2026 Alien Invasion

A impact in the street, its lined with scorched earth and damaged cars. Partially buried at its center rests a metal object, its shape still glowing faintly from reentry. Thin streams of dark smoke hiss from it.

A parking lot covered in dark acrid black smoke.

The Alien Invasion event occurred June to July (so far), 2026. Initial changes to the game map started on July 17 with the crash landing of nine objects, one in each existing suburb (including Fogridge).

The dark smoke soon spread from the craters to nearby areas, with a chance of inflicting damage and the Asphyxiated condition if entered. Enemy bosses finally arose from those craters and began attacking on July 24. Lower-level enemies streamed out of the craters on August 1.

Announcements

For a few weeks prior to the inception of the event, there were occasional game-wide messages teasing it. Announcements continued after the crash-landing as events unfolded.

missing initial message?
The strange purple light in the sky headed towards the city appears to be getting brighter
The strange purple light in the sky gets ever brighter. If one looks closer they would see its multiple purple lights. A strange voice comes through all the communication systems in the city, eerily announcing the lights are "nothing to be alarmed about"
The strange purple light in the sky gets ever brighter. The lights appear like they could hit the city at any moment. A strange voice comes through all the communication systems in the city, eerily announcing the lights are "Please Remain Calm and Stay Indoors."
Suddenly purple light floods the sky as the what was previously just far off shooting stars are now clearly metal objects, which slam down into the earth in 9 different locations. A strange acrid smelling smoke can be seen from these locations.
A strange voice comes over all the radios and the loudspeakers of Grime city and Fogridge. "Please Remain Calm and Indoors until they emerge.
Dark acrid black smoke begins to permeate and get blasted from the impact sites into the city. It begins to fill up some open spaces, such as parking lots.
The dark smoke leaking from the impact craters starts to seep now towards underground areas, starting with the "strange holes" slowly choking out any of the creatures that come out from there.
The dark smoke leaking from the impact craters now begins to seep into the some of the smaller underground areas of grime city, such as the hell house basement, the zoo aquarium and the evil cabin cellar.
The dark smoke now begins to move further in Fogridge, setting into the corn fields. It also begins to permeate above the sewer entrances as it slowly blows into the Sewers, seemingly attempting to fill them with smoke.
The dark smoke now fills up the entire sewer system, making it an incredibly dangerous place.
The dark smoke begins to flit out of the subway stations, though at a reduced rate from other places. It also settles in the underground mall, not fully filling it but making it hard to traverse.
With a sudden screech 5 metallic monstrosities suddenly rise from the craters to hunt down the beings in the city. A voice pops into the city radios exclaiming. "You can run, you can even hide, but you shall never be safe.
A sudden roar erupts from the craters as Martian Troopers begin to pour out of the craters beginning to support the tripods.

Event NPCs

Note that there are a total of five Tripods. One is stuck in Fogridge, and the others roam Grime City. They respawn from Crash Sites, but not always the same sites, so they may be found anywhere in the city.

Name	Type	Location(s)	HP	Defenses	Attacks	Potential Drops	Description	Notes
Enraged Titan	Alien	Spawned when Martian Titan is killed	250?	3 Armor	adjusted weapon (1, Fortify), hidden blade (12) massive leg (6-10, Dazed, Multihit 3?), weapon (8-12, Weakened, AoE)	Titan's Barrel (restricted) Titan's Blade (restricted)? Titan's Pneumatic Actuator (restricted)? Titan's Poison Vial (restricted)?	This overgrown martian is too big to fit in a tripod. It appears to be shiny and holding technology you have never seen before. It is very angry.	Vulnerable to Curse, Dazed, Rotting, Waste
Martian Titan	Alien	Fogridge (wanders), possibly spawns in crater?	250?	1 Armor Immune to Bleeding, probably Infection	innocent looking plant (4-8, Decay, AoE?) massive leg (2-9, Dazed, Multihit 3) weapon (8-10, Weakened)	Titan's Barrel (restricted)? Titan's Blade (restricted)? Titan's Pneumatic Actuator (restricted) Titan's Poison Vial (restricted)	This overgrown martian is too big to fit in a tripod. It appears to be shiny and holding technology you have never seen before.	Spawns an Enraged Titan on death Vulnerable to Curse, Dazed, Rotting, Waste
Martian Trooper	Alien	Spawns in crash sites?	170?	Immune to Bleeding	heat ray pistol (5-7, Scorched) martian slicer (6-10, Deep Freeze)	Edible Red Weed (human only?) Heat Canister (Human only?) Heat Ray Pistol? (human only) Martian Flesh (Zombie only?) 1-2 Martian Metal Martian Slicer? (vampire only) Pulsing Red Weed Tendril (Vampire only?)	A large almost ink colored insect like creature. The top of its head looks like it has an exposed brain, the body is fully black almost like armor. It has small tentacles attached to its mouth.	Vulnerable to Curse, Dazed, Rotting, Waste
Tripod	Machine	Spawns in crash sites (wanders)	750	2-3 Armor?	tentacles (8-15, Snared) black smoke (5-20, AoE, Asphyxiated) heat ray (5-18, Scorched)	1-3 Heat Canisters (human only?), Martian Blood Injector (rare, vampire only) 1-2 Martian Flesh Martian Heat Ray (rare, human only) 1-2 Martian Metal Red Weed Club (rare, zombie only) Tripod Tattoo Design?	A large, tall metallic core attached to spindly legs. It looks about with one glowing eye, smoke shooting from its underside. It seems able to shrink itself down to enter buildings.	Can find hidden players Can place Black Smoke Traps (1 dmg, Asphyxiated) May attack weakly with tentacles as it dies (3 damage).

