March of the Tortodrones

	The topic of this article or section is part of the March of the Tortodrones.
	As such, the content described below is only available during the event.

March of the Tortodrones is an event.

Overview

As you may recall, tortodrones disappeared from the Clockworks a long time ago and, apart for some stray shells here and there, they have not been seen by the Spiral Order for quite some time. Investigations into the cause were inconclusive, but Spiral HQ suspects fiends are somehow involved.

Now, the tortodrones are being called on the Long Migration. Even the Strangers do not know the reasons for this mysterious event but these giant, robotic tortoises can be glimpsed traveling through the clockworks.

Spiral HQ has new intel that fiends are gathering tortodrone parts and reassembling them. That can't be good...right? Scout the Clockworks for fiends to gather intel and fiendish glyphs. Investigate the Ancient Grove and put a stop to their nefarious activities! - Forum Post.

Gameplay

The Fiendish ID Card is required to access the fight in this event's prestige mission. It acts like a Shadow Key: one player can use one card for the entire squad, and each card can only be used once.
Craft it at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine. It will be bound when crafted.

Fiendish Glyphs ( Amu, Ur, Tor, Nok, Sol), which are materials for crafting this card, have a chance to drop from any defeated loot-dropping fiend, anywhere, during this event.

They also drop in bulk as rewards for fighting in special event-exclusive arcade areas. More information in the gallery below.

Glyphs are unbound upon acquisition.

Arcade

This event brings a few scenario rooms to Devilish Drudgery levels. These rooms are small "rituals" featuring fights with Devilites, Gorgos, Trojans, and Howlitzers.

Areas called "Mysterious Rooms" or "Bonus Mysterious Rooms" in Clockwork Tunnels can be found in the arcade as well. These special rooms are essentially miniature fiend arenas and are similar to Danger Rooms. Other nasties such as Howlitzers and Dust Bunnies can appear to fight in addition to the plethora of fiends.

A special arena with misery blocks and aesthetic piles of dark matter can randomly replace the Fiendish Fray type of arena.

Prestige

"March of the Tortodrones" is an event-exclusive prestige mission that can be started as often as the player desires, so long as the player is at least Rank ???. It features two corrupted Tortodrones and a seemingly infinite number of fiends. Only when both of the corrupted Tortodrones are defeated can the player(s) claim victory.

Rewards and Prizes

Token Exchange

There are no tokens associated with this event. Instead, Ancient Shell materials are collected from defeated Tortodrones and used to craft various Tortodrone-related gear at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine.

Prize Boxes

• Ancient Prize Box - with real-world currency.

Notes

In early versions of the game, players had chances to encounter regular Tortodrones in the clockworks. These monsters were removed for quite some time, and seem to have returned to the game with this event - but only corrupted tortodrones can currently be fought.

The first event was preceded by the appearance of several tortodrone scenario rooms in the arcade. The tortodrones in these scenarios seem to be "dead" or "inactive." Players can see these scenario rooms any time of the year, not just during the event.

Gallery

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  An informative NPC recon stands on this corner of the Haven fountain.

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  Fiendish symbols help determine if an area is a
  "Mysterious Room."

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  Tortodrones marching near the end of the
  March of the Tortodrones prestige mission.

Arcade Gallery

There are two different kinds of entrances to mysterious rooms that can be randomly encountered in Clockwork Tunnels. The "Mysterious Room" types below can be beyond either type of entrance.

• Regular "Mysterious Rooms" are free, simply step on a button near the entrance to lower the gate.
• "Bonus Mysterious Rooms" require 5 energy to access.

Map	Visual	Mission or Area	Level or Segment	Notes
		Clockwork Tunnels *Infernal Passage (Clockwork Tunnels) Depth(s): ?, 28	Mysterious Room	Notes: This area only appears during the March of the Tortodrones event. A party button awaits beyond the entrance. Be prepared for many fiends.
		Clockwork Tunnels *Infernal Passage (Default) Depth(s): 27, ?	Mysterious Room	Notes: This area only appears during the March of the Tortodrones event. A party button awaits beyond the entrance. Be prepared for many fiends. It has a special valestone-encrusted tortodrone. This tortodrone is like other Scenario Room shells - it is only an aesthetic and is not fought.
		Clockwork Tunnels *Infernal Passage (Cooling Chamber) Depth(s): 21, ?	Mysterious Room	Notes: This area only appears during the March of the Tortodrones event. A party button awaits beyond the entrance. Be prepared for many fiends.

Calendar

March of the Tortodrones has happened several times. Below is a calendar for each occurrence of this event.

Gear at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine can be crafted at any time, so long as the player has the required components in their inventory.

	News Image	Dates and Forum	Duration	Notes
1		2014.06 26 February 2014 - 14 March 2014	17 days (extended)	Several Tortodrone Shields were introduced during this event. The Ancient Prize Box was introduced during this event. Related Patch Notes: 1, 2
2		2014.190 16 July 2014 - 28 July 2014	13 days	Several Tortodrone Handguns were introduced during this event. The Almire Furniture Box was introduced during this event. Related Patch Notes: 1
3		2015.08 12 March 2015 - 23 March 2015	12 days	The Ancient Prize Box was not available during this event. Related Patch Notes: None

See Also

• Caketastrophe (annual event)
• Dark Harvest Festival (annual event)
• Kataclysmic Confrontation
• March of the Tortodrones
• Shroud of the Apocrea
• Winterfest (annual event)