Operation: Deus Ex Machina

SPECIAL EVENT # 78
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Introduction

Operation: Deus Ex Machina is the 78th 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	June 14, 2018	OPERATION: DEUS EX MACHINA Sector Start Times
EVENT ENDS	June 20, 2018
EVENT NUMBER	78	22 days since last Special Event
EVENT CLASS	Hybrid	Complete Missions on Both Attack and Defense Missions
ANTAGONIST	Onyx	Lead By : Onyx
EVENT DURATION	6 Days	Event Shop remains open for additional 48 Hours.
EVENT PROGRESSION	Tri-Faction Track System	4 Repeatable Tracks: Main ( Attack & Optional Defense )  •  3 Faction ( Attack )
FACTION TRACK ALLY	•    •	Deployable Units: All Corpus,Sentinels & Survivors Faction Units
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 Missions of Main & Faction Tracks.
NOTABLE EVENT FEATURES	Unique Victory Condition  •  Character Dialogue

Notable Event Prizes

NEW EVENT SHOP PRIZES
EVENT SHOP eXP PRIZE		eXP COST	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Deus Ex Machina - War Trophy		800,000 xp	Complete Faction Mission #4	War Trophy
Galen - Caretaker Hero		1,500,000 xp	Challenger  •  Level 8 Tech Center	Faction  •  Vehicle
Santiago - Drakon Hero		1,500,000 xp	Level 8 Academy	Faction  •  Infantry
Skipjack - Breacher Hero		1,500,000 xp	Level 8 Academy	Faction  •  Infantry
Storm Loader - Darkstorm Tech		400,000 xp	Level 8 Workshop	Epic Tech
Click Picture Icon above to view Larger Image  •  Only Showing Prizes That Are NEW For This Event

EXISTING PRIZES NEW TO EVENT SHOP
EVENT SHOP eXP PRIZE		eXP COST	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Darkstorm Part		300,000 xp	NONE	Scrap Parts
Elite Darkstorm Part x1		200,000 xp	NONE	Scrap Parts
Elite Darkstorm Part x4		750,000 xp	NONE	Scrap Parts
Sustain Armor - Envoy Tech		56,000 xp	Level 5 Workshop	Limited Tech
Heavy Armor - Envoy Tech		56,000 xp	Level 5 Workshop	Limited Tech
Torque Rotors - Envoy Tech		112,000 xp	Level 5 Workshop	Limited Tech
Lift Rotors - Envoy Tech		112,000 xp	Level 5 Workshop	Limited Tech
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EVENT TRACK MISSION PRIZES
MISSION COMPLETION PRIZE		TRACK	MISSION	CLASSIFICATION
Survivor Hero Token ( Skipjack )		Faction	F4 ( )	Hero Token
Corpus Hero Token ( Santiago )		Faction	F4 ( )	Hero Token
Sentinels Hero Token ( Galen )		Faction	F4 ( )	Hero Token
Technical or War Dog		Faction	F3  ( )	Faction Unit
Cyclops or Drakon		Faction	F3  ( )	Faction Unit
Caretaker or Chaplain		Faction	F3  ( )	Faction Unit
Generation I Faction Unit  (   •    •   )		Main	M2, M3	Faction Unit
Generation I Faction Unit  (   •    •   )		Faction	F1  (   •    •   )	Faction Unit
Gen I  ( ) Training Tokens		Faction	F2  ( )	Training Token
Gen I  ( ) Training Tokens		Faction	F2  ( )	Training Token
Gen I  ( ) Training Tokens		Faction	F2  ( )	Training Token
Bronze Arms Cache		Main	M6, M7	Limited Tech
Silver Arms Cache		Main	M10, M11	Limited Tech
Gold Arms Cache		Main	M14, M15	Limited Tech
Restart Token		Faction	F3  (   •    •   )	Event Feature
Trophy Unlock Token		Faction	F4 (   •    •   )	Event Feature
5,000,000 to 20,000,000 Thorium		Main	M1, M5, M9, M13	Thorium
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Event HUD

