Operation: Death From Above

SPECIAL EVENT # 54
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Introduction

Operation: Death From Above is the 54th Special Event to be presented in War Commander.
In most cases Commanders are challenged to complete increasingly more difficult objectives against one or more Rogue Factions. With the successful completion of each objective in the allotted time the Player is awarded with special Event Experience Points (eXP) which they may in turn use to unlock Special Event Prizes in the Event Shop.
The Event Format for each Special Event may vary, see below for more information.

Event Information

GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION
EVENT STARTS	Sep 15, 2016	OPERATION: DEATH FROM ABOVE Sector Start Times
EVENT ENDS	Sep 21, 2016
EVENT NUMBER	54	22 days since last Special Event
EVENT CLASS	Hybrid	Complete Missions on Both Attack and Defense Tracks
ANTAGONIST	Corpus	Lead By : Unknown
EVENT DURATION	6 Days	Event Shop remains open for additional 48 Hours.
EVENT PROGRESSION	Campaign Track System	Repeatable Attack, Defense and Master Tracks
eXP PAYOUTS	Set Amounts	eXP Awarded is Relative to the Track & Mission
BONUSES	Caches & Track Prizes	Arms Caches & Track Prizes awarded for completing specific Missions
PLAYER ASSISTANCE	Yes	Players may receive assistance on Attack & Master Missions.
NOTABLE EVENT FEATURES	Sector Goal - Omega Sandstorm  •  Spawning Barracks & War Factory  •  Spawning Airfield  •  Corpus Airfield

New Event Prizes

NEW EVENT SHOP PRIZES
EVENT SHOP eXP PRIZE		eXP COST	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Death From Above - War Trophy		800,000 xp	NONE	War Trophy
Legendary Mega Tank		400,000 xp	Level 8 Tech Center	Vehicle  •  PvP Unit
Sector XP		500,000xp	NONE	NONE
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EXISTING PRIZES NEW TO EVENT SHOP
EVENT SHOP eXP PRIZE		eXP COST	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Chemicals		50,000 xp	NONE	Resource
Cores		50,000 xp	NONE	Resource
Silicon		50,000 xp	NONE	Resource
Elite Sandstorm Part x1		250,000 xp		Aircraft
Lead Grenadier - Advanced		75,000 xp	Level 8 Academy	S. F. Infantry
Grenadier - Advanced		75,000 xp	Lead Unit  •  Level 8 Academy	S. F. Infantry
Firestorm - War Paint		1,000,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Jaws - War Paint		1,000,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Tiger - War Paint		1,000,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Abandon Ship!		400,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
B-Line Missiles		400,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Corpus Commander		400,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Diffusion Plating		400,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Self-Destructing Warheads		400,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Shell Defense		400,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Sustaining Plate		400,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
Titanium Blades		400,000 xp	Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
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NEW EVENT TRACK MISSION PRIZES
MISSION COMPLETION PRIZE		TRACK	MISSION	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Nimbus		Master	2		S. F. AIrcraft
Nimbus - Expert		Master	3 & 4		S. F. AIrcraft
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Past Event Prizes

AVAILABLE PAST EVENT PRIZES

FOR A FULL LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE PAST EVENT PRIZES FOLLOW LINK BELOW

Full Prize List  •  Full Event Shop Image

Event HUD

EVENT HUD  ( T )
PRE-EVENT	EVENT UNDERWAY	POST-EVENT
Countdown to Start	Time, Wave, XP & Bonus Info	USE IT OR LOSE IT

Notable Event Features

SECTOR GOAL - OMEGA SANDSTORM - FACTION NAME ( T ) : Sector Points ( ) are earned by players in a sector completing one of the 3 Tracks. Each Track will yield a specific amount of Sector Points that are collectively added to the Sector's total. When the Sector reaches its goal, Sector Target bases will spawn on the World Map. These Target Bases are only available for a limited amount of time each spawn For Operation: Death From Above they will be available for 45 minutes each spawn. Once the spawn time has expired the Sector Bases will be removed from the World Map. The Sector Progress is then reset and the process begins again. File:SectorGoal-GoBar-OmegaSandstorm.png Successfully completing a Sector Base awards the Player 1, 2, 5, or 7 Scrap Parts via a Arms Cache. A total of 80 Parts are required to unlock the Omega Sandstorm. If the Omega Sandstorm is already unlocked Omega Sandstorm Components will be awarded via the Arms Cache. For more information on Omega Sandstorm Components see : Sector Base Arms Cache below. If all Omega Sandstorm Components are owned then the player is awarded a Thorium Fallback Prize.

