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Haven Management (LW2)

2017-03-27T04:02:10Z

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Havens represent a liberated region of the geoscape and is the hub of information for both XCom's and ADVENT's strength in the region.

== Personnel ==
Resistance personnel can be assigned jobs from either the geoscape tower icon or the commander's quarters of the Avenger. Personnel represent resistance members and are not soldiers. they will only fight in specific types of battles involving the haven. The personnel can be assigned one of four jobs:
* Intel: generate a small amount of the intel resource and discover missions in the region. Intel will reveal advent activities, they are always here, you just do not know about them yet
* Supplies: generate supplies resources which will be delivered at the end of the month in the supply drop.
* Recruit: attempt to find new resistance rebels, soldiers, scientists, and engineers. Rebels will immediately be available for work when discovered while soldiers will become available in the recruitment list aboard the Avenger. Through recruitment activities there is a 67% chance that new recruits will be haven rebels and 33% chance that they will be soldiers available for recruitment. Once a haven has 13 rebels, it changes to approximately 20% chance of rebels and 80% chance for soldiers. If the area is liberated, you get a 3% chance for scientists and 3% chance for engineers.
* Hidden: perform no production but this can help reduce the ADVENT strength in the region and avoid haven raids.
You can have up to 13 haven personnel actively assigned, any more personnel in the haven will automatically be hidden an cannot be assigned. They can be used as a buffer for retaliation

Resistance personnel can also be acquired as mission rewards. Personnel can gain up to two ranks indicated by zero, one, or two stars next to their names. They are more effective at their task and gain random soldier perks.

== ADVENT Strength ==
The ADVENT strength stat describes the number of troops in this region and will increase the baseline enemy strength of missions in the region. Any personnel action besides hidden will cause this to rise. ADVENT strength is retroactive for missions currently being infiltrated, thus you may notice changes in enemy strength between discovery and execution of a mission.

== XCom Liaison ==
One XCom soldier, scientist, or engineer can be assigned as an liaison to a region by clicking the box in the upper left of the management screen. Having a liaison will increase efficiency by 20% for the respective job except for soldiers helping with the recruitment activity which has more complicated math involved due to officer ranks (if applicable). Having a region liberated and having a radio tower each increase efficiency by another 20% in that region (the two bonuses will stack).
* Soldiers: boost the recruitment action and are the only way to discover ADVENT infiltrators. The soldier will also be available on any mission in which the resistance personnel take up arms.
* Scientists: boosts intel jobs.
* Engineer: boosts supply jobs.
Soldier rank increases their effectiveness and any equipment the soldier had equipped before assignment will be available to them on haven missions.

== ADVENT Infiltrators ==
New resistance personnel can be ADVENT infiltrators, the only indication that this is the case is an "unknown cause" penalty to your monthly supply reward. Faceless infiltrators will steal 20% of the supplies generated in each haven, per faceless in that haven.

Assigning a soldier liaison to a haven will eventually reveal the infiltrators and initiate a rendezvous mission to eliminate them.

== ADVENT Retaliations ==
As the resistance grows stronger and more organized in a region, ADVENT will eventually notice the rebel's actions and try to stop them. They will engage in a number of operations called Retaliations groups of rebels or the entire haven. It's up to XCom to defend them as even when they are armed, simple rebels are no match to ADVENT forces.
Retaliations can be either :
* '''Full retaliations''' Those target an entire Haven. Ignoring or totally failing them will lead to all your rebels in the region being killed and the haven being empty. It's possible to prevent those missions as there will always be a Destroy the Relay mission with "Prevent Resistance Data Leak" as reward before the actual retaliation. If you can detect this mission with enough time to infiltrate it, it's safer for your haven as even with a good squad you might end up with several dead rebels if the retaliation actually occurs. If for whatever reason you can't respond to the mission and loose all your rebels it's still possible (but slow) to rebuild a Haven by using a soldier liaison.
* '''Mini retaliations''' (also called Raids) will target a specific job and all Rebels doing the job. Depending on the targeted activity, the advisor the advisor may also show up in the mission but only soldier advisors will ever be armed. Scientists and Engineers will never help you in a fight unless an officer hands them a pistol. Ignoring a mini-retaliation will kill all rebels on that particular job and that job will be unavailable for some time. The advisor might also die if he was supposed to be in the mission. It's possible to attempt and fail a mission without loosing the rebels, in this case you still won't be able to use that job for the same duration.
Both mini and full retaliations require a minimum Alert Level and active rebels count before they trigger.
{| class="wikitable"
! ADVENT
Retaliation
! Min Alert
Level
! Min Rebels
on duty *
! Affected Advisor
! Mission
|-
| Full Retaliation
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| All
| Haven Defense
Terror
|-
| Intel Raid
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| Soldier / Scientist
| Protect the datatap
|-
| Supply Raid
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| Soldier / Engineer
| Protect Supply Convoy
|-
| Recruit Raid
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| Soldier
| Escort Recruiters
|}
Notes :
* Full Retaliations evaluates the rebels on every job while mini retaliations only consider rebels doing that particular job (so 6+ rebels on intel will never trigger a supply raid).
* Faceless "rebels" count as double to determine the min rebels on duty so 4 rebels on a particular job, two of them being faceless is enough to trigger the raid for that job. This means it's theoretically possible to trigger a raid with only 3 rebels if all of them are faceless.

== ADVENT Strength Transfer ==

== Facilities ==

== Liberated Regions ==

Once a haven has been liberated, it stops generating new missions. This means that there is no chance of any retaliation missions happening (and you can put all of your rebels on a given mission). Haven Invasions will happen if Advent can get sufficiently high Advent Strength moved into an adjacent region.

All jobs in liberated regions have a 20% bonus. After a certain time period, liberated regions will begin to produce 50% of the supplies they originally produced, this is to simulate the effects of running out of material to scavenge. Each region will have a random amount of set supplies (between 2000 and 3000) with your starting region having 2500 supplies.

[[Category: Long War 2]]

Missions (LW2)

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__TOC__

== Overview ==

=== Enemy Activity Level ===

Enemy Activity level refers to the quantity of enemies deployed on a map. Activity Level is described as "light", "heavy", etc; these categories correspond to the table below. When preparing to infiltrate, '''base''' Enemy Activity is an estimation of the strength of the enemy forces you will encounter at 100% infiltration; the '''actual''' Enemy Activity level depends on your infiltration rate (for more information, see the [[Infiltration (LW2)|Infiltration]] page). In general, at 0% infiltration, enemy strength will be several steps higher than the baseline; at 200% infiltration, it will be a few steps lower, to a minimum of "Extremely Light".

{|class="wikitable"
!Activity Level
!Enemy Units
|-
|Extremely Light
|6-9
|-
|Very Light
|10-12
|-
|Light
|13-15
|-
|Light-Moderate
|16-18
|-
|Moderate
|19-21
|-
|Moderate-Heavy
|22-24
|-
|Heavy
|25-27
|-
|Very Heavy
|28-30
|-
|Extremely Heavy
|30-32
|-
|Swarming
|33+
|}

==Mission Table==

This table compiles the information contained in LW2's configuration files regarding missions.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align: center
! Mission !! Mission Type !! Mission Timer !! Max Soldiers !! Infiltration !! Evacuation !! Loot
|-
| Hack Workstation||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recover Item||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Protect Device||Guerrila Ops||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Extract||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rescue||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Destroy Relay||Guerrila Ops||12||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Neutralize Target||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Sabotage Advent Monument||Defend||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Sabotage Alien Facility||Sabotage||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Troop Maneuvers||Liberation||NA||8||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Supply Line Raid||Supply Line Raid||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Secure UFO||Supply Line Raid||16||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Terror||Retaliation||NA||8||Alerted||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Invasion||Defend||NA||10||Alerted||Fixed Exit||Yes
|-
| Defend||Defend||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Jailbreak||Liberation||12||8||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rendezvous||Liberation||NA||6||No||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Intel Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Supply Convoy ||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recruit Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Assault Network Tower||Liberation||NA||5||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Assault Alien Base||Liberation||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Avenger Defense||Defend||NA||12||Alerted||Not Available||No
|-
| Advent Facility BLACKSITE||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Advent Facility FORGE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Advent Facility PSIGATE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Central Network Broadcast||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Assault Alien Fortress||Golden Path||NA||12||No||Not Available||No
|}
</div>

'''Notes'''
* Mission Timer - this value is increased by + 4 in Rookie difficulty and by +2 in Veteran
* Infiltration
** Yes - the squad can infiltrate the site to reduce enemy strength
** 100% - infiltration needs to reach at least this value before mission can be launched
** No - squad goes directly into combat, skipping infiltration
** Alerted - mission starts immediately, no squad concealment
* Evacuation
** Evac Flare - squad can call the Skyranger to be able to evacuate the mission
** Fixed Exit - squad has to reach exit area
** Countdown Exit - squad has to wait until exit area becomes active
* Loot - if yes, alien corpses and material will be recovered if the battle is won

== Generating Missions ==

Missions spawn automatically as the days pass, and expire after a given window of time. The mission is not visible at this time; the local haven must collect enough intel to reveal the mission. Assigning more resistance members to the "intel" job can make missions considerably easier by discovering missions earlier and allowing more time to infiltrate. A mission's expiration timer starts when it is created, not when it is discovered; most infiltration missions have a base duration of 18 days, which is randomized by a few days each time a mission is created.

