The Second Life Resource Drive was a group of missions available to players during the Alpha 4.2.1 and Alpha 4.3 patch cycles. Imperator Addison called upon the four mega-corporations of Stanton (Hurston Dynamics, Crusader Industries, ArcCorp, and microTech) to gather research materials in an effort to solve the ongoing Regen crisis. Players could choose which corporations they wanted to support in this endeavor and received corporation-specific branded rewards for their contributions.^[1]

Missions szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Missions are offered and managed by distinct liaison officers for each corporation: Aldus Carmichael (Hurston), Denver Samuels (Crusader), Ella Tieno (ArcCorp), and Aster Remmington (microTech).

To begin, players must first complete an introductory mission for the corporation of their choice in order to access any further missions.

The materials required for the missions (copper, tungsten, and corundum) are not available at trade kiosks due to an Empire-wide shortage. Players may acquire them in a variety of manners:

Hauling: Corporations will offer hauling contracts asking players to transport cargo containers to their respective low-orbit stations or landing zones.
Defense: Ships carrying the required materials are being attacked and players must defend them long enough so they can repair their damage and continue their journey.
Recovery: The cargo has been stolen and must be recovered by players. This can occur either at ground-based outposts, requiring first-person combat, or in space, where the stolen goods will be stored on a ship.
Prospecting: Players may choose to mine and refine the required materials, and then deliver them to their respective destinations.

Rewards szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Players will receive corporation-specific branded rewards when they reach certain milestones, measured in SCU of contributed or recovered materials:

Tier	SCU contributed/recovered	Reward
1	85	Falston Jumpsuit Hat Pyro Multi-Tool
2	311	Greycat Strata armor set VOLT Pulse laser pistol
3	777	VOLT Prism laser shotgun RSI Aurora paint Crusader Spirit paint RSI Zeus MKII paint
4	1,582	VOLT Quartz energy SMG ARGO RAFT paint MISC Freelancer paint RSI Constellation paint
5	2,826	VOLT Parallax energy assault rifle MISC Starlancer paint Drake Caterpillar paint Crusader Hercules paint

Players can access a journal entry on their mobiGlas entitled "Second Life Resource Drive" to keep track of their own progress as well as the universe-wide progress of the initiative.

Outcome szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Hurston Dynamics established the lead early in the initiative and maintained it throughout the whole period. The event ended on 2955-09-16, with Hurston Dynamics being crowned as the winner.^[2] The total amounts of cargo hauled per mega-corporation at the event's conclusion are as follows :

Rank	Corporation	SCU (million)
1	Hurston	337.1
2	microTech	249.1
3	Crusader	205
4	ArcCorp	193.7

Consequences szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Players who reached Tier 5 in their quest to assist Hurston received an exclusive Strata "Hurston" Black Armor in Alpha 4.3.1.

Hurston Dynamics took over ownership of the Pyro Gateway space station in Alpha 4.3.2, with its appearance changing to match its new owner's branding. Additionally, all products, ships, and items sold in Lorville, Everus Harbor, and Pyro Gateway received a permanent 5% discount.