Meteoroid Expedition

The Meteoroid Expedition was the July 2020 Camp NaNo event. It ran from July 1st-August 3rd.

Many of the event creatures dropped Fleet Lab Tokens, which could be redeemed for wardrobe rewards in the shops on the Spaceship and Mining Site.

*(Not to be confused for the original Meteoroid event, which was held in November 2019 during NaNoWriMo.)*

## Event Outline

* Build the Landing Pad: Global Community Event
	+ July 1st- July 4th
	+ In order to avoid a crash landing like the one in the Meteoroid event, the aliens requested that the Dust Warriors build a landing pad.
	+ Write 7.5 million words
	+ This unlocked the Spaceship and several creatures in the Impact Crater and Mining Site.
* Research Lab Construction: Global Community Event
	+ July 6th-8th
	+ The aliens wish to construct a research lab so they can run some experiments and create a permanent base.
	+ Write 2 million words to build the metal frame
	+ Write 2 million words to build the windows and dust protection
	+ Write 1 million words to power up the lab
	+ This unlocked the Research Lab along with the creatures and quests found there.
* Experiment: Wignow vs. Maesc: Global Community Challenge
	+ July 8th-11th
	+ The aliens wished to sample the DNA of a Wignow and a Maesc, then combine them together, forming a new creature. The Dust Warrior community had three days to fight the Wignow Hologram and the Maesc Holograms. The number of times Dust Warriors battles each monster's hologram will determine how much of the new creature's DNA will come from each monster. 40% of the battles were against Wignows, and 60% of the battles were against Maesc.
	+ This unlocked Mowow, which can be found in the Research Lab.
* Experiment: Arenica vs. Suulan: Global Community Challenge
	+ July 11th-14th
	+ The aliens wished to sample the DNA of an Arenica and a Suulan, then combine them together, forming a new creature. The Dust Warrior community had three days to fight the Arenica Hologram and the Suulan Hologram. 45% of the battles were against Arenica, and 55% were against Suulan.
	+ This unlocked Sulanica, which can be found in the Research Lab
* Experiment: Lombri vs. Xin: Global Community Challenge
	+ July 14th-17th
	+ The aliens wished to sample the DNA of a Lombri and a Xin, then combine them together, forming a new creature. The Dust Warrior community had three days to fight the Lombri Hologram and the Xin Hologram. 45% of the battles were against Lombri, and 55% were against Xin.
	+ This unlocked Xombri, which can be found in the Research Lab.
* Experiment: Sassi vs. Lubu: Global Community Challenge
	+ July 17th-July 20th
	+ The aliens wished to sample the DNA of a Sassi and a Lubu, then combine them together, forming a new creature. The Dust Warrior community had three days to fight the Sassi Hologram and the Lubu Hologram. 70% of the battles were against Sassi, and 30% were against Lubu.
	+ This unlocked Sabu, which can be found in the Research Lab.
* Large Creature Experiment: Global Community Challenge
	+ July 21st-24th
	+ Dr. Hogglevoss then wanted to sample DNA from four different creatures, each from a different region of the valley, then combine them together, forming a new creature. The Dust Warrior community had three days to fight the Tambo Hologram, the Kiru Hologram, the Nuig Hologram, and the Zanthei Hologram.
	+ This unlocked the Zanutaki
* Community Challenge: Defeat Giant Zanutaki!
	+ July 24th-31st
	+ The experiment to create a new monster impervious to dust went horribly wrong, releasing the Zanutaki, which attracts dust. Dust warriors had to collectively fight the Zanutaki 3,000 times.
	+ Unlocked the Zanutaki earrings for every dust warrior
	+ Unlocked the event badge, given to everyone who fought any battle from July 1st-August 3rd.

## Global Monster

Zanutaki
500 words/45 minutes

## Wardrobe

### Dinti Jewelry Shop

This shop was located at the Mining Site.

Dinti Swirls Necklace
Accessories
 30  5 Dinti Belt
Accessories
 30  5 Dinti Swirl Earrings
Accessories
 30  5 Raw Dinti Necklace
Accessories
 25  x5 Refined Dinti Earrings
Accessories
 10  x5 Dinti Upper Earrings
Head
 25  x5 Raw Dinti Bracelet
Accessories
20 x5 Refined Dinti Necklace
Accessories
10  5 Raw Dinti Ankle Bracelet
Accessories
20  5 Raw Dinti Earrings
Accessories
10  5 Refined Dinti Headband
Accessories
15  5 Refined Dinti Bracelet
Accessories
25  5
### Meteoroid Rewards Token Store

This token store was located on the Spaceship (2020 Edition).

Halix Pet
Pets
25 Dinti Dots
Accessories
10 Brachi Hat
Head
50 Rosarin's Pony Tail
Head
10 Dinti Glasses
Accessories
15 Crystal Bracelet
Accessories
10 Skarn's Rock Bag
Upper Body
75 Rock Jacket
Upper Body
50 Geode Crystal Lips
Paints
10 Rock Beard
Head
15 Rock Skirt
Lower Body
25 Solid Crystal Lips
Paints
10 Dinti Eyeshadow
Accessories
15 Reaction: Researching
1 Reaction: Experimenting
1 Reaction: Be Well
1 Reaction: W.I.P.
1
### Wardrobe Store

These wardrobe items could be bought with core crystals.

