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Revision as of 01:53, 13 March 2018
| “ | Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! |
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–Théoden in The Return of the King, The Ride of the Rohirrim | ||
An invasion is an in-game event that was added in the Public Beta 19 update on August 1st, 2014. During these events, waves of foes will attack the player in a short amount of time.
Description
A Gundabad invasion in the Lone Lands.
Unlike bandits, invasions don't come without warning; the first sign that you're going to be in for a fight is a low-pitched horn blow, and a message in the chat stating "[Faction] have launched an invasion nearby!". These invasions can occur in almost any biome, from Rohan to Gondor to the Lone-Lands, but are most dangerous in "wilderness" biomes -- that is, Wilderland, Lone-Lands, and similar biomes. Some biomes can be invaded by more than one faction, and the chance for an invasion to happen varies depending on which biome is being invaded by which faction. It is possible for multiple factions to invade the same place at the same time.
When the invasion begins, a large weapon of the invading faction will appear floating over the ground, surrounded by flames that don't give off any light. When this happens, you have two options: Run and hide, or kill all the enemy units. If you choose the latter, beware that a naturally-spawned invasion can result in 30 to 70 enemy units appearing within a very short period of time, but also note that slaying all the enemy units could result in you getting a lot of alignment to the enemies of the faction you're fighting against, as well as loot. If you are in creative mode, you can break the invasion spawner by left-clicking on it.
Mobs spawned in an invasion have a much longer sight range than normal mobs (40 blocks instead of 16) and mounted units have an even longer range of sight during an invasion; they can see enemies from up to 60 blocks away.
Every time, the horn blows, between one and six enemy units will spawn, up to six blocks away from the invasion spawner.
The units spawned in an invasion can include any units the enemy has at its disposal. For example, a Rohirric invasion of the Uruk Highlands will contain mostly mounted Rohirrim and bowmen, whereas an Angmar invasion of the Lone-Lands will contain all possible units allied with the Angmar faction.
The spawning of enemy units will end after several minutes and the sword will then explode (without damaging you) and disappear, thus ending the invasion.
Invasions can happen at any time of night or day, in most biomes (see the list below) although the chance of an invasion is greatly increased on nights, when there is a lunar eclipse.
Advantages of defeating invasions concerning alignment
When an invasion spawns, the game will look for all "non-isolationist" (every factions except Fangorn and Hobbits) enemy factions who have influence within a 50-map-pixel range of the invasion. If there are, slaughtering the invading mobs will let you gain alignment with all those factions even if you are outside their areas of influence. If there aren't, then the game will try again with a 150-pixel range, but this time only looking for one enemy factions, whichever is the closest. If one has been found, killing the invading mobs will grant you alignment with this factions. However, if there are none, you won't gain alignment at all.
Post-implementation changes
Public Beta 22
Invasions as of Public Beta 22.
As of Public Beta 22, invasions now spawn with the sword of the appropriate faction (with the exception of Hobbits (pipe), Fangorn (stick), Gundabad (cleaver) and some sub-factions because they do not have faction-specific weapons or armour.)
Also, a Horn of Conquest was introduced to give players the opportunity to summon invasions from allied factions.
Public Beta 24
Public Beta 24 saw many new sub-factions gain the capability to invade, including Dol Amroth, Nan Ungol, Hillmen, Rangers of Ithilien, and Black Uruks.
Public Beta 25
Public Beta 25 made it possible to spawn warg invasions for every evil faction that has wargs.
Tactics
There are several ways to cope with an invasion:
Avoid dangerous biomes
Make sure to travel the more peaceful regions of Middle-earth (see list below) if you've got the choice. For example, in Eriador and it's surroundings there are the Rangers of the North to back you up (if you are a good aligned player). When you are followed by some foes, it's a good idea to flee to a spot where some of your friends are waiting to take care of your pursuers.
Run
The best thing to do when you hear the sound of the horn is just run the way you are facing. The invasion always takes place near the spot you are standing. As long as you stay near the floating sword, more waves of foes will show up. Fleeing is not cowardice, just pure survival instinct. After some moments running, you can turn around and cope with what is still following you. When you don't feel capable or equipped to deal with a large number of foes or when you would be fighting in difficult terrain just leave the place. Or is this just the challenge you're seeking?
