 13, 2025 (Wed) 02:00 - August 20, 2025 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0)

To allow mercenaries to secure items that they were not able to exchange for during the event period, the Credit Shop is available to provide the Limited-Time items such as Emojis and Event Legendary Battlesuit.

Hello, Mercenaries!
The update on July 23 will bring improvements to 2 weapons and introduce Summer Event where players can acquire a Legendary Battlesuit.
Please check out the details below.

1. Maintenance Date: July 23, 2025 (Wed)
2. Maintenance Time: 02:00 - 05:00 (3 Hours) (UTC+0)

■ Balance Adjustments
1. The following weapons will be adjusted.


■ Summer-themed Lobby Update
The lobby background will be displayed in the summer theme until the update on August 20th in celebration of the summer.
■ Summer Event
Event Period: July 23, 2025 (Wed) After Maintenance - August 20, 2025 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0)
Event Info: During the event period, players can exchange event currency for various rewards such as Legendary Battlesuit and other various items. Event currency can be acquired in Rush Battleground.
Please check out the details below
<Summer Event Announcement>

1. Lobby Tournament Banner Description will be left-adjusted.
2. Improved turret and other summons to follow mercenary level.



1. Fixed a bug where the count of 11, 25, 28, 29 Additional Commission was not applied as intended.
2. Fixed a bug where the module effect did not apply to the Seeker Drop’s final attack.
3. Removed walking in automatic movement and adjusted Rust to always run upon automatic movement.
4. Fixed a bug where players could install turrets in midair while in the boss zone in Shining Skyscraper Battleground.
5. Fixed a bug where players could not escape from Matchmaking Battleground under certain circumstances.
6. Fixed a bug where Urth’s Ion Cannon could not directly attack Transported Supplies and only explosion damage would be applied.
7. Fixed a bug where the HP bar of Transported Supplies became invisible when Rust’s Turret attacked the Transported Supplies.
8. Fixed a bug where Rust could not get oxygen if Rust destroyed Transported Supplies in Rush Battleground.
9. Fixed so that calculation count text and information did not display in the Rush Battleground Result Screen.
10. Fixed a bug where a message went on display that players could not receive rewards if they escaped Rush Battleground with no Calculation Count left.
11. Fixed a bug where AI mercenary equipped weapon enhancement that they cannot equip.
12. Fixed a bug where AI mercenary equipped duplicate weapon enhancement.

Hello Mercenaries!

We’d like to share some update information that players have been waiting for. In this update, we have prepared various contents that allow more actions and tactical choices in battle.

1. New Match Map
A new Conquest Map will be added. This map will be smaller than other maps to allow even more fiery close-range, quick combat. With its level design far separated from the existing maps, players will need new tactics and quick decision-making to fend off the enemies. Battle against enemies in new terrain.

2. Mercenary ‘Elvacia’ Weapon Revamp
Some weapons will be revamped for Elvacia. Triple Barrel, Shotgun Pistol, and Explosive Shotgun Pistol will be swapped out for weapons specialized in ranged battle. With this revamp, Elvacia will have more tactical option for enemies at varying distances, allowing more tactical gameplay and new gameplay style.

3. UI and System Quality of Life Improvement
Result screen will be improved. Now, players can see daily mission and commission progress and reward in one glance. Players will no longer need to look for menus to find what they’re looking for. Skill System will also be revamped. Players will be able to see and understand mercenary skills with the revamped UI and tooltip. Players of all skill levels will benefit from this update.

We will continue to bring quality of life changes and content updates to improve gameplay enjoyment.

Thank you.

1. Event Period:
July 9, 2025 (Wed) After Maintenance ~ July 22, 2025 (Tue) 23:59(UTC+0)

2. Event Info
1) Event Notice
A Notice will be added to the Announcements & Event tab announcing the summer event.
2) Login Mailbox Reward Event
Logging in during the following dates during the event will provide rewards by mail.

Hello, Mercenaries!

The update on July 9 will bring the start of Season 4 and introduce a new character: Rust. Also, a new mercenary challenge system and VK Play Portal will be updated as well.

1. Maintenance Date: July 9, 2025 (Wed)
2. Maintenance Time: 02:00 - 06:00 (4 Hours) (UTC+0)


■ Season 4 Update
Season 3 will come to an end and Season 4 will begin. The new season will bring the following changes.

1. All Rank Score and Rank Rewards will reset. Players can newly claim rank rewards. Players can now receive new seasonal Emojis and Emotes. Matchmaking will not be affected by Rank Score Reset.
With the reset on Rank Score, Top 1,000 players who have achieved high ranks will receive Seasonal Title by mail. Players will receive the following titles based on Ranks.

2. Contents of Attendance Log will be refreshed. Players can now claim new Login Rewards.
Attendance Log Period: July 9, 2025 (Wed) After Maintenance - October 1, 2025 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0)

Daily Login Rewards:

Accumulated Login Rewards:

Repeat Login Rewards:

3. A new Battle Pass will begin. Players can acquire new seasonal Emoji, Emote, Battlesuit, and Title in Season 4 Battle Pass.
4. Weapon Ticket item cost will be adjusted as below.

