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[DerMax]

Wreckage Looters

Picture by nepacaka

Description

You are a notorious gang of elite marauders that raids bases and ships for their valuables. Cutthroat daredevils, you strip clean even highly-secured premises, leaving no one alive.

One day you receive intel about a crash of a ship containing tons of valuable cargo. Jerry, the gang leader, identifies the ship as the rumored Flying Dutchman that allegedly contains secret Pulse Cannon prototypes. He decides to disregard the other cargo and focus on retrieving the cannons.

Robin, the gang's think tank, quickly devises a special kind of scanner that can locate the prototypes. He says it should be installed on a high place to cover the largest area possible, so that you can find and retrieve the cannons.

You grab the scanner and rush to the crash site to loot the prototypes as quickly as possible, before anyone else can lay their hands on them.



Rules of the Event

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Following my second event, I am now launching the third event dedicated to finding the way out of Wreckage to three spots on the map, in the form of challenges. The first person to post a video of him or her going from Wreckage's AA to a challenge's destination point in the offline Exploration Mode claims the prize.

There will be three challenges of the kind; each consecutive challenge is more difficult, with a bigger prize, as compared to the previous one. The second challenge will be posted after the winner for the first challenge is decided, and the third challenge will be posted after the winner for the second challenge is decided.

I will be posting hints as to how to get to a challenge's destination point every once in a while if I see that you guys are struggling to get there.

The MC prizes are provided by Hughes and ZamboniChaos. Meteor credits will be transferred directly to the winners' accounts, which means they are not MC codes. Note that each participant can claim only one prize.

Because I am a member of Vodka People, the entire clan is banned from the event, lest I be accused of rigging it.

Please click "Like This" if you like the event. The more likes we gather, the more likely it is that the devs will provide me with MC prizes for future events.

Challenge 1: Installing the Scanner (solved!)

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Description

Robin finds a perfect spot for the scanner rather quickly — it is the topmost part of the cargo ship. If installed there, the scanner would cover the whole area surrounding the crash site.

However, in haste the team forgets to pick any blockades. Not all is lost, though, because Bob, being a goofball he is, has one blockade that he forgot to unload after the previous raid.

The team has to climb atop the ship using only one blockade.


Objective

Climb atop the ship using only one blockade to install the pulse scanner.





Outlook




Difficulty

To find the way: MODERATE
To get there: EASY


Prize

720


Winner

Rider_Anton

https://community.pl..._20#entry557804

Challenge 2: The First Prototype (solved!)

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Description

The team manages to climb atop the ship to install the pulse scanner on the left turbine. Two characteristic signatures appear on the gimmick's Falloutesque green-grid screen, to much delight of Robin, who is now grinning and rubbing his hands triumphantly.

One of the cannons, as it turns out, has already been retrieved by someone but then dropped on top of the Prosk Command Center's supporting tower.

Meanwhile, Jack finds three more blockades in the aft cargo bay. The team darts to the tower to collect one of the prototypes asap.


Objective

Climb atop the supporting tower to retrieve one of the two pulse cannons.





Outlook




Difficulty

To find the way: HARD
To get there: MODERATE


Prize

1080


Winner

Zaxik

https://community.pl..._20#entry557980

Challenge 3: The Second Prototype (solved!)

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Description

After collecting the first cannon, Jerry and his guys rush towards the second prototype. The team finds that the remaining pulse cannon landed on top of a mech storage bay that was blasted off upon the ship crash.

Meanwhile, by sheer luck, Jack stumbles upon a full container of blockades in a secluded nook of the wrecked cargo ship.

Time to act!


Objective

Climb on top of the wrecked mech storage bay to collect the second pulse cannon.





Outlook




Difficulty

To find the way: VERY HARD
To get there: MODERATE


Prize

1440


Winner

ThirdEyE

https://community.pl..._40#entry558085

Bonus Challenge: Takeover (solved!)

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Description

Robin decides to try out the pulse cannons and inadvertently blasts off half the hill in front of him. The prototypes' power is off the charts.

With such an incredible piece of technology, Jerry decides to seize the Prosk Command Center to make it the gang's new base.

Bring it on, guys!


Objective

Enter the Prosk Command Center by flying through its gates.





Outlook




Difficulty

To find the way: NIGHTMARE
To get there: NIGHTMARE


Prize

Custom forum member title of your choice (with one restriction: it must be related to the event or map climbing in general)


Winner

Dr_Freeze001

https://community.pl..._80#entry559275

THE EVENT HAS CONCLUDED! THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATION!

