Mercenary Operator: Wolves

Released: Aug 16, 2021
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 09:57 GMT

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25 May 2026Developer post
Bullet Speed Increase and Map Improvements
Changed Increased bullet speeds Replaced concrete floor sprites with higher resolution and multiple variants South Miji - more detail and buildings in the warehouse area of the map Fixed Certain obstacles/world objects no longer have an excessive Doppler effect or volume. South M
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Increased bullet speeds
Replaced concrete floor sprites with higher resolution and multiple variants
South Miji - more detail and buildings in the warehouse area of the map
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Certain obstacles/world objects no longer have an excessive Doppler effect or volume.
South Miji - grass clipping fixed
South Miji - optimization to out-of-sight objects
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11 May 2026Developer post
Optimization and Vehicle Windows Change
Mostly a bug fix and optimization update but with a few changes to vehicles following some feedback. Full Changelog Changed Improved compression on several sprites and audio files AKM lower handguard top-down sprite no longer has a palm swell Improved Airport map Lower footsteps
Mostly a bug fix and optimization update but with a few changes to vehicles following some feedback.
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Improved compression on several sprites and audio files
AKM lower handguard top-down sprite no longer has a palm swell
Improved Airport map
Lower footsteps audible range
Windows can now be seen through on all standard-sized vehicles (i.e. sedans or SUVs, not tall vehicles such as the M35A2)
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UMP weight is no longer 4 kg
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19 Jan 2026Developer post
Character Customization Overhaul
Character customization has been completely overhauled! You can now change your character’s hair, shirts, gear (vests, jackets, chest rigs, gloves), headwear, and footwear.
15 Sep 2025Developer post
"Run Through The Jungle" Campaign Level Released
Exciting news! This update marks the release of the final campaign level - Run Through The Jungle . Despite this being the last level in the Obatenwe campaign, before full release I will be going through and overhauling the campaign levels, especially some of the older ones. The
Exciting news! This update marks the release of the final campaign level - Run Through The Jungle.

Despite this being the last level in the Obatenwe campaign, before full release I will be going through and overhauling the campaign levels, especially some of the older ones. The next set of updates will however be shifting focus towards the Tuning/Armory system for guns and adding a significant amount of character customization options.
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New campaign level “Run Through the Jungle” and various related sprites
A-Frame tent sprite and object
Various new guns to the Loadout menu. Currently these are all locked but they will be made playable in a later update.
Code for manual-action guns
Arm flags to NATO, Obatenwe, and Separatist troops.
Rustling sound to bushes when walked through
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417 Sniper side-view sprite rear iron sight redrawn to more accurately represent the correct folding sight height and the front sight blade is now visible folded into the handguard
Adjusted the timing of gun visual effects to animations
AKS-74U and M4 CQBR muzzle flash increased
Crates no longer act as full-height obstacles and can now be seen through
Improved grass sprites
Contract maps optimization
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Guns no longer double-dryfire when out of ammo and pulling the trigger on full auto or burst firemodes.
AK-74 weight
NPCs can no longer be pushed by the player like weightless objects after they’ve moved
Camera no longer “spasms” on zoom when dialogue is skipped through
Shanty Town and Wolf HQ contract maps’ navmesh fixed so NPCs can walk through all doorways
AI “end reached distance” increased from 0 to 20 when investigating detected threats. This prevents the issue where friendly AI would sometimes push the player into corners.
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30 Dec 2024Developer post
PB, Uzi
The PB and Uzi are now available from the Loadout menu and can be equipped by the player. Full Changelog Added Playable Uzi Playable PB PDW animation set (used by Uzi) Fixed PB back portion of suppressor no longer reciprocates with the slide when firing
The PB and Uzi are now available from the Loadout menu and can be equipped by the player.
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Playable Uzi
Playable PB
PDW animation set (used by Uzi)
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PB back portion of suppressor no longer reciprocates with the slide when firing
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25 Nov 2024Developer post
New Campaign Level Released
The next campaign level is out now, along with a variety of feature improvements and bug fixes. Full Changelog Added New campaign level Ambient cave sound Lights to all buildings in Wolf HQ Changed Upon exiting a vehicle, both AI and player occupants are now moved to a set exit p
The next campaign level is out now, along with a variety of feature improvements and bug fixes.
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New campaign level
Ambient cave sound
Lights to all buildings in Wolf HQ
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Upon exiting a vehicle, both AI and player occupants are now moved to a set exit position relative to the seat
Night is less dark
Fixed

