From Press Release:
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance: Uprising has arrived, bringing a bold evolution with its all-new Conquest Mode. This massive, freeform campaign gives players full strategic freedom, blending dynamic faction behavior, tactical decision-making, and deep resource management across a living, ever-changing battlefield.
What is Conquest Mode
The DLC introduces a freeform sandbox campaign in which players will build the Resistance across a 22-sector strategic map. The world around evolves in real time, shaped by player-driven decisions and factions like Legion, Cartel, Integrators, Movement and Marauders fighting, defending and expanding independently.
Each of the 22 sectors offers its own tactical map—four of them brand-new—and comes with unique strategic rewards. Losing or controlling key sectors means elimination for the faction. Isolated regions from key sectors risk falling into the hands of the Marauders. Legion, however, cannot be isolated: they will always be a threat.
The new mode also introduces resource management, as supply and manpower are fundamental. Sectors provide daily income and increase storage limits and even with low resources, the army stays operational, but will require planning and rearming.
Factions and Missions
Each faction has its own unique characteristics that bring distinct strengths and challenges to the game:
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Legion: Aggressive and capable of long-range raids into distant sectors.
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Cartel: Cunning allies of the Legion; dangerous but vulnerable if isolated from key sectors.
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Movement: Your allies. Protect their key sectors to fully integrate them into the Resistance.
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Integrators: Neutral. They can trade technology, offer safe passage, and expand your global store if allied.
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Marauders: Opportunistic threats to isolated regions. Initially passive, but their rise into the united Marauder gang, The One Sun, marks a critical turning point.
These faction characteristics will assist players throughout the game’s phases, Planning and Action, as well as across different mission types: Assault, Domination, Total Elimination, Convoy Attack, and Capture and Hold.
About Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance
The variety of possibilities, choices, and strategies introduced in the new Uprising DLC, the second expansion for the game after We Are Legion, adds depth and fun to a game that is already a great and layered RTS.
On Steam, Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance boasts a rock-solid 91% positive review rating.
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is a real-time strategy game set in the Terminator: Dark Fate universe, following the war between humanity and Legion’s synthetic intelligent machine network. It features complex, realistic battles where tactical decisions are vital to your survival and ultimate victory.
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is a game published by Slitherine in collaboration with Skydance Productions.
