Overview
- Season 2 goes live on Feb. 17 at 7 a.m. EST (12:00 UTC) with a single global release time across platforms.
- Phase 1 adds Contaminated, a mountainous German airbase map featuring psychoactive VL-7 smoke that disorients players without filtered gas masks.
- A limited-time playlist, VL-7 Strike, brings the hallucinogenic gas mechanic into matches for new tactical challenges.
- Launch weapons and gadgets include the GRT-GPS DMR, VRC-2 assault rifle, M121 A2 LMG, the HTI-MK2 disruption tool, and the 9K38 IGLA anti-air launcher.
- The Scout Helicopter returns, content spans core multiplayer and REDSEC, and later phases are slated for March 17 (Nightfall) and mid-April for Hunter/Prey, with outlets citing April 14 or 17.