Drone Silo

DRONE SILO
BUILDING DESCRIPTION	The Drone Silo automatically Deploys Drone Aircraft when a Base is under attack.
EFFECTS OF UPGRADE	Upgrading the Drone Silo increases number of Drone Aircraft that can be housed and deployed to defend a Base.
REQUIREMENTS	Airfield  •  Level 3 Command Center
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( T )	RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY
For More Information On How To Obtain This Item See History of Availability

Upgrade Progression

Level	Upgrade Cost			Upgrade Time	Command Center	Power Usage	Drone Capacity
	Metal	Oil	Thorium
1	50,000	45,000	0	5h	3	10	150
2	200,000	180,000	0	10h		29	200
3	800,000	720,000	0	15h		52	250
4	3,200,000	2,880,000	0	20h		80	300
5	12,800,000	11,520,000	0	1d 1h		112	400
6	27,000,000	27,000,000	0	1d 11h	7	147	500
7	29,700,000	29,700,000	0	1d 21h	7	186	700
8	32,670,000	32,670,000	0	2d 7h	7	227	900
9	35,937,000	35,937,000	0	3d	7	269	1,100
10	39,530,700	39,530,700	0	4d	7	317	1,400
11	50,000,000	50,000,000	0	5d		253	1,600
Total	231,887,700	230,182,700	0	20d 18h

Upgrade Experience (XP)

Experience Points Awarded per Upgrade Level  ( T )
Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10
34,800	53,800	200,800	775,300	3,059,800	7,858,100	11,375,100	12,518,100	13,777,202	15,166,980
Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Total Experience Points = 82,821,162 xp
18,001,180	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
For More information on this see Experience Points.

Appearance Progression

Drone Silo Appearance Progression
LEVEL 1	LEVEL 2	LEVEL 3	LEVEL 4
LEVEL 5	LEVEL 6	LEVEL 7	LEVEL 8
LEVEL 9	LEVEL 10	LEVEL 11

State of Repair

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DRONE SILO DAMAGE APPEARANCE PROGRESSION
LEVEL 1			LEVEL 2
49% to 1% Health	0% Health		49% to 1% Health	0% Health
LEVEL 3			LEVEL 4
49% to 1% Health	0% Health		49% to 1% Health	0% Health
LEVEL 5			LEVEL 6
49% to 1% Health	0% Health		49% to 1% Health	0% Health
LEVEL 7			LEVEL 8
49% to 1% Health	0% Health		49% to 1% Health	0% Health
LEVEL 9			LEVEL 10
49% to 1% Health	0% Health		49% to 1% Health	0% Health
TOTAL REPAIR TIME FOR ALL LEVELS :59 min

Drone Silo Compatible Aircraft

Copter Drones Halcyon Reaper Drones

Slayer Drones Wing Drones

Building Function

BASIC INFORMATION

The Drone Silo houses all Drone Silo Compatible Aircraft ( Drone Aircraft )  that will deploy when a Base is under attack.

• The Drone Silo has a Trigger Range ( Radius ) of 600
• The Drone Silo will begin deploying Drone Aircraft when an attacking Unit breaches the Drone Silo's Trigger Range.
• The Drone Silo, once activated will continue to deploy one Drone Aircraft at a time until it is empty or deactivated.
• The Drone Silo will Deactivate and recall any deployed Drone Aircraft that are not actively engaged or pursuing a Enemy Unit once all attacking Enemy Units exit the Drone Silo's Trigger Range.
• Fully Destroying the Drone Silo will simultaneously Destroy any and all deployed Drone Aircraft.

DRONE SILO INTERFACE

The Drone Silo interface may be accessed by Right Clicking the Drone Silo then selecting " OPEN " from the menu.

1. Available Aircraft - Shows the Type & Number of Compatable Aircraft in the Airfield / Hangar that may be added to the Drone Silo.
2. Availability Restriction - Only Drone Aircraft that have 100% Health into or out of the Drone Silo.
3. Loaded Aircraft - Show each Drone Aircraft that currently loaded into the Drone Silo.
4. Drone Silo Capacity - Show the Used / Total Drone Silo Capacity used by the Drone Aircraft currently housed in the Drone Silo.
5. Drone Silo Level - Shows current Level of the Drone Silo.

ORDER OF DEPLOYMENT

The order in which the Drone Aircraft are deployed is determined by the Units the Drone Silo contains at that time.
The full Deployment Hierarchy is as follows :

1. Slayer Drone
2. Reaper Drone
3. Wing Drones
4. Copter Drones
5. Halcyon

Units not in the Drone Silo are removed from the Hierarchy and the remaining Units are adjusted up accordingly.

DEPLOYED DRONE AIRCRAFT BEHAVIOR

Drone Aircraft that have been deployed from the Drone Silo will behave as follows:

• All deployed Drone Aircraft are controlled solely by R.U.B.I.
• All deployed Drone Aircraft that are destroyed during an attack will be
  • Repaired to the same Health as the Drone Silo
  • Redeployed in subsequent attacks until the Drone Silo has been fully destroyed.
• All Drone Aircraft are deployed with the same level of Health as the Drone Silo at the start of the Attack.
• All deployed Drone Aircraft are subject to their individual Ranges when targeting a Enemy Unit.
• All deployed Drone Aircraft that have no viable Enemy Unit to attack will
  • Hover or circle the Drone Silo until a viable Enemy Unit is detected
  • Return to the Drone Silo upon its deactivation ( Closed ).
• All deployed Drone Aircraft are instantly destroyed upon the Drone Silo's destruction.

