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Open Hostilities

Let chaos reign

The phase in which all restrictions drop and every faction may attack every other without limit.

Story so far

Cascadia's combined broadcast announces that Open Hostilities begin soon, telling crawlers and fighters alike that she does not care what any of them do anymore, that she just wants it to end, that she hates all of them, and to get out there and kill. A 90 Second Warning follows, then the system declares "Here we go, bitches! Let chaos reign!"

The phase opens with everything at once: Reaver missiles with advanced seekers hunting the cloaked Party Planner, long-range magical artillery from deep in Dream territory firing rounds far bigger than the previous phase, and The Dream mass-teleporting battalions to the FUPA. Operation Ruin launches into it.

Role

The unrestricted final combat phase of Faction Wars that Operation Ruin is timed to.

Relationships

Cascadia — Announces its start in a bitter combined broadcast
Operation Ruin — Launched simultaneously with it
Faction Wars — The larger event it is a phase of
Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 19
  • The war's third phase, triggered when Ramp-Up expires, when all restrictions lift and true chaos begins.
Chapter 66
  • The third phase of Faction Wars, in which borders lose all meaning and anyone may attack from anywhere.
Chapter 68
  • Countdown warning announcing the resumption of unrestricted fighting between factions on the floor.
Chapter 69
  • The phase in which all restrictions drop and every faction may attack every other without limit.
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