Supply Boxes are support tools that available in many Game Modes to help soldiers/mutants in CrossFire.
Overview[]
Soldiers can identify Supply Boxes by a crate icon tag on the screen or radar once they've been dropped onto the map, and they can be collected simply by walking over them. Each Supply Box can only be collected once and they'll disappear from the map until another one arrives. This support tool is available in various game modes and have similar function depending on the game modes following by.
Details[]
This is the very first mode where Supply Box first introduced, and later variants also features it (except Ghost Vs. Mutants and Mutant Escape Mode). The common function among Mutation Mode variants is to bring soldiers with weapons/items - the content is random and not shown up to players (except in rare case as noted).
Classic MM[]
In the classic Mutation Mode, Supply Boxes are provided to soldiers two at once during fixed interval. These boxes provide primary or secondary weapons, grenades, or refill primary weapon's ammo that will take effect immediately. The items carried in the Supply Boxes are various depending on the servers (see below).
HM[]
Hero Mode also adapts the mechanics from the classic Mutation Mode. However, Hero can only refill primary weapon's ammo from the Supply Box since he has to stick with the FAL Custom-Camo to take down the mutants.
HMX/Parasite Expasion[]
Hero Mode X (and the add-on Parasite Expansion) shares same mechanics from classic Mutation Mode; however, the Supply Box is dropped more frequently in this mode, due to the fact that soldiers have to face Xeno, Havoc or Devil Terminator and the mutants armies.
Carried items in Supply Box available in Mutation Mode, Hero Mode and Hero Mode X depending on versions:
- Replenish the main weapon's ammo.
- Steyr TMP-Valentine.
- Kriss Super V-Ares.
- KAC ChainSAW-Ancient Dragon.
- MG3-Legend Dragon.
- Mutation Jacket.
Notes:
- (*) - Bug.
Mutation Knight Mode[]
Unique from previous variants, in Mutation Knight Mode, beside being a support tool for soldiers, Mutants can collect these Supply Boxes too. Beside from that, in this mode, Supply Box will no longer give ordinary weapons to soldiers.
Soldiers can pick up Mutation Vest, Stun Grenade or refill the primary weapon's ammo from the Supply Box; however, mutants can pick up to boost their level gauge and level up to Armored Terminator faster.
Master HMX[]
Instead of the casual Yellow Box, Master Hero Mode X features the black box with the "CrossFire N.A.N.O" text and the CF logo on it. Soldiers can pick up various items at the same time, they also have their primary weapon' ammo refilled. The boxes are also available for mutants as they can pick to add the Evolution Point for themselves; at the same time, mutants can have various items for themselves. The number of Supply Box can get more than 2 depending on the number of players in the room.
Besides that, this map option also features two new Supply Box types - Hero Box and Evil Box. The Evil Box will be dropped at 2:30, and Xeno or Level 3 Mutants can pick it up to choose and transform into Supreme Terminators. The Hero Box will be dropped at 2:00 for Commando and he can pick it up to choose to transform into Supreme Heroes. At this time, he/she can pick up the normal Supply Boxes to gain additional health point.
Uniquely, the Ability gameplay has excluded Mutation Vest as it can only be obtained via Defense buff (by picking up 5 Supply Boxes to gain one). The Supply Box now only offers 2000 HP Recover buff for mutants, however. Additioncally, Hero Box and Evil Box will both appear at 2:00 instead of 30-second delay between the two.
For the Craft gameplay, the Supply Boxes have been re-modelled to the same size of constructed Cubes, and they can land on any constructed Cubes built on high location.
The supply boxes in this mode look very different since it is a dark blue square box. Players can randomly pick these items:
| Icon | Details | Icon | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
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Transform into Dread for a short time with 2000 HP and use Nano Knife to defeat enemy | 
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Use USP Match-Royal Dragon (4/4) to take down the enemies from long distance |
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Use Dragon Blade-Metal Red for a short time with 500 HP (300 HP in Arcade Mode) | 
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Use the Stun Grenade (Wide) to slow down and blind enemies for a short time |
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Use the HypoMed-L to boost 50 HP for the character (200 HP max) (except Arcade Mode) | --- | --- |
Supply Boxes are provided for both side's spies (if any player dies and the spies are still alive), only those two can see and pick up the Supply Box. Its only function is to refill the spies' ammo (since their starting equipment has no ammo at all).
Along with refilling players' weapons, Supply Box can also provide players with additional Skill Points to be used in the round.
Trivia[]
- Supply Drops are indicated by both on-screen text and an audio cue of a helicopter flying by, implying that BL/GR HQ sent supplies via airdrop. This would be illogical when playing enclosed maps like Research Facility or Lost City, however.
- The helicopter sound effect was eventually replaced by a thumping sound when supply crates spawn slightly above ground and land in Master Hero Mode X.
- In 2015, due to error in update, supply box content in CF Russia was mistakenly replaced with CF West one. But because of the Anaconda-Black files was missing acquiring that gun cause a drop from the room with weapon hack error. It was fixed in next patches.
- After the fix, there is a chance to get Stun Grenade from supply boxes in Mutation Mode, but still, it give neither slowing field nor any damage to mutants, making it the useless pick up.
- CF Vietnam used to have the Supply Box decorated for the Christmas update only in 2009, and it was also available in CF West in Christmas 2010. It was later changed back to default after that and since then, it didn't make a return.
- After the introduction of MHMX - Craft variant, all supply boxes now adapt the "cube" appearance to Random Buff, Ability, Novice and Event. This was likely done to simplify updates on future maps as the Supply Crates are now uniformed in all variants, so Tecent can add Craft option to older maps without the need to update any game files.
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