Use the terrain
It's easier to attack downhill than uphill. Make sure that no trees, buildings or boulders obstruct your view. Think about holes in the ground or steep cliffs, where you could fall down when you've got to flee again. You can also hide behind some obstacles and wait for your foes to seek you out. Or fight with your back against a wall so there's no risk getting stabbed from behind but also no opportunity to flee. Perhaps circle around the floating sword in a distance to move yourself in a better position. Also, when you jump down while attacking a foe, you can deal more damage (critical strike). Another good tactic is to make a pillar of blocks up and shoot down at your foes.
Divide and Conquer
Or as the Romans put it "divide et impera". Each time you go near the floating sword, the horn sounds and a new wave of foes will occur. So carefully reapproach the sword until the horn sounds and immediately back up a bit. Then deal with the wave that showed up until most of the foes are gone. Repeat this until the invasion ends. You can either take out the foes from afar with a bow or crossbow, try to lure them away in small groups (remember that wargs have a longer tracking range) or wait until someone else takes care of them. Also remember, orcs sometimes take each other out in a skirmish.
This tactic should be used only if you have decent armour and weapons, or if a faction is invading land near your base (banners can help solve the latter problem). Despite the danger of death, the XP and alignment you'll get can make it worthwhile.
Take a break
When you are hurt, it's a good idea to leave the battle, take cover, eat something, perhaps drink a potion and wait until you recovered some of your health. Then reenter the fight. Your foes can wait that moment.
If you have magical drinks such as Athelas brew, Orc draught, or Miruvor, now's the time to use them. The former brew will regenerate your health for a time, and all of the three drinks will boost your strength. Or if you have positive Fangorn alignment and the faction's magical Ent-draughts are available to you, drink some with various helpful effects.
Bring some friends
Hire some troops from a captain or travel with some players in a multiplayer world. That way you can help each other out, when someone is in trouble.
Collect the loot
When you hear an explosion sound, the sword disappears. You have to deal with the last wave of that invasion. After finishing off these last foes, you can peacefully walk the battlefield and collect all the experience orbs and the loot your foes have dropped. Don't do this during the fight, because gathering loot will probably distract you from the foe that deals you the deadly blow. In multiplayer don't start to quarrel about how to divide the loot!
Invasion List
Sorted by biome
This List shows which factions can invade which biome and what the chance is of it happening. Biomes not listed here cannot be invaded. The list of factions in this table is which factions can invade the biome:
Sorted by faction
Units used by various factions
| Faction | Units used | Symbol | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angmar | Angmar Orc, Angmar Orc Archer, Angmar Orc Warrior, Angmar Orc Bombardier, Angmar Warg, Angmar Warg Bombardier, Angmar Banner Bearer | Angmar Sword | Not all invasions will spawn a Warg Bombardier; if they do, only one or two will usually spawn, but it is possible to get as many as five. (experienced first hand) |
| Black Uruks | Black Uruk, Black Uruk Archer, Black Uruk Banner Bearer | Black Uruk Cleaver | |
| Blackroot Vale | Gondor Levyman, Blackroot Vale Soldier, Blackroot Vale Bowman, Blackroot Vale Banner Bearer | Blackroot Bow | |
| Blue Mountains | Blue Mountains Warrior, Blue Mountains Axe-thrower, Blue Mountains Banner Bearer | Blue Dwarven Warhammer | |
