[TUY8S3.2] Red Moon Unleashed, Creator Collaboration, Escalation Updates & More

CONTENTS: 

• Red Moon Unleashed

• Content Creator Collab

• Stats and Resource Multiplier Events

• Classified Assignment

• Improvements and Fixes

RED MOON UNLEASHED 

Red Moon Rising was only the beginning. Now, enemies the Division once dismissed as myth are answering the Necromancer’s call, and the Red Moon’s influence is spreading beyond the Dark Zone. 

From October 15 to November 3, Red Moon Unleashed leaves D.C. caught between dusk and night. Light fog gives way to heavy storms and the deep red glow of a Blood Storm, with something far more sinister waiting in the dark. 

All players who log in during the event will receive the Bound Slasher Mask for free. 

LUNATIC MODIFIER 

Enemies entering combat have a chance to become Lunatic, gaining increased Damage and Rate of Fire. On death, Lunatic enemies explode, dealing damage across a large area. The blast’s damage is based on the hit that killed them. 

MOON CULTISTS 

Some members of the Hyenas, True Sons, Outcasts, Black Tusk, and Underground have taken on a new identity as Moon Cultists. You’ll encounter them in groups as you explore D.C., with more coming after you during Heavy Storms and Blood Storms. 

RED MOON UNLEASHED BOSSES AND SPECIAL CHALLENGE 

Take down enough Moon Cultists, and you may attract some unwanted attention. The Necromancer, Risen Hunter, and Bloody Houndsman are out there, each with rewards for those who survive the encounter. 

Defeating The Necromancer or Risen Hunter rewards you with one Event Key, but Bloody Houndsman does not drop one. Here’s the full reward breakdown for all three encounters: 

• Necromancer – guaranteed Bound Necromancer Mask, plus either an Exotic Cache (80% chance) or Sarru (20% chance). 

• Risen Hunter – guaranteed Bound Risen Hunter Mask, plus either an Exotic Cache (80%) or Vertigo (20%). 

• Bloody Houndsman – guaranteed Bloody Houndsman Mask, Gloves, Backpack, Uniform, and Bat Drone Skill VFX.  Plus, regular Hunter loot. 

Venture into West End while playing solo, and you risk meeting the Necromancer at his most dangerous. If he appears, you’ll face Necromancer Unleashed instead. 

Bring him down on Heroic difficulty to claim one Event Key, the guaranteed Necromancer Hive Skill VFX, and either an Exotic Cache (80%) or Ouroboros (20%). 

REVENANT BOUNTIES 

Six familiar enemies are back, with new looks to match the Red Moon. Defeat Moon Cultists across D.C. for a chance to pick up a Revenant Bounty, then follow it to your target. 

Completing a bounty grants: 

• Event Key x1 

• A 50% chance to receive a themed Arm Patch. 

• Either an Exotic Cache (80%) or the bounty's featured Exotic Weapon (20%) 

EXOTIC WEAPON 

Eagle Bearer 

Regulus 

Steel & Sons 

Vindicator 

Prima Donna 

The Bighorn 

Eliminate all six to complete the event commendation and earn the Necromancer Arm Patch. 

EVENT VENDOR AND KEYS 

The Base of Operations is getting ready for Halloween too. Among the decorations, you’ll find the event vendor, where you can use your event keys to open Apparel and Gear Caches or contribute to Community Challenge. 

You can earn Event Keys by: 

• Defeating Moon Cultists 

• Taking down The Necromancer and Risen Hunter 

• Completing Revenant Bounties 

Defeating Moon Cultists awards an Event Key after a set number of kills, depending on difficulty: 

• Normal: 14 Kills 

• Hard: 14 Kills 

• Challenging: 12 Kills 

• Heroic: 10 Kills 

The Daily Boost halves these requirements for your first 150 Moon Cultist kills each day. Following your feedback, we’ve set a fixed daily reset time of 08:00 UTC, so you’ll know exactly when the boost refreshes. 

Enemies defeated during Revenant Bounties do not count toward these kill requirements, but completing a bounty awards one Event Key. 

