Missions

Learn about Into the Breach mission objectives, rewards like Reactor Cores, and how to achieve a Perfect Island.

Missions in Into the Breach are undertaken by Mech Squads to defend Corporate Islands from Vek threats, with the ultimate goal of destroying the Volcanic Hive.

Each mission features 1 to 3 Bonus Objectives. A Time Pod appearing in a mission adds an additional Bonus Objective. Completing any Bonus Objective grants a mission reward. The primary objective is to prevent the total destruction of the Power Grid, as its loss signifies the Vek overwhelming the Corporate Archipelago and ending humanity in that timeline.

Achieving a Perfect Island means successfully completing all objectives and recovering all Time Pods. This grants the opportunity to select a weapon, Pilot, or add to Grid Defense.

The three types of Mission Rewards are Corporate Reputation (stars), Grid Power (lightning bolts), and Reactor Cores (spheres).

• Corporate Reputation is used after defending the Corporate HQ to trade for Weapons and Equipment.
• Grid Power is used to restore and strengthen the Power Grid.
• Reactor Cores are used to power and upgrade Mech weapons and equipment. The Sentient robotic Pilots (Archimedes, Gana, Prospero, and Silica) use Reactor Cores to power their special abilities.

Protecting or recovering Time Pods during a mission always rewards a Reactor Core, with a chance of also receiving a piece of equipment or a Pilot.

Mission Objectives

All mission objectives reward 1 Corporate Reputation (star) unless otherwise noted. Defensive Shields make missions easier by protecting Grid Buildings from attacks, while High Threat missions are harder, increasing the number of emerging Vek.

Generic Objectives

• Destroy 5 Vek (easy) or 7 Veks (Normal/Hard).
• Do not kill the Volatile Vek.
• End battle with less than 4 Mech Damage (damage can be repaired during the mission).
• Take less than 3 Grid Damage (prevent buildings from being destroyed).
• Block Vek spawning 3 times (can use Mechs or Veks to block emerging Veks).
• Kill all enemies before they retreat.
• Protect the Old Earth Bar.
• Protect the Clinic.
• Protect the Train (2 Corporate Rep).
• Protect the Coal Plant (1 Grid Power).
• Protect the Emergency Batteries (1 Grid Power).
• Protect the Power Generator (1 Grid Power).
• Protect the Time Pod (get Time Pod contents).
• Protect the Defense Lab (1 Reactor Core) (After 1st Island).
• Protect the Robotics Lab (1 Reactor Core) (After 1st Island).

Archive, Inc. Objectives

• Defend the Artillery Support.
• Defend the 2 Tanks (2 Corporate Rep).
• Defend the Satellite Launches (2 Corporate Rep).
• Destroy the Dam.

R.S.T. Objectives

• Defend the Earth Mover.
• Defend the Terraformer (Transform the grassland back into desert).
• Destroy 2 Mountains.
• Protect the 2 Prototype Renfield Bombs (2 Corporate Rep).
• Defend both Solar Farms (2 Grid Power).

Pinnacle Objectives

• Break 5 Buildings out of the ice.
• Freeze and defend both robots (2 Corporate Rep).
• Defend both Robot Factories (2 Corporate Rep).
• Defend both Robots (2 Corporate Rep).

Detritus Disposal Objectives

• Destroy the 2 ACID Vats.
• Kill 4 enemies inflicted with ACID (2 Corporate Rep).
• Defend both Power Plants (2 Grid Power).
• Defend the Disposal Unit (Destroy all mountains).