FAQ - Gauntlet of Plutus (January 2023 update)

Changes based on Player Feedback

- Based on the feedback that the event mechanic could be updated, we implemented an additional Bonus Map gate at the end of Plutus fight. The chance that this gate spawns can be increased by killing Aura Dun Jig NPC.
- We got the feedback that Turret NPCs that gives boosts are not worth it to kill and therefore, we added more significant boosts per NPC and the cap for boosts is increased.
- N.O.V.A. have been made available in Battle Pass Keys​

General information
During the Gauntlet of Plutus event, a special Galaxy Gate “Gauntlet of Plutus” appears on the x-8 maps which should be completed as fast as possible by the players.

Like last time, we will again have an Easy Gauntlet of Plutus Galaxy Gate and a normal Gauntlet of Plutus Galaxy Gate.

Some general details about the Galaxy Gate:

- The Gauntlet of Plutus can be completed once per day and the entry is free
- It resets after the daily server restart
- It cannot be entered anymore 5 minutes before the daily restart takes place
- If a player is still inside the Galaxy Gate during the restart, they will be removed back to their x-8 map and their progress inside the gate will be lost. In the Easy GoP GG, the players will be removed to the x-1 map (for players above level 12, they will be sent back to X-8 maps).
- Upon reset the galaxy gate is put back to wave 1 and opened again
- Every player has 5 lives to attempt the Galaxy Gate

o Time recorded will be from the time of entering the Gauntlet of Plutus until the time Plutus is defeated.
o Time spent outside the Gauntlet of Plutus after dying will be included
o If you die in the boss map, the whole boss map will reset​

- In the Easy Gate, jumping to the next map gives the usual 15 seconds cooldown
- In the Normal Gate, jumping to the next map has a reduced cooldown of 1 second
- When a player entered either the Easy or the Normal GoP GG, the entry into the other gate is not allowed anymore during the current day.​

Enter the “Gauntlet of Plutus” Galaxy Gate and fight your way through different waves of NPCs. The Gate offers different waves and maps on a random base. Only the final wave – the big boss Plutus – will be the same each time.

The event ranking will be created according to the speed of completing the Gauntlet of Plutus Galaxy Gate. The event rewards will be given out according to the final scoring of the players which can be seen in the event window during the event and in the Hall of Fame, Event rankings section after the event is finished. Every players’ Top 5 times of doing the Normal GoP GG will be recorded.

IMPORTANT: These rewards boxes aren’t dropping in general but only when killing NPCs in certain waves!

New: Bonus Map “Plutus’ Trove of Riches”
There’s a new bonus map introduced with this event, it’s called “Plutus’ Trove of Riches” for both, Normal and Easy Gates.

Upon completion of the Plutus battle, there is a chance that a gate to the new Bonus Map will spawn. This Bonus Map is similar to the one in Gauntlet of Plutus where you need to fight against multiple waves of NPCs. Killing all NPCs in this Bonus Map grants you with a reward package that will be booked at the end of the last wave.

If you die in the Bonus Map or if you leave it, you cannot enter Gauntlet of Plutus until the GG reset time.

IMPORTANT: The general Ranking stops as soon as Plutus is defeated. This means the time spent in bonus map is NOT taken into consideration for ranking!

Bonus Map Rewards
The Reward package contains the chance to get a lot of valuable items, e.g. Hyperplasmoid LF-4, Paritydrill LF-4, Magmadrill LF-4, DMG-XHD01, HP-XHD01, SHD-XHD01, SPC-XHD01, Evocation Chip, Diametion, SG3N-PX01, LF-PX01 or Permit.

IMPORTANT: Box doubler boosters aren’t active for these rewards!

Event NPCs
There are some event NPCs as well as existing NPCs that are appearing in the Gauntlet of Plutus.

Stats

Name	HP	Shield	Shield spread	Speed	Damage	Range	Hit Chance
Cote Lo	160,000	58,000	70	400	3,500	400	80
Kodkod	440,000	70,000	70	300	6,500	450	80
Aura Dun Jig	400,000	370,000	70	300	11,000	350	80
Lac Lion	1,200,000	0	70	500	6,000	800	80
Natal Nap	3,000,000	195,000	70	150	18,000	550	80
Plutus (Boss)	5,000,000	600,000	50	300	20,000	450	80

EASY Gauntlet of Plutus GG
The mechanic of the Easy GoP GG is the same as the normal one, only the difficulty of the NPCs as well as the rewards are adapted and much lower. The rewards for doing this Easy GoP GG are similar to the ones of the Normal GoP GG but they are reduced because the GG is way easier than the normal one.

