Info: Beacon Mission- Tactical Data Exchange! :sniper:

[AlphaGeek]

Greetings, Valiant Robot Fighters!


In order to help your fellow colonists achieve victory against the robot forces on the new fields of battle, please share whatever accurate information your raiding team can gather.

Manticore will be taking the fight to the Robots ourselves on 17 December as part of a Society mission we're calling Operation: Pathfinder.

Manticore will attempt to coordinate information placed here in this forum and along with what we ourselves gather and share, provide maps of the new sites as soon as there is a level of confidence in the accuracy.

Good luck, be safe, and above all:

TERMINUS ROBOTICUS!

AG

Alpha AG Geek
CEO- Manticore

 

[AlphaGeek]

Here are the Beacon Mission notes from the VU Release notes:

How to enter and complete the new beacon mission areas:

1. Form a team with fellow colonists (4 - 12 members). The team leader must be carrying the Robot Beacon in carried inventory.
2. Team leader uses the Robot Beacon to locate the robot gate.
3. Team leader activates the robot gate and enters, followed by the rest of the team.
4. Team must fight its way through the levels and destroy the main boss before the timer runs out. If the boss is not defeated before the timer expires, the beacon mission will end, and the team returned to the Planet.
5. Once the boss is defeated, a new timer begins. Find the loot stored in containers throughout the levels before the timer expires and the robot ship explodes! Any containers unopened once the timer expires will be lost!

New features and changes compared to the old Beacon system:

• Beacons missions vary in difficulty levels depending on the TT value of the Robot Beacon item.
• Be advised - Robot enemies inside the beacon areas may be much tougher than those encountered on the planet. Be sure to bring a strong enough team to complete the mission!
• There are checkpoints inside the beacon areas where team members will revive if killed.
• Team members can now exit and enter the beacon mission area (Note: A player must be a member of the beacon team in order to re-enter).
• If the team is somehow disbanded or you are kicked from the team after entering the beacon area, you can still open containers and receive loot.
• Loot from containers is now automatically shared equally between all members who have entered the beacon area.
• Some containers hold more loot than others. Make sure to find and open all of the containers to receive the maximum possible loot!
• All team members no longer need to visit the last room to be able to open containers.
• Watch out for automated defensive mechanisms and potentially dangerous traps!

Here's the beacon activation animation: