To complete a mission, you must build and defend one or more bases and eliminate the Imperium's forces. You conduct the battle from the cockpit of your Wraith and teleport forces in to support you. In addition to that, you can build power factories, infantry barracks, AAV factories, tank factories, and bomber platforms. If you have more than one of each of these buildings, you can call in forces more frequently. The other structure you can have is a KSAT building, which essentially is an uplink to an satellite capable of orbital bombardment.
Power management is a critical concept in Uprising .
Each base location has a fixed amount of geothermal energy which is extracted by your power building, once it's gone, it's gone. Frequently, the outcome of a battle will hinge on how efficiently you manage available power. The interface for the game is excellent. When in battle, you generally spend most of your time in your Wraith. To control the Wraith, you can use either a mouse or joystick.