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

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: Deus Ex Machina

Arm Caches

Template:Arms Caches - Operation: Deus Ex Machina

Event Base & Fortress Layouts

Template:Event Base Layouts - Operation: Deus Ex Machina

Additional Information

• All Players begin the event with 4 Restart Tokens.
• Operation: Deus Ex Machina utilizes a updated version of the Tri-Faction Track System.
  • MAIN TRACK :
    • 16 Total Main Track Missions ( 12 Attack & 4 Defense ).
      • Defense Missions are Optional and Retriable.
      • Every forth Main Track Mission unlocks a Faction Track Mission.
  • FACTION TRACKS :
    • 4 Total Faction Track Missions per Faction Track ( All Attack ) .
      • Faction Track Allie : Corpus  •  Sentinels  •  Survivors.
      • Additional Restart Tokens awarded for completing any Faction Mission #3.
• Maximum Event Experience Points ( eXP ) payouts per fully completed pass of ALL tack missions :
  • 1,165,000 eXP - Complete pass of all Main Track ( Attack & Defense ) and Faction Track Missions.
    • 790,000 eXP - Main Track Missions Completed.
      • 647,500 eXP - Attack Missions
      • 142,500 eXP - Optional Defense Missions
    • 375,000 eXP - Faction Track Missions
• Level 1000 Sector Base :
  • Awards 1, 3, 5 or 7 Omega Darkstorm Scrap Parts.
    • If a base is completed by a player with 80 Scrap Parts already the are awarded 5,000,000 Thorium instead of parts.
  • The Blitz ( ) option was available for the minimum cost of ?? Gold. ( Ref )
• Bonus Main Track Mission : The Final Showdown :
  • A special 17th Mission became available on the Main Track by completing both of the following unlocking requirements :
    • Destroying the Computer Servers found in Level 10, 65, 75, 95 and 105 Bases.
    • Completing Faction Mission 4 of any three of the Faction Tracks.
  • The 17th Mission allowed the player to attack a Level 150 Base.
  • The Bonus Base required NO units of the Player's to complete.
    • Once started faction units would continuously spawn and destroy all Onyx units in the base automatically.
    • Units from the Sentinels, Survivors, Corpus and Highway Zealots all joined in the attack.
  • The Bonus Base awarded 300,000 xp upon its completion.
  • The 17th Mission could be done for each time the Player completed the two unlocking requirements.

Trivia

• Operation: Deus Ex Machina is the 4th Special Event to feature the Onyx faction as the antagonist.
  • Previous Onyx events were :
    • Operation: Dreams of the Machine God ( March 2018 )
    • Operation: Sins of Our Fathers ( April 2018 )
    • Operation: Source Code ( May 2018 )
• Completing the minimum amount of missions to acquire additional Restart Tokens awards the following eXP per pass :
  • 510,000 eXP - All required Main & Faction Track Missions completed ( Including Defense ).
    • 277,500 eXP - For 9 Main Track Attack Missions ( 2-4, 6-7 & 10-12 ).
    • 57,500 eXP - For 3 Main Track Defense Missions ( 1, 5 & 9 ).
    • 175,000 eXP - For 3 Faction Track Attack Missions ( 1-3 ).
  • 452,500 eXP - All required Main & Faction Track Missions completed ( Excluding Defense ).
    • 277,500 eXP - For 9 Main Track Attack Missions ( 2-4, 6-7 & 10-12 ).
    • 175,000 eXP - For 3 Faction Track Attack Missions ( 1-3 ).
• R.U.B.I. appears to have been destroyed during the 4th Faction Track Mission.
  • R.U.B.I. is destroyed by the Player in order to prevent it from uncontrollably broadcasting the Onyx Re-Assembly Code and resurrecting Onyx and its forces following their final destruction.
• Platoon Infamy was disable for the duration of the event.

Event Firsts & Records

• War Commander Firsts :
  • First appearance of the Onyx Boss Unit. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • First Appearance of the 01000110 ( Heavy Armored ) Onyx Unit. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • First appearance of the Onyx Walls. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • First appearance of the Re-Assembly Signal Emitter. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • First availability of the Omega Darkstorm Scrap Parts. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • First time the Highway Zealots has ever acted as an ally in any capacity ( During the Lv 150 Base ). - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • First appearance of Command Center protected by a Command Center Shield. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
• Special Event Firsts :
  • First Event to feature the Omega Darkstorm Sector Base. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • First Tri-Faction Track Event to feature a 17th Bonus Mission. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • Record Set : Longest Pre-Attack Character Dialog with 73 Dialog Boxes in 4th Faction Mission Base. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina
  • Record Set : Longest Overall Character Dialog with 75 Dialog Boxes in 4th Faction Mission Base. - Operation: Deus Ex Machina

