Outposts, Netrunners and a real tutorial

The free districts of the megacity are no longer just scenery. Send a squad, even plain agents, and the district becomes an outpost: +5% production for your whole corporation and 50 ranking points. You can hold one per HQ level.

An outpost is defended by its garrison only, with no shield and no HQ bonus. Rivals can storm it, but only with a Netrunner in the squad: only they can hack the district, and they must survive the fight.

New players are now greeted by three screens introducing the setting, the economy and the map. Every “First steps” goal explains why it matters, and the item to use is highlighted on screen.