During the Halloween gift give-out a mistake was made in that those who had deposited over 10,000 PED but did not keep an apartment still did not receive the Skeleton Pants. This was due to a mistake at FPC where old rules for handing out seasonal presents were used. We're going to compensate this by giving out the Skeleton Pants again to the Calypso colonists who meet the requirement of either keeping an estate and/or having deposited 10,000 PED.
This may result in a number of participants receiving a second pair of Skeleton Pants this time round.
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RESETTLEMENT UPDATE
Colonel Briers has shifted focus of the robot task force. The cooperation with CFA to strike against the Steel birds will continue, but operations now also include investigation of the pods that have landed all over Eudoria. Contact Colonel Briers in the Needle Tower in Port Atlantis if you are willing and able to assist.
NEW FEATURES
The story missions are now open and available from Colonel Briers in the Needle Tower of Port Atlantis.
Todd Hamlish in Camp Phoenix has a mining challenge.
The Shared Loot feature is used for Steel Bird Elite and Harbinger spawns in this event.
FIXED ISSUES
Steel Bird Elite now counts towards the Steel Bird Iron Challenge.
EBN:
CDF has issued a warning that Steel Bird Elites have been spotted at or around the following areas: Hadesheim crater, Jason Centre, Fort Ares, Jurra Plateau, Zephyrus, Isslye, Tukar, Eos and East Scylla Mountain. Colonists in those areas are advised to take proper precautions.
EBN has reports that CDF held a special summit meeting in Port Atlantis earlier today. Colonel Briers, the CDF officer in charge of the Hadesheim Task Force, was seen while making his way to the alleged meeting, escorting several individuals from an unregistered VTOL to the meeting and back. The agenda of the meeting has not been made public, nor has the guest list; in fact, CDF will only confirm that there has been a summit meeting and that they have an open mind with regards to the current situation.
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RESETTLEMENT UPDATE
Recent attacks by Steelbirds, the new flying robot model, proved only to be the beginning. We can now reveal that the robots in utmost secrecy have refitted and retooled the wreckage of the War Titan Typhon that crashed into Hadesheim six years ago into a base for their operations.
Satellite surveillance was blanked momentarily by electro-magnetic pulses from Hadesheim, and as they came back online, infrared photography revealed new structures under the cloud cover of the crater. Some of them were active, launching objects in suborbital mid-range trajectories on Eudoria.
Colonel Briers in Port Atlantis has confirmed that CDF and CFA will cooperate to take the fight to the Steelbirds. He also hinted that CDF is developing a strategy to investigate the crater and the mysterious drops over Eudoria, but as they are unfinished, CDF does not want to reveal them at the moment.
NEW FEATURES
Hadesheim crater redesigned: We’ve redesigned the Hadesheim crater for the event. You will experience an entirely new crater, including Camp Phoenix and the outpost north of the crater. Most of the story related missions are centered around the crater.
New missions: We have 17 new missions for this release, among them a seasonal Iron Challenge, a permanent Iron Challenge, a mining challenge and some missions related to the story of the Harbinger event.
All missions will not be available at once. At first there will only be the Iron Challenges. A set of story related missions will open on November 11th, and a few more that concludes the event will open on November 23rd. Some missions (but not all) will close on November 30th as the event closes. If a mission is limited to certain dates, it will be stated clearly in the mission’s description.
Colonel Briers in the needle tower in Port Atlantis is the contact for the Steelbird Iron Challenge and the story missions. Todd Hamlish in Camp Phoenix will hand out the mining challenge, and Fritz Feldgast at Cape Corinth will hand out the Eviscerator Iron Challenge.
Shared loot: We have a new feature that allows us to share loot from event mobs. The feature, if activated, splits loot among everyone that inflicted damage on the mob similarly to the rule “Damage: Stack share”. Team loot rules are ignored for these mobs.
We have activated shared loot on Steel Bird Elite spawns for this event.
FIXED ISSUES
Fixed a few terrain issues.
Fixed floor numbering of the televator in Port Atlantis Mall
After a mere day of investigating the recent Robot movements, the Task force with Colonel Briers at the lead have come across what they think may be a break in the case.
Calypso Defense Forces have assigned a taskforce under the leadership of Colonel Briers to investigate the recent Robot presence, hopefully providing intel that will lead to knowledge about their next move.
“It is almost impossible to stay ahead of the Robots” said Colonel Briers after the announcement of the taskforce at CDF HQ, “We need to get into their heads. Needless to say, it’s a tough job. But with such a strong taskforce of brilliant minds, I remain positive.”
