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The various organizations the player can interact with in the [[Wayback System]]. Managing your relationships with these factions can lead to either victory or defeat, as friendly factions can provide many supplies, unique [[ | The various organizations the player can interact with in the [[Wayback System]]. Managing your relationships with these factions can lead to either victory or defeat, as friendly factions can provide many supplies, unique [[Squad Leader]] recruits, and other benefits. However, you will most likely not be able to please everyone. Relationships with a faction can be improved by successfully completing Operations for them, while failing Operations, or ignoring requests for help (which disappear after a number of turns on the [[Starmap]]), will hurt the relationship. | ||
== [[Rogue Army]] == | == [[Rogue Army]] [[File:Turn order rogue army.png|top|40px]] == | ||
“Rogue Army” is a collective term for all kinds of human forces in the Wayback that follow their own agenda or oppose the rule of the established factions. | “Rogue Army” is a collective term for all kinds of human forces in the Wayback that follow their own agenda or oppose the rule of the established factions. | ||
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Similar to the pirates, they don’t follow a grand scheme and are not part of an overarching organization. In other words, each encounter against a “Rogue Army” can happen on different planets and for different reasons. | Similar to the pirates, they don’t follow a grand scheme and are not part of an overarching organization. In other words, each encounter against a “Rogue Army” can happen on different planets and for different reasons. | ||
== [[Alien Wildlife]] == | == [[Alien Wildlife]] [[File:Turn order aliens.png|top|40px]] == | ||
Alien Wildlife is a [[Factions|faction]]. This is a catch-all term denoting the native fauna of the various planets of the [[Wayback System]], particularly those large and aggressive enough to pose a threat to humans. It is not an actual organized group the player can negotiate with, nor is it a sentient and strategically-thinking threat aiming to take over the entire system, like the [[MENACE]]. Even so, the player will often be tasked with destroying hives, culling large amounts of the creatures, etc. at the behest of other factions, civilians, or planetary governments. | Alien Wildlife is a [[Factions|faction]]. This is a catch-all term denoting the native fauna of the various planets of the [[Wayback System]], particularly those large and aggressive enough to pose a threat to humans. It is not an actual organized group the player can negotiate with, nor is it a sentient and strategically-thinking threat aiming to take over the entire system, like the [[MENACE]]. Even so, the player will often be tasked with destroying hives, culling large amounts of the creatures, etc. at the behest of other factions, civilians, or planetary governments. | ||
== [[Pirates]] == | == [[Pirates]] [[File:Turn order pirates.png|top|40px]]== | ||
This encompasses many different groups of outlaws, criminals and looters roaming the Wayback, trying to prey on the weak. Their roster focuses on high mobility and reckless assaults. Weapons are improvised and repurposed—rarely accurate but packing a lot of raw firepower, especially when firing on the move. They also use a variety of transport vehicles to quickly move across the combat map and close in on their enemies. | This encompasses many different groups of outlaws, criminals and looters roaming the Wayback, trying to prey on the weak. Their roster focuses on high mobility and reckless assaults. Weapons are improvised and repurposed—rarely accurate but packing a lot of raw firepower, especially when firing on the move. They also use a variety of transport vehicles to quickly move across the combat map and close in on their enemies. | ||
With very few exceptions, all pirate vehicles and weapons can also be employed by the player. [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2432860/view/534342772300185778] | With very few exceptions, all pirate vehicles and weapons can also be employed by the player. [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2432860/view/534342772300185778] | ||
== [[MENACE]] == | == [[MENACE]] [[File:Turn order constructs.png|top|40px]] == | ||
==[[DICE of the Gods]]== | The implacable alien threat it is your responsibility to defeat. Nothing is known of them, their origins, and their ultimate purposes at this time save that they use human beings, civilian and military alike, as raw materials to create biomechanical horrors to further their grotesque conquest of the Wayback System. | ||
This threat evolves constantly: The first primitive [[MENACE#Menace_Units|Constructs]] the player encounters will be swiftly enhanced into more dangerous varieties as you (hopefully) hold them off, up to and including the deployment of giant boss monsters. Fortunately, destroying these creatures will also award you with various resources that can be used in the [[Workshop]], allowing you to keep up with your inhuman foe's ceaseless self-refinement. | |||
== [[DICE of the Gods]] == | |||
