Operation: Smoke and Shadow

SPECIAL EVENT # 98
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Introduction

Operation: Smoke and Shadow is the 98th 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  ( T )
EVENT STARTS	Dec 5, 2019	OPERATION: SMOKE AND SHADOW Sector Start Times
EVENT ENDS	Dec 11, 2019
EVENT NUMBER	98	22 days since last Special Event
ANTAGONIST	Shadow Alliance	Lead By : Sarkis
EVENT CLASS	Hybrid	Attack Rogue Event Bases & Stand Against Optional Rougue Defense Waves
EVENT DURATION	7 days Days	The Event Shop Remains Open For Additional 48 Hours.
EVENT SYSTEM	Faction Track	2 Repeatable Tracks: Main ( Attack & Optional Defense ) • Faction ( Attack )
FACTION TRACK ALLY	Corpus	Deployable Units are Limited to Offensive Corpus Faction Units Only.
PRIMARY PAYOUT	Event Experience Points	Increasing Amounts of eXP Awarded Relative to the Track & Mission
BONUSE PAYOUTS	Arms Caches  •  WCP	Arms Caches or Wave Checkpoint Prizes are Awarded for Completing Specific Missions
SECTOR PRIZE	Omega H.I.V.E. Parts	Destroy Sector Bases to Obtain Scrap Parts for the Omega H.I.V.E.
PLAYER ASSISTANCE	Yes	Allied Players May Assit on any Non-Single Attack Missions of the Main & Faction Tracks.
NOTABLE EVENT FEATURES	Sector Goal Prize - Omega H.I.V.E.  •  Character Dialogue

Notable Event Prizes

NEW EVENT SHOP PRIZES
EVENT SHOP eXP PRIZE		eXP COST	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Smoke and Shadow - War Trophy		400,000 xp	Complete A Faction Mission #4	War Trophy
Devout  -		250,000 xp	Level 1 Academy	Faction Infantry
Hardened Casing - H.I.V.E. Tech		500,000 xp	Level 8 Workshop	Epic Tech
H.I.V.E. Scrap Parts		200,000 xp	NONE	Scrap Parts
Elite H.I.V.E. Scrap Parts		125,000 xp	NONE	Scrap Parts
Elite H.I.V.E. Scrap Parts x 4		375,000 xp	NONE	Scrap Parts
Click Picture Icon above to view Larger Image  •  Only Showing Prizes That Are INTRODUCED In This Event

EXISTING PRIZES NEW TO EVENT SHOP
EVENT SHOP eXP PRIZE		eXP COST	UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Expert Baldur		500,000 xp	Level 8 Tech Center	Punisher Hero
Expert Punisher		160,000 xp	Level 8 Tech Center	Special Forces Vehicle
Ace Training Token		400,000 xp	NONE	Faction Training Token
Hermes Training Token		400,000 xp	NONE	Faction Training Token
Overseer Training Token		400,000 xp	NONE	Faction Training Token
Death Blades		400,000 xp	Level 8 Workshop  •  War Rig Schematic	Epic Tech
Deflection Tiles		400,000 xp	Level 8 Workshop  •  War Rig Schematic	Epic Tech
Steering Knuckle		400,000 xp	Level 8 Workshop  •  War Rig Schematic	Epic Tech
Roll Out		500,000 xp	Level 8 Workshop  •  War Rig Schematic	Epic Tech
( R ) Armored Treads		140,000 xp	Level 1 Workshop  •  Punisher Schematic	Limited Tech
( R ) Clip Compression		140,000 xp	Level 1 Workshop  •  Punisher Schematic	Limited Tech
( R ) Demolition Rounds		140,000 xp	Level 1 Workshop	Limited Tech
( R ) Pinpoint Targeting		140,000 xp	Level 1 Workshop  •  Punisher Schematic	Limited Tech
Click Picture Icon above to view Larger Image  •  Only Showing Existing Items That Are NEW to Event Shop or Tier Prizes