Havens each generate "intel points" from having personnel assigned to intel gathering. These points are applied to undiscovered missions in the region at certain update intervals, currently 4 times a day (every 6 hours). Each mission keeps a pool of collected intel points. The difficulty of discovering a certain type of mission is controlled by two numbers: "required intel" and "percent chance per day". A mission cannot be detected until you generate intel equal to the "required intel" value. Once the minimum is reached there is a random chance to discover the mission at every update. The probability is based on the mission's "percent chance" stat, multiplied by the number of intel points collected past the required minimum.

In the table below, a basic level-0 resistance member is defined as one "intel point" per day. A level-1 resistance member is worth 1.5 points, a level-2 is worth 2, and the Avenger scanning is worth 4. Faceless are worth negative 0.5 points. A scientist assigned as haven liaison adds an extra 20% bonus to the entire haven.

{|class="wikitable"
|'''Category'''
!Research!!Data!!VIP!!Prisoners!!Liberation 1
|-
|'''Mission Types'''
|Hacking
|Hacking, Destroy
|Rescue/Extract
|Jailbreak
|Hacking
|-
|'''Required intel''' (points)
|24||1||12||8||22
|-
|'''Discovery Chance''' (per point)
|0.85%||1.75%||0.9%||1.4%||2%
|}

'''Example:''' A haven with six level-0 resistance members and one level-1 assigned to intel, plus a scientist liaison, generates 9 "points" per day. The first mission in the liberation chain spawns. The haven can't detect this mission until it generates 22 points, which takes just under 2.5 days.

One day after that, the haven has an 18% chance to detect the mission: it has 9 intel points in the pool (subtracting out the 22 needed for the required intel) times 2% per point. One day later, the haven has 18 points and has a 36% chance.

== Types of Missions ==

The type of mission affects a variety of factors: what the primary objective is, what type of rewards will be received, how long the squad has to complete the objective, how strong of a force the enemy will tend to field relative to other missions in the region, whether the squad starts concealed or not, and even where the squad can extract from.

Perhaps the most important factor is whether or not a squad needs to infiltrate or not, and how long the squad has to do it. For more information on infiltration mechanics, see the [[Infiltration (LW2) | Infiltration]] page for details.

=== Guerrilla Operations ===

These missions will generate regularly regardless of ADVENT activity in a region. XCOM will infiltrate some city and complete some useful objective, typically acquiring personnel and/or intel in the process.

* Jailbreak – XCOM must infiltrate an ADVENT jail and rescue 2-4 Resistance members. Success increases the strength of the Resistance in that region. ''Concealed''.

* Rescue VIP - XCOM must lead a VIP (a soldier, scientist, or engineer) to the extraction point. ''No concealment''.

* Hack a Workstation - XCOM must hack a particular workstation. Awards intel upon completion. ''Concealed''.

=== Retaliation Missions ===

Retaliation missions trigger with increasing frequency and severity as XCOM takes action in a particular region and draws attention towards it. Retaliation missions have no infiltration timer. The Haven Advisor of a region, if a soldier, will typically be present at these missions, alongside various resistance personnel outfitted with the basic weapons and equipment that rookie XCOM personnel deploy with.

* Rendezvous: When XCOM rescues or recruits resistance members, there is a chance that they may be Faceless; when a Faceless disguised as a member of the Resistance is detected as it goes to meet with its ADVENT handlers, Resistance personnel from the local haven will deploy to the scene and hunt it down. You will not be able to arm or equip a squad to this mission. XCOM must detect Faceless by stationing a solider as the Haven advisor. ''Concealed''.

* Supply Raid: XCOM must deploy a squad to defend a supply convoy and its Resistance personnel from ADVENT attacks. ''No concealment''.

* Intel Raid: ADVENT attacks a Resistance listening post and XCOM must deploy a squad to defend its equipment and Resistance personnel. ''No concealment''.

* Recruitment Raid: ADVENT forces attack Resistance recruiters within a region. XCOM must deploy a squad and extract those Resistance members. ''No concealment''.

* Full Retaliation: XCOM must defend the Haven and it's Resistance members against an onslaught of ADVENT forces until the Skyranger can get into position for extraction. This mission usually comes in two parts.
** '''Retaliation 1''': This will be a destroy the relay mission but the briefing will state that Advent is searching for the haven and that you need to prevent a '''DATA LEAK'''. Completing this mission keeps the haven safe. (If you don't detect this mission, you go straight to a full retaliation.)
** '''Full retaliation (Retaliation 2)''': XCom must defend the Haven. This mission comes in two different flavours:
:# Many advent in the AO trying to kill members of your resistance haven. You must rush to kill them to save resistance members. This mission can yield corpses.
:# Advent drops unlimited reinforcements and you must rally all resistance members and soldiers to the EVAC zone to save them. This mission will not yield corpses.

* Region Invasion: ADVENT attempts to retake a liberated region by assaulting a city center. XCOM must destroy a psionic relay that summons continuous reinforcements, then eliminate any remaining forces. ''No concealment''.

=== Liberation Missions ===

As part of its attempts to liberate a region from ADVENT control, XCOM will conduct a set sequence of five operations. The early missions are difficult to detect and the later missions receive an substantial bonus to activity level, over and above the strength value of the region.

* '''Liberation 1:''' Hacking Guerrilla Op. The mission objectives won't actually have the word "liberation" in the title. But you can tell Liberation 1 from the rewards. It will just be a certain amount of Intel (with no listed Intel package). ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 2:''' Rescue Defector. XCOM must rescue a VIP from a car and move to the extraction point. ''Not Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 3:''' There are at least 2 possible mission types. Either mission type you get will have "Liberation" as part of the objective. Now do take note, Lib3 will also have an Advent strength bonus (above the regional base) meaning the baseline activity will be a decent amount higher as well as the tech you'll be facing. So go in nice and prepared for this one.
**Dark VIP mission (which seems to be more common) - There is also a high probability that the civilians on the map are Faceless
**Destroy the Relay mission.
* '''Liberation 4''' - Regional Network Tower Liberation: XCOM must deploy to and liberate an advent network tower. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. The mission consists of a squad that needs to make its way to a console to hack the network tower which will turn off the reinforcement timer before eliminating all enemies on a the map. ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 5''' - ADVENT Facility Assault: XCOM must deploy to and overtake a well-defended ADVENT facility. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. ''Concealed''.

Note that failing or skipping a liberation mission does not reset the path. You'll just have to detect it again (unless it's the tower or base, which are persistent once you unlock them).

== Collecting Enemy Corpses ==
Long War 2 uses the correct term for military equipment and supplies: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materiel materiel].

Most missions in Long War 2 require you to evacuate and you do not keep the bodies of fallen Advent or Aliens. As corpses are much more valuable in Long War 2 players should make special consideration for missions which do allow them to keep the corpses of fallen foes. '''Missions that let you keep corpses will list the reward of "enemy materiel"'''.

The following mission types allow collection of enemy materiel:
* Ambush troop column: These missions are the only way to actively reduce ADVENT strength in a region.
* Supply convoy ambush: Alloys you to destroy ADVENT troops about to reinforce a region, this prevents ADVENT strength from increasing.
* Invasion
* Rendezvous

===Strategy===
As Vahlen has taught us, explosives destroy all recoverable materiel when delivering the killing blow as both a possible loot drop and the corpse will be destroyed. Flamethrowers also destroy corpses if the initial hit kills the target, though burning damage will leave a collectible corpse and drop timed loot if carried. Consider using the Needle Grenades perk for grenadiers if you are in need of explosives use.

It may be beneficial to sabotage your infiltration percentage to increase the enemy presence if you feel you will be victorious. You are allowed to start any infiltration mission early from the geoscape. Note that enemy readiness will also be boosted if you begin prematurely, increasing their detection range, evac delay, and reinforcements strength.

[[Category: Long War 2]]

ADVENT Drone (LW2)

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Htrp: added info on drone upgrades.

ADVENT drones are the first mechanical enemy you'll encounter fielded by ADVENT, likely in your first missions. They can be found accompanying ADVENT soldiers and also roving around ADVENT cities on their own.

The ability to shut down solo drones is a very useful task for a specialist when attempting stealth missions, since a successful hack will ''not'' break concealment. However, take care when taking control of a drone, as it may spot and activate a pod that was previously outside of XCOM's line of sight.

Combat-wise drones are very weak offensively, having a high chance stun at melee range, or a very inaccurate disorient at range. Defensively they are relatively strong however, with constant defense from flying and armour.

Their hack defense is the weakest of the ADVENT mechanical units, and hacked drones make good distractions, likely absorbing a few shots that would otherwise be aimed at your soldiers.

Advent also fields an upgraded version of the Seeker drone, the Hunter drone, with more health and armor.

[[Category: Long War 2]]
[[Category: ADVENT (LW2)]]

Faceless (LW2)

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Htrp:

The role of the Faceless has been significantly expanded in XCOM 2; no longer just a menace on the tactical field, the Faceless can infiltrate XCOM's rebel system to siphon off supplies to the alien menace. Identifying Faceless infiltrators requires a soldier to be an Advisor in the suspected area, eventually beginning a mission in which all rebel forces present in the infiltrated area must seek and destroy the Faceless spy.

They will also be present in trap missions where a large portion of the civilian populace are also faceless.

