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Rifleman Grenadier Riot Guard Field Medic

Skin Upgrades

The Mercenary Base has four skins. This includes:

  1. The Default skin.
  2. One skin that can be unlocked from Crates.
  3. Two skins that can be unlocked from Passes.
Default Lockheed C-130
Level Image Cosmetic Changes
0 Base set on sand covered by green walls with grey columns.

Two green barracks and grey radio tower.

Red, green and grey containers, and red and brown barrels.

Entrance protected by a gatehouse, gate arm, sand bags and a turret.

1 Upgraded grey barracks with the radio tower on top.

Three mortars, two on the barracks and one near the entrance.

Large white and red propane gas tank.

2 Upgraded green barracks, with mortars turned into a large turret.

Large grey gate replaces the gate arm.

Turret and mortar are now upgraded, placed on top of a tower with another mortar.

Large green watch tower.

3 Base is now entirely black, red and green.

Barracks upgraded even further, turret now has two barrels.

Turret and mortars on a tower replaced by a three barrel turret.

Radio tower is now black.

Watchtower now has two antennas.

Gate upgraded further, with two lights.

4 No change.
5 No change.
6 No change.
Mercenary Base Level Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
0 Rifleman
N/A N/A N/A
1-2 Rifleman
Grenadier
N/A N/A
3 Rifleman
Grenadier
N/A N/A
4 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
N/A
5 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
Field Medic
6 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
Field Medic

The Liberator skin is obtained from the Deluxe Crate.

Liberator Space Shuttle
Level Image Cosmetic Changes
0 Base covered by black walls with orange accents and green floor.

Grey building with a viewing area on top.

Black barracks with grey door frame.

1 Black satellite in the corner.

Black and orange ammo crates.

2 Improved base walls with towers on each corner, with one of them having a sentry on top.

Improved grey barracks.

3 Base walls improved further, with barbed wire on top.

Two additional sentries on the wall towers.

Satellite is now taller.

Improved barracks, now has another floor with a blue window and a large tube on top.

Grey building is now black, with the viewing area being turned into a black, grey and orange tower.

4 Wall gate now has two lights.

Additional sentry on the wall tower.

Improved barracks with an antenna on top.

Improved black building.

Satellite is now even taller.

5 No change.
6 No change.
Mercenary Base Level Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
0 Rifleman
N/A N/A N/A
1-2 Rifleman
Grenadier
N/A N/A
3 Rifleman
Grenadier
N/A N/A
4 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
N/A
5 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
Field Medic
6 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
Field Medic

The Frost Legion skin was obtained from Level 40 of the Operation I.C.E Battle Pass premium track.

Frost Legion
Level Image Cosmetic Changes
0 Small base covered in snow, placed on a blue brick baseplate.

Small hut with a large gate surrounded by a few cliffs.

1 Blue cliff replaced by another hut.

Certain parts of the terrain are now made out of ice.

2 Cliffs extended, now covers most of the base.

Blue tower next to a hut.

Two larger grey tubes with blue crystals in them.

3 Crystals inside tubes now float.

Chains from posts are now tied to the floating crystals.

4 No change.
5 No change.
6 No change.
Mercenary Base Level Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
0 Rifleman
N/A N/A N/A
1-2 Rifleman
Grenadier
N/A N/A
3 Rifleman
Grenadier
N/A N/A
4 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
N/A
5 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
Field Medic
6 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
Field Medic

The Graveyard skin was obtained from Level 25 of the Null & Void Battlepass premium track.

Graveyard Lockheed C-130
Level Image Cosmetic Changes
0 Small graveyard set on brown ground with a small grey road, with a metal fence surrounding it.

Contains a few graves, dead trees and candles.

1 One grave replaced with a mausoleum.
2 One grave and one mausoleum.
3 Upgraded mausoleum.
4 One mausoleum and dead tree.

Upgraded mausoleum is now slightly taller, has longer spikes and more white doors.