South Miji stage map is now correctly labeled as “South Miji Stage”
AI now seek cover along the sides of ammo crates
Loading screen now always displays before a level starts loading
Story-related camera zoom events no longer cause the camera zoom to sometimes stutter
Various general bugfixes
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04 Mar 2024Developer post
"Lip Service" Campaign Level Released
This update took quite a bit longer than normal, but features a lot of new additions and changes that are all in use on the newly released “Lip Service” campaign level. Full Changelog Added New campaign level “Lip Service” Commander UI New dialogue display method New radio sounds
This update took quite a bit longer than normal, but features a lot of new additions and changes that are all in use on the newly released “Lip Service” campaign level.
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New campaign level “Lip Service”
Commander UI
New dialogue display method
New radio sounds, music, and ambience
More UI, character, clothing, and dialogue portrait sprites
Little Bird helicopter
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Bandits will now randomize their appearance from a much larger pool of sprites
Renamed “Makarov Pistol” to “PM” to match better with other gun names
AI and player now use the same code to call reload animations, and AI can now use all weapon reload animation types whereas they previously could only reference the rifle reload animation.
More locations added to the South Miji map
Increased raycasts used by AI for target detection to reduce instances of not seeing enemies
AUG side-view sprite now displays a loaded magazine
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Shoulder swap animation conditions
Civilian appearance randomization
Separatist soldiers now spawn as part of the Separatist faction, rather than Obatenwe
UMP no longer causes magazine instantiation errors on Survival Contracts
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17 Oct 2023Developer post
Campaign Bugfixes
I noticed a few issues in the first campaign level that have now been fixed, and some code optimizations have been implemented. Full Changelog Changed Refactored campaign functions for performance Fixed Map screen overlay UI object for Wolf HQ in the Introduction campaign level i
I noticed a few issues in the first campaign level that have now been fixed, and some code optimizations have been implemented.
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Refactored campaign functions for performance
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Map screen overlay UI object for Wolf HQ in the Introduction campaign level is no longer duplicated on all other campaign levels
AI in Introduction level no longer throws errors
Technical gun in Introduction level now displays correctly.
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02 Oct 2023Developer post
Sprites, Lights, Bugfixes
v1.27.0 A smaller content update this time as the primary focus was on writing the next few campaign levels, which were previously only outlines. As for the content in this update, most of it will only show up in the upcoming campaign level, but most of the new content and featur
v1.27.0
A smaller content update this time as the primary focus was on writing the next few campaign levels, which were previously only outlines. As for the content in this update, most of it will only show up in the upcoming campaign level, but most of the new content and features will be added to past levels as well.
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Overhead lights
Sprites for characters appearing in the upcoming campaign level
World-space waypoints for objective markers.
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Garbage bin and bed sorting layers changed to render below characters
Code refactoring
Fixed