Tactically, Faceless are surprising fast for their appearance, capable of regenerating health, and possess a melee attack that can hit a wide swath while tearing apart cover.

[[Category: Long War 2]]
[[Category: Aliens (LW2)]]

Missions (LW2)

2017-02-17T15:45:07Z

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__TOC__

== Overview ==

=== Enemy Activity Level ===

Enemy Activity level refers to the quantity of enemies deployed on a map. Activity Level is described as "light", "heavy", etc; these categories correspond to the table below. When preparing to infiltrate, '''base''' Enemy Activity is an estimation of the strength of the enemy forces you will encounter at 100% infiltration; the '''actual''' Enemy Activity level depends on your infiltration rate (for more information, see the [[Infiltration (LW2)|Infiltration]] page). In general, at 0% infiltration, enemy strength will be several steps higher than the baseline; at 200% infiltration, it will be a few steps lower, to a minimum of "Extremely Light".

{|class="wikitable"
!Activity Level
!Enemy Units
|-
|Extremely Light
|6-9
|-
|Very Light
|10-12
|-
|Light
|13-15
|-
|Light-Moderate
|16-18
|-
|Moderate
|19-21
|-
|Moderate-Heavy
|22-24
|-
|Heavy
|25-27
|-
|Very Heavy
|28-30
|-
|Extremely Heavy
|30-32
|-
|Swarming
|33+
|}

==Mission Table==

This table compiles the information contained in LW2's configuration files regarding missions.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align: center
! Mission !! Mission Type !! Mission Timer !! Max Soldiers !! Infiltration !! Evacuation !! Loot
|-
| Hack Workstation||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recover Item||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Protect Device||Guerrila Ops||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Extract||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rescue||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Destroy Relay||Guerrila Ops||12||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Neutralize Target||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Sabotage Advent Monument||Defend||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Sabotage Alien Facility||Sabotage||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Troop Maneuvers||Liberation||NA||8||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Supply Line Raid||Supply Line Raid||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Secure UFO||Supply Line Raid||16||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Terror||Retaliation||NA||8||Alerted||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Invasion||Defend||NA||10||Alerted||Fixed Exit||Yes
|-
| Defend||Defend||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Jailbreak||Liberation||12||8||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rendezvous||Liberation||NA||6||No||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Intel Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Supply Convoy ||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recruit Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Assault Network Tower||Liberation||NA||5||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Assault Alien Base||Liberation||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Avenger Defense||Defend||NA||12||Alerted||Not Available||No
|-
| Advent Facility BLACKSITE||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Advent Facility FORGE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Advent Facility PSIGATE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Central Network Broadcast||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Assault Alien Fortress||Golden Path||NA||12||No||Not Available||No
|}
</div>

'''Notes'''
* Mission Timer - this value is increased by + 4 in Rookie difficulty and by +2 in Veteran
* Infiltration
** Yes - the squad can infiltrate the site to reduce enemy strength
** 100% - infiltration needs to reach at least this value before mission can be launched
** No - squad goes directly into combat, skipping infiltration
** Alerted - mission starts immediately, no squad concealment
* Evacuation
** Evac Flare - squad can call the Skyranger to be able to evacuate the mission
** Fixed Exit - squad has to reach exit area
** Countdown Exit - squad has to wait until exit area becomes active
* Loot - if yes, alien corpses and material will be recovered if the battle is won

== Generating Missions ==

Missions spawn automatically as the days pass, and expire after a given window of time. The mission is not visible at this time; the local haven must collect enough intel to reveal the mission. Assigning more resistance members to the "intel" job can make missions considerably easier by discovering missions earlier and allowing more time to infiltrate. A mission's expiration timer starts when it is created, not when it is discovered; most infiltration missions have a base duration of 18 days, which is randomized by a few days each time a mission is created.

Havens each generate "intel points" from having personnel assigned to intel gathering. These points are applied to undiscovered missions in the region at certain update intervals, currently 4 times a day (every 6 hours). Each mission keeps a pool of collected intel points. The difficulty of discovering a certain type of mission is controlled by two numbers: "required intel" and "percent chance per day". A mission cannot be detected until you generate intel equal to the "required intel" value. Once the minimum is reached there is a random chance to discover the mission at every update. The probability is based on the mission's "percent chance" stat, multiplied by the number of intel points collected past the required minimum.

In the table below, a basic level-0 resistance member is defined as one "intel point" per day. A level-1 resistance member is worth 1.5 points, a level-2 is worth 2, and the Avenger scanning is worth 4. Faceless are worth negative 0.5 points. A scientist assigned as haven liaison adds an extra 20% bonus to the entire haven.

{|class="wikitable"
|'''Category'''
!Research!!Data!!VIP!!Prisoners!!Liberation 1
|-
|'''Mission Types'''
|Hacking
|Hacking, Destroy
|Rescue/Extract
|Jailbreak
|Hacking
|-
|'''Required intel''' (points)
|24||1||12||8||22
|-
|'''Discovery Chance''' (per point)
|0.85%||1.75%||0.9%||1.4%||2%
|}

'''Example:''' A haven with six level-0 resistance members and one level-1 assigned to intel, plus a scientist liaison, generates 9 "points" per day. The first mission in the liberation chain spawns. The haven can't detect this mission until it generates 22 points, which takes just under 2.5 days.

One day after that, the haven has an 18% chance to detect the mission: it has 9 intel points in the pool (subtracting out the 22 needed for the required intel) times 2% per point. One day later, the haven has 18 points and has a 36% chance.

== Types of Missions ==

The type of mission affects a variety of factors: what the primary objective is, what type of rewards will be received, how long the squad has to complete the objective, how strong of a force the enemy will tend to field relative to other missions in the region, whether the squad starts concealed or not, and even where the squad can extract from.

Perhaps the most important factor is whether or not a squad needs to infiltrate or not, and how long the squad has to do it. For more information on infiltration mechanics, see the [[Infiltration (LW2) | Infiltration]] page for details.

=== Guerrilla Operations ===

These missions will generate regularly regardless of ADVENT activity in a region. XCOM will infiltrate some city and complete some useful objective, typically acquiring personnel and/or intel in the process.

* Jailbreak – XCOM must infiltrate an ADVENT jail and rescue 2-4 Resistance members. Success increases the strength of the Resistance in that region. ''Concealed''.

* Rescue VIP - XCOM must lead a VIP (a soldier, scientist, or engineer) to the extraction point. ''No concealment''.

* Hack a Workstation - XCOM must hack a particular workstation. Awards intel upon completion. ''Concealed''.

=== Retaliation Missions ===

Retaliation missions trigger with increasing frequency and severity as XCOM takes action in a particular region and draws attention towards it. Retaliation missions have no infiltration timer. The Haven Advisor of a region, if a soldier, will typically be present at these missions, alongside various resistance personnel outfitted with the basic weapons and equipment that rookie XCOM personnel deploy with.

* Rendezvous: When XCOM rescues or recruits resistance members, there is a chance that they may be Faceless; when a Faceless disguised as a member of the Resistance is detected as it goes to meet with its ADVENT handlers, Resistance personnel from the local haven will deploy to the scene and hunt it down. You will not be able to arm or equip a squad to this mission. XCOM must detect Faceless by stationing a solider as the Haven advisor. ''Concealed''.

* Supply Raid: XCOM must deploy a squad to defend a supply convoy and its Resistance personnel from ADVENT attacks. ''No concealment''.

* Intel Raid: ADVENT attacks a Resistance listening post and XCOM must deploy a squad to defend its equipment and Resistance personnel. ''No concealment''.

* Recruitment Raid: ADVENT forces attack Resistance recruiters within a region. XCOM must deploy a squad and extract those Resistance members. ''No concealment''.

* Full Retaliation: XCOM must defend the Haven and it's Resistance members against an onslaught of ADVENT forces until the Skyranger can get into position for extraction. This mission usually comes in two parts.
** There will be a destroy the relay mission but the briefing will state that Advent is searching for the haven and that you need to prevent a '''DATA LEAK'''. Completing this mission keeps the haven safe. (If you don't detect this mission, you go straight to a full retaliation.)
** Full retaliation: XCom must defend the Haven. This mission comes in two different flavours:
:# Many advent in the AO trying to kill members of your resistance haven. You must rush to kill them to save resistance members. This mission can yield corpses.
:# Advent drops unlimited reinforcements and you must rally all resistance members and soldiers to the EVAC zone to save them. This mission will not yield corpses.

* Region Invasion: ADVENT attempts to retake a liberated region by assaulting a city center. XCOM must destroy a psionic relay that summons continuous reinforcements, then eliminate any remaining forces. ''No concealment''.

=== Liberation Missions ===

As part of its attempts to liberate a region from ADVENT control, XCOM will conduct a set sequence of five operations. The early missions are difficult to detect and the later missions receive an substantial bonus to activity level, over and above the strength value of the region.

