Today is a very important and special day. 15 October is AbsolutSoft's birthday! And most importantly, it is not just another birthday, it is a whole anniversary!
We are already 10 years old. It is a very important and serious milestone. Over the past decade we have come a long, thorny and very interesting way. Looking back, we see how we have gained experience, ambitions, ideas, plans and emotions. And all this is still not over! We intend to move only forward - towards new victories and goals! But most importantly, we have an amazing story behind us that spans 10 long years and a whole community of nice people - you, the players.
We want to thank everyone who has been and remains with us all this time, everyone who continues to go through this difficult journey with us. Thank you!
Well, the development of #HiredOps continues! Carefully and tactfully we are moving towards our goal.
We are now actively working on a new update and, in particular, a new game mode. We hope you will enjoy the new update. We will continue to delight you with the content and ideas of the project in the future.
And of course, in honor of the festive event, we want to make you happy with a pleasant and special gift.
Start playing every day until Sunday 18 October (inclusive) and get:
7 days of Premium Account,
50,000 credits,
500 war badges
Every day.
Thank you for your support - this is very important to us! We will keep going all the way!
HiredOps Community Video Contest
Mercenaries!
We are launching a HiredOps community video contest.
To participate, you need to create a short high-quality video. Improving the video via video post-processing, general editing, adding voice acting, and musical accompaniment are allowed - everything is limited only by your imagination.
How to join?
1. Shoot and arrange a short video. 2. The video must be 5 minutes or under. The video must be in HD/FullHD. 3. Be sure to include "Hired Ops" in the title of your video. 4. Upload your video to YouTube and submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/Ht4qMEVnZAnSYNWWA
P.S. Your work must be published after the start of the competition.
Winners will receive: 1st place: Premium for 30 days and 1000 gold tokens + full set of Halloween character customization items. 2nd place: Premium for 14 days and 750 gold tokens. 3rd place: Premium for 7 days and 500 gold tokens.
Entries will be accepted until October 22, 2020.
Good luck to everyone!
Patch 0.9.2528
Mercenaries!
We are pleased to announce that we have installed the patch 0.9.2528 for Hired Ops.
List of changes: Technical:
Optimization of network code, traffic reduction.
Increasing the packet sending tickrate between client and server.
Economic:
All Common contracts now cost 100 CR instead of 1300-2200 CR, but as a reward you will no longer receive containers. you will receive 1500 CR instead of 1300-2200 CR, while the rest of the awards will be for reputation and class experience as before.
Balance:
"Shadow training" has been weakened, now the volume of steps is reduced to a maximum of 50% instead of 60%.
Flechette ammunition's scattering angle has been changed from -25% to -10%.
The strength of adaptive armor plates of the scout has been reduced from 2 points of damage per 1 point of armor to 1.5 point of damage per 1 point of armor.
Patch 0.9.2517
Mercenaries!
We are pleased to announce that we have installed a patch for #HiredOps.
List of changes: In TC mode, the protection of the respawn zone ceases to apply to a player if he has gained a kill after a respawn.
Added kick conditions for inactivity: - if a player does not respawn for longer than 40 seconds. - if a player is respawned and has been in the respawn protection zone for longer than 40 seconds.
Performance has been improved and should be especially noticeable on weak PCs.
Shader quality setting has been added, try setting it to the average if you have a weak PC. Important - to apply the changes, you have to restart the game.
The range of barter items has been updated. Temporarily added Master Crate to barter.
IRONCLAD - fixed armor allocation per character.
AK-105, AK-74, AEK-971 - added option to install tactical devices. 9A91 - added option to install tactical devices, added mount for sights, expanded range of installed mods.
Scheduled update.
Mercenaries!
In the next update, scheduled for Tuesday, we plan to improve optimization for weaker PCs. It will also include a refinement of the kick system for inactive player during the round, refinement of the revival point protection zones in the TC and TDS game modes, and fixes VIP armor when taking damage. Some other improvements and fixes. We will tell you more in detail later.
Submit a report
Mercenaries!
We can see that some Chinese players have problems with the game. To resolve these problems as quickly as possible, please send a bug report through the reporting system in the game itself, describing the problem in detail. Also, clarify how you connect to the servers via the server list or using the "find the game" function.
Operation "Ace" is over.
Mercenaries!
Event - Operation "Ace" is over. We thank everyone who took an active part in it. This is not the last event, there will be more, different, interesting ones.
Please leave feedback on this event in comments. We will take your wishes into account for future operations.
