Explore Missions Player Guide

Cocarro (Universe 2)

Explore Missions Overview

  • Explore is available to players holding Honey Bags weekly tier 4 or higher - (1,000 points)

Rewards

  • Explore missions allow players to collect shards, items, raw materials, and upgrades as well as a chance at winning HXD
  • Each hour, HXD will be randomly awarded on a small number of Explore missions - reward range is 50 - 500 HXD
  • Higher Missions Scores and longer mission times make it more likely you will receive HXD
  • Explore missions aren’t assigned to a specific Land, they are assigned a specific landform (Summit, Seaside, Desert, Meadow, Woodland, or None)
  • Zones (and Bee’s Endurance stats) are not a factor

Missions (Overall)

  • There are 20 Explore missions options offered to each player each day 
  • Each player can have 5 Explore missions running simultaneously
  • Players can increase the number of simultaneous Explore missions if they are Gold/Rose Gold/Platinum/Diamond Pass Holders or Honey Bags tier 8 or higher
  • Missions can last 1 to 24 hours - longer missions offer better rewards 
  • Missions that haven’t finished at game reset will continue the next day

Missions (Parameters)

  • Each Explore mission has a set of mission parameters including mission duration, landform type, and poison tolerance
  • There are additional parameters which can include: total required stats, a specific like, dislike, or mood, etc.
  • Matching the mission parameters boosts your Explore Mission Score
  • The Explore Mission Score affects the class of possible rewards and the chance of receiving them

Queens and Bees

  • The Queen and Bee’s Health stat impacts the duration of mission they can undertake (see more below)
  • Each mission is led by a Queen and can have up to five Explorer Bees
  • Cocarro and Genesis Queens can lead Explore missions with no stat reduction
  • Earth Gen 1 Queens can lead Explore missions with a 50% stat reduction

Choosing your Explore Mission Team:

Queen Bee (Leader)

  • Can't be the active Queen   

    • REMINDER: The active Queen is the Queen that is shown in the Hive and is available to lead Hunting/Harvesting and PvP missions on Earth

  • Inactive Genesis Queens can lead any Explore mission

  • Cocarro Queens can lead Explore missions - their Health stat will need to be high enough to meet the mission parameters

  • Earth Gen 1 Queens can lead Explore missions with a 50% stat reduction

  • REMINDER: Earth Gen 2, Earth Gen 3 Queens, and Training Queens cannot travel to Cocarro

Bees (Explorers)

  • Up to 5 Cocarro and/or Earth male Bees can go on each Explore mission - their Health stat will need to be high enough to meet the mission parameters NOTE: Genesis, Chase, and MHV2 Bees can go on any Explore mission

  • REMINDER: Training Bees cannot travel to Cocarro

Auto Select Mission Team

Players can use Auto Select to automatically add a Queen and Bees to an Explore mission. 

NOTE: Backpack items are not part of Auto Select; they always need to be added individually

Health Stat Requirement

  • Bee and Queen’s Health stats determine the length of mission they can undertake
  • The required Health stat for regular Earth Bees and Earth Gen 1 Queens is 2x the required Heath stat of Cocarro Queens and Bees

Explore Mission Duration and Health Stat Required

  • Genesis Bees and Queens, Chase Bees, and MHV2 Bees can go on any Explore mission
  • RoboPup: A mechanical toy partner
    • Reduces mission time: Legendary 25%, Mythic 40%
  • Regular Earth Bees and Gen 1 Earth Queens require 2x the Cocarro Health stat

No RoboPup (Mission Duration - Required Cocarro Health):

60min - 103
120min - 128
180min - 145
240min - 159
360min - 181
480min - 198
720min - 225
1440min - 280

Legendary RoboPup (Mission Duration - Required Cocarro Health):

45min - 94
90min - 117
135min - 132
180min - 145
270min - 165
360min - 181
540min - 205
1080min - 256

Mythic RoboPup (Mission Duration - Required Cocarro Health):

36min - 87
72min - 109
108min - 123
144min - 135
216min - 154
288min - 168
432min - 191
864min - 238

Mission Time

Each Explore mission will have a set duration from 1-24 hours. Longer Explore missions can earn better rewards. (see details below)

NOTE: Players will not be able to cancel Explore missions

Mission Slots Boost

  • Each player is given 5 Explore mission slots allowing them to have up to 5 Explore missions running simultaneously
  • Players can increase the number of simultaneous Explore missions if they are Gold/Rose Gold/Platinum/Diamond Pass Holders or Honey Bags tier 8 or higher (see details below)

