Survival



Survival is one of the 3 new mission types to replace Raid, Spy and Deception missions. Survival has replaced Raid missions in Update 10.

Players will have to fight an endless, steady stream of enemies to survive for as long as possible while slowly losing life support. Each kill will have a chance to drop personal life support modules that restores 4% of the life support system. Occasionally the Lotus will drop off life support capsules that restore 30% on activation, starting fairly frequently but the time between drops will get progressively longer.

After 5 minutes, the Extraction point will be enabled and marked on the minimap, and the squad can choose between rushing to it for completion or staying on for a longer period of time.

Update 10.3 changed a problem where a single squad member could rush to extraction and after 1 minute, the mission would end. Now, if oxygen is still depleting, ALL squad members must be at extraction for the mission to end. The normal minute timer will activate if half the squad is in extraction after oxygen has been depleted however. This can be problematic, as it forces players who want to leave to stay until every member wants to leave or until oxygen is depleted.

When the life support system reaches 0%, all squad members' shields will start draining followed by their health, in a manner similar to a hull breach but at a much faster rate. The health drain will stop at 5 HP for 5 minutes - making any damage lethal - and teammates who are killed can be revived normally. No more life support capsules will be dropped, enemies will stop dropping the life support modules, and all remaining life support modules on the map will become unusable. After this point the mission can still be completed if at least one player reaches Extraction. However, if all players die, the squad will fail. After 5 minutes, the health drain will continue past 5 HP and will kill everyone.

When Survival missions become Nightmare Modes, the reward tables will drop Nighmare rewards instead.

Rewards
Besides the bonus amounts of materials, experience, and mods from the increase in enemies compared to normal missions, certain rewards can be awarded at the end of the mission if the mission is a success. Mission rewards will vary depending on the amount of time spent. Rewards depend on the level of the enemies as opposed to faction: Tier 1: Level 1-25 Tier 2: Level 25-45 Tier 3: Level 45+. Based on this drop table system, playing a survival mission with the enemy level starting at around 40 will reward you a tier 3 reward at each reward point, making this a very efficient method of farming for Void Keys.

Changes in Update 10.3 have apparently changed the 15 minute reward to a guaranteed void key (In void missions, this rewards will be a Prime reward). Unknown where the mods currently available in this tier drop in. Rewards also stack the longer you play, up to 6 rewards (30 minutes you receive final reward). Please do not rely on the percentages below as the table may have been changed due to this update.

Void Survival
Survival in the Orokin Void consists of the standard Void tileset, with treasure rooms blocked off or non existent. Void survival can be difficult with the variation of enemies, combining the hardest aspects of regular survival missions into one mission.

Enemies
At the beginning, you will face standard Grineer and Corpus Corrupted units, progressively getting harder as time passes. Oddly, and arguably the most difficult aspect about survival in the void, is Fusion MOA Drones will start spawning next, without Fusion Moa themselves being present. The DPS of the drones is very high and is increased with level, and they also spawn quite frequently, second to the regular units. Next you will get Corrupted Ancient Healers, which heal all the enemies in a 30 meter radius around them, and shortly after Fusion MOAs will spawn. Lastly, Corrupted Heavy Gunners will join in, adding a second DPS hazard.

Note that Fusion MOAs can also release drones when their health is reduced to half, in addition to the ones that spawn already without MOAs present.

Orokin box traps can also become active during the mission, which can either become another way for you to die, or can be used to your advantage by luring enemies into the beams.

Rewards
Besides the bonus amounts of materials, experience, and mods from the increase in enemies compared to normal missions, certain rewards can be awarded at the end of the mission if the mission is a success. Mission rewards will not vary depending on the amount of time spent in Orokin Void Survival missions, but will vary depending on the tier of the key used.

Tips

 * The Lotus will tell you the location of the next airdrop in advance, putting a marker on your map without there actually being a capsule there to pick up. If you are getting close to 0% life support you should make your way to the drop point so you can open the capsule as soon as it arrives.
 * The Lotus's life support drops take some time to activate, during which you are completely defenseless. Have teammates cover you or cloak yourself to prevent dying while opening the capsule.
 * When activating the alarm, travel to the first marker and stay in that general location as a group. Life support will drop in other places in the map, so team coordination is critical to either move as a team to each, or have someone sprint to them, preferably someone with Shade so they can pass by the hordes of enemies.
 * You must last at least 5 minutes, and half the squad (just one if that person is the last one alive) must make it to extraction once oxygen is depleted.
 * When the life support reaches 0%, the timer will stop, and there will be no life support left in the map. It will drain your shields and then your health, but will always leave you with 1% of your health left. Which gives you a chance to reach extraction, but any damage done to you will be a lethal blow.

Bugs

 * Sometimes enemies will not spawn, it can be fixed by reactivating alarm (time will start from 0)
 * If you reactivated alarm after you run out of oxygen, you still have 5 hp/0shields, but new oxygen pickups can appear and Lotus will spawn Life Supports, even though they cannot be picked up or used.