Initially, the game featured a "soft currency" store to unlock units and commanders. Fans criticized this as feeling too much like a live-service grind, leading developers to immediately remove the system and make all units accessible from the start.
It introduced Armor Values for Global Risk vehicles, which acted as a damage-absorbing shield separate from health.
Update 1.4, often dubbed the or "System Update," was a major milestone during the Early Access and launch window. It introduced significant content and balance changes:
Each faction received a specialized heavy vehicle for their fourth roster slot: the Global Risk Overlord tank , the Blacklist Leopard, and the New Horizon Vulcan.