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Kessler Line

Order of battle

Factions

Two playable factions fight over the Kessler system. A third force, The Rift, is controlled by the game and threatens both.
Terran DirectoratePlayable

Terran Directorate

Order through strength.

The professional military arm of the core worlds. Combined-arms doctrine, armored vehicles, reliable service rifles and military dropships.

Doctrine

  • Combined arms and armor
  • Fortified forward bases
  • Dropship logistics
  • Disciplined squad play
Frontier CoalitionPlayable

Frontier Coalition

The frontier answers to no one.

An independent alliance of frontier settlements. Adapted civilian technology, mobile tactics, light vehicles and electronic warfare.

Doctrine

  • Mobility and raids
  • Electronic warfare
  • Adapted civilian hardware
  • Local knowledge of the terrain
The RiftAI-controlled threat

The Rift

It does not negotiate.

A hostile biomechanical threat controlled by the game, not by players. Burrowing attackers, swarm assaults, spreading infestation and an escalating response.

Doctrine

  • Infestation spreads territory
  • Swarm assaults and burrowers
  • Counterattacks on weak fronts
  • Threat to both factions

Your faction is chosen on your account page. The first choice is free; switching sides later has a cooldown.