You can enter the Easy GoP GG from the x-1 map and you are transferred back to that map when you leave the GG.

Only in certain waves, the NPCs will drop reward boxes with the chance to get the XU01 ship modules as well as valuable laser and rocket ammunition.

Please note that in the Easy GoP GG, Plutus won’t drop an additional reward package (like in the Normal GoP GG).

NORMAL Gauntlet of Plutus GG
Rewards

Name	Reward	Cargo
Cote Lo	16,000 EP 80 Honor 82,000 Credits 40 Uridium	60 Prometium 60 Endurium 60 Terbium 0 Xenomit 25 Prometid 25 Duranium 3 Promerium 0 Seprom
Kodkod	36,000 EP 180 Honor 235,000 Credits 94 Uridium	180 Prometium 180 Endurium 180 Terbium 0 Xenomit 75 Prometid 75 Duranium 10 Promerium 0 Seprom
Aura Dun Jig	50,500 EP 250 Honor 400,000 Credits 130 Uridium	280 Prometium 280 Endurium 280 Terbium 0 Xenomit 120 Prometid 120 Duranium 15 Promerium 0 Seprom
Lac Lion	80,000 EP 400 Honor 555,000 Credits 240 Uridium	400 Prometium 400 Endurium 400 Terbium 0 Xenomit 175 Prometid 175 Duranium 22 Promerium 0 Seprom
Natal Nap	230,000 EP 1,150 Honor 1,555,000 Credits 610 Uridium	1150 Prometium 1150 Endurium 1150 Terbium 0 Xenomit 500 Prometid 500 Duranium 60 Promerium 0 Seprom
Plutus (Boss)	5,000,000 EP 500,000 Honor 5,000,000 Credits 5,000 Uridium Reward Package 1 (see below)

The Reward package 1 contains the chance to get a lot of valuable items, e.g. LF4 lasers, Laser ammunition, Rockets, Mines, as well as the chance to get a Cyborg, Mimesis or Hammerclaw Nobilis ship design. Additionally: There’s a very low chance to hit the jackpot of 5 Mio. Uridium!

The NPCs will occasionally drop reward boxes with valuable items. Please take note that only in certain waves the NPCs will drop reward boxes with the chance to get the XU01 ship modules as well as valuable laser ammunition, resources and techs.

Boss Fight against Plutus
The aim of the player is to defeat the boss Plutus which is protected by four turrets that are placed at each end of an invincibility shield around him. The NPCs will spawn around the turret once the turret is shot at. They fly away from you and you need to hunt them! If you kill these NPCs, you’ll get temporary damage or speed buffs! They renew every time a new corresponding buff is received).

The buffs have been rebalanced and Kodkod now becomes aggressive. Alongside Cote Lo and Kodkod, one Aura Dun Jig spawns per turret and only if you kill it, you’ll get a boosted chance that the gate to the Bonus Map Spawns. Similar to the Cote Lo, Aura Dun Jig will run away from players.

Important: You can also ignore the Aura Dun Jig entirely and you still have a chance that the gate to the Bonus Map spaws. But this chance is only boosted if you kill Aura Dun Jig!

Once all turrets are destroyed, the next phase of the fight begins: the Boss Fight against Plutus! He doesn’t have an invincibility shield anymore and prepares a large scale attack that you’ll need to take cover from! Fight him down until he is defeated!

New Ship Design
There will be 1 new ship design called “Nobilis” coming together with the event:

- Nobilis Solace Plus (available via Battle Pass Key exchange)​

New P.E.T. Design
There will be 1 new P.E.T. design called “Nobilis” coming together with the event:

- Nobilis Orcus P.E.T. (available as a Ranking reward)​

Ranking Rewards
The event ranking will be created according to the speed of completing the Gauntlet of Plutus Galaxy Gate. The rewards will be given out according to the final event ranking. The players can see their score during the event in the Gauntlet of Plutus window. The final scoring will be displayed after the event end and it can be found in the Hall of Fame, Event Ranking section.
The rewards will be given out based on the user scores at the end of the event.

