It's been almost a year since Call of Duty: Mobile released, and the free-to-play title seems to be showing no signs of slowing down. Boasting one of the largest mobile game launches in history, the handheld Call of Duty has generated over $327 million USD since then, with over 250 million downloads.
The title offers many of the features and gameplay modes that are familiar to fans of the long-running Call of Duty series. Players can fight in ranked or un-ranked multiplayer battles, all while earning Credits and CoD Points to spend on upgrades. One of the ways that developers TiMi Studios have kept the game fresh is through CoD Mobile special events, the latest of which has just begun, and features a focus on scavenging and survival.
Essential Supplies
The Solstice Awakened event offers three new resources, or currencies, that can earned through playing CoD Mobile: Petrol, Toilet Paper, and Rations. These can be traded in to unlock rewards in the Exchange Center, but are only earned by playing on the correct playlist. Of the three, Petrol is the most difficult to earn, and is only available for eight days of the event's fourteen day run.
To earn Petrol, and claim the limited-time rewards in the Exchange Center, players need to make sure they're on the correct playlist each day. Thankfully, there's already a full schedule showing what to play and when:
- July 19: Highrise Gulag (Petrol & Rations)
- July 20: BR Gulag Mode (Petrol & Toilet Paper)
- July 21: BR Gulag Mode (Petrol & Toilet Paper)
- July 23: Cage Rust (Petrol & Rations)
- July 26: Tunisia Saloon (Petrol & Rations)
- July 27: Meltdown Saloon (Petrol & Toilet Paper)
- July 28: Meltdown Saloon (Petrol & Toilet Paper)
- July 30: Cage Highrise (Petrol & Rations)
Guzzling Gas
To earn Petrol, first queue up for a Call of Duty Mobile match in the playlist listed for that date. Once in the Solstice Awakened match, each kill counts towards earning the free resources. Simply playing normally is enough to begin accruing resources, which can then be taken back to the Exchange Center after the game is over.
The event ends on July 30, so there's not much time left to earn the rewards. It's almost certain that once Solstice Awakened ends, any remaining Petrol, Rations, or Toilet Paper will be removed from the game. Therefore, players should make sure to earn some and buy what they want from the Exchange Center as soon as possible. Some of the items in the Center, like the Man-O-War, require specific amounts of each of the three resources, so it's worth shopping around a little first.
Call of Duty: Mobile is available on iOS and Android devices.