Современный мир развивается с невероятной скоростью, однако в то же время становится все более хрупким. Представьте себе карточный домик: достаточно убрать один элемент – и конструкция рухнет.
Незадолго до Рождества Нью-Йорк охватывает чудовищная пандемия. Общественные и государственные службы одна за другой перестают функционировать, начинаются перебои с водой, едой и электричеством. Всего за несколько дней улицы города охватывает хаос. И тогда в дело вступает Спецотряд – особое подразделение оперативных агентов. В мирное время они ведут самую обычную жизнь, но когда приходит беда, они начинают действовать. Задача Спецотряда – спасти общество.
Когда рушится мир, мы его опора.

• Season Pass

• Дополнение I: «Под землей»
• Дополнение II: «Выживание»
• Дополнение III: Последний рубеж

• Набор экипировки "Верхний Ист-Сайд" - DLC
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• Место на диске: 40 Gb
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• Оперативная память: 8 Gb
• Видеокарта: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 или AMD Radeon R9 290
• Место на диске: 40 Gb

/w [Ник] – чтобы общаться конфиденциально с определенным игроком в игре.
/p,/g или /group – любая из этих команд переключает канал в групповой чат, таким образом, Вы можете говорить со своими товарищами по команде.
/1 – используйте это, чтобы переключиться назад в общедоступный чат.
/s– эта команда используется для беседы с соседними игроками.
“/report [Имя игрока на которого хотят пожаловаться] - с помощью данной команды, можно сообщить о читерах внутри клиента для ПК-версии игры.

Дополнение 3: Последний рубеж
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• Дополнение "Последний рубеж" будет доступно 28 февраля для всех платформ одновременно.

Режим "Последний рубеж
• Когда ОТГ покидала Темную зону, они вместе с передатчиками оставили и важную информацию. Ренегаты узнали про это и пытаются заполучить эти передатчики с информацией внутри них. Отправляйтесь в PvP-бой 8 на 8 и спасите секретные данные от ренегатов.
• Сражайтесь за контроль трех ключевых тактических территорий в каждой из 4 новых Темных зон.
• Чтобы захватить тактическую территорию, команде нужно контролировать 3 точки внутри территории. Когда тактическая территория будет захвачена, команда начнет получать очки.
• Первая команда, которая достигнет максимального счета, выигрывает.
• Улучшить шансы на победу игрокам поможет активация мощных укреплений и тактические улучшения Спецотряда.

Новое вторжение - "Потерянный сигнал" (Lost Signal)
• Вторжение "Потерянный сигнал" находится в гражданском ТВ-центре, захваченном зеками.
• Игроки должны проникнуть в 3 крыла и встретиться с уникальными сценариями боя. Каждый мини-босс потребует от игроков тактики и лучшего использования билдов.
• В каждом крыле будут свои испытания и награды; прохождения всех крыльев откроет финальный бой с боссом и его мощной поддержкой.

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• Пройдет с 19 по 26 января 2026.
• Засекреченные комплекты: Зоркий часовой, Боевик, Снабженец.

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• Пройдет с 16 по 23 февраля 2026.
• Засекреченные комплекты: Кочевник, 34-Щит, Знак Хищника, Тень Банши.

Глобальное событие «Отключка»

• Пройдет с 16 по 23 марта 2026.
• Засекреченные комплекты: 34-Щит, С3ЛОК, Боевик, Опытный стратег

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• Пройдет с 13 по 20 апреля 2026г.
• Засекреченные комплекты: Отжиг, Одинокая Звезда, Знак Хищника, Снабженец.

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• Пройдет с 11 по 18 мая 2026.
• Засекреченные комплекты: С3ЛОК, Одинокая Звезда, Крайние Меры.

Глобальное событие «Засада»

• Пройдет с 8 по 15 июня 2026.
• Засекреченные комплекты: Альфа Связь, Отжиг, Вера Охотника, Опытный стратег.

UPDATE:

Reaching the maximum XP for level 40 does not give you any Underground Cache, it just stays at 40. But one interesting thing to note.. notice in the screenshot that the PvE 30 Cap has a prompt saying "Maximum Reached", but there isn't one for the Underground Level. Possible hint to an increase in cap in the future?

SS: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716739047



Thank you for all the comments and I see that the info helped a lot of you. I didn't expect this post to go to the front page to be honest.



Proof (that I'm level 40):

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716325101 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716325075 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716325030



After a few days stuck in my man cave, I've reached level 40 in Underground. I did it for the BLIND outfit, and I'm pretty busy in July anyways so why not.

For those who haven't maxed out your level out there, here are some tips for leveling and looting. It's just my opinion and I haven't relied upon statistics and calculations (you can find those in other posts).



A) Leveling and looting are best treated separately, don't aim at achieving both in the long run (until you reach 40)

The reason I'm telling you this is that, assuming you're at 228GS when you start afresh in Underground, you're NOT going to get gear upgrades from operations at all until you reach level 20 and unlock Phase 2 + Heroic difficulty. Well unless you haven't geared up properly for 240 GS sets before this DLC released.

