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The Anomalous Blizzard event

Information about the Anomalous Blizzard event 

To celebrate the arrival of spring, a traditional temporary game mode called Anomalous Blizzard has been added. It can be found in the pause menu, which, by default, can be opened by pressing the ESC key.

Adepts of the blizzard are once again trying to establish a comfortable microclimate in the zone, this time they have shown up at the Shevchenko State Farm!

Protect heating installations and don't let the adepts spread anomalous frosts!


Core gameplay

The Anomalous Blizzard event takes place at a separate location, Shevchenko State Farm. You can get to it by opening the “Anomalous Blizzard” tab in the pause menu (the default key is ESC).

Also, to get to this event you must be in a safe zone, i.e. at the base.


Waiting for players

When you join the event, you will appear at the base of the faction you are a member of. The exit from the base is kept closed until the minimum number of players required to start the game session is reached.

Before starting the game, you can buy enhanced ammunition against the frost mutants from a supply dealer.

The minimum number of players to start the game is 30 people.


Preparing for battle

When the minimum number of players in the location is reached and the hermetic doors on the bases open, players are given five minutes to run to the heating installation and get ready for the defence. The heating installation protects players from the cold, there are a total of three such installations in the location.

Ammo, medicine, and burners occasionally appear in the heating installation. The heating installation dome shows its action radius, within its limits the player is safe from the surrounding frost.

You can see the location of the heating installations on the map in the PDA. Also, if you hover over the icon of the heating installation, you can see how many players are near it.


Battle process

After the preparation timer expires, the defence of the heating installations begins. For 20–25 minutes they will be attacked by mutants and adepts, and players as frost fighters must defend them.

Frost fighters receive participation points for the following types of actions performed:

  • Protecting heating installations;
  • Killing mutants and adepts;
  • Helping frost fighters;
  • Destroying crystals.

If three adept crystals are destroyed during a battle, the battle will end early and the frost fighters will win. The crystals only start to be displayed after damage has been dealt to them.

All three heating installations must be destroyed for the adepts to win. The ranks of adepts are increased by the deaths of players who were previously members of the frost fighters.

At the end of the battle, your character will receive participation points. Regardless of the winning side, participation points are converted into battle pass points.


Information about the adepts

Adepts are followers of the anomalous blizzard, no one knows where they come from and where they go afterwards. The main goal of the adepts is to destroy all heating installations. If the adepts die during the battle, they are reborn next to the crystal of the anomalous blizzard.

If the frost fighters destroy the crystal, the adepts get a boost to their strength and speed for a period of time, the remaining crystals get temporary protection from damage. To see if there is a barrier on the crystal, you can use the map by hovering your mouse over the crystal icon. 

Adepts gain participation points by dealing damage to frost fighters and heating installations.

There are a total of three types of adepts, each with their own set of abilities:

  • Hunter adept;
  • Shaman adept;
  • Thug adept.

The Hunter adept has the following set of abilities:

  • Ice Hook ability — throwing a hook on a long chain that can draw the victim. The hook also allows you to move quickly by clinging to various objects;
  • Leap ability — you make a leap in the direction of sight and deal damage in the landing area;
  • Sense ability — the ability to see human beings through any obstacles;
  • Ice Shot ability — a single ice shot from a strange icy weapon;
  • Cryo Blast ability — after a short preparation, it deals significant damage to the area and freezes people. When you use it, you sacrifice half of your health.

The Shaman adept has the following set of abilities:

  • Ice Hook ability — throwing a hook on a long chain that can draw the victim. The hook also allows you to move quickly by clinging to various objects;
  • Summon the Spirits ability  — you summon spirits that attack heating installations and people;
  • Sense ability — the ability to see human beings through any obstacles;
  • Glacial Fractures ability — glacial fractures appear beneath all the human beings in range. Glacial fractures freeze people, but heal other adepts;
  • Call ability — you summon a random group of mutants that attacks heating installations and people.

The Thug adept has the following set of abilities:

  • Leap ability — you make a leap in the direction of sight and deal damage in the landing area;
  • Frost Grenade ability — you throw a frost grenade that freezes people and causes damage to them;
  • Sense ability — the ability to see human beings through any obstacles;
  • Frost Shield ability — reduces incoming damage considerably for a short time;
  • Freezing Aura ability — you exude a terrible cold that freezes nearby human beings. It is a passive character ability, i.e. does not require keystrokes.


Time after the battle

After the battle, a truce between stalkers and bandits begins to take effect on the location, which is valid for 5 minutes. In addition, game events will begin to appear. For their completion, the player will receive resources used to exchange for event items from the trader at the bases of the Shevchenko State Farm location. Also, frost artefacts will begin to appear at this time in the location.

If players die at this stage of the Event, they lose all the artefacts, barter items and leave the Event session without the possibility of returning the lost items. Do your best to survive.

The list of game events that will appear in the location:

  • The Mutant Nests event — the source of the Ice Shard barter resource. To receive a reward for this event, it is necessary to destroy all mutants in the radius of the event point;
  • The Snowstorm Squad event — the source of the Rowan Branch barter resource. To receive a reward for this event, it is necessary to destroy all members of this squad within the radius of the event point;
  • The Extreme Delivery event — the source of the Upsilon Data barter resource. To receive a reward for this event, you must deliver the backpack in a certain amount of time. When the backpack is carried, it reduces the gravity acts on its bearer, which allows you to jump higher than usual. Try to use this skill wisely. Attempting to remove the backpack will cause it to explode. If the player fails to deliver the backpack within the allotted time, the backpack will explode too;
  • The Distress call event — the source of the Upsilon Data barter resource. To receive a reward for this event, you must protect a group of scientists from attacking waves of mutants;
  • The Supply Box event — this event represents a box, when players interact with it, they receive consumable items. The simplest event among the others in this list;
  • The Altar event — an event that allows you to turn from adept to frost fighter. In order to turn into a frost fighter, you have to stay near the altar for a certain amount of time;
  • The Totem event — a small object that can appear anywhere, in addition, it is not marked on the map in any way. Totem allows you to quickly transform from adept to frost fighter.


Location closure

After a certain amount of time, the location closes and the players must leave, otherwise they will die. You can leave the location through bubbles, the guide at the base or through the pause menu (opens by default on the ESC key). In the latter case, the player will lose non-personal items.

A bubble can only transfer one player from a location. In other words, one bubble equals one player.

 

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