EVENT TRACK MISSION PRIZES
MISSION COMPLETION PRIZE		TRACK	MISSION	CLASSIFICATION
Braden ( Single Use )  -  ( )  - Escort Hero		Main	D1  •  D2  •  D3	Single Use Hero
Devout  (  )		Faction	F1  •  F3  •  F4	Gen IV Faction Infantry
Generation III Faction Unit  ( )		Main	M1  •  M4  •  M7	Faction Unit
Gen III  ( ) Training Tokens		Faction	F2	Training Token
Bronze Arms Cache  ( )		Main	M2	Limited Tech
Bronze Arms Cache  ( )		Main	M3	Limited Tech
Silver Arms Cache  ( )		Main	M5  •  M6	Limited Tech
Gold Arms Cache  ( )		Main	M8  •  M9	Limited Tech
Boss Arms Cache  ( )		Main	M10	Limited Tech
AA Infantry Token Arms Cache  (   •    •   )		Main	D3	Training Token
Warpaint Arms Cache  ( )		Sarkis	S1	Limited Tech
Warpaint Arms Cache  ( )		Sarkis	S2	Limited Tech
Warpaint Arms Cache  ( )		Sarkis	S3	Limited Tech
Hidden Cache Map Piece		Sarkis	S3	Event Feature
Restart Token		Faction	F3	Event Feature
Trophy Unlock Token		Faction	F4	Event Feature
5,000,000 to 15,000,000 Thorium		Main	D1  •  D2  •  D3	Thorium
Click Picture Icon above to view Larger Image  •  Showing All Arms Cache Prizes

Notable Event Features

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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

Detailed Play Information

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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

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Remnants Arms Caches

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Event Base & Fortress Layouts

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Additional Information

• All Players begin the event with 4 Restart Tokens.
• Operation: Smoke and Shadow utilizes a updated version of the Faction Track System.
  • MAIN TRACK :
    • 13 Total Main Track Missions ( 10 Attack & 3 Defense ).
      • Defense Missions are Optional and can be restarted if initially failed.
      • Every third Main Track Mission unlocks a Faction Track Mission.
  • FACTION TRACK :
    • 4 Total Faction Track Missions ( All Attack ).
      • Faction Track Ally : Corpus.
        • Units from the Corpus Faction may be used in each Faction track base.
      • Additional Restart Tokens awarded for completing Mission #3.
  • SARKIS TRACK :
    • 3 Total Sarkis Track Missions ( All Attack ).
      • Grants a Hidden Cache Map Piece upon the completion of the final Base.
• Maximum Event Experience Points ( eXP ) payouts per fully completed pass of ALL tack missions :
  • 1,256,000 eXP - Complete pass of all Main Track ( Attack & Defense ) and Faction Track Missions.
    • 881,000 eXP - Main Track Missions Completed.
      • 721,000 eXP - Attack Missions
      • 160,000 eXP - Optional Defense Missions
    • 375,000 eXP - Faction Track Missions
    • 175,000 eXP - Sarkis Track Missions
• Level 1000 Sector Base :
  • Awards one from each of the following :
    • 2, 3, 5, 7 or 20 Omega H.I.V.E. Scrap Parts.
      • If a base is completed by a player with Template:TxAqua already the are awarded 5,000,000 Thorium instead of parts.
• Platoon Infamy exchange will be disabled for the duration of the event.

Narrative Highlights

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Trivia

• Completing the Minimum amount of missions to acquire additional Restart Tokens awards the following eXP per pass :
  • 596,000 eXP - Required Main & Faction Track Missions completed ( Including Defense ).
    • 361,000 eXP - For 8 Main Track Attack Missions ( 2-3, 4-6 & 7-8 ).
    • 60,000 eXP - For 3 Main Track Defense Missions ( 1, 2 ).
    • 175,000 eXP - For 3 Faction Track Attack Missions ( 1-3 ).
  • 536,000 eXP - Required Main & Faction Track Missions completed ( Excluding Defense ).
    • 361,000 eXP - For 8 Main Track Attack Missions ( 2-3, 4-6 & 7-8 ).
    • 175,000 eXP - For 3 Faction Track Attack Missions ( 1-3 ).

