interlude DO NOT READ UNTIL YOU FINISH MISSION 7. Each team makes an upgrade choice then answers the story questions.
Leaving a small scientific attachment at the ancient refineries you begin the trip back to the sunken sites. Your convoy is loaded down with resources and the new Rillium material. Along the way a corrosive storm overtakes you without warning, it is much more severe than usual even for the wastes. Fortunately, your scouts had already identified potential underground shelters on the trip out and marked them. In the wasteland one is prepared or one is dead. Taking haven in the caverns you begin to wait out the multi-day tempest. Somewhere out there, you suspect your enemy is doing the same; if they found shelter at all.
Did you complete one of the Retrieval Raid Secondary Objectives from Mission 4: Sieze the Capital? No. During a lull in activities an emissary from a minor faction that is working with your technical teams requests to see you. “Commander I have not had a chance to thank you for protecting our interests back in the capital. During those final days many took advantage of the chaos to seek revenge or raid the minor factions. Your integrity in not doing so is what convinced us to make the crossing and join you. We would like to offer a contribution to your team. Here are some of the schematics that the raiders never found. Coupled with our research into these new materials I believe we can give your mech’s an edge. You may purchase one Refined Rillum Spike for half price. This purchase can be made before any remaining mission of the campaign.
UPGRADE CHOICE To keep your teams busy more than anything else you order a full maintenance overhaul of all equipment as well as tactical drills. The research teams are eager to try to adapt the data and materials you recenlty harvested. Do you have the teams focus on the infantry or on the mechs? Experimental Infantry Tactics: you may select one new support unit upgrade to try during the next mission. Afterwards, you can permanently exchange it for a support upgrade you already own.
OR Mech Salvage You may scrap one item you own to apply its full purchase value towards any other standard item. You must make this purchase now.
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Core Campaign Act 3
Yes. While waiting out the storm there is massive explosion in one of the caverns. A detachment of support unit personnel and their vehicles are lost to a cave in. Your investigators believe it to be sabotage but do not know who the responsible party is. Your team only has 5 support units available during the next mission rather than 6. Which color this is subtracted from is your choice.