5. With the season change, the title rewards for reaching tournament rankings will be updated as below.

■ New Mercenary: Rust
Rust can summon turrets, drones, and other machine devices to attack enemies or assist allies. This new mercenary will be released along with the update. The new mercenary is very mobile and can battle with enemies without the need for precise controls, enhancing the machine devices through skills and ultimate.
Rust can be purchased from the shop for 12,000 gold.

■ New Mercenary Challenge
The pre-existing lobby guide will be removed and replaced by the New Guide System: New Mercenary Challenge. The new system can be checked in the right-hand bottom corner of the lobby. A total of 15 guides will assist players through quests, providing rewards. Upon completing all 15 guides, players can receive an Epic Battlesuit for free.
■ Tournament Reward Exchange Added
Tournament Tab will be added so that players can exchange Medals of Bravery acquired from Tournament for other items as well. The box items that can be exchanged in the Exchange can be previewed so that players can see the drop chances for individual items.
■ Balance Adjustment
1. The following weapons will be adjusted.

2. The following stats for armor will be adjusted.

3. The following modules will be adjusted.

4. The following weapon enhancement will be adjusted.
With the removal of the enhancement, the following adjustments will be made.
> The chance for removed items will be redistributed throughout for the other items acquired from Weapon Enhancement License Box.
> Equipped Enhancement will be emptied out.
> Registered License for enhancement to be removed will also be removed. Based on the highest rank of the license removed, the following compensations will be made. Compensation will be sent by mail after maintenance.
> If License exists in the Storage, the license will be removed. The player will be compensated by the value of the license as gold by mail.

5. The following Body Modification Stat will be adjusted.
Due to the removal of some stats, the following changes will take place.
> The chance for removed stats will be redistributed throughout for the other stats of same rank.
> Players who have the removed stats will be compensated based on how many stats the player has in possession by mail. The slot with stats removed will be converted to HP Recovery (%) Stat.

■ New Portal: VK Play
Return Alive will launch through VK Play, the biggest publisher in Russia. The portal will allow players to play with the existing Steam, Epic Store, and KOG Games players, allowing bigger player pool for players to play with.
■ Summer Event Advance Notice

Event Period:
July 9, 2025 (Wed) After Maintenance ~ July 22, 2025 (Tue) 23:59(UTC+0)

Event Info:
A Notice will be added to the Announcements & Event tab announcing the summer event, and rewards will be sent to the mailbox daily upon login.
Please check the details in the Event Announcements below.
<Summer Event Advance Notice>
■ Rust Legendary Battlesuits

■ Rust Emotes

1. Matchmaking settings for the selected language will be moved to Settings Window and removed the Daily Calculation Count display below the Game Start button will be removed.
2. Changed the equip color for tooltip and slot to orange.
3. Fixed the description for Calculation Count in Lobby.
4. Improved so that Team Color will be displayed for the Robot Icon in the minimap of Payload Push.
5. Changed the Skill and Exclusive Effect in Lobby Mercenary Window and changed the icon design of Exclusive Effects.
6. Improved the Tournament Guide System so that players can see the tournament system progress.
7. Improved and Added some UI Sound.
8. Added more source of acquisition for Medal of Bravery.
9. Added 1 new way to display aim line.
10. Improved the close shooting and far shooting to be displayed as meter (m).
11. Changed the Equipment List to be sorted so that higher rank equipment will be displayed first in the lobby equipment window.
12. Improved the respawn time display for Elite/Boss Monsters in Rush Battleground.
13. Changed so that players hit in the bush will be revealed to all enemies for 1 second.
14. Improved so that License Registration will be seen in Weapon Select Box pop-up window.
15. Added results that display mission goals and progress in the result window.

1. Fixed a bug where Final Defense would not activate for Urth if it was double-clicked with another weapon equipped.
2. Fixed a bug where the player would respawn from the respawn point in the previous round if the player died right before the end of round in Conquest.
3. Fixed a bug where using Final Defense on allies in the bush would cause the effect to not be on display even if the ally walked out of the bush.
4. Fixed a bug where players would be matched against AI Players with duplicate names.
5. Fixed a bug where Consecutive Kill Notification would not reset and continue on to the next match even if players had already finished Conquest or Rush Battleground.
6. Fixed a bug where players would encounter messages that say Mercenaries not in possession cannot go through the commission even when the player possesses that mercenary.
7. Fixed a bug where notification for consecutive kills would only display for the mercenary first killed if multiple mercenaries have been defeated at once.
8. Fixed a bug where AI Players that have died at the end of round would start the round from the spots they have fallen in the next round in Conquest.
9. Fixed a bug where players would be knocked down after the unstoppable effect if they were applied with unstoppable effect before falling.
10. Fixed a bug where the Blackstar Fragment in possession did not display as intended in the result screen if the player died during the countdown in Blackstar Capture.
11. Fixed a bug where the translation for ‘Game Start’ would not be applied upon entering Tournament Round.
12. Fixed a bug where the drone would not attack if the enemy mercenary used ‘Sturdy Shield’ right when the drone would be created for ‘Obsessive Friend’.