Crossout: Grand Prix update

New event with a reward scale, return of the favourite brawls, including the long-awaited hunt for balloons, and many balance changes. Welcome to the “Grand Prix” update!

New event “Grand Prix”

• Event levels and their corresponding rewards will be unlocked as you complete special challenges and earn event experience points.
• Event experience points are needed to unlock levels and receive rewards.
• As part of this event, you will receive new challenges: 1 main and 1 additional challenge.
• New challenges appear every day. All incomplete challenges accumulate.
• Basic event rewards are available to all players. These include:
  • 50 in-game coins; 
  • “Scout’s container” with a random legendary, epic or special part; 
  • Resource containers;
  • Workbench coupons;
  • Repair kits;
  • Engineer badges.
• All additional rewards (marked with an icon of a lock on a blue background) are available only to those who purchased the “Grand Prix” pack (regular or deluxe edition). Purchasing the deluxe edition immediately unlocks the next 10 levels and all the rewards of the already unlocked levels.
• Purchasing the pack gives you access to:
  • Certain already produced parts; 
  • Recipes for the production of certain upgraded parts on the event workbench;
  • Additional in-game coins;
  • 3 paints, a number of stickers and decorations;
  • “Storage expansion” and “Blueprint storage”;
  • For each subsequent level, starting from 51, you will receive 120 in-game coins as a reward.

“Winter hunt” brawl

• Victory goes to the person who can keep the balloons on their armoured vehicle longer than others and earn 100 points.
• The brawl has preset vehicles. From battle to battle, the preset blueprints may change: there are vehicles with wheels, hovers or robotic legs available.
• There are bonuses on the map, and by picking them up, the player can get additional advantages in the brawl. These include: temporary invulnerability, temporary invisibility, a “Kapkan” mine or a homing shot from a “Scorpion”.
• Be careful: not all bonuses are good. Some may attach a bomb to your armoured car or slow it down. Hurry up and touch an enemy armoured car to pass the bomb to it, otherwise your car is going to explode! You may also try your luck at finding an invulnerability bonus in 10 seconds before the bomb goes off and protect yourself from the explosion. But that would be a risky play.
• To take the balloons from the enemy, you only need to crash into their car. And remember: a high-speed chase is not the only way. Try to outsmart your opponents!
• From the moment you pick up the balloons, your car will be gradually slowing down to a certain speed limit. Use your driving skills and any available tricks to keep the balloons as long as possible!
• The reward for the battles of the mode is wires.

Special challenges and rewards:

• Day 1: complete 3 battles in the “Winter hunt” brawl. Reward: “Humanitarian aid” container.
• Day 2: place at least 6th in the “Winter hunt” brawl. Reward: 80 Engineer badges.
• Day 3: place at least 6th in the “Winter hunt” brawl. Repeat 2 times. Reward: 2 “Passion 1” stickers.
• Day 4: complete 3 battles in the “Winter hunt” brawl. Reward: “Humanitarian aid” container.
• Day 5: place at least 5th in the “Winter hunt” brawl. Repeat 3 times. Reward: “Banshee’s tears” paint.
• Day 6: complete 2 battles in the “Winter hunt” brawl. Reward: 50 Engineer badges.
• Day 7: place at least 4th in the “Winter hunt” brawl. Repeat 2 times. Reward: “Logistician’s container”.

“At gunpoint” brawl returns

• “At gunpoint” is a team PvP brawl with preset armoured cars.
• The brawl’s main feature is its unusual viewing angle, which simulates a first-person view.
• In this mode, you can select an armoured car from several offered and enter the battle with it.
• The blueprints provided for selection are random. If you don’t manage to choose a car in the allotted time, you will automatically be given one of the offered ones.
• The mode has respawns. Before respawning, you again need to choose an armoured car you want to continue the battle with. 
• The team that scores more points in the allotted time wins. The points are rewarded for destroying parts and opponents.
• The reward for the battles of the mode is scrap metal.