Related Pages

Special Event Event Shop

Onyx ( Faction ) Onyx ( Character ) Onyx Boss

Thorium Event Experience Points (eXP)

External Links

• R.U.B.I.'s Facebook : Deus Ex Machina - ( Official )
• Kixeye Forum ( 06/14/18 ) - Operation: Deus Ex Machina Briefing - ( Official ) - Event Briefing
• Kixeye Forum ( 06/14/18 ) - Official Deus Ex Machina Discussion Thread - ( Official ) - Event Discussion Thread
• Kixeye Forum ( 01/12/17 ) - Co-Operative Play - ( Official ) - Event Co-Operative Play Details

Quotes

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“	Onyx's spread goes unchecked throughout most of the Sector! With no perceivable pattern, it begs the question: What are they looking for?	”
	— Event Message #1 [src]

“	With everything on the line, this war against the machines will require all factions still strong enough to push back against the self-proclaimed Machine God.	”
	— Event Message #2 [src]

“	Out of time and out of options, the mysterious tech found by Sheila and Malachi is Krugers's lair may be humanity's best hope against Onyx.	”
	— Event Message #3 [src]

“	Unite the Factions and fight together against Onyx to take back control of the Sector with the help of the new Faction Heroes, Skipjack, Galen and Santiago!	”
	— Event Message #4 [src]

“	Onyx is holding fast, Commander, we can't give up now!	”
	— Event Message #5 [src]

“	We did it, Commander! Onxy has been defeated! While some pockets of Onyx forces are scattered throughout the Sector, we can breathe a sigh of relief. Humanity will see another day.	”
	— Event Message #6 [src]

“	With everything on the line, this war against the machines will require all Factions still strong enough to push back against the self-proclaimed Machine God.	”
	— R.U.B.I. Facebook [src]

“	Why do you resist? Your cities have fallen, your bases are crumbling, do you really think you can stop the full power of Onyx?	”
	— Onyx - Beginning of Event Video [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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Onyx Boss
Onyx Unit - New

01000110
Onyx Unit - New

Event Feature :
Onyx Walls

Event Feature :
Re-Assembly Signal Emitter

Event Feature :
Computer Server

Event Feature :
Sector Goal -
Omega Darkstorm

Event Feature :
Co-Operative Play

Gallery - Event Misc

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Official Event Logo

Restart Token

Using a Restart Token

Defense Wave Countdown
New Settings Option

Shadow Ops Max Damage Buff
Shadow Ops Cycle #48

Sector Relocation Disabled
During Event

Final Event Leaderbord
Showing Top 5 eXP Earners

Large Event Artwork
2340 x 1317

Gallery - Event & Base Instructions

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Event Instructions :
Sector Goals

Base Instructions
Base Level 15

Base Instructions
Base Level 150

Base Instructions
Ally Faction -

Base Instructions
Ally Faction -

Base Instructions
Ally Faction -

Gallery - Event Shop

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Galen
- Caretaker Hero

Skipjack
- Breacher Hero

Santiago
- Drakon Hero

Deus Ex Machina
Trophy

Event Shop
Full

Gallery - Track Mission Prizes

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Bronze Arms Cache
Track : Main
Mission : 4 & 7
Rolls : 3

Silver Arms Cache
Track : Main
Mission : 8 & 11
Rolls : 3

Gold Arms Cache
Track : Main
Mission : 12 & 15
Rolls : 3

Boss Arms Cache
Track : Main
Mission : 16
Rolls : 3

Restart Token
Track : Faction
Missions : 3

200,000 eXP
Track : Faction
Missions : 4

Gallery - Sector Prize Draw

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Omega Darkstorm
Scrap Parts
1st Event Availability

Gallery - New Map Icons

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Level 5 Base Icon

Level 15 Base Icon

Level 35 Base Icon

Level 1000 Base Icon
Sector Base

Video

For more videos on this topic see : Operation: Deus Ex Machina Additional Video

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