| Dale | Dalish Levyman, Dalish Soldier, Dalish Longbowman, Dalish Banner Bearer, Esgaroth Banner Bearer | Dalish Sword | |
| Dol Amroth | Dol Amroth Man-at-arms, Dol Amroth Archer, Swan Knight, Dol Amroth Banner Bearer | Dol Amroth Sword | Some Dol Amroth units have a chance to spawn mounted |
| Dol Guldur | Dol Guldur Orc, Dol Guldur Orc Archer, Mirkwood Spider, Mirk-Troll, Dol Guldur Banner Bearer | Dol Guldur Sword | Mirk-Trolls are considerably rarer than the other NPC's |
| Dorwinion (Men) | Vintner Guard, Vintner Guard Crossbower, Dorwinion Banner Bearer | Mug of Red Wine | |
| Dorwinion (Elves) | Bladorthin Warrior, Bladorthin Archer, Dorwinion Elf Banner Bearer | Spear of Bladorthin | |
| Dunedain of the North | Ranger of the North, Ranger Banner Bearer | Ranger Bow | Some Rangers will spawn as outriders, mounted on horses |
| Dunland | Dunlending, Dunlending Warrior, Dunlending Bowman, Dunlending Banner Bearer | Dunlending Club | |
| Durin's Folk | Dwarf Warrior, Dwarf Axe-Thrower, Dwarf Banner-Bearer | Dwarven Warhammer | |
| Gondor | Gondor Levyman, Gondor Soldier, Gondor Archer, Gondor Banner Bearer | Gondorian Sword | Some Gondorian units will be mounted on horses |
| Gundabad | Gundabad Orc, Gundabad Orc Archer, Gundabad Warg, Gundabad Banner Bearer, Gundabad Uruk, Gundabad Uruk Archer | Gundabad Uruk Cleaver | |
| Half-trolls | Half-troll, Half-troll Warrior, Half-troll Banner Bearer | Half-troll Scimitar | Some Half-trolls ride Rhinos |
| Hobbits | Hobbit Shirriff | Hobbit Pipe | Some Hobbits ride Ponies |
| Isengard | Isengard Snaga, Isengard Snaga Archer, Uruk-Hai, Uruk-Hai Crossbower, Uruk-Hai Berserker, Isengard Warg, Uruk-Hai Banner-Bearer, Uruk-Hai Sapper, Isengard Warg Bombardier | Uruk Scimitar | Most invasions only spawn one or two Warg Bombardiers |
| Lamedon | Lamedon Hillman, Lamedon Warrior, Lamedon Archer, Lamedon Banner Bearer | Gondorian Warhammer | Some warriors can be mounted on horses |
| Lebennin | Lebennin Levyman, Gondor Soldier, Gondor Archer, Lebennin Banner Bearer | Gondorian Sword | |
| Lindon | Lindon Warrior, Lindon Cavalry, Lindon Banner Bearer | Lindon Sword | |
| Mordor | Mordor Orc, Mordor Orc Archer, Mordor Orc Bombardier, Mordor Warg, Black Uruk, Black Uruk Archer, Mordor Banner-Bearer, Minas Morgul Banner Bearer, Black Uruk Banner Bearer, Olog-Hai | Mordor Scimitar | Olog-Hai and Black Uruks are much rarer than Orcs |
| Morwaith | Morwaith Warrior, Morwaith Banner Bearer | Morwaith Spear | Some Morwaith can be mounted on Zebras |
| Nan Ungol | Mordor Orc, Mordor Orc Archer, Mordor Spider, Nan Ungol Banner Bearer | Mordor Scimitar | |
| Near Harad | Near Haradrim Warrior, Near Haradrim Archer, Near Haradrim Banner-Bearer | Near Harad Scimitar | Some Haradrim ride Camels |
| Pelargir | Lebennin Levyman, Pelargir Marine, Pelargir Banner Bearer | Pelargir Trident | |
| Pinnath Gelin | Gondor Levyman, Pinnath Gelin Soldier, Pinnath Gelin Banner Bearer | Gondor Sword | Some soldiers ride horses |
| Rangers of Ithilien | Ranger of Ithilien, Ithilien Banner Bearer | Gondorian Bow | |
| Rivendell | Rivendell Warrior, Rivendell Cavalry, Rivendell Banner Bearerr | Rivendell Sword | |
| Rhudaur Hillmen | Rhudaur Hillman, Rhudaur Hillman Warrior, Rhudaur Hillman Axe-thrower, Rhudaur Hillman Banner Bearer | Bronze Sword | |
| Rhúdel | Easterling Warrior, Easterling Levymen, Easterling Archer, Easterling Golden Warrior, Easterling Banner Bearer, Easterling Fire Thrower | Rhûnic Sword | |
| Rohan | Rohirrim Warrior, Rohirrim Bowman, Rohirrim Banner Bearer | Rohirric Sword | Most Rohirrim will be mounted on horses |
| Taurethrim | Taurethrim Warrior, Taurethrim Blowgunner, Taurethrim Banner Bearer | Taurethrim Sword | |
