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Mechanical carnival: tickets and donation levels

Guide to the New Year's event “Mechanical Carnival” (Carnival of War Mechs)

Today the “Mechanical Carnival” event started in the game. Many players do not understand how to participate in it and how to get the maximum benefit. Here's a detailed explanation from your strategist.

How many tickets can you get for free in 10 days?
Gift codes:
festivity2026zw - 2 tickets
Loveinzw2026 - 2 tickets

Ticket sources:
SourceQuantityTasks (without spending diamonds)
100 tickets

Quest to spend diamonds (15,000 diamonds)
+30 tickets

Free part of the Battle Pass
20 tickets

Daily Advertising
20 tickets

Purchase with diamonds (within 10 days)
80 tickets

Total free: 254 tickets

Strategy for free players
The daily lottery gives you 5 free draws per day. For 80 draws per day you will be awarded:
2 memory capsules "Brain Machine"
1088 diamonds

Recommendation: For players without a donation, it is more profitable to divide the draws into 3 days - accumulate tickets, and then complete the daily task for 80 draws.

Note: Completing the diamond consumption challenge requires 15,000 diamonds. If you don’t plan to do it, buy tickets for several days.

What you can get for free:
2 big prizes (primarily red collectibles)
~10,000 diamonds (the probability of getting diamonds in the lottery is not bad)
6 memory capsules "Brain Machine"
~40,000 exchange coins

Donation levels

Level 1: 600 draws (~200 RMB)
What to buy:Battle Pass 128¥ → 200 draws + “Ahead of All” decoration (constantly produces resource boxes)
6¥ × 9 days → 90 draws
18¥ × 1 → 20 draws
Total: 564 draws

Strategy: Draw for 8 days: 1 day - 40 draws, 7 days - 80 draws. Don't spin more than 80 a day!
Daily rewards for the number of draws will give you another 40 tickets.

Awards:
Minimum 6 major prizes
1 fur
1 decoration “Ahead of everyone”
14 memory capsules "Brain Machine"
~35,000 diamonds (lucky ones will get more)
~120,000–130,000 exchange coins (can be exchanged for a Hurricane box if you need a weapon)

Level 2: 800 draws (~368 RMB)
What to buy:
Battle Pass 128¥ → 200 draws + Stay Ahead decoration
6¥ × 10 days → 100 draws
18¥ × 10 → 200 draws
Total: 754 draws
Strategy: 80 draws per day for 10 days. Daily rewards will give you another 50 tickets.
Total: 804 draws
Awards:
8 big prizes
1 fur
2 decorations “Ahead of everyone”
20 memory capsules "Brain Machine"
~45,000 diamonds
~150,000 exchange coins (recommended to exchange for a fur to increase stars, or for the weapon “Light Sprayer” / “Hurricane”)

Level 3: 1000 draws (~578 RMB)
What to buy:
Battle Pass 128¥ → 200 draws + Stay Ahead decoration
6¥ × 10 days → 100 draws
18¥ × 10 → 200 draws
30¥ × 7 → 210 draws
Total: 964 drawsStrategy: 80 draws per day for 10 days. On some days you can add a little to get 1st place in the ranking. Daily rewards will give you another 50 tickets.
Total: 1014 draws
Awards:
10 big prizes
2 furs
2 decorations “Be ahead”
20 memory capsules "Brain Machine"
~55,000 diamonds
~180,000 exchange coins (recommended to exchange for fur to increase stars)

Level 4: 1400 draws (~1162 yuan)
What to buy:
Battle Pass 128¥ → 200 draws + Stay Ahead decoration (produces resources)
6¥ × 10 days → 100 draws
18¥ × 9 → 180 draws
30¥ × 10 → 300 draws
128¥ × 4 → 320 draws
Total: 1354 draws
Strategy: 80 draws per day for 10 days. On some days you can add for 1st place in the ranking. Daily rewards will give you another 50 tickets.
Total: 1404 draws
Awards:
14 big prizes (more if you're lucky)
3 furs
2 decorations “Ahead of everyone”
20 memory capsules "Brain Machine"
1x Fantastic Helper Selection Box (Camp Decoration Skin)
~80,000–90,000 diamonds
~270,000 exchange coins (recommended to exchange for fur to increase stars; with luck, enough for 2 furs)

Authors: Паша J.S.