Late last year we announced we were ending active development on Dirty Bomb. In that post, we said that after one more update development would cease but, as we sat down to discuss what fixes we would make, the contents of that build changed.

Instead, we wanted to turn this update into a celebration of Dirty Bomb, allowing players old and new to experience everything, without a cost. We’ve been working to remove all monetisation from Dirty Bomb, and also have thrown in a few extra treats as a thank you to all of our players for supporting the title over the years.

Dirty Bomb Goes Free

We wanted everyone to be able to get their hands on Weapon Skins, on existing Obsidians, on Mercs without spending, so we’ve removed RADs from the game entirely. For those of you with RADs they have been converted to Credits.

RADs have been converted to Credits with a 1 RAD = 20.84 Credit exchange rate

We have removed RAD DLC bundles from Steam

RADs are no longer awarded as Daily Play rewards

We have removed RAD prices from Crafting

We have removed RADs from Advancement Crates

We have removed the ‘Bundles’ tab from the Store

Removed the RADs button from the Store

Removed the RADs Balance indicator

So how much does stuff cost, you ask? Let’s take a look:

Loadout Cases

Loadout Case – 5,000

5 Loadout Cases – 25,000

10 Loadout Cases – 50,000

Crafting

Bronze Loadout Card – 1,500

Silver Loadout Card – 5,000

Silver Loadout Card (Weapon Select) – 15,000

Gold Loadout Card – 25,000

Gold Loadout Card (Weapon Select) – 75,000

Cobalt Loadout Card – 50,000

Cobalt Loadout Card (Weapon Select) – 150,000

Weapon Cases

Weapon Case Key – 14,500

Unlocked ALICE Mk 1 – 25,000

Unlocked Aquila Mk 1 – 25,000

Unlocked CoreSEC Mk 1 – 25,000

Unlocked Royal Force Mk 1 – 25,000

Merc Loadouts

Bronze Loadout Card – 17,500

Steam Trading Upgrade

Steam Trading has now been enabled for even more items in Dirty Bomb! We know you’ve all been asking for it, so we made it a priority for this build. Now all Loadout and Weapon Cards are tradable.

Updated Credit Earn Rate

To make sure you guys earn whatever you want more quickly, we’ve upped the base Credit earn rate from 19 per minute to 50 per minute.

We have also removed Credit Boosters from sale, but they can still be found in Advancement Crates.

Reintroduction of Back Catalogue Items

We went back and looked through some of the amazing (and not so amazing – looking at you Dapper Doge) content we’ve made for Dirty Bomb that’s no longer available. We’re incredibly proud of the work we’ve done, and with the removal of real money purchases, we thought that now would be the perfect time to reintroduce some of the most popular stuff.

Some of the Cases and Trinket text still refers to the events from which they came, but are no longer active.

Obsidian Operatives

Fletcher – 60,000

Phoenix – 60,000

Stoker – 60,000

Aimee – 75,000

Arty – 75,000

Aura – 75,000

Phantom – 75,000

Proxy – 75,000

Skyhammer – 75,000

Cases – 50,000 Credits

Ghostclip Event Case

Jackal’s Eve Event Case

Containment War Event Case

Dickens Event Case

Final Assault Event Case

Nuclear Winter Event Case

Shell Shock Event Case

Rogue en Vogue Week 1 Case

Rogue en Vogue Week 2 Case

Rogue en Vogue Week 3 Case

Rogue en Vogue Week 4 Case

Trinkets – 10,000 Credits

Ice Coal’d

Spamtrap

Trinkets – 15,000 Credits

Lump o’ Coal (Coaly)

Antivirus

Penny Frogging

Football

Trinkets – 20,000 Credits

Illuminatree

Firewall

Olde Flashlight

Trinkets – 25,000 Credits

Warm Snowman

Mine Sweeper (Proxy)

Arty Marley (Arty)

Angel of Ire (Sparks)

Skullsplitter

Dapper Doge

Hexadic Trinket

Specter Trinket

Trophy Trinket

Bug Fixes

Optimised distribution of server slots per Multiplay Linux box to improve stability

Fixed an issue with Nvidia Shadowplay Highlights which caused some machines to crash

Fixed an issue where some servers allocated for FACEIT could crash before transitioning into a game

FAQs

We’ve tried to cover all bases with these, but we know you guys are likely to have some more questions. Head on over to the forums to discuss this patch with us and fellow players.

What happened to all my RADs?

Dirty Bomb going free means we’re also removing our premium currency RADs. If you were hoarding those RADs, don’t fret, all RADs have been converted into Credits at a 1 RAD = 20.84 Credits (rounded up to the nearest Credit). Spend those Credits wisely.

What’s happening to the servers after the update?

Dedicated servers will be running in active regions until the end of 2019. Beyond that, no decision has been made so far.

As you may have seen, Multiplay are closing down their community server hosting from February 28th, 2019 (Multiplay announcement). If you own a server or would like to find out more information head on over to our helpdesk to check out the Server FAQ.

Why am I getting so many Credits?

Credit earn rate has been increased across the board by nearly triple!

Why are there no bundles in the store?

To ensure we make Dirty Bomb free, all purchases that only used RADs have been removed from the game.

Where are the Steam DLC packs?

All Steam DLC packages have been removed.

Why didn’t you bring back ALL old content?

In short, due to technical limitations all old content couldn’t be brought back, saying this, we have brought back a bunch of old cases and trinkets for you to get your hands on!

When is my All Merc Pack refund happening?

The refunds will be happening by January 31st 2019. The refund will be refunded directly into your Steam Wallet.

Are there any other refunds?

Outside of the All Merc Pack, no. However, if you have recently made a purchase you may still be eligible for a Steam Refund and should reach out to Steam Support.