Editing Invasions

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There are times in Draia when the forces of evil try to gain control over the lands.  The moon turns red, and [[Creatures|monsters]] invade the various [[maps]].

There are two types of invasions: moderator-led invasions and automatic invasions.  If an invasion occurs, a blue moderator announcement or a warning from the Global Invasion Warning System (GIWS) usually appears on screen.

Invasions usually happen in waves, e.g. the first wave of monsters invades map A, the second wave invades map B, the third wave invades C, and so on.  Automatic invasions are finished once all monsters have been defeated in a given time span.  If not, another wave will spawn elsewhere, up to a maximum of three waves.  Moderator-led invasions usually take 30-60 minutes and cover as many maps, monsters and waves as the moderators have planned.

== Automatic invasions ==
A single automatic invasion may occur 2 minutes after the beginning of each in-game [[Time Keeping|hour]].  Their occurance is random; many days can pass without an invasion.  If an invasion occurs, the course that the invasion will follow is also randomly selected.

An automatic invasion is finished when all of its invasion creatures have been defeated in a given time span.  If not, another wave will spawn elsewhere, up to a maximum of three waves.

=== Global Invasion Warning System ===
Automatic invasions are not announced unless players donate [[gold coins]] each month to the Global Invasion Warning System (GIWS).  The GIWS must be funded by players each month to remain active.  The initial activation took [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=28587&view=findpost&p=301931 {{nowrap|8 million}} gold coins, {{nowrap|1 million}} sulfur and 500 hydrogenium bars].  The monthly maintenance fee is [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=28587&view=findpost&p=302273 200,000] gold coins.  There are four (or five if you will) levels of efficiency for the GIWS, [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=46646&view=findpost&p=471562 depending on funds]:

* '''Inactive''' (funding less than 50k gold coins): The system becomes inactive, and no warnings are broadcast when any automatic invasions occur.  It can be reactivated by paying the monthly fee.
* '''Level 0''' (funding at or above 50k gold coins): The system broadcasts a warning when the third (final) wave of monsters spawns at {{nowrap|14 minutes}} after the new hour.  (For [[dragon]] invasions, this probably means the third [[map]] of the invasion.)
* '''Level 1''' (funding at or above 100k gold coins): The system broadcasts a warning when the second wave of monsters spawns at {{nowrap|8 minutes}} after the new hour.
* '''Level 2''' (funding at or above 150k gold coins): The system broadcasts a warning when the first wave of monsters spawns at {{nowrap|2 minutes}} after the new hour.
* '''Level 3''' (funding at or above 200k gold coins): At the highest level, the system broadcasts a warning at the beginning of the hour, {{nowrap|2 minutes}} before the invasion starts.

Donations for the funding of the system are accepted by [[Mesterul Manole]] at the Lakeside Village docks in [[White Stone]].  Donations that exceed 20k gold coins will be broadcast.

=== Possible courses ===
* [[File:Valley of the Dwarves 25px.png]] [[Valley of the Dwarves]]: The "classic" automatic invasion.  It starts in the lower level of  the VotD [[Gold Mines]].  The second wave spawns in the upper level of the VotD gold mines.  The third wave spawns outside in VotD and endangers anyone sitting at the outdoor [[storage]].
* [[File:Morcraven Marsh 25px.png]] [[Morcraven Marsh]]: Starts in the [[Morcraven Marsh Caves]] (Which side? Silver or gold?), then again in the Morcraven Marsh Caves, and lastly outside in Morcraven Marsh.
* [[File:Desert Pines 25px.png]] [[Desert Pines]]: Starts in the [[Crystal Caverns]] and finally invades Desert Pines outside.
* [[File:Portland 25px.png]] [[Portland]]: Starts in the [[Titanium Mines]] and finally invades Portland outside.
* [[File:Nordcarn 25px.png]] [[Nordcarn]]: Starts in the [[South Cave]] and finally invades Nordcarn outside.
* [[File:White Stone 25px.png]] [[White Stone]]: Starts in the [[White Stone Underground]], then a second wave, and finally invades White Stone outside.
* ''The Flight of the Dragons'': This is a special invasion type in which a [[Black Dragon|Black]] and [[Red Dragon]] each leave their respective caves.  The invasion starts in [[North Redmoon]] (Red) and [[Aeth Aelfan]] (Black).  If not defeated, they move to [[Idaloran]] (Red) and [[Irsis]] (Black).  Finally, they move to the [[Emerald Valley Caves]] (Red) and the [[Willowvine Forest Cave]] (Black).
* ''The Flight of the Dragons 2'': This is a special invasion type in which a Black and Red Dragon each leave their respective caves.  The invasion starts in North Redmoon (Red) and Aeth Aelfan (Black).  If not defeated, they move to [[Palon Vertas]] (Red) and [[Emerald Valley Trade Route]] (Black).  Finally, they move to the Emerald Valley Caves (Red) and the Willowvine Forest Cave (Black).