Event Firsts & Records

• War Commander Firsts :
  • First official appearence of the Shadow Soldier exclusive Faction Unit - Operation: Smoke and Shadow
  • First appearence of the Shadowstalker exclusive Faction Unit - Operation: Smoke and Shadow
  • First appearence of the Shade exclusive Faction Unit - Operation: Smoke and Shadow
• Special Event Firsts :
  • First Event to award Omega H.I.V.E. Parts in an Arms Cache - Operation: Smoke and Shadow

Related Pages

Special Event Event Shop

Rogue Factions Faction Ally

Event Experience Points (eXP) Shadow Alliance

External Links

• R.U.B.I.'s Facebook : Operation: Smoke and Shadow - ( Official )
• Kixeye Forum ( 12/04/19 ) - Operation: Smoke and Shadows - ( Official ) - Event Briefing
• Kixeye Forum ( 12/04/19 ) - 9.49 Release Notes - ( Official ) - Event Game Update Thread
• Kixeye Forum ( 12/03/19 ) - KNOW YOUR ENEMY-SHADE, SHADOWSTALKER, AND STEALTH GENERATOR - ( Official ) - Enemy Unit Spotlight

Quotes

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“	Sarkis and the Shadow Alliance continue their quest to sow chaos across the Secotr! General Mutoto and his Eastern Horde froces appear to be marching under Sarkis' banner, but why? And are there others who have pledged their allegiance to the Shadow Alliance?	”
	— Event Message #1 [src]

“	The Sentinels stand ready, their faith as their shield, to stop the Shadow Alliance. The aptly named Devout, a heavily armored soldier designed to be the spearhead of a Sentinel charge, march to the front, taking the brunt of enemy fire while their allies march unopposed.	”
	— Event Message #2 [src]

“	We are all still reeling from Sarkis' betrayal, Commander, but it seems to have hit Shadow harder than the rest of us. She has taken his actions personally, and is determined to stop Sarkis, no matter the cost.	”
	— Event Message #3 [src]

“	Where there is Smoke, there is Shadow	”
	— Event Message #4 [src]

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

“	The Shadow Alliance has been pushed back, Commander! However, Sarkis' allies continue to grow, and Shadows's desire to stop him	”
	— 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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New Shadow Alliance Units
Shadowstalker  •  Shade

Shadow Alliance Units
Darkblade  •  Darkshroud
Shadow Soldier  •  Shadowbane

Event Feature :
Sector Goal -
Omega H.I.V.E.

Event Feature :
Co-Operative Play

Gallery - Event Misc

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Official Event Logo

Restart Token

Using a Restart Token

+ 6% Max Damage Buff
Shadow Ops Cycle #60

Final Event Leaderbord
Showing Top 5 eXP Earners

Gallery - Event & Base Instructions

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Event Instructions :
Sector Goals

Base Instructions :
Main Target 1 ( Lv5 )

Base Instructions :
Main Target 8 ( Lv50 )

Base Instructions :
Main Target 10 ( Lv65 )

Base Instructions :
Faction Target 1 ( Lv20 )

Base Instructions :
Faction Target 2 ( Lv40 )

Base Instructions :
Faction Target 3 ( Lv55 )

Base Instructions :
Faction Target 4 ( Lv70 )

Base Instructions :
Sarkis Target 1 ( Lv75 )

Base Instructions :
Sarkis Target 2 ( Lv80 )

Base Instructions :
Sarkis Target 3 ( Lv85 )

Gallery - Event Shop

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Devout
Sentinels  •  Gen IV Infantry

Hardened Casing
H.I.V.E. Epic Tech

Smoke and Shadow
War Trophy

Event Shop
Full

Gallery - Track Prizes

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Braden ( Single Use )
Track : Main
Defense : 1  •  2  •  3

Devout
Track : Faction
Missions : 1  •  3  •  4

Restart Token
Track : Faction
Missions : 3

Smoke and Shadow Unlock
Track : Faction
Missions : 4

Shadow Alliance Intel
Track : Main / Faction
Missions : 5  •  8/ 1

Gallery - New Map Icons

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Main Track
Target 1 - New

Main Track
Target 2 - New

Main Track
Target 4 - New

Main Track
Target 6 - New

Sarkis Track
Target 3 - New

Sector Goal Base - New

Gallery - New Backgrounds

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Onyx Ruins - New
Sarkis Target 3 ( Lv85 )

Video

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