Special challenges and rewards:

• Day 1: destroy 250 parts in the “At gunpoint” brawl. Reward: 80 Engineer badges.
• Day 2: complete 2 battles in the “At gunpoint” brawl. Reward: “Military reserve” container.
• Day 3: earn 3000 points in the “At gunpoint” brawl. Reward: 2 “War machine” stickers.
• Day 4: destroy 15 enemies in the “At gunpoint” brawl. Reward: 2 “Rare stabilizers”.
• Day 5: destroy 250 parts in the “At gunpoint” brawl. Reward: 80 Engineer badges.
• Day 6: deal 3000 damage in the “At gunpoint” brawl. Reward: “Humanitarian aid” container.
• Day 7: earn 7500 points in the “At gunpoint” brawl. Reward: “Crew duck” decor.

“Impulsiveness” brawl returns

• Fight with your own armoured vehicle. You can take your armoured car or your battle walker to the battle.
• The impulse from shooting and hits is greatly increased.
• The mode has respawns.
• The victory is awarded to the team that scored more points in the allotted time for shooting off parts and destroying opponents. The battle ends if one of the teams scores 4000 points.
• The reward for the battles of the mode is plastic.

Special challenges and rewards:

• Day 1: deal 7000 damage in the “Impulsiveness” brawl. Reward: “Compact exhaust” decor.
• Day 2: destroy 5 enemies in the “Impulsiveness” brawl. Reward: “Military reserve” container.
• Day 3: complete 2 battles in the “Impulsiveness” brawl. Reward: 50 Engineer badges.
• Day 4: earn 700 points in the “Impulsiveness” brawl. Reward: 2 “Special stabilizers”.
• Day 5: destroy 5 enemies in the “Impulsiveness” brawl. Reward: “Military reserve” container.
• Day 6: complete 3 battles in the “Impulsiveness” brawl. Reward: 80 Engineer badges.
• Day 7: earn 1000 points in the “Impulsiveness” brawl. Reward: “Gun merchant” paint.

“Sea battle” brawl returns

• “Sea battle” is a team PvP brawl.
• The team that scores 5000 points first or scores more points before time runs out wins.
• Before the start of the game, each player can choose one of three preset blueprints (roles):
  • Auxiliary: close range combat ship with a large-caliber autocannon and the “Nest” rocket launcher. 
  • Rocket: deals high damage at medium distance, equipped with rocket launchers.
  • Patrol: a long-range ship with cannons.
• The mode has respawns. Each time before you respawn, you can change your role.
• The reward for the battles of the mode is scrap metal.

Special challenges and rewards:

• Day 1: earn 1000 points in the “Sea battle” brawl. Reward: “Humanitarian aid” container.
• Day 2: complete 2 battles in the “Sea battle” brawl. Reward: 50 Engineer badges.
• Day 3: destroy 10 enemies in the “Sea battle” brawl. Reward: 2 “Radiation hazard” stickers.
• Day 4: deal 12000 damage in the “Sea battle” brawl. Reward: “Military reserve” container.
• Day 5: complete 2 battles in the “Sea battle” brawl. Reward: 50 Engineer badges.
• Day 6: earn 1800 points in the “Sea battle” brawl. Reward: “Ship’s helm” hubcap.
• Day 7: destroy 30 enemies in the “Sea battle” brawl. Reward: “Logistician’s container”.

“Dronapocalypse” brawl returns

• “Dronapocalypse” is a team PvP brawl.
• The team that deals more damage to the enemy leviathan or destroys it wins the battle. If at the end of the battle both leviathans have the same amount of durability, then the battle ends in a draw.
• Survivors use pre-assembled drones in this brawl, some of which were updated and improved. There are also new drones added.
• At the start of each battle, you are automatically given a drone with random weapons.
• The mode has respawns. Before each respawn, you need to choose a drone to continue the battle. The shown blueprints are randomly selected. If you fail to choose a drone in the allotted time, you will automatically be given one of the suggested options.
• Choose a drone wisely and take into account the current situation on the battlefield. The right choice will help you not only destroy the enemy leviathan faster, but also buy time by controlling your opponents and defending your leviathan.
• From battle to battle, the leviathans of your or enemy teams, as well as locations, may change.
• The reward for the battles of the mode is wires.

