Operation Digital Directive
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Operation Digital Directive is a community Mann vs Machine event organized and hosted by Potato's Custom MvM Servers and Creators.TF that was announced on April 7, 2021 and released on April 10, 2021. It is set to conclude on September 1, 2021. The event is teased in a manner similar to the official Mann vs Machine update: across four days, the Creators.TF website is updated to reveal new features on each day, culminating in the fourth day where the event is officially released.
Contents
Day 1: Missions and Maps
Day 1 revealed the missions and maps that are available during the event. All 30 missions across 22 maps are considered as "hard advanced" difficulty, similar to missions on Operation Titanium Tank. These missions are divided into two tours: Platinum Palliative and Malware Mashup. In addition, Day 1 also revealed the campaign system, website layout and Mechachievements.
Mechachievements
Mechachievements are optional goals that grant Campaign Points upon completion. While each Mechachievement has a main objective and two bonus objectives like the current contract system in the game, these do not require to be activated manually by players. Progress made on Mechachievements is saved even after a wave loss.
There are a total of 52 Mechachievements, and these are divided into three difficulties named after MvM mission difficulties: Intermediate, Advanced and Expert.
Mechachievements range from generic objectives that any class can contribute on to class-specific objectives that require a specific weapon to complete.
Platinum Palliative
The Platinum Palliative tour contains vanilla missions with little to no modifications.
| Map | Mission | Number of Waves | Mission Type | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akure | Thermal Thunder | 7 | (Invasion) | Startacker! |
| Autumnull | Tincan Termination | 7 | (Invasion) | Bot Rot |
| Boogge | Rotten Resurgence | 1 | (Endurance) | Bot Rot |
| Estate | Carbureted Clash | 6 | (Invasion) | Braindawg |
| Giza | Tomb Adventure | 5 | (Invasion) | zombie (anti-robot AI) |
| Goldpit | Equal Opposites | 7 | (Invasion) | Startacker! |
| Gilded Mainframe | 7 | (Invasion) | Ciaran | |
| Hanami | Typhoon Tycoon | 6 | (Invasion) | Pealover |
| Hideout | Wet Warfare | 6 | (Invasion) | Pealover |
| Hoovy Dam | Blast Perfect | 3 | (Endurance) | Pealover |
| Production | Indeathrialization | 7 | (Invasion) | colonel barrage |
| Rust Valley | Dust and Dirt | 6 | (Invasion) | colonel barrage |
| Tensai | Scarlet Embodiment | 6 | (Invasion) | mc & Remilia Scarlet |
| Surface Tension | 7 | (Invasion) | Tindall Berry | |
| Transmission | White Noise | 6 | (Invasion) | Seelpit |
Malware Mashup
The Malware Mashup tour contains missions that feature extensive modifications to not only robots, but also the players.
| Map | Mission | Number of Waves | Mission Type | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akure | Reboot Rush | 7 | (Invasion) | CreatorForce |
| Autumnull | Dynamic Disaster | 2 | (Endurance) | Braindawg & gettysburg |
| Boogge | Voidlings | 5 | (Invasion) | gettysburg |
| Cliffside | Ashes to Ashes | 5 | (Invasion) | gettysburg |
| Bionic Bits | 7 | (Invasion) | Hell-met | |
| Dusk | Chasing Daybreak | 7 | (Invasion) | CreatorForce |
| Estate | Marina Mayhem | 6 | (Invasion) | Tindall Berry |
| Giza | Tomb Adventure | 5 | (Invasion) | zombie (anti-robot AI) |
| Kelly | Mobocracy | 6 | (Invasion) | Hell-met |
| Seabed | Ocean Commotion | 6 | (Invasion) | Herple Nerp |
| Sharp | Sudden Equinox | 5 | (Invasion) | gettysburg |
| Silent Sky | Ground Zero | 6 | (Invasion) | Ciaran |
| Swirl | Alpine Skylines | 6 | (Invasion) | Herple Nerp |
| Winterbridge | Corrupted Catharsis | 4 | (Endurance) | Ciaran & Mince |
| Necromantic Nonsense | 5 | (Invasion) | Mince | |
| Yiresa | Mesa Malware | 6 | (Invasion) | Herple Nerp |
Day 2 : Augmentations
Day 2 introduced several various gameplay changes from robots and players, unseen before in previous Potato.TF events. However, these changes vary from mission to mission, but most of these can be found in missions that are part of the Malware Mashup tour.
