Escalation

Escalation is one way to make the game harder while increasing rewards for missions and general activities.

Escalation Button in the Captains View

Escalation overlay

The Escalation button can be found under the Captain tab beside the Name Tag.

The different Escalation Levels are:

Name	Frontier	Static	Fracture	Breach	Havoc	Onslaught	Maelstrom	Cataclysm	Extinction
Level	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Added Effect	Nothing	Enemy toughness: +10% Enemy damage: +8%	Enemy toughness: +25% Enemy damage: +18%	Enemy toughness: +45% Enemy damage: +30%	Enemy toughness: +100% Enemy damage: +100% Your resistance: -20%	Enemy toughness: +150% Enemy damage: +150% Your resistance: -40%	Enemy toughness: +220% Enemy damage: +220% Your resistance: -60%	Enemy toughness: +300% Enemy damage: +300% Your resistance: -75%	Enemy toughness: +400% Enemy damage: +400% Your resistance: -85%
Positive Effect	Nothing	Mission credits: +10% Mission XP: +4%	Mission credits: +20% Mission XP: +8%	Mission credits: +30% Mission XP: +12%	Mission credits: +50% Mission XP: +20% Combat Upg Kit: 0.2%	Mission credits: +75% Mission XP: +30% Combat Upg Kit: 0.4%	Mission credits: +100% Mission XP: +40% Combat Upg Kit: 0.6%	Mission credits: +125% Mission XP: +50% Combat Upg Kit: 0.8%	Mission credits: +150% Mission XP: +60% Combat Upg Kit: 1%
Unlocks	From the start	From the start	From the start	Level 10	Level 25	Level 50	Level 75	Level 100	Level 100

Combat Upgrade Kits are used to Upgrade Ship Hulls in the Drydock.