Operation: Undead Swarm

SPECIAL EVENT # 31
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Introduction

Operation: Undead Swarm is the 31st 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	October 23, 2014	Operation: Undead Swarm Sector Start Times
EVENT ENDS	October 29, 2014
EVENT NUMBER	31	22 Days since last Special Event
EVENT CLASS	Hybrid	Players Must Complete Both Attack and Defense Objectives
ANTAGONIST	Kane's Forces	Commanded By : Zachariah Kane
EVENT DURATION	6 Days	Event Shop open an additional 48 Hours
EVENT PROGRESSION	Wave System	Continuous Progression of Attack and Defense Waves
eXP PAYOUTS	Progressive	Starting at 600 xp and Increasing with each successive Wave
NUMBER OF WAVES	Infinite	As many Waves as the Player can Complete
BONUS eXP	Yes	Time Sensitive Bonus XP Targets available in Fortresses
PLAYER ASSISTANCE	No	Event Bases are Player Exclusive
NOTABLE EVENT FEATURES	Zombie Event Features	Zombies  •  Zombie Gas Launcher

New Event Prizes

NEW EVENT PRIZES
EVENT SHOP WCP PRIZE		WAVE CHECKPOINT	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Scorpion		Wave 60	NONE	Vehicle
Reanimation Suit		Wave 70	Valkyrie Schematic	Epic Tech
Zombifier Bombs		Wave 80	Raptor Schematic	Limited Tech
Undead Armor		Wave 90	Vanquisher Schematic	Limited Tech
Zombifier Bombs - ( +3 Pack )		Wave 100, 120, 140..	NONE	Limit Increase
Undead Armor - ( +4 Pack )		Wave 110, 130, 150...	NONE	Limit Increase
Undead Swarm Trophy		Wave 150	NONE	War Trophy
Elite Hover Tank - New to Event Shop		Wave 20	NONE	Vehicle
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Past Event Prizes

PREVIOUS EVENT PRIZES ( Sale & Checkpoint )
EVENT SHOP WCP PRIZE		REG COST	SALE COST	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Stinger		9,500 xp	4,750 xp	Sniper	Infantry
Drone Silo		12,500 xp	6,250 xp	NONE	Building
Reaper Drone		15,000 xp	7,500 xp	Cobra	Aircraft
Plasma Cannon Turret		22,500 xp	11,250 xp	Level 6 Defense Lab	Turret
FAV		25,000 xp	12,500 xp	Paladin	Vehicle
Reaper Drone Schematic		30,000 xp	15,000 xp	Reaper Drone	Schematic
Stinger Schematic		30,000 xp	15,000 xp	Stinger	Schematic
FAV Schematic		34,000 xp	17,000 xp	FAV	Schematic
Elite Mega Tank		34,000 xp	17,000 xp	Mega Tank	Vehicle
Rocket Silo		53,000 xp	26,500 xp	NONE	Building
Hover Tank		20,000 xp	Wave 10	NONE	Vehicle
Vanquisher		35,000 xp	Wave 30	NONE	Vehicle
Banshee		60,000 xp	Wave 40	NONE	Aircraft
Elite Vanquisher		50,000 xp	Wave 50	NONE	Vehicle
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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

Kane's Zombies

Kane's Undead Army - Zombie Types
Berserker Zombie	Suicide Zombie	Spitter Zombie	Juggernaut Zombie	Armored Zombie

Detailed Play Information

Defense Waves

Successful Defense- The Player's Base is considered successfully defended when all attacking Rogue Units have been eliminated while preventing the Player's Command Center from being destroyed. Repeatable Waves - The Player must repeat any stage in which the Command Center is destroyed in order to move on to the next Wave. Surrender - The Player may surrender a Defense Wave at any time during the Rogue Attack. After which the Player may then Repair and Adjust the Base Defenses and restart that Wave from the beginning. 360 Deg. Defense - The Rogue Faction may attack the Player's Base from any direction. This is also true for each repeated Wave.

