Sudden Attack Zero Point Early Access Launch Week

Sudden Attack Zero Point is live on Steam Early Access as of July 30, 2026 (app 3576070). Nexon opened Pre-Season immediately — adding the City Cat map, the Epic part Sandstorm, and a Daily Login Event through August 12, 2026 that grants 3 Key Cards per eligible login day. This page is your first-week ops guide: install hygiene, Pre-Season priorities, anti-cheat, and a day-by-day plan linking every major wiki system.

For Pre-Season specifics, read Pre-Season Launch. Product overview: Early Access Guide. Season timing: Roadmap 2026.

Install if you have not yet

1. Open the Steam store page and click Play Game — Early Access is no longer a countdown.
2. Install to an SSD and update GPU drivers before your first live queue.
3. Verify your account region can download (South Korea remains on a separate domestic track in public materials).
4. Follow saz.nexon.com and Discord discord.gg/saz-official for week-one hotfixes.

Japan players should watch saz.nexon.com/ja-JP for localized Pre-Season events.

Sudden Attack Zero Point - Official Cinematic Trailer

What unlocks on day one

Nexon’s Early Access package is stable enough for public queues after Steam Next Fest and the Final Closed Beta. Day-one systems:

System	Launch state
Modes	Bomb Defusal + Team Deathmatch + Practice + Bot matches
Maps	7 total — includes City Cat Pre-Season map
Weapons	13 primary + 4 secondary
Parts	200+ exclusive + 36 shared
Characters	10 operators
Economy	SP + Black Market + Open Weapon Parts Crates
Duration plan	~6 months Early Access before fuller 1.0
Price	Free-to-play during and after EA

Deep links: Pre-Season Launch, City Cat, Maps, Weapon Customization, Black Market.

Install checklist (first session)

Complete these before your first live bomb queue:

1. Free disk space on an SSD — map loads matter every round.
2. Update GPU drivers and reboot once.
3. Link or create your Nexon account so Events & Rewards claim flows work on day one.
4. Read Nexon Game Security so kernel anti-cheat install does not surprise you on shared PCs.
5. Bookmark Getting Started and Practice & Bots for the warm-up path.
6. Draft one primary goal in the Loadout Planner — do not invent three builds on night one.

First 72 hours — recommended schedule

Hour 0–2 — Client health

• Install from Steam, accept EULA, complete Nexon Game Security prompts, reboot if required.
• Confirm you can reach practice mode even if live queues are congested.
• Claim Daily Login Key Cards (3 per day through August 12) — Pre-Season Launch.

Hour 2–8 — Skills before SP shopping

• Practice range: one AR, one SMG, secondary swap drills.
• Bot TDM on both CQB maps, then Bot Bomb on City Cat, Metro, and other defusal layouts — Practice & Bots.
• One live TDM session only after bots feel boring.

Day 2 — Learn round language

• Queue Bomb Defusal with callouts from Bomb Defusal.
• Ignore Black Market luxury listings until you can name both sites on every map.
• Track SP income from matches + Playtime/Victory events.

Day 3 — First intentional spend

• Buy shared staples before exclusives — Items and Weapon Crates.
• Re-test parts in Practice after every purchase.
• Skim Updates for hotfixes; week-one patches often touch FPS caps, matchmaking, and AC false positives.

Launch-week traps to avoid

• Panic trading on inflated Black Market prices — wait 48 hours when possible.
• Skipping bots and feeding live lobbies while learning plant UI.
• Ignoring anti-cheat conflicts with other kernel drivers — see Nexon Game Security.
• Chasing Vampire Mode or clans on day one — those arrive later per Roadmap 2026 and Clans.
• Assuming Korea Steam parity — confirm store availability for your account.

Languages and client support

Steam lists interface support for English, Japanese, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), Thai, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Full audio is English-focused at listing time. This wiki localizes guides into en / ja / es / pt — Thai and Chinese readers still use the English or Japanese hubs until Nexon expands community docs.

Story beat at launch

The official cinematic opens on the funeral of John Hawk before cutting into bomb-defusal combat. Narrative context for Judith Hawk and seasonal storytelling lives on Story & Lore. Story does not change hitboxes — but seasonal cosmetics often ride those trailers.

Where official status updates land first

• Steam news for app 3576070
• saz.nexon.com announcements / patch notes
• Discord
• YouTube @Sudden_Attack_Zero_Point
• Regional X accounts such as @Suddenattack_ZP

This wiki mirrors confirmed changes into Updates — not rumor threads.

Related pages

• Early Access Guide — full EA FAQ
• Final CBT Recap — what already shipped in July CBT
• Roadmap 2026 — pre-season through Season 3
• Review — F2P expectations
• Official Links — primary sources

Launch week rewards players who claim Daily Login Key Cards, learn City Cat, and spend SP with a plan. Pre-Season is opening night for a six-month Early Access year — not the finished game. Full Pre-Season details: Pre-Season Launch.