APRF officers now randomize appearance from the correct list
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Unused enemy spawnpoints from the “Old Friends” and “Rule of Law” campaign levels
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31 Jul 2023Developer post
AUG, Length Stat, and Bugfixes
Added another new gun, the AUG, and added an Overall Length/Total Length stat to all guns currently in the game, which will play a role in the upcoming campaign level. Full Changelog Added AUG and its’ associated sprites and sounds Gun total length stat Changed Refactored Loadout
Added another new gun, the AUG, and added an Overall Length/Total Length stat to all guns currently in the game, which will play a role in the upcoming campaign level.
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AUG and its’ associated sprites and sounds
Gun total length stat
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Refactored Loadout UI code
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Correct ambient sound now plays on the Grocery Store contract map
Gun positioning on the humanoid backpack and bomb planting animations
UMP collider has been shortened to match the visible sprite’s length
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26 Jun 2023Developer post
UMP, .45 ACP Adjustments, and Bugfixes
A brand new gun, the UMP, has been added and will show up in the next campaign level. It can also be unlocked through the ingame loadout menu. Along with the UMP, .45 ACP and the M1911A1 have been rebalanced as it was erroneously using 9mm muzzle velocities when calculating its d
A brand new gun, the UMP, has been added and will show up in the next campaign level. It can also be unlocked through the ingame loadout menu. Along with the UMP, .45 ACP and the M1911A1 have been rebalanced as it was erroneously using 9mm muzzle velocities when calculating its damage output, which resulted in it inflicting significantly more damage than it should.
The friendly AI was causing some annoyances on the latest “Rule of Law” campaign level and so their behavior has been adjusted now so they will no longer crowd around the player. An issue was also found with Separatist AI causing errors due to them referencing a gun they weren’t actually using which has been fixed now.
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UMP (sprites, sounds, magazines)
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M1911A1 now uses a realistic muzzle velocity whereas it previously was using the same muzzle velocity calculations as the 9mm handguns, causing it to be rather overpowered.
Friendly AI on the “Rule of Law” campaign level now get in the way much less frequently
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AI no longer get stuck in the reload animation
Separatist soldiers no longer reference a default M4 which would throw errors.
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22 May 2023Developer post
Map fixed and other bugfixes
Several bugfixes in this update, most notably the issue with map objective markers being off in the newest Hot on the Trail has been fixed. Changed Map in the “Hot on the Trail” campaign level now changes when moving between the Savannah and Plantation, and the final objective is
Several bugfixes in this update, most notably the issue with map objective markers being off in the newest Hot on the Trail has been fixed.
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Map in the “Hot on the Trail” campaign level now changes when moving between the Savannah and Plantation, and the final objective is now marked on the map.
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Delivery truck can no longer be seen through and now acts as a solid obstacle
Injuries on friendly AI are now always visible, rather than only when they are in view
In-game map offset calculation. This fixes the markers being off in the new Rule of Law level, and allows for the map to be changed mid-level
AI in the campaign level “Hot on the Trail” gun positioning and animations synchronized
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08 May 2023Developer post
Rule of Law Campaign Level Released
The next campaign level, “Rule of Law” is out and playable now! As with many of the campaign level releases so far, there’s a lot of new content, mostly focused on improving South Miji and the many sub-maps (such as the Grocery Store from a previous update) belonging to it. The n
The next campaign level, “Rule of Law” is out and playable now! As with many of the campaign level releases so far, there’s a lot of new content, mostly focused on improving South Miji and the many sub-maps (such as the Grocery Store from a previous update) belonging to it.
The next update will focus on some new weaponry that will be used in the upcoming campaign level, and some annoying behavior with friendly AI will be ironed out.
