Difficulty

Hard mode unlocks once this chapter is cleared on Normal.

Hard is not the same in every chapter. Each one adds its own rules: harder starts, extra events, stronger rules for the other side, upgrades it gets for free. Everywhere, a leader lost to Heat is killed rather than wounded.

Hard pays more: Renown and coins are doubled or more (see the table on Renown, upgrades and Legacy), and a chapter's finale won on Hard is worth 2 more Legacy.