Elios (seasonal event)

Current revision as of 02:24, 2 May 2025

Event Summary

Emerging from radiant stars during this cycle, The Elios begin their phased migration, causing significant damage to surrounding systems as a result.

2024

During The Event (8jul to 11aug), the following effects apply to the entire Galaxy:

• Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
• Legion Missions have a higher chance of success.
• When scanning for planets, you have a chance of discovering Elios infrastructure: Elios Solar Inverter, Elios Orbital Conduit, Elios Core Mine, or Heliosyne.

Daily Seasonal Mission

The Elios Migration

Other Seasonal Missions

Seasonal UST Buff

• Elios Mien - Charges your ship with the aspect of the Elios, increasing your max energy by 3% for 1 hour
  • Increases your max energy by 3% for 1 hour
  • Costs: 25 CTP

GP Artifacts

Base Mods

Artifact Name	Type	Standard Size	Special Size	Effect	GP Cost	Availability
Elios War Arch Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades a Warp Arch on your base to a Elios Warp Arch, increasing its ability point production to 5. [ Ability Point: 5/day, Limit: 2 ]	68 GP	2014
Elios War Arch II Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Arch on your base to an Elios Warp Arch II, increasing its ability point production to 7. [ Ability Point: 7/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2015
Elios Warp Ring Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Arch II on your base to an Elios Warp Ring, increasing its ability point production to 9 and providing +1500 Defense. [ Ability Point: 9/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2016
Elios Warp Ring II Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Ring on your base to an Elios Warp Ring II, increasing its ability point production to 12 and providing +3000 Defense. [ Ability Point: 12/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2017
Elios Warp Ring III Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Ring II on your base to an Elios Warp Ring III, increasing its ability point production to 15 and providing +5000 Defense. [ Ability Point: 15/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2018
Elios Warp Ring IV Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Ring III on your base to an Elios Warp Ring IV, increasing its ability point production to 19 and providing +9000 Defense. [ Ability Point: 15/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2019
Elios Warp Ring V Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Ring IV on your base to an Elios Warp Ring V, increasing its ability point production to 24, and providing 15000 defense. [ Ability Point: 24/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2020
Elios Warp Ring VI Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Ring V on your base to an Elios Warp Ring VI, increasing its ability point production to 30, and providing 24000 defense. [ Ability Point: 30/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2021
Elios Warp Ring VII Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Ring VI on your base to an Elios Warp Ring VII, increasing its ability point production to 37, and providing 34000 defense. [ Ability Point: 37/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2022
Elios Warp Ring VIII Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Ring VII on your base to an Elios Warp Ring VIII, increasing its ability point production to 45, and providing 45000 defense. [ Ability Point: 45/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2023
Elios Warp Ring IX Upgrade	Special	0	2	Upgrades an Elios Warp Ring VIII on your base to an Elios Warp Ring VIII, increasing its ability point production to 54, and providing 56000 defense. [ Ability Point: 54/day, Limit: 2 ]	63 GP	2024

