Announcement I Update - January 18th I Preview

New events and rewards you won't want to miss!

 

Dear Operators,

 

We will launch a no downtime update on January 18 to kick off our new season, Starfall!

 

Here's the schedule

• January 18, 08:30 - 10:00 (UTC+8): All Ranked matchmaking will be unavailable
• January 18, 09:50 - 10:00 (UTC+8): Matchmaking and trading in Operations will be temporarily unavailable;
• January 18, 10:00 (UTC+8): PC client update goes live

If you encounter any issues after the update, try restarting the game to complete the update.

 

The main content of this update includes:

 

New PvP Mode

Hot Zone - 3v3v3 PvP Mode

 

Collect MandelCells with your friends in the new PvP mode, coming as part of Season Starfall! There is only one objective in this mode - Fight, Fight and Fight!

 

Version Update Event

 

Starfall Login Streak Rewards

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 31/1/2025

Description: Log in after the version update to claim various rewards on the event page!

Rewards: Vityaz - Aerospace, Armament Voucher x10, Turbrick x6

 

Starfall Supplies (Warfare)

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 31/1/2025

Description: Milestone series missions are available. Play matches to earn milestone points and exchange for rewards!

Rewards: LAV-AA- Burgundy and a large number of Premium Weapon EXP Tokens

 

Starfall Supplies (Operations)

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 31/1/2025

Description: Milestone series missions are available. Play simple matches to earn milestone points and exchange for rewards!

Rewards: Ultimate Safe Box (3 Days) and AK-12 - Zero Degree

 

New Tactical Armament

Tactical Armament: Your Tatical Armament progress will carry over between seasons, but Armament Vouchers will expire upon update. Use them before the update goes live!

 

Viper - M700 / AUG / PKM

Aerospace - SV-98 / G18

Tidal Wave - Desert  Eagle / M1014 / SG552 / QBZ95-1

 

Duo Mode Event

Unlock New Gun - Vol.1

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 30/1/2025

Description: Earn points by completing missions in Warfare mode; unlock the QCQ171 at 100 points. In Operations mode, earn 100 points to unlock the gun exchange. Submit specified items to unlock QCQ171 production rights in Operations mode.

Rewards: Access and production rights for the new QCQ171

 

Warfare Events

 

Unlock New Attachment

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 30/1/2025

Description: Complete missions to earn Trust Points. Spend Trust Points to use new firearm attachments in Warfare mode.

Rewards: Access to new firearm attachments - Holographic Thermal Vision, Combat Variable Thermal Vision, Sniper Thermal Vision, and more.

 

New Maps

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 2/2/2025

Description: Join the action on the new map and complete mission to earn rewards!

18/1/2025 - 25/1/2025: Open A/D mode - Knife Edge

26/1/2025 - 2/2/2025: Open A/D mode - Trainwreck

Rewards: ASV - Snow Camouflage, M14 - Haavk Guard, Armament Voucher x14, and more!

 

New Map Event

 

Crash of Ascension

Description: The final defense point D now features a destructible environment. Bombard the area, take down the rocket, and unlock a new underground area to fight in!

 

New Season Content

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 6/2/2025

Description: Experience new content in matches, complete missions, and claim rewards!

New Mechanism - Fortification System: Build covers at designated locations

New Class Gadgets: High-Explosive Grenade Launcher and Smoke Grenade Launcher

New Operator: Sineva

New Weapons: 

• Marksman Rifle: SR-9
  
• Submachine Gun: QCQ171
  
• Light Machine Gun: QJB201
  

Rewards: Armament Voucher x14, TurBrick x5, Warfare 2x EXP Card x4

 

Operations Event

 

New Attachment Market

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 30/1/2025

Description: Complete missions to earn Trust Points. Spend Trust Points to purchase new firearm attachments in Operations Mode.

Rewards: Purchase rights for new firearm attachments - Holographic Thermal Vision, Combat Variable Thermal Vision, Sniper Thermal Vision, and more.