New Mechanics

First introduction of the following game mechanics:

Stage Hazards: Dark Smoke on map has a chance of causing damage and inflicting the Asphyxiated condition upon movement
NPC Mechanic: Capable of finding hidden players of any race
Chat mechanic: NPCs can now "emote"

New Items

Searching/Drops
Item	Description	Location/ Dropped By	Notes
Alien Metal Cog		Crash sites and areas covered in dark smoke
Edible Red Weed	This red weed spreads from the feet of the tripods. It is surprisingly safe for a human to eat.	Martian Trooper, Tripod	Heals 6-8, Adds: Rejuvenation 100%, Greater Keen Eyes 100%, Removes: Scorched. Human only?
Heat Canister	A small canister with a port to plug into another piece of Martian technology	Tripod	Ammo for Martian Heat Ray
Heat Ray Pistol	ACK ACK ACK!	Martian Trooper	Pistol, 5-7 25%, Scorched 15%. Human only.
Martian Blood Injector	A Martian tool for harvesting large quantities of blood	Tripod	Similar to the Blood Transfuser. Vampires only (drop and use).
Martian Flesh	Flesh rended from the body of a Martian. A delicacy for the undead.	Martian Trooper, Tripod	Heals 6-8, Adds: Greater Fortify 100%, Rejuvenation 100%, Removes: Scorched. Undead only?
Martian Heat Ray	This might vaporize someone	Tripod	Assault, 10-15 30%, Scorched 25%, Electrified 25%, Malfunction 25%. Ammo: Heat Canister. Human only (drop and use).
Martian Metal	A chunk of metal salvaged from the tripods. It is still hot to the touch	Tripod	Crafting material?
Martian Slicer		Martian Trooper	Bladed, 3-5 50%, Deep Freeze 20%, Vampire only.
Pulsing Red Weed Tendril	A piece of red weed that appears to be coated in blood. A vampire would surely find this delicious.	Martian Trooper, Tripod	Heals 6-8 Adds: Greater Defense 100%, Rejuvenation 100%, Removes: Scorched. Vampire only.
Red Weed Club	A giant club adorned with Martian red weeds. This club is far too heavy and will require undead strength to wield.	Tripod	Blunt weapon, 8-12 25%, Stuck 10%, Scorched 25%, Monsterbane 25%. Zombie only (drop and use).
Titan's Barrel	?	Enraged Titan, Martian Titan?	Restricted
Titan's Blade	The metal of this blade has an uncomfortable sheen to it and the handle is difficult to hold.	Enraged Titan, Martian Titan?	Bladed weapon, 3-5 30%, Waste 35%, Restricted
Titan's Pneumatic Actuator	A strange piece of technology that may add some extra force to a stab	Enraged Titan?, Martian Titan	Restricted
Titan's Poison Vial	The liquid inside makes everything it comes into contact with rot away. This may enhance a rare blade somehow or be thrown with a high chance of rot	Enraged Titan?, Martian Titan	Restricted Throwable weapon, 4-8 95%, Rotting ?%

Crafting
Item	Materials	Crafting Location	AP Cost	Craftable By	Damage/ Absorption/ Healing	Accuracy/ Chance	Effects	Type	Description
Alien Cog Crown	10 Alien Metal Cogs	Anywhere	4	Anyone	1-3	25%	Scorched ?%	Head Armor	Alien Crown made of cogs.
Heat Canister	Martian Heat Ray	Grime City Space Museum	6	Human?				Ammo	A small canister with a port to plug into another piece of Martian technology
Heat Canister	Heat Ray Pistol	Grime City Space Museum	6	Human?				Ammo
Martian Blood Canister	Martian Blood Injector	Hospital, Blood Bank?	2	Vampires	6-8		Adds: Lesser Fortify 100%, Keen Eyesight 100%, Defense 10%, Removes: Bleeding, Cellular Corruption, Hemorrhage, Infected	Healing Item	An overfilled container of blood, harvested using Martian technology
Railgun	Martian Metal, 2 Electronics Parts, Soldering Gun, Welding Gun, 10 Alien Metal Cogs	Electronics Stores	8	Humans	8-9	45%		Assault?	A crudely cobbled together firearm utilizing the strange magnetic properties of martian metals to fire small pieces of metal at a target
Titan's War Lance	Titan's Barrel, Titan's Blade, Titan's Pneumatic Actuator, Titan's Poison Vial	Anywhere	15	Anyone?	8-10	35%	Rot 40% Waste 45%	Bladed?	A gruesome weapon cobbled together from Martian technology salvaged from a vicious Martian.
?	Pliers, 10 Martian Metals, ?	?	8	?	?	?	?	Torso Armor?	?
?	Pliers, 5 Martian Metals, ?	?	8	?	?	?	?	Head Armor?	?