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	Effect	Possible Missions	Description
Daring Raid	Gain 20 additional promotion points Enemy forces have their discipline reduced by 10%	Raid Command Post	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
Enemy Delayed	The enemy will have its supply points reduced by 15% for the rest of the operation	Delay	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
GLOCS Disrupted	Enemy vehicles and walkers will start battles damaged Enemy Discipline is reduced by 10%	Mine Roads	With the enemy Ground Lines Of Communication disrupted they will be suffering from damaged hardware and will have a hard time keeping organization up
New Recruits	Gain 5 additional squaddies	POW Rescue	The elements rescued from captivity offered to join our effort in the wayback. We welcome them on board!
Pilots Recovered	Gain 1 minigun strafing run offmap use in each mission of this operation	Search and Rescue	With the pilots returned to duty more airpower to strafe enemy forces came available
Troops Rescued	Gain 2 allied local forces infantry units for the final mission	POW Rescue	The rescued POWs can now join the fight again and bolster friendly forces
Civilian Trading Post	In the Wayback where resources are scarce and piracy common, civilian trading posts are worth infinitely more than their weight in zero-grav gold. Securing such a location would be most favored by both the locals as well as their leadership	Stop Marauders	Gain +1 Trust with Local Faction & +2 Civilian Trading Good.
Rogue Army Depots	Like most conventional fighting forces, the Rogue Army stores most of its munitions and armaments inside depots. Capturing one of these could provide us with useful equipment.	Defend Outpost, Relieve Outpost	Gain Rogue Army Item or Vehicle.
Patrol Base	Like most conventional fighting forces, the Rogue Army stores most of its munitions and armaments inside depots. Capturing one of these could provide us with useful equipment.	Defend Outpost, Relieve Outpost	Gain Rogue Army Item or Vehicle.

Enemy Assets

The following assets are active enemy assets. They grant their bonus to the enemy faction on the current operation. They will be disabled for the rest of the operation when the corresponding mission is completed.

Asset	Effect
AT-Weapon Arsenal	All Rogue Army infantry units now carry an RPG
Combat Drug Laboratory	Increases hitpoints of all pirate soldiers by 2
Combat Training Center	All Rogue Army infantry units gain the "counter-strike" perk and will shoot back at their attacker if possible
Counter-Intelligence Center	Reduces player intelligence level by 2
Forward Operating Bases	Increases enemy army points by 10%
Hidden Supply Stashes	Increases enemy army points by 10%
Improvised Metal Workshop	Increases armor for all enemy pirate turrets and vehicles by 20%
Insurgents Hideout	Reduces mission supplies by 10%
Interdiction	Reduces player supplies by 10%
Orbital Imaging Relay	Increases detection of all Pirate units by 3
Propaganda Center	Increases Pirate discipline by 10
Anti-Tank Weapon Arsenal	All Rogue Army infantry units now carry an RPG
Atmospheric Comms Jammer	Increases the delay on offmap abilities by 1 round
Raided Armory	All Rogue Army Infantry units now carry Battle Rifles instead of Carbines
Road Blocks	Reduces the players deployment zone by 50%
Satellite Targeting Relay Station	Increases accuracy for all pirates by 5%
Terror Camp	Reduces discipline of all player units by 15%

Rewards

On operation completion, the provided rewards are determined by multiple reward tables. In addition to a generic table, there are different tables depending on the enemy faction and the organisation (e.g. Zayn-Beecher_Corp, The Backbone) involved.

Pirate Reward Table

Type	Reward
Accessories	Incendiary Grenade, Thermite Grenade, Scrap Bomb
Armor	Boarding Commando Jetsuit
Vehicle Modular	Mounted Chaingun, Heavy Flamethrower, Laser Lance, Rocket Organ
Infantry Special	EMP Rifle, Light Chaingun, Workshopped RPG
Infantry Weapon	Corridor Sweeper

Pirates Vehicle or Weapon Reward Table

Type	Reward
Vehicle	Pirate Truck (Modular)
Vehicle Modular	Flamethrower (Vehicle), Rocket Organ, Laser Lance, Heavy Flamethrower, Mounted Chaingun

Rogue Army Reward Table

Type	Reward
Vehicle Modular	120mm Mortar, ATGM Launcher, Auto-Laser, MK20A3 BC Autocannon
Infantry Special	IMX SA-RPG 2, Tripod MK20A3, Tripod CMG50, Zayntech ASGM 2

[REDACTED] Reward Table (Spoilers!)

Type	Reward
Commodity	Construct Alloys, Construct Electronics, Construct Optics, Construct Power Core, Construct Processing Unit