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Originally Posted by Digital-Nitrate You don't need to download the beta to get the drone companion. In fact, you don't even have to redeem the code. Just finish a game, watch the four 30sec trailers, and when you re-enter the Event Horizon Lounge space you will get a message alert that you received the companion.

It only gave me the drone till after I downloaded and installed the game, NOT played it yet though

Originally Posted by redrumblefish I tried your method Nitrate and it didn't work for me. I had to download and install the Dust 514 Beta to receive the Drone Companion. The update is not needed!

That's odd, not only did I not download it, I did not even redeem the code, and yet when I went back to the space it immediately gave me the drone. I did the same thing for my alt account and my wife's account, and never even redeemed any of the codes and still got the drone on each account.

Originally Posted by darknight88 Is the e3 stuff still up? Any quick guides on where to go to get all the freebies?

Yes, and getting the rewards is very self explanatory, just listen to the intro video, and the video instructions that begin each quest. They even make the first 12 objectives all the more easy to follow by highlighting where you need to go with beacons of light.

I posted tips on how to save time earlier in this thread, so rather than repeat them all over, I'd suggest you take a moment to look back over the last week or so of posts.

I was able to complete the first 12 objectives in less than 15min, and a few minutes more to complete all but the timed objectives.

Also, remember to visit Aurora after you are all done, or after you get the Aurora frame reward in ord to get another companion. Also, you don't need to do the Mercia tutorial to complete the objective, but not only is it fun, and quick, but when you get to the end you'll be rewarded with the Mercia headbands.

Originally Posted by Digital-Nitrate That's odd, not only did I not download it, I did not even redeem the code, and yet when I went back to the space it immediately gave me the drone. I did the same thing for my alt account and my wife's account, and never even redeemed any of the codes and still got the drone on each account.

Now that I think about it, I did restart Home before going back to the Dust space, so maybe that's the difference. I had originally planned on redeeming the codes for each account, but first I went through each account and fast forwarded each game and viewed the videos and then wrote down the codes, but on the alt account I didn't write the code clearly enough so I went back into Home to see if the code was still viewable, but just as I reentered the Dust space the reward popped up... And the code did still show up on the screen.

When I realized I didn't need to download or even redeem any of the codes, I just Signed back on each account and went back the the Dust space each time to get the drone rewards for all the accounts.

So perhaps the difference is that after you play a game, watch the 4 videos, you only need to restart Home and go back to get the reward. If it only happened once for me, yeah, I'd say it was just a fluke, but it worked for all the home accounts on my PS3.

Originally Posted by darknight88 Is the e3 stuff still up? Any quick guides on where to go to get all the freebies?

I found the post in case you are still curious:

Originally Posted by Digital-Nitrate It should be fairly self explanatory. The video that plays when you enter the E3 Booth space for the first time explains how to get started (locate Christina Lee from Pulse), made all the more easier by the beacon of light that guides you to each step. As she explains in her video, you can check your progress and other objectives by using the E3 Activity Board located to the right of her next to that set of stairs leading up to the second level. When using the Activity Board, you can not only check to see which objectives you still need to do, but also what reward(s) each completed objective will give you. If there are multiple rewards, simply wait for the image to change, as it will cycle through what ever rewards are given. The first 12 objectives are the ones she has you do, the additional objectives include the one for viewing all the kiosks in the lower level (to save time, you do not have to view any of the pages, just enter and exit a kiosk for it to register - also to save time you do not have to re-enter the 6 kiosks that you already entered during the first 12 objectives) - this rewards you the E3 Access Badge shirts, which allow you to go up to the second level (you do not have to wear the shirt). Most of the remaining objectives are all in the upper level - and this time you will have to view each page in a kiosk in order to complete those upper level objectives. To save time on any of the photobooth objectives, you do not need to save the pic to complete the objective, in fact, on the lower level ones, you do not have to take a pic at all. Just press X to start the photobooth and then exit. Also, on the quiz objectives, none of them are very challenging, and each only has three questions, and you can easily and quickly restart the quiz if you make a mistake. Two of the objectives are for staying in the E3 Theater for 30min/1hr... but for some reason it isn't registering the 30min objective for me as well as many others... but the reward was still given out. The remaining objective is to remain in the E3 Booth space for 2012 seconds (34min)... just pray you don't get any one of the now numerous PS Home network disconnect errors before reaching the 34 min mark. Also, be sure to enter one of the commerce points, and go into the MIB tab to download the free MIB Neurolizer. Finally, once you have the 1000XP Aurora Picture from viewing the Auros Kiosk on the upper level, the next time you go to Aurora, shortly after arriving you'll be rewarded another unicorn companion "Damien" (black this time). For me, other than the annoying disconnect errors, this was the easiest and most rewarding 'quest' Home has ever had. Excluding the hour in the theater praying that it didn't disconnect me, I was able to complete all but one of the E3 Booth objectives in less than 30 min, and just waited a few minutes for the 2012 second objective to clear and I was done. With that I had 45 rewards, including 5 companions, 34 wardrobe items, and 6 furnishings. Easily the most rewarding 'quest'/event Home has had to date, and unlike that ridiculous Brinsop the Evil Dragon game from Lockwood, it isn't a massive waste of time with very little to show for it - quite the contrary.

Originally Posted by Digital-Nitrate I found the post in case you are still curious:

Sorry Digital-Nitrate, I know you have answered part of darknight88's answer, but I am just wondering, is the E3 space up till tomorrow night?

