Swarm Scourge

Swarm Scourge is a PvE mode (Terran vs. Zerg) in Stellars Horizon. It allows 1-4 (1-6 in hard and brutal) players.

Players can choose from 8 starter planets, and develop their civilizations.

Zerg will choose some planets as invasion targets. Players have time to develop, and then Zerg will deploy 3 waves of uninterceptable drop pods to invasion targets. Then secondary fleet will arrive to attack all planets. Later, the main fleet will arrive with Leviathans.

Players need to eliminate all Leviathans and clear all Zerg structures to win.

## Difficulties

There are 2 modes of Swarm Scourge when creating a lobby. They have different choices of difficulties.

* Zerg has no research and upgrades.
* There will be 1 primary invasion target and 2 secondary invasion targets.
 Normal
* Zerg will have unit-specified research and upgrades over time.
 Hard
* Space is blockaded in 14 minutes.
* There will be one more primary invasion target, which is 2 in total.
* Zerg will have unit-specified research and upgrades over time but at a much faster rate.
* Zerg drop pods contain 50% more army.
* Double the amount of Zerg fleet units.
* When a player enters Space Age, Zerg will send Behemoth to their planet.
 Brutal
* Before 16 minutes, if any player unit enters the space, Zerg will start to attack early. This includes upgrading to Orbital Command.
* Zerg will have maximum research and upgrades in the beginning.
* In 8 minutes, Zerg will send Behemoth to all planets.
* Leviathans can destroy Space Barriers and Planet Shields instantly.

## Invasion Target

* Shadow Planet will never become a secondary invasion target.
* The planet locations in the star map will have yellow points.
* If a player's home planet is a secondary invasion target, the planet name on the leaderboard will become yellow.
 Primary
* Gaia Planet and Shadow Planet will never become a primary invasion target.
* The planet locations in the star map will have red points.
* If a player's home planet is a secondary invasion target, the planet name on the leaderboard will become red.
* There will be 2 drop pods in the first two waves, and 1 massive drop pod in third wave.

## Attack waves

The drop pods in the first 3 attack waves (not including the advance wave) are not interceptable. Space Barrier cannot stop them.

### #0 Advance wave

Advance wave only exists on hard and brutal.

Zerg will deploy Behemoth to the players who enter Space Age on hard.

Zerg will deploy Behemoth to all the players in 8 minutes on brutal.

### #1 First wave

Zerg will deploy drop pods to invasion targets only.

There will be 1 drop pod to each secondary invasion target, and 2 drop pods to each primary invasion target.

### #2 Second wave

Zerg will deploy drop pods to every planet.

There will be 1 drop pod to each non-primary invasion target, and 2 drop pods to each primary invasion target.

If Gaia Planet is a secondary invasion target, there will be 2 drop pods instead of 1.

### #3 Third wave (advance fleet)

Zerg will deploy drop pods to invasion targets only.

Also, Zerg advance fleets will head towards invasion targets.

### #4 Fourth wave (secondary fleet)

Zerg secondary fleets will attack invasion targets, then attack all planets. The number of fleet is based on the number of invasion targets.

### #5 Fifth wave (main fleet)

Zerg main fleets will attack primary invasion targets. The Leviathans will also attack primary invasion targets.

The amount of main fleets and Leviathans is based on the amount of primary invasion targets.

## Benedictions

Benedictions are available in Swarm Scourge mode.

Check out the benediction section.