Crossout: New Horizon Brings New Weapons, Brawls and a Major Storage Rework

Crossout has launched New Horizon, a substantial seasonal update that combines the next chapter of the game’s conflict with new vehicle parts, experimental combat mechanics, rotating brawls and several long-awaited interface improvements. The update went live on September 3, expanding both the building possibilities available to experienced engineers and the selection of activities awaiting them in the Wasteland.

At the centre of New Horizon is a new joint operation involving the Engineers, Steppenwolfs and Scavengers. The three factions have been forced to cooperate against Aris and the Ravagers, whose actions continue to threaten the fragile balance of power across the wastelands. This storyline provides the backdrop for a season filled with military hardware, naval-inspired weapons and technology designed to reveal or punish opponents attempting to hide.

The New Horizon season and its Battle Pass content will remain available until November 25, giving players almost three months to unlock its mechanical parts, structural components, resources and cosmetic rewards.

The Hunt for Aris Continues

New Horizon follows the events of Dark Awakening, where Aris managed to escape with two Oracle modules in his possession. Instead of allowing him to disappear with the stolen technology, the Engineers, Steppenwolfs and Scavengers assemble a reconnaissance force tasked with locating his convoy, recovering the modules and preventing the Ravagers from gaining another major advantage.

The operation is led by Eric Stahl, with the unlikely alliance providing the narrative connection between the season’s rugged military designs and its more advanced detection technology. That combination can be seen throughout the Battle Pass, which mixes heavy frontline equipment with weapons and support modules suited to more calculated combat.

Rather than relying on a single mechanical theme, New Horizon presents parts intended for several different vehicle archetypes. Aggressive close-range machines, mobile artillery platforms, guided-missile builds and reconnaissance vehicles all receive new options.

Six New Parts Expand Vehicle-Building Possibilities

One of the season’s defining additions is the Wildhog, a legendary heavy cabin whose bonuses change according to the vehicles surrounding it. When more allies are nearby, the cabin improves maximum speed and power. When enemies outnumber allies, it instead enhances weapon cooling and reloading. If both groups are equal, the cabin activates both sets of benefits.

This makes the Wildhog particularly suited to players who remain in the middle of a fight. Its performance adapts as a battle develops, helping a vehicle approach an engagement alongside its team before switching to more offensive bonuses when surrounded by hostile machines. The effects can also be accumulated several times, rewarding drivers willing to stay close to the action.

The Smasher offers a very different approach. This epic naval cannon fires a large physical projectile capable of inflicting ram damage when it strikes an enemy. Its damage and impulse increase while the cannonball travels, reaching their highest values after covering enough distance. Only one Smasher can be installed on a vehicle, making positioning and accuracy especially important when using it as a long-range artillery weapon.

New Horizon also introduces the ATGM Cornet, a legendary laser-guided rocket launcher with two possible behaviours. Players can continue guiding its projectile towards a selected target, or release the firing control during its flight to split the rocket into multiple explosive fragments. Consecutive hits against the same enemy provide an additional damage bonus, giving disciplined operators an advantage during sustained attacks.

The AC66 Apogee legendary autocannon becomes more dangerous as its ammunition supply decreases. Spending ammunition progressively improves both its damage and explosion radius, turning the final portion of its reserves into its most powerful shots. The mechanic creates a deliberate risk-and-reward cycle: players can fire aggressively to reach the bonus more quickly, but doing so leaves them with fewer enhanced rounds for the decisive stage of a battle.

Detection equipment receives an important addition with the MPR-8 Slice, Crossout’s first legendary radar. It periodically scans the surrounding area and can reveal opponents behind cover, cloaked vehicles and nearby mines. Installing a second radar improves its performance, although doing so requires sacrificing additional space and energy that could otherwise be dedicated to weapons or defensive equipment.

The final major component is the MVP Flagship, an epic air cushion built for heavy vehicles. Its cabin-power bonus increases for every nearby enemy, up to a defined limit, allowing a large machine to remain manoeuvrable while pushing into a crowded confrontation. Its high durability and resistance to ram and melee damage reinforce that frontline role, although combining it with unrelated movement parts reduces the effectiveness of its perk.

