Calling A Caravan
A town can call a Caravan Siege after preparing a Trade Order, Route Marker, and Provision Crate. The event creates a frontier caravan marker and asks players to keep route raiders away until the timer ends.
- Use /event caravan or click Caravan Siege in /event.
- Operators can start a free test with /event start caravan_siege.
- The live map shows the active route marker, timer, health, and wave state.
Defense Roles
Caravan defense is about keeping pressure away from the supply marker, not only chasing kills. Raiders target players when they can, then push toward the caravan if no defender is controlling them.
- Escorts stay near the caravan and peel raiders before health drops.
- Skirmishers intercept waves before they reach the marker.
- Quartermasters turn station outputs into the next call's Trade Order, Route Marker, and Provision Crate.
Outcomes
A successful defense rewards Tax Receipts, Contract Bundles, Bounty Tokens, and town score. A failed defense leaves an Ambush Route danger site so trade pressure becomes visible on the map.
- Tax Receipts and Contract Bundles feed market and civic project lanes.
- Bounty Tokens support Hunter progression and future boss prep.
- Ambush Routes should be treated as operational hazards until cleared by a successful route or expiry.
Practical Checklist
- Read the summary, then verify the live map for current server state.
- Use related dossiers to follow the gameplay dependency chain.
- Bring the listed item or station resources before attempting the loop.