Browning automatic rifle (BAR) - HCAR
Mercenaries!
In one of the updates, with the next operation, you will find new weapons, a modern rework of the Browning automatic rifle (BAR) - HCAR. The operator "Destroyer" will have this weapon. Heavy weight and low rate of fire are more than compensated by the powerful cartridge and excellent automatic fire control. These features put this weapon closer to the class of machine guns than the class of assault rifles. More information will be available soon. Follow the news.
Patch 0.9.2496
Mercenaries!
We are happy to announce that we have installed a patch for Hired Ops. Which includes some changes, including those suggested by the players. Please give us your feedback and suggestions in the comments section.
Improvements:
Improved optimization of artificial lighting sources on maps, especially if you disable the GI flag in the settings.
Improved optimization when selecting a low level of detail in settings.
After analyzing reviews of a large number of complex contracts, we have reduced the number of RARE and LEGENDARY contracts that are given out.
Corrected:
Fixed the sound of other players when moving tactically.
Fixed the issue with the box of armor.
Fixed the sound of weapons inspection when pressing R.
Fixed playback of gunshot sounds from other players ' weapons.
Fixed a bug with a weapon hanging in the air.
Changes:
Increased the number of players on the Iran and Depot maps to 6x6.
Disabled the old effect of the security zone.
Added color notification for zero ammo stock.
Visual changes to the radar (increased size, added compass).
Replaced hitmark and invulnerability sprites.
Added a green banner for events that increase your profile level, specialization, and weapons.
Added a widget to help an ally.
Fixed a bug that caused the currency widget and banner to not turn off.
Minor changes to the combat interface that do not require separate mention.
Capturing a drop in TE mode will now give 5 points instead of 7, and it will also give 100 Exp to the player who picks it up and 50 Exp to the rest of the team.
Weapon changes:
RPKT - reworked animation, changed the attachment points of mods, added viewing animation.
SCAR-H - simplified recoil.
MP133 - damage reduced to 285.
Saiga 12K - damage increased to 195.
9A91 - increased accuracy when shooting from the hip.
Kemper - reduced the intensity of reflections in the scope.
553 - improved sighting mark, improved material.
Oracle - added a unique sight for W-TASK.
SR2M - Increased aiming speed.
Specter DR - reworked zoom.
Frequently Asked Questions and Developer Answers
Mercenaries,
We have compiled a list of questions that many of you have been asking us about so we answered most of your commonly asked questions. If you have more questions, please, comment below, and we will address them. Enjoy!
Are there any plans to balance matchmaking? We want to divide the players into smaller groups of 0-10, 10-20, 20-40, 40-60, and so on, as well as introduce a ranked system.
Do you plan to add bots to the game at any time? We admit the likelihood of their appearance sooner or later, but it is definitely too early to talk about when they would appear.
How many players are required in a particular region to open a new server? There is a requirement of about 100-200 players to open a new server.
Are there any plans to improve the current activities? Yes, we plan to improve the current activities but we have no details as of now.
Do you have any plans to rework your current skill set? It's too early to talk about it, we haven't received enough feedback yet to indicate the need to rework the skills.
Are there any plans for balancing/reworking weapons? Of course, we do it all the time and do not plan on stopping any time soon.
Will you be adding larger maps in the future? Maybe in the future, but before that, we would like to add some medium and small maps.
There is no balance in the purchase menu, will there be any changes? There will be changes to it, and the more feedback you send, the faster we will respond to it.
Can we have horizontal recoils? We can, but why do you wish to see this?
If you don't have enough player base, why would you create a clan system? The clan system will bring new activities that were asked about above and will allow players to work together on a common goal, we think this will rally the community into small active groups which benefit the player base.
Why is the FPS limited to 120? Technical necessity, in the future we will remove this limitation or increase it.
When can we create our own game? We do not plan to add this functionality.
Will you implement a calendar reward system? Possibly, we have no details on one yet but we may in the future.
Is there any other way to get the M4 variant after Operation Hellfire? Later we will add the variant for purchase in the premium store.
Is there a chance to redesign the existing crate system? Yes, there will likely be a redesign to it.
Will there be a server for South America? We will study the demand and then make a decision, if there are many active players, then definitely, yes.
When will you start promoting the game more? What is being done for this? This autumn we plan to start promoting the game much more than we have been. Stay tuned for more on this.
What are your plans for the future? Reworking the global meta-economy, adding a ranked system, adding a clan system, reworking the achievement system, reworking and improving current game modes, adding new game modes, releasing new maps, and more.