* '''Liberation 1:''' Hacking Guerrilla Op. The mission objectives won't actually have the word "liberation" in the title. But you can tell Liberation 1 from the rewards. It will just be a certain amount of Intel (with no listed Intel package). ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 2:''' Rescue Defector. XCOM must rescue a VIP from a car and move to the extraction point. ''Not Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 3:''' There are at least 2 possible mission types. Either mission type you get will have "Liberation" as part of the objective. Now do take note, Lib3 will also have an Advent strength bonus (above the regional base) meaning the baseline activity will be a decent amount higher as well as the tech you'll be facing. So go in nice and prepared for this one.
**Dark VIP mission (which seems to be more common) - There is also a high probability that the civilians on the map are Faceless
**Destroy the Relay mission.
* '''Liberation 4''' - Regional Network Tower Liberation: XCOM must deploy to and liberate an advent network tower. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. The mission consists of a squad that needs to make its way to a console to hack the network tower which will turn off the reinforcement timer before eliminating all enemies on a the map. ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 5''' - ADVENT Facility Assault: XCOM must deploy to and overtake a well-defended ADVENT facility. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. ''Concealed''.

Note that failing or skipping a liberation mission does not reset the path. You'll just have to detect it again (unless it's the tower or base, which are persistent once you unlock them).

== Collecting Enemy Corpses ==
Long War 2 uses the correct term for military equipment and supplies: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materiel materiel].

Most missions in Long War 2 require you to evacuate and you do not keep the bodies of fallen Advent or Aliens. As corpses are much more valuable in Long War 2 players should make special consideration for missions which do allow them to keep the corpses of fallen foes. '''Missions that let you keep corpses will list the reward of "enemy materiel"'''.

The following mission types allow collection of enemy materiel:
* Ambush troop column: These missions are the only way to actively reduce ADVENT strength in a region.
* Supply convoy ambush: Alloys you to destroy ADVENT troops about to reinforce a region, this prevents ADVENT strength from increasing.
* Invasion
* Rendezvous

===Strategy===
As Vahlen has taught us, explosives destroy all recoverable materiel when delivering the killing blow as both a possible loot drop and the corpse will be destroyed. Flamethrowers also destroy corpses if the initial hit kills the target, though burning damage will leave a collectible corpse and drop timed loot if carried. Consider using the Needle Grenades perk for grenadiers if you are in need of explosives use.

It may be beneficial to sabotage your infiltration percentage to increase the enemy presence if you feel you will be victorious. You are allowed to start any infiltration mission early from the geoscape. Note that enemy readiness will also be boosted if you begin prematurely, increasing their detection range, evac delay, and reinforcements strength.

[[Category: Long War 2]]

Missions (LW2)

2017-02-17T15:44:42Z

Htrp: /* Retaliation Missions */

__TOC__

== Overview ==

=== Enemy Activity Level ===

Enemy Activity level refers to the quantity of enemies deployed on a map. Activity Level is described as "light", "heavy", etc; these categories correspond to the table below. When preparing to infiltrate, '''base''' Enemy Activity is an estimation of the strength of the enemy forces you will encounter at 100% infiltration; the '''actual''' Enemy Activity level depends on your infiltration rate (for more information, see the [[Infiltration (LW2)|Infiltration]] page). In general, at 0% infiltration, enemy strength will be several steps higher than the baseline; at 200% infiltration, it will be a few steps lower, to a minimum of "Extremely Light".

{|class="wikitable"
!Activity Level
!Enemy Units
|-
|Extremely Light
|6-9
|-
|Very Light
|10-12
|-
|Light
|13-15
|-
|Light-Moderate
|16-18
|-
|Moderate
|19-21
|-
|Moderate-Heavy
|22-24
|-
|Heavy
|25-27
|-
|Very Heavy
|28-30
|-
|Extremely Heavy
|30-32
|-
|Swarming
|33+
|}

==Mission Table==

This table compiles the information contained in LW2's configuration files regarding missions.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align: center
! Mission !! Mission Type !! Mission Timer !! Max Soldiers !! Infiltration !! Evacuation !! Loot
|-
| Hack Workstation||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recover Item||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Protect Device||Guerrila Ops||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Extract||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rescue||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Destroy Relay||Guerrila Ops||12||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Neutralize Target||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Sabotage Advent Monument||Defend||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Sabotage Alien Facility||Sabotage||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Troop Maneuvers||Liberation||NA||8||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Supply Line Raid||Supply Line Raid||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Secure UFO||Supply Line Raid||16||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Terror||Retaliation||NA||8||Alerted||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Invasion||Defend||NA||10||Alerted||Fixed Exit||Yes
|-
| Defend||Defend||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Jailbreak||Liberation||12||8||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rendezvous||Liberation||NA||6||No||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Intel Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Supply Convoy ||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recruit Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Assault Network Tower||Liberation||NA||5||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Assault Alien Base||Liberation||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Avenger Defense||Defend||NA||12||Alerted||Not Available||No
|-
| Advent Facility BLACKSITE||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Advent Facility FORGE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Advent Facility PSIGATE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Central Network Broadcast||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Assault Alien Fortress||Golden Path||NA||12||No||Not Available||No
|}
</div>

'''Notes'''
* Mission Timer - this value is increased by + 4 in Rookie difficulty and by +2 in Veteran
* Infiltration
** Yes - the squad can infiltrate the site to reduce enemy strength
** 100% - infiltration needs to reach at least this value before mission can be launched
** No - squad goes directly into combat, skipping infiltration
** Alerted - mission starts immediately, no squad concealment
* Evacuation
** Evac Flare - squad can call the Skyranger to be able to evacuate the mission
** Fixed Exit - squad has to reach exit area
** Countdown Exit - squad has to wait until exit area becomes active
* Loot - if yes, alien corpses and material will be recovered if the battle is won

== Generating Missions ==

Missions spawn automatically as the days pass, and expire after a given window of time. The mission is not visible at this time; the local haven must collect enough intel to reveal the mission. Assigning more resistance members to the "intel" job can make missions considerably easier by discovering missions earlier and allowing more time to infiltrate. A mission's expiration timer starts when it is created, not when it is discovered; most infiltration missions have a base duration of 18 days, which is randomized by a few days each time a mission is created.

Havens each generate "intel points" from having personnel assigned to intel gathering. These points are applied to undiscovered missions in the region at certain update intervals, currently 4 times a day (every 6 hours). Each mission keeps a pool of collected intel points. The difficulty of discovering a certain type of mission is controlled by two numbers: "required intel" and "percent chance per day". A mission cannot be detected until you generate intel equal to the "required intel" value. Once the minimum is reached there is a random chance to discover the mission at every update. The probability is based on the mission's "percent chance" stat, multiplied by the number of intel points collected past the required minimum.

In the table below, a basic level-0 resistance member is defined as one "intel point" per day. A level-1 resistance member is worth 1.5 points, a level-2 is worth 2, and the Avenger scanning is worth 4. Faceless are worth negative 0.5 points. A scientist assigned as haven liaison adds an extra 20% bonus to the entire haven.

{|class="wikitable"
|'''Category'''
!Research!!Data!!VIP!!Prisoners!!Liberation 1
|-
|'''Mission Types'''
|Hacking
|Hacking, Destroy
|Rescue/Extract
|Jailbreak
|Hacking
|-
|'''Required intel''' (points)
|24||1||12||8||22
|-
|'''Discovery Chance''' (per point)
|0.85%||1.75%||0.9%||1.4%||2%
|}

'''Example:''' A haven with six level-0 resistance members and one level-1 assigned to intel, plus a scientist liaison, generates 9 "points" per day. The first mission in the liberation chain spawns. The haven can't detect this mission until it generates 22 points, which takes just under 2.5 days.

One day after that, the haven has an 18% chance to detect the mission: it has 9 intel points in the pool (subtracting out the 22 needed for the required intel) times 2% per point. One day later, the haven has 18 points and has a 36% chance.

== Types of Missions ==

The type of mission affects a variety of factors: what the primary objective is, what type of rewards will be received, how long the squad has to complete the objective, how strong of a force the enemy will tend to field relative to other missions in the region, whether the squad starts concealed or not, and even where the squad can extract from.

Perhaps the most important factor is whether or not a squad needs to infiltrate or not, and how long the squad has to do it. For more information on infiltration mechanics, see the [[Infiltration (LW2) | Infiltration]] page for details.

=== Guerrilla Operations ===

These missions will generate regularly regardless of ADVENT activity in a region. XCOM will infiltrate some city and complete some useful objective, typically acquiring personnel and/or intel in the process.

* Jailbreak – XCOM must infiltrate an ADVENT jail and rescue 2-4 Resistance members. Success increases the strength of the Resistance in that region. ''Concealed''.

* Rescue VIP - XCOM must lead a VIP (a soldier, scientist, or engineer) to the extraction point. ''No concealment''.

* Hack a Workstation - XCOM must hack a particular workstation. Awards intel upon completion. ''Concealed''.

=== Retaliation Missions ===

Retaliation missions trigger with increasing frequency and severity as XCOM takes action in a particular region and draws attention towards it. Retaliation missions have no infiltration timer. The Haven Advisor of a region, if a soldier, will typically be present at these missions, alongside various resistance personnel outfitted with the basic weapons and equipment that rookie XCOM personnel deploy with.

* Rendezvous: When XCOM rescues or recruits resistance members, there is a chance that they may be Faceless; when a Faceless disguised as a member of the Resistance is detected as it goes to meet with its ADVENT handlers, Resistance personnel from the local haven will deploy to the scene and hunt it down. You will not be able to arm or equip a squad to this mission. XCOM must detect Faceless by stationing a solider as the Haven advisor. ''Concealed''.

