The Dawning
Contents
Introduction
The Dawning is an event that starts on the December 13 and ends on January 3. The Dawning will introduce the return of Sparrow Racing League and Strike Scoring into the World of Destiny. A new Record book will become available for the owners of Rise of Iron to complete. Additionally, Destiny players will earn Festive Rewards and deliver a season of healthy competition to The Tower.
Information
- The Dawning Update will be LIVE from the 13th December 2016 and will end 3rd of January 2017.
- The Update is FREE and the new Record book is also FREE
- Sparrow Racing returns - Strike Scoring added
- The record book is split in two - 1 Page for SRL, 1 Page for Strike Scoring
- 2015 Sparrow Racing Book CAN BE completed this time around
- Destiny: Rise of Iron players will receive a free gift at reset during each of the three weeks of The Dawning – check in with the Postmaster to collect these minor goodies.
- Skeleton Key Drop Rates to be INCREASED
- Once the event ends, Sparrow Racing will be added to Destiny Private Matches
- Strike Scoring will also remain following the end of the Event
- Players who do not yet own Destiny: Rise of Iron will only have access to the original tracks, though – just as they cannot access new multiplayer maps added with Destiny: Rise of Iron.
- As per Deej: "the first thing you'll do when you load in the tower in the 13th is go to Amanda holiday and fetch your event record book" – Sparrows at the ready, Guardians
Items
- New Armour
- New Sparrows
- New Emblems
- New Shaders
- New Quests
- New Emotes
- New Cosmetics
- New Sparrows
Sparrow Racing Maps
Competitive Spirit Record Book
- See also: Competitive Spirit Record Book
Competitive Spirit Record Book is a Record Book introduced in The Dawning event. It has 2 pages: one for Sparrow Racing and another one for new Strikes.
Players can acquire the Record Book from Amanda Holliday in The Tower.
Page 1: Sparrow Racing
| Task | Objective |
|---|---|
| In It To The Finish | Finish 25 Sparrow Races. |
| Precision Racing | Hit 1000 Gates. |
| Tricky | Land 100 Tricks. |
| Speed Bumps | Kill 50 Enemies. |
| Red Racer | Beat the Campus Martius Course Par Time. |
| Maximum Velocity | Beat the Infinite Descent Course Par Time. |
| Sand Speeder | Beat the Shining Sands Course Par Time. |
| Slalom | Beat the Haakon Precipice Course Par Time. |
Page 2: Vanguard Elite
| Task | Objective |
|---|---|
| Heroic High Score | Beat the par score in the Heroic SIVA Crisis Playlist (40,000 points). |
| Champion of Night | Beat the par score in Nightfall Strikes (55,000 points). |
| Scores of Scores | Earn cumulative score in Rise of Iron Strike playlists (500,000 points). |
| Bounty Hunter | Complete Vanguard Elite Bounties (20). |
| Pot of Gold | Rapidly earn Primary, Special, and Heavy Streak Medals to earn Rainbow Medals in Rise of Iron Strike playlists (5 Rainbow Medals). |
| Killing Spree | Earn Spree Medals in Rise of Iron Strike playlists (250 spree medals). |
| Super Hero | Earn Super Medals in Rise of Iron Strike playlists (50 super medals). |
| All the Medals | Earn Completion Medals in Rise of Iron Strike playlists (20 completion medals). |
Book Rewards
| Level | Reward | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Signet of Speed Emblem | |
| 3 | 3x SRL Champion's Ornament | |
| 4 | Hoarfrost Shader | |
| 5 | Amanda's Tag | |
| 6 | Good Game Emote | |
| 7 | Xur's Tag | Unlocks Songs of the Void |
| 8 | EV-31 Nightbird Sparrow | |
| 9 | Saladin's Tag | |
| 10 | Dawn's Return Shader |
The ‘Tags’ (Amanda, Xur, Saladin) are used to open up the BIG GIFTS which are found at the entrance of the old Iron Banner location in the Tower (Just behind the Bounty Robot) Saladin and Amanda Gift Boxes may be opened at any time after receiving their Tags from the Competitive Spirit Record Book, the Xûr Gift Box may only be opened after Xûr has appeared in either the Tower or the Vestian Outpost.
- Amanda's Tag Rewards - Jingle Horn, Treasures of The Dawning & 2 Legendary Engrams (2 Sublime Engrams for PS4)
- Xur's Tag Rewards - 2 Exotic Engrams and the Nova Mortis Exotic Quest starter
- Saladin's Tag Rewards - 50 Motes of Light and 3 Days of Iron Ornaments
PLEASE NOTE - It would appear that the Xur Gift can be opened AT ANY point after receiving the Tag. A very happy Glitch it seems
