Delta Force's next season has a name and a date. Season Aurora starts on November 10, 2026, the day after the S11 Reorientation season and several events, including the Halloween ones, wrap up on November 9.
Team Jade walked through the season in a Season Aurora dev stream on October 30 and in a run of official trailers posted to the Delta Force YouTube channel between October 20 and November 1.
This guide sticks to what those official videos and Team Jade's season announcement actually confirm as of November 3, 2026: the new Warfare map Zenith Port, the new Assault operator Martelo, the Brakkesh 2.0 rework for Operations, the AN-94, Firing Range 2.0, the limited-time AZ3 Supercritical challenge and the Phantom Blade Zero crossover.
It also flags what is still missing, such as the exact start hour and how Martelo unlocks, so you know what to recheck when the patch notes go up. Ranked resets are a separate topic and are not covered here.
At the end there is a short section on keeping your first Zenith Port match as a video, because the first night on a new map is usually the messiest one and the most fun to watch back.
Season Aurora in short: what changes on November 10
If you only read one paragraph, make it this one. On November 10, Warfare gets a brand new map, Zenith Port, a port city where a Riptide event floods the lower objectives partway through the fight and pushes the battle onto higher ground.
Team Jade says the map uses extended Unreal Engine 5 features, and the official map trailer names real-time dynamic global illumination and Nanite rendering. Operations does not get a new map.
Brakkesh 2.0 is an update to the existing Brakkesh map, with new routes, better cover and faction-based tasks tied to the Haavk and Ahsarah sides.
The new operator is Martelo, real name Veronica Cardozo, an Assault operator who fights behind a shield and brings an Ariete shield charge, a Smoke Halo, an HE Grenade and a momentum-based trait called Guerreira.
The AN-94 joins the arsenal, the practice range becomes Firing Range 2.0, and AZ3 Supercritical arrives as a limited-time Operations challenge with a spreading radiation zone.
Not yet in the written announcements as of November 3: the start hour, how Martelo is unlocked, her ability numbers and the AZ3 dates. If you want to treat the new season as a fresh start, build a review habit from your own matches before the new map shuffles everyone's routes.
How to get ready for Season Aurora and keep your first Zenith Port match
- 1Finish your S11 events before November 9Several S11 events end on November 9 according to the official update notes, including the Halloween Trickster Store, Raven's Deal, Halloween Merit and the Tactical Armament Giveaway. Spend event tokens and claim milestone rewards before the season turns over.
- 2Update on November 10 and read the patch notesYou will need the season update before you can queue. Check the official patch notes for the start hour, Martelo's unlock condition and the AZ3 Supercritical dates, none of which were in the written announcements as of November 3.
- 3Try Martelo and the AN-94 in Firing Range 2.0Firing Range 2.0 adds moving targets, timed sessions with performance stats and targets built for operator abilities, and it lets you switch operators inside the range. Get a feel for the shield charge distance and the AN-94's quick opening two shots there before taking them into a real match.
- 4Learn Zenith Port around the RiptideThink of each match in two phases: the fight over the lower objectives, then the scramble for elevated positions once Riptide floods them. If the new map runs worse than usual on your PC, work through the lag and FPS drop checklist to see whether the network or the PC is the cause.
- 5Record your first match and share the best momentKeep the whole first match on video so you can rewatch where your squad got caught when the water came in. Cut the moment you want and send it to your squad using this guide to sharing Delta Force clips.
Season Aurora content confirmed as of November 3, 2026
| Content | What is confirmed | Still to check |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | November 10, 2026 on PC, console and mobile | Start hour not announced; the September 8 season switch went live at 02:00 UTC (10 PM ET on September 7) |
| Zenith Port (Warfare) | New map; the Riptide event floods lower objectives and moves the fight to higher ground; Unreal Engine 5 dynamic global illumination and Nanite | Graphics options and how it runs on your PC |
| Martelo (Assault operator) | Veronica Cardozo; Ariete shield charge, Smoke Halo, HE Grenade and the momentum-based Guerreira trait | How to unlock her and her exact ability values |
| Brakkesh 2.0 (Operations) | Update to the existing Brakkesh map with new routes, better cover and faction tasks for Haavk or Ahsarah | Full list of changed areas in the patch notes |
| Phantom Blade Zero crossover | Starts November 10; Sanguine legendary melee weapon appearance; Legendary G3 Seven-Star free by playing | Event period and mission list |
| AN-94 and Firing Range 2.0 | New rifle with a fast, accurate opening two-shot sequence; range with moving targets, timed sessions, stats and operator switching | Weapon balance after launch |
| AZ3 Supercritical (Operations) | Limited-time challenge; a spreading radiation zone shrinks the map and extraction points are revealed during the match | Start date within the season |
Season Aurora checklist
- Spend S11 event tokens and claim rewards before the November 9 cutoff.
- On November 10, let the launcher finish the season update before you queue. If the game will not start afterward, follow the crash and launch fix order.
- Read the official patch notes for the start hour, Martelo's unlock condition and the AZ3 Supercritical dates.
- Leave free disk space for the update and for your match recordings.
- Make sure your recorder is running before your first Zenith Port match so the first night is saved.
Keep your first Zenith Port match with DOR
DOR is a free Windows game recorder. With DOR running, it detects when a Delta Force match starts and ends and records the whole match automatically, so you do not have to remember to hit record on the first night of Season Aurora. Recordings collect in My Clips in the app.
From there you cut the part you want, whether that is the Riptide flood, a Martelo shield push or a clean extraction on Brakkesh 2.0, in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
DOR Studio at dor.gg/studio lets you join several clips, change the aspect ratio, add effect templates such as shake zoom or punch zoom, text and background music, then export an mp4 or share a dor.gg link that plays straight in a phone browser. Game sound and your microphone are saved on one track.
The free plan records at 720p or 1080p and 30 or 60 fps, with 1080p at 30 fps as the default. Older full match recordings are only cleared once they pass the storage budget you set (5 GB by default), and recent or liked videos stay. For a walkthrough of the editor, see how to edit clips in your browser.
