Incursions
What an incursion is, how many there are and what unlocks the next one.
reviewed 8 August 2026
What it is
The incursion is the largest unit of the map: a region divided into quadrants. There are nine incursions, 90 quadrants in all, and they open in order.
How I do it
Before you startPrevious incursion won The next incursion only opens after the previous one is won. The first is open from the start.required
How to work through the queue of nine:
- Open the mapThe map shows the nine incursions and the state of each: open or closed.in gameMap
- Win its quadrantsInside the incursion sit the quadrants. A quadrant is won by containing each species that appears in it, and each one has its own level gate.in gameMap → Incursion → Quadrant
- The next one opensWith the incursion won, the next in the queue unlocks on the map, with its own quadrants.
In development
What is missing: Whether winning an incursion requires all of its quadrants or only part, and how many quadrants each one has.
What already holds: There are nine incursions and 90 quadrants in all, and the next opens through the previous being won.
What I get — and what it costs
What I get
Next incursionA new region on the map, with its own quadrants and its own species.It opens only through the previous one being won. There is no shortcut and no out-of-order entry.
What it costs
The order is fixedThe nine open in sequence. You do not get to start at the sixth.The level gate still appliesUnlocking the incursion does not unlock the quadrants inside it: each has its own level gate.