Permanent Pass Holder and Honey Bags Boosts

If player holds multiple passes, only the highest pass will count toward additional Mission Slots

Pass Requirements

Additional Mission Slot(s):

  • Gold/Rose Gold Pass - 1
  • Platinum Pass - 2
  • Diamond Pass - 3

Honey Bags Boosts

The current weekly Honey Bag tier determines the additional Mission Slots

Additional Mission Slot(s):

  • Tier 4 - none
  • Tier 5 - none
  • Tier 6 - none
  • Tier 7 - none
  • Tier 8 - 1
  • Tier 9 - 2
  • Tier 10 - 3

Mission Score Calculation

Mission Score is sum of the following: 

Leader (Queen) points - between 50 and 250 points

  • Cannot be the active Queen
  • Can use an Earth Gen 1 Queen with a 50% reduction in her stats

Explorer(s) Bees points - between 10 and 60 points per Bee

  • Five Explorer slots per mission
  • Earth Working Bees can receive the full amount of points, due to a 50% reduction in their Health stat, they will only be able to participate in shorter Explore missions

Backpack - your Backpack has 4 slots for special items

  • Divine Paradise Maker*: All Bees on the mission will receive the Landform compatibility bonus regardless of their Landform type
  • Holy Flashlight: Boost the mission score by 30 points (Legendary) or 50 points (Mythic)
  • Celestial Compass: Leader (Queen) will contribute 250 points to the total Mission Score (Mythic only)
  • RoboPup: A mechanical toy partner that decreases the Explore time (and required Heath stat) by 25% (Legendary) or 40% (Mythic)

Honey Bags points are awarded based on the weekly Honey Bags tier when the mission begins

  • Tier 5 - 10 points
  • Tier 6 - 30 points
  • Tier 7 through 10 - 50 points

*Paradise Maker shards can be found on Earth or purchased inside the game. Use the Alchemy Lab to combine a mythic Paradise Maker item with 30 Cocarro Crystals to create a Divine Paradise Maker.

Shards for Holy Flashlight, Celestial Compass, and RoboPup can only be found on Cocarro Explore and Siege Missions. They will not be tradable when Cocarro opens. 

Mission Rewards

Explore Mission rewards are based on the Explore Mission score and the duration of the mission. Each reward (shards, items, raw materials, and =upgrades) is assigned to a reward class. 

Players also have a chance of receiving HXD rewards. Potential rewards of up to 500 HXD are awarded randomly. Higher Mission Scores make it more likely you will receive HXD.

Full details about the shards, raw materials, and upgrades found on Cocarro missions are listed here.

Explore Missions Rewards

Rewards are based on your team's Mission Score

Potential Rewards

Stars that will display - Requirement (points) - Prize:

  • 5 Red Stars - 600+ Points - Class 1 through Class 5 rewards
  • 5 Gold Stars - 500-599 - A chance at Class 1 rewards and guaranteed Class 2 through Class 5 rewards
  • 4 Gold Stars - 400-499 - A chance at Class 1 and Class 2 rewards and guaranteed Class 3 through Class 5 rewards
  • 3 Gold Stars - 300-399 - A chance at Class 2 and Class 3 rewards and guaranteed Class 4 and Class 5 rewards
  • 2 Gold Stars - 200-299 - A chance at Class 3 and Class 4 rewards and guaranteed Class 5 rewards
  • 1 Gold Star - 100-199 - A chance at Class 4 rewards and guaranteed Class 5 rewards
  • 1 Gold Star - 0-99 - Class 5 rewards

HXD Rewards

Potential rewards of up to 500 HXD are awarded randomly - higher Missions Scores make it more likely you will receive HXD

Recovery

When the mission ends, the entire team of Bees and the leader (Queen) will go on recovery (based on each of their recovery stats) during which they can't participate in another mission. 

The Bee’s recovery time is reduced based on the leader’s generation:

  • Genesis leader - 25% reduction
  • Gen 1 leader - 15% reduction
  • Gen 2 leader - 8% reduction
  • Gen 3 leader - no reduction  

The Queen leader’s recovery time is reduced based on the active Queen’s generation:

  • Genesis leader - 25% reduction
  • Gen 1 leader - 15% reduction
  • Gen 2 leader - 8% reduction
  • Gen 3 leader - no reduction