Gray Zone Warfare Adds Smuggling Hideout in Rogue Ops, Moves to Alpha
The update pushes the game's economy from buying gear with earned money toward producing and moving contraband at risk, and the alpha label arrives while MADFINGER still points players toward the unresolved Ground Zero mystery.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
MADFINGER Games has released Rogue Ops, the fourth major update for Gray Zone Warfare, still in early access. It moves the game from pre-alpha to alpha. The update adds a player Hideout for manufacturing medical supplies, producing illegal drugs, processing military technology, and crafting equipment, plus Smuggling and Hunting activities across Lamang. Three large high-difficulty locations and more than 15 smaller ones join the map, with seven new firearms, hundreds of weapon parts, an Unreal Engine 5.7 upgrade, and a soft wipe.
The Hideout is a player-exclusive base where goods get made before they get sold. Players can sell directly to vendors or carry cargo themselves across Lamang through Smuggling and Hunting, where rival mercenaries can interfere with the shipment; in PvE, NPCs take that role.
The soft wipe keeps progression and clears only equipment and currency. On the technical side, the engine has moved to Unreal Engine 5.7, with changes to AI, animations, audio, combat, and the health system, and stronger anti-cheat. A Twitch Drops campaign runs until November 6, and the Steam sale runs until November 5 at 35 percent off.
- Hideout: player-exclusive base for manufacturing supplies, drugs, and special equipment
- Smuggling: transport produced goods across Lamang for larger rewards at higher risk
- Hunting: second new activity alongside Smuggling
- Ruined psychiatric facility: high-difficulty large location
- Military research facility: high-difficulty large location
- Radio observatory: high-difficulty large location
- Seven new firearms: with hundreds of weapon parts and additional equipment
- Unreal Engine 5.7 upgrade: improves overall performance
- Soft wipe: resets equipment and currency only, preserving progression
- Twitch Drops campaign: runs until November 6 with limited cosmetic rewards and in-game supplies
- Steam sale: 35 percent off through November 5
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