Attack Waves - Zombie Rush Base

Rush Base - One of the non-Fortress Event Bases the player will be required to Attack and Destroy this Event will be the Rush Base. These Bases are lightly Defended but the Players is required to completely destroy the base to complete in a very limited amount of time. Exclusive Rush Base - Each Player has a Rush Base attached to their Base for each Rush Attack Wave. Only the attached Player may attack this base, to all other Players the Event Base appears as in a Protected Bubble. Unlimited Attacks - The Player may stop and start an attack on a Rush Base as many times as they find necessary to complete the wave. Time Limit - There is a 15 Minute Attack Time Limit for completing a Rush Base. Failure to complete the Rush Base within the Time Limit will cause the Base to completely reset. The Player may then try again to complete the Base within 15 Min. Wave Completion - To complete a Rush Base, the Player must destroy all Buildings and Turrets found within in the allotted time. Frequency - The Player faces a Rush Wave every 10 Waves starting with Wave 7.

Attack Waves - Mausoleum Bases ( Cave )

Mausoleum Base - One of the non-Fortress Event Bases the player will be required to Attack and Destroy this Event will be Mausoleum Bases which will limit the type of Offensive Weapons which may be deployed in the attack. Mausoleum Base Weapon Restrictions - The Player may only Attack with Ground Units, as Aircraft and Missile Silo Missiles may not fly into these caverns. Mech Mercenaries also cannot be deployed in these bases. Player Specific Mausoleum Bases - Each Player will have solo access to the Mausoleum Bases when they are required to complete the wave. To all other players these bases will appear to be under a Damage Protection Bubble. Single Attack Direction - Players may surround a Mausoleum Base with Platoons to use during the attack, however, regardless of the Platoon's position all Units will enter the Attack from the Northwest. Unlimited Attacks - The Player may stop and start an attack on an Mausoleum Base as many times as they find necessary to complete the wave. Unlimited Time - There is NO time limit for completing a Mausoleum Base. Mausoleum Base Wave Completion - To complete a Mausoleum Base, the Player must destroy all Buildings and Turrets found within. Frequency - There is a Mausoleum Base every 10 Waves starting with Wave 5.

Attack Waves - Kane's Fortress

Kane's Fortress - For this Event, the Fortresses are called Kane's Fortresses. Kane's Fortress Location - As a Player reaches a Fortress Wave they will have a Kane's Fortress attached to their Base that only they may attack. The Kane's Fortress icon will only be visible on the World Map during a Fortress Wave. Kane's Fortress Layout - Each Coalition Fortress Wave will be a different Layout each with a progressively stronger Defense setup. Single Attack Direction - Players may surround a Coalition Fortress with Platoons to use during the attack, however, regardless of the Platoon's position all Units will enter the Attack from the Southeast. Kane's Fortress Time Limit - Players must completely destroy all Buildings and Turrets found in theKane's Fortress within 80 minutes in order to complete the Wave. Failure to do so in the allotted time will cause the Fortress to completely RESET back to full Health. This Timer is shown in the base's info box on the World Map. The Timer Starts with your first attack on the Kane's Fortress. Once the Fortress has Reset the Player may make another attempt at completing the Wave. Unlimited Attacks - The Player may stop and start an attack on a Kane's Fortress as many times as they find necessary to complete the wave as long as they still have time remaining on the Kane's Fortress Clock. Kane's Fortress Frequency - The Player must complete a Kane's Fortress every 10th Wave ( Starting Wave 10 ). Bonus XP Targets - Kane's Fortress Waves give the Player a chance to earn Bonus XP by destroying the Bonus XP Targets identified with Bonus Icons above them. However, these bonuses are only available for the first 5 minutes of the attack ( Timer on screen ) at which time any undestroyed bonuses will expire. The Wave XP and collected Bonus XP are added together and paid out when the Kane's Fortress is fully destroyed. If the Kane's Fortress is RESET, so are the Bonuses.

