Operations

Operations are the large, overarching campaigns the player can fight on each planet in the Wayback System. They each consist of three to five Missions that must be completed as tactical battles. They will appear every time a turn is passed on the strategic layer, the Starmap, and will remain for a set number of turns afterwards. If you allow them to expire you may suffer a penalty to relations with a Faction, but you also may not be able to take every mission every time. It is your job as commander to determine which are most important and which may have to be ignored.

Assets

Each mission in an operation grants/removes a certain strategic or enemy asset. Strategic assets provide additional rewards, buffs or reinforcements for the remainder of the operation. Enemy assets strengthen enemy forces for the remainder of the operation, unless the corresponding mission is successfully completed.

Strategic Assets

Alien Infestation

Asset	Effect	Possible Missions	Description
Long Sightlines	Upon completion, gain 2 Intelligence	Extermination	Securing the hinterlands allows our scouting complement to efficiently do their jobs. With the wide open landscapes under watch, one can have an easier time spotting alien emergences
Biological Sampling	Upon completion, increase damage of all weapons against aliens by 15% for the rest of this operation	Collect Samples	In the Wayback, each xeno colony is different from the next. However, securing samples from this particular 'tribe' can help SAGE develop methods to better defeat them
Wayward Colonial Labor	Upon completion, gain 5 Trust with the Local Faction	Rescue Settlers	A planet's colonists, even those further afield of the more urban areas, are the lifeblood of any given faction. These miners, farmers, and refiners might not look like much, but saving their hides can have momentous value down the road
Xeno Delicatessens	Upon completion, gain Alien Eggs trading goods	Contain Migration	If forced to move above ground, alien migrations will bring their children with them – albeit in the ‘safe’ form of unhatched eggs. Collecting these could fetch quite a premium on the black market. Apparently, they are quite the delicatessen to those who can afford them
Eating on the Wing	Reduce Infantry Unit Supply costs by 15% for this operation	Reclaim Settlement	Many abandoned colonies litter the Wayback’s planets. However, abandoned does not mean unusable. Securing such sites can open throughputs for our adhoc space wharfs, providing easier touch-and-go’s for our inventory teams
Hunting Lodge	Upon completion, gain 2 "Hunter" squads for the final mission of the operation	Protect Settlement	Rural parts of planets are often littered with hunting lodges. While they typically spend their days subsisting off local fauna, your own presence suggests the xeno problem has completely dwarfed the capabilities of a simple game hunt. Doing well by such a place might bring these local hunters out to help with wildlife conservation – so long as they get to haul back what’s edible, of course
Battlefield of the Spectacle	Upon completion, +10% Promotion Points for the rest of this operation	Clear Landing Zone	If spared some time, SAGE can review every second of a combat outing – provided it is a successful one, of course. TCR regulations prevent us from maintaining defeats on tape. Fearing the defeatism that harangued many Reunification Campaigns, the concept of "win or learn" did not penetrate the higher echelons of TCR thinktanks
Country Code	Upon completion, gain a Supply Crate commodity	Rescue Settlers	Colonists who live in the boondocks often have little to their name – and yet their generosity is such that one would think them drunk off cobra wine. Earning their trust and respect will produce its own rewards, but also some material gain as thanks
Protector of the Wayback	Upon completion, gain 10 Authority	Rescue Settlers	Earning the respect of local Waybackers can manifest itself in curious ways, such as dedicated songs or TV commercials featuring one’s heroics. However, one especially poignant manner is the public recognition of being a Protector of the Wayback. It might sound childish, but it is also a good reminder why the TCR Impetus is in the Wayback to begin with
Bug Holes	Upon completion, alien supplies are reduced by 15% for the rest of this operation	Smoke Out Nests	Much of the local fauna operate underground and move in and out via surface nests, colloquially known as bug holes or nests. It is difficult to survey just how deep and industrious these creatures are, but bombing their doorways should be sufficient scientific inquiry for our purposes
Settlement Reclamation Projects	Upon completion, gain 15% more OCI Points for this operation	Reclaim Settlement	Many abandoned colonies litter the Wayback’s planets. However, abandoned does not mean unusable. Securing such sites can open throughputs for our adhoc space wharfs, providing easier touch-and-go’s for our inventory teams

Rogue Army

Asset	Description	Effect
Daring Raid	The raid into enemy territory and the destruction of the command infrastructure left the enemy in disarray. Also, an operation performed with such audacity warrants additional promotions	Gain 20 additional promotion points Enemy forces have their discipline reduced by 10%
Enemy Delayed	Fuel Depots provide the logistical means to get from A to Z. Without a proper POL replacement stream, one might find themselves limping into combat	The enemy will have its supply points reduced by 15% for the rest of the operation
GLOCS Disrupted	With the enemy Ground Lines Of Communication disrupted they will be suffering from damaged hardware and will have a hard time keeping organization up	Enemy vehicles and walkers will start battles damaged Enemy Discipline is reduced by 10%
New Recruits	The elements rescued from captivity offered to join our effort in the wayback. We welcome them on board!	Gain 5 additional squaddies
Pilots Recovered	With the pilots returned to duty more airpower to strafe enemy forces came available	Gain 1 minigun strafing run offmap use in each mission of this operation
Troops Rescued	The rescued POWs can now join the fight again and bolster friendly forces	Gain 2 allied local forces infantry units for the final mission