Tempest Rising
Tempest Rising

Mission Objectives & Rewards

Learn all Tempest Rising mission objectives and rewards. Master primary and secondary goals, like establishing a Forward Operating Base (FOB), for maximum stra.

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Mission Objectives & Rewards

This section details the primary and secondary objectives for each mission in Tempest Rising, along with the valuable rewards you can earn. Understanding these objectives is crucial for efficient play and maximizing your strategic advantage.

Mission 1: First Contact

Primary Objectives:

  • Establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB): Deploy your Construction Vehicle to the designated build zone (marked on your mini-map, typically a green highlighted area near the initial deployment point). Prioritize building a Power Plant and a Refinery immediately to begin harvesting Tempest resources.
  • Harvest 1000 Tempest Crystals: Locate the Tempest Crystal fields. These glowing blue formations are your primary resource. Deploy Harvesters from your Refinery to gather them. Defend your Harvesters from early GDF patrols.
  • Destroy the GDF Outpost: A small GDF outpost is located to the northeast of your starting position (coordinates: X:120, Y:85). It consists of two GDF Barracks and one GDF Watchtower. Build a Barracks and train at least two squads of Riflemen and one squad of Grenadiers. Use the Grenadiers to quickly dismantle the Watchtower, then focus fire on the Barracks.

Secondary Objectives:

  • Rescue Captured Scavengers (Optional): Three groups of Scavengers are held captive in small GDF prison camps.
    • Camp Alpha: Located directly west of your FOB (coordinates: X:45, Y:70). Guarded by two GDF Riflemen.
    • Camp Beta: Southeast of your FOB, near a small Tempest geyser (coordinates: X:110, Y:30). Guarded by one GDF Rifleman and one GDF Grenadier.
    • Camp Gamma: Far north, past the GDF Outpost (coordinates: X:135, Y:110). Guarded by three GDF Riflemen.

    Strategy: Send a small force (e.g., two Riflemen squads) to each camp. Eliminate the GDF guards, and the Scavengers will automatically join your forces, providing additional early-game infantry. Rescuing all Scavengers grants a bonus.

  • Secure the Abandoned Supply Crate (Optional): A GDF supply crate containing valuable schematics is located on a small island in the central river (coordinates: X:75, Y:60). You will need to build a Bridge Constructor from your Construction Vehicle to reach it, or utilize airborne units if available.

Rewards:

  • Primary Objective Completion:
    • Unlocks Heavy Factory building (allows production of vehicles).
    • Grants 500 bonus Tempest Credits.
  • Secondary Objective Completion:
    • Rescue Captured Scavengers: Unlocks Scavenger Recruitment option at your Barracks, allowing you to train Scavenger units for a reduced cost.
    • Secure the Abandoned Supply Crate: Grants immediate access to the Tempest Harvester Upgrade: Enhanced Storage, increasing Harvester capacity by 25%.
  • Overall Mission Completion Bonus: +1 Command Point (allows for more powerful strategic abilities in future missions).

Mission 2: Shifting Sands

Primary Objectives:

  • Destroy the GDF Communications Array: The main GDF Communications Array is heavily fortified in the western desert (coordinates: X:20, Y:90). It is protected by multiple GDF Watchtowers, GDF Barracks, and a GDF Vehicle Depot. You will need a strong combined arms force, including tanks and anti-infantry units.
  • Defend Your Main Base for 15 Minutes: The GDF will launch counter-attacks from the east. Establish robust defenses, including Turrets and Bunkers, at your base's eastern perimeter.

Secondary Objectives:

  • Disable GDF Radar Stations (Optional): Two smaller GDF Radar Stations are broadcasting your position. Disabling them will reduce the frequency and intensity of GDF counter-attacks.
    • Radar Station Alpha: North-central desert (coordinates: X:80, Y:110). Guarded by two GDF Light Tanks.
    • Radar Station Beta: Southern oasis (coordinates: X:60, Y:20). Guarded by one GDF Heavy Tank.

    Strategy: Use fast-moving units like Scout Vehicles or Assault Buggies to quickly engage and destroy these stations before they can call in reinforcements. Destroying both grants a significant tactical advantage.

  • Recover Tempest Artifacts (Optional): Three ancient Tempest Artifacts are scattered across the map. Recovering them provides research bonuses.
    • Artifact of Resonance: Hidden in a cave system in the far north (coordinates: X:100, Y:130). Requires an Engineer to retrieve.
    • Artifact of Growth: Buried in a sand dune in the southeast (coordinates: X:130, Y:40). Requires an Excavator (built from Heavy Factory) to unearth.
    • Artifact of Shielding: Located within a small GDF research outpost in the southwest (coordinates: X:30, Y:30). The outpost must be destroyed first.

Rewards:

  • Primary Objective Completion:
    • Unlocks Advanced Research Lab building (enables higher-tier unit and structure upgrades).
    • Grants 750 bonus Tempest Credits.
  • Secondary Objective Completion:
    • Disable GDF Radar Stations: Reduces GDF attack wave strength by 15% for the next two missions.
    • Recover Tempest Artifacts: Unlocks Tempest Energy Shield upgrade for all defensive structures (requires research at Advanced Research Lab).
  • Overall Mission Completion Bonus: +1 Command Point, unlocks Airfield building (allows production of air units).