First of all, from what I can gather it is going to be a "group" gate. Not sure exactly what this means, however the descriptions and new game code I have found suggest this A LOT!
Hades Gate Map:
Hades Gate "Title": Taste for Annihilation
Hades Gate Description:
We've received intel about a secret meeting between three rival alien races. The suspected location is the Hades Nebula, the ancient seat of the long defeated Aloisi Empire. There can only be one reason for such a meeting - to plot the destruction of humanity!
We’ve long suspected each alien race a powerful leader coordinating their activities from afar. Surely such a meeting would surely require their presence.
Build a team of at least 4 skilled pilots and get to the Nebula as fast as possible.
Hades Gate Player Title (like All-Star etc.): Emperor of Hades
Hades Gate Rewards:
8 Logfiles
4 green booty keys
4,000,000 Experience
20,000 Uridium
220000 Honor Points
Hades Gate Waves:
50x Sibelons
20x Boss Sibelons
10x Uber Sibelons
1x Emperor Sibelon
50x Lordakiums
20x Boss Lordakiums
10x Uber Lordakiums
1x Emperor Lordakium
50x Kristallons
20x Boss Kristallons
10x Uber Kristallons
1x Emperor Kristallon
Hades Gate "Text" from main.swf:
Free repairs on the active Hades Gate server.
If you log out or run out of time, you will be removed from this Hades Gate server.
You still have %COUNT% lives left for the Hades Gate.
Free repair in the Hades Gate available for the next %COUNTDOWN% seconds.
You and this player are not at the same Hades Gate stage.
Build the Hades Gate to help this player defeat the Emperors.
You and this player are at the same Hades Gate stage.
Hades Gate successfully completed.
Hades Gate successfully activated.
Hades Gate server is at maximum capacity. Consider joining or creating a new group.
Attack canceled. It's not possible to attack other pilots when in the Hades Gate.
Access denied - you must be in a group to enter the Hades Gate.
Access denied - you must be at the same stage as the group leader.
Activation canceled – all group members must remain in the activation zone to start the gate.
Access denied - Your group already completed the Hades Gate.
What seems to be the "story line" script:
The text below is in the same order they appear at in the script
Tutorial Character:
"Glad you made it. Amongst the usual alien chatter, I've picked up three unusually complex signals."
"I think they originated from the Aliosi Sector. It looks like the aliens' leaders are planning something..."
"Only one way to find out for sure - destroy the alien waves, draw out their leaders, then do your companies proud and vaporize them!"
"Fly to the activation zone marked on your minimap. This will trigger a subsonic frequency designed to draw the aliens out from the Nebula. Heads up: You'll need a complete group with at least 4 pilots to get started. If there are additional allies in the area, all will need to go into battle."
Emperor Sibelons:
"Puny humans!"
"Your unevolved skeletons and monkey brains make me want to puke."
"The sooner we wipe your stench from the galaxy the better!"
Emperor Lordakiums:
"How dare you intrude on the inaugural Annihilation of Humanity Conference!"
"I, Emperor of the mighty Lordakium, will not stand for this insolence! Prepare to die!"
Emperor Kristallons:
"We have observed your continuous wars and inability to live peacefully."
"Tolerating your existence would be illogical ..."
Tutorial Character:
"First-rate work, pilot! First-rate work, pilot! Your exploits are becoming a thing of legend. Watch your back...the alien leaders are already planning their next attack!"
"That'll teach them not to underestimate us. Well done, pilot!"
Alien Info:
Sorry about crappy GIF compression /:
Emperor Kristallon:
Emperor Lordakium:
Emperor Sibelon:
Other New Stuff:
New Drone Designs:
These aren't exactly new, but still interesting!
Mosquito:
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More coming soon.
-jD