Invasion Tutorial

Official Invasion Discord: https://discord.gg/EA5hRSv

This is going to be a basic tutorial on the game mode known as Invasion. The info is used from experience, HardBoiledJello#3791, and the various videos on Youtube covering invasion.

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSHI-Q3uG5k - X-27's Invasion Guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo1WCZQbq-U - Hardboiledjello's Invasion Guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRYvdIp7-uw - X-Commander's Invasion Guide

Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlEwHFxDLa4 - an example of a phenomenal run (5470P3_'s run)

Original template
Invasion Mode: A complete guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yfMumEEDjjDZsswCuMzz6xozM08zMWE1CBUC_cAg4lo/edit

Most important: Stay in a group, don’t waste gems, get Aries asap, have a 3-4 player team, kill most/all aliens before engaging the wave boss, mines have no arming delay, clear most/all all asteroids before engaging in the boss, only attack the boss when everyone agrees to (most helpful on waves 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9.)

Recommended Upgrade route(s)
Fly > Trident > Y-Defender > Crusader > Bat-Defender > O-Defender > Aries

However an Odyssey can work well in invasion along as it has at least 2 other Aries in its team. The same goes for the A-Speedster.

To get Odyssey go through Furystar as the U-Sniper is a poor ship choice for invasion.

For Bastion go through Aries path.

Never buy upgrades when going for the Aries!!!

For solo invasion the best route recommender is the following route:-

Fly > Delta-Fighter > Side-Fighter > Side-Interceptor > Aetos/Shadow X-2 > A-Speedster

No upgrades in any other ships leading to the A-Speedster and its important to keep a 200 gem shield before upgrading any stats on the A-Speedster. Shadow X-2 is recommended over the Aetos because of its speed. For Solo Invasion a hit and run ship like the X-2 or the Speedster would be better.

Aliens
Pre-Wave 1: Mine to get secondaries (missiles are preferable)

Wave 1
Gameplay: Fly around and solo kill

Spawn 1: Level 1 Chickens

Spawn 2: Level 1 and 2 Chickens

Goal Ship: Y-Defender

0 secondaries from asteroids, number of asteroids has to be >12

Wave 2
Gameplay: Group attack

Spawn 1: Level 1 Chickens

Spawn 2: Level 1 and Level 2 Chickens, Level 1 Crabs

Boss: Level 4 Chicken which spawns Level 2 Chickens which split into Level 1 Chickens. Don't use Secondaries on the boss. Use secondaries as soon as the boss is killed to kill the outburst of minions.

Goal Ship: Crusader

Rockets, missiles and both mine types drop from asteroids, number of asteroids has to be less than 12

Wave 3
Gameplay: Camp at the star, wait for aliens to come to you. Then group attack.

Spawn 1: Level 2 Chickens

Spawn 2: Level 2 Chickens, Level 2 Crabs

Boss: Level 1 Fortress which spawns Level 1 Crabs, use rockets and missiles on the fortress.

Goal Ship: Bat-Defender

Same secondaries drop as wave 2, all asteroids has to be destroyed.

Wave 4
Gameplay: Destroy asteroids to create chain reaction, can run around solo unless one person is still a Crusader.

"Spawn" 1: Asteroid shower from above

Spawn 2: Level 1 Piranhas

Goal Ship: Bat-Defender

Wave 5
Gameplay: Group attack, mine at star for secondaries

Spawn 1: Level 3 Chickens

Spawn 2: Level 2 Piranhas, Level 3 Crabs, Level 1 Candlesticks

Boss: 2 Level 1 Hirsutes, one of your group members should circle it to keep it busy while the rest of you attack from distance and make sure not to block the path of the person who is circling the Hirsutes.

Goal Ship: O-Defender

Wave 6
Gameplay: Group attack

Spawn 1: Level 2 Candlesticks, Level 1 Pointus

Spawn 2: Level 2 Pointus

Boss: Level 2 Saucer. (Run if not all enemies killed)

Goal Ship: At least 1 Aries, 2 optimal, 3 perfect

Wave 7
Gameplay: Group attack, mine at star for secondaries. Destroy all asteroids before engaging the Fortress(Very helpful for the next wave).

Spawn 1: Level 3 Piranhas

Spawn 2: Bosses: 2 Level 1 Saucers and Level 2 Fortress (Kill the 2 saucers as soon as possible and before the fortress)

Goal Ship: All Aries (necessary for wave 8)

Wave 8
Gameplay: Group attack

Spawn 1: 2 Level 4 Piranhas

Spawn 2: Level 3 Pointus

Boss: Level 4 Piranhas, to kill the boss easily avoid the head at all cost and use the Aries's auxiliary cannon and circle the boss to kill it and if things get desperate use Mines but its not really needed if you are circling the boss optimally.

Use Secondaries on boss (mine pile at start and staying in it mostly works very well along as one of the 2 bosses comes after the ship in the mine pile)

Tips: Kill all the pointus before mining as it makes mining asteroids much easier. Killing all the aliens makes the asteroids less dense, decreases the strength of the asteroids, which enables them to be destroyed much quicker.

Wave 9
Gameplay: Group attack, Mine at star for secondaries

Spawn 1: Level 3 Candlesticks

Spawn 2: Level 2 Forks

Boss: 2 Level 1 Hirsutes, 1 Level 2 Hirsute

Avoid using to many secondaries (because they are needed for wave 10) avoid pods if possible (not very helpful on wave 10)

After all the aliens are killed make a mine pile using everyone's mines then go mine for more Secondaries.

Wave 10
Gameplay: Stay in 1 place as group (You will likely die in this wave)

Spawn 1: Level 3 Crabs

Spawn 2: Level 3 Piranhas, 5 Level 1 Hirsutes

Boss: Final boss, Stay at distance and snipe (RCS=ON!) (1 shot=300 damage) (6 Shots=Kill Aries with full gems) Final boss sometimes spawns in 2 Wave 6 bosses (red saucer) but not every time

USE SECONDARIES on most bosses

GOOD LUCK! :)