5 Upgraded mausoleum is now even taller, neon lights in the doors are now purple.
6 No change.
Mercenary Base Level Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
0 Rifleman
N/A N/A N/A
1-2 Rifleman
Grenadier
N/A N/A
3 Rifleman
Grenadier
N/A N/A
4 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
N/A
5 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
Field Medic
6 Rifleman
Grenadier
Riot Guard
Field Medic

Previous Variants

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Sounds

Sound Description
C130 pass by sound
Parachute sound
Parachute land sound
Rifleman firing sound
Rifleman death sound
Grenadier firing sound
Grenadier explosion sound
Grenadier death sound
Riot Guard bash sound
Riot Guard death sound
Field Medic beam trigger sound
Field Medic beam loop sound
Field Medic death sound
Sound Description
C130 pass by sound
Rifleman firing sound
Rifleman death sound
Grenadier firing sound
Grenadier explosion sound
Grenadier death sound
Riot Guard bash sound
Riot Guard death sound
Field Medic beam trigger sound
Field Medic beam loop sound
Field Medic death sound
Sound Description
C130 pass by sound
Parachute sound
Parachute land sound
Rifleman firing sound
Rifleman death sound
Grenadier firing sound
Grenadier death sound
Riot Guard bash sound
Riot Guard death sound
Field Medic beam trigger sound
Field Medic beam loop sound
Field Medic death sound

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Skin Trivia

  • The Liberator skin is based on Helldivers 2.
    • The Level 2 Liberator Rifleman is based on the DP-53 Savior of the Free armor from Helldivers 2.
    • The Level 2 Liberator Grenadier is based on the FS-23 Battle Master armor from Helldivers 2.
    • The Level 1 Liberator Field Medic is based on the B-24 Enforcer armor from Helldivers 2.
    • The Level 1 Liberator Riot Guard is based on the B-27 Fortified Commando armor from Helldivers 2.
    • The space shuttle that air-drops units is the Pelican-1 from Helldivers 2.

Update History

This only refers to cosmetic changes to the Mercenary Base. Check the main article for statistical changes.

  • 19 April 2024 - v1.19.0
    • Mercenary Base added.
    • Bug: Sound of the plane flying by is not affected by the Towers sound volume setting.
  • 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
    • Level 4 upgrade icon changed.
    • Bug: Mercenary Base tower pet does not update properly when changed.
  • 7 June 2024 - v1.24.0
    • New skin: Liberator
    • Bug: Level 0 Liberator Riot Guard has collision.
  • 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
    • Updated explosion visual effects.
  • 27 November 2024 - v1.43.0
    • Level 1 and 2 upgrade icons swapped.
  • 16 December 2024 - V1.46.0
    • New skin: Frost Legion
    • Bug: Frost Legion Rifleman, Grenadier, Riot Guard and Field Medic have collision.
    • Bug: Frost Legion Field Medic uses a green shield.
    • Bug: Frost Legion Grenadier has a visible hitbox.
    • Bug: Frost Legion Grenadier Humanoid Rig is visible through the fake limbs.
    • Bug: Frost Legion Grenadier explosion sounds are not affected by the Towers sound volume setting.
    • Bug: Frost Legion skin units have grey cubes on their wings.
  • 8 January 2025 - v1.48.1a
  • 5 February 2025 - v1.52.0
    • Bugfix: Frost Legion Grenadier and Field Medic no longer have a large, visible grey cube on them when seen in the inventory.
  • 12 February 2025 - v1.53.0
    • Bugfix: Frost Legion Grenadier no longer has a visible hitbox.
  • 28 May 2025 - v1.65.0
    • Bug: Frost Legion Grenadier creates large explosions visually if the Improved Gunpowder Skill is active.
  • 18 October 2025 - v1.77.0
    • New skin: Graveyard
    • Bug: Graveyard Rifleman weapon has z-fighting with upgrades.
    • Bugfix: Sound of the plane flying by is now affected by the Towers sound volume setting.
    • Bugfix: Frost Legion Grenadier explosion sounds are now affected by the Towers sound volume setting.
  • 21 August 2026 - v2.7.0
    • Updated icon for the default skin.


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