How to Master True-Ballistics Combat and Squad Composition

This isn't a repeat of the Overview page -- it's a practical look at adapting to the true-ballistics combat system and building your squad, based on official materials ahead of the August 11 launch.

Trust the Readable Consequences

Since the game explicitly avoids fake RNG and hidden percentages, treat every shown outcome as a genuine, readable consequence of your positioning -- a miss reflects a real tactical mistake, not bad luck, so review your setup rather than blaming randomness.

Set Up Overwatch on Likely Movement Paths

Since overwatch is confirmed to trigger on enemy movement within a set cone, place it specifically where you expect enemies to reposition -- along flanking routes or paths out of cover -- rather than defaulting to it passively every turn.

Use Destructible Cover and Verticality Deliberately

Since flanking, verticality, and destructible environments are all confirmed as core tools, plan positioning around these systems actively rather than treating cover as static -- an enemy's cover can become a genuine tactical opportunity once destroyed.

Decide Your Veteran-to-Common Ratio

Since named veteran mercenaries lack customization while common mercenaries have it, build your squad with a clear sense of whether you value named-character identity or personalized appearance more -- both are confirmed as valid squad-building approaches.

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