Ship Mods

Artifact Name	Type	Size	Atk	Def	Hull	Shield	Scan	Cloak	Energy	Other Effects	GP Cost	Availability
Elios Collector	Energy	5							75	[ Charge Rate: 5, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	56 GP	July 2014
Elios Collector Upgrade	Energy	5							100	[ Charge Rate: 6, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	47 GP	July 2015
Elios Collector II Upgrade	Energy	5							150	[ Charge Rate: 7, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	47 GP	July 2016
Elios Collector III Upgrade	Energy	5							225	[ Charge Rate: 8, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	47 GP	July 2017
Elios Collector IV Upgrade	Energy	5							325	[ Charge Rate: 9, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	47 GP	July 2018
Elios Collector V Upgrade	Energy	5							450	[ Charge Rate: 10, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	47 GP	July 2019
Elios Collector VI Upgrade	Energy	5							600	[ Charge Rate: 11, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	47 GP	July 2020
Elios Collector VII Upgrade	Energy	5							800	[ Charge Rate: 12, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	47 GP	July 2021
Elios Collector VIII Upgrade	Energy	5							1000	[ Charge Rate: 13, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above.	51 GP	July 2022
Elios Collector IX Upgrade (see image below table)	Energy	5							1250	[ Charge Rate: 13, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above. Also unlocks an ability to recharge energy to full (42 charges)	51 GP	July 2023
Elios Collector X Upgrade (see image below table)	Energy	5							1670	[ Charge Rate: 13, Limit: 2 Elios Collectors ] Restriction: The Elios Collector can only be constructed on ships Rank 50 and above. Also lowers its energy charge cooldown by 4 hours.	51 GP	July 2024
Cyclopean Lens	Weapon	15	250							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +1% attack bonus for each 1,000 decks you have (rounded up, max 10% ] Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	58 GP	July 2016
Cyclopean Lens Upgrade	Weapon	15	400							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +2% attack bonus for each 1,500 decks you have (rounded up, max 18% ] Upgrades a Cyclopean Lens on your ship to a Cyclopean Lens II, increasing its attack by 150, and boosting its ability bonus amount to 2% per 1500 decks Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	58 GP	July 2017
Cyclopean Lens II Upgrade	Weapon	15	600							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +3% attack bonus for each 1,500 decks you have (rounded up, max 27% ] Upgrades a Cyclopean Lens II on your ship to a Cyclopean Lens III, increasing its attack by 200, and boosting its ability bonus amount to 3% per 1500 decks Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	52 GP	July 2018
Cyclopean Lens III Upgrade	Weapon	15	900							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +4% attack bonus for each 1,500 decks you have (rounded up, max 36% ] Upgrades a Cyclopean Lens III on your ship to a Cyclopean Lens IV, increasing its attack by 300, and boosting its ability bonus amount to 4% per 1500 decks Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	52 GP	July 2019
Cyclopean Lens IV Upgrade	Weapon	15	1,500							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +5% attack bonus for each 1,500 decks you have (rounded up, max 45% ] Upgrades a Cyclopean Lens VI on your ship to a Cyclopean Lens V, increasing its attack by 600, and boosting its ability bonus amount to 5% per 1500 decks Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	52 GP	July 2020
Cyclopean Lens V Upgrade	Weapon	15	2,300							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +6% attack bonus for each 1,500 decks you have (rounded up, max 54% ] Upgrades a Cyclopean Lens V on your ship to a Cyclopean Lens VI, increasing its attack by 800, and boosting its ability bonus amount to 6% per 1500 decks Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	52 GP	July 2021
Cyclopean Lens VI Upgrade	Weapon	15	3,300							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +7% attack bonus for each 1,500 decks you have (rounded up, max 54% ] Upgrades a Cyclopean Lens VI on your ship to a Cyclopean Lens VII, increasing its attack by 1000, and boosting its ability bonus amount to 7% per 1500 decks Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	52 GP	July 2022
Cyclopean Lens VII Upgrade	Weapon	15	4,500							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +8% attack bonus for each 1,500 decks you have (rounded up, max 54% ] Upgrades a Cyclopean Lens VII on your ship to a Cyclopean Lens VIII, increasing its attack by 1200, and boosting its ability bonus amount to 8% per 1500 decks Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	52 GP	July 2023
Cyclopean Lens VIII Upgrade	Weapon	15	5,800							[ Ability W/ cooldown: +9% attack bonus for each 1,500 decks you have (rounded up, max 81% ] Upgrades a Cyclopean Lens VIII on your ship to a Cyclopean Lens IX, increasing its attack by 1300, and boosting its ability bonus amount to 9% per 1500 decks Restriction: The Cyclopean Lens can only be constructed on ships Rank 100 and above.	52 GP	July 2024

• Elios Collector IX Upgrade:

• Elios Collector X Upgrade:

Planet Structures

Artifact Name	Size	Atk	Def	Mine	Research	Arti	Pop	Cloak	Other Effects	GP Cost	Availability
Elios Heliacal Plant	1			4		1			Limit 1. Ability: 2 Charges. Elios Battery (Recharges your energy to full) Battery can not be recharged.	29 GP	July 2014
Heliacal Solar Boost	1			5		2			Limit 1. Upgrades an Elios Heliacal Plant adding +1 mining, +1 artifact, and restoring the charges.	27 GP	July 2015
Illumination Siphon	0			+3%					Limit 1. Transform a Volcanic, Exotic, or Rift planet, boosting mining by 3%, and shifting the planet's visual appearance. Planet must have at least 2 Elios Structures on it to use.	22 GP	July 2020
Elios Ignis Tower	1			2	3	1		+22%	Limit 1. Ability (3 Charges): Tower Scan (+4% Scan boost for 11 hours) Limit 1	22 GP	July 2024

