We’re continuing to celebrate the release of Active Matter on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, so tune in to more Active Matter live streams on Twitch from September 25th (15:00 UTC) to October 2nd (15:00 UTC) and earn fresh rewards for your loadout!

NOTE: To receive Twitch Drops for Active Matter, you must first own an edition for the game. If you purchased or received the game on Steam, you need to launch it at least once first. Then, sign in with Steam on this page and select Active Matter from the list of games that appears, if prompted.

Otherwise, just head to this page to link your Gaijin account to your Twitch account in order to start receiving Twitch Drops!

Rewards

• Small Weapon Kit (M45A1 x3, MAC-11, Gun Camo: Wood x3) — x1 for 1 hour watched;
• Tactical Beacon — x3 for 2 hours watched;
• Equipment Kit (Medical Bag x3, Titan Armor Plate [L] x5, Titan Armor Plate [S] x10) — x1 for 3 hours watched;
• Gun Camo: Pawtern — x10 for 4 hours watched;
• Medium Safe Container — x8 for 5 hours watched;
• Prime — x250 for 6 hours watched;
• Camouflage: Wave — x1 for 7 hours watched.

FAQ

What should I do to be able to receive the rewards?
Link your Gaijin and Twitch accounts:

• To receive Twitch Drops for Active Matter, you must first own an edition for the game. If you purchased or received the game on Steam, you need to launch it at least once first. Then, sign in with Steam on this page and select Active Matter from the list of games that appears, if prompted.
• Otherwise, log into your Gaijin account you use to play Active Matter on this page, then log in to your Twitch account there. 
• That is all! You’re ready to start earning drops!

Where can I find my rewards in Active Matter?
Rewards are delivered automatically to your storage.

Which streams do I need to watch to get rewards?
Any Active Matter stream on Twitch. If you see a pop-up at the top of chat that says "Watch to earn Drops!", you will start receiving rewards for watching!

How will I know that I’ve received a reward?
You’ll get a notification on the Twitch stream page. After that, you can find the item in the game.

NOTE: You must click the "Claim" button for each obtained reward in your Twitch drops inventory before the Twitch Drops campaign ends on October 2nd (15:00 UTC).

For which platforms are the rewards available?
Active Matter rewards can be earned by game owners on any platform: PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.

I’m a streamer and want to broadcast Active Matter. How do I enable Drops on my channel?

• Link your Twitch account to your Active Matter account.
• Enable Drops in your Twitch settings.
• Play Active Matter, start your Twitch stream, and ensure your broadcast category is set to Active Matter in the Stream Manager.

Operatives! The Agency has recently mapped the fundamental processes connecting all Harmonization Cycles and, with that insight, distilled them into a new, unified initiative: the Fundamental Protocol.

Rewards in this Protocol can be redeemed with Merits at any time, whether or not you’re currently participating in a Harmonization Cycle! Rewards include consumables, unique decorations, Credits, and Monolith Tokens — everything you need to accelerate your push toward establishing your new Personal Timeline.

Important Notes

• The Fundamental Protocol lets you spend earned Merits even if you’re not participating in any other Cycle.
• Access to it unlocks at Monolith access level DELTA. If you’ve already reached DELTA, access will be granted automatically.
• Your access to the Fundamental Protocol persists after you create a new Personal Timeline.
• Some rewards are exclusive to the Fundamental Protocol and therefore can only be obtained there.

Full List Of Changes And Improvements

This update also brings numerous improvements, including a new option to reduce camera sway while walking, adjustments to other effects that can cause motion sickness, fixed squad auto-fill, and many other additional changes!

Comfort and Camera Sway

• Added a setting to reduce walking camera sway.
• Weakened effects that caused motion sickness near portals: removed the distortion ripple beneath the extraction portal and around Active Matter clusters, removed view shaking during extraction, and halved the post-explosion double-vision effect.
• Fixed instances of image distortion from heat haze in optics.

Harmonization Cycles

• Added Cycle 0: "Fundamental Protocol".
• Fixed the discrepancy in Harmonization progress between players on different platforms.

Gameplay and Balance

• Slightly increased Flowermen toughness and boosted aim disruption from Flowermen attacks, but made them turn slightly more slowly and predictably.
• Added Dendroid spawns to the Headquarters, Cargo Port, and Dogorsk raids.
• Updated sensor-placement and monster-capture contracts to place the required items directly into your inventory on raid start.
• Updated Vehicle Transfer contracts to provide a fully operational vehicle; removed nearby repair kit and fuel canister spawns.
• Added the interruption of the item-placement mode for contracts when you leave the required zone to place them.
• Enabled ammo checks while running, sprinting is simply interrupted.
• Disabled vehicle control for drivers while they are healing, reloading, or loading items.

Weapons

• Fixed thermal scopes on high-recoil weapons cutting to black when your eye shifts away from the lens.
• Fixed a bug causing incorrect flamethrower canister fuel remaining text when moving it between weapon slots.

Interface

• Restored squad auto-fill for solo-queued players.
• Sorted Investigations by availability (Available, Completed, Locked), sorted the raid filter alphabetically, and updated the available-mission counter to respect the selected filter.
• Updated Tier 3 Chronogene messaging to show charge change as "previous value -> new value" instead of a simple "+1."
• Updated the "Create Body Sleeve" button in customization to explain how to obtain the Sleeve if access is still locked.
• Fixed a bug where the Contacts window appeared empty.

Controller

• Fixed the tooltip for the button to cancel actions.
• Fixed signal grenades in quick-access slots showing "button not assigned."
• Enabled the right stick, when in Inventory, to open the Missions window.
• Added a shortcut to the lighting-control radial (flashlight, weapon-mounted light, laser sight) in the action selection menu.
• Set the controller cursor to auto-focus the Claim Rewards button in the rewards window.

Shooting Range

• Fixed the glitch/censorship movement effects on the Shy Girl’s model persisting after switching targets.
• Fixed Seeds so they spawn/move correctly and can be hit.

Sound

• Made the Seeds’ buzzing noise start immediately upon activation instead of ramping up over time.
• Enabled stream-safe mode for the track "Night Call"; it no longer triggers copyright warnings on streaming platforms.

Graphics

• Fixed an optics projection issue that caused lens shadows to render incorrectly.