INFOS – Here’s everything essential about Battlefield 6’s free battle royale: launch time, Twitch drops, and game modes. Warzone’s rival arrived today—alongside the shooter’s Season 1—so we’ve pulled together the must-know details.

It seemed to appear out of nowhere, but after a week of mounting rumors, it’s now official: REDSEC, Battlefield 6’s battle royale mode, is free to play for everyone starting today.

While we wait to see whether it can truly challenge Warzone, it’s worth reviewing the key launch facts. The mode throws up to 100 players onto a massive Battlefield map, and there are several useful specifics to know before you drop in—here they are.

Release: When Did REDSEC Launch in Battlefield 6?

Starting with the basics: REDSEC went live today, October 28, at exactly 16:00 —so it’s already running.

REDSEC Twitch Drops

The launch includes exclusive Twitch rewards that you can claim by watching eligible streams for set amounts of time:

• After 1 hour: a vehicle accessory item
• After 2 hours: “Marauder” vehicle livery
• After 3 hours: “Highland Hunter” weapons pack
• After 5+ hours: “No Mercy” soldier skin

If you haven’t linked your accounts yet, set up the drops like this:

• Sign in to the EA website with your account
• Select the “Linked Accounts” menu
• Choose the Twitch option
• Log in with your Twitch account
• Confirm the link

Then just watch streams tagged with REDSEC or “Drops” for the required durations. Once you’ve met the watch-time thresholds, the rewards will appear in your inventory and can be claimed—don’t wait too long, redemption ends on November 4.

What Is REDSEC?

It’s Battlefield 6’s battle royale, offered in three flavors: Challenges, Duos, and Foursomes—the names reflect squad sizes—on a brand-new, oversized map. You can play solo, but coordinating with friends is far more effective.

That’s because objective-driven play remains the core. Armor plates are available in every mode to boost survivability, and in one variant—the Challenges/Gauntlet playlist—multiplayer classes and their setups carry over.

Challenge Mode (Gauntlet)

A series of elimination rounds set in a tighter section of the REDSEC map called Fort Lyndon. As usual, eight squads of four begin each match, but unless a ruleset says otherwise, eliminations alone won’t decide the winner—respawns are enabled during rounds. The crux is completing objectives to earn points and advance.

There are four challenge rounds; after each, the lowest-scoring squads are knocked out until a single squad remains from the original eight. Objective types include:

• Decryption: Secure laptops with sensitive files and decrypt them on site. The carrier is marked in-world and on the map. Decryption only progresses outdoors; entering a building pauses it. If the carrier goes down, progress freezes and resumes from the same point once recovered.
• Data Extraction: Collect scattered data discs and deliver them to a designated pickup where a drone extracts them. After takeoff, there’s a delay before the drone returns and further deliveries can be made.
• Reward: One player per squad is randomly flagged as a VIP; eliminating them yields extra points versus regular targets.
• Squad Elimination: The only no-respawn round: a team-deathmatch-style face-off where fully wiped squads are out.
• Detonation: The map contains MCOMs that can’t be destroyed alone. Retrieve a bomb, carry it to an MCOM, arm it, and detonate. The first squad to succeed wins; if more than two squads are still contesting, points determine who advances.

Battle Royale in Duos and Foursomes

A Warzone-like experience with Battlefield rules. Class specializations differ from standard multiplayer; the objective is classic: be the last squad standing. There’s no solo queue, so teamwork and varied roles give you flexibility.

As in Call of Duty’s battle royale, you parachute in, pick your landing spot, loot weapons and gear, and take on missions that can award vehicles, new weapons, or special gadgets. When few squads remain or the fire circle nears its final collapse, no new missions spawn. Completing tasks grants points you can spend in the in-match shop (only in-game currency is available for now).

How Progression Works in REDSEC

Progression between Battlefield 6’s battle royale and the main game is partially shared. Unlocks you’ve earned in other Battlefield 6 multiplayer modes carry over into Gauntlet and the Duos/Foursomes BR modes, though each playlist has its own challenge tracks.

In practice, your account level (whether you play the free BR or launch from the base game) advances across both experiences. This also applies to the Season 1 Battle Pass—and good news: nothing is locked exclusively to either side.

Source: 3DJuegos