 

Airborne Insertion Incoming

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 23/1/2025

Description: During the event, each map in Operations mode will drop 1 Airborne Insertion per match, containing valuable supplies. Complete missions to earn rewards!

Rewards: Calling Card - Launch, Armament Vouchers, and more.

 

New Map Area

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 26/2/2025

Description: The Zero Dam map now features an exciting new underground area for exploration. The Space City map introduces a new random event. Experience a dynamic new entry where the main bridge on Space City is destroyed, allowing you to pass without activating the bridge.

Rewards: Complete missions during the event to obtain Armament Voucher x11, Dam Copy Keycard Random Pack x2, TurBrick x4.

 

Weekend Events

 

Expert Choice Vol. 1

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 23/1/2025

Description: Log in to claim the CAR-15 Assault Rifle! Upgrade the new weapon and use it to complete missions for exclusive rewards!

Rewards: CAR-15 Assault Rifle (Operations Mode), Weekend Lucky Supply Pack, Premium Weapon EXP Tokens, 2x EXP Card (Single Use), and more.

 

Weekly Supplies Vol.1 

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 23/1/2025

Description: Play simple matches to receieve a Tactical Armament 10-Draw!

Reward: Tactical Armament 10-Draw

 

Hazard Operation Vol.1

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 23/1/2025

Description: Limited-time Tekniq Alloy Store

Rewards: Quantum Keys, Armament Vouchers, and Advanced Safe Box 7-Day Access Cards are now purchasable with Tekniq Alloys.

 

Score Operator Vol.1 

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 23/1/2025

Description: Exchange Warfare Mode points for specified rewards

Rewards: Build up Warfare mode points to obtain Quantum Keys and Armament Vouchers

 

Season Pass, MandelBrick, and Bundle Content

 

Season Pass

 

Season Pass Activation Time: After the update on 18/1/2025

Main Rewards Include: New operator Sineva (Unlock for free), Vyron - Top Gun

 

Wrought Iron - SCAR-H / ACE-QBZ95-1 / ACE-SKS / ACE-PTR-32; Vector - Red Comet; HAAVK Enforcer - AUG / M4A1; Trigram - IFV  / Recon Helicopter / LAV-AA; Black Knight - M1A4 Battle Tank / IFV / LAV-AA / Spec Ops Helicopter

 

Season Safe Box (2x2/2x3), TurBrick, Armament Vouchers, and a vast amount of Tactical Armament supplies, Weapon EXP Tokens

 

Description: Join matches to level up and claim rewards. Purchase the Pass for even more rewards. Pass Level cap: 190

 

How to unlock: Deluxe Edition 720 Delta Coins, Mode Special Edition 520 Delta Coins

 

New Activity System - TurBrick

Description: TurBricks are a new form of activity system in Delta Force. It can be purchased from the Tactical Warfare Unit in Operations using Tekniq Alloy (100,000 each). 

 

It can also be earned through accumulated points in Warfare. Lastly, it can also be obtained through Special Holiday Events and as Pass Level Rewards. TurBricks are free to open with no cost required.

 

Rewards: Hackclaw's Toy Box series Deluxe Charms, with a chance to obtain Legendary Deluxe Charms or the ultimate hiddens Legendary Charm, Source of Destruction.

 

MandelBrick - Custom Build

 

MandelBrick - Custom Build Series is online. Earn MandelBrick by playing matches!

Products Include: Custom Build - SCAR-H;

Elusive - M1014 / K416 / Vector;

Star Color - K416 / P90 / AS Val / MP5;

Ahsarah Guard - PKM / MP7 / PTR-32 / Bizon;

Lepidoptera - SMG-45 / SKS / M700 / M249 / AS Val;

Reptile - Desert Eagle / M14 / AKS-74U / MP5 / Uzi;

 

MandelBrick - Spectrum Blitz will continue to have a low drop rate in the new season.