The only sources of "good and reliable" loot to 228 GS players are: Underground Caches and Heroic mode. This is because Caches scale to your GS, and Heroic mode only drops 229/268 GS items.

So here's my recommendation: keep doing Hard mode runs until you reach level 20, THEN you spend some time to grind for 229/268 GS items in Heroic runs. After you've geared up well enough, do Hard mode runs again until you reach 35. By the time you reach 35, you'll have all available directives and phases unlocked, it'll be easy to farm for XP from 35 onwards.



B) Don't waste Directives early on

Directives are key to faster XP gains in higher levels (like after level 30). For instance, having 3 Phases, 3 Directives at Heroic difficulty gives you ~9200 XP per run. It takes a bit of time to complete, but with a competent group it isn't difficult at all.

Also, if you have a bunch of friends to play with, remember to take turns to become leader and pay Intel for Directives. Only the leader's Intel gets depleted in every game.



C) Heroic mode isn't as difficult as you think

It is simply a small upgrade from Challenge mode. Lvl 34 ---> Lvl 35, plus higher NPC aggression. You won't even feel it if you're geared properly.
I tried Heroic when I reached 20, back then I was GS 234 with all armor pieces being 240 GS. So don't worry about it.
Play patiently. You can't go ham and run around in Heroic, Smart Cover is a pretty decent skill to keep your team unharmed from Shotgunners and Snipers.



D) Don't kick lower GS players if you matchmake

Because you're probably going to end up being pissed anyways (if the randoms are incompetent). I've been running Heroic at 234 GS with a friend who has 219 GS at the time, and we don't even get wiped out if we do it properly. I've also met countless low GS players who play way better than those who are as high as 252 GS. So if you're going to matchmake, be prepared that there will probably be some skill discrepancy, but that's not due to the GS.



E) A safe and comfortable team combo for Heroic runs

Tanktician (First Aid Overheal + Pulse)
Reclaimer (Immune Station + Smart Cover)
x2 DPS players with gear sets of their own choosing (CC + First Aid Overheal)
Nothing will go wrong with this combo, until you come across a well-placed skill jammer in the map. When that happens, pop a blue Ult and run straight to the jammer as a team, then retreat back to a camping spot.



F) Efficient build for solo-ing Hard mode w/ Directives

SS: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =714463162
Basically a build with decent DPS, moderate HP and enough skill power to heal yourself
Pulse is approx. 70% CHD and 32% CHC with BLIND and 26k SP
You should be able to acquire the same build with similar (or even better) stats when you reach level 20-25



G1) General Tips & Tricks: Overall

When the objective says "Investigate the Area", it means that the NPCs in those areas can be evaded. You don't have to kill any of them.
If you see a lot of heavies gathering up at a spot (esp. LMB shields), have one of your mates flank the horde. The AI in this game is a bit clumsy when they get flanked.
Always pick off snipers and medics first in open areas. They're very lethal on Heroic and even tanks can get downed by one sniper shot with some stray bullets. LMB medics are incredibly heavy hitting as well.
In open areas (railway ones), sometimes they'll be random Cleaners/Rikers fighting with the LMB. Let them fight to save ammo.
Sometimes after you clean up an area, a mob of Cleaners will spawn at a nearby door without any prior alert/ISAC notice. Happened to me three times today, once even with a Named NPC.
Ask your DPS players not to save up their Ults for too long. They have the highest killing potential and they should be the ones who Ult more often than supports.
Spawn sequences are not exactly fixed, but they follow a pattern. Once you played enough for each area, you'll notice that NPC spawns follow a specific door sequence.
Damaging LMB medics' healing stations will attract them to rush towards it and repair. You can lure multiple medics at once.
LMB grenadiers will hit themselves with their nades if you stagger them when they're aiming their launchers at you. It also deals quite a lot of damage to other NPCs.
Tip for finding intel when Fog of War is active. Use the big map. It'll be on there if you passed it. (credits to toekneeg)



G2) General Tips & Tricks: Critical Infrastructure

Generators are almost invincible, don't worry about NPCs destroying it (unless you really, really took your time to finish the obj).
Be patient if the NPCs don't come to the generator, because they will eventually. If they don't, remember to Pulse before you head towards them.
If you're playing on Challenging/Heroic, I suggest you to come up with a defend spot before you Interact with the generator. When you pick said spot, remember to pick a spot where there are no sewer openings above you and no doors nearby.
You can use the generator as bait to defend all the waves easily. For instance, if the generator is visible to you if you take cover in the PREVIOUS portion of the map, then do it. Just make sure that the generator is still visible at your camping spot.
NPCs seem to prioritize players over the generator by A LOT. Hence I mentioned the above point.