EVENT CACHES 

APPAREL CACHES 

Apparel Caches contain 43 items, including pieces from five outfits, plus weapon and gear dyes: 

• The Burning Eye Outfit 

• The Burning Eye Weapon Skin x2 

• The Bound Outfit 

• The Bound Weapon Skin 

• The Fool’s Light Outfit 

• The Carver Outfit 

• The Carver Weapon Skin 

• The Raven Outfit 

• The Raven Weapon Skin 

• The Mocker Outfit 

• The Mocker Weapon Skin 

• Red Moon Dye x5 

Collect all items to unlock the completion reward: a special The Necromancer Backpack Trophy. 

You can open Apparel Caches using gameplay keys or purchase Apparel Keys for 100 Premium Credits each. Purchased Apparel Keys can only be used on Apparel Caches. 

GEAR CACHES 

Gear Caches bring back seasonal rewards alongside Named items, Exotics, and Prototype gear. They’re also where you can find Lichtenberg, a new Named Classic M1A that rewards movement and headshots with a charged shot. 

The Gear Cache reward pool includes: 

• Prototype Lichtenberg Event Weapon - 1% 

• Prototype Gear Sets - 1% 

• Prototype Seasonal Named Items - 1% 

• Lichtenberg Event Weapon - 7% 

• Seasonal Exotics - 25% 

• Seasonal Named Items - 30% 

  • Handbasket 

  • The Harvest 

  • Chill Out 

  • Sleigher 

  • Slingshot 

  • Oh Carol 

  • First Sight 

  • Quickstep 

  • Festive Delivery 

  • Snow Machine 

  • Bell Ringer 

  • First Bloom 

  • Rabid D50 

• Special Named items - 20% 

  • Stack Broker 

  • Lexington 

  • Turmoil 

  • Caretaker 

  • Shield Splinterer 

  • Huntsman 

  • Hunter-Killer 

• Gear Mods - 10% 

• Skill Mods - 5% 

There’s more loot to find around the city. Look for 20 Red Moon Altars in and around D.C.’s decorated areas. Destroying an altar grants loot from the Gear Cache reward pool, but may also attract another group of Moon Cultists. 

Each altar can be destroyed once per day, with all locations resetting at 08:00 UTC. 

COMMUNITY CHALLENGES 

During the Red Moon Unleashed Event, all Agents contribute to a shared, cross-platform Community Challenge. Progress unlocks exclusive rewards: 

• 3M Keys – The Fool’s Light Jacket 

• 10M Keys – The Fool’s Light Pants 

• 20M Keys – The Fool’s Lantern Mask 

Your key contributions also advance a personal reward track, unlocking additional rewards as you reach individual milestones. At 200 keys, you’ll earn the special Sinister Spells Backpack Trophy, which adds a special visual touch to your outfit when equipped. 

• 10 Keys – Sinister Spells Shirt 

• 20 Keys – Scorpio 

• 40 Keys - Sinister Spells Gloves 

• 60 Keys – Scorpio Skin – BT Red Moon Unit 

• 80 Keys – Sinister Spells Boots 

• 100 Keys - Caretaker 

• 125 Keys – Sinister Spells Pants 

• 150 Keys – Caretaker Skin - Bloodstone 

• 175 Keys – Sinister Spells Mask 

• 200 Keys - Sinister Spells Backpack Trophy 

Return to the Event Vendor at the BOO to claim completed Community Challenge rewards through the Community Cache and remember to spend or donate your remaining Event Keys.  

Any unused Event Keys will be removed when event ends, and unused Apparel Keys will be converted back into Premium Credits at 100 Premium Credits per key. 

CONTENT CREATOR COLLABORATION 

From October 15 to November 3, we’re teaming up with PurePrime, SOLIDFPS, and Widdz for a new Creator Collaboration, with Project Chains to complete and creator-themed apparel to collect. 

HOW IT WORKS 

Each creator has a chain of six projects, taking you through different Named Zones in D.C. Each project asks you to complete five activities in its designated zone. 

A new project is released in each chain daily. You’ll need to complete them in order, but there’s no need to finish each one on the day it arrives. Once released, projects remain available until the event ends on November 3. 

