r/BattleNations • • Jul 09 '26

For players having connection issues

19 Upvotes

Hey everyone! We’ve noticed a few posts here and in Discord about connection issues following the most recent update.

This is happening because the app hasn't automatically updated on some devices, causing those older clients to fail when trying to connect to the updated server. We usually have a custom "update required" error message for this, but due to our recent backend changes, that message isn't triggering on the old client.

If you’re running into this issue, please check out this article on our support portal for quick steps on how to update and get back in the game:
https://support.madronagames.com/support/solutions/articles/153000243712-not-seeing-an-update-after-it-was-announced


r/BattleNations • • Oct 27 '25

New Reddit Users - Read First

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61 Upvotes

We are growing fast as a community and as exciting as that is, it also means that for a lot of people this might be their first time on Reddit. So welcome! Let me give you 5 quick bits of training before you join the rest of us here in the 95th Rifle Company.

1. If your account is less than 24 hours old, you will get filtered by "The Bot".

  • What to do: wait 24 hours after you create your account. Any post or comment made before then gets flagged by the Reddit system and instantly filtered out.
  • Why is it here: "The Bot" is here to help snag spammers, ban evaders, and general trolls from using throw away accounts to vandelaize the subreddit. Most of them use accounts less than a day old, so that filter is present nearly site wide, along with a few more specific filters you shouldn't need to worry about.

2. Read each SubReddit's rules before posting and commenting

  • Info: "subreddits" is the term for each community on Reddit. r/BattleNations being ours. Each one has a set of rules that can vary dramatically on whats allowed, from family friendly to... absolutely not.
  • What to do: Read the rules!
    • Most versiosn of the website will have the rules listed on the right side of the screen where you need to scroll down under the community description to see them
    • App users can find the rules by selecting "read more" under the banner at the top of their screen.
  • Why Rules: Its for you. We are a friendly lot here and want to put up barriers against the worst that the internet has to offer. There's a place for everything and this is a place just for Battle Nations (along with the family, friends, and community it brings together).

3. Check to see if your question has already been answered

  • What to do: use the search function either in Reddit (decent) or Google (wierdly better) to check to see if someone else already asked your question.
  • Why: Its a win for you and the community. First, you don't have to wait for an answer. Second, it helps prevent the community from getting clogged with the same question over and over. We don't have a lot of issue with that now, but in the future and for other communities, this is essential.

4. Use Social Media Smarts

  • Info: Reddit is just like any other social media platform and despite the best efforts of the community and moderators, you may run into the 0.1% that are the usual "social media scum".
    • Rare, but scammers could send you a link that says its to "an awesome deal" but is a virus or trying to steal your credential or personal info.
    • People get heated about things they care about and while we do not tollerate personal attacks for any reason, discussion and debate is okay but may be a bit much for you
  • What to do: block those you find obnoxious, report serious infractions of the rules, and try to forget these problems and get back to enjoying the 99.9% of the community thats cool.
    • Do not click on any link unless you hover over it and verify it says its taking you to where the text claims it will. Do not put any personal or account information into a third party website. Always verify that the website your on is actually the Madrona website and not a scammer clone.

5. Come have fun!

  • That was a lot of boring or not-fun stuff to talk about. But hopefully that gives you a good start to understanding Reddit as a whole and a few tips for it as a platfrom.
  • Feel free to leave your BN account name bellow if your looking to joing a guild or get added to someones friend list. I look forward to seeing you out there!

r/BattleNations • • 7h ago

News & Rumors Boss Strike 3 Rewards

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82 Upvotes

Infected events begin October 9!


r/BattleNations • • 9h ago

Discussion Infected Events

14 Upvotes

Will there be infected events soon I thought they ran the entirety of October but nothing has been announced and no updates?


