Liberation



"Liberation" is the fourth campaign in the Iron Rage storyline. It becomes accessible when you reach the campaign marker in the "Gates" area of the world map. This zone costs 1375 Influence to unlock.

The campaign takes place in the former territory of the Northern Protectorate. When Hammerer Magnus realized that the threat from the machines was too great, he formed the New Order to lead his people out of the North and seal the Gates of the North, the mountain pass into the area, behind him, thus keeping the machines isolated. However, recently the Resistance has seen the machines outside of their area, so you must travel to the Protectorate, pass through the Gates, make contact with the survivors who were left behind and their leader, Bjorg Ansgarson, and put a stop to the machine threat.

Like Overthrow and Expulsion, Liberation contains 20 levels, arranged linearly. However, Liberation behaves a little differently from other campaigns: you must complete all 20 levels on the 1* difficulty level before you can start the 2* difficulty level, and similarly for reaching 3*. The 3* difficulty level is also the highest currently available. Each level rewards you with a silver star, so there is a total of 60 silver stars that you can currently obtain (although the rewards table lists rewards all the way up to 100).

Some Liberation maps also showcase a new feature: allied squads that fight alongside your forces. These squads appear on the map at the beginning and fight normally on your side. "Assembly line" also features some enemy squads on the map at the beginning.

The early levels in the campaign are not too difficult, assuming that your troops are high enough level for you to be able to even reach the area, but the difficulty of the campaign ramps up quickly and the later levels are a significant challenge. In the final battle, the enemy forces include the avatar of the Ancient One itself, an extremely powerful enemy hero.

The rewards for the campaign are as follows. Note that currently, only the rewards up to 60 stars can be reached.