* Supply Raid: XCOM must deploy a squad to defend a supply convoy and its Resistance personnel from ADVENT attacks. ''No concealment''.

* Intel Raid: ADVENT attacks a Resistance listening post and XCOM must deploy a squad to defend its equipment and Resistance personnel. ''No concealment''.

* Recruitment Raid: ADVENT forces attack Resistance recruiters within a region. XCOM must deploy a squad and extract those Resistance members. ''No concealment''.

* Full Retaliation: XCOM must defend the Haven and it's Resistance members against an onslaught of ADVENT forces until the Skyranger can get into position for extraction. This mission usually comes in two parts.
** There will be a destroy the relay mission but the briefing will state that Advent is searching for the haven and that you need to prevent a '''DATA LEAK'''. Completing this mission keeps the haven safe. (If you don't detect this mission, you go straight to a full retaliation.)
** Full retaliation: XCom must defend the Haven
:# Many advent in the AO trying to kill members of your resistance haven. You must rush to kill them to save resistance members. This mission can yield corpses.
:# Advent drops unlimited reinforcements and you must rally all resistance members and soldiers to the EVAC zone to save them. This mission will not yield corpses.

* Region Invasion: ADVENT attempts to retake a liberated region by assaulting a city center. XCOM must destroy a psionic relay that summons continuous reinforcements, then eliminate any remaining forces. ''No concealment''.

=== Liberation Missions ===

As part of its attempts to liberate a region from ADVENT control, XCOM will conduct a set sequence of five operations. The early missions are difficult to detect and the later missions receive an substantial bonus to activity level, over and above the strength value of the region.

* '''Liberation 1:''' Hacking Guerrilla Op. The mission objectives won't actually have the word "liberation" in the title. But you can tell Liberation 1 from the rewards. It will just be a certain amount of Intel (with no listed Intel package). ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 2:''' Rescue Defector. XCOM must rescue a VIP from a car and move to the extraction point. ''Not Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 3:''' There are at least 2 possible mission types. Either mission type you get will have "Liberation" as part of the objective. Now do take note, Lib3 will also have an Advent strength bonus (above the regional base) meaning the baseline activity will be a decent amount higher as well as the tech you'll be facing. So go in nice and prepared for this one.
**Dark VIP mission (which seems to be more common) - There is also a high probability that the civilians on the map are Faceless
**Destroy the Relay mission.
* '''Liberation 4''' - Regional Network Tower Liberation: XCOM must deploy to and liberate an advent network tower. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. The mission consists of a squad that needs to make its way to a console to hack the network tower which will turn off the reinforcement timer before eliminating all enemies on a the map. ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 5''' - ADVENT Facility Assault: XCOM must deploy to and overtake a well-defended ADVENT facility. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. ''Concealed''.

Note that failing or skipping a liberation mission does not reset the path. You'll just have to detect it again (unless it's the tower or base, which are persistent once you unlock them).

== Collecting Enemy Corpses ==
Long War 2 uses the correct term for military equipment and supplies: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materiel materiel].

Most missions in Long War 2 require you to evacuate and you do not keep the bodies of fallen Advent or Aliens. As corpses are much more valuable in Long War 2 players should make special consideration for missions which do allow them to keep the corpses of fallen foes. '''Missions that let you keep corpses will list the reward of "enemy materiel"'''.

The following mission types allow collection of enemy materiel:
* Ambush troop column: These missions are the only way to actively reduce ADVENT strength in a region.
* Supply convoy ambush: Alloys you to destroy ADVENT troops about to reinforce a region, this prevents ADVENT strength from increasing.
* Invasion
* Rendezvous

===Strategy===
As Vahlen has taught us, explosives destroy all recoverable materiel when delivering the killing blow as both a possible loot drop and the corpse will be destroyed. Flamethrowers also destroy corpses if the initial hit kills the target, though burning damage will leave a collectible corpse and drop timed loot if carried. Consider using the Needle Grenades perk for grenadiers if you are in need of explosives use.

It may be beneficial to sabotage your infiltration percentage to increase the enemy presence if you feel you will be victorious. You are allowed to start any infiltration mission early from the geoscape. Note that enemy readiness will also be boosted if you begin prematurely, increasing their detection range, evac delay, and reinforcements strength.

[[Category: Long War 2]]

Missions (LW2)

2017-02-17T15:40:37Z

Htrp: /* Liberation Missions */

__TOC__

== Overview ==

=== Enemy Activity Level ===

Enemy Activity level refers to the quantity of enemies deployed on a map. Activity Level is described as "light", "heavy", etc; these categories correspond to the table below. When preparing to infiltrate, '''base''' Enemy Activity is an estimation of the strength of the enemy forces you will encounter at 100% infiltration; the '''actual''' Enemy Activity level depends on your infiltration rate (for more information, see the [[Infiltration (LW2)|Infiltration]] page). In general, at 0% infiltration, enemy strength will be several steps higher than the baseline; at 200% infiltration, it will be a few steps lower, to a minimum of "Extremely Light".

{|class="wikitable"
!Activity Level
!Enemy Units
|-
|Extremely Light
|6-9
|-
|Very Light
|10-12
|-
|Light
|13-15
|-
|Light-Moderate
|16-18
|-
|Moderate
|19-21
|-
|Moderate-Heavy
|22-24
|-
|Heavy
|25-27
|-
|Very Heavy
|28-30
|-
|Extremely Heavy
|30-32
|-
|Swarming
|33+
|}

==Mission Table==

This table compiles the information contained in LW2's configuration files regarding missions.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align: center
! Mission !! Mission Type !! Mission Timer !! Max Soldiers !! Infiltration !! Evacuation !! Loot
|-
| Hack Workstation||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recover Item||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Protect Device||Guerrila Ops||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Extract||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rescue||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Destroy Relay||Guerrila Ops||12||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Neutralize Target||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Sabotage Advent Monument||Defend||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Sabotage Alien Facility||Sabotage||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Troop Maneuvers||Liberation||NA||8||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Supply Line Raid||Supply Line Raid||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Secure UFO||Supply Line Raid||16||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Terror||Retaliation||NA||8||Alerted||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Invasion||Defend||NA||10||Alerted||Fixed Exit||Yes
|-
| Defend||Defend||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Jailbreak||Liberation||12||8||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rendezvous||Liberation||NA||6||No||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Intel Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Supply Convoy ||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recruit Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Assault Network Tower||Liberation||NA||5||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Assault Alien Base||Liberation||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Avenger Defense||Defend||NA||12||Alerted||Not Available||No
|-
| Advent Facility BLACKSITE||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Advent Facility FORGE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Advent Facility PSIGATE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Central Network Broadcast||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Assault Alien Fortress||Golden Path||NA||12||No||Not Available||No
|}
</div>

'''Notes'''
* Mission Timer - this value is increased by + 4 in Rookie difficulty and by +2 in Veteran
* Infiltration
** Yes - the squad can infiltrate the site to reduce enemy strength
** 100% - infiltration needs to reach at least this value before mission can be launched
** No - squad goes directly into combat, skipping infiltration
** Alerted - mission starts immediately, no squad concealment
* Evacuation
** Evac Flare - squad can call the Skyranger to be able to evacuate the mission
** Fixed Exit - squad has to reach exit area
** Countdown Exit - squad has to wait until exit area becomes active
* Loot - if yes, alien corpses and material will be recovered if the battle is won

== Generating Missions ==

Missions spawn automatically as the days pass, and expire after a given window of time. The mission is not visible at this time; the local haven must collect enough intel to reveal the mission. Assigning more resistance members to the "intel" job can make missions considerably easier by discovering missions earlier and allowing more time to infiltrate. A mission's expiration timer starts when it is created, not when it is discovered; most infiltration missions have a base duration of 18 days, which is randomized by a few days each time a mission is created.

Havens each generate "intel points" from having personnel assigned to intel gathering. These points are applied to undiscovered missions in the region at certain update intervals, currently 4 times a day (every 6 hours). Each mission keeps a pool of collected intel points. The difficulty of discovering a certain type of mission is controlled by two numbers: "required intel" and "percent chance per day". A mission cannot be detected until you generate intel equal to the "required intel" value. Once the minimum is reached there is a random chance to discover the mission at every update. The probability is based on the mission's "percent chance" stat, multiplied by the number of intel points collected past the required minimum.

In the table below, a basic level-0 resistance member is defined as one "intel point" per day. A level-1 resistance member is worth 1.5 points, a level-2 is worth 2, and the Avenger scanning is worth 4. Faceless are worth negative 0.5 points. A scientist assigned as haven liaison adds an extra 20% bonus to the entire haven.

{|class="wikitable"
|'''Category'''
!Research!!Data!!VIP!!Prisoners!!Liberation 1
|-
|'''Mission Types'''
|Hacking
|Hacking, Destroy
|Rescue/Extract
|Jailbreak
|Hacking
|-
|'''Required intel''' (points)
|24||1||12||8||22
|-
|'''Discovery Chance''' (per point)
|0.85%||1.75%||0.9%||1.4%||2%
|}

'''Example:''' A haven with six level-0 resistance members and one level-1 assigned to intel, plus a scientist liaison, generates 9 "points" per day. The first mission in the liberation chain spawns. The haven can't detect this mission until it generates 22 points, which takes just under 2.5 days.