Ranking Rewards

Ranking Rewards
Rank	Reward
1.	2,000,000 Uridium
	2 months Premium
	Nobilis Orcus P.E.T. Design
	100,000 Seprom
	300,000 UCB-100
	50,000 RCB-140
	50,000 RSB-75
	Winner achievement: Champion of the Gauntlet
2.	1,000,000 Uridium
	1 Month Premium
	Nobilis Orcus P.E.T. Design
	75,000 Seprom
	200,000 UCB-100
	30,000 RCB-140
	35,000 RSB-75
3.	500,000 Uridium
	1 Month Premium
	Nobilis Orcus P.E.T. Design
	50,000 Seprom
	120,000 UCB-100
	10,000 RCB-140
	20,000 RSB-75
4. - 5.	250,000 Uridium
	Nobilis Orcus P.E.T. Design
	35,000 Seprom
	100,000 UCB-100
	5,000 RCB-140
	15,000 RSB-75
6. - 10.	75,000 Uridium
	Nobilis Orcus P.E.T. Design
	30,000 Seprom
	75,000 UCB-100
	10,000 RSB-75
11. - 25.	50,000 Uridium
	30,000 Seprom
	75,000 UCB-100
	8,000 RSB-75
26. - 50.	35,000 Uridium
	20,000 Seprom
	50,000 UCB-100
	5,000 RSB-75
51. - 100.	25,000 Uridium
	20,000 Seprom
	25,000 UCB-100
	2,500 RSB-75

Achievements
There are some achievements that can be reached, either in one single event or over the course of several events:

Title	Description	Points
Champion of the Gauntlet	Be the top ranking player at the end of the event.	100
The bigger they are …	Defeat Plutus once	50
… The harder they fall.	Defeat Plutus 10 times.	50
Destruction of Wealth	Defeat Plutus 30 times.	100
Monumental Momentum.	Accumulate 1,000 score in a single Gauntlet of Plutus event.	25
In a flash	Accumulate 5,000 score in a single Gauntlet of Plutus event.	50
Speed kills	Accumulate 10,000 score in a single Gauntlet of Plutus event.	100
Limitless Luck	Be one of the lucky few.	50

Battle Pass Keys
On top of earning rewards directly from each Battle Pass objective, you also earn Battle Pass Keys (BPK) that you can use to trade for rewards of your choice from the new Battle Pass Reward Exchange window.

Overview of Items that can be exchanged:

Items	Battle Pass Keys needed	Exchange Limit
Nobilis Solace Plus	25	1
Nobilis Citadel Plus	25	1
DMG-XT10	20	2
SPC-XT10	20	2
HP-XT10	20	2
SHD-XT10	20	2
DMG-XHD01	5	10
HP-XHD01	5	10
SHD-XHD01	5	10
SPC-XHD01	5	10
Frost Field	1	8
NPC Nuke	3	8
Anti-AI Emergency Reserves	3	8
Zephyr	30	1
50x R-IC3	1	15
75x SP-100X	1	10
1x N.O.V.A.	8	3
25x IAC	5	10
15x Indoctrine Oil	5	10
75x ABR	1	10
150x Bifenon	1	10
100x Tetrathrin	1	10
75x Kyhalon	1	10
125x Extra Energy	1	5
4x Booty Keys	1	10
3,000x RSB-75	1	10
4,500x UCB-100	1	10
2,000x PLT-3030	1	10
3,000x PLT-2021	1	5
500x UBR-100	1	10
500x HSTRM-01	1	10
25x DCR-250	1	10
50x SR-5	2	10
1,000x Seprom	1	10
25x Scrapium	1	10
45x Log Disks	1	10
1,000x P.E.T. Fuel	1	10
150x Polychromium	1	5
150x Rinusk	1	10
5x Schism	1	10
125x Evocation Chip	1	10

Battle Pass Booty Boxes
With the Battle Pass Keys, you can also open the Battle Pass Booty Boxes which will be available during the event time. They are spawning in X-2 to X-8, Battle Maps, Pirate Maps. When opening the Battle Pass Booty Boxes, this might take a few seconds to prevent accidental misclicks.

You can get a lot of valuable items out of these boxes:

Items	Chance
1x DMG-XHD01	1,20%
1x SPC- XHD01	1,20%
1x HP- XHD01	1,20%
1x SHD- XHD01	1,20%
50x Extra Energy	18,00%
5x Log Disks	18,00%
5x Booty Key	18,00%
800x A-BL	15,00%
100x Eternal Fragment	7,00%
50x Scrapium	6,75%
1,000x RCB-140	6,00%
2,000X RCB-140	3,65%
1x Nobilis Cyborg Ship Design	0,30%
1x Nobilis Hammerclaw Ship Design	0,30%
1x Nobilis Mimesis Ship Design	0,30%
1x Nobilis Sentinel Ship Design	0,30%
1x Nobilis Solace Ship Design	0,30%
1x Nobilis Diminisher Ship Design	0,30%
1x Nobilis Citadel Plus Ship Design	0,30%
1x Nobilis G-Champion P.E.T. Design	0,35%
1x Nobilis A-Elite P.E.T. Design	0,35%

Eternal Black Light Rankings
The Black Light Rankings event includes a special Ship Boost event with 2 sets of Ranking Boards with awesome rewards and new titles!

