A new threat emerges on the Illuminate front. New enemies, new subfaction, new missions and environmental modifiers.
The new “Uncover the Truth” update is set to release on Friday, March 20th. It contains new units for the Illuminate faction that were revealed in patch 6.1.0.
Patch Notes Excerpt
This content will unlock on Friday, March 20.
- New enemies
- Illuminate Piloted Constructs
- VERACITOR: capable of fighting at close quarters.
- GATEKEEPER: engages targets at ranged distance.
-A new variant of the Watcher: - OBTRUDER: inserts itself where it is not wanted.
- New Sub-Faction: Illuminate Appropriators
Introducing the Illuminate Fleets
- The Mindless Masses are set on taking over swaths of territory, with fewer Illuminates units deploying vast hordes of voteless and fleshmobs.
- The Appropriators field only Illuminate units, supported by a variety of constructs—piloted and otherwise.
Illuminate Exostorms
Planets in Illuminate space have been sieged by powerful Illuminate Exostorms, with high-intensity wind and lightning strikes.
- Planets experiencing Exostorms will be visible on the Galactic Map, but the danger will ramp up when you dive to the planet’s surface.
- The strength of the storms can vary, with higher class storms presenting greater risk.
In order to contain these planetwide storms, you must complete the new “Destroy Exospire” mission.
New Mission – Destroy Exospire
The powerful storms seem to originate from Illuminate technology in the form of Exospires. Work with your squad to destroy the Exospires and clear the storm looming over the region.
- Sub-objective: The Exospire is protected by a force shield. The squad will first have to locate the access nodes that connect to the subterranean shield generators, and overload them with an electrical surge of liberating force.
- Primary Objective: Once the force shield has been deactivated, the squad will enter the Exospire’s chamber and destroy its core by eliminating the Dark Fluid cells that maintain it.