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Sangre Élite Invasion
Alpha 4 event where the Sangre Élite occupy a Stronghold for about five hours.
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An invasion lasts about 5 hours, then the Stronghold returns to its earlier state.
Invasion system that takes over strongholds; red occupied areas show on the map.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 29:23 (opens in a new tab)
Invasions start in Tier 4 strongholds then spread to lower tiers over time; timing still being tuned.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 4:29:52 (opens in a new tab)
Plan: a small enemy zone around the invaded stronghold with extra content around it; not in the next test.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 4:30:59 (opens in a new tab)
Devs were considering renaming the invasion system.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 23:06 (opens in a new tab)
Invasions start about a day after a server begins; this is sped up for the alpha.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 5:02 (opens in a new tab)
Invasion timing will be slowed for longer tests and for launch.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 5:02 (opens in a new tab)
Early in a server's life only Tier 4 is invaded; later, lower tiers all over the map are hit.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 5:02 (opens in a new tab)
Up to five invasions can be active at once, shown as glowing red areas on the map.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 5:38 (opens in a new tab)
An invasion lasts about five hours, then the stronghold returns to its normal tier.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 5:38 (opens in a new tab)
Invaded strongholds now also hold Legión Sangre intel, the first step toward the Doomsday Bunker.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 6:12 (opens in a new tab)
Plan: in a month-long Early Access cycle invasions might begin after about a week rather than 24 hours.
In Alpha 4 invasions start about 24 hours after a server reset.
About five invasions are active at once; they are the best reward source at Tier 4.
An invaded Stronghold reverts to normal when the timer ends; a new invasion brings a fresh invasion chest.
Plan: harder endgame content for invasions; only the first part of the design is in Alpha 4.
Plan: add a Sangre Élite version of Outpost Defense.
Sangre Élite are the toughest enemies in the game.
Video: Alpha 4 Dev Update - The Legend of California at 0:12 (opens in a new tab)
Sangre Élite take over Tier 4 Strongholds and also Strongholds in Tier 3 and Tier 2.
Video: Alpha 4 Dev Update - The Legend of California at 0:17 (opens in a new tab)
Invasions give some of the best loot in the game.
Video: Alpha 4 Dev Update - The Legend of California at 0:25 (opens in a new tab)
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Patch history
4 versions
Every fact about Sangre Élite Invasion by game version, newest first.
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Sources
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Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.
| Source | Date | Used |
|---|---|---|
| Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker (opens in a new tab) Video | Nov 11, 2026 | 8 |
| Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) Video | Sep 20, 2026 | 7 |
| Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam post | Sep 16, 2026 | 3 |
| Alpha 4 Dev Update - The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video | Sep 16, 2026 | 3 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) Video | Aug 15, 2026 | 4 |