Commanders, your squad is about to get its officers. Lieutenants go on sale tomorrow, Saturday 12 September at 12:00 UTC, starting with ten of them. Four more join the roster every Saturday after that, until all 66 are out on 19 December.
Version 2.2.2 is out today to get you ready for it: every lieutenant now has a portrait. This is a patch, so it forces nothing and your current build keeps working. The web version updates itself, and a fresh Android build is on the download page for anyone who wants to see the faces from day one.
How lieutenants work
You can deploy up to 10 lieutenants at once, and only the ones you deploy count. A newly hired officer waits on the bench until you put them to work, so hiring never changes your battle strength behind your back.
A lieutenant's Attack and Defense count as your own base power, not as gear. That matters in the fights where it counts most: enemy tactics that weaken your weapons and vehicles cannot touch it.
Cash officers and Gold officers
Lieutenants come in two kinds, and the difference is the whole point.
- Cash officers are hired with Cash and stack: you can own up to ten copies of the same one and deploy several at once. They carry no perks, just raw Attack and Defense. The first wave brings two of them, one open from level 1 and one that unlocks at level 25.
- Gold officers are one of each, and every one carries a ladder of five perks. The first wave brings eight of them, priced from 15 to 40 Gold. Stronger officers cost more.
Perks cover every part of the war, including:
- hitting harder against invasion bosses
- hunting players with a bounty on their head, and collecting bigger bounty payouts
- holding out while you carry a bounty yourself
- boosting your Limited Edition gear, or your single best weapon and vehicle
- drawing more strength from your allies
- making your battle power-ups more effective
- taking less damage when you are attacked
Levelling them up
Every lieutenant runs from level 1 to level 5. Each level adds 25% to their Attack and Defense, so a level 5 officer fights at double strength. A Gold officer also unlocks a new perk at every level, starting with the first one the moment you hire them.
Upgrades cost the officer's own currency: Cash officers level up with Cash, Gold officers with Gold. A Cash officer's level applies to every copy you own, so you never have to track which one you upgraded.
The release schedule
- Saturday 12 September, 12:00 UTC: the first ten (2 Cash, 8 Gold)
- Every Saturday after that, 12:00 UTC: four more
- Saturday 19 December: the final wave, completing all 66
The order is shuffled rather than sorted by price or power, so no single week is the one worth waiting for. The Black Market always shows when the next batch lands.
Where to find them
- Gold officers: Black Market, LIEUTENANTS tab
- Cash officers: More, then LIEUTENANTS, on the HIRE tab
- Deploying and upgrading: More, then LIEUTENANTS, on the ROSTER tab
Get ready
Update to 2.2.2, start putting Gold aside, and decide who rides with your squad first.
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