Rescue the Survivors

 is a mission to save survivors before the time runs out. Remaining survivors are marked nearby on the map when approached. Most survivors need a task to be completed before they can be saved, such as protecting them from a small hoard of Husks, finding BluGlo or even fetching a Medkit.

Objectives
1) Explore the zone
 * Keep your eyes open for Survivors.

2) Find Survivors
 * Reach the Survivors before the husks!

3) Rescue survivors
 * Some may take convincing!

Tips

 * There are a total of 15 survivors needing to be saved in any Rescue The Survivor mission.
 * A tier 3 rewards Chest will be rewarded for maximum completion.
 * You can build survivor radar towers if you need help finding survivors to rescue (these are wooden).
 * Husk spawns on the map are increased during Rescue the Survivor missions, meaning you’ll see more sleeping husks, and patrols will spawn more often.
 * Smashers are rare but can spawn in Rescue the Survivors missions.
 * Health and movement speed pylons also affect survivors health and movement speeds.
 * Adrenaline Rush will also heal survivors.

Types of Survivors

 * 2 Med-bot survivors. Med-bot survivors require 2 Bluglo for each to be rescued.
 * 2 Relay Tower Survivors. Build-based activity. You need to activate the tower and build up to it.
 * "Nedkit" survivors. Find the missing Medkit which will have an alerting sound notification when you are nearby.
 * RV roof survivors. Time-based activity of approximately 40-45 seconds to kill surrounding Monsters.
 * Car roof survivors. Time-based activity of approximately 40-45 seconds to kill surrounding Monsters.
 * Campsite / on foot survivors. Kill-based activity. You will not be able to Rescue the Survivor until all remaining Monsters are killed.

Possible Badges

 * Rescue Rookie. A bonus Survivor was rescued. - Bronze Medal
 * Life Preserver. 3 or more additional survivors rescued. - Silver Medal
 * Humanitarian. 7 or more additional survivors rescued. - Gold Medal
 * Evacuation Expert. 9 additional Survivors rescued. - Platinum Medal

Trivia

 * Almost all survivors share similar character models to Defenders.
 * Relay Towers will spawn a male shotgun Defender.
 * Nedkit survivors - or Ned, shares a character model with the male Bruiser.
 * Car / RV / Campsite survivors can be the Male or Female Sniper, or the Female Shotgunner.
 * The vehicles survivors stand on have dramatically increased health if you didn’t notice, and yield less material when harvested.
 * Campsite / on foot survivors won’t feel safe even if a Shielder is the only enemy nearby.
 * Survivor missions award the People resource upon completion, based on how many survivors you rescued. This does scale with PL of the mission.
 * RaY has a unique dialogue if you rescue all 15.
 * The Guardian Angel Achievement and Banner can be acquired by saving a total of 10,000 survivors in successful missions.