Lately, robots have been on the prowl near Port Atlantis and Billy’s Spaceship Afterworld, but it looks like they are now regrouping outside these newcomer-heavy areas. However new sightings have been made of differing generations of Coordinators, Steelbirds, Defenders and Jamraiders around the Hadesheim Crater. Colonel Briers and the CDF taskforce ask the good colonists of Calypso to stay alert and report any anomalies of robot behavior.
Exodus space station (EBN News): A new kind of flying robot has been sighted near Billy’s Spacehip Afterworld, according to live witness reports on a radio show. The radio broadcast also indicates that there has been an attack on Port Atlantis, but this is as of this moment unconfirmed. EBN has not yet been able to get confirmation from CDF.
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FIXED ISSUES
NPC issues
Jennifer Quinn visited a beautician
Mission issues
Fixed issue with “Check the electronic fence” that forced participants to log out and back in again
Fixed the trophy problem when choosing Rifle in the mission “Opening of the gates”
Removed waypoints from Wallace Hornby’s mining missions in Port Atlantis
Wallace Hornby’s mission “Mine Lysterium Stone” has been changed to “Mine Belkar Stone”
Corrected information about the New Arrivals equipment in missions “Equipment Help” and “Learn about the trade terminal”
Typos fixed
Medical guide no longer refers to the “medical building”
It is now a bit easier to reach the terminals in the tutorial missions
Miscellaneous issues
Fixed graphics issues with vegetation
Added collision for flying vehicles to the Port Atlantis buildings
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THE NEW PORT ATLANTIS
A new Port Atlantis has been built at the shores of Eudoria, as the continuation of the Gateway and the newcomer experience. The new Port Atlantis and the area around it are designed to make the transition from the Gateway to the full Planet Calypso experience easier for the new participants.
After having learned the basics at the Gateway, the new participant teleports to Port Atlantis and is taught the mechanics and concepts of the Planet Calypso in an area where he can meet and get help from more experienced participants.
This way, the threshold to the frontier world of Planet Calypso has been lowered, opening this brave new world to be explored by new colonists!
RESETTLEMENT UPDATE
The three corporations, Omegaton Industries, Genesis Star Interstellar and Chikara OmniWorld Corporation, have completed the major redevelopment project, rebuilding Port Atlantis on top of the walls of the original town. With towering skyscrapers, white beaches and an open marina, the beautiful sprawling city is a resort and a port of entry to the exciting Planet Calypso, the planet of opportunity and adventure!
A great part of the project was geo-engineering of the island where Port Atlantis resides. It was in this phase of the project where the walls to the first Port Atlantis were found, and it was decided that a new Port Atlantis should be built at the location. Some of the old walls are still visible at the north end of the new town.
Without features like Bank Neverdie and the Port Atlantis Mall, Port Atlantis wouldn’t really be Port Atlantis, so these were relocated to the new site. There are also new and exciting vistas to explore and hang out, and maybe even a familiar face.
NEW FEATURES
Expanded Introduction
A series of new quests introduces the mechanics and functions of Planet Calypso to new players.
New Swamp Camp
The Swamp Camp is again a proper swamp, and now it is a lot closer to Port Atlantis. The Swamp Camp missions have been moved from the old swamp to the new swamp.
New Iron Challenge
At the old Swamp Camp (the one that really wasn’t a swamp), there’s a new Iron Challenge available for the brave.
New Arrival items in Trade Terminal
There are new categories in the trade terminal for items for new participants. These inexpensive New Arrivals Equipment items are the items from Calypso Gateway training missions or similar items, and are aimed at the new participant to ease the transition from the Gateway to the full Planet Calypso experience.
New Missions
In addition to the introduction missions, Iron Challenge and adapted Swamp Camp missions, there are more than a dozen new missions to explore.
In total, this release holds more than 30 new missions.
New vehicle
There’s one new vehicle to get into, the brand new Omegaton Pitbull, a six-wheeled all-terrain beast that can carry anyone anywhere. It’s well-armored with built-in ABC protection, with great load capacity and off-road capabilities. This chunk of hardware is a hunter’s or a miner’s best friend.
FIXED ISSUES
Name signs added to Port Atlantis, Twin Peaks and Emerald Lake malls.
The fog west of Port Athena is less luminous at night.
KNOWN ISSUES
In the mission “Opening of the gates”, the award trophy is not handed out correctly if you choose Rifle. The other choices work fine. Do not choose Rifle, or wait handing this mission in until it’s patched.
The missions “Equipment help” and “Learn about the Trade Terminal” refer to a separate trade terminal for New Arrival items in the Port Atlantis area. These items are available in all Trade Terminals under the New Arrivals categories.
The map location for the Swamp Camp is still at the old swamp camp position.