Robots
Several of these changes for the robot team include the following:
- Some robots are able to cast Halloween spells and activate Power Up Canteens.
- Some robots are "reprogrammed" to join the mercenary team as allies.
- Sentry Buster explosions no longer destroy other robots.
- Pyro Robots air blast more projectiles, from jars to stickybombs.
Mercs
Several of these changes for the mercenaries include the following:
- New Creators.TF weapons
- Default stat changes to weapons and players (such as no fall damage)
- Restrictions to individual upgrades such as Explosive Headshot
- Restrictions to gameplay mechanics, such as no refunds and class limits
Day 3 : Medal of Honor
Day 3 unveiled the possible exclusive rewards that can be earned during the event. Similar to Mann Up mode, these rewards are given when a mission is completed. These rewards are only visible and usable on Creators.TF servers.
Strange Parts/Killstreak Kits
Strange Parts drops are available and can be assigned to Strange-quality weapons. However, the type of Strange Parts have been expanded from the usual roster in the game, which includes MvM-related ones such as destroyed Giant Robots of a specific class.
Killstreak Kit drops are available in Basic, Specialized or Professional quality. These killstreak kit effects are similar to the ones found in Mann Up.
Cosmetics
The Digital Directive crate that can possibly drop during the event contains the following cosmetics when opened:
- Hypno Helmet
- Vroomvroom Juju
- Bolted Beret
- Lightning Strike
- Rusty Receiver
- Steeler's Visor
- Hat of Untangled Wires and Rust
- Data Node
Medals
The Manncoin Miner serves as the only medal that can be earned during the event. The medal can be first obtained by reaching 1000 Campaign Points, and will change styles as more Campaign Points are acquired. The following are all the possible styles:
- Assembled (1000 Campaign Points)
- Upgraded (3000 Campaign Points)
- Overclocked (6000 Campaign Points)
- Australium (10000 Campaign Points)
New Zealium weapons
New Zealium weapons are rare rewards that can only be obtained upon completing an entire tour (either Platinum Palliative or Malware Mashup). The possible weapons are the following:
- Scattergun
- Force-A-Nature
- Rocket Launcher
- Black Box
- W.A.S.P Launcher
- Flame Thrower
- Axtinguisher
- Grenade Launcher
- Stickybomb Launcher
- Eyelander
- Minigun
- Tomislav
- Wrench
- Frontier Justice
- Medigun
- Blutsauger
- Sniper Rifle
- SMG
- Knife
- Ambassador
- Crowbar (exceedingly rare; turns killed enemies into silver statues)
Day 4 : Deployment
Day 4 marks the official release of the event, where Creator.TF campaign servers are launched around the world. The announcement also includes a detailed list of patch notes and a Frequently Asked Questions section.
Notes
Global weapon changes
- The following upgrades have been disabled as they are either deemed imbalanced or bugged; attempting to buy these will only cause them to be immediately removed and the money to be refunded:
- The Pyro's Explode on Ignite Upgrade for the Gas Passer.
- The Engineer's Sentry Gun's 3rd firing speed upgrade. The first 2 upgrades function normally.
- The Damage Bonus upgrade from the Demoman's Loose Cannon now functions completely.
- The Spy's Your Eternal Reward no longer has a delay on its disguise-on-kill. In other words, it now functions similarly to regular non-MvM gameplay.
- Most weapons that cause knockback (such as Loose Cannon and Scorch Shot) can no longer affect Giant Robots. Only air blast and the Knockback Rage upgrade can push back Giants.
- The Medic's Ubersaw Ubercharge gain rate is now affected by a robot's rage giving scale attribute. Simply put, if less rage can be gained for a Soldier's banners or a Pyro's Phlogistinator, the same applies to the Ubersaw. Boss Robots in particular will grant little to no Uber at all.
- Air blast has been reverted to pre-Jungle Inferno Update strength.
See also
- Operation Titanium Tank
- Operation Canteen Crasher
- Operation Madness vs Machines
- Operation Memes vs Machines
- Operation Mashed Mediocrity
External links
- Digital Directive initial announcement
- Digital Directive blog post
- PotatoMvM.TF main website
- Creators.TF main website
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