This weeks Alien Invasion update can be found here.

As always, feel free to discuss, comment and suggest improvements in this forum post -- and as always, they're appreciated.

Calypso

omgomgomg the invasion mechanic sounds awesome. I am glad you are focusing on keeping mining to a minimum time investment but I still expect it'll be pretty boring...

I like mining.

Make them high end alien invasions scary.

boring for some, but a source of income for other. Im pretty sure the mined commodity wont be neurobound .

So... about that new rapid-fire, massive damage mining wep for gunners...

Anyhow it's sounding really good. Though from the sound of it, this new alien invasion won't be an optional extra for people. T21, with olympus is all optional, you can choose not to do it.

Shhh! No one is supposed to know about that giant Annihilation Cannon of Infinite Destruction!

For the serious response though. Yes -- it might seem like it's not optional, and in a way, it's not. If everyone opts not to go fight aliens there will be reprecussions. But -- keep in mind -- that's not the only reason to go there and fight. Aliens have loot, XP and Credit drops (and pretty good ones at that). Let's say you're grinding levels to get SP for whatever -- if an invasion happens to be going on, or there are some owned galaxies you can clear out -- it might be a more rewarding alternative than sitting in a DG camping Reavers or whatnot. Or, as another example, if you know something valuable is going to spawn soon, it might be better to go try and get it than do a DG.

I don't want this to be a chore -- so believe me, I'm trying to make sure there are plenty of reasons to go to Subspace and fight some aliens.

Calypso

Now that post is something to get excited about. Bring the aliens!

At least give us a preview on test server D:
I can't wait any longer!

To incentivize participating in invasions, would it not be a good idea to give all aliens a high XP multiplier?

Im all excited to shoot some aliens and expesially excited to defend my gal from alien vs my bases

Hey admins. Please update us on the progress, please. Thanks.

Dually noted

Patience is a virtue. Also the aliens need time to incubate. Buttttt... for a brief update? We have almost all the art done and are mainly testing at this point. Stay tuned for player testing announcements in the very near future.

Calypso

Ah that's good to know. Looking forward to updates.