Special challenges and rewards:

• Day 1: complete 2 battles in the “Dronapocalypse” brawl. Reward: 2 “Green tracks” stickers.
• Day 2: deal 3000 damage in the “Dronapocalypse” brawl. Reward: 80 Engineer badges.
• Day 3: earn 350 points in the “Dronapocalypse” brawl. Reward: “Military reserve” container.
• Day 4: complete 3 battles in the “Dronapocalypse” brawl. Reward: 2 “Grey towers” stickers.
• Day 5: earn 500 points in the “Dronapocalypse” brawl. Reward: 2 “Rare stabilizers”.
• Day 6: deal 3000 damage in the “Dronapocalypse” brawl. Reward: 80 Engineer badges.
• Day 7: earn 750 points in the “Dronapocalypse” brawl. Reward: “Humanitarian aid” container.

Battle for uranium

• The mode will be periodically active for 1 week at a time.
• The participation conditions (PS requirements, ability to use certain parts, ability to play in a group or solo, etc.) may vary. More details on the next “Battle for uranium” conditions and dates will be available in the game, and its start will also be announced on the Crossout website and social media.
• The “Clan confrontation” game mode will be unavailable during the “Battle for uranium”.

Miscellaneous

AI-controlled players behaviour improved: now they will try to flee an area affected by fire or cryogenic weapons.

• Improved the environmental objects of the “New Fuji” map and optimized the location.
• Updated the “El Diablo Gorge” map and adapted it for armoured aircraft gameplay. Also, we would like to note that there are no plans on adding armoured aircraft to the “Invasion” game mode.
• Improved a number of environmental objects of the “Ravagers foothold” and “Desert valley” maps.

Single-shot shotguns

Junkbow

• Durability increased from 247 to 314 pts.
• Now fires a burst of three clusters instead of a single shot.
• Damage of a single pellet reduced by 37%.
• Reload time increased from 2.8 to 4.5 sec.
• Ammo reserve reduced from 30 to 20.
• “Rotation speed +30%” upgrade replaced with “Rate of fire +25%”.

Fafnir

• Durability increased from 315 to 400 pts.
• Now fires a burst of three clusters instead of a single shot.
• Damage of a single pellet reduced by 37%.
• Reload time increased from 2.8 to 4.5 sec.
• Ammo reserve reduced from 30 to 20.
• “Rotation speed +30%” upgrade replaced with “Rate of fire +25%”.

Nidhogg

• Durability increased from 357 to 464 pts.
• Now fires a burst of three clusters instead of a single shot.
• Damage of a single pellet reduced by 29%.
• Reload time increased from 2.5 to 4.5 sec.
• Ammo reserve reduced from 30 to 20.
• “Rotation speed +30%” upgrade replaced with “Rate of fire +25%”.

Jormungandr

• Durability increased from 437 to 568 pts.
• Now fires a burst of three clusters instead of a single shot.
• Damage of a single pellet reduced by 29%.
• Reload time increased from 2.5 to 4.5 sec.
• Ammo reserve reduced from 30 to 20.
• “Rotation speed +30%” upgrade replaced with “Rate of fire +25%”.

Comment on single-shot shotguns: this weapon type is very unpopular in comparison with automatic shotguns. The changes are similar to recent changes to cannons, and should shift the focus of the gameplay towards doing higher damage, but more rarely. The additional increase in durability is aimed towards addressing the low survivability of these weapons.

Machine guns and miniguns

SM Hornet

• Durability increased from 57 to 63 pts.
• Damage increased by 12.5%.
• Projectile speed increased by 6%.

