Take a station
Community tipKill roughly half of the enemies on every station floor.
Recorded effect: Community reference: station control transfers to the beneficiary
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Kill roughly half of the enemies on every station floor.
Recorded effect: Community reference: station control transfers to the beneficiary
Retrieve the requested prototype or PCPU from the station.
Recorded effect: Community reference: the target station loses Technology
Destroy the assigned cargo or communication devices.
Recorded effect: Community reference: the target station loses Power and Technology
Survive the assault for the stated number of turns, then eliminate the remaining attackers.
Recorded effect: Community reference: station ownership is preserved and its Power/Technology can increase
Locate and kill a specified high-value target.
Recorded effect: Community reference: the victim loses Power, or Technology when the target is a scientist
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Patch 1.0.2 · 14 August 2026
The evacuation portal in Descent missions is now marked on the minimap. That reduces a navigation failure, not the mission’s combat or objective pressure: check the marker while you still have ammunition, medicine and a route to it.
Boundary: this is a Steam 1.0.2 interface fact. It does not confirm a universal Descent strategy or apply to the Unstable Beta dataset.
Patch 1.0.4 Strategic Rule · September 2026
In Patch 1.0.4, completing any Conquest, Defense, Elimination, or Sabotage contract places the target space station into an 11–21 day mission cooldown. Players can no longer farm repetitive contracts at a single station to artificially boost faction tech. Plan multi-station flight circuits on the Magnum and rotate target corporations across the solar system.
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