Progression and Unlocks

OVERVIEW

BULKHEAD’s Season 1 changelog of 9 September 2026 publishes selected changes to progression and unlocks. The generated tables below reproduce those announced values. The Steam Early Access notice, checked on 26 September, also lists fighter jets among planned additions. It does not give them a delivery date or establish their current availability, so this page does not assign them exclusively to the full release.

HISTORY

Two systems are easy to confuse here, and the reporting keeps them apart: the cash you earn and spend within a match, and the unlocks that decide what appears in the buy menu in the first place. PC Gamer described the second as the long game. One thing the official material does state, and we had missed it until 3 September 2026: the Steam Early Access notice lists “Cash & XP-based progression where every action earns rewards” among what players can expect at launch. So there is experience as well as money, and both are said to accrue from any action. BULKHEAD’s official Season 1 changelog of 9 September 2026 now publishes selected price, unlock and XP changes. These are announced adjustments, not an exhaustive catalogue or measurements of the released version; they do not settle every other rule discussed here. On 22 September 2026, BULKHEAD’s official Steam feed announced that Season 02 is coming on 15 October 2026, without giving content details. That is a dated release marker, not evidence of new unlocks, prices or XP changes. BULKHEAD (Steam, 30 September 2026): The announcement supplies no cap, reduction rate or replacement XP table. BULKHEAD says economy abuse can lead to cash and progression resets and permanent bans. Morgan Park reports in PC Gamer on 29 September 2026 that planned repetition-based skills would persist between seasons, and a future intel resource would unlock gun parts and attachments. These plans concern future progression, not a replacement XP table or skills currently observed by this site. They are separate from the official exploit corrections announced on 30 September and preserved here.

WHAT IT CHANGES IN PRACTICE

BULKHEAD’s official Steam preview of 9 October 2026 details Season 02, announced for 15 October. It names TCX Spear, M14, PP-19 Bizon and Evo-3 Ultra weapons, new attachments and a Molotov throwable; vehicles include Wolf-110, Wolf-110 (Assault), T-72 and Flakpanzer Gepard. Rain is intended to change visibility and sound, with synchronised thunder temporarily masking footsteps. Lonestar cash and XP bonuses are planned for this season. These are announced additions, not equipment or rewards this site has tested as available today. Full patch notes and the maintenance window are still promised for early next week.

Launch balance changes

Selected changes announced in the official changelog dated 9 September 2026. These are published changes, not a complete price list or an independent check of the current game build. Item and progression-track names retain the English spelling used in that source.

Level 6 — XP threshold
Before : 8,750 → After : 9,250

Level 10 — XP threshold
Before : 25,000 → After : 35,000

Level 15 — XP threshold
Before : 54,750 → After : 110,000

Level 20 — XP threshold
Before : 111,500 → After : 250,000

Level 25 — XP threshold
Before : 192,000 → After : 325,000

Level 30 — XP threshold
Before : 293,750 → After : 400,000

Level 35 — XP threshold
Before : 416,500 → After : 500,000

Level 40 — XP threshold
Before : 551,250 → After : 650,000

Level 45 — XP threshold
Before : 689,500 → After : 800,000

Level 50 — XP threshold
Before : 838,000 → After : 1,000,000

Artillery Tank — Unlock level
Before : Career · 55 → After : Career · 90

Heavy Tank — Unlock level
Before : Career · 35 → After : Driver · 35

Selected changes relevant to this page; see the source for the complete announcement.Official changelog.