The "surprise" counter attack was originally supposed to happen all at the same time (to put as much pressure on the player team as possible); however, due to performance constraints they had to be spread out between each other. I do get where you are coming from though.

The 4th "and then, somehow, palpatine returned" was at a point that had my friend group rolling our eyes and just wanting it to be over.

Difficulty is fine, long missions are fine, but having several bait and switches on it actually ending is just frustrating and making it feel like a waste of time.

The mission was otherwise pretty fun and an enjoyable level of difficulty but good lord.

Love that you still update the older missions, thanks RNG

Pushed some QOL changes, moving enemy spawns much further towards borders (since most were placed before the extended borders were implemented). Changed units around, etc.

All good, pushing a potential fix

Ah my bad, it was the BDF Absolute Escalation. No wonder I couldn't find it when I hopped in to find the name lol

Latest version of vanilla escalation may be the scenario in question as we've played that one about as much as this one lately.

Hey, no problem! Total Escalation does not have the docks as an airbase? Do you mean a different base or are we talking about a different mission?

Sorry for another post, but friends with Tiberiumkyle below, and he forgot to mention the docks takeoff also has a lot of AI issues. They tend to just go the wrong way, or taxi into the water perpendicular to the direction it's meant to go. The strip seems to be the right direction in the case of the HUD when going to land as a player though.

Thanks for your feedback! It seems the AI takeoff behaviour must have changed since the last update and I did not notice. I've corrected the airstrip, so AI should be less likely to crash inside the tunnel on takeoff.

The AI has been pretty consistent about bonking the Agropol tunnel ceiling on takeoff, crashing themselves just outside the north side of it. Players can still get out, though some debris may claim a landing gear. Have also had a couple instances of Shards beaching themselves and just never sinking, requiring total destruction to remove it from the fight.

Darkreach AI crash themselves in their hangars, why is this?

Cheers m8 for keeping it up-to-date!

This has been updated to 0.30. Some of the underlying objectives around landings will remain simply due to complexity of replacing them. All of the new units are included with the exception of the hovercrafts.

Will this be getting an update soon to bring in the new units and abilities?

a+ SO MUCH FUN!!

RNG’s Total Escalation, Absolute Escalation, and Operation Endgame set the standard for large-scale co-op warfare. Each mission delivers massive battles, dynamic objectives, and intense strategic gameplay that evolve as the fight progresses.

Total Escalation – Defend PALA from a relentless BDF invasion against overwhelming odds.

Absolute Escalation – Lead the BDF’s counteroffensive, capturing cities and dismantling PALA’s war machine.

Operation Endgame – ARC’s final push to crush the BDF in a full-scale invasion.

With 1000+ hours of hosting on the ATF dedicated server, these missions have been battle-tested for stability, balance, and challenge. RNG continuously updates them, ensuring they remain the best PvE content in Nuclear Option.

Brutally difficult solo – teamwork is essential. Highly recommended!

thanks a lot :)

Sure is!

hey man, is this map updated to the last version of the game? (haven't played in a while and wanted to try this out)

Are these Escalation missions connected to the Primevan Campaign??

That means a lot, thank you!

This is my favorite mission I have played so far, having to fight against an overwhelming force with friends is a lot of fun, really feels like you are against the odds here.

Glad you enjoy it, it's fun with friends too :)

this mission is fun been playing it solo so i can learn the game more, i just got this game last night

hahaha moment with shards and landing in thr begining is fun. (if you destroy them)

Great map, playing it right now with a full lobby.

However the lag for the host specifically, especially on a high pop lobby, is REALLY bad, to the point where whoever is running the server can't participate. I don't think that's your doing rather its more to do with the games optimization, but worth pointing it out.

Honestly... hundreds of hours of working with it.

how did you learn how to work the editor its a little confusing and im trying to make a very unique mission based off Escalation but in a different angle and events with landings and other ideas

That's ugh... impressive... or crazy...

Not to mention nukes were unlocked at 5000 and 10000

This took me and my friend 10 hours to complete with minimum funds i LOVE it.

I love that destroying the ships before they get to land actually stops the units from spawning, plus the direct acknowledgment lol

That's impressive, usually I would say it takes at minimum 4-6 players to turn the tide.

Just spent ~5 hours tackling this mission with a friend and I would definitely recommend having more than two people (maybe four or five?) to complete this in a reasonable time frame lol. Overall, a fun experience but it got kind of tedious, especially with only two people.

Next update I'm going to focus on improving performance in the late game. Planning on delaying the spawn of the North BDF base until after the incursion is dealt with, as it is the most performance intensive portion of the mission.

Good stuff, see you in the skies!

You are the man, didn't know u created this RNG, I played with you before, best mission! Actually makes people cooperate

It's built on vanilla Escalation, so the overall win conditions and objectives are the same. I am working on a newer version that will be a little different, but it won't be out for awhile.

Is there a win condition for destroying all enemy hangars/helipads?
game basically ends when the enemy cant spawn more planes

Fixed, thanks for flagging it!

Pretty neat mission, thanks for posting.

I did notice a bug at the main enemy airfield though. The units spawned by the vehicle depot there have a pathing issue and get stuck on the factory on the SW side of the airfield. This results over time in 50+ vehicles being stuck and driving up against the factory building.

Phew, co-op is absolutely required, tried this solo and the air defense was able to intercept my stealthiest, largest payloads.