Flashpoint

Flashpoint missions are special missions that the player can attempt once every 24 hours. Upon tapping on the flashpoints boat, the player will see the five different unit manufacturers. Each manufacturer has four missions of varying difficulty and rewards the player with different amounts of thorium. All enemy squads are composed entirely of one unit type and the player is restricted to using units belonging to the manufacturer that counters the enemy squad. Each of the five manufacturers will unlock one by one throughout the week for the player to take on the following order:

* Redpoint, under the mission name Infantry Implosion
* Greenbrake, under the mission name Recon Reckoning
* Bluesteel, under the mission name Tank Takedown
* Goldfire, under the mission name Artillery Apocalypse
* Whitehawk, under the mission name Air Annihilation
* Redpoint and Greenbrake
* Bluesteel, Goldfire, and Whitehawk

The cycle then repeats for the following week. The missions that are available to fight in can be seen by the color of the crates on the boat. For example, if the boat has red and green crates, that means both redpoint and greenbrake missions are available, while a boat with only yellow crates means that only the goldfire missions are unlocked. A small indicator bubble will also appear on the dock where the ship is parked when there are available missions to fight. If multiple manufacturers are available, the icon will alternate between the different manufacturers. When a battle is finished, the mission cannot be replayed and the player needs to wait for the next cycle to battle in the same mission.

## Battles

Four difficulty levels exist and award more thorium as difficulty increases. The following enemy squads can be found:

### **Infantry Implosion, Recon Reckoning, and Tank Takedown**

* Normal - Natural 1-star units, level 10. Awards 1 thorium.
	+ For Infantry Implosion, the squad consists of 2 Redpoint units and 2 Greenbrake units.
	+ For Recon Reckoning, the squad consists of 2 Goldfire units and 2 Whitehawk units.
	+ For Tank Takedown, the squad consists of 2 Redpoint units and 2 Bluesteel units.
* Hard - Natural 3-star units, level 19. Awards 2 thorium.
	+ For Infantry Implosion, the squad consists of 2 Greenbrake units, 1 Bluesteel unit, and 1 Redpoint unit.
	+ For Recon Reckoning, the squad consists of 2 Goldfire units, 1 Redpoint unit, and 1 Whitehawk unit.
	+ For Tank Takedown, the squad consists of 2 Redpoint units, 1 Bluesteel unit, and 1 Goldfire unit.
* Epic - Natural 4-star units, promoted to 5 stars, level 5. Awards 4 thorium.
	+ For Infantry Implosion, the squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Whitehawk.
	+ For Recon Reckoning, the squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Greenbrake.
	+ For Tank Takedown, the squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Greenbrake.
* Legendary - Natural 5-star units, promoted to 6 stars, level 20. Awards 8 thorium.
	+ For Infantry Implosion, the squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Whitehawk.
	+ For Recon Reckoning, the squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Greenbrake.
	+ For Tank Takedown, the squad consists of 2 Redpoint units, 1 Bluesteel unit, and 1 Goldfire unit.

### **Artillery Apocalypse**

* Normal - Natural 2-star units, level 5. Awards 1 thorium.
	+ The squad consists of 2 Redpoint and 2 Goldfire units.
* Hard - Natural 3-star units, level 19. Awards 2 thorium.
	+ The squad consists of 2 Redpoint units, 1 Greenbrake unit, and 1 Goldfire unit.
* Epic - Natural 4-star units, promoted to 5 stars, level 5. Awards 4 thorium.
	+ The squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Whitehawk.
* Legendary - Natural 5-star units, promoted to 6 stars, level 20. Awards 8 thorium.
	+ The squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Whitehawk.

### **Air Annihilation**

* Normal - Natural 3-star units, level 1. Awards 1 thorium.
	+ The squad consists of 2 Redpoint units and 2 Whitehawk units.
* Hard - Natural 3-star units, level 19. Awards 2 thorium.
	+ Squad consists of 2 Whitehawk units, 1 Redpoint unit, and 1 Bluesteel unit.
* Epic - Natural 4-star units, promoted to 5 stars, level 5. Awards 4 thorium.
	+ Squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Goldfire
* Legendary - Natural 5-star units promoted to 6 stars, level 20. Awards 8 thorium.
	+ The squad consists of 1 unit from every manufacturer that is not Goldfire.

## Bugs

* The colors of the crates on the ship may display incorrectly sometimes when multiple missions are unlocked at once.
	+ Specifically between the transition from the "last day" of the cycle to the "first day" of the cycle when only redpoint missions are available, the bubble icon displaying the redpoint symbol may flash as a result of the previous day when multiple manufacturers' missions were available.

## Trivia

* When flashpoints were first released, the player was not restricted at all in their choice of units to use, only three difficulty levels existed, and the prizes were different levels of tech up to level 3, as thorium did not exist yet.