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Darkspace Incursion

Defend alliance members from visible fleet attacks launched by a dark ship on the Galaxy Map, earn combat points, and compete for global rewards.

Topics covered: Darkspace Incursion Galaxy Map Invasion, Waves & Rewards

Darkspace Incursion is an alliance defense event with visible fleet attacks. An Alliance Owner or General starts one run during the event window. A dark ship appears on the Galaxy Map near the activating member's home, and each wave sends a visible attack march from it to every active participant's home. Once a run starts, alliance members cannot leave or be kicked until the run ends and automatic injury restoration finishes.

Players need a level 1 Galactic Observatory to access the Galaxy Map. The event locks eligible alliance members when the run starts. After five minutes of preparation, twenty escalating waves launch every two minutes and take one minute to reach their targets. Each march carries Rangers, Guardians, and Phantoms in Interceptors and Cruisers, with Battleships joining from wave 10. The fleet has enough capacity for its ground units, and battles resolve through space and ground combat. Ground wave sizes use the same cubic growth and world-age scaling as Void Invasion: 1.0x through day 60, 2.0x through day 120, then 4.0x. Defeated participants stop receiving later attacks but can reinforce survivors. Defending units suffer injuries rather than permanent losses. Participant injuries heal when the alliance run ends; injuries to non-participant reinforcers follow normal healing rules.

Individual points come from the influence of invading units defeated and are split by combat damage. A defender who holds their base earns a 1% survival bonus for that wave. Active participants receive 3x reinforcement points and eliminated participants receive 1.5x when reinforcing survivors. The top 100 players receive phase-scaled Astromite, Credits, and Catalyst Dust rewards. The dark ship disappears when the alliance run ends; any remaining marches and injuries are cleaned up when the event closes.

Event details

ScheduleWeeks 1 and 3 on Sunday
Duration1 day
Available fromWorld age 10 days
LeaderboardIndividual ranking
ScoringIndividual damage points from defeated invading units, with the same survival bonus and reinforcement multipliers as Void Invasion.

Leaderboard rewards

Reward amounts use the world-age phase shown in each table. Every eligible rank receives the items listed for its tier.

Phase 1 (world age: 1-30 days)

RankRewards
#1
Astromite50,000
Credits20,000
Catalyst Dust1,000
#2
Astromite45,000
Credits18,000
Catalyst Dust900
#3
Astromite40,000
Credits15,000
Catalyst Dust800
#4-#5
Astromite35,000
Credits12,000
Catalyst Dust700
#6-#10
Astromite30,000
Credits10,000
Catalyst Dust500
#11-#25
Astromite25,000
Credits8,000
Catalyst Dust400
#26-#50
Astromite20,000
Credits5,000
Catalyst Dust300
#51-#100
Astromite10,000
Credits2,000
Catalyst Dust200

Phase 2 (world age: 31-60 days)

RankRewards
#1
Astromite100,000
Credits40,000
Catalyst Dust2,000
#2
Astromite90,000
Credits36,000
Catalyst Dust1,800
#3
Astromite80,000
Credits30,000
Catalyst Dust1,600
#4-#5
Astromite70,000
Credits24,000
Catalyst Dust1,400
#6-#10
Astromite60,000
Credits20,000
Catalyst Dust1,000
#11-#25
Astromite50,000
Credits16,000
Catalyst Dust800
#26-#50
Astromite40,000
Credits10,000
Catalyst Dust600
#51-#100
Astromite20,000
Credits4,000
Catalyst Dust400

Phase 3 (world age: 61+ days)

RankRewards
#1
Astromite200,000
Credits80,000
Catalyst Dust4,000
#2
Astromite180,000
Credits72,000
Catalyst Dust3,600
#3
Astromite160,000
Credits60,000
Catalyst Dust3,200
#4-#5
Astromite140,000
Credits48,000
Catalyst Dust2,800
#6-#10
Astromite120,000
Credits40,000
Catalyst Dust2,000
#11-#25
Astromite100,000
Credits32,000
Catalyst Dust1,600
#26-#50
Astromite80,000
Credits20,000
Catalyst Dust1,200
#51-#100
Astromite40,000
Credits8,000
Catalyst Dust800

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