

Here, a mix of air-to-air and air-to-ground armaments can be very helpful but note that the targets worth the most points are usually found in the air (those would be enemy bombers, transports, and airships).The Cascadian Independence Force was a rebel group fighting for the independence of Cascadia from the Pacific Federation during the Cascadian Conflict. ASMs can make short work of an airship, but otherwise, MLAAs are your best bet for taking down airship subsystems quickly and easily.Įach enemy destroyed is worth a certain amount of credits, and in Score Attack, you’ll need to destroy enough stuff to satisfy the mission parameters. This mission type has you hunt down several enemy airships. Keep in mind that EVERY mission will end with a dogfight against an enemy ace squadron, so make sure that every loadout includes some air-to-air weaponry.

We'll go over each of them here as well as some recommended weapons. There are quite a few different types of missions you could face in Conquest mode.

When you die, you lose everything except your Prestige points and whatever aircraft you’ve unlocked.īecause Alert Level is based on overall playtime, you're encouraged to complete each mission as quickly as possible to make sure your future missions don't become too difficult. As you gain Prestige, you’ll be able to purchase more capable craft that might have a hope in hell of taking you all 43 missions. You’ll start Conquest Mode with only the trainer aircraft unlocked. Credits can be used to purchase additional friendly units in the Hiring Den, while Prestige allows you to purchase bigger and better aircraft. Each completed mission will result in your air force “conquering” a section of Cascadia, and each mission will reward you with Credits and Prestige. The objective of Conquest Mode is to complete 43 missions in a single life. Just like the campaign, you can choose between Easy, Normal, Hard, and Mercenary difficulties, but unlike the campaign, choosing a higher difficulty results in greater payouts of Prestige and Credits at the end of each mission. Conquest Mode is available right from the start if you don’t care about the main story, but you really should play through the campaign at least once in order to avoid spoilers.