SPAWNING BARRACKS & WAR FACTORY ( T ) : Specific Event Bases may contain either a Spawning Barracks or a Spawning War Factory. These special buildings continuously spawn Infantry or Vehicles respectively Spawning begins shortly after the Players deployment of Ground Units. Once spawning has begun a new unit will spawn approximately every 15 seconds Spawned Units are set to Fire at Will () and will immediately move to attack an valid target. If no vaild target exists then the spawned units will gather in front of the spawning building. For Operation: Death From Above the following Units are spawned from each building : The Spawning Barracks : Unit ( Base Levels : 00 ) Unit ( Base Levels : 0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00 & 000 ) Unit ( Base Levels : 00 ) Unit ( Base Levels : 00, 00, 000, 000, 000 & 000 ) The Spawning War Factory : Unit ( Base Levels : 00 ) Unit ( Base Levels : 00, 00, 00, 000, 000 & 000 ) Unit ( Base Levels : 00 & 000 )

SPAWNING AIRFIELD ( T ) : Specific Event Bases may contain a Spawning Airfield. This special building continuously spawns Aircraft during an attack. Spawning begins shortly after the Players deployment of Ground Units. Once spawning has begun a new unit will spawn approximately every 15 seconds Spawned Units are set to Fire at Will () and will immediately move to attack an valid target. If no vaild target exists then the spawned units will gather in front of the spawning building. For Operation: Death From Above the following Units are spawned are : Wing Drones Thunderbolt

CORPUS AIRFIELD ( T ) : Specific Event Bases may contain a Corpus Airfield. These Storage Buildings will spawn 1 specified Aircraft upon its destruction. Spawned units are Player Controlled and may be used to attack defenses. The level of the spawned unit may vary and is contingent on the level of Event Base in which the Storage Building is found. Spawned units may be used by the Player for the duration of the Attack or until their destruction. For Operation: Death From Above the following Units are spawned from the Corpus Airfield : The Nimbus

Sector Base Arms Cache

POTENTIAL SECTOR BASE ARMS CACHE AWARDS
PRIZE		UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Omega Sandstorm  ( 1, 2, 5 or 7 Scrap Parts )		Lv 30 Elite Sandstorm  •  80 Scrap Parts	Aircraft
A-Line Missiles - New		Omega Sandstorm  •  Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
High Commander - New		Omega Sandstorm  •  Sandstorm Schematic	Epic Tech
4,000,000 Thorium - Fallback Prize		Omega Sandstorm  •  All Omega Tech	Thorium
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Event Shop

Event Experience Points (eXP)

The Player is awarded eXP for every successfully completed target during an active Event. These points may be tracked by the Player in the Event Panel located above the Mission Panel while both on the World Map and in the Player's Base.

Special Event Prizes

The Event Shop may only be accessed while inside the Player's Base. As the Player acquires eXP, they may at any time during and up to 48 hours after the end of the Event, choose to spend all or a portion of their eXP on one or more of the newly introduced Special Event Prizes in the Event Shop. Also available in the Event Shop are all the past Special Event Prizes excluding any Removed or Locked. The Event Shop is split into two separate sections: Unowned - Shows all current and available past Special Event Prizes not currently unlocked by the Player. Owned - Shows all Special Event Prizes available for the current Event that the Player has already unlocked.

Use It Or Lose It

Following the conclusion of the Special Event : The Event Shop will remain open for 48 Hours. Any unused eXP at the time the Event Shop closes will be lost. If a Player has no remaining eXP at the end of the Event the Event Shop will close immediately

Tiers & Objectives

Template:Tiers & Objectives - Operation: Death From Above

Arm Caches

Template:Arms Caches - Operation: Death From Above

Event Base & Fortress Layouts

Template:Event Base Layouts - Operation: Death From Above

Additional Information

• The Level 50 Convoy Base is the only base to require all Defending Units to be killed for its completion.
  • This does not include Drones or Last Stand Defenders

Trivia

• Operation: Death From Above is the 5th Special Event to feature the Corpus faction as the antagonist.
  • Previous Eastern Horde events were :
    • Operation: Nighthawk ( Jul 2015 )
    • Operation: Nightmare ( Aug 2015 )
    • Operation: Nightfall ( Sep 2015 )
    • Operation: Night's End ( Oct 2015 )

Event Firsts & Records

• Special Event Firsts :
  • First Special Event to offer Sector XP in the Event Shop - Operation: Death From Above
  • First appearance of the Spawning Airfield - Operation: Death From Above