Building Relationships

RELATIONSHIP TO AIRFIELD / HANGAR

The Drone Silo requires the Airfield to be constructed and function. Drone Aircraft must be Produced ( Built ) in the Airfield prior to being transferred to the Drone Silo. Drone Aircraft being stored in the Hangar ( or Airfield ) may be Loaded into the Drone Silo. Only Drone Aircraft with 100% Health may be Loaded into or removed from the Drone Silo. Upon being loaded into the Drone Silo all Drone Aircraft transfer their Capacity Cost from the total Aircraft Capacity to the Drone Silo Capacity. This allows space for the Production of additional Aircraft in the Airfield. However, in order for the Aircraft to be removed from the Drone Silo there must be adequate Aircraft Capacity remaining to reintegrate them. Existing Aircraft being stored in the Aircraft Hangar or Airfield may be Scrapped in order to create adequate space to remove Drone Aircraft from the Drone Silo.

History of Availability

Drone Silo Event Shop History
EVENT SHOP STATUS		eXP COST / WCP	SPECIAL EVENT
Introduction		12,500 xp	Operation: Red Swarm
Prize Hold		Unavailable	Operation: Warlord
Return to Event Shop		12,500 xp	Operation: Crossfire
eXP Sale		9,375 ,xp	Operation: Cerberus  &  Cerberus 2
eXP Sale		9,375 ,xp	Operation: Iron March
eXP Sale		6,250 xp	Operation: Iron Reign  &  Iron Lord
eXP Sale		6,250 xp	Operation: Undead Swarm
eXP Increased  /  Removed		17,948 xp	Operation: Dragon's Oath
Return to Event Shop  /  eXP Increased		34,188 xp	Operation: Scorched Earth
eXP Sale		18,000 xp	Genesis
eXP Sale		18,000 xp	Covenant
eXP Sale		18,000 xp	Revelation
eXP Sale		18,000 xp	Rapture
Offered in Event Shop Continuously Except Where Otherwise Stated  //  eXP = Event Experience Points / WCP = Wave Checkpoint Prize

Drone Silo Gear Store History
GEAR STORE STATUS		MEDAL COST	GAME UPDATE
Added to Gear Store		600	Game Update of November 26, 2014
Price Increased		1,200	Game Update of December 23, 2014
Offered in Gear Store Continuously

Update History

Listed in Reverse Chronological Order -- Click Expand to View Earliest Updates

• The Drone Silo increased its Construction Limit to 2 in the Game Update of Jun 06, 2015.
• The Drone Silo gained the ability to be Upgraded to Level 11 in the Game Update of Jun 06, 2015.
• The Drone Silo gained the ability to be Upgraded to Level 10 in the Game Update of Feb 13, 2014.
• The Drone Silo added the Halcyon to its list of Compatible Aircraft in the Game Updates of Sep 25, 2013.
• The Drone Silo was introduced via the Event Shop during Operation: Red Swarm - ( Feb 22, 2013 )

• No Further Update Information.

Additional Facts

• Once unlocked the Drone Silo has a Construction Limit of 2.
  • Each Drone Silo's individually has a Maximum Capacity of 1,600 at Level 10.
  • The two Drone Silo's at Level 10 combine for a total Maximum Capacity of 3,200.

Trivia

• The Drone Silo has a 4 x 4 Footprint at all levels.
• Building Pixel Sheet Code : 36

In-Game Quotes

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“	This building automatically Deploys air drones when under attack! Turning your base into a no fly zone.	”
	— In-Game Description

“	Brilliant work, Commander - no base defense system is complete without a Drone Silo!	”
	— Facebook Unlock Message

“	IRON CURTAIN - What goes up must come down, Commander.	”
	— Level 5 Message

“	AIR ALERT - Fill up your Level 10 Drone Silo with even more death and destruction.	”
	— Level 10 Message

Related Pages

Drone Silo Aircraft Airfield

Aircraft Hangar

FAQ

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• Is there any plan to adjust drone silo AI?
  • Not currently - what’s the specific behavior that you don’t like? - AMA with WC Design Team ( Aug 26, 2014 )

External Links

• Kixeye Forum ( 09/25/13 ) - 9/25 Update Notes ( Official ) - Halcyon added to Compatible Aircraft
• Kixeye Forum ( 02/14/14 ) - Introducing Command Center 7 ( Official ) - Level 7-10 upgrades available.

Sounds

ASSOCIATED SOUND LIBRARY
SOUND	DESCRIPTION OR NOTES	PLAY
Drone Silo Doors	Sound produced by the Drone Silo Doors Opening & Closing

Gallery

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Requirements to Unlock

Unlock Message

Event Shop Unlocked

Level 5 Message

Level 10 Message

Footprint
4 x 4

Drone Silo Trigger Range

Video

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