LM-54 Chord

• Durability increased from 66 to 73 pts.
• Damage increased by 17%.
• Projectile speed increased by 6%.

Vector

• Durability increased from 81 to 90 pts.
• Damage increased by 12%.
• Projectile speed increased by 6%.

Sinus-0

• Durability increased from 99 to 110 pts.
• Damage increased by 14%.
• Projectile speed increased by 6%.

Spectre-2

• Durability increased from 205 to 238 pts.
• Damage increased by 15.5%.
• Projectile speed increased by 6%.
• The perk now gives 4% bonus to damage and stacks up 8 times (instead of 3% and 10 times).

Aspect

• Durability increased from 242 to 278 pts.
• Damage increased by 14.5%.
• Projectile speed increased by 6%.
• The perk now gives 50% bonus to damage when fully heated (instead of 30%).

Punisher

• Durability increased from 386 to 449 pts.
• Damage increased by 17%.
• Projectile speed increased by 6%.
• The perk now requires 30 successful hits to be activated (instead of 40).

ST-M23 Defender

Damage increased by 10%.

M-25 Guardian

• Durability increased from 197 to 217 pts.
• Damage increased by 10%.

M-29 Protector

• Durability increased from 234 to 258 pts.
• Damage increased by 15%.

M-32 Vindicator

• Durability increased from 293 to 325 pts.
• Damage increased by 18%.

ST-M26 Tackler

• Durability increased from 251 to 279 pts.
• Damage increased by 22%.
• Perk activation delay reduced from 1 to 0.5 sec.

Gungnir

• Durability increased from 190 to 209 pts.
• Damage increased by 13%.

Nothung

• Durability increased from 256 to 285 pts.
• Damage increased by 15%.

M-37 Piercer

• Durability increased from 138 to 151 pts.
• Damage increased by 11%.
• Projectile speed increased by 7%.

M-38 Fidget

• Durability increased from 160 to 175 pts.
• Damage increased by 12%.
• Projectile speed increased by 7%.

M-39 Imp

• Durability increased from 230 to 252 pts.
• Damage increased by 14%.
• Projectile speed increased by 7%.

MG13 Equalizer

• Durability increased from 179 to 195 pts.
• Damage increased by 17%.
• Projectile speed increased by 7%.
• The perk now charges up in 5 seconds (instead of 7).

MG14 Arbiter

• Durability increased from 240 to 261 pts.
• Damage increased by 19%.
• Projectile speed increased by 7%.
• The perk now charges up in 5 seconds (instead of 7).

Comment on machine guns and miniguns: after the removal of hitscan mechanic from machine guns, their efficiency decreased noticeably due to increased rate of misses. In order to keep this type of weapons relevant, we decided to make compensating changes.

Other changes

Sidekick

Optimal range increased by 72%.

Comment: the change will make the drone’s damage dealing more stable, since it will be able to deal damage from a longer range.

Tempest

Cooling rate reduced by 17.5%.

Comment: high efficiency between 4500 and 6500 PS. The cooling time is now the same as that of the “Whirl”. The change will make the weapon more dependent on a cooling module.

Bat

• The perk’s bonus to the volume of additional ammunition increased from 20% to 30%.
• Power increased by 15%.
• Mass limit increased from 6500 to 7000 kg.

Comment: efficiency of the cabin is too low in comparison with its analogues.

Corvo

• Durability increased from 160 to 180 pts.
• Damage increased by 10%.
• Projectile speed increased by 14%.
• Ammo reserve increased from 16 to 18.

Comment: similar to the changes for machine guns and miniguns.

Elephant

Damage increased by 7%.

Comment: lack of efficiency in comparison with other epic cannons.

Blockchain

• Damage increased by 14%.
• The perk now reduces the penetrability of parts to 60% of the original (instead of 75%).
• Durability increased from 260 to 295 pts.

Comment: the changes will help increase the efficiency of the weapon and bring it back to the battlefield.

Thunderbolt

Durability increased from 173 to 195 pts.