Drop guarantee progress for different MandelBrick series is independent of each other.

 

Quantum Keys can unlock any MandelBrick Series

 

MandelBrick - Spectrum Blitz and appearances will remain tradeable on the Market.

 

Deluxe Collection appearance recontrsuction can use appearances from any series as materials. The resulting appearance is randomly generated based on the materials used. Using more materials from the same series increases the chance of obtaining an appearance from that series. Using materials exclusively from the same series guarantees a higher quality appearance form that series.

 

Mercy Bundle

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 21/4/2025

Bundle Includes: Melee Weapon - Mercy; Mercy - ASh-12 / M7, and Mercy series Charm, Avatar, Calling Card, and Spray Paint

How to get: 5,200 Delta Tickets / Delta Coins

 

Illicit Deal Bundle

 

Event Period: 18/1/2025 - 19/2/2025

Bundle Includes: Illicit Deal - AS Val / SCAR-H, and Illicit Deal series Charm, Avatar, Calling Card, Spray Paint

How to get: 1,600 Delta Tickets / Delta Coins

Gameplay and Balance Adjustments

 

• Improved vehicle handling
• Vehicle loadouts can be adjusted at deployment UI
• New movement mechanic: Leap. You will not be able to change direction, ADS, or fire while diving. You will need to manually bind a key to this new mechanic, which can only be triggered while sprinting and pressing the Leap key.
• Improved visuals for environmental destruction on PC Client
• Adjusted cover height in various locations to minimize head-peeking interactions
• Readjusted attack/defense area, vehicle resupply zones, and flanking routes in various Warfare maps
• Points adjustments: Added points reward for Healing, Fortification, Anti-vehicle actions, and point capturing actions
• Points adjustments: Vehicle repair - repairs before 25 total HP repaired contributes 40 points, repairs after 25 total HP repaired contributes 100 points
• Respawn Beacon optimization: Adjusted height and width to minimize situations where a beacon cannot be placed
• (Operations) - NPCs on Brakkesh have been reduced in certain areas, and HP of certain NPCs have been reduced
• (Operations) - Reduced missions count, reduced missions difficulty
• (Systems) - PC settings can now be saved on the cloud. You can choose to save your settings either locally or on the cloud
• (Systems) - Gun customization UI has been optimized
• (Warfare) - Added pity system for MandelBrick drops in Warfare. Besides getting MandelBrick from placing in the top 25% of a match, you can accumulate points for each Warfare match played. Once you accumulate 100 points, you will be guaranteed a MandelBrick. The weekly limit of 2 MandelBricks remain unchanged

 

Operators

 

• D-wolf - Triple Blaster detonation delay: 2.5s > 3s
• D-wolf - Triple Blaster minimum damage: 10 > 1
  
  
• Vyron - (Warfare only) Magnetic Bomb maximum damage: 100 > 125
• Vyron - (Warfare only) Magnetic Bomb maximum damage radius: 4m > 1m
• Vyron - (Warfare only) Magnetic Bomb damage to vehicles: 45 > 35
• Vyron - (Warfare only) Magnetic Bomb throw distance reduced
• Vyron - (Operations only) Magnetic Bomb detonation delay: 2.5s > 3s
• Vyron - (Operations only) Magnetic Bomb maximum damage: 125 > 110
  
  
• Stinger - (Operations only) HT Pistol Healing duration: 20s > 60s
• Stinger - (Operations only) HT Smoke Grenade healing duration: 20s > 60s
  
  
• Toxik - Adrenaline radius: 9m > 12.5m
• Toxik - (Warfare only) Adrenaline buffs: At 1 stack, ADS speed buff increased from 25% to 30%. Hit flinch reduction buff increased from 30% to 40%
• Toxik - (Operations only) Adrenaline buffs: ADS speed buff increased from 25% to 30%. Hit flinch reduction buff increased from 20% to 35%. At 3 and 4 stacks, hit flinch reduction buff has been increased from 40% to 45%
  
