Distress Call is the second level in Iron Marines, and the second one on the planet Sagan-1. It is the level after the tutorial.
Briefing: "The invading alien forces, the Fell, attacked the Central ComSat before we could transmit a warning message to Earth.
A strike team must be sent to secure our interstellar comms until we can contact our planet. We will need reinforcements to defend Sagan-1."
Mission Objective: Recover and protect our Central Comsat installation.
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This level is the first one in the game where the player must decide what to do, as the game will not guide the player. The level opens with a cutscene showing the ComSat and East Refinery being destroyed by fellplague. The player starts with only a hero on the west side of the level, and must navigate the hero through the path to destroy the fell spawner.
After the spawner is destroyed, an Etherium Refinery is built and the player can recruit two unit groups. Snipers are the second army units introduced in this level. The player must defeat the approaching fell while making their way to the Comsat in the South. Once the player has reached the Comsat, they must destroy the fell spawner and capture the deposit to rebuild the Etherium Refinery that was destroyed earlier.
A command point is summoned next to the Comsat once the base is captured. The Comsat becomes operational and starts to beam a distress call towards Earth. To buy enough time for the Comsat to transmit the message, the player must defend for one minute against waves of vilerunner and fellplague that approach from the East and West.
After one minute, the Comsat's message is transmitted and many dropguns are summoned around the base to kill the remaining fell.