[Ranked Match Updates]
Squad Fight Season 3 Ranked Match will conclude at the end of March 14, 2024. It's time to display your skills and work with your teammates to reach a higher tier! All-new Season 4 Ranked Match will start immediately after Season 3 ends (March 15, 2024, 00:00). We wish you the best of luck!

[Optimizations]
Weapon System Optimizations
Unlockable attachments from weapon upgrades and stat changes after equipping an attachment are now clearer.
Rename Card
Rename Card is now available for purchase with Reputation. Each purchase costs 5000 Reputation (limited to 1 purchase per season).

Battle Royale
1. Increased bounty for missions.
·Scout Mission 1000 → 2000
·Search Mission 2000 → 4000
·Hunt Mission 2500 → 5000
2. Reduced bonus bounty for completing consecutive missions.
3. Adjusted the starting/ending position of the parachuting phase. The area open for parachuting is now larger.
4. Optimized some areas that are inaccessible by design. There will be a clear notice when players arrive in these areas.

Squad Fight
1. Reduced the cash required to purchase [Armor Lv. 3] after purchasing [Armor Lv. 2] in the same round (1500 → 500).
2. Optimized the animation for the Results page.
3. Optimized the displaying order of the overhead equipment interface.
4. Enemy player names and Ace Shooter titles can now be seen during the Ready phase.
5. Optimized the timing of the Shop popping up at the start of the round.
6. Removed some maps with sub-optimal combat experience.

System Optimizations
1. The system will now recommend teammates with similar playstyles as you. Add them to your Friend List and team up!
2. The system will now match you with players not on your Friend List to help you reach a higher tier!
3. You can now change your Health Bar color between red or green in [Gameplay] → [Battle Info].
4. The joystick in HUD2 now supports custom sprinting distance.
5. Added "Auto pick-up ammo for unequipped weapons" option to [Settings] → [Pick Up] → [Auto Pick-up].
6. Added a new setting for quickly switching Meds. You can now switch to another Med that is in your backpack.
7. Adjusted skill cooldown to display the time required for the next charge. You can now time your cooldowns with more precision.
8. Added audio notification when a skill is fully charged.
9. The emote wheel now supports swiping.
10. Added more customizable information to Personal Info. Please let us know what information you would like to share in Personal Info.
11. Added the number of matches played and many other match information in History.
12. You can now learn more about Airdrops in [Striker] → [Airdrop Support].
13. If an enemy is still in sight after being knocked down, the distance between you and the enemy will be shown.

Gameplay Improvements For PC
1. You can now hold the Toss button to select a throwable.
2. Added a keybind for opening/closing the Pick Up List.
3. You can now press Enter to start typing in the chat.
4. Players on PC can now assign skills to keybinds for quick and consistent usage.
Other Improvements
1. Your "Favorite" loadout will be equipped when spawning in Hot Zone.
2. The Loadout interface will now pop up when selecting a Striker during the Hot Zone ready phase.
3. Added Solo/4-Player Mode to Weapon Master
4. Weapon information is now displayed in custom matches when spectating.

[Combat Balance Adjustments]
ETHAN Skill Revamp
Power Slide: Power Slide(Parkour Master) is now an active skill. After a brief charging period, the speed of ETHAN's next Slide significantly increases. If ETHAN does not perform a Slide within the next few seconds, the charging time for the next Slide is reduced by 50%.
Protection Bulwark: Optimized the logic of this skill so the shield will no longer appear at the back of ETHAN while sprinting.

HANK Skill Revamp
Defensive Turret: HANK can now recycle a turret to reduce the charging time of the next turret by 40%.

ZERO Skill Revamp
Sword Master: Each successful parry reduces its cooldown.
Shadowstrike: Charging time is reduced from 2.2s to 1.8s.

Weapon Balance Adjustments
1. Vector: Increased Damage by 1 (requires one less bullet to kill an enemy)
2. Glock: Headshot Damage reduced from 60 to 49
3. Desert Eagle:
Reduced Base Damage
Headshot Damage reduced from 123 to 100
Torso Damage reduced from 83 to 70
Abdominal and Limbs Damage reduced from 76 to 60
Desert Eagle - Extended Barrel: Increased Damage
Headshot Damage increased by 20
Torso Damage increased by 10
Abdominal and Limbs Damage increased by 8
4. Kala:
Reduced Base Damage
Headshot Damage reduced from 250 to 225
Kala - 26" Extended Barrel: Increased Damage
Torso Damage increased by 25
Kala - 26" Extended Heavy Barrel: Increased Damage
Headshot Damage increased by 25
Torso Damage increased by 25
5. M700:
Reduced Base Damage
Headshot Damage reduced from 250 to 225
M700 - 27" Barrel: Increased Damage
Headshot Damage increased by 25
6. URB:
Lowered the Recoil Control reduction effect provided by the 8.5" Mini Barrel
Enhanced the Recoil Control effect provided by the 16'' Carbine Barrel
7. P90:
Increased Hip Fire Accuracy
Reduced Range
8. Increased reload time when equipping Extended Mag.
9. Adjusted the spread of the bullet when ADS.
10. We are creating a new Barrel for the M4A1 to enhance its ability on the field.

[New Strike Pass]
Strike Pass received a full upgrade and added two Legendary skins. It will be available on March 15, 2024! Upgrade your Strike Pass to receive the new weapon, AR97, for free! Purchasing the [Elite] or [Elite+] Strike Pass will give you the new Legendary "Neon" skin for AR97 and URB and numerous awesome rewards!
New Weapon
· AR97: An experimental three-round burst rifle with exceptional accuracy, perfect for taking down enemies at medium to long range.

[New Arrivals]
1. Nebula Limited Loot The "Nebula" P90 skin will be available via Limited Loot on March 18, 2024! It only takes 8 draws to get all the rewards!
2. You can pre-order 10 consecutive draws to obtain the AK47all-new Ultra skin "Midnight Terror" for only $1 starting March 14, 2024! It will be available via Ultra Stash on March 21, 2024!
3. Dreamscape Series Weapon Skin The "Dreamscape" series weapon skin will be available starting March 15, 2024, and can be obtained from Stash.

[Bug Fixes]
1. Fixed an issue on PC where the Auto-Sprint and Crouch options did not take effect.
2. Fixed an issue in Squad Fight where the marks on the map from the previous round would remain in the next round.
As always, thank you for your love and continued support! We hope you enjoy every moment in Blood Strike like we do!

Blood Strike Development Team