Rebel Inc.: How to Beat Ultra Mega Insurgency on Mega Brutal

To beat Ultra Mega Insurgency on Mega Brutal in Rebel Inc., establish your Headquarters in the central plains of Saffron Fields, fund basic civilian services to prevent early Reputation loss, and immediately contain insurgent spawns in the southern and eastern mountains using Coalition Soldiers and Garrisons.

1. Establish HQ and Early Civilian Stabilization

Place your Headquarters in the central plains of Saffron Fields. This location provides rapid transit corridors to both the northern rural zones and the southern mountain ranges while securing high-population urban centers that generate steady income.

Fund civilian initiatives in an order that builds regional Support Levels without triggering severe inflation spikes:

• District Representatives: Purchase immediately to gather regional intelligence. Without intel, troops cannot engage hostiles effectively and security rollouts stall.
• Low-Inflation Public Services: Buy Water Supplies and Expanded Sanitation first to address civilian concerns quickly at minimal cost.
• Education and Health: Add Literacy Drives and basic medical clinics to expand support across neighboring rural zones.
• Anti-Corruption Oversight: Unlock Anti-Corruption I and Public Relations before funding major military initiatives to prevent corruption from draining monthly Reputation.

2. Contain Hostiles in the Mountain Sectors

Do not attempt to eradicate insurgent cells during their initial spawn. Attacking rebels directly across open plains splits your defensive line and exposes urban sectors to capture. Your immediate objective is spatial containment.

1. Purchase two Coalition Soldier units the moment the insurgency alert appears.
2. Position the first Coalition unit directly between hostile forces and adjacent urban zones to act as a blocking wall.
3. Move the second Coalition unit to seal off escape corridors into the central farmlands.
4. Force insurgent fighters toward the southern and eastern mountain sectors, where low population counts minimize the Reputation penalties of hostile presence.

3. Establish Garrisons and Security Upgrades

Garrisons serve as force multipliers on Mega Brutal by reinforcing adjacent combat units and preventing insurgent retreats. Always accept Garrison construction requests that border the southern mountains; declining them to save short-term funds leads to costly breakthroughs later.

4. Transition to National Soldiers and Air Support

Coalition deployments are temporary. Extending a Coalition tour costs either a direct budget payment or a permanent Reputation penalty. To avoid defensive gaps, begin recruiting your first National Soldier squad before your second Coalition contract expires.

• Manage Deployments: Extend Coalition contracts only when a unit is actively preventing a hostile breakthrough into an urban or high-value rural sector.
• Scout Remote Camps: Deploy Drones over mountain peaks to reveal hidden insurgent training camps before they generate extra fighter stacks.
• Targeted Strikes: Use Airstrikes to soften high-strength insurgent groups pinned against mountain borders, allowing outnumbered blocking units to hold the line.

5. Secure Peace Negotiations

Once insurgent fighters are trapped in two or three remote mountain zones, stop advancing. Entering rough mountain terrain without overwhelming air and artillery support causes severe combat penalties and prolongs fighting unnecessarily.

Keep hostiles contained behind your Garrison and National Soldier perimeter until civilian zones reach full stability. When peace talks trigger, maintain containment pressure to maximize your negotiating leverage. Reject early demands that grant excessive concessions or destabilize regions, and sign the peace accord only when you can do so without crippling your Reputation.