What is the Vanguard Challenge?

Vanguard Challenge is a new limited-time seasonal event, where you complete challenges, earn points and progress through milestones to earn exclusive rewards.

The event is active for 30 days.

How do I access the Vanguard Challenge?
To access the Vanguard Challenge, tap on the icon next to the Strike Force to access it.

In the Vanguard Challenge UI, you can find your active challenges and your current milestone progression.

What are the challenges that are presented in the Vanguard Challenge?
Challenges in this event tackle various actions in the game which can range from Earning 3-star victories, crafting War Factory boosts, winning or earning points in Alliance Mission, Alliance Wars and more.
In the Vanguard Challenge UI, you will find the current challenge assigned to you.

At a time, 3 challenges will be available to you. Completed challenges will be replaced by a new one.
A challenge card will show info about the type of challenge, the number of interactions required and Vanguard Points awarded for completing that challenge.
Tap on a challenge to get more details about it.

What do I earn by completing a challenge and what are the milestone rewards?
Complete a challenge to earn Vanguard Points. You will only earn a set amount of points listed on a challenge. The points earned will be added to your event progression.

The event has 15 milestones for you to progress through. A milestone’s point requirement is listed in the progression bar with the reward attached for achieving it.

Eight Rewards are distributed among 15 milestones. In addition to the normal rewards, each milestone also has premium rewards that the player can earn, given he has bought the Season Pass.

What is the season pass?
Buy the Season Pass and unlock the Premium Rewards. Progress through the event milestones to claim the Premium Rewards. Premium Rewards include exclusive items like the New Omega Unit Skins, Upgrade and Research Time Reduction boosts, Vanguard crates and more.

How do I redeem rewards in Vanguard challenge?
Once you progress through a milestone, the rewards for that milestones will become available for you to collect. Tap on the “Collect” button on a reward to claim it. These rewards will be added to your gift box.

How do I buy the Season Pass?
You can buy the Season Pass either for the Vanguard Challenge UI or from the in-app purchase section.

Do I still get Free Rewards if I buy the Season Pass?
Yes, players will still receive Free Rewards in addition to Premium Rewards once they progress through the milestones.

I bought the Season Pass. What will happen to the Premium Milestone Rewards I have already progressed through?

As you buy the Season Pass, all the Premium Rewards for milestones you have already progressed through will be unlocked instantly for you to claim.

What are the different skins that I can get from Vanguard Challenge?
Vanguard Challenge rewards 2 new skin, one at Milestone 12 and other at Milestone 15. Milestone 12 unlocks the “Golden Viper” skin for Viper MK1 and Milestone 15 unlocks the “Falcon MK2 Knight” skin for Falcon MK2.

Remember, the skin only changes how an Omega unit looks but the unit’s functionality is still the same.

What are the Research and upgrade time reduction rewards in the Vanguard challenge?
With Research Time Reduction and Upgrade Time Reduction boost unlocked, the time to upgrade a unit or Structure will reduce respectively. There are 2 levels of the boost; both for Research Time Reduction and Upgrade Time Reduction. Unlock the max level of the boost to get the highest time reduction on research or upgrades.

These boosts are automatically activated as you progress through the milestone awarding this boost. The boost effect will last until the end of the season.

How do I change the new skins?
Progress through the milestone which rewards you with a new omega skin. After unlocking it, the option to change the skin for that omega unit will become available in the robotics bay.

Do I still get the skin even if I have not unlocked the Omega Unit?
Yes, the option to change the skin will become active once you unlock the Omega Unit.

What is Arena of Champions?
Arena of Champions is a seasonal leaderboard event divided into multiple weeks. All Players in the Arena use the “Omega of the Week”, both Offense and Defense.

Your objective in the Arena is to achieve the highest score and place high on the leaderboards to earn exclusive rewards. Earn Battle Scores by attacking enemy bases and damaging them. The more damage you do to an enemy’s base the better your battle score will be.

This feature is accessible to players with HQ Level 15 or higher.

How do I access the leaderboard?
Tap on the Arena of Champions icon on the main UI to access the leaderboard.

How does the leaderboard work?
The ranking on the leaderboard is based on the score the player attains during every battle. The score the player can attain depends on the amount of damage done to the enemy’s base. The leaderboards will list the score based on the amount of total damage done by a player from all the attacks done during that week.

The weekly score resets after the weekly leaderboard is over.