Experience Point Bonus

XP Modifier - The XP Bonus Modifier, once active will apply a percentage increase ( base on the Level of the Modifier ) to the awarded Experience Point at the completion of every Wave for a limited time. This XP Modifier may be found as part of the Event Box. XP Modifier Activation & Increase - The XP Bonus Modifier is given or increased at the successful completion of any ATTACK WAVE ( Event Base or Fortress ) and will remain active for 3 hours. If additional attack waves is completed while the current XP Bonus Modifier is still active the Modifier Clock is reset and then the modifier level is increase unit the maximum level is reached. If the Modifier is at the maximum percentage the it will cease to increase but the Clock will still be reset again to 3 hours. XP Modifier Level - The XP Bonus Modifier has 5 levels : 4%, 8%, 12%, 16% and 20%. The level is increased 4% for each attack done within the an active modifier duration. If the modifier is allowed to expire the level is reset to the beginning and must be re-stacked. XP Modifier Duration - Once obtained the XP Bonus Modifier will last for a duration of 3 hours. If no other attack wave are completed within this time the modifier will expire and the bonus will be returned to zero. If another attack wave is completed in this time the clock will be reset to 3 hours. This could potentially allow a Player, once reached to maintain a 20% bonus for as long as they can continue to play.

Ending of a Special Event

A Special Event ends in one of two ways : The Official Event Clock expires. The event runs for a limited time of 6 days, after which time the Special Event Rogue Base ( if any ) will be removed from the World Map and all waves will be halted. The Player reaches a Wave that he or she can not successfully defend or complete, thus forcing the Player to resign from the event.

Event Shop

Event Experience Points (eXP)

The Player is awarded eXP for every successfully completed wave 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 Special Event Prizes . The Event Shop is split into two separate sections: Unowned - Shows all current and past Special Event Prizes not currently unlocked by the Player. Owned - Shows all Special Event Prizes the Player has previously unlocked during the current and all past events.

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.

Event Base & Fortress Layouts

Mausoleum Base Layouts Wave Layout Wave Layout 5 55 15 65 25 75 35 85 45 95

Zombie Rush Base Layouts Wave Layout Wave Layout 7 57 17 67 27 77 37 87 47 97

Fortress Layouts Wave Layout Wave Layout 10 60 20 70 30 80 40 90 50 100

Wave Attack / Defense Breakdown

NOTE: Numbers for first 100 Waves.

Attack vs Defense Breakdown
	Attack Waves	Defense Waves
Wave Count	30	70

Attack Wave Breakdown
	Wave Count	% of Attacks
Mausoleums	10	33%
Event Bases	10	33%
Fortresses	10	33%

States of Repair - Event Command Center

ROGUE EVENT COMMAND CENTER  ( T )
UNDAMAGED	DAMAGED	DESTROYED
100% - 50% Health	49% - 1% Health	0% Health
For More Information This Topic See : Rogue Faction Command Center

Zombie Gas Launcher

Description & Function

The Zombie Gas Launcher is a Targetable and Destroyable Buildings found in some Event Bases & Fortresses.

• The Zombie Gas Launcher fires poisonous gas canisters.
• Dynamic Targeting
  • When a Unit location is targeted, a large area decal is painted on the ground where a gas canister is thrown. After the gas canister lands a timer is displayed, then a cloud of gas is created at the location.
    • Gas deals continuous DoT damage to enemies inside the area
      • Any units that die inside the gas cloud spawn Zombies.

State of Repairs

Normal	Damaged	Destroyed
100% - 50% Health	49% - 1% Health	0% Health

Wave Notes & Highlights

Listed here are Highlights of significant Waves. Shown waves may contain content not listed. Press [Expand] to see full list..
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• Wave 01 - (D) - Demonstration Wave to show the Chimera in action. At its conclusion the Player is awarded 600 eXP and their Base is Restored to its prior state.

