Long ago, slavers coming to the Americas used the tiny town of Oceanview as a sort of “sorting pen.” In 1817, one group of slaves, perhaps encouraged by spirits of the long-lost Mu founders, rose up in rebellion. A massive battle was waged, and it is said the bay ran red with blood. The island was forever after called “Bloody Bay.” Its dark past was eventually forgotten by all but those who visited the sacred cemeteries in the Upland Woods, and by the 1900s, Bloody Bay prospered.

Then came Shiva, the destroyer of worlds.

In 1989, shards of a potentially world-shattering meteor destroyed in the 1960s rained down on the island. Besides the damage caused by the impact and radiation, residents reported a far more sinister phenomenon - the dead rose. But these were no mere zombies. The dead seemed to be infected by some sort of alien life-form. Corpses rose from the earth surrounded by bluish protoplasm, and attacked any living thing they crossed.

The island was quickly evacuated and abandoned to the horrific “Shivans” by Arachnos.

Recently, it was discovered that the asteroids that crashed on Bloody Bay have valuable properties desired by both Longbow and Arachnos. Teams from both organizations have established bases on the island to study the samples, but gathering fragments is incredibly difficult thanks to the presence of the monstrous Shivans and other scavengers.

Gameplay

Your goal in Bloody Bay is to collect fragments from each of the six scattered meteors. As the first researcher to spot the meteor was Indian, the meteor fragments are numbered in Hindi: Ek, Do, Teen, Char, Panch, and Jay.

After receiving an Ore Extractor temporary power from your initial contact, you can visit each of the meteor shards and extract a sample. Simply target the meteor while standing close to it, and use the Ore Extractor. You’ll see a meteor shard appear in a special inventory beneath your Navigation Bar.

When you have a fragment from all six meteors, you can go to one of the many Firebase processing stations scattered around the isle. You’ll know them when you see them - they’re protected by a ring of automated turrets that must be defeated before you can override the station.

Once you’ve done so, process the meteor fragments with the Ore Converter inside the Firebase into a “Sample.” Take this to your initial contact and he’ll reward you with a very special temporary power!

Spoils of War: If you take out an opposing player, his fragments or sample is randomly distributed to your team.