== Moderator-led Invasions ==
Moderator-led invasions are announced via blue moderator broadcast messages.  The announcements usually list the [[maps]] where the invasion will occur along with the maps that will be safe.  The maps, creatures, and level caps are all decided by the team of moderators leading the invasion.  These invasions usually last {{nowrap|30-60 minutes}}, start with low-level creatures, and gradually rise in difficulty, sometimes up to [[Giant]]s (and, if Roja or Entropy participate, even [[Dragon]]s).

Here is an example of a moderator announcement:
<blockquote style="font-family:monospace; background:#e0e4c5; padding:0.2em; border:1px solid grey;">
&#35;Message from Thyralax: The monsters are INVADING NOW! Tarsengaard (under 40's), Morcraven marsh (under 60's), Ida Mines (under 80's) North Red Moon (under 110's)...<br />
&#35;Message from Thyralax: Melinis (under 130's) Aeth aelfan (under 150's) Bethel (any). All other maps will remain safe. Good luck all!
</blockquote>

=== Level caps ===
During a moderator-led invasion, the moderators may enforce level caps on the maps where the invasion will occur.  A level cap is a restriction whereby only players whose average of attack and defense levels is below or equal to the cap are allowed to participate in the invasion on that particular map.  In mathematical terms:

<pre>cap >= (attack + defense) / 2</pre>

In the example above, Tarsengaard is capped at level 40, Morcraven Marsh at level 60, etc.  A level cap is only related to a player's attack and defense levels.  It is not related to the creatures which will spawn on that map.  However, the difficulty of the creatures that spawn is usually within the range of the level cap placed on that map.

If you exceed the level cap for a particular map, you are only allowed to walk through that map.  If you fight any invasion creatures on that map, the moderators may ban you from the game.  ('''Editor note''': Please find a thread on the official EL forums with the "level cap" rules, and make a link to it.)  Level caps help to pair players with creatures by difficulty level so that almost any player, from newbie to high-level, may participate in an evenly-matched environment.

When a cap is removed (lifted) on a particular map, everyone is allowed to fight the creatures on that map.

== Creatures ==
Unlike normal [[creatures]], invasion creatures have red names and never ignore you, no matter how high your defense level is or whether you have the [[Monster Magnetism Perk]] or [[Monster Magnetism Cloak|Cloak]].  They also have a higher chance of dropping rare items.
<!--The [[Mare Bulangiu]], which can be set free as a [[Harvesting events|harvesting event]] while harvesting [[Dung]], acts as an invasion monster as well.-->

=== Special drops ===
Invasion creatures drop some special rare items:
*[[File:Invasion Token.png|25px]] [[Invasion Token]]
*[[File:I Eat Dead People Removal.png|25px]] [[Removal Stones#Perk Removal Stones|Perk Removal Stones]]
*[[File:Shop Coupon.png|25px]] [[Shop Coupons]]
*[[File:Gold Coins.png|25px]] 10,000 [[Gold Coins]]
The chance to get one of these increases with the strength of the creature, with the exception of the [[Invisible Rat]].  However, invasion creatures do not drop their normal counterparts' rare drops; that is, the items above are the only rare items that are dropped by invasion creatures.  If they do not drop a rare item, invasion monsters drop their normal counterparts' regular items like small amounts of gold coins, bones, etc.

== Safety ==
As a rule of thumb, the [[Isla Prima]] (IP) map is ''always'' safe during invasions.  In most cases, being indoors (inside buildings, not caves) is safe, too, although there have been cases where players were killed while being AFK indoors during an invasion, but there has been no proof of what happened there.

Before automatic invasions, the map on which the invasion will occur is usually announced.  Before moderator-led invasions, a moderator usually announces which maps will be safe.  You can always ask in any channel if you did not see the announcement.

Invasions involve many aggressive creatures spawning in large groups, so it is not advisable to wear basic training equipment.  Strong [[armour]] and a strong [[weapon]] is essential to surviving an invasion.  Players frequently use healing [[Magic|spells]], [[potions]], or [[clothing]] such as the [[Fast Regeneration Cape]].

== Invaded monsters left ==
You can always check whether there are any invasion monsters roaming Draia by typing the <code>#il</code> [[command]].  For specific information, you can use an [[invasionmeter]] to see if there are any invasion monsters on the same map as you.

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