From the High Command Dispatch Channel (Discord)
The Menkent line has been established.
Helldivers have valiantly defended Lesath and Menkent for days, and for the time being, have halted the main advance of the Automaton assault. SEAF and civilian laborers are hard at work fortifying these planets against further incursion, and forward operations have been set up on Vernen Wells to support nearby defensive operations in the sector.
However, the Automaton war machine refuses to relent, and they are now attempting to circumvent the Helldiver defenses by wrestling full control of the path to the west via the planet Marfark. It has come to our attention that the bot fabricators, also known as “Factory Striders” are being used to push a hole through the Helldiver line. Focusing their entire effort towards a single planet, the bot offensive on Marfark is sure to be fierce, and our forces will no doubt struggle to hold this critical planet positioned on the flank of our defensive line. The enemy must not be allowed to gain any momentum - this offensive must be arrested, whatever the cost.
I hear they can be found as targets in lvl 4 to 6 missions. I have not independently confirmed this.
Nice I was hoping to see them as objectives. I wonder if they side objectives on level 7 and up.
Again, not independently confirmed, but they should be air dropped during bot drops.
Oh damn, that’s gonna be rough. I thought they were a special objective. Didn’t realize they can just drop on you randomly!
My first lvl 7 mission in the new patch and I land next to a Factory Strider.
I saw a couple tonight playing on level 7 and 9. Those things are a bitch to kill!