Blackout
Skier has discovered a vulnerability in the Lab’s security system and plans to strip the facility clean. Information this valuable was never going to stay secret for long, and now all kinds of interested parties are converging on the underground complex - each with their own motives. However, someone else was already one step ahead: a team of unidentified operatives in black had infiltrated the Lab. What they're searching for remains unknown, but their presence poses a serious threat.
Event Guide
A new in-game event, Blackout, has begun.
Once a raid starts on , the power goes out, so make sure to bring Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) or a flashlight. The map is now occupied by soldiers and , the boss introduced with the Icebreaker update. Raid duration has also been reduced to 25 minutes.
Only two extracts are available during the event: Parking Gate and Hangar (all transit extracts are disabled). Before you can use them, you must activate the extraction panel in the . The room is unlocked with a key that drops from Black Division soldiers and The Wedge. Instead of using keycards, previously locked rooms are now opened with a password that appears on the whiteboard in the room above and changes every raid.
One of the more interesting additions is a new depth-of-field blur effect when using NVGs, making night vision feel more immersive.
Access to Labs still requires a . Since the keycard has become expensive on the Flea Market, several new trader offers have been added for the duration of the event:
- Purchase from Therapist LL3 or Ref LL3.
- Trade with Mechanic LL2 for 1×+ 1×.
Update (July 17, 2026): The developers have released a balance update:
● The raid duration has been increased to 30 minutes in PvP and 35 minutes in PvE.
● The number of Black Division AI enemies has been reduced in PvE.
● The spawn chance of AI PMCs has been increased in PvE.
● The final event quest, now counts eliminations of any targets on .
● The chance of valuable loot spawning in locked Labs rooms has been increased.
● Therapist and Mechanic now offer additional barter trades for .
Completing the entire questline rewards the "Into the Darkness" achievement.
