Crimson Harvest: Blood Will Reign

Capsuleers, 

Blood will reign in New Eden as the Blood Raiders embark on their annual harvest. From 6 October to 4 November they will drain clones, spread terror, and carry out grim rituals. The Order of St. Tetrimon rises again to stop them. Who will you side with? 

This year brings more chaos than ever, with rogue Upwell research unleashing fresh darkness. New anomalies burn across New Eden, spawning horrors both factions seek to harvest or destroy. 

Find a host of new and returning activities through the Agency and AIR Opportunities window. Furthermore, if you choose to engage in PvP combat during Crimson Harvest, there is a 50% chance of destroyed capsules dropping implants. 

In the final week of the Harvest, the horrors will intensify and the seasonal reward track will be extended to include a final reward crate containing a Blood Raider ship blueprint. More surprises will be announced as well, so keep your eyes on the unfolding bloodshed.

Choose Your Side 

As always, capsuleers can choose to align with either the Blood Raiders or the Order of St. Tetrimon to earn challenge rewards and progress along the seasonal track. 

Both routes lead to riches, but choose carefully. The blood remembers, and the Order never forgets. 

Upwell Research Gone Wrong 

New Biocybernetic Incident sites appear across highsec, lowsec, nullsec, and wormhole space as Upwell clone research goes awry. They were designed as labs, but now they are tombs. 

In an attempt to mitigate a somewhat messy situation for them, Upwell has blocked its own EDENCOM ships from entering these sites. 

Stay within a designated area for a set duration, fight off enemy waves, and try to blast rogue shuttles loaded with valuable cargo. Be careful, as there are unstable generators in the sites which can be destroyed, causing damage to all close by. Make sure to keep your distance, but keep in mind you can use them strategically. 

Easy sites, for Tech I frigates, appear in highsec. Medium, for Tech II frigates and Tech I destroyers, can be found in all space. Hard ones, for Tech III tactical destroyers and below, appear in lowsec, nullsec, and wormhole space, no longer limited to Blood Raider regions. 

Whether you’re a veteran of New Eden, or fresh out of the AIR Career Program, you can get involved.  

Capsuleers flying Confessors and Svipuls will find them especially suited for the high-end content, following the recent balance pass in the Legion Major Update. 

Returning Rituals 

Familiar battlegrounds return for enforcers, including Blood Raider and Tetrimon combat sites. 

Crimson Gauntlet and Tetrimon Base sites may now trigger an escalation, which means that for the first time, escalations can occur in all space except wormhole space.  

Tetrimon Frontline Base and Dark Blood Gauntlet sites will also return and appear exclusively in Blood Raider space in lowsec and Delve. 

There are chance encounters within returning combat sites that may link directly to the Upwell horror unfolding across space, and they are more likely within wormholes. These encounters increase the rewards to be had from a site, so keep an eye out for any suspicious wrecks. 

Explorers will find familiar hacking sites, where they may encounter shuttles engulfed in flames, which go on to explode, leaving a wreck you can hack into for extra reward.  

Reap the Rewards 

The harvest is a time for reaping, and great rewards are to be expected as usual. Log in daily to claim a massive cache of Skill Points, boosters, new Deathglow Remnant SKINs, and more. Omega capsuleers earn rewards on both Alpha and Omega tracks. 

Complete seasonal challenges to unlock even more, including SKINR components and after the event enters the final week, a final crate with a rare Blood Raider blueprint. 

Everything you do brings you closer to the ultimate prize. Do not sleep on the reign of blood.