Archive:Drone Salvage

File:Drones-closed.jpg

#### Welcome to training, Prospector! Today we will be covering the contract of salvaging Drones.

Ever since we were driven off the surface those Osiris eggheads have been trying to make new research attempts using drones. At least, that’s what they claim. The drones also seem to collect coordinates and samples from the old colonist habitats as well as ruins. Who knows why. Can’t be good, that’s for sure... The drones might sit on important information and samples, but the issue is that they keep being attacked by the monsters that frequent the surface. Protect the drones and make sure that they get off the planet in one piece!

# The Process

Whenever you find a drone site, run up to the white spheroids and interact with them in order to reboot their main drives and make them fly back to the carrier. Once you’ve salvaged enough drones the contract will be fulfilled. If you want more and bigger rewards, you will need to salvage more drones! Be sure to check your map to see the exact location of each drone near its respective carrier.

Just be aware of the fact that the drones will most likely be attacked by monsters when you get there. Note to Osiris: The “friendly beeps” was a terrible idea.

complete the first tier of this contract

 Pristine | 100

### List of Tiers

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* Contract MiniMap Drones.png

# Defend The Launch

If you are the one to salvage the final Drone that fills the Carrier to capacity, a new contract will be issued to you. You will have to defend the Carrier while it is charging up to get back to orbit. The alien creatures are sure to take note of the buildup and attack the carrier. You must defend it! Also, rival Prospectors in the vicinity will get a contract by rivaling factions to stop the launch, so be on high alert. If you manage to send this beauty off into space, you will get an extra reward (3VP) for completing this high-level contract!

# Prevent The Launch

On the other hand, if you are near a rival drone carrier launch, but not the one to activate its launch sequence, you will instead be prompted to destroy the carrier. If you interrupt another Prospector's hard work, you will be rewarded by your faction with 1 VP.

# Final notes

And that’s that! Remember: salvage the drones, and if you happen to fill a carrier, defend the launch. Or destroy it, if someone else tries to lift it off the ground. Now collect those drones!

## Update History

Release 10
* Brutes spawns increase in the following spots / contracts.
	+ Drone Salvage

Archive:Release 8
* The drones take a bit longer to be fully destroyed

Archive:HOTFIX - 5.3.0
* We have lowered the requirements for several challenges. This includes kill challenges, central station / drone activities etc.

Archive:Release 4
* Drones Salvage tutorialization: contract is explained to players once they enounter them during a match. Once you encounter Drones in the game, AI suit will tell you more about this contract and how to complete it!
* Drones Salvage tutorialization (Attack & Defend): contract is explained to players once they enounter them during a match. Once you encounter Drones in the game, AI suit will tell you more about this contract and how to complete it!

Archive:February 28th Playtest
* Added
	+ Salvage Research Drones
	+ Defend drone carrier – activates after a set amount of drones have been collected (dynamic contract)
	+ Destroy drone carrier – triggers if a prospector of another faction activates drone carrier (dynamic contract)