Drives¶
Drives are inventory items that were introduced in the 2022-12-26 update. They can be used to repair Robo Bear, purchase Digital Bee, upgrade Digital Bee, and grant boosts during a round of the Robo Bear Challenge. All Drives (except Broken Drives) can be purchased from Robo Bear's Shop for 50 Cogs (100 Cogs for Glitched, and 5 of each other drive), and an increasing amount of Honey with each purchase.
White Drive¶
The White Drive, when used, grants the following boosts during a single round of Robo Bear's Challenge:
- x1.25 White Pollen
- x1.25 White Field Capacity
- +1 Colorless Bee Attack
Ways to Obtain¶
- Purchasing it for 50 Cogs and a base of 250,000 Honey in Robo Bear's Shop.
- The nth drive costs \(\displaystyle P(n)=250{,}000\cdot n^{2}\).
- Chance to receive from Robo Bear's Challenge.
- Completing Science Bear's "Repairing The White Drive" quest gives 1 White Drive, replacing the Broken Drive.
- As a reward for finishing your own Robo Party.
Red Drive¶
The Red Drive, when used, grants the following boosts during a single round of Robo Bear's Challenge:
- x1.25 Red Pollen
- x1.25 Red Field Capacity
- +1 Red Bee Attack
Ways to Obtain¶
- Purchasing it for 50 Cogs and a base of250,000 Honey in Robo Bear's Shop.
- The nth drive costs \(\displaystyle P(n)=250{,}000\cdot n^{2}\).
- Chance to receive from Robo Bear's Challenge.
- Completing Panda Bear's "Ready For The Red Drive?" Quest gives 1 Red Drive (Requires you to finish Science Bear's White Drives quest first)
- As a reward for finishing your own Robo Party.
Blue Drive¶
The Blue Drive, when used, grants the following boosts during a single round of Robo Bear's Challenge:
- x1.25 Blue Pollen
- x1.25 Blue Field Capacity
- +1 Blue Bee Attack
Ways to Obtain¶
- Purchasing it for 50 Cogs and a base of250,000 Honey in Robo Bear's Shop.
- The nth drive costs \(\displaystyle P(n)=250{,}000\cdot n^{2}\).
- Chance to receive from Robo Bear's Challenge.
- Completing Dapper Bear's "Barter For The Blue Drive" Quest gives 1 Blue Drive (Requires you to finish Science Bear's White Drive quest first)
- As a reward for finishing your own Robo Party.
Glitched Drive¶
The Glitched Drive, when used, grants the following boosts during a single round of Robo Bear's Challenge:
- x1.25 Pollen
- x1.25 Field Capacity
- +1 Bee Attack
Ways to Obtain¶
- Purchasing it for 100 Cogs, 5 Red Drives, 5 Blue Drives, 5 White Drives and a base of1,000,000 Honey in Robo Bear's Shop.
- The nth drive costs \(\displaystyle P(n)=1{,}000{,}000\cdot n^{2}\).
- It requires a Gold Cog Amulet to unlock the ability of purchasing it.
- Completing 10 or more rounds of Robo Bear's Challenge has a chance to reward a Glitched Drive, increased chance as the player finishes the challenge on a higher round.
- 1 Glitched Drive is guaranteed as a reward once a day after completing round 20.
- 1 Glitched Drive is guaranteed upon completing round 25, with a 1/7 chance for a second.
- Completing Science Bear's "Corrupting The Glitched Drive" quest gives 1 Glitched Drive (Requires you to complete Science Bear's White Drive quest, Dapper Bear's Blue Drive quest, and Panda Bear's Red Drive quest).
- As a reward for finishing your own Robo Party.
Broken Drive¶
Main article: Broken Drive
The Broken Drive is a unique drive added in the 2023-05-07 update that can be collected only once, from an area behind the Robo Pass Dispenser and Free Robo Pass Dispenser. Once collected, it initiates Science Bear's drive questline. After completing Science Bear's quest, the Broken Drive will be replaced with a White Drive.
Ways to Obtain¶
- Found behind the Robo Pass Dispensers in the 30 Bee Zone.
Trivia¶
- Excluding the Broken Drive, these are the only items that can permanently enhance a bee.
- Excluding the Broken Drive, these are the only items that can only be used during a challenge.
- The existence of a Yellow Drive is hinted through Robo Bear's 2022 present dialogue.
- This may be a reference to the unused yellow flowers found in Onett's decal inventory.