How do i progress to higher tiers?
Based on your rank at the end of the week, the player can be promoted to higher tier, stays in the same tier or is demoted to a lower tier. There are in total 4 tier. Those are -

• Common Tier
• Advanced Tier
• Elite Tier
• Legendary Tier

All the players start in the Common tier and can progress to higher tiers. The progression is linear meaning the player can move only one tier at a time.
At the end of the season, the tier resets for all the players and everyone starts from the common tier.

Can I use other Omegas other than the weekly Omega in Arena of Champions?
NO. You can only use the predefined weekly leaderboard Omega, the “Omega of the Week” in the Arena of Champions. You do have to deploy the weekly Omega on the robotics bay to attack. As long as the weekly Omega is unlocked and alive, you can participate and attack opponents in the Arena.

If you have not unlocked the weekly omega on your robotics bay, you cannot participate in the weekly event.

The weekly Omega is required to attack and the same omega is also automatically deployed on the enemy’s base for defense as well.

Does attack and damage done in Quick Matches count towards my progress in the arena of champions?
NO. Only the attack done from the weekly leaderboards against the opponents listed will add up on the score for arena of champions.

How do I attack opponents in arena of champions?
Each opponent in the leaderboard can be attacked twice by a player. The number of attacks left per opponent is listed on their tag.

To attack an opponent, tap on the scout and while scouting that player’s base, select attack to engage in the battle.

Note - Once you have selected to attack an opponent, regardless if you have deployed troops during the attack or not, will count as an attack opportunity left against that opponent.

What are the rewards I can receive in the championship?
Based on the player’s rank at the end of the weekly leaderboard, players will receive the following-

• Alpha Omega Boost
• Lt. Ava Strike Force
• Arena Crate (Prime or standard - Based on player’s rank)
• Quantum Cores
• Resources - Supply, Fuel, Steel and Tech

To view what the player will be receiving based on their rank, tap on the “reward” section.

How does the new strike force works?
By placing in high rankings on the weekly leaderboard, you can win a Lt. Ava Strike Force. This Strike Force is available for 4 days and is automatically applied as the player wins it.

Note - This boost does not required to be applied and automatically activated for the next 4 days.

What is the Alpha Omega boost and how does it work?
Alpha Omega Boost is a new Exclusive rewards that player can win by placing high on the weekly leaderboards. This boost increases the HP and Damage for all the Omega Units for 20 battles.

There are 3 variants of boost, differentiated by the amount of Damage and HP buff they provide to the Omega units. The type of Alpha Boost awarded depends on the tier of the player when he won the boost.
After receiving the boost, it is automatically placed in your gift box. Reclaim your boost from the gift box to place it in your inventory. Drag and Drop the boost from your inventory to the Robotics bays to apply the boost.

If your boost inventory is full, then the boost will remain in the gift box until it is reclaimed or expires. Empty your inventory and reclaim the boost to make it available in your inventory.

What happens after the championship season ends?
After the season ends, the progress is reset for all the players and for the next season all the player starts from the Common Tier.

What are the boost I can buy in the arena?
There are 4 boost that player can buy in the arena.

• Omega Revive
• Omega XP boost
• Command Power boost
• Gunship Boost

Omega revive and Omega XP boost will be only applicable for the current weekly omega regardless if that omega is deployed on the robotics bay or not.

Gunship Boost is only available against the base attacked in arena of champions.

Do i have to deploy the weekly omega in the robotics bay to attack the opponent?
NO. if the weekly omega in the robotics bay is alive, then while attacking the player in the Arena of Champions then omega which can be deployed into the battlefield will automatically switch to the weekly omega.

What omega is used on defense when an opponent attacks my base from the arena of championship?
When an opponent in the weekly leaderboard attacks you, the weekly omega is deployed on the robotics bay automatically regardless if the weekly omega was deployed on the robotics bay or not.

During defenses, the weekly omega will always be deployed with full health.

Can I still participate in the weekly leaderboard after the promotion is over and the leaderboard starts?
Yes, as long as you unlock the omega before the weekly timer ends, you can participate in the weekly leaderboard.

What is a recommended opponent? What is the advantage of attacking a recommended opponent?
A recommended opponent is an enemy which has lower level defenses compared to others and will be easier for you to defeat. Defeating a recommended opponent will yield you more resources than a normal opponent.

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