A shadowy group of criminals who run the ice planet [[Planets#Dice|Dice]] as a tourist and gambling hotspot, despite its snowy, inhospitable environment. [[Frankie Sallustio]] is the public face of these so-called 'benefactors.' | A shadowy group of criminals who run the ice planet [[Planets#Dice|Dice]] as a tourist and gambling hotspot, despite its snowy, inhospitable environment. [[Frankie Sallustio]] is the public face of these so-called 'benefactors.' | ||
==[[The Backbone]]== | ==[[The Backbone]]== | ||
Also known as the "Unbent," they have turned the most Earth-like planet in the system into an industrial and military powerhouse. Their ruling cadre is quite open about their plans to run the entire system. They are represented to the player by [[Xiao Xiao]]. | |||
==[[Zayn-Beecher Corp| Zayn-Beecher Corporation]]== | ==[[Zayn-Beecher Corp| Zayn-Beecher Corporation]]== | ||
A wealthy corporation that did much business with the [[Core Worlds]] before the [[Warp Gate]] to the [[Wayback System]] was damaged. Even cut off in this backwater system, this corporation amassed enough wealth that it remains a major player as a Faction in its own right--although compared to even the smallest megacorps of the Core Worlds, it is tiny. | A wealthy corporation that did much business with the [[Core Worlds]] before the [[Warp Gate]] to the [[Wayback System]] was damaged. Even cut off in this backwater system, this corporation amassed enough wealth that it remains a major player as a Faction in its own right--although compared to even the smallest megacorps of the Core Worlds, it is tiny. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:57, 13 June 2026
The various organizations the player can interact with in the Wayback System. Managing your relationships with these factions can lead to either victory or defeat, as friendly factions can provide many supplies, unique Squad Leader recruits, and other benefits. However, you will most likely not be able to please everyone. Relationships with a faction can be improved by successfully completing Operations for them, while failing Operations, or ignoring requests for help (which disappear after a number of turns on the Starmap), will hurt the relationship.
Rogue Army 
“Rogue Army” is a collective term for all kinds of human forces in the Wayback that follow their own agenda or oppose the rule of the established factions.
Similar to the pirates, they don’t follow a grand scheme and are not part of an overarching organization. In other words, each encounter against a “Rogue Army” can happen on different planets and for different reasons.
Alien Wildlife 
Alien Wildlife is a faction. This is a catch-all term denoting the native fauna of the various planets of the Wayback System, particularly those large and aggressive enough to pose a threat to humans. It is not an actual organized group the player can negotiate with, nor is it a sentient and strategically-thinking threat aiming to take over the entire system, like the MENACE. Even so, the player will often be tasked with destroying hives, culling large amounts of the creatures, etc. at the behest of other factions, civilians, or planetary governments.
Pirates 
This encompasses many different groups of outlaws, criminals and looters roaming the Wayback, trying to prey on the weak. Their roster focuses on high mobility and reckless assaults. Weapons are improvised and repurposed—rarely accurate but packing a lot of raw firepower, especially when firing on the move. They also use a variety of transport vehicles to quickly move across the combat map and close in on their enemies.
With very few exceptions, all pirate vehicles and weapons can also be employed by the player. [1]
MENACE 
The implacable alien threat it is your responsibility to defeat. Nothing is known of them, their origins, and their ultimate purposes at this time save that they use human beings, civilian and military alike, as raw materials to create biomechanical horrors to further their grotesque conquest of the Wayback System.
This threat evolves constantly: The first primitive Constructs the player encounters will be swiftly enhanced into more dangerous varieties as you (hopefully) hold them off, up to and including the deployment of giant boss monsters. Fortunately, destroying these creatures will also award you with various resources that can be used in the Workshop, allowing you to keep up with your inhuman foe's ceaseless self-refinement.
DICE of the Gods
A shadowy group of criminals who run the ice planet Dice as a tourist and gambling hotspot, despite its snowy, inhospitable environment. Frankie Sallustio is the public face of these so-called 'benefactors.'
The Backbone
Also known as the "Unbent," they have turned the most Earth-like planet in the system into an industrial and military powerhouse. Their ruling cadre is quite open about their plans to run the entire system. They are represented to the player by Xiao Xiao.
Zayn-Beecher Corporation
A wealthy corporation that did much business with the Core Worlds before the Warp Gate to the Wayback System was damaged. Even cut off in this backwater system, this corporation amassed enough wealth that it remains a major player as a Faction in its own right--although compared to even the smallest megacorps of the Core Worlds, it is tiny.