  
• Luna - (Warfare only) Detection Arrow can now detect vehicles
• Luna - (Operations only) Detection Arrow cooldown decreased: 45s > 40s. Opponents detected will have increased cooldown on healing items
  
  
• Uluru - Incendiary Grenade now has a 0.25s detonation delay before ignition
• Uluru - (Warfare only) Incendiary Grenade delay before first tick of damage: 0.5s > 0s. Opponents who enter the incendiary field will now immediately take damage
• Uluru - (Operations only) Guided Missile: Acceleration battery depletion rate increased. 2x > 3x
  
  

Weapons (Both Modes)

 

• All vertical and horizontal recoil buffs have been decreased
• Base stability for all weapons increased
• Greatly reduced reticle shake from hit flinch
• All attachments' buffs to stability has been reduced

 

Weapons (Warfare)

 

• Recon now has access to 2 additional rifles: SCAR-H and AUG
• AWM: 
  • Base Damage: 85 > 100
  • Base range: 55m > 30m
• K416:
  • Abdominal Damage: 16 > 21
  • Reduced buffs to stability from Laser Tactical Device: +10 > +7
  • Long Barrels - Control: -7 to -10
  • Long Barrels - Stability: +4 to +6
  • Stable Gas Suppressor: Recoil control +4 to +2
  • Stable Gas Suppressor: Control +3 to 0
  • Stable Gas Suppressor: Stability +4 to +2
  • Stable Gas Suppressor: Muzzle Velocity +30%
  • Stable Gas Suppressor: Range +15%

 

Weapons (Operations)

 

• All ammo damage to armor decreased (Except for .338 Lap Mag AP7)
  • Damage decreased by armor against ammo of similar rarity: 25% > 50%
  • Damage decreased by armor against ammo of higher rarity: 0% > 25%
• SVD
  • Base Damage: 52 > 56
  • Headshot multiplier: 1.9 > 2.2
• SV-98
  • Base Damage: 55 > 60
  • Armor Damage: 53 > 58
  • Headshot multiplier: 2.2 > 2.5
• PSG-1:
  • Headshot multiplier: 1.9 > 2.1
• M700:
  • Base Damage: 55 > 61
  • Armor Damage: 53 > 58
  • Headshot multiplier: 2.2 > 2.5
• R93
  • Base Damage: 55 > 61
  • Armor Damage: 53 > 58
  • Headshot multiplier: 2.2 > 2.5
• Desert Eagle and .357 Revolver
  • Headshot multiplier: 1.9 > 2.2
• 9x19mm ammo:
  • Base damage multiplier: 1.3 > 1.8
  • Level 1 and 2 ammo damage multiplier: 1 > 1.2
• .45 ACP ammo:
  • Base damage multiplier: 1.3 > 1.8
  • Level 1 and 2 ammo damage multiplier: 1 > 1.2
• 5.7 x 28mm ammo
  • Base damage multiplier: 1.3 > 1.6
  • Level 1 and 2 ammo damage multiplier: 1 > 1.2
• 12 Gauge
  • 8.5mm buckshot base damage multiplier: 1 > 1.4
  • 7mm buckshot base damage multiplier: 0.75 > 1.15
  • Arrow-shaped bullet base damage multiplier: 0.7 > 0.85
  • Level 2, 3, and 4 single bullet basic damage multiplier: 4.5 > 4.8
• Level 1 and Level 2 ammot damage multiplier: 1 > 1.1
• 9x19mm ammo and .45 ACP Level 5 ammo is currently not available - can only be used in Hot Zone
• Fixed torso damage multiplier for G17
• Fixed edge cases whereby ADS debuffs from helmet/armor are not applied properly

 

That concludes our announcement!

 

Thank you again for joining Garena Delta Force, and welcome to Ahsarah!

 

Garena Delta Force Team