Naturally, these new smuggling and hunting gigs come with a hefty side of peril. If you dive into smuggling, you will be hauling precious cargo across designated zones while praying other mercenaries do not fancy ambushing you. Both activities are fully playable in PvE mode if you prefer dealing with AI opponents instead of bloodthirsty humans. On top of that, the Lamang region has swollen in size, adding three tricky POIs—an abandoned asylum, a military research facility, and a radio observatory—alongside over 15 smaller areas, seven new firearms, hundreds of weapon parts, and plenty of fresh gear.

You also get multi-character support and the game's very first soft wipe system, which keeps your overall progress intact while neatly scrubbing your gear stash and bank account. Madfinger Games has thrown in sweeping improvements to AI, animations, audio, combat, and health systems. The engine has even been dragged up to Unreal Engine 5.7 for some extra performance spit-and-polish, alongside beefed-up anti-cheat measures to keep the riff-raff out.