Shadow War

Shadow War is one of the Official Scenarios in Rebel Inc, added in the Sands & Secrets DLC along with Real-Time Operation, Oil & Thunder and Mad Tanx.

Description

Shadow War is set in Golden Sands with many gameplay features essentially unchanged with a few minor twists.

• The Player starts the region with Full Intel.
• Insurgents get three of their usual tactics all at once - Radio Silence, Sleeper Cells and Information Decay. This makes their activity concealed, they can launch surprise attacks to remove the stability you've just gained, and Intel is harder to maintain.
• Two additional government initiatives are available:
  • DrillZero Security - Acts like a Local Police Recruitment/Expansion equivalent, in that it increases Support Levels and greatly boosts security while taking one insurgent fighter with it when destroyed.
  • DrillZero Surveillance - Insurgents in full intel zones no longer benefit from Radio Silence and can be seen normally.

Strategy

Shadow War can be intimidating at first sight by making the usually aggressive insurgents devastatingly powerful, able to seize Oil Derricks in the blink of an eye while logistical concerns and security hampers that greatly. Thankfully, concerns on the map are similar, being mostly services and roads that you would purchase sooner or later. You'll definitely want to invest in DrillZero's initiatives to remove most of the difficulty, and Security initiatives are likewise important to have.

Trivia

• DrillZero is the oil drilling corporation operating in Golden Sands under normal playthroughs.