Maelstrom

***NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS ENDED AS OF 7TH OF NOVEMBER. DEMON CORPS RAVAGER FLEETS OR GREATER UNKNOWN SIGNAL FLEETS ARE NO LONGER LAUNCHED AND INTEL ARE NO LONGER OBTAINABLE***

## Event Overview

    The pestilent General Geir has once again unleashed an alien attack on the frontier.

In an effort to frustrate the rebellion's plans, he also intends to relinquish direct control of the creatures, making any future attacks completely unpredictable.

The mysterious Algol has lapsed into a deafening silence, his visions of despair have finally come true.

## Description

Maelstrom is the 26th Major event to occur in Vega Conflict, and the first with an event fleet that surrounds the players.

## Event Information

 END TIME
 START DATE
 END DATE

 ANTAGONIST
 DURATION OF EVENT

## Event Prizes

***DEMON CORPS RAVAGERS***

**GREATER *UNKNOWN* *SIGNAL* *FLEETS* (CO-OP)**

 63
 65
 70

**DEMON *CORPS* SIEGE FLEETS**

## Fleet Layouts

For more information about the event fleet layouts, please refer here: Main Event Targets/Demon Corps

## Trivia

* Maelstrom is believed by many to be one of the WORST events released by KIXEYE. The surrounding fleet layout and the carriers and the cruisers' strength made many players leave the game or quit the event entirely.
* Maelstrom is the first event to have a surrounding fleet layout which was first used by the old Alien Hive Fleets.
* Maelstrom is the first event to feature a continuous alien attack.
* Maelstrom was the first event to feature new alien fleets in the form of Greater Unknown Signals, with a new layout putting the Alien Hives much closer together.
* Maelstrom was originally thought to award the Dominion Carrier by some players.
* The difficulty of Maelstrom's fleets was greatly reduced as the event progressed. At first, some players suspected they were made stronger before being certainly toned down.

## Gallery

* Event Prize Infographic
* Event Fleet payout Demon Corps Fleets
* Event Fleet payout Unknown Signal Fleets
* Completed Event store

## Video

**Contests**

Bounty Weekend • Search and Destroy • Ultimate VEGA Threat

**Deprecated Recurring Events**

Alien Mobilization • Alien Decimation • Special Event • Smash & Grab • Planet Strike • Sector Strike • Crafting Event • Altairian Rising • Umbra Rising • Pharmakon Rising

**Active Recurring Events**

Riot • Alien Strike • Void Strike • Altairian Strike • Umbra Strike • Pharmakon Strike • Civil War • Alliance War • Retrograde • Mobilization • Decimation

**2014 Feature Events**

Uprising • Retribution • Deception • Crackdown

**2015 Feature Events**

Espionage • Jailbreak • Martial Law • Arms Race • Countermeasures • Face Off • Reclamation • Emergence • Revenge • Evacuation • Warfront

**2016 Feature Events**

Backlash • Shadow Strike • Conspiracy • Blood Trials • Iron Blood • Zero Hour • Crossfire • Scorched Earth • Incursion • Search and Destroy • **Maelstrom** • Nemesis • Redemption

**2017 Feature Events**

Devastation • Vengeance • Resurrection • Vendetta • Outbreak • Eradication • AXIS • Conquest • Ascension • Dynasty • Betrayal • Alien Armageddon • Reckoning

**2018 Feature Events**

Defiance • Contact • Deadlock • Invasion • Blindside • Doomsday (Nightmare) • Anarchy • Ashes • Altairian/Umbra Sector Leaderboard Event • Vector • Pestilence • Redux • Chrysalis • Catalyst

**2019 Feature Events**

Cipher • Duplicity • Synthesis • Vestige • Collusion • Demise • Justice • Altair • Defection • Synchrony • Collateral • Awakening • Singularity

**2020 Feature Events**

Extradition • Pursuit • Hijack • Infiltration • Retaliation • Penultimate • Zenith • Independence • Liberation • Suppression • Upsurge • Haunted • Monarch • Virago • Solstice

**2021 Feature Events**

Breakdown • Inquest • Chase Down • Showdown • Transversal • Barricade • Precision Strike