Other Seasonal Artifacts

Artifact Name	Type	Effect	Source	Availability
Elios Core Mine	Planet Structure	Size: 1 Mining: 4 Artifact: 2 Also increases mining production by 10%. Can only be built on planets with an Elios Solar Drill that has been upgraded by an Elios Solar Inverter	Scanning planets during the event	2019
Elios Flare Probe	Planet Buff	Size: 0 Artifact: 1 Mining: +1% Limit: 1	NPC: Elios Phoenix	2022
Elios Solar Drill	Planet Structure	Size: 1 Mining: 3 Artifact: 1 If built on a planet that has an Elios Heliacal Plant the structure gains +1 artifact.	Mission: The Elios Migration	2014
Elios Solar Inverter	Planet Structure Upgrade	Upgrades an Elios Solar Drill on the target planet, adding +1 artifact and +1 mining to the structure.	Scanning planets during the event.	2015
Elios Heatsink	Hull	Size: 35 Hull: 720 (500% upgrade) Energy: 300 (500% upgrade) Limit: 1 Passive Ability: Whenever you fill your energy with an Energy Cube or a Tri-Matrix Emblem, your max energy permanently increases by 2.	NPC: Elios Sparkrunner	2017
Elios Radiant Attractor	Planet Enhancement	Starts a temporary solar event near the planet.Boosts planet production by 20 or 30%, for 1 or 2 days. These stats are chosen randomly.	NPC: Elios Empyrean	2014
Elios Stormburst Ray	Weapon	Size: 20 Attack: 80 Energy: 100 Limit: 2	NPC: Cosmiren, Elios Luminary	2014
Elios StormPhoenix Ray	Weapon	Size: 20 Attack: 140 Energy: 180 Limit: 2 Upgrades an existing Elios Stormburst Ray module on your ship via an Elios StormPhoenix Ray Upgrade. Increasing its bonuses without increasing its size.	NPC: Elios Phoenix	2016
Elios Powervault	Planet Structure	Size: 1 Mining: 1 Artifact: 1 Mineral Storage: 1,000 Limit: 1	NPC: Cosmiren, Elios Luminary	2014
Elios Phoenix Powervault	Planet Structure	Size: 1 Mining: 2 Artifact: 2 Mineral Storage: 2,000 Limit: 1 Upgrades an existing Elios Powervault on your planet via an Elios Phoenix Powervault Upgrade	NPC: Elios Phoenix	2016
Elios Power Junction	Planet Structure	Size: 1 Mining: 2 Artifact: 1 Also increases mining production by 5%. Can only be built on planets with 2 Elios structures. Limit: 1	NPC: Cosmiren, Elios Luminary	2020
Heliosyne	Planet Structure Upgrade	Upgrades an Elios Core Mine on the target planet, adding +1 mining and +5% mining to the structure.	Scanning planets during the event.	2023
Illumination Siphon	Planet Transformer	Mining: +3% Transform a Volcanic, Exotic, or Rift planet, boosting mining by 3%, and shifting the planet's visual appearance. Limit: 1	Sparks Connected medal, Seeing the Light medal, Sparks Resisted medal, or 22 GP from the Artifact Market	2020, 2022