One day after that, the haven has an 18% chance to detect the mission: it has 9 intel points in the pool (subtracting out the 22 needed for the required intel) times 2% per point. One day later, the haven has 18 points and has a 36% chance.

== Types of Missions ==

The type of mission affects a variety of factors: what the primary objective is, what type of rewards will be received, how long the squad has to complete the objective, how strong of a force the enemy will tend to field relative to other missions in the region, whether the squad starts concealed or not, and even where the squad can extract from.

Perhaps the most important factor is whether or not a squad needs to infiltrate or not, and how long the squad has to do it. For more information on infiltration mechanics, see the [[Infiltration (LW2) | Infiltration]] page for details.

=== Guerrilla Operations ===

These missions will generate regularly regardless of ADVENT activity in a region. XCOM will infiltrate some city and complete some useful objective, typically acquiring personnel and/or intel in the process.

* Jailbreak – XCOM must infiltrate an ADVENT jail and rescue 2-4 Resistance members. Success increases the strength of the Resistance in that region. ''Concealed''.

* Rescue VIP - XCOM must lead a VIP (a soldier, scientist, or engineer) to the extraction point. ''No concealment''.

* Hack a Workstation - XCOM must hack a particular workstation. Awards intel upon completion. ''Concealed''.

=== Retaliation Missions ===

Retaliation missions trigger with increasing frequency and severity as XCOM takes action in a particular region and draws attention towards it. Retaliation missions have no infiltration timer. The Haven Advisor of a region, if a soldier, will typically be present at these missions, alongside various resistance personnel outfitted with the basic weapons and equipment that rookie XCOM personnel deploy with.

* Rendezvous: When XCOM rescues or recruits resistance members, there is a chance that they may be Faceless; when a Faceless disguised as a member of the Resistance is detected as it goes to meet with its ADVENT handlers, Resistance personnel from the local haven will deploy to the scene and hunt it down. You will not be able to arm or equip a squad to this mission. XCOM must detect Faceless by stationing a solider as the Haven advisor. ''Concealed''.

* Supply Raid: XCOM must deploy a squad to defend a supply convoy and its Resistance personnel from ADVENT attacks. ''No concealment''.

* Intel Raid: ADVENT attacks a Resistance listening post and XCOM must deploy a squad to defend its equipment and Resistance personnel. ''No concealment''.

* Recruitment Raid: ADVENT forces attack Resistance recruiters within a region. XCOM must deploy a squad and extract those Resistance members. ''No concealment''.

* Full Retaliation: XCOM must defend the Haven and it's Resistance members against an onslaught of ADVENT forces until the Skyranger can get into position for extraction. ''No concealment''.
:# Many advent in the AO trying to kill members of your resistance haven. You must rush to kill them to save resistance members. This mission can yield corpses.
:# Advent drops unlimited reinforcements and you must rally all resistance members and soldiers to the EVAC zone to save them. This mission will not yield corpses.

* Region Invasion: ADVENT attempts to retake a liberated region by assaulting a city center. XCOM must destroy a psionic relay that summons continuous reinforcements, then eliminate any remaining forces. ''No concealment''.

=== Liberation Missions ===

As part of its attempts to liberate a region from ADVENT control, XCOM will conduct a set sequence of five operations. The early missions are difficult to detect and the later missions receive an substantial bonus to activity level, over and above the strength value of the region.

* '''Liberation 1:''' Hacking Guerrilla Op. The mission objectives won't actually have the word "liberation" in the title. But you can tell Liberation 1 from the rewards. It will just be a certain amount of Intel (with no listed Intel package). ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 2:''' Rescue Defector. XCOM must rescue a VIP from a car and move to the extraction point. ''Not Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 3:''' There are at least 2 possible mission types. Either mission type you get will have "Liberation" as part of the objective. Now do take note, Lib3 will also have an Advent strength bonus (above the regional base) meaning the baseline activity will be a decent amount higher as well as the tech you'll be facing. So go in nice and prepared for this one.
**Dark VIP mission (which seems to be more common) - There is also a high probability that the civilians on the map are Faceless
**Destroy the Relay mission.
* '''Liberation 4''' - Regional Network Tower Liberation: XCOM must deploy to and liberate an advent network tower. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. The mission consists of a squad that needs to make its way to a console to hack the network tower which will turn off the reinforcement timer before eliminating all enemies on a the map. ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 5''' - ADVENT Facility Assault: XCOM must deploy to and overtake a well-defended ADVENT facility. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. ''Concealed''.

Note that failing or skipping a liberation mission does not reset the path. You'll just have to detect it again (unless it's the tower or base, which are persistent once you unlock them).

== Collecting Enemy Corpses ==
Long War 2 uses the correct term for military equipment and supplies: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materiel materiel].

Most missions in Long War 2 require you to evacuate and you do not keep the bodies of fallen Advent or Aliens. As corpses are much more valuable in Long War 2 players should make special consideration for missions which do allow them to keep the corpses of fallen foes. '''Missions that let you keep corpses will list the reward of "enemy materiel"'''.

The following mission types allow collection of enemy materiel:
* Ambush troop column: These missions are the only way to actively reduce ADVENT strength in a region.
* Supply convoy ambush: Alloys you to destroy ADVENT troops about to reinforce a region, this prevents ADVENT strength from increasing.
* Invasion
* Rendezvous

===Strategy===
As Vahlen has taught us, explosives destroy all recoverable materiel when delivering the killing blow as both a possible loot drop and the corpse will be destroyed. Flamethrowers also destroy corpses if the initial hit kills the target, though burning damage will leave a collectible corpse and drop timed loot if carried. Consider using the Needle Grenades perk for grenadiers if you are in need of explosives use.

It may be beneficial to sabotage your infiltration percentage to increase the enemy presence if you feel you will be victorious. You are allowed to start any infiltration mission early from the geoscape. Note that enemy readiness will also be boosted if you begin prematurely, increasing their detection range, evac delay, and reinforcements strength.

[[Category: Long War 2]]

Missions (LW2)

2017-02-17T00:05:31Z

Htrp: /* Liberation Missions */

__TOC__

== Overview ==

=== Enemy Activity Level ===

Enemy Activity level refers to the quantity of enemies deployed on a map. Activity Level is described as "light", "heavy", etc; these categories correspond to the table below. When preparing to infiltrate, '''base''' Enemy Activity is an estimation of the strength of the enemy forces you will encounter at 100% infiltration; the '''actual''' Enemy Activity level depends on your infiltration rate (for more information, see the [[Infiltration (LW2)|Infiltration]] page). In general, at 0% infiltration, enemy strength will be several steps higher than the baseline; at 200% infiltration, it will be a few steps lower, to a minimum of "Extremely Light".

{|class="wikitable"
!Activity Level
!Enemy Units
|-
|Extremely Light
|6-9
|-
|Very Light
|10-12
|-
|Light
|13-15
|-
|Light-Moderate
|16-18
|-
|Moderate
|19-21
|-
|Moderate-Heavy
|22-24
|-
|Heavy
|25-27
|-
|Very Heavy
|28-30
|-
|Extremely Heavy
|30-32
|-
|Swarming
|33+
|}

==Mission Table==

This table compiles the information contained in LW2's configuration files regarding missions.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align: center
! Mission !! Mission Type !! Mission Timer !! Max Soldiers !! Infiltration !! Evacuation !! Loot
|-
| Hack Workstation||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recover Item||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Protect Device||Guerrila Ops||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Extract||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rescue||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Destroy Relay||Guerrila Ops||12||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Neutralize Target||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Sabotage Advent Monument||Defend||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Sabotage Alien Facility||Sabotage||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Troop Maneuvers||Liberation||NA||8||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Supply Line Raid||Supply Line Raid||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Secure UFO||Supply Line Raid||16||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Terror||Retaliation||NA||8||Alerted||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Invasion||Defend||NA||10||Alerted||Fixed Exit||Yes
|-
| Defend||Defend||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Jailbreak||Liberation||12||8||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rendezvous||Liberation||NA||6||No||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Intel Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Supply Convoy ||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recruit Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Assault Network Tower||Liberation||NA||5||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Assault Alien Base||Liberation||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Avenger Defense||Defend||NA||12||Alerted||Not Available||No
|-
| Advent Facility BLACKSITE||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Advent Facility FORGE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Advent Facility PSIGATE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Central Network Broadcast||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Assault Alien Fortress||Golden Path||NA||12||No||Not Available||No
|}
</div>

'''Notes'''
* Mission Timer - this value is increased by + 4 in Rookie difficulty and by +2 in Veteran
* Infiltration
** Yes - the squad can infiltrate the site to reduce enemy strength
** 100% - infiltration needs to reach at least this value before mission can be launched
** No - squad goes directly into combat, skipping infiltration
** Alerted - mission starts immediately, no squad concealment
* Evacuation
** Evac Flare - squad can call the Skyranger to be able to evacuate the mission
** Fixed Exit - squad has to reach exit area
** Countdown Exit - squad has to wait until exit area becomes active
* Loot - if yes, alien corpses and material will be recovered if the battle is won

== Generating Missions ==

Missions spawn automatically as the days pass, and expire after a given window of time. The mission is not visible at this time; the local haven must collect enough intel to reveal the mission. Assigning more resistance members to the "intel" job can make missions considerably easier by discovering missions earlier and allowing more time to infiltrate. A mission's expiration timer starts when it is created, not when it is discovered; most infiltration missions have a base duration of 18 days, which is randomized by a few days each time a mission is created.

