Missions and events
The island is never quiet for long. Here is what turns up on your map, what each one asks of you, and what is waiting at the end.
King of the Hill
A flag goes up at one of the island's strongholds. Stand in the zone and the flag rises. Leave, and it waits for you with its progress kept. When it reaches the top, a reward crate drops beside it with a smoke signal, and the whole server hears who took it.
This is a PvP event, so you will not be alone.
Defend the Flag
The PvE answer to King of the Hill. Step into the zone, wait out the arming countdown, and the flag starts to rise. Waves come for you while it does: zombie hordes, boss hordes, armed attackers and bears. You get a warning ten seconds before each wave. If everyone leaves the zone, the flag and the waves pause until someone returns.
Hold out until the flag is up and a reward crate drops beside it, with smoke so everyone can see it. One stronghold at a time is chosen from these:
Stark's Castle
Pear Plantation
Waldoboro Hills Elementary
Portland Shipping Yard
Warren Cove Cemetery
Asheville Ruins
Racetrack Roundup
Old Town Castle
The Proving Grounds is rarer and far harder than the rest. It appears at most once per restart, so catch it while you can.
Guarded loot crates
Armed forces dig in at a spot on the map: roadblocks, shipping disruptions, patrols, airfield garrisons. Clear every guard and a crate drops where the last one falls, marked by smoke.
VIP missions
An important target walks a route across the island with an escort, and the marker moves with them. Take down the VIP and a crate drops where they fell, with a smoke signal.
Bear hunts
A boss bear stalks the island with other animals around it, and the map marker follows the bear wherever it goes. Bring it down and a crate drops where it falls.
Dragons
Dragons are out there. When one attacks, the whole server is told where, and told again when it has been brought down. Expect them to fly, and to breathe fire.
Skin a dragon and you can take its eggs, along with old-world armor, swords and the odd collectible it was hoarding.
Dragon eggs are currency. Trade them to a trader for Dragon Knight gear, armor that resists fire.
Airdrops
Supply crates arrive by helicopter. The server announces each drop ahead of time and again when the helicopter is on its way, and a marker shows where it will land. Be quick.
Helicopter crashes
Wrecked helicopters lie across the island. Crash sites are always PvP, so watch your back as well as the infected. The loot is for whoever makes it through.
Coming soon
AI convoys and a bike courier are on their way to the island. More when they arrive.
Come and see
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