Comment: low survivability in comparison with the rest of the automatic shotguns.

Humpback

• The amount of damage you need to take to accumulate the full bonus increased from 1000 to 1250 pts.
• The reset time of the full bonus reduced from 30 to 20 sec.

Comment: consistently high efficiency of the cabin on a wide range of PS and among different types of builds. In the current game context, the perk accumulates extremely quickly and resets very slowly, thanks to which it is kept at high values for most of the battle.

Omni

• Penalty to power reduced from 12% to 9%.
• Increased traction.

Atom

• Penalty to power reduced from 15% to 12%.
• Increased traction.

Comment on “Omni” and “Atom”: the power penalty of these movement parts is somewhat inflated in comparison with the current power penalty of “Meat Grinder”, which has the same movement mechanics. There are also frequent complaints about the lack of traction of these movement parts, and the change should fix this.

ML 200

• Reduced the effect of surface angle on movement speed.
• Added 25% thermal and cryogenic damage resistance.
• Tonnage increased from 2400 to 2900 kg.

Bigram

• Reduced the effect of surface angle on movement speed.
• Added 25% thermal and cryogenic damage resistance.
• Tonnage increased from 1900 to 2300 kg.

Gerrida I

• Reduced the effect of surface angle on movement speed.
• Durability increased from 435 to 450 pts.
• Tonnage increased from 1500 to 1800 kg.

Comment on mechanical legs: low popularity of the entire movement part type. By reducing the sensitivity to the angle of inclination of the surface, the medium speed of mechanical legs should increase. The other changes are aimed at increasing the survivability of armoured cars with mechanical legs.

Impeller

Increased yaw rate bonus: for main rotors from 60% to 65%, for coaxial rotors from 35% to 50%.

Comment: insufficient effect of perk on yaw rate of armoured aircraft.

Meat Grinder

Maximum speed of rotating in one spot reduced by 30%.

Comment: the previous limitation allowed heavy vehicles on augers to rotate at a speed close to that of lighter movement parts, which should not be the case.

Titan

The wheel’s protector now takes 50% more damage.

Comment: the change should lower the efficiency of the wheel when it is used as armour and mounted on the front or on the back of the build. At the same time, it shouldn’t affect the survivability of “Titans” mounted on the side too much.

AC80 Stillwind

• Changed the perk: for every 50 m passed by the projectile, its explosion radius increases by 0.2 m. 
• Durability increased from 424 to 488 pts.
• Mass increased from 513 to 590 kg.

Comment: the original perk does not match the intended style of playing with this autocannon, and therefore has little effect on its efficiency. The new perk, as in the case of its predecessors, increases efficiency based on distance. The changes to mass and durability are to set the “Stillwind” apart from its predecessor “AC72 Whirlwind”, which used to have the same parameters.

Waltz

Projectiles’ rotation radius reduced by 25%.

Comment: low efficiency. The change will make it easier to deal damage from longer distances.

Parser

• Durability increased from 290 to 370 pts.
• Charging time reduced from 1.5 to 1.2 sec.
• Charging now also increases projectile speed by 20%.

Comment: low efficiency of the shotgun.

Reaper

• Durability increased from 520 to 566 pts.
• Mass increased from 603 to 656 kg.

Comment: low survivability of the weapon.

Assembler

• Energy consumption increased from 12 to 13 pts.
• PS increased from 2400 to 2600.
• Damage at full charge without perk increased by 10%.
• Maximum damage with perk increased from 280% to 305%.
• Durability increased from 359 to 413 pts.
• Mass increased from 293 to 337 kg.

Comment: “Assembler’s” efficiency is not very dependent on modules, so it is used in a narrow PS range (quite low for a legendary weapon). The changes aim to increase the PS range in which it will be used.

Charybdis

• Distance required to activate the perk reduced from 25 to 15 m.
• Delay to reset the perk reduced from 4 to 1 sec.