Originally Posted by thunder_gamer Sorry Digital-Nitrate, I know you have answered part of darknight88's answer, but I am just wondering, is the E3 space up till tomorrow night?

It will be up till next week...

This website lists all the e3 items except for the ones that are retrieved thru the Dust 514 space
http://alphazone4.com/store/#cat12775

you can also get the info thru the event board. the event board is located on the first floor on the top right corner facing Christina Lee's avatar and describes the items as well as the tasks.

Originally Posted by HeySumbode It will be up till next week...

Great! Thank you for the answer. Have not being on Home for couple weeks.

The second Slay outfit is now available. Just got it for winning my second match. BTW my opinion it is much cooler than the first.

Originally Posted by hellmutt The second Slay outfit is now available. Just got it for winning my second match. BTW my opinion it is much cooler than the first.

any types for the game or winning? i can't seem to win one! :/

Originally Posted by thekid490 any types for the game or winning? i can't seem to win one! :/

It's pretty complicated to try to explain over text like this. I do have a few tips that have worked for me, hopefully it might work for you too.

-If you have played Risk then these instructions may make a bit more sense.

-Choose a map that has an area that can be easily defended - think of Australia on a Risk board. The map in the upper left corner has a few such locations in the top left and top right corners.

-Focus on taking control of one of these areas. Do not stretch yourself too thin; let the other 5 CPU teams beat down each other while you slowly gain in strength.
-Once you have taken control of a corner, expand slowly outward from there. Don't try to go too far, too fast. The most important thing is to protect your supply route - if you get cut off all your troops will starve and you will be very vulnerable.

-Don't build bigger troops than you need. Sometimes you'll need to grow from the smallest guy 'infantry' to something bigger in order to defeat a base or a bigger boss, but don't do more than absolutely necessary. The bigger troops are more expensive so you can expand faster and better controlled by using the infantry.

-As much as possible, form a line of your troops across your battle line. This will make it much more difficult for someone to break through and disrupt your supply line. Think of Risk when you pile up troops at the border between North America and Europe/South America/Asia. If you are not at a 'choke point' then you spread your troops as evenly as possible across the territories to prevent someone from breaking through.

-Don't let the bugs fester. If you have control of a section and there are rotten spaces, they will spread and this takes away from the amount of money you earn each turn. Focus on stamping those out first in any area you control.

-Don't worry about growing too fast. You'll find that the computer doesn't play very well so take a methodical approach, don't overreach, and you'll have the strength to wipe him out.

-When you're attacking someone with strong troops, focus on cutting of their supply instead of taking the troops directly. Their troops will die when you cut them off, and then the spaces can easily be taken. I've noticed the CPU is not at all skilled at protecting its own supply line.

-Be careful about using the gunner (pressing the O button). This guy can't be moved. He's great for protecting a choke point, but if you expand carefully then you'll quickly leave him behind and he'll just sit there consuming resources. There are times when it's appropriate to use him, but do so sparingly. Reserve your resources for infantry which are much more flexible in how they can be deployed.

Well, I guess those are my ideas for now, good luck!

Originally Posted by hellmutt The second Slay outfit is now available. Just got it for winning my second match. BTW my opinion it is much cooler than the first.

Not too keen on this new suit tbh feeling the first 1 a little more, but different strokes for different folks

Finally finished the 10k egg thing... now the community and special egg to go.

Originally Posted by georox Finally finished the 10k egg thing... now the community and special egg to go.

Just curious if it was worth it...?

Originally Posted by georox Finally finished the 10k egg thing... now the community and special egg to go.

The special dark egg still has a ways to go until its released but from what's been said recently the community reward may be awarded at any time due to the 9 trillion just being a placeholder of sorts for the real, hidden number of eggs needed to unlock it. my guess is they realized that original goal was far too high for the community to reach.

Originally Posted by hellmutt Just curious if it was worth it...?

Not really but I have a lot of spare time.

Originally Posted by georox Not really but I have a lot of spare time.

The avatar item is worth it though. Its animated Cherry blossoms floating around you.

Originally Posted by pandiosity The avatar item is worth it though. Its animated Cherry blossoms floating around you.

Meh, I don't like it. Not something I'll ever use.

Originally Posted by Smokingpistol The special dark egg still has a ways to go until its released but from what's been said recently the community reward may be awarded at any time due to the 9 trillion just being a placeholder of sorts for the real, hidden number of eggs needed to unlock it. my guess is they realized that original goal was far too high for the community to reach.

Looks like the decided to add the "community goal" egg as a day now, which makes sense bc otherwise it would def be impossible to reach otherwise. So with it being its own day, they may hold to the 999 trillion now, but the 15 minutes I did it they increase was still only 50k haha

Just a heads up guys, the new update (about 5MB in size) is live...

Update version 1.66 Summary update [Notes on Version Update] If your version 1.40 and earlier, when you update, please wait until it stops HDD access lamp blinks orange. • Open the menu by pressing the △ button to move the cursor (cross media bar)> PlayStation ® Network> PlayStation ® Home XMB ™. • Select the "information" in the up and down arrow keys, then press the ○ button. • The item of "version", version of PS Home that are currently installed will be displayed. Bug fixes More than one bug has been fixed.

Source: SonyPSHomeBlog (Translated via Google)