Related Pages

Special Event Event Shop

Campaign Track System Arms Cache

Corpus

External Links

• R.U.B.I.'s Facebook : Operation: Death From Above - ( Official )
• Kixeye Forum ( 09/06/16 ) - Operation: Death From Above - ( Official ) - Event Briefing
• Kixeye Forum ( 09/06/16 ) - September Content Roadmap - ( Official ) - Additional Info
• Kixeye Forum ( 09/13/16 ) - Official Death From Above Discussion Thread - ( Official ) - Discussion Thread
• Kixeye Forum ( 01/12/16 ) - Co-Operative Play - ( Official ) - Event Co-Operative Play Details
• Google Spreadsheet ( 00/00/16 ) - Death From Above Full Prize List - ( Official ) - Full Event Prize List

Quotes

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“	The skies darken... a Shadow falls over the Sector... and an old enemy returns.	”
	— Event Message #1 [src]

“	Corpus has re-entered the Sector. The last time we fought them, they brought their Night Owls and Cyclones to control the skies and it's clear they're after airborne dominance yet again. What horrors await us in the clouds?	”
	— Event Message #2 [src]

“	It seems Corpus has improved their original design of the Sandstorm. This threat cannot go unanswered, Commander. It is a call to war!	”
	— Event Message #3 [src]

“	Corpus have returned to the Sector and have focused their efforts squarely on aerial dominance. They bring with them the Nimbus, a powerful Area Damage helicopter and an Omega Sandstorm, a more fearsome version with greatly increased firepower. But why the focus on the skies? There is clearly more to Corpus's plan than meets the eye...	”
	— Event Message #4 [src]

“	We have intercepted a transmission Corpus was sending to a distant Sector, Commander, one we believed entirely inhospitable. Something doesn't add up. We are, of course, actively decoding it.	”
	— Event Message #5 [src]

“	Corpus's technical savvy continues to impress, Commander. The message had an imbedded subroutine that self-corrupted before we could get what we needed. However, we were able to make out a single word: Kane	”
	— Event Message #6 [src]

Gallery - Event Messages

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Event Message #1

Event Message #2

Event Message #3

Event Message #4

Event Message #5

Event Message #6

Gallery - Event Features

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Event Feature :
Sector Goal - Omega Titan Version

Event Feature :
Corpus Airfield

Event Feature :
Spawning War Factory

Event Feature :
Spawning Barracks

Event Feature :
Spawning Airfield

Event Feature :
Co-Operative Play

Gallery - Event Misc

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Campaign Tracks System
3 Tracks

Campaign Tracks
Master  •  Attack  •  Defense

Event Logo

Restart Token

Using a Restart Token

Shadow Ops Max Damage Buff
Shadow Ops Cycle #27

Sector Relocation Disabled
During Event

Gallery - Event Instructions

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Event Instructions :
Sector Goals

Gallery - Event Shop

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Legendary Mega Tank
Large Pic

Death From Above
Large Pic

Event Shop
Full

Gallery - Track Mission Prizes

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Bronze Arms Cache
Missions : A2, A7, D2, D7

Silver Arms Cache
Missions : A12, D12

Gold Arms Cache
Missions : A17, D17

Master Arms Cache
Missions : M1

Nimbus ( Common )
Track : Master
Mission: 2

Nimbus ( Expert )
Track : Master
Mission: 3 & 4

Restart Token
Track : Master
Mission: 4

Gallery - Sector Prize Draw

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Omega Sandstorm
Sector Prize

Arms Cache
Omega Sandstorm Base

Omega Sandstorm
Sector Prize Parts

A-Line Missiles
Sector Prize - New

High Commander
Sector Prize - New

Gallery - Map Icons

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Cave Base
Map Icon

City Base
Map Icon

Convoy Base
Map Icon

Desert Fortress Base
Map Icon

Hideout Base
Map Icon - New

Island Base
Map Icon

Isle Base
Map Icon

Mountain Fortress Base
Map Icon

Oil Rig Base
Map Icon

River Base
Map Icon

Valley Base
Map Icon

Sector Target Base
Map Icon

Gallery - Backgrounds

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Cave Base Background
Cave

City Base Background
City Ruins

Convoy Base Background
Desert Plains

Convoy Base Background ( 50 )
Desert Tracks

Desert Fortress Background
Desert Canyon

Hideout Base Background
Desert Hideout

Island Base Background
Natural Island

Isle Base Background
Mountain Isle

Mountain Fortress Background
Mountain Fortress

Oil Rig Background
Platform Island

Sector Base Background
Fortress Compound

River Base Background
Mountain River

Valley Base Background
Forest Valley

Video

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