Metal Gear Solid 5 players can now spend real money to insure their Forward Operating Base against enemy attacks and be compensated for any staff and materials lost as a result of an enemy infiltration.

The 'FOB insurance service' is introduced as part of today's major Metal Gear Solid 5 update, and lets players spend Mother Base Coins to "sign up for insurance" and protect assets lost during an enemy encounter.

There are certain items not covered by the insurance policy, however, including staff that are "not fully your property" (ie. abducted staff), wounded staff, staff deployed in defence of the FOB, and nuclear weapons.

Mother Base Coins can be earned "periodically" in-game or purchased using real money, with packs ranging from 79p up to £39.99. VideoGamer.com had not been able to confirm how many MB coins are required to sign up for the insurance service or how long the insurance period lasts at the time of this writing.

But that isn't the only thing you'll be able to spend money on after today.

A new form of microtransaction introduced in today's update also lets players spend Mother Base coins on reducing the time required to construct new platforms for your FOB. "The more platforms on your FOB, the more difficult it will be for a rival to infiltrate unseen," Konami says.

Today's update also introduces new Grade 7 weapons, the option to develop night vision equipment for your security team, and the ability to sneak into another player's base without them being notified. There are other tweaks, too, which you can check out in detail on the game's official website.

And if you haven't yet gotten round to it, don't forget that all MGS5 players can download Metal Gear Online free from today, too.

Source: konami.jp