Seasonal NPCs

Seasonal Medals

Medal	Description	Type	Points	Pre-requisite	Extra Reward
The Elios Migraton	Complete 'The Elios Migration' daily mission at least 5 times.	Mission	10	Seasonal (July); Mission: The Elios Migration	-
The Elios Diaspora	Complete 'The Elios Migration' daily mission at least 5 additional times.	Mission	10	Seasonal (July); Mission: The Elios Migration; The Elios Migration medal	-
Bright Opportunist	During the Elios Migration, complete 3 Legion Mission tasks.	LMission	10	Seasonal (July);	Title: 'the Opportunist'
Cunning Opportunist	During the Elios Migration, complete 3 additional Legion Mission tasks.	LMission	10	Seasonal (July);	Title: 'the Cunning'
Siladon Whispers	During the Elios Migration, complete 4 additional Legion Mission tasks, or 2 tasks from 'The Siladon Event' (Siladon LM task completion counts as 2 for medal progress).	LMission	10	Seasonal (July);	Title: 'the Illuminated'
Can't take the heat	Use 5 or more Elios Solar Inverters on your planets.	Scan	10	Seasonal (July)	-
Arc of the Sun	Use an 'Elios Solar Inverter' on the following planet types: Terra, Gaia, Metallic, Desert, Oceanic	Scan	15	Seasonal (July);	Title: 'of the Sun'
The Deep Dig	Build an 'Elios Core Mine' on the following planet types: Demon, Metallic, Volcanic, Crystal	Scan	15	Seasonal (July)	Deep Cache
Grid of Power	Build an 'Elios Orbital Conduit' on the following planet types: Gas, Plasma, Metallic, Icy, Oceanic	Scan	20	Seasonal (July)	Title: 'Power Broker'
From the Ashes	Upgrade an Elios Powervault and an Elios Stormburst Ray	NPC	10	Seasonal (July); Rank 300 to see Cosmiren, Elios Luminary	-
Fully Charged	Disable 5 Elios Empyrean ships while under the effects of an 'Elios Pulse' from an Elios Base note: medal is deprecated as of 2021 due to the change to how the Elios Pulse works.	NPC	10	Seasonal (July); Rank 300 to see Cosmiren, Elios Luminary	Title: 'the Enlightened'
Sparks Fly	Transfer your Sparkrunner Static to other players' ships of the following races (that do not already have the effect) by successfully hacking them: Aerlen, Konqul, Sillixx, Human, Inergon, Vygoid, Drannik, Genetarr, Taltherian, Zolazin	NPC	15	Seasonal (July); Elios Sparkrunner	Ship Design: Sparkrunner
Sparks Ignite	Transfer your Sparkrunner Static to other players' ships of the following professions (that do not already have the effect) by successfully hacking them >> Builder, Excavator, Explorer, Fixer, Governor, Hacker, Merchant, Miner, Physicist, Raider, Saboteur, Spy	NPC	15	Seasonal (July); Elios Sparkrunner; Sparks Fly medal	Title: 'the Radiant'
Rising Temperatures	Use an 'Elios Radiant Attractor' on the following warmer planet types: Demon, Volcanic, Toxic, Desert, Plasma	NPC	15	Seasonal (July);	Ship Design: Oblique
Getting Hot in Here	Use an Elios Warp Ring Upgrade on a base OR install a Cyclopean Lens on your ship.	GP	10	Seasonal (July); Elios Warp Ring Upgrade 63 GP; Cyclopean Lens 58 GP	Ship Design: Phoenix
Here Comes the Sun	Use an Elios Warp Arch Upgrade on a base OR install an Elios Collector on your ship.	GP	10	Seasonal (Summer); Elios Warp Arch Upgrade 68 GP; Elios Collector 56 GP	Ship Design: Empyrean
Hottest Tech	Use a Cyclopean Lens Upgrade on your ship, or an Elios Warp Ring II Upgrade on your base.	GP	10	Seasonal (Summer); Elios Warp Ring II Upgrade 63 GP; Cyclopean Lens Upgrade 52 GP	Title: 'the Luminous'
Hottest Upgrades	Use a Cyclopean Lens V Upgrade on your ship, or an Elios Warp Ring VI Upgrade on your base.	GP	10	Seasonal (Summer); Elios Warp Ring VI Upgrade 63 GP; Cyclopean Lens V Upgrade 52 GP	Title: 'the Brilliant'
Fire Within	Use an Elios Warp Ring VIII Upgrade on a base OR install a Cyclopean Lens VII Upgrade	GP	10	Seasonal (Summer); Elios Warp Ring VIII Upgrade 63 GP; Cyclopean Lens VII Upgrade 52 GP	Ship Design: Solarius
Skyward Developments	Build an 'Elios Core Mine' on the following planet types: Gas, Plasma, Oceanic, Aphotic	Scan	20	Seasonal (Summer);	Title: 'Watcher of the Skies'
Seeing the Light	Use an Illumination Siphon on 3 or more eligible planets	Scan	20	Seasonal (Summer);	Illumination Siphon
Sparks Connected	During the Elios Migration, Build the 5 following Elios structures on a Metallic Planet: Elios Heliacal Plant, Elios Powervault, Elios Power Junction, Elios Solar Drill, Elios Core Mine	Planet	10	Seasonal (Summer);	Illumination Siphon
Sparks Resisted	During the Elios Migration, Build the 6 following Elios structures on a Barren Planet: Elios Heliacal Plant, Elios Powervault, Elios Power Junction, Elios Solar Drill, Elios Core Mine, Elios Flare Probe	Planet	15	Seasonal (Summer); Elios Heliacal Plant 29 GP	Illumination Siphon
Heated Infrastructure	During the Elios Migration, Build the 7 following Elios structures on a Machine Planet: Elios Heliacal Plant, Elios Powervault, Elios Power Junction, Elios Solar Drill, Elios Core Mine, Elios Flare Probe, Aurelios Voltarium	Planet	16	Seasonal (Summer); Elios Heliacal Plant 29 GP	Elios Starflare
Flares of Insight	Build an Elios Ignis Tower on the following planet types: Gaia, Metallic, Oceanic	Planet	12	Seasonal (Summer); Elios Ignis Tower 22 GP	Elios Sensorion
Radiant Collection	During the Elios Migration, use the following items and upgrades: Cyclopean Lens VIII Upgrade, Elios Collector X Upgrade, Heliacal Solar Boost	Planet	16	Seasonal (Summer); Cyclopean Lens VIII Upgrade 52 GP; Elios Collector X Upgrade 51 GP; Heliacal Solar Boost 27 GP	Elios Sensorion

