Tip#3 - How to Pass Restricted Instance 8 (Ri8)

I'm pretty sure that after 1 to 2 months of play, you have tried to pass all the Instances. But there are certain instances that may elude you. One of these is Restricted Instance 8. It's a highly sought-after instance due to the rewards you get - any of the four commanders who specialized in certain weaponry, and they are:

Lawrence - the Ballistic expert commander;
Evi - the Directional weapons expert commander;
Essidio - the Ship-based (SB) expert commander;
Tyren - the Missile expert commander.

If you're not lucky enough to get any of the above commanders, you might be rewarded with a healing card, a galaxy transfer, a revival card or an SP card. Your commanders are also rewarded with experience points.

Screen capture of an Ri8 instance using Independence fleets with a glass fleet at the center

So how do you pass it? One key point - You need to have Independence ships, and possibly, a lot of them to form fleets of 15 to 21. Another Galaxy 2.0 blog recommends the following:

Ri8 is a lot more easier than 9 or 10 since it does not contain ships which have Reflective Plating. It does however, contain ships with Extreme Counter Attack(ECA). Using Indies with Shield Regeneration modules will counter the ECA damage. Completing Ri8 with just ballistic fleets will be the easiest way to do it. Try not to use less than 14 fleets of 13,500 (1500 stacks) in Ri8, it can be done with 1300 stacks but you risk running out of shields

Each player has their own sets of research levels and because of that, the design cannot be uniform. However, there are common blueprints you need to install in order for your Indie ships to pass the instance. These blueprints are:

1. EOS III (shields) - at least 5 units;
2. Shield regenerator - at least 1 unit;
3. Azrael (ballistic weapon) - at least 2 units;
4. Bloody Mary (ballistic weapon) - at least 3 units

The variety of these blueprints will depend on your experience level and the quality of your commanders. It is highly recommended that you use your best commanders - preferably divine commanders like Rays of Destiny, Death from Above and Impending Doom. The level of their skills will boast your chance to pass the instance in a relatively short period of time.

Bear in mind that at the center of your fleets is a Quick Assault type, with a much higher firepower than the ones used for the Indies.

Since you are only allowed to try Ri8 three times a day, you need to really choose your commanders, and maybe removed them from your regular fleets. The badges you get from passing Ri8 will allow you to buy certain ship blueprints that will take you to the next level. 

A look at the kind of blueprints you can buy using badges 

Among the highly coveted blueprints include:

1. Striking Sword;
2. Aggressive Warlord;
3. Nihelbet;
4. Quick Assault;
5. Daybreak;
6. Last Stand;
7. Shadow Guardian;
8. Alliance Admiral;
9. Presidio of Glory

The above ship types are the ones you can build after you have fully researched the three top tier ships - Hamdar (frigates), Helena (cruisers) and Tiamat (battleships). Because of the special features of these ships, you have the distinct advantage over other players who can only build Hamdars, Cybra, Nicholas, Tiamat or Helena.

Maintenance and Updates on March 1st

IGG Forums has announced a maintenance on March 1, 2012, but soon moved to March 6, 2012 due to some reasons. Upon this maintenance new updates have been released!

Here’s the direct word from IGG Moderetors:

“The developers of Galaxy Online II will be performing server maintenance from 1:00 am to 2:00 am EST (GMT-5) on March 1st. This maintenance will include updated features in the game. When our work is complete, all players will receive 800 vouchers in recognition of their patience. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you all again for your continued support! “

Upon this update new things have changed in game. Here are the changes brought upon us:                

1. Rewards for Lucky Wheel will be improved.

[He3 Pack] will be replaced with [Gaseous Planet]
[Metal Pack] will be replaced with [Metallic Planet]
[Gold Pack (B)] will be replaced with [Luxurious Planet]
[Merge Chip] will be replaced with [Memory Chip]
[Gift Pack (S)] will be replaced with [Impending Doom Card]

2.  Players will be able to obtain the Independence Blueprint from the Level 9 Treasure Box dropped in the Normal Instance instead of the Challenging Chests dropped from Restricted Instances. Blueprints acquired this way are bound to the player.

3.  The new Divine Commanders below will be added to the “Draw Commander Card” function.

a) Honey Badgers 
Spell: Suicide Strike
Chance to deal 6x damage while attacking but also reflects 10% of damage back to your ships. (Wayne + Penni) (Affected by the Speed attribute.)

b) Iron Maidens
Spell: Fountain of Youth
If the total combined value of Iron Maidens'base stats exceed those of the enemy commander, their ships'stability will increase to their maximum and has the chance to fully restore Shields and Structures each round. (Dilira + Rafia) (Affected by Speed and Dodge attributes)

c) Suicide Sirens
Spell: Risky Surge
Chance to deal 3x damage and instantly reload weapons, but also reflects 10% damage to attacking ship. (Penni + Hellen) (Affected by Accuracy and Electron attributes)

d) Tactical Wizards
Spell: Bamboozle
Chance to avoid damage and increase enemy He3 costs by up to 5 times. (Nick + Bruce) (Affected by Dodge and Electron attributes)

4.  To ensure a smoother World Chat for players, the system message for winning a “Construction Card” from the Lucky Wheel will no longer be displayed.

5.  The Player's Level Cap will be raised from Lv.100 to Lv.150.

Though these updates were implemented, some of it had problems like the 800 vouchers became only 300 and there is still no proof on the 2nd update. Still, these became fun, and I say it is a very nice update it took away the annoying construction card system update every time you get it from the lucky wheel, though it may be not so lucky.

I expect more updates in the coming future, looking forward to good ones and updates that makes more people enjoy Galaxy Online 2.

–TZT.MviruS