G3) General Tips & Tricks: Recover Report

The officer you rescue can die. Let him die, you'll have the option to retrieve the report from his body when you kill all NPCs.
The officer's positioning isn't going to affect NPC's pathing much. Play as if there were no one to rescue/no report to retrieve.
When you rescue the officer, make sure you stay away from the door and room once you've finished interacting with the door. Once my friend got stuck inside the room after rescuing the officer.



G4) General Tips & Tricks: Missing Patrol

You only have to defend ONE of the JTF soldiers. The others can all die, you won't fail the objective.
The surviving soldier (usually there's only one left, or there's only one to begin with) has tons of HP. Don't worry about losing him (I once saw 3 LMB shields blasting towards the JTF soldier for 10 seconds, his HP count went from 100% to 85% at most).
The soldier's positioning is going to affect NPC's pathing substantially. If you're playing on Heroic/Challenging, make sure you take caution of that.



G5) General Tips & Tricks: Surgical Strike

Sometimes NPC spawns incredibly close to the last Investigate the Area objective ISAC prompt. Be super careful if you're playing on Heroic/Challenging.



G6) General Tips & Tricks: Kill Before Escape

20 minutes is more than enough even for Heroic. I've never had the timer gone below 10 minutes when I reached the target.
Don't worry about the timer, search for Intel however you like. And take your time in switching to Lone Star for ammo.



H) Misc Tips

Collecting all Intel (photos and audio logs) doesn't give you the BLIND outfit shown in E3. It gives you the Roadie outfit instead
Reaching level 40 grants you the BLIND outfit
When looting in the locked toilet (you'll know which one), you better go in one at a time. Or else you'll easily get stuck inside loot boxes!
Intel only appears in non-combat zones, usually they're near Ammo Boxes. They always appear at the same spots and it's almost a guarantee that each Phase will have one
Remember that if there's an alarm, NPCs will infinitely respawn in small numbers. Always destroy it when you hear the loud beeping.
Always remember to take good care of your support players! Remember that Flashbang BFB destroys Smart Cover!
Your skills bug out quite frequently in Underground. Kill yourself if this happens, and it should be back to normal
Tactician's Authority frequently gets bugged (the 4 piece bonus I mean) whenever I start a new operation. Remember to check every time the operation starts
You can Interact with the elevator between Phases even if your teammates aren't all INSIDE it. It won't cause any troubles
You can fast travel to your teammates once the Phase ends i.e. after the Boss dies
Duplicate loot means free credits. Remember to sell them!



I) Loot

FireCrest and BLIND drop A LOT at any difficulties, just sell them
It seems that all slots of gear sets will drop (be it Kneepads, Mask, Vest etc.)
Older gear sets do drop, but they are very rare e.g. TA, Hunter's Faith, Final Measure
I've noticed that at lower difficulties, Reclaimer/DeadEYE/AlphaBridge drop more often than at Heroic difficulty
Loot boxes at lower difficulties DO HAVE a small chance of giving you 268 GS gear (happened to me ONCE)
I haven't seen a single non 1.3 update weapon from Underground Caches



J) The BLIND Outfit

A lot of people asked about this outfit, so here's some screenshots of it (forgive me for the quality, I use a GTX 760 so I only run this game on Med settings):

Cap: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716384767

Jacket1: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716384837

Jacket2: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716384954

Shirt: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716385159

Pants & Shoes1: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716385080

Pants & Shoes2: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716384892

BLIND Stealth Skin: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =716385022



K) Builds I've used in my road to level 40

Some asked about the terrible DPS and Toughness I have with the Reclaimer build. That build is used for pure support only, as in literally no damage dealing. I just stay in cover and pop skills and eat consumables whenever the CD is over. Occasionally I'll peek out and charge up my Caduceus, or pick a few NPCs with my M1A, but that's it. (SS: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... 25030)

My DPS build: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =714463162

My tankier DPS build: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =714463251

Tanktician (used 90% of the time until I switched to Reclaimer): http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =706906196



L) Bugs I've encountered thus far

Tactician's Authority 4p bonus not working when operation begins (frequent occurrence, fix by switching gear)
Getting constantly flashed after receiving a hit from the flash trap (affects player movement, aiming and skill casting)
Unable to cast skills at all (fix by downing yourself)
Elevator door inaccessible after finishing the Phase objective
Door to leave operation inaccessible after finishing the Phase objective
NPCs stuck within spawn rooms or spawn sewers (the ones above you)
Unable to revive a certain teammate (I know this happens a lot before 1.3 as well)



tl;dr

Try to prioritize leveling before you start farming for 229/268 GS items. Leveling gives you immense advantage in XP gaining (directives and phases)
Save up on Directives until you reach Level 20-30
Heroic mode is best for LOOT but not XP farming, and it isn't as hard as you think



EDIT 1: Someone asked if I still get Caches after Level 40. Now, I still have 20k XP before I reach the end of the XP bar, guess I'll find out soon enough!

EDIT 2: Added BLIND Outfit screenshots and a few notes about loot drops.

EDIT 3: My first language isn't English, just did some proofreading.

EDIT 4: New content added and adjusted spacings.