| Woodland Realm | Wood-Elf Warrior, Wood-Elf Scout, Wood-Elf Banner Bearer, Wood-Elven Elk Cavalry | Wood-Elven Sword |
Mechanics
As with the spawning of most NPCs and other mobs, the game code that runs invasions works the following way:
In-game "Tick"
About 20 times every second, the large program loop running Minecraft finishes running a full cycle. On each tick, various aspects of the game advance a little bit: moving objects change position, mobs check their surroundings and update their behavior, health and hunger are affected by the player's circumstances, and much more. One thing that does not happen as part of a tick is drawing graphics. Rendering happens after updating. This is why there can be a variance in fps (if vsync is not enabled) but the tps (ticks per second) will stay constant. This prevents video performance from affecting game mechanics, and vice-versa. An in-game day in vanilla Minecraft lasts exactly 24,000 ticks (20 minutes), while a day in Middle-earth lasts 48,000 ticks (40 minutes).
Ticks and Invasions
On every in-game tick, there is a chance that an invasion spawner will appear. For example, assume that the chance of a Mordor invasion spawner spawning in Ithilien is 1/100,000, on any in-game tick. This means that there is about a 50% chance of a Mordor invasion occurring on any given day!
Spawner Spawning
When the game decides to spawn an invasion spawner, it picks a random location within 16 blocks of the player and a random number between 30 and 70 (inclusive), which is the number of mobs that spawner will spawn. Then, every 10 to 15 seconds, between one and six mobs will spawn. This will continue until the MobsRemaining value (see below) of that spawner reaches zero.
An invasion spawner will only work when the player is within 32 blocks of the spawner; if you're too far away, then the spawner will simply stop spawning for a while, but it won't despawn until it's finished spawning all the mobs it can, even if the chunk is unloaded.
Summoning Invasions
As of Public Beta 22, you can use the Horn of Conquest to summon an invasion, however these cost two thousand coins and you must have one thousand five hundred alignment to the faction to use it.
Invasions or Horns of Conquest of any faction can be summoned anywhere at varying sizes using the following commands:
/give @p lotr:item.conquestHorn 1 0 {HornFaction:<FACTION>}
/summon lotr.InvasionSpawner ~ ~ ~
{Faction:<FACTION>, MobsRemaining:<number>}
The <FACTION> is the desired faction in capital letters, and the <number> is the total number of mobs to be spawned. It can be broken in creative mode by left-clicking.
Trivia
- It is possible to summon an Utumno invasion spawner, but it will despawn a tick later, and no NPC's will spawn. The same happens when you attempt to spawn a Dark Huorn invasion spawner.
- Although Fangorn has neither a legitimate way to obtain a Horn of Conquest nor a chance to invade lands, a summoned invasion spawner will still spawn Ents and Huorns. The invasion symbol of Fangorn is a wooden stick.
- It is also possible to use famous last words once per player in each game.
Gameplay mechanics of the Lord of the Rings Mod
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Alignment •
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Equipment Modifiers •
Factions •
Farming The World:
Biomes (Variants) •
Clock •
Compass •
Fast Travel System •
Roads Achievements and Quests:
Achievements • Mini-Quest • Shields • Titles • The Red Book • Tutorial In-Game Events:
Bandits • Bloodmoon • Invasions • Player Respawning • Skirmishes • Thieves Combat:
Banners •
Boss Mechanics •
Combat System •
Conquest •
Fort Besieging Tips •
Fort Defense Tips Brewing:
Portals:
Other / Technical:
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