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“Rule of Law” campaign level and related content (sprites, sounds)
Helicopter startup sound
South Miji full city map
Several new areas to South Miji
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Lowered helicopter audio
South Miji grocery store exterior improved
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Parked Mi-8 on the Wolf HQ no longer spins up rotors when the level starts.
417 Sniper left-side idle animation positioning now aligns with the holders’ hands.
Null Reference Exception is no longer thrown when changing Footsteps (Other) volume level in a level where dead AI exist.
Vehicle engine audio loop now references realtime before replaying the sound rather than ingame scaled time which would cause the audio to cut out if the game was paused.
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13 Mar 2023Developer post
417 Sniper Improvements
The biggest change in this update is the 417 Sniper, which received a major face lift. I noticed several inconsistencies between the top-down and side-view sprite of the 417 Sniper, which then evolved into remaking and touching up large parts of the gun’s art. The focus for the n
The biggest change in this update is the 417 Sniper, which received a major face lift. I noticed several inconsistencies between the top-down and side-view sprite of the 417 Sniper, which then evolved into remaking and touching up large parts of the gun’s art.
The focus for the next update will be AI animations to make them work the same way as the player. Currently, they’re handled by two completely separate animators, but this will be changed so AI can be animated in the same way. As of this update, the AI gun positioning and movement are now handled in the same way as the player, and all other animations will follow suit until both are unified.
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Road flare sprite, sound, and effects
West and northeast parking lots to grocery store map, and more detail behind the store itself
New sprites: delivery truck, traffic cones
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417 Sniper side-view and top-down sprites.
417 Sniper calculated length shortened
Gun positioning between AI and the player are now handled the same
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Roof collider calculations now account for upscaled sprites, rather than using the direct size itself (this was causing some roof colliders to be significantly smaller than the roof itself)
Discrepancy between 417 Sniper side-view and top-down handguard sprites looking completely different.
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06 Feb 2023Developer post
Grocery Store Contract Map
The next campaign level is taking a while as it requires a large portion of the South Miji map to be finished. So in the interim, I’ve added a new playable contract map – the grocery store. This is one of the newly created South Miji areas, and is just one of many that will appea
The next campaign level is taking a while as it requires a large portion of the South Miji map to be finished. So in the interim, I’ve added a new playable contract map – the grocery store. This is one of the newly created South Miji areas, and is just one of many that will appear in the next few campaign levels.
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Grocery store contract map
Bathroom sprites
Grass patch sprite
Grocery store sprites
Elevator music loop
417 sounds
Shopping cart sounds
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More small clutter on the Airport map
417 Sniper now uses a unique set of sounds
South Miji map updated with grocery store and other structures for upcoming campaign levels
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Small clutter objects no longer obstruct your FOV
G17 dryfire sound now uses a striker-fired dryfire sound effect
M1911 magazine instantiation in survival mode no longer throws an error
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28 Nov 2022Developer post
"Old Friends" bugfixes and upcoming level preparation
Mostly bug fixes relating to the “Old Friends” campaign level, though some content for the upcoming level has also been added in this update as well. Full Changelog Added Police variant of the “American Cold-War era sedan” vehicle Changed Optimized “Old Friends” level code Some S
Mostly bug fixes relating to the “Old Friends” campaign level, though some content for the upcoming level has also been added in this update as well.
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Police variant of the “American Cold-War era sedan” vehicle
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Optimized “Old Friends” level code
Some South Miji map changes for the upcoming campaign level
Fixed

