What are Special Ops, and how do they help?
Special Ops provide additional reinforcements or battle effects to support the attack.
Only one of each type can be active at a time.
They last for 1 hour but can be extended with Thorium.
OVERVIEW
Special Operations, or Spec ops, are temporary buffs that can be won from destroying NPC bases or purchased from the Gear store. They can broken down into three types: Offensive, Defensive, and Tactical.
Offensive Ops: Used by the player when attacking, and the effects of using an offensive spec op usually equate to being able to deploy extra units in an attack or granting units an extra status effect to their attacks.
Offensive Spec Ops that deploy extra units have a cooldown of 7 minutes. Triggering the Spec Op while it is on cooldown will have no effect.
Defensive Ops: Have a general functionality of helping the player in defending deposits they control or their main base, usually by deploying extra units.
Tactical Ops: Have a variety of effects that allow the player to take more resources than normal from a given attack, or have some other unique effect on the battlefield, like allowing Last Stand defenders to fight for you instead of your enemies.
A player can only have one of each type of operation active at a time, so you can't stack two offensive Spec Ops. Event stores may have limits on how many you can claim or purchase, please check the store or event briefing for more information. Also, you can only hold 12 Spec Ops in inventory at one time.
How to Use Special Ops
- Click on the icons under the profile picture
- Choose the SpecOp that you want to start.
- Start hitting targets and watch as the extra units join you!
- Before the timer expires, if you want to extend, use thorium to extend an additional hour.