Several new frame shapes and structural pieces accompany these functional components, providing additional freedom when assembling unconventional chassis layouts.

Bearings Give Players More Control Over Seasonal Rewards

The principal New Horizon progression track contains 75 levels, with additional rewards becoming available after the main sequence has been completed. As in recent Crossout seasons, players can collect Bearings and exchange them for selected items, including produced versions of seasonal parts.

The standard free track includes structural pieces, crafting recipes, cosmetic items, coins and a limited quantity of Bearings. Purchasing the Battle Pass adds the season’s upgraded components, portraits, additional currency, decorative rewards and more Bearings.

The Deluxe Battle Pass provides immediate access to the upgraded recipes for the new seasonal parts and includes 650 Bearings at the beginning of the season. That is enough to obtain one produced legendary part or several lower-rarity rewards, depending on how a player wants to develop their collection.

Bearings will disappear when the season ends, so they must be spent before New Horizon concludes on November 25. Players planning a specific build will therefore need to consider their desired reward before committing the seasonal currency elsewhere.

A Full Calendar of Rotating Brawls

New Horizon also establishes a weekly calendar of special brawls, beginning with Feathered Mayhem from September 3 to September 9. This unusual team battle places players behind the wheels of preset pigeon-inspired armoured vehicles and allows them to respawn throughout the match.

No Signal follows from September 10 to September 16. This mode removes enemy markers and minimap icons, forcing combatants to recognise teams by the colours of their vehicles. Friendly fire is active, making communication and visual identification just as important as weapon accuracy.

Blind Fire runs from September 17 to September 23 and takes the concealment concept even further. Every participant enters the free-for-all battle while invisible, briefly revealing their position when firing or receiving damage. Players must listen for engines and gunfire while watching for dust and tyre tracks to locate their opponents.

Dronapocalypse returns between September 24 and September 30, once again sending teams of small drones into a chaotic confrontation involving powerful Leviathans. Thunderous Arena then takes over from October 1 to October 7, offering free-for-all combat with preset Ravager vehicles equipped with the Jupiter weapon.

The rotation concludes with No Brakes from October 8 to October 14. This police-pursuit race has received improved artificial intelligence, updated vehicles and new routes. Racers must complete three laps while avoiding capture, but anyone caught by the police joins the pursuing team and begins hunting the remaining survivors. Drifting replenishes the vehicles’ boosters, encouraging aggressive cornering and constant movement.

More Variety for Regular PvP Missions

Several previously tested activities are joining Crossout’s regular PvP selection. Precious Driver becomes available for battles restricted to conventional ground movement parts, while Dangerous Cargo enters the wider rotation that permits every movement type.

Precious Driver can also be affected by a sandstorm that gradually reduces the playable safe area, forcing both teams into closer proximity. The event will not appear in every match, preventing it from overwhelming the original mission while still adding an unpredictable environmental threat.

New Horizon will additionally test Squad Battle for one week. The mode divides 12 players into three teams of four, creating a different tactical structure from Crossout’s usual two-sided encounters. Its temporary status will allow the developers to evaluate player feedback and match data before deciding whether it should return.

The Storage Interface Receives a Major Upgrade

Outside combat, the update redesigns the Storage screen to work more like the in-game Market. Parts are divided into clearer categories and can be filtered using a much broader selection of properties, including rarity, damage type, resistances, upgrade status, trade availability and salvage options.

Players can mark frequently used components as favourites, change the sorting order and quickly identify parts already installed on their active vehicle or Leviathan. A new side menu also makes it easier to locate suitable components while working inside upgrade windows.

Region selection has been moved to the world-map interface, where players can choose between automatic and manual matchmaking regions. The menu displays connection information such as ping and packet loss, allowing players to make a more informed choice before entering a battle.

These practical improvements may be less spectacular than a legendary cannon or a new cabin, but they address an increasingly important part of Crossout. As inventories grow, finding the correct component quickly becomes essential to the vehicle-building experience.

With a sizeable collection of new equipment, six time-limited brawls, additional PvP missions and a significantly improved Storage interface, New Horizon reaches well beyond its Battle Pass. The update gives established players new mechanics to master while making the process of managing and constructing vehicles more convenient for everyone preparing to confront Aris and the Ravagers.

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