Field skills
Watchtower
The field reference. Know what you’re working with.
tier i / unmodified preview
Cast power: 42.0 Cooldown: 19.0s Radius: 380 Beam reach: 380 Beam lanes: 1 Tower lifespan: 11.0s No Survivor traits, items, permanent upgrades or weather modifiers.
build scaling
Scales with Engineering. Attack Speed shortens cooldowns.
automatic activation
Deploy an 11–14s laser tower. Charged beams pierce a whole lane; cover stops them. Ranks increase damage, reach, width and lifespan. Rank III briefly slows targets. Engineering scaling. +60% skill-hit damage to ordinary swarm enemies (not empowered variants).
unlock requirement
Clear wave 4 with at least 90 kills in one expedition, or recruit Mechanic.
specialization costs
Tier IV required. Refit ranks 1 / 2 / 3 open after clearing waves 10 / 14 / 17 and cost 65 / 115 / 180 scrap. Choose one branch per skill. Field training can instead spend an available upgrade choice. These previews do not unlock or purchase anything.