Screen overlay now fades again on successive calls
Wires are now also destroyed along with the mortar round in the “Old Friends” level
Player control always re-enables after restoring from a checkpoint on the “Old Friends” level
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21 Nov 2022Developer post
"Old Friends" Campaign Level Released
The next campaign level, “Old Friends” has been released, along with more bug fixes and optimizations. Full Changelog Added “Old Friends” campaign level Another pistol magazine unloading sound Two more handgun magazine loading sounds RPG-7 and FIM-92F Stinger side-view sprites Hi
The next campaign level, “Old Friends” has been released, along with more bug fixes and optimizations.
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“Old Friends” campaign level
Another pistol magazine unloading sound
Two more handgun magazine loading sounds
RPG-7 and FIM-92F Stinger side-view sprites
Hidden area on the Hot on the Trail level
Dialogue portrait sprites for characters appearing in the new campaign level
More fallen log sprite variations
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Optimized sounds to reduce total file size
Garbage cans no longer block line of sight
Fixed

AI conversations set to end after the final text no longer continually loop
Camera panning no longer causes the world to “flicker”
UI notifications no longer play their sound if another notification sound is already playing. This prevents excessively loud notification sounds from playing such as when several objectives are added to the map at the same time.
Occasional null reference timing issue when markers are removed from the map no longer occurs
An issue where interactable objects couldn’t be clicked in some campaign levels has been fixed. This was due to the fading screen overlay not being detected as fading out all the way and thus keeping clicks disabled.
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20 Sep 2022Developer post
M1911A1
The classic M1911A1 handgun, as well as a custom story-related variant of it have been added to the game. The basic M1911A1 can be unlocked similarly to other handguns from the Loadout menu, however the custom variant will only be usable after completing the upcoming story level,
The classic M1911A1 handgun, as well as a custom story-related variant of it have been added to the game. The basic M1911A1 can be unlocked similarly to other handguns from the Loadout menu, however the custom variant will only be usable after completing the upcoming story level, which is being worked on now.
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Alternative door unlock sound. Two door locking sounds.
Door locking and unlocking functionality via script for campaign levels
M1911A1, new gunshot sound, .45 ACP rounds
A custom M1911A1 called “Belu’s M1911A1”, belonging to a character who will be introduced in the next story level, has been added to the Loadout menu. It will be unlockable after the upcoming story level is completed.
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AI groups in Contracts now determine the closest point to patrol or defend and move to it when a contract is started.
Handgun firing animation has been adjusted so the slide goes back further before transitioning into the idle animation
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29 Aug 2022Developer post
"Hot on the Trail" Level Fixes
Fixed a lot of issues with the checkpoints in the new campaign level, as well as some general code optimization. Full Changelog Changed Optimized and refactored player code All friendly Wolf operators in Hot on the Trail can now be seen even when not looking at them Fixed Hot on
Fixed a lot of issues with the checkpoints in the new campaign level, as well as some general code optimization.
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Optimized and refactored player code
All friendly Wolf operators in Hot on the Trail can now be seen even when not looking at them
Fixed
Hot on the Trail Fixes

Worthsfeld consistently plays the charge planting animation in the new Hot on the Trail level
No longer throws an index out of bound exception when the last AA site is destroyed
Player no longer spawns in the middle of nowhere when restarting from the third checkpoint
Worthsfeld will now always continue to walk to the AA site to plant charges rather than walking off if he gets interrupted by enemy fire
Trees that have overlapping leaves with other trees no longer have occasional clipping between their leaves
Checkpoints have been fixed
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22 Aug 2022Developer post
"Hot on the Trail" Campaign Level Released
It took a lot longer than I was expecting, but the next campaign level – “Hot on the Trail” is out now. This level features the all new gas mask and smoke system that was also added in this update. Full Changelog Added Several sprites for AA sites which will appear in later missi
It took a lot longer than I was expecting, but the next campaign level – “Hot on the Trail” is out now. This level features the all new gas mask and smoke system that was also added in this update.
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Several sprites for AA sites which will appear in later missions
Sniper overwatch AI behavior
Gas masks
Smoke
New music
Changed

Pressing the Escape key when certain UI are open (inventory, map) now closes those UI from most recently opened before pausing the game
Opening a UI now always places it on top of all other open UIs
Ambient bush swaying animations have been simplified significantly due to their impact on performance
Fixed

Dialogue text out-of-bounds error no longer occurs when multiple characters are looking at the same target
TakeDamage() no longer does anything after a target has been destroyed/killed
Grass no longer randomly flickers on edges
Dialogue now correctly calls Display() on the first dialogue text object which fixes an issue with events not calling off of the first dialogue text object
Rock formation in the north area of the Plantation contract map and certain grass tiles no longer flicker
Known Issues

Gas mask donning and doffing animations use the default animation item, a soda can
Smoke inhalation drains the player’s stamina to 0, whereas it should significantly reduce stamina but always stay above 0
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