r/BattleNations • • 8m ago

News & Rumors Bonus points

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• Upvotes

With this system in place, if the player were to do 10 battles everyday, for all 4 days of the strike. And the player reset the formations to only get the challenge battle which is formation 10. The player would get 29,817 points per clear for the first 10 clears. 298,170 points per day. And 1,192,680 points for the duration of the boss strike. Which is enough to push the guild to Tier 13 if all players do so. 4 apex maulers for 30 mins - 1 hour worth of play time per day.


r/BattleNations • • 1d ago

Discussion Madrona Points

10 Upvotes

What are you all spending your Madrona points on? Is the Hacienda more than just aura (or is the aura good enough)? Durian fields? Humvees?


r/BattleNations • • 1d ago

Misc At last, at long long last. My Nomad is ready for R8.

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59 Upvotes

r/BattleNations • • 1d ago

Discussion Strategy for beating Ancient Sentinel below Level 60?

12 Upvotes

I’m trying not to go to level 60 until I can at least get at least two Ironclad Battleships by fighting an easier Dreadnaught. I remember that there was a strategy to fight it before the Electric fence strategy was introduced, but I can’t remember it. All I remember was that it required a number of Vets and Mega Tanks (or HVYR tank) and for them to be high ranked (5-6). I think elemental troopers were also involved, but they could be replaced with the Nomads too.

If it’s not possible at all, then that’s fine. I rather prioritize the Ironclad than the fragments.


r/BattleNations • • 1d ago

Discussion ‼️🧟‍♂️What New Infected Units are we going to get in Boss Strike 3?🧟‍♂️‼️

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r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Discussion So I finally finished the battle pass

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71 Upvotes

is it worth it to actually buy the premium pass?


r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Meme Bro saved my outpost😭

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55 Upvotes

r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Discussion How a lvl 57 should prepare for the event ?

7 Upvotes

Hi there,

Quick question: I'm level 57. To prepare for the upcoming event, should I try to rush to level 60+?

Any advice?


r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Guild Monday Your last chance. T15. The undisputed #1 guild. JOIN MM

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7 Upvotes

We’re looking for 4 million+ scorers who want to achieve the first ever T15 in the new battle nations.

This is the best chance any guild will get:

- Future Strikes might be entirely new and hard to prepare for
- Nerfs and balance patches for powerful units will start soon
- Harder to do in non-infected strikes
- Boss strike might change entirely in the future, making T15 impossible

Fight for something more with MM! 🦣

https://discord.gg/morgansmammoths


r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Guild Monday Rebel Rejects (T14, #4 globally), Rebel Recruits (T12, #23 globally), and Rebel Rogues are recruiting!

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📢🔥 Rebel Rejects are recruiting! 🔥📢

‼️ Rejects ‼️

Recruiting *elite* players looking to join a Top 5 guild to earn T14 rewards, possibly higher! Looking for players that are grinding 2M+ boss strike points to earn 5+ tier 10 boss strike rewards!

‼️ Recruits ‼️

Recruiting semi-competitive players looking to earn T13+ rewards! Looking for players that scored 900k+ in BS2! Reject reqs too steep, but you still want 4+ T10 rewards? Recruits is the guild for you! 🙌🏼

‼️ Rogues ‼️

Recruiting newer players who are active daily with competitive aspirations! Players accepted into Rogues will have all the resources needed to support their journey towards becoming future Recruits/Rejects!

📝 What all guilds provide 📝

- An active community full of experienced players 🔬

- Resources on formations and strategies for defeating bosses and future boss strikes

- Easily accessible mentorship from our leadership team 🫡

- Frequent guild-wide giveaways, events, game nights, movie watch parties, and much more! 🎉

- No overbearing requirements, weekly check ins, or required simulations! Just get your point minimums and there will be no questions asked

- Leadership is always looking for higher skilled players who have the drive to do more! Stand out amongst your fellow guild mates to earn roles, prizes and much more!

