All Methods to Upgrading the TCRN Impetus in Menace: Completing & Solving

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In Menace, gameplay flows smoothly. You select a planet, pick your missions, restock your supplies between tasks, and complete operations. This cycle repeats as your squad grows larger and more skilled with new Squad Leaders.

Your ship, called the TCRN Impetus, is the core of your operations. Upgrading and restoring it can give you many advantages. To do this, you need to understand OCI components.

What Are OCI Components?
OCI stands for Operational Capacity Improvements. These are upgrades you add to the Impetus to give it new abilities. These upgrades can be passive bonuses that help after missions, increase your rewards, or combat skills you can use in battle. There are many options, but only limited slots for each.

OCI upgrades fall into three categories: electronics, armaments, and hull. Each category has a limited number of slots—three electronic, three armament, and four hull. This means you can’t install every upgrade you want right away.

To install an OCI upgrade, you must also spend OCI components. These components are earned by completing operations—more difficult missions reward more components. Some upgrades require multiple operations before you have enough components to install them.

You can swap out OCI upgrades whenever you like, but replacing one costs the same as installing it initially, since components are neither refunded nor discounted.

Getting More OCI Upgrades
By default, you start with some OCI upgrades in each category, but the selection is limited and does not fill all slots. You can unlock new ones in two ways:

Through random events, though there’s no guarantee when these will occur.
By building trust with the game’s factions. As you complete missions for each faction, trust increases. Each trust level unlocks an offer for one OCI upgrade from three options. Reaching maximum trust with all factions allows you to acquire all available upgrades, but it takes time, so choose your preferred upgrades wisely, as you can’t change your selection later.

Every OCI Upgrade and Its Function
There are numerous upgrades, many of which provide direct improvements or unique features. Some enhancements build upon others, but most are distinct.

Electronics
These upgrades focus on tactical advantages or passive boosts. Examples include:

Sensor: +1 Intelligence level (Cost: 60)
Sensor II: +2 Intelligence levels (Cost: 120)
Consulate: +20% to all Trust gains (Cost: 160)
Info Hub: +3 Intelligence (Cost: 250)
Hacker: Disable vehicles or machines for one turn (Cost: 120)
Decoys: Advance turn order up to six times without using units (Cost: 160)
EW-System: +4 Concealment for one turn (Cost: 80)
CRC Center: +1 to operation timeout (Cost: 150)

Armament
These are offensive, off-map abilities, usable once per operation to call down space attacks. Examples include:

Minigun Strafing: Fire suppressive attacks on five tiles (Cost: 65)
Rocket Run: Fire many small rockets across the battlefield (Cost: 100)
Unguided Missile: Drop a missile at a chosen location (Cost: 120)
Auto-Laser Turret: Deploy a turret that automatically targets enemies (Cost: 150)
AP Mines: Place six mines in a selected area (Cost: 130)
Smoke: Cover an area with smoke for three turns (Cost: 90)
Gravity Manipulator: Create local earthquakes to damage enemies and structures (Cost: 110)
Ion Cannon: Fires a straight-line particle beam (Cost: 200)

Hull
Hull upgrades mostly help with maintenance or increase value in trading. Examples include:

Woo: +2 Manpower/Squaddies after a mission (Cost: 70)
Exwoo: +3 Manpower/Squaddies (Cost: 160)
Repair Bay: Restore 30% vehicle HP and fix one defect between missions (Cost: 80)
Repair Bay II: Restore 60% vehicle HP and fix two defects (Cost: 170)
Medical Bay: Revive two downed Squaddies per mission, with a chance for more (Cost: 100)
Advanced Medical Bay: Revive three Squaddies, higher chances (Cost: 160)
AI Logistics: Reduce supply costs for vehicles by 15% (Cost: 130)
Drug Lab: Gain a ‘Substance’ commodity after each operation (Cost: 150)
DCRAC: +20 Promotion Points earned (Cost: 180)
Recovery Teams: Vehicles lost aren’t permanently destroyed (Cost: 100)
Fixer: +30% trade-in value at the Black Market (Cost: 140)
Auto Supplies: +5% supplies max per mission (Cost: 120)
Medevac: Rescue downed Squaddies anywhere on the map (Cost: 80)
Salvage Teams: +1 commodity per enemy vehicle destroyed (Cost: 100)
Supply Drop: Refill all weapon supplies via a crate (Cost: 80)

Most upgrades are important: some like Woo are crucial for keeping Squaddies healthy, while others, such as Salvage Teams, offer situational benefits.