REWARDS 

As you progress through the projects, you’ll earn: 

• Named Item Caches 

• Exotic Components 

• Recalibration Caches 

• Optimization Caches 

Complete all six projects in a creator’s chain to unlock their themed backpack. 

MORE TO COLLECT 

There’s more creator apparel to find while exploring, with a cap, T-shirt, and hoodie for each creator available from loot containers throughout the game. 

Keep checking those containers while you’re out on patrol, and see if you can complete all three creator collections! 

STATS AND RESOURCE MULTIPLIER EVENTS 

Shepherd XP x3 

• Runs from October 13 to October 20 

• Climb the Shepherd ranks faster with triple Shepherd XP earned by answering calls for backup and helping other Agents. 

Expertise Surge 

• Runs from October 20 to October 27 

• Advance your Expertise faster with double upgrade materials from all sources during the event. 

Vanguard Overdrive 

• Runs from October 27 to November 3 

• The following bonuses are active for the duration of the event: 

  • +50% Reload Speed 

  • +50% Swap Speed 

  • +40% Hazard Protection 

  • +20% Movement Speed 

  • +15% Armor on Kill 

CLASSIFIED ASSIGNMENTS 

Red Horizon’s second Classified Assignment, The Georgetown Dead Zone, opens on October 15. 

A JTF engineering team was sent to install new technology in an area of Georgetown beyond the reach of the SHD network. Now they’re missing, and it’s your turn to head in and find out what happened. 

IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES 

ESCALATION 

We’re adjusting Escalation’s token requirements and rewards following your feedback on token loss after disconnects and DELTA errors, and differences between hosts and teammates. 

Starting an Escalation activity no longer consumes Escalation Tokens. You still need a minimum token balance matching the tier you want to play: 

• Tier 1: 1 Token. 

• Tier 5: 5 Tokens. 

• Tier 10: 10 Tokens. 

The same rule applies to every tier and to matchmaking. These tokens remain in your inventory, including if the activity fails or you disconnect, so you won’t lose an entry fee when a run ends unexpectedly. 

Remember to keep the required balance when spending tokens at the vendor. If your balance falls below a tier’s requirement, you’ll need to earn more tokens before you can start or matchmake into that tier again. 

These adjustments are part of our ongoing work on Escalation, with more improvements planned for next season. 

UPDATED TOKEN REWARDS 

Hosts and teammates now receive the same number of Escalation Tokens for completing an activity. Completion rewards have been adjusted alongside the removal of the entry cost: 

• Tier 0: 1 Token 

• Tier 1: 2 Tokens 

• Tier 2: 3 Tokens 

• Tier 3: 4 Tokens 

• Tier 4: 5 Tokens 

• Tier 5: 7 Tokens 

• Tier 6: 9 Tokens 

• Tier 7: 12 Tokens 

• Tier 8: 17 Tokens 

• Tier 9: 22 Tokens 

• Tier 10: 30 Token 

Prices at the Escalation Requisition Vendor remain unchanged. 

CONFLICT 

You’ll now have more choice over your rewards in Conflict. Complete matches and rank up to earn Conflict Commendation Currency (CCC), then spend it on High –End gear, weapons, Exotics, and Prototypes and items at the new Prometheus Terminal.  

RANKS AND REWARDS 

The Conflict Rank cap is increasing from 100 to 200. Each rank above 100 requires the same amount of XP as Rank 100. 

Every rank-up award 45 CCC. At milestones every five ranks, the rewards is 45 CCC and a Milestone Cache, with the cache type depending on your rank: 

• Rank 5 to 30: Conflict Cache 

• Rank 35 to 70: Conflict Specialist Cache 

• Rank 75 to 95: DZ Exotic Component Cache 

• Rank 100: DZ Prototype Cache 

• Rank 105 to 120: Conflict Cache 

• Rank 125 to 130: DZ Prototype Cache 

• Rank 135 to 165: Conflict Specialist Cache 

• Rank 170 to 175: DZ Exotic Component Cache 

• Rank 180 to 200: DZ Prototype Cache 

The existing cosmetic rewards remain on the Conflict track, but now unlock at the ranks listed below. Each reward also comes with an additional Conflict Cache. 