Event Details Archive

2024

During The Event (8jul to 11aug), the following effects apply to the entire Galaxy:

• Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
• Legion Missions have a higher chance of success.
• When scanning for planets, you have a chance of discovering Elios infrastructure: Elios Solar Inverter, Elios Orbital Conduit, Elios Core Mine, or Heliosyne.

2023

During The Farselle Incursion event (25aug to 24sep), the following effects apply to the entire Galaxy:

• Scrapping artifacts for Complex Tech Parts will yield additional parts.
• All tariffs and auction charges have doubled.
• Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
• Legion Missions have a higher chance of success
• When scanning for planets, you have a chance of receiving Complex Tech Parts based on your rank, discovering a 'Market Interchange Beacon', or finding Elios infrastructure: Elios Solar Inverter, Elios Orbital Conduit, Elios Core Mine, or Heliosyne.

2022

During the Elios Migration 2022 (17jul to 07aug), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Legion Missions have a higher chance of success.
* When scanning for planets, there is a chance that you will discover an Elios Solar Inverter, Elios Orbital Conduit, or Elios Core Mine.

2021

During the Elios Migration 2021 (18jul to 08aug), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Legion Missions have a higher chance of success.
* When scanning for planets, there is a chance that you will discover an Elios Solar Inverter, Elios Orbital Conduit, or Elios Core Mine.

2020

During the Elios Migration 2020 (26jul to 15aug), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Legion Missions have a higher chance of success.
* When scanning for planets, there is a chance that you will discover an Elios Solar Inverter or Elios Core Mine.

2019

During the Elios Migration 2019 (10jul to 31jul), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Legion Missions have a higher chance of success.
* When scanning for planets, there is a chance that you will discover an Elios Solar Inverter or Elios Core Mine.

2018

During the Elios Migration 2018 (06jul to 29jul), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Legion Missions have a significantly higher chance of success.
* When scanning for planets, there is a chance that you will discover an Elios Solar Inverter.

2017

During the Elios Migration 2017 (05jul to 29jul), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Cloning Pods require an additional 300 energy to use.
* When scanning for planets, there is a chance that you will discover an Elios Solar Inverter.

2016

During the Elios Migration 2016 (05jul to 29jul), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Cloning Pods require an additional 300 energy to use.
* When scanning for planets, there is a chance that you will discover an Elios Solar Inverter.

2015

During the Elios Migration 2015 (03jul to 29jul), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Cloning Pods require an additional 200 energy to use.
* When scanning for planets, there is a chance that you will discover an Elios Solar Inverter.

2014

During the Elios Migration 2014 (06jul to 27jul), the following temporary effects applied to the entire Galaxy:

* Exotic Matter is more common during mineral acquisition.
* Population on planets grows at 1/3 of the rate as before.
* Cloning Pods require an additional 100 energy to use.

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