Havens each generate "intel points" from having personnel assigned to intel gathering. These points are applied to undiscovered missions in the region at certain update intervals, currently 4 times a day (every 6 hours). Each mission keeps a pool of collected intel points. The difficulty of discovering a certain type of mission is controlled by two numbers: "required intel" and "percent chance per day". A mission cannot be detected until you generate intel equal to the "required intel" value. Once the minimum is reached there is a random chance to discover the mission at every update. The probability is based on the mission's "percent chance" stat, multiplied by the number of intel points collected past the required minimum.

In the table below, a basic level-0 resistance member is defined as one "intel point" per day. A level-1 resistance member is worth 1.5 points, a level-2 is worth 2, and the Avenger scanning is worth 4. Faceless are worth negative 0.5 points. A scientist assigned as haven liaison adds an extra 20% bonus to the entire haven.

{|class="wikitable"
|'''Category'''
!Research!!Data!!VIP!!Prisoners!!Liberation 1
|-
|'''Mission Types'''
|Hacking
|Hacking, Destroy
|Rescue/Extract
|Jailbreak
|Hacking
|-
|'''Required intel''' (points)
|24||1||12||8||22
|-
|'''Discovery Chance''' (per point)
|0.85%||1.75%||0.9%||1.4%||2%
|}

'''Example:''' A haven with six level-0 resistance members and one level-1 assigned to intel, plus a scientist liaison, generates 9 "points" per day. The first mission in the liberation chain spawns. The haven can't detect this mission until it generates 22 points, which takes just under 2.5 days.

One day after that, the haven has an 18% chance to detect the mission: it has 9 intel points in the pool (subtracting out the 22 needed for the required intel) times 2% per point. One day later, the haven has 18 points and has a 36% chance.

== Types of Missions ==

The type of mission affects a variety of factors: what the primary objective is, what type of rewards will be received, how long the squad has to complete the objective, how strong of a force the enemy will tend to field relative to other missions in the region, whether the squad starts concealed or not, and even where the squad can extract from.

Perhaps the most important factor is whether or not a squad needs to infiltrate or not, and how long the squad has to do it. For more information on infiltration mechanics, see the [[Infiltration (LW2) | Infiltration]] page for details.

=== Guerrilla Operations ===

These missions will generate regularly regardless of ADVENT activity in a region. XCOM will infiltrate some city and complete some useful objective, typically acquiring personnel and/or intel in the process.

* Jailbreak – XCOM must infiltrate an ADVENT jail and rescue 2-4 Resistance members. Success increases the strength of the Resistance in that region. ''Concealed''.

* Rescue VIP - XCOM must lead a VIP (a soldier, scientist, or engineer) to the extraction point. ''No concealment''.

* Hack a Workstation - XCOM must hack a particular workstation. Awards intel upon completion. ''Concealed''.

=== Retaliation Missions ===

Retaliation missions trigger with increasing frequency and severity as XCOM takes action in a particular region and draws attention towards it. Retaliation missions have no infiltration timer. The Haven Advisor of a region, if a soldier, will typically be present at these missions, alongside various resistance personnel outfitted with the basic weapons and equipment that rookie XCOM personnel deploy with.

* Rendezvous: When XCOM rescues or recruits resistance members, there is a chance that they may be Faceless; when a Faceless disguised as a member of the Resistance is detected as it goes to meet with its ADVENT handlers, Resistance personnel from the local haven will deploy to the scene and hunt it down. You will not be able to arm or equip a squad to this mission. XCOM must detect Faceless by stationing a solider as the Haven advisor. ''Concealed''.

* Supply Raid: XCOM must deploy a squad to defend a supply convoy and its Resistance personnel from ADVENT attacks. ''No concealment''.

* Intel Raid: ADVENT attacks a Resistance listening post and XCOM must deploy a squad to defend its equipment and Resistance personnel. ''No concealment''.

* Recruitment Raid: ADVENT forces attack Resistance recruiters within a region. XCOM must deploy a squad and extract those Resistance members. ''No concealment''.

* Full Retaliation: XCOM must defend the Haven and it's Resistance members against an onslaught of ADVENT forces until the Skyranger can get into position for extraction. ''No concealment''.
:# Many advent in the AO trying to kill members of your resistance haven. You must rush to kill them to save resistance members. This mission can yield corpses.
:# Advent drops unlimited reinforcements and you must rally all resistance members and soldiers to the EVAC zone to save them. This mission will not yield corpses.

* Region Invasion: ADVENT attempts to retake a liberated region by assaulting a city center. XCOM must destroy a psionic relay that summons continuous reinforcements, then eliminate any remaining forces. ''No concealment''.

=== Liberation Missions ===

As part of its attempts to liberate a region from ADVENT control, XCOM will conduct a set sequence of five operations. The early missions are difficult to detect and the later missions receive an substantial bonus to activity level, over and above the strength value of the region.

* '''Liberation 1:''' Hacking Guerrilla Op. The mission objectives won't actually have the word "liberation" in the title. But you can tell Liberation 1 from the rewards. It will just be a certain amount of Intel (with no listed Intel package). ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 2:''' Rescue Defector. XCOM must rescue a VIP from a car and move to the extraction point. ''Not Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 3:''' There are at least 2 possible mission types. Either mission type you get will have "Liberation" as part of the objective. Now do take note, Lib3 will also have an Advent strength bonus (above the regional base) meaning the baseline activity will be a decent amount higher as well as the tech you'll be facing. So go in nice and prepared for this one.
**Dark VIP mission (which seems to be more common) - There is also a high probability that the civilians on the map are Faceless
**Destroy the Relay mission.
* '''Liberation 4''' - Regional Network Tower Liberation: XCOM must deploy to and liberate an advent network tower. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 5''' - ADVENT Facility Assault: XCOM must deploy to and overtake a well-defended ADVENT facility. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. ''Concealed''.

Note that failing or skipping a liberation mission does not reset the path. You'll just have to detect it again (unless it's the tower or base, which are persistent once you unlock them).

== Collecting Enemy Corpses ==
Long War 2 uses the correct term for military equipment and supplies: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materiel materiel].

Most missions in Long War 2 require you to evacuate and you do not keep the bodies of fallen Advent or Aliens. As corpses are much more valuable in Long War 2 players should make special consideration for missions which do allow them to keep the corpses of fallen foes. '''Missions that let you keep corpses will list the reward of "enemy materiel"'''.

The following mission types allow collection of enemy materiel:
* Ambush troop column: These missions are the only way to actively reduce ADVENT strength in a region.
* Supply convoy ambush: Alloys you to destroy ADVENT troops about to reinforce a region, this prevents ADVENT strength from increasing.
* Invasion
* Rendezvous

===Strategy===
As Vahlen has taught us, explosives destroy all recoverable materiel when delivering the killing blow as both a possible loot drop and the corpse will be destroyed. Flamethrowers also destroy corpses if the initial hit kills the target, though burning damage will leave a collectible corpse and drop timed loot if carried. Consider using the Needle Grenades perk for grenadiers if you are in need of explosives use.

It may be beneficial to sabotage your infiltration percentage to increase the enemy presence if you feel you will be victorious. You are allowed to start any infiltration mission early from the geoscape. Note that enemy readiness will also be boosted if you begin prematurely, increasing their detection range, evac delay, and reinforcements strength.

[[Category: Long War 2]]

Missions (LW2)

2017-02-16T23:49:14Z

Htrp: /* Liberation Missions */

__TOC__

== Overview ==

=== Enemy Activity Level ===

Enemy Activity level refers to the quantity of enemies deployed on a map. Activity Level is described as "light", "heavy", etc; these categories correspond to the table below. When preparing to infiltrate, '''base''' Enemy Activity is an estimation of the strength of the enemy forces you will encounter at 100% infiltration; the '''actual''' Enemy Activity level depends on your infiltration rate (for more information, see the [[Infiltration (LW2)|Infiltration]] page). In general, at 0% infiltration, enemy strength will be several steps higher than the baseline; at 200% infiltration, it will be a few steps lower, to a minimum of "Extremely Light".