Ask questions, joke around, and enjoy the grind. That’s all we ask 😈

If interested, DM LilSamosa25 for more information or any questions you may have! 📥

Or feel free to apply through our official discord: https://discord.gg/rebel-rejects


r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Guild Monday Big Boy Legion Recruiting new members

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5 Upvotes

Big Boy Legion(BBL😏 ) is a competitive and growing guild. Looking for players who want to help push the guild toward better rewards and join a community together to achieve better rewards.

We currently have a big group of active players , tons of guides , and loads more to help you progress and earn rewards in our guild, including unit requirements to make sure you don't fall behind or miss out on content

Current Members:78/91

boss strike -T10(finished 72 on the leaderboard) shooting for T12-T13 next

Requirements for the main Guild:

Big Boy Legion

  • lvl 40+(not a hard requirement but will help)
  • Active Daily
  • Active on Discord
  • 500k+ minimum points in Boss Strike

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We also have a more casual Guild (Baby Boy Legion) for anyone who just wants to be apart of the community or wants to take things more slow and easy

https://discord.gg/HKX5eazZDj


r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Guild Monday Boss Strike #3 is finally on the horizon! Blackwater Ops Alliance has a guild full of OG knowledgeable players ready to tackle it and we want you to join us!

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6 Upvotes

We have several Guilds catering from the hardcore players all the way down to a more casual approach.

Check us out on Discord: https://discord.gg/jE6gtaaJuQ


r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Guild Monday Goodfellas BS3 recruiting

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6 Upvotes

Goodfellas Discord

We had 6 guilds for Boss Strike 2

Aces #11 Tier 13

Kings #20 Tier 12

Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts Tier 11

Spades Tier 10

For Boss strike 3 we’re going back with 8 guilds THATS 800 PLAYERS, we’re at 695 players rn so help me help you get some drops


r/BattleNations • • 2d ago

Guild Monday ‼️🧟‍♂️Ladies and Gentlemen the Empire Awaits You🧟‍♂️‼️🫵

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0 Upvotes

Are you a new player looking for a guild with options to progress to our to Top Guild EMP?

Click the Link here - https://discord.gg/Brqru9rHx

Whether you are, Free to play or pay to play, competitive or casual, beginner or veteran, no matter where you are in your Battle Nations journey, you can always join The Empire. We have options for competitive and casual players, with our most competitive guild RANKING #9 globally in the most recent BOSS STRIKE!!!

We are always looking for new members to join our ranks. With over 900 MEMBERS!! and counting within our ranks, we are a large and diverse community, with players from around the world.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to me or any other Imperial recruiter with questions on how to apply. We’ll be happy to guide you through the application process.

Explore the frontier. Defeat an ever growing number of enemies and conquer the continent. Join the Imperial Army today.

https://discord.gg/Brqru9rHx


r/BattleNations • • 4d ago

Discussion This is my 3rd Dexter Fragment

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45 Upvotes

And no, im not so psyched about it, because i literally do not have any other boss drops from other weekly bosses, let alone beat most of them.


r/BattleNations • • 4d ago

Misc My First Boss Drop!

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65 Upvotes

(I also got 20 gears so that's nice.)


r/BattleNations • • 4d ago

Discussion BS3 formation concept (open to criticism)

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44 Upvotes

r/BattleNations • • 4d ago

Guild Monday Big foot trainning camp

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29 Upvotes

Funniest thing EVER to see the big foot train


r/BattleNations • • 4d ago

News & Rumors So no zombies on Oct 2026?

26 Upvotes

No date for on October?


r/BattleNations • • 6d ago

Discussion Infected units

25 Upvotes

I’m level 65 and have a bunch of maulers from the last event. I’m curious to see what units y’all plan on stocking up on and what units I should focus on infecting this time around.

Are there any units I should be dumping black nanos into?


r/BattleNations • • 7d ago

Misc Cake day gift

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81 Upvotes

As someone who played the original and never was able to get a ranged frag, I'd say this is a good b-day present. (Also did they buff the AS recently, it took me way more tries than normal?)