Edited by DerMax, August 12 2014 - 01:26 PM.

[Spliff_Craven]

So you are looking for hacks to rat out players that achieve them thus blocking out those holes so there are no more easter eggs to find or enjoy_

Count me out.

[DerMax]

/s

[nepacaka]

i'm here!

Get to da choppa!111

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Edited by nepacaka, August 07 2014 - 11:33 AM.

[Hijinks_The_Turtle]

nepacaka, on August 07 2014 - 11:25 AM, said:

i'm here!

Get to da choppa!111

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Great stuff Mustache Man!

[ThirdEyE]

Spliff_Craven, on August 07 2014 - 11:05 AM, said:

So you are looking for hacks to rat out players that achieve them thus blocking out those holes so there are no more easter eggs to find or enjoy_

Count me out.

This may be the first time I've seen someone complain about potentially fixing map exploits

[nepacaka]

ThirdEyE, on August 07 2014 - 11:42 AM, said:

Spliff_Craven, on August 07 2014 - 11:05 AM, said:

So you are looking for hacks to rat out players that achieve them thus blocking out those holes so there are no more easter eggs to find or enjoy_

Count me out.

This may be the first time I've seen someone complain about potentially fixing map exploits

and also pay money for you, while you are looking for bugs

Edited by nepacaka, August 07 2014 - 11:49 AM.

[Spliff_Craven]

"Bugs" and "exploits" control are whats killing the game.
People want on the buildings and rocks.
It isn't an exploit.

In walls or out of the map is an exploit and only then if it gives a player an unfair advantage.
People want to be on top of buildings. Why not make them accessable to all_
Players like the challenge.

Blue walls and invisible barriers should only be on the perimeter. Anywhere on the play area should be accessable and fair game. Not blocked out.
Please don't use the "camping" excuse.
If everyone had the same access then there wouldn't be much camping would there_ Nowhere would be safe.

Try it on a map and see if the new steam players like it.
The worst that can happen is I'm right. If I'm wrong then nothing changes and Hawken tanks...

We need to try something different. The current formula of higher restrictions and mobility limits are killing the player base.

[EliteShooter]

Would love those blue walls to be totally removed but from the map's frontiers. If people can reach some place, let them do it.

[EliteShooter]

Spliff_Craven, on August 07 2014 - 12:08 PM, said:

We need to try something different. The current formula of higher restrictions and mobility limits are killing the player base.

You have to understand that not everything that's wrong with hawken (or just partially wrong) is killing the player base. Killing the player base isn't something easy that anything could cause it. Things might not be totally right, or a bit unsuitable for ultimate fun, but you can't really say that they're killing the player base. People won't leave the game cuz they can't climb.

Though I know why you like the climbing freedom so much, and I'm definitely with you on it.

[bkcat1]

There really are an unnecessary amount of walls in some of the maps. If a place should not be reached by a player, design it so it makes sense visually. I shouldn't look at an easily-reachable rock or rooftop and NOT be able to climb it. I have thrusters! I wanna use 'em!

Obviously there are much more pressing matters, but this is important for a lot of people.

[DerMax]

Guys, I would like to ask you to move with all your negativity to another thread. This thread is dedicated to a community event; it is not about what is wrong with the current layout of energy walls.

[Dr_Freeze001]

More challenges and another wallpaper from Nepacaka_ How can this get any better!

[ThirdEyE]

Spliff_Craven, on August 07 2014 - 12:08 PM, said:

"Bugs" and "exploits" control are whats killing the game.
People want on the buildings and rocks.
It isn't an exploit.

In walls or out of the map is an exploit and only then if it gives a player an unfair advantage.
People want to be on top of buildings. Why not make them accessable to all_

More spots to access around the maps would be great, but I think once you see where you can really get to you will agree that many exploits need to be fixed.

Edit: Until then, good luck with the event!

[Infyrno]

Nep always makes the pictures... And does a damn good job of it

[DerMax]

Challenge 1 has been posted!

Good luck!

[nepacaka]

go go go

Edited by nepacaka, August 08 2014 - 10:39 AM.

[DerMax]

Feels like launching the event on Friday was all in all a bad idea.

[nepacaka]

well, i just trying did it again and again, but actually it's hard to make with my current graphics setup :Ъ
i feel that i close, but a little was stuck :E

[ThirdEyE]

Here's a little bit of help to get things going!