Comment: the change will make turning the front of the vehicle towards the attacking “Charybdis” a more effective way to counteract this weapon. With the previous parameters, in such a situation, the perk of a “Charybdis” pursuing a player would take a very long time to reset, and the weapon would have time to deal damage deep inside the armoured car. Also, due to the rather long distance, the perk was sometimes activated by a nearby ally.

Swarm

• Rate of fire reduced by 10%.
• Reload time increased from 7.5 to 9 sec.
• Blast radius reduced by 22%.

Comment: the previous change of damage dependence on blast radius was necessary for stable damage dealing, but it also increased the efficiency of the weapon too much. The reduction of blast radius partially compensates for this. The rest of the changes make it easier to counteract the “Swarm”.

Kami

• Power increased by 10%.
• The perk now also unhooks cables (from “Skinner”, “Kapkan”, “Jubokko”).
• Perk active time increased from 4 to 6 sec.
• Perk cooldown time reduced from 16 to 10 sec.

Comment: the “Kami” perk has quite narrow use, so we are expanding its implementation and frequency of activation. Additional power increase will make armoured cars with this cabin more mobile.

Nova

• Power increased by 10%.
• Perk cooldown time reduced from 20 to 16 sec.
• Tonnage increased from 5500 to 6700 kg.

Comment: low efficiency of the cabin.

BWC Warrior

• Speed reduced from 70 to 68 km/h.
• Permanent bonus to speed in the first mode reduced from 10% to 5%, additional bonus to speed increased from 10% to 15%.
• Permanent bonus to power in the first mode reduced from 20% to 10%, additional bonus to power increased from 20% to 30%.
• Permanent bonus to damage in the second mode reduced from 10% to 5%, additional bonus to damage increased from 10% to 15%.

Comment: according to data gathered from numerous battles involving this cabin, its perk was too efficient and required some adjustments. The changes will keep the maximum possible bonuses, but lower the average bonus values in battle.

CC-18 Typhoon

Changed the perk: after a hit, deals damage to weapons and movement parts in the amount of 1.5% from their current durability 3 times during 1 sec. The damage is not dealt if the durability of a part is lower than 35%.

Comment: the perk should make “Typhoon” an effective choice against armoured cars with high combined durability of movement parts and weapons.

Ripper

• Added interaction with “Tormentor”. Activating the module increases the damage from shots.
• The ram damage multiplier of a disc stuck on an enemy increased by 2.5 times.

Comment: synergy with the “Tormentor” will allow more efficient use of energy on armoured cars with two “Rippers”. Ram damage of discs became too low after the changes to ram damage mechanic, the multiplier change should fix this.

Breaker

• Changes to the model of the weapon:
  • It now fires from 4 barrels interchangeably instead of 2 barrels as before;
  • The barrels moved slightly upwards.
• Durability increased from 387 to 414 pts.

Comment: the lower barrels of the shotgun were disabled, as they blocked the possibility of firing downwards with any armouring. The new model allows you to install armour for the weapon no larger than 1 pin while still maintaining acceptable aiming angles. The increase in durability should compensate for the enlarged model.

Ram damage

Reduced the dependency of damage on the mass.

Comment: the change will reduce the efficiency of ramming with heavy armoured cars.

The notification about the start of the new “Clan confrontation” season no longer appears in a separate window after all other notifications.

Improved the sound effects of the “M-29 Protector” machine gun.

• Fixed a bug that caused the camera to not centre on stickers in build mode.
• Fixed a bug that made it possible to get under the roof of a building on the “Powerplant” map while using a battle walker.
• Fixed a bug that caused falling into the abyss on the “Volcano” map to trigger the stun sound effect.
• Fixed incorrect collision model for one of the masks on the “Founders Canyon” map.
• Fixed a bug that caused an incorrect flight effect of “Helios” weapon projectiles.
• Fixed a bug that caused the “Phoenix” crossbow bolts to be attached with an offset from the point of impact.
• Improved a number of in-game texts.