• Rank 12: Rogue Boots 

• Rank 22: Rogue Pants 

• Rank 32: Rogue Shirt 

• Rank 42: Rogue Scarf 

• Rank 52: Rogue Shades 

• Rank 62: Rogue Bandana 

• Rank 72: Major League Gear Dye 

• Rank 82: MVP Weapon Skin 

• Rank 92: Challenger Patch 

• Rank 102: Conflict Trophy 

CCC also replaces the caches previously awarded at the end of Conflict matches. You’ll earn 30 CCC for a loss or 60 CCC for a win, plus 45 CCC whenever you rank up. 

PROMETHEUS TERMINAL 

An unknown network has overridden local systems, and the Prometheus Terminal us now active beneath the helipad at the BOO. Head there to spend your CCC on high-tier equipment.  

The terminal unlocks at Character Level 15, and its items scale up to Level 40. 

Caches: 

• Conflict Cache  

• Conflict Specialist Cache  

• DZ Exotic Component Cache  

• Reconstructed Cache  

• DZ Prototype Cache 

Direct-Buy (Daily Rotation): 

• 2x High-Roll Named Weapons  

• 2x High-Roll Named Gear Pieces  

• 2x High-Roll Gear Set Pieces  

• 2x High-Roll Gear / Skill Mods  

• 1x Random Exotic (Weapon/Gear)  

• 1x Random Prototype (Weapon/Gear) 

A new Comm Log can be found near the terminal. Its audio is reduced to static, but a data string remains on-screen. 

GEAR UPDATES 

Rifles and Marksman Rifle users will have 20% more ammo to work with. Selected weapons will also receive handling adjustments focused on Stability. We’re also increasing Critical Hit Damage and Headshot Damage bonuses on Rifles and making changes to several Exotic weapons and gear pieces. 

Check the full gear updates breakdown to see what’s changing for your build. 

These updates apply in both PvE and PvP, except for talent value changes, which only affect PvE.  

PVP GEAR AND BRAND BONUSES 

We’re also making another round of improvements to gear and brand bonuses specifically for PvP. You’ll find all the details in the PvP Gear and Brand Bonus rebalance notes.  

FIXES 

Gameplay 

• Overdrive Micro Event stat multipliers are now disabled in all Conflict matches. 

• Fixed an issue where Red Moon bosses dropped regular items instead of contaminated items in the PvE Dark Zone. \[TCTD2-7508] 

• Fixed an issue where progress on Retaliation Anniversary Projects reset every hour. \[TCTD2-7527] 

• Fixed an issue with Movement Speed bonus stacking. Bonuses from sources such as Quickstep, Acosta, and Lady Death now stack additively, with the total Movement Speed bonus capped at 20%. 

• Fixed an issue where the following Exotics dropped more often than intended after defeating Phoebe: Capacitor, Nemesis, Dread Edict, Liberty, Chatterbox, Ridgeway’s Pride, Dodge City Gunslinger, Catharsis, Overlord, and Acosta’s Kneepads. 

Skills 

• Fixed an issue where Agents were not protected from Sticky Bomb skills while inside Conflict spawn zones. 

• Fixed an issue where the Incendiary Turret’s visual effect extended beyond its actual damage radius and placement indicator. 

UI 

• Fixed an issue where the Striker’s Gamble stack counter displayed 300 instead of 200 when entering the Dark Zone. 

• Fixed an issue where the amount of DZ Resources obtained from deconstructing contaminated gear during DZ Surge was displayed incorrectly.  

• Fixed an issue where completing a Supply Drop in any Dark Zone incorrectly displayed NinjaBike Messenger Kneepads as a reward. 

• Fixed an issue where the Library of Congress Retrieval Classified Assignment displayed an incorrect collectible count of 6/5. \[TCTD2 – 4533] 

• Fixed an issue where the map displayed an incorrect timer for the free Classified Assignment. \[TCTD2-6076] 

If you encounter any issues you’d like to report, please use our Bug Reporter. 

Stay sharp out there, Agents. 

/ The Division 2 Team