"Twinkle, twinkle, little stars. Up above the sky so high."
—Terran Poem
As history records, 2,347,260 large, long-standing beacons were launched into the channels to test their stability and loading capacity at the beginning of the second stage of the "Otherside Project." These beacons passed through the Lagrange Nodes on which detailed research hasn't been carried out, and traveled to the star systems at the other side for exploration and keeping records, providing a large quantity of valuable data and documents for the Exit Parameters Positioning Experiment.
Viewed from the earth, the scattered lights from these large beacons shone in the sky for a whole year... People on the ground later affectionately call them "wishful lights."
As more and more star systems begin to build Lagrange Gates, the same way of launching multiple beacons to carry out the loading capacity test of node passing rate has been adopted during the construction of every Lagrange Gate. Therefore, the scene can be seen in various star systems. Amid the rush of the Lagrange Node development, the "Beacon Festival" has been gradually established and celebrated all around the Milky Way.
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Beacon Festival Event Duration: 2022/1/26 08:30 UTC - 2022/2/9 00:00 UTC
Available in all star systems
The following events will be available during the festival:
1. Light From Other Side
Explorers in other star systems will be connected to the Pioneers System with the Lagrange Node, and head to the Pioneers Gate to participate in the beacon lighting ceremony.
During the festival, a new beacon will be lit each day after the start of the ceremony. You will get a reward for your participation in each beacon lit. The participation reward includes Proxima Coins and "Letters From Beacons."
"Letters From Beacons" are the messages transmitted from other star systems at the "other side" by beacons, from which you can learn their ways or customs of celebrating Beacon Festivals.
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2. Between the Stars
You will manipulate the UAVs in the scene and continuously evade obstacles to fly as far as possible.
During the festival, you have 3 challenge chances each day. Completing the challenge for the first time each day will earn you the reward of Cosmetic Points.
During the festival, the longest distance your UAV fly will be recorded, and you will be ranked based on the highest record.
You can refresh your highest record by repeating the challenges.
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3. Wishful Lights
During the festival, explorers in other star systems will be connected to the Pioneers System with the Lagrange Node, and head to the City of Antontas to launch UAVs to express their wishes.
You will have 3 UAVs with wishful lights and can obtain the reward of Cosmetic Points for each UAV launched successfully.
You can write down your wishes for the festival and share your blessings with fellow explorers when launching UAVs.
In the Beacon Festival exclusive scene in the City of Antontas, you can give a Like to wishes you like. Giving Likes for a consecutive of 7 days can earn you the Proxima Coin rewards.
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4. Beacon Festival Trade Fair
During the festival, you can use Chu-Coins to exchange for the exclusive dynamic emblem background.
Besides, you can use Proxima Coins to exchange for ship or aircraft tech packs, which contain a certain number of generic Tech Points for ships or aircraft.
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That's all about the origin of the "Beacon Festival" and relevant gameplay about it. The Beacon Festival will open after the maintenance on Jan 26 ends. You are welcome to participate in the event to celebrate this major festival together.
