This post will serve as the permanent house for all events in this game which do not fall under the canon main story. As of today - April 14, 2022, the current mini-games/events in Cross of Auria and currently being developed are the following:
- Hall of Challengers
- Colosseum
- Battle Series X/#
- Halloween Event 2021
Over time, this post will be updated with new information for each of the events as they grow and should serve as the permanent reference point for learning about any of these activities as they exist currently today, whatever today is, at all points moving forward.
* indicates a reminder to myself to edit once it is finalized.
The Colosseum
- Hosts reimaginations of world dungeons at higher fixed levels than the original.
- Currently hosts a level 20 Den An'ura rift.
- Currently hosts a level 30 Scarlet Cavern rift.
- Will host a level 40 Hell's Gate rift.
- Will host a level 50 Frost Forest rift.
- Will host a level 60 ??? rift.
- Will host a level 100-120 alternate of each of the above rifts.
* Loot from this location is primarily obtained through currency exchange with the Warden near the entrance of the Colosseum. Location currency can be obtained by defeating bosses, dismantling gear, or rarely from regular encounters inside the rifts.
Yuelslain's Village
- Yuelslain's Village is a location somewhere outside of Revan, nestled deep within a snowy forest. It's inhabitants are few and are in desperate need of outside intervention.
- Quests obtained in the village appear in the Quest Log and reward various tools used to help resolve the threat of the area.
- This location uses a reputation system. Doing more quests for the villagers will result in the ability to buy or craft better items.
- Battles are set at Lv. 50 or higher. These enemies are Ice and Soul type. Additionally, Normal, Poison, and Dark enemies also appear.
- Gear which can be crafted or dropped starts at 400 points and goes as high as 600. All gear offers some resistance to Ice and associated debuffs.
Battle Series X & Battle Series I-V
- The Battle Series DLCs are dungeon-style battle events accessible from the Veil. Their respective DLCs must be downloaded to enter the zone.
- Battle Series X (BSX) will be available first and for free.
- Subsequent numbered Battle Series events will have a price tag.
- In these areas, the menu and save functions are fully accessible.
- Expect the most challenging of enemies to appear, relative to the level of the content.
-- BSX will be level 50.
-- BSI-BSV levels are TBD.
Battle Series Rewards
- Full custom gear sets are created for each Battle Series DLC.
*- Currently, the Zodiac Set for BSX is 260 points. 40% DEF / 40% MDF / 15% HP / 5% MP. This may change once we are closer to deployment.
*-- BSX set also has a 325-point, 350-point, and 375-point variant, each of which are color indicated for rarity.
*-- 260-point gear can be purchased from the corresponding shop with Astral Tokens, 325-point gear with Astral Coins, and 350+375 point with Zodiac Coins.
*-- Most of the higher tiered gear cannot be purchased, but is instead dropped by the bosses in the area.
*-- Weapons are included in the Zodiac Set.
-- The creation of the Zodiac Set birthed the use of the Disassembly, multi-tiered set, and weapons as part of a set systems. Additionally, this is where the "Ring" was discontinued, leaving only the "Band" and "Signet" ring-type items.
-- All gear from the Zodiac Set can be disassembled into Astral Tokens, Astral Coins, or Zodiac Coins.
- For full details of drop rates and enemies included, see the DLC page when BSX goes live (link will be posted here instead of all the detail).
- Rewards for BSI-BSV are TBD.
Battle Tower
- Game data for this event exists in Agartha to the East past the hole in the ground. Currently inaccessible.
- Battle Tower is meant to be a maze-like ascending battle challenge with different themes.
-- Ex: Player can choose An'ura to challenge An'ura themed enemies all the way up the tower, or Scarlet, Mech, etc.
- More data will be added to this section later if it ever enters development or is finally officially canceled.
Legacy Events
Battlefront
- The Battlefront was an exploration combat mini-game where Ruby controlled nameless mercenaries to set up fortifications on behalf of Lvell in the forest area North of the city.
- Regular teammates were removed from the party.
- Ruby donned her Exploration outfit and class which did not share EXP or gear with the Lightning Warrior class.
- Ruby's allies would flee in combat if they were KO'd at the end of the turn. A new copy of that merc type could be hired at level 1 from the vendor who originally issued them.
- Due to the focus of development shifting toward completing the Orc War campaign, setting up the Battle Series DLCs, and finishing the winter holiday DLCs - the concept was officially scrapped on December 27th, 2021.
The Gauntlet
- Due to an issue with the coding of the Gauntlet event, the concept has been scrapped.
- Development on the Gauntlet was officially terminated on December 27, 2021. Most associated data was also removed at this time, including zones, enemies, and troop data.
Halloween Event - 2021
- Free-roam battles in the newly created Sha'ri Desert from Oct 31, 2021 to Nov 15, 2021.
- Introduced the first craft-able skill book.
- This event permanently moved to the Colosseum Basement on Nov 15th, 2021. The guidebook for the ability "Enraging Flames" remains available.
Halloween Event - 2020
- Currently can be found in game in the Colosseum main lobby after the third story visit to the Veil.
- Introduces a costume change for the main party, complete with new classes and skills.
- EXP and learned skills are not carried over from the event classes to the permanent classes.