Ship Boost event: Fever
There will be 2 different time slots where the Ship Boost event runs: During each run of these “Fever” time slots, different ship selections will get an additional bonus.

Fever schedule:
Monday to Friday: From 19:00 to 21:00 LST
Saturday and Sunday: 13:00 to 15:00 and 19:00 to 21:00 LST

Fever Set 1: runs from 12th January until 18th January
Affected Ships:

- Diminisher
- Zephyr
- Spectrum
- Sentinel
- Berserker
- Mimesis
- Solaris Plus
- Solace Plus​

Effects: + 25% Evasion / + 20% HP / - 25% Skills Cooldown time

Fever Set 2: runs from 19th January until 25th January
Affected Ships:

- Goliath
- Goliath-X
- Goliath Plus
- Berserker
- V-Lightning
- Tartarus
- Solace
- Disruptor
- Centurion
- Pusat Plus​

Effects: + 25% Damage / + 10% Speed / - 25% Skills Cooldown time
New Titles

Title	Description
Eternal Bruiser	Be the top 5 players in Blacklight Rankings 1
Eternal Brute	Be the top 5 players in Blacklight Rankings 2

Black Light Rankings

There will be a live ranking displayed in the client event window which shows the players that are getting the furthest in the Eternal Black Light Galaxy Gate.
Once you enter the Eternal Black Light Galaxy Gate, you’ll take automatically part in the Black Light Rankings. Your highest wave completed will be recorded in the Ranking Boards. If there are players that completed the same number of waves, their rank will be in order of who has reached the wave first.

During the event time, there are 2 different sets of Black Light Ranking rewards that you can obtain:
Set 1

Ranking	Rewards
1st	Title: Eternal Bruiser 750,000 Uridium 2 weeks Premium 75,000 x Seprom 30,000 x A-BL 3 x DMG-XT10 3 x HP-XT10 3 x SHD-XT10 3 x SPC-XT10
2nd	Title: Eternal Bruiser 500,000 Uridium 50,000 x Seprom 20,000 x A-BL 2 x DMG-XT10 2 x HP-XT10 2 x SHD-XT10 2 x SPC-XT10
3rd	Title: Eternal Bruiser 300,000 Uridium 40,000 x Seprom 15,000 x A-BL 2 x DMG-XT10 2 x HP-XT10 2 x SHD-XT10 2 x SPC-XT10
4th to 5th	Title: Eternal Bruiser 200,000 Uridium 35,000 x Seprom 15,000 x A-BL 1 x DMG-XT10 1 x HP-XT10 1 x SHD-XT10 1 x SPC-XT10
6th to 10th	75,000 Uridium 30,000 x Seprom 12,500 x A-BL 1 x DMG-XT10
11th to 25th	50,000 Uridium 30,000 x Seprom 10,000 x A-BL 1 x DMG-XT10
26th to 50th	35,000 Uridium 20,000 x Seprom 8,000 x A-BL 1 x DMG-XT10
51st to 100th	25,000 Uridium 20,000 x Seprom 5,000 x A-BL

Set 2

Ranking	Rewards
1st	Title: Eternal Brute 750,000 Uridium 2 weeks Premium 75,000 x Seprom 30,000 x A-BL 3 x DMG-XT10 3 x HP-XT10 3 x SHD-XT10 3 x SPC-XT10
2nd	Title: Eternal Brute 500,000 Uridium 50,000 x Seprom 20,000 x A-BL 2 x DMG-XT10 2 x HP-XT10 2 x SHD-XT10 2 x SPC-XT10
3rd	Title: Eternal Brute 300,000 Uridium 40,000 x Seprom 15,000 x A-BL 2 x DMG-XT10 2 x HP-XT10 2 x SHD-XT10 2 x SPC-XT10
4th to 5th	Title: Eternal Brute 200,000 Uridium 35,000 x Seprom 15,000 x A-BL 1 x DMG-XT10 1 x HP-XT10 1 x SHD-XT10 1 x SPC-XT10
6th to 10th	75,000 Uridium 30,000 x Seprom 12,500 x A-BL 1 x DMG-XT10
11th to 25th	50,000 Uridium 30,000 x Seprom 10,000 x A-BL 1 x DMG-XT10
26th to 50th	35,000 Uridium 20,000 x Seprom 8,000 x A-BL 1 x DMG-XT10
51st to 100th	25,000 Uridium 20,000 x Seprom 5,000 x A-BL