• Wave 02 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 03 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 04 - (A) - EVENT BASE - Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? )
• Wave 05 - (A) - EVENT BASE - Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? )
• Wave 06 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 07 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 08 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 09 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 10 - (A) - FORTRESS - Lv ? Blitz // Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? ) - loot 100k Thorium instead of metal and oil
• Wave 11 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 12 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 13 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 14 - (A) - EVENT BASE - Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? )
• Wave 15 - (A) - EVENT BASE - Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? )
• Wave 16 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 17 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 18 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 19 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 20 - (A) - FORTRESS - Lv ? Blitz // Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? )
• Wave 21 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 22 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 23 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 24 - (A) - EVENT BASE - Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? )
• Wave 25 - (A) - EVENT BASE - Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? )
• Wave 26 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 27 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 28 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 99 - (D) - ??? // ??? // ???
• Wave 20 - (A) - FORTRESS - Lv ? Blitz // Lv ? Turrets // Lv ? Watchtowers // Lv ? Drone Silo // Rocket Silo ( Lv ? - ? )

Additional Information

• Operation: Undead Swarm is the 3rd Annual "UNDEAD" Special Event featuring Zombies.
• The previous Events in the Undead Series were Operation: Undead Harvest ( Oct 2012 ) and Operation: Undead Rising ( Oct 2013 ).
• Operation: Undead Swarm introduced a new Zombie to Kane's Undead Army : The Armored Zombie.
• Operation: Undead Swarm introduced a new Background for the Mausoleum ( Cave ) Waves.
• Operation: Undead Swarm introduced the Zombie Gas Launcher.
• Operation: Undead Swarm had all Defensive Waves reduced in difficulty in an Event Update on Oct 24, 2014.

Related Pages

Event Shop Kane's Forces Zombies Zombie Plague

Zombie Gas Launcher Radar Jammer Limited Tech Component

External Links

• R.U.B.I.'s Facebook : Undead Swarm- (Official)
• Kixeye Forum ( 10/23/14 ) - Operation: Undead Swarm ( Official ) - Event Thread
• Kixeye Forum ( 10/22/14 ) - Tips and Tricks - Operation: Undead Swarm ( Official ) - Event Help.
• Kixeye Forum ( 10/23/14 ) - Known Issue - Suicide Zombies ( Official ) - Suicide Zombie explosion targets Air Units.
• Kixeye Forum ( 10/24/14 ) - Undead Swarm - Update ( Official ) - All Defensive Waves reduced in difficulty.

Quotes

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“	Prepare for hell, Commander. Traces of movement have been detected throughout the World Map with all signs pointing towards the worst. Ready your defenses - the Undead Swarm is coming!	”
	— Pre-Event Message #1

“	It's far worse than we anticipated, Commander. Deranged scientist Zechariah Kane and his undead army is back and stronger than ever. Operation: Undead Swarm begins 10/23 - can we count on you?	”
	— Pre-Event Message #2

“	Operation: Undead Swarm begins in less than 24 hours! Stop Zachariah Kane's militia and send them back to the underworld. Rise above the undead and the Scorpion could be yours. Best of luck, Commander - you'll need it.	”
	— Pre-Event Message #3

“	Quote Here.	”
	— Event Message - Start

“	Quote Here.	”
	— Event Message - End Warning

“	Quote Here.	”
	— Event Message - End

Known Issues

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Listed here are bugs that have been officially identified with this Unit or Feature. Once fixed each issue will be moved to Resolved.

Existing Known Bugs :

• Suicide Zombie targeting Air Units --
  • We are aware that the Suicide Zombie explosion will target air units. Please be cautious with your air units when around these zombies."
    - ( Forum Link ) - ( 10-23-14 )

Resolved Bugs :

NOTE : If you notice a new issue not listed above, please contact Customer Support here.

Gallery - Event Animation

Animated Event Base

Animated Zombie Gas Launcher

Gallery - Event Messages

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Event Message #1 :
7 Days to Start

Event Message #2 :
3 Days to Start

Event Message #3 :
24hr to Start

Event Message #4 :
Start

Event Message #5 :
24hr Left

Event Message #6 :
End

Gallery - Event Misc

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Zachariah Kane
Zombie Creator

Shadow Ops Cycle 4
Maximum Damage Bonus

E-mail Announcement

Mausoleum Background
Introduction Event

Fortress Background
Introduced in
Operation: Undead Rising

Zombie Rush Base Background
Introduced in
Operation: Deadpoint

Gallery - Event Shop

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Scorpion
Demo Wave Info

Scorpion
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Reanimation Suit
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Zombie Bombs
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Undead Armor
Large Pic

War Trophy
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Complete Event Shop
Operation: Undead Swarm

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