January Update Note

22 Jan 2026Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

Mercenaries!

The January update has arrived!

We have launched a new scenario PVE mode, Battle Gear: BeginZ, along with new seasonal items that can be obtained.

Let me explain them one by one.

1. PVE Scinario Map

Battle Gear: BeginZ (Easy, Normal)

[Scinario]

Time: September 2009

Location: Mining area outside Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia

In August 2008, as the war worsened and the NRF's final defenses began to crumble, divisions within the NRF leadership began to accelerate.
Faced with a backlash, NRF President Vladimir Maskov began to show signs of illness. Anti-Maskov factions staged a coup, seizing full power.
They relayed their intention to the EU government to immediately end the war. The EU government immediately accepted this, prompting rapid negotiations for a ceasefire agreement.

Meanwhile, Dr. Berthe Jesenia Nivelle, who had escaped from Spain and, with the full support of President Maskov,
was conducting Project Red Shield (a plan to develop the concept of battle gear, weaponize it, and produce a heavy attack battle gear)
in a secret laboratory near an abandoned mine on the outskirts of Vorkuta, KomiREP, in northern Russia.
She was thrown into a state of panic upon hearing the news of President Maskov's downfall and subsequent death.

Realizing that the very existence of his research was threatened by the downfall and death of his personal obsession,
Dr. Nivelle evacuated his only daughter, Fatima Said Nivelle, along with critical research data and test subjects,
and expedited the final adjustment of the heavy attack battle gear experimental device, the final product of his research project.

Meanwhile, the EU government, having learned of the Red Shield Project's derailment through the EU Intelligence Service,
which had been tracking Dr. Niver, pressured the NRF Provisional Government. Ultimately, the NRF Task Force was dispatched to support the EU623 Special Mission Team,
tasked with securing Dr. Niver and suppressing the rampage of the Battle Gear test subjects. This led to a joint operation.

Fortunately, the NRF Task Force's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Panpilov, confirmed the location of the heavy-attack Battle Gear and the existence of the anti-Battle Gear combat frame,
developed as a stabilization device in the event of a plan failure. Team EU623 then attempted to infiltrate the research facility to complete their mission...

This mission consists of a total of 5 rounds.

In Battle Gear, you complete missions against machines, not humans. While this will be familiar to mercenaries familiar with AVA,
we plan to provide a fun experience through new reward boxes, so we ask for your interest and support.

Battle Gear : BeginZ mode can be enjoyed in the Classic category.

The mode can be played on [Easy] and [Normal] difficulties,

and please note that it can be played with two players.

Custom Matches will be updated in the future.

The Play Pocket reward is one Battle Gear Box.

Please disable the Intrusion checkbox when playing the mode.

2. New Season AVA Coin Capsule Addition

[Open Schedule]

Time (UTC): 2026. 01. 22, 06:00 AM ~ 2026. 02. 26, 00:00 AM *Schedule may be subject to change.

3. AVA Coin and Euro Capsule Jackpot Changes

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4. Weapon Rebalance

[EK-971]

Increased rate of fire, range, and recoil suppression.

Increased base DPS and reduced operational difficulty

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[SD5]

Increased attack power, range, and recoil suppression

Reduced maximum aim size

Increased base DPS and reduced operational difficulty

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[Additional Rebalance Information]

We would like to provide further information regarding the currently rebalanced Raven Pointman weapon.

After analyzing the data following the changes to this item,

we found that the balance trend was different from what was originally intended.

Therefore, balance adjustments will be made in the February regular update,

based on the balance of each class and weapon type.

Please keep this in mind when using the game.

5. New Base Character

[Mia Lopez]

Mia Lopez is a female soldier from Spain. She voluntarily enlisted in the Spanish Army at the age of 19
and served until recently transferring to the Spanish Special Operations Brigade,
where she has spent the past three years deployed to combat zones and carrying out various special operations missions