Chapter 8: The Grey Years 1940 to 1944
Upgrades
The chapter's upgrade trees, one per side, three branches of four tiers.
Bought with Renown. They last for the whole chapter. In each branch, a tier can be bought only once the one before it is owned.
Chapter 8: The Grey YearsSealed so it does not spoil the story for you.Break the seal
The Revolution
Networks
Ciphers, safe houses and dead drops
- Tier 1 · 100 RenownCiphersLinked cells exposed 25% of the time instead of 50%.
- Tier 2 · 250 RenownSafe HousesYour arrested units escape 30% of the time.
- Tier 3 · 500 RenownDead DropsCouriers +1 Stealth.
- Tier 4 · 1,000 RenownNetwork RebornSignature: once per level, three lost cells come back.Network Reborn
Press
Hand presses, distributors and poets
- Tier 1 · 100 RenownHand PressPrinters cost 30.
- Tier 2 · 250 RenownStudent DistributorsPrinters Move 2.
- Tier 3 · 500 RenownPoets in the ShadowsClandestine press +3 loyalty per turn.
- Tier 4 · 1,000 RenownThe CallSignature: once per level, Opinion +15 and the Parisians +15.The Call
Sabotage
Slow hands, rail cutters and drops
- Tier 1 · 100 RenownSlow HandsWork goes slowly in every workshop: Directorate Patience −1 per turn.
- Tier 2 · 250 RenownRail CuttersSaboteurs Strength 3.
- Tier 3 · 500 RenownAir DropsOne free drop each level: +100 and Allies +5 at the start.Influence +100Allies abroad +5 toward you
- Tier 4 · 1,000 RenownRising SignalSignature: once in the finale, every cell becomes Fighters.Rising Signal
The Law
Prefecture
Rations, quotas and quiet patriots
- Tier 1 · 100 RenownRation OfficeUnrest −2 in every district each turn.
- Tier 2 · 250 RenownNegotiated QuotasRefusing a demand costs only 10 Patience.
- Tier 3 · 500 RenownQuiet PatriotsHidden Patriots +5 per turn.
- Tier 4 · 1,000 RenownDefianceSignature: once per level, refuse a demand at no Patience cost.Defiance
Order
Patrols, letters and the Special Brigades
- Tier 1 · 100 RenownCurfew PatrolsNight arrests +15%.
- Tier 2 · 250 RenownAnonymous LettersOne hidden unit revealed each turn; Opinion +1 per turn toward the Revolution.
- Tier 3 · 500 RenownSpecial BrigadeSpecial Brigades cost 50.
- Tier 4 · 1,000 RenownThe SweepSignature: once per level, reveal every unit in a district and three next door. Violence +10.The Sweep
Survival
Deals, bridges and back channels
- Tier 1 · 100 RenownBlack Market DealsIncome +15%.
- Tier 2 · 250 RenownGuard the BridgesYour men watch every bridge: none can be blown.
- Tier 3 · 500 RenownBack ChannelYou talk to the Resistance: the Liberation committee −2 loyalty per turn to its own side.
- Tier 4 · 1,000 RenownDouble GameSignature: once per level, Patience +20 and the Liberation committee +20.Double Game