Into the Vault #146 | Reckoning Expansion – Invasions
Invasions Info Stream
Yesterday we revealed more details surrounding the Invasions feature during a livestream on the official MortalOnline2 Twitch channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4_urkWxeKs
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The Tagmaton Threat
As many of you who have read the lore article “A New Dawn” on our website may know, the most defining event which occurred between Mortal Online 1 and Mortal Online 2 is known as “The Tagmaton Irruption”, when nearly all life on Myrland was quenched by their unimaginable number.
Although these new rumored stirrings are nothing compared to the horrors of The Irruption, the Tagmatons appear to be increasing in activity once again.
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Every invasion begins with a single creature, the Drone. These Drones will spawn in semi-random locations on Myrland, and immediately begin scouting for a suitable location to call forth the invasion force.
Once they have found one, they will attract a variant of Tagmaton known as a Disgorger to the chosen site.
The Disgorger is large and worm-like, although still an insectoid in that it has three body segments and six vestigial legs. Its entire purpose in life is to function as a kind of transport tube for other variants of Tagmatons to travel through, it does this by moving through the ground and surfacing at a destination location chosen by scouting Tagmaton Drones.
The other Tagmatons located in their nests underground then enter it from the rear end and move through the inside of it in a fluid,both by crawling as well as being pushed along by contracting muscles similar to a mammal digestive system’s intestines. They are then expelled through the mouth of this creature, and begin transforming the environment around the Disgorger.
The first to spew forth onto the surface are the winged Scramblers, who immediately take to the skies and begin surveying the area. Then come the evasive Borers, who opposite to the Scramblers will climb out of the Disgorger and begin digging into the surrounding ground, forming tunnels and loosening the soil in preparation for terraforming.
Bursters, with their bulbous fluid filled abdomens follow closely behind, depositing enzymes and spores which play a critical role in the biological characteristics of these Tagmatons.
As the Tagmatons solidify their presence and foothold on the new area, over time the Disgorger will expel larger and stronger Tagmatons to aid in its defence, such as the scyth-limbed Slayers, agile Lancers, enormous Bulwarks and fearsome Harbingers.
Once the location has been deemed ready, a Broodmother will ascend, and after some time, gather a large number of her followers and begin marching across the land to attack the nearest town.
In order to quell the invasion, you must locate and destroy all Disgorgers and Drones.
Beware however, as Disgorgers grow stronger the longer they are alive, and so the oldest Disgorgers will likely be surrounded by many of the strongest variants of Tagmatons.
The specific mechanics for eliminating a Disgorger will not be as simple as hitting it, however we will reveal these at a later time.
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New Loot Items
To go along with the spectacle of the invasions themselves, we will also be introducing a new crafting material known as Huskweave, which will only be obtainable from killing and harvesting these Tagmatons.
There will also be many interesting items one might be able to gather from dead Tagmatons, from new house decorations to strange organic glands that may have intriguing but useful effects when consumed.
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Brood Egg Hatching
As shown in our reveal stream, one of the new mechanics coming with the Invasions feature is the ability to find and hatch Tagmaton Brood Eggs.
These eggs will be obtained largely from Tagmaton Broodmothers, and each one will hatch into a Tagmaton Wriggler.
If you manage to keep this Wriggler alive and fed for long enough, it will undergo metamorphosis, turning into one of many new and interesting pets.
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The Hivebreakers
The Hivebreakers are an association of people who carry the weight and heritage of survivors of the Tagmaton Irruption, and have dedicated their lives to the hunting, slaying and culling of Tagmatons wherever they can find them.
This group can be found in small encampments outside some towns, dressed in, ornamented and decorated by pieces of exoskeleton and carapace from the Tagmatons they have slain.
These are the people who have learned how to harvest and craft with Huskweave, and where you can obtain knowledge of it from, for a price.
Their self-appointed title evokes a sense of purposeful and driven pursuing of Tagmatons to eradicate them as quickly and brutally as possible.
They are focused on vengeance for what the Tagmatons have done to the population of Myrland and the relatives of those within the group. Their goal is to kill, humiliate and insult the Tagmatons however they can, while vigorously opposing any attempt from the Tagmatons to expand into Myrland once again, lest history repeat itself.
In exchange for the currency earned for completing the tasks and challenges offered by them, they will sell various items to you, such as wall mounted body parts of slain Tagmatons, as well as the crafting skill lore book for Huskweave, and for the worthy few, a striking garment which identifies a proven and honored member of their rank, the “Hivebreaker Cloak”.
Note
Please keep in mind that as development progresses, any details described above may change or be adjusted where necessary.
See you in Nave,
The Star Vault Team