Pilot Jacket
Upper Body
40 Zoomga Paint Tattoos
Paints
60 Fin Hair Pet
Pets
60 Zoomga Pet
Pets
60 Maesc Pet
Pets
60 Crystal Top
Upper Body
25 Crystal Pants
Lower Body
25 Crystal Shoes
Feet
15 Crystal Tie
Accessories
15 Crystal Eye Patch
Head
10 Crystal Hoops
Acessories
10 Zoomga Arms
Accessories
20 Dinti Facepaint
Paints
15 Dinti Heart Earrings
Accessories
10 Dinti Tattoo
Paints
5 Hairclip
Accessories
5 Fragmented Lips
Paints
5
### Zanutaki Earrings

These were awarded to all dust warriors. They can be unlocked by visiting the wardrobe store.

Zanutaki Earrings
Accessories
## Tactics

***As always, tactics sections may contain spoilers and speculation. Proceed with all due caution.***

According to the news item posted as the event launched, the nine-quest spacesuit series will be sticking around after the event, so there's no need to try to come up with hundreds of thousands of words right away. However, since it's the kind of quest that gets done naturally while you're doing other things, it's tactically sound to pick one up right away and keep going until you're done. (Some Dust Warriors will be starting further along than the first one due to it being a continuation from last year's NaNo event.) Pick it up at your convenience at the Impact Crater.

Every Day Battling at the Mining Site counts streak days from when it's picked up. It doesn't take particular battles, so if your questbook is truly jammed up you *could* pick it up on the last day of the event and be able to finish regardless of who does or doesn't stick around.

One Rocky Start is the standard one-of-each battle of rock creatures, therefore a good one for bestiary completionists as well as quest completionists and wardrobe aficionados to pick up from the Mining Site.

Similarly, An Alien Exam (1/2) at the Mining Site is not a one-of-each, but is a one-of-several and the 2/2 *might* be one each of the rest. Since some of the others are considerable in wordcount, it would be prudent to get the second quest opened up ASAP.

For minimalist bestiary completionists who only need to battle new creatures, however, the new ones (other than any surprises) were:

* Galatre (Mining Site)
* Halix (Mining Site)
* Skarn (Mining Site)
* Maesc (Impact Crater)
* Brachi (Impact Crater)
* Nartha (Impact Crater)
* Rosarin (Impact Crater)
* Nedi (Impact Crater)
* Ledd (Spaceship)
* Szalin (Spaceship)
* Noit (Spaceship)
* Ame (Research Lab)
* Arenica Hologram (Research Lab)
* Kiru Hologram (Research Lab)
* Lombri Hologram (Research Lab)
* Lubu Hologram (Research Lab)
* Maesc Hologram (Research Lab)
* Mowow (Research Lab)
* Nuig Hologram (Research Lab)
* Sabu (Research Lab)
* Sassi Hologram (Research Lab)
* Sulanica (Research Lab)
* Suulan Hologram (Research Lab)
* Tambo Hologram (Research Lab)
* Wignow Hologram (Research Lab)
* Xin Hologram (Research Lab)
* Xombri (Research Lab)
* Zanthei Hologram (Research Lab)
* Zanutaki (Research Lab)
* Zoomga! (Research Lab)

If you need Hunt tokens, you've got a whole lot of options -- the rock creatures, many of the aliens, and all the holograms dropped them.

* Galatre (Mining Site)
* Halix (Mining Site)
* Ipo (Mining Site)
* Krang (Mining Site)
* Skarn (Mining Site)
* Szalin (Spaceship)
* Zals (Mining Site)
* Arir (Mining Site, Impact Crater)
* Brachi (Impact Crater)
* Erbor (Impact Crater)
* Maesc (Impact Crater)
* Nartha (Impact Crater)
* Rhan (Impact Crater)
* Rosarin (Impact Crater)
* Captain Piak (Spaceship)
* Kolbs (Spaceship)
* Kovar (Spaceship)
* Ledd (Spaceship)
* Noit (Spaceship)
* Oxie (Spaceship)
* Dr. Hogglevoss (Research Lab)
* Ferenti (Research Lab)
* Zoomga! (Research Lab)
* Arenica Hologram (Research Lab)
* Kiru Hologram (Research Lab)
* Lombri Hologram (Research Lab)
* Lubu Hologram (Research Lab)
* Maesc Hologram (Research Lab)
* Nuig Hologram (Research Lab)
* Sassi Hologram (Research Lab)
* Suulan Hologram (Research Lab)
* Tambo Hologram (Research Lab)
* Wignow Hologram (Research Lab)
* Xin Hologram (Research Lab)
* Zanthei Hologram (Research Lab)