Leaked last week, the Battlefield 2042 Dark Protocol mid-season event has officially been announced today! Kicking off this October 31 until November 14, the event will bring the new Killswitch game mode alongside a host of new rewards to earn!

Battlefield 2042 Dark Protocol Schedule, Rewards, Mode and Info:

KILLSWITCH – SECURE THE OBJECTIVE, CONTAIN THE THREAT

Killswitch is our new limited time game mode. Your objective is to secure AI nodes, and to use the on-site Forge to create a swarm of synthetic soldiers: Geists, who’ll fight alongside anyone that spawns them. Defend your objectives, survive the onslaught, and stop the AI’s spread.

Complete the protocol: this is a test you can’t afford to fail. It’s a tightly focused, fear-inducing mode where you and your squad will have to master your fears while danger lurks around every corner.

Killswitch is played as 12v12 across Redacted, Manifest, Hourglass, Spearhead.

Secure – AOS nodes are objectives around the level that activate one at a time. Enter the node and hold it until captured, interrupted or otherwise, to score the node, and 1 point for your team. With no capture speed multipliers, a single teammate can hold the point and make capture progress, freeing the rest of the team to set up ambushes and prepare for a counter-attack that is sure to come.

Synthesize – The AOS nodes aren’t the only objective. Boreas’ Geist spawner – the Forge – is online. If you can’t seem to break through the enemy’s defenses, or need more muscle to fortify a held point, interact with the Forge to deploy a small squad of Geists to ambush any enemies foolish enough to engage them.

Survive – Once you take an AOS node, you score 1 point, disabling the node, and activating the next one. Race the enemy to it, and try to hold it as best you can through the barrage of gunfire and Geists. The first team to score 5 points wins.

NEW REWARDS

New rewards are available to earn, claim and purchase. Earn Ribbons by playing Killswitch to unlock unique gameplay rewards available during the Dark Protocol event, alongside new purchasable store bundles.

Gameplay Rewards – Week 1: 

• Clawed Ascension – Rare Weapon Charm
• Sharp Sting – Epic Vehicle Skin
• Yellowcake – Epic Sundance Specialist Set

Gameplay Rewards – Week 2: 

• Hardcase – Rare Player Card Tag
• False Dichotomy – Epic Weapon Skin
• Swift Trust – Epic Weapon Skin

STORE BUNDLES

No Antidote Bundle – 2000 Battlefield Coins

• Black Light – Legendary Dozer Specialist Set
• Vector Logic – Legendary RM68 Weapon Skin
• Rational Agent – Epic Weapon Skin
• Pincer Movement – SU-57 Vehicle Skin
• And the Frog – Rare Weapon Charm
• Closed Circuit – Rare Weapon Skin
• Reach / Grasp – Epic Player Card Background
• Hardcase – Rare Player Card Tag

Hot Spot Bundle – 2000 Battlefield Coins

• Panacea – Epic Falck Specialist Skin
• Grim Trigger – Legendary Weapon Skin
• Venomous – Epic Vehicle Skin
• Control Flow – Epic Weapon Skin
• Silver Sting – Rare Weapon Charm
• Filtered Out – Falck Epic Headgear
• Envenomate – Rare Player Card Tag

Ascension Company Bundle – 3500 Battlefield Coins

• The “No Antidote” and “Hot Spot” in a combined bundle

We’re not expecting a patch to be deployed for this event to start, but if there is one, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

Source: EA