{|class="wikitable"
!Activity Level
!Enemy Units
|-
|Extremely Light
|6-9
|-
|Very Light
|10-12
|-
|Light
|13-15
|-
|Light-Moderate
|16-18
|-
|Moderate
|19-21
|-
|Moderate-Heavy
|22-24
|-
|Heavy
|25-27
|-
|Very Heavy
|28-30
|-
|Extremely Heavy
|30-32
|-
|Swarming
|33+
|}

==Mission Table==

This table compiles the information contained in LW2's configuration files regarding missions.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align: center
! Mission !! Mission Type !! Mission Timer !! Max Soldiers !! Infiltration !! Evacuation !! Loot
|-
| Hack Workstation||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recover Item||Guerrila Ops||8||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Protect Device||Guerrila Ops||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Extract||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rescue||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Destroy Relay||Guerrila Ops||12||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Neutralize Target||Council||12||10||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Sabotage Advent Monument||Defend||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Sabotage Alien Facility||Sabotage||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Troop Maneuvers||Liberation||NA||8||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Supply Line Raid||Supply Line Raid||NA||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Secure UFO||Supply Line Raid||16||10||Yes||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Terror||Retaliation||NA||8||Alerted||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Invasion||Defend||NA||10||Alerted||Fixed Exit||Yes
|-
| Defend||Defend||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Jailbreak||Liberation||12||8||Yes||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Rendezvous||Liberation||NA||6||No||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Intel Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Supply Convoy ||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Recruit Raid||Liberation||NA||8||Alerted||Countdown Exit||No
|-
| Assault Network Tower||Liberation||NA||5||100%||Evac Flare||No
|-
| Assault Alien Base||Liberation||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Avenger Defense||Defend||NA||12||Alerted||Not Available||No
|-
| Advent Facility BLACKSITE||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Fixed Exit||No
|-
| Advent Facility FORGE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Advent Facility PSIGATE||Golden Path||NA||10||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Central Network Broadcast||Golden Path||NA||8||100%||Evac Flare||Yes
|-
| Assault Alien Fortress||Golden Path||NA||12||No||Not Available||No
|}
</div>

'''Notes'''
* Mission Timer - this value is increased by + 4 in Rookie difficulty and by +2 in Veteran
* Infiltration
** Yes - the squad can infiltrate the site to reduce enemy strength
** 100% - infiltration needs to reach at least this value before mission can be launched
** No - squad goes directly into combat, skipping infiltration
** Alerted - mission starts immediately, no squad concealment
* Evacuation
** Evac Flare - squad can call the Skyranger to be able to evacuate the mission
** Fixed Exit - squad has to reach exit area
** Countdown Exit - squad has to wait until exit area becomes active
* Loot - if yes, alien corpses and material will be recovered if the battle is won

== Generating Missions ==

Missions spawn automatically as the days pass, and expire after a given window of time. The mission is not visible at this time; the local haven must collect enough intel to reveal the mission. Assigning more resistance members to the "intel" job can make missions considerably easier by discovering missions earlier and allowing more time to infiltrate. A mission's expiration timer starts when it is created, not when it is discovered; most infiltration missions have a base duration of 18 days, which is randomized by a few days each time a mission is created.

Havens each generate "intel points" from having personnel assigned to intel gathering. These points are applied to undiscovered missions in the region at certain update intervals, currently 4 times a day (every 6 hours). Each mission keeps a pool of collected intel points. The difficulty of discovering a certain type of mission is controlled by two numbers: "required intel" and "percent chance per day". A mission cannot be detected until you generate intel equal to the "required intel" value. Once the minimum is reached there is a random chance to discover the mission at every update. The probability is based on the mission's "percent chance" stat, multiplied by the number of intel points collected past the required minimum.

In the table below, a basic level-0 resistance member is defined as one "intel point" per day. A level-1 resistance member is worth 1.5 points, a level-2 is worth 2, and the Avenger scanning is worth 4. Faceless are worth negative 0.5 points. A scientist assigned as haven liaison adds an extra 20% bonus to the entire haven.

{|class="wikitable"
|'''Category'''
!Research!!Data!!VIP!!Prisoners!!Liberation 1
|-
|'''Mission Types'''
|Hacking
|Hacking, Destroy
|Rescue/Extract
|Jailbreak
|Hacking
|-
|'''Required intel''' (points)
|24||1||12||8||22
|-
|'''Discovery Chance''' (per point)
|0.85%||1.75%||0.9%||1.4%||2%
|}

'''Example:''' A haven with six level-0 resistance members and one level-1 assigned to intel, plus a scientist liaison, generates 9 "points" per day. The first mission in the liberation chain spawns. The haven can't detect this mission until it generates 22 points, which takes just under 2.5 days.

One day after that, the haven has an 18% chance to detect the mission: it has 9 intel points in the pool (subtracting out the 22 needed for the required intel) times 2% per point. One day later, the haven has 18 points and has a 36% chance.

== Types of Missions ==

The type of mission affects a variety of factors: what the primary objective is, what type of rewards will be received, how long the squad has to complete the objective, how strong of a force the enemy will tend to field relative to other missions in the region, whether the squad starts concealed or not, and even where the squad can extract from.

Perhaps the most important factor is whether or not a squad needs to infiltrate or not, and how long the squad has to do it. For more information on infiltration mechanics, see the [[Infiltration (LW2) | Infiltration]] page for details.

=== Guerrilla Operations ===

These missions will generate regularly regardless of ADVENT activity in a region. XCOM will infiltrate some city and complete some useful objective, typically acquiring personnel and/or intel in the process.

* Jailbreak – XCOM must infiltrate an ADVENT jail and rescue 2-4 Resistance members. Success increases the strength of the Resistance in that region. ''Concealed''.

* Rescue VIP - XCOM must lead a VIP (a soldier, scientist, or engineer) to the extraction point. ''No concealment''.

* Hack a Workstation - XCOM must hack a particular workstation. Awards intel upon completion. ''Concealed''.

=== Retaliation Missions ===

Retaliation missions trigger with increasing frequency and severity as XCOM takes action in a particular region and draws attention towards it. Retaliation missions have no infiltration timer. The Haven Advisor of a region, if a soldier, will typically be present at these missions, alongside various resistance personnel outfitted with the basic weapons and equipment that rookie XCOM personnel deploy with.

* Rendezvous: When XCOM rescues or recruits resistance members, there is a chance that they may be Faceless; when a Faceless disguised as a member of the Resistance is detected as it goes to meet with its ADVENT handlers, Resistance personnel from the local haven will deploy to the scene and hunt it down. You will not be able to arm or equip a squad to this mission. XCOM must detect Faceless by stationing a solider as the Haven advisor. ''Concealed''.

* Supply Raid: XCOM must deploy a squad to defend a supply convoy and its Resistance personnel from ADVENT attacks. ''No concealment''.

* Intel Raid: ADVENT attacks a Resistance listening post and XCOM must deploy a squad to defend its equipment and Resistance personnel. ''No concealment''.

* Recruitment Raid: ADVENT forces attack Resistance recruiters within a region. XCOM must deploy a squad and extract those Resistance members. ''No concealment''.

* Full Retaliation: XCOM must defend the Haven and it's Resistance members against an onslaught of ADVENT forces until the Skyranger can get into position for extraction. ''No concealment''.
:# Many advent in the AO trying to kill members of your resistance haven. You must rush to kill them to save resistance members. This mission can yield corpses.
:# Advent drops unlimited reinforcements and you must rally all resistance members and soldiers to the EVAC zone to save them. This mission will not yield corpses.

* Region Invasion: ADVENT attempts to retake a liberated region by assaulting a city center. XCOM must destroy a psionic relay that summons continuous reinforcements, then eliminate any remaining forces. ''No concealment''.

=== Liberation Missions ===

As part of its attempts to liberate a region from ADVENT control, XCOM will conduct a set sequence of five operations. The early missions are difficult to detect and the later missions receive an substantial bonus to activity level, over and above the strength value of the region.

* '''Liberation 1:''' Hacking Guerrilla Op. The mission objectives won't actually have the word "liberation" in the title. But you can tell Liberation 1 from the rewards. It will just be a certain amount of Intel (with no listed Intel package). ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 2:''' Rescue Defector. XCOM must rescue a VIP from a car and move to the extraction point. ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 3:''' There are at least 2 possible mission types. Either mission type you get will have "Liberation" as part of the objective. Now do take note, Lib3 will also have an Advent strength bonus (above the regional base) meaning the baseline activity will be a decent amount higher as well as the tech you'll be facing. So go in nice and prepared for this one.
**Dark VIP mission (which seems to be more common) - There is also a high probability that the civilians on the map are Faceless
**Destroy the Relay mission.
* '''Liberation 4''' - Regional Network Tower Liberation: XCOM must deploy to and liberate an advent network tower. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. ''Concealed''.
* '''Liberation 5''' - ADVENT Facility Assault: XCOM must deploy to and overtake a well-defended ADVENT facility. This will not expire once unlocked, and is quite difficult. ''Concealed''.

Note that failing or skipping a liberation mission does not reset the path. You'll just have to detect it again (unless it's the tower or base, which are persistent once you unlock them).

== Collecting Enemy Corpses ==
Long War 2 uses the correct term for military equipment and supplies: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materiel materiel].

Most missions in Long War 2 require you to evacuate and you do not keep the bodies of fallen Advent or Aliens. As corpses are much more valuable in Long War 2 players should make special consideration for missions which do allow them to keep the corpses of fallen foes. '''Missions that let you keep corpses will list the reward of "enemy materiel"'''.

The following mission types allow collection of enemy materiel:
* Ambush troop column: These missions are the only way to actively reduce ADVENT strength in a region.
* Supply convoy ambush: Alloys you to destroy ADVENT troops about to reinforce a region, this prevents ADVENT strength from increasing.
* Invasion
* Rendezvous

===Strategy===
As Vahlen has taught us, explosives destroy all recoverable materiel when delivering the killing blow as both a possible loot drop and the corpse will be destroyed. Flamethrowers also destroy corpses if the initial hit kills the target, though burning damage will leave a collectible corpse and drop timed loot if carried. Consider using the Needle Grenades perk for grenadiers if you are in need of explosives use.

It may be beneficial to sabotage your infiltration percentage to increase the enemy presence if you feel you will be victorious. You are allowed to start any infiltration mission early from the geoscape. Note that enemy readiness will also be boosted if you begin prematurely, increasing their detection range, evac delay, and reinforcements strength.

[[Category: Long War 2]]