The Xolbor Invasion was the first update to the game that included a pre-launch event.
For this update, players were met with a mysterious character that communicated with them via the game's Fan Group. Riddles and puzzles were frequently posted leading up to the event.
On the 10/06/2012, the Xolbors invaded the Outbreak Survival Fan Group, led by BaronVonXolbor the Xolbors want nothing more than to destroy the world. But they are in no hurry, and don't mind a little fun on the side. On the same day, a puzzle was posted to the group shout. This code: 9-12-12 2-5 2-1-3-11 could be decoded by players to attempt to figure out his evil plans.
The first person to discover the meaning was a user by the name: Hayate101. It translated to: "I'll be back 10/8/2012" (date was in American format due to most of the player-base being from that country).
After that point, Xolbor enemies were added to the game which would chase Survivors down and deal damage to them upon contact. Xolbors could only be damaged using special items that you could buy with Pumpkins.
The map was also destroyed, meaning lots of the frequently used camping spots become unusable. Simultaneously new areas were created, and a small part of the Halloween Realm was added to the edge of the map. Players could travel over to the small island and take advantage of the Pumpkin Castle for defence.
After a week of the pre-launch event; it was finally time for the main update to be revealed...
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