War Inc: Rising: How to Beat Levels 1 Through 10

To beat Levels 1 through 10 in War Inc: Rising, lead every engagement with durable vanguard units to absorb incoming fire, manually focus down stationary gun emplacements before clearing foot soldiers, and invest early progression resources directly into your core infantry's survivability.

Squad Deployment and Barricade Breaches

Levels 1 through 3 funnel your troops down narrow lanes and sandbag checkpoints covered by enemy rifle fire and explosive hazards. Sending all squads into a choke point at once leads to heavy casualties.

1. Deploy vanguard units first: Send your vanguard into the lane ahead of other units to draw defensive fire and trigger hostile aggro.
2. Stagger your riflemen: Position standard damage-dealing riflemen behind and slightly to the flank of the vanguard once enemy fortifications begin firing. This allows them to attack continuously without taking direct hits.
3. Pause at corners and barriers: Scripted explosive barrels often sit near barricades. Allow unit pathfinding to settle before pushing around corners to avoid catching bunched squads in area-of-effect blasts.

Target Prioritization and Turret Neutralization

Beginning in Level 4, manned machine-gun bunkers and automated watchtowers become the primary source of incoming damage. Standard foot patrols cause minor attrition, but stationary weapons will wipe out entire squads if ignored.

Take manual control of your targeting during these encounters rather than relying on auto-aim, which frequently wastes shots on decorative obstacles or low-threat foot soldiers.

If a turret sits behind reinforced barricades, halt your troops just outside its maximum firing range. Wait for tactical support abilities to come off cooldown and damage the fortification before sending infantry forward.

Tactical Support Timing in Levels 6 Through 10

Stages 6 through 10 feature continuous reinforcement waves dispatched from hostile outposts. Relying solely on basic rifle fire will overwhelm your squad line. Tactical airstrikes and artillery strikes should be saved for dense wave spawns and fortified defensive nests rather than lone scouts.

• Lead moving targets: Support strikes have a detonation delay. Target the ground slightly ahead of advancing enemy squads so the payload impacts as they enter the strike zone.
• Coordinate strikes with troop pushes: Call in bombardments right as your lead infantry meets the enemy front to shatter hostile cover immediately.
• Manage command energy: Avoid expending all your command reserves on a single wave. Keep enough energy banked to counter scripted ambushes near extraction zones.

Upgrade Priority Between Missions

Early mission completions award base development materials, command currency, and experience. Spreading these limited resources across every unlocked unit dilutes your squad's overall combat effectiveness.

Direct your early currency into your primary frontline rifle squad first:

1. Infantry Health: Boosting vanguard and frontline health lets them survive extended turret fire, buying time for your damage dealers.
2. Weapon Damage: Increasing damage output speeds up fortification breaches and minimizes the time your units spend in hostile choke points.
3. Tactical Support Cooldowns: After securing baseline troop stats, invest remaining credits into ability cooldown reductions so commander strikes recharge fast enough to deploy multiple times in extended battles like Level 10.

Managing Wave Triggers

A frequent cause of failure in Levels 8 through 10 is moving across perimeter boundaries too quickly. Crossing specific invisible stage lines triggers fresh enemy waves.

If your squad crosses a trigger boundary while still clearing stragglers from the previous yard, you will be caught between two active firing lines. Fully eliminate all hostiles in your immediate sector, allow squad health and support cooldowns to recover, and then advance across the boundary line.