Orc Incremental Milestones

Quick facts

Verified structure

Draft, formation, combat, reset, offline gold, and boss milestones are official.

Historical checkpoint

Accursed Elf appears in Demo unlock notes.

Warpath condition

Historical v0.05 also required Auto-Progress and no allied losses.

1.0 additions

Chieftain bloodlines and a 250+ node Blight Tree are announced.

Missing data

Complete 1.0 unlock thresholds are Not verified yet.

Separate system confirmation from unlock confirmation

A system can be official while its exact unlock remains unpublished. The Steam page confirms drafting, formations, combat, tactical spells, Dark Rebirth, permanent bonuses, offline gold, Chieftain choices, and boss milestones. It does not provide a complete level-by-level route.

Checkpoint	Evidence state	Safe conclusion
Core draft and formation loop	Official store	These are core systems
Dark Rebirth and permanent bonuses	Official store	Reset-based permanent progress exists
Offline gold	Official store	Offline progression can generate gold
Boss milestones	Official store	Boss-linked checkpoints exist
Warpath at Accursed Elf	Historical Demo v0.05	Old Demo condition only
Missions and Trials at Accursed Elf	Historical Demo v0.09	Old Demo condition only
Nine Chieftain bloodlines	Release announcement	Planned 1.0 structure; exact unlock unknown
Blight Tree with more than 250 nodes	Release announcement	Planned 1.0 scope; node thresholds unknown

The progression guide explains which layer to diagnose when the next milestone is unclear.

Record the historical Warpath checkpoint precisely

Demo update v0.05 tied Warpath to the Accursed Elf upgrade. The note also required Auto-Progress and a victory without losing allies. Survivors then continued across waves, and a mini-chest appeared in the reward description.

This is a precise historical Demo record. It is not a version 1.0 promise. The staged Warpath guide should preserve the build label next to every one of those conditions.

Keep Missions and Trials historical

Demo update v0.09 said Missions and Trials unlocked at the Accursed Elf stage. That same update changed Trials and several progression systems. The checkpoint can therefore help identify an old Demo path, but it cannot establish the final-game unlock after balance and progression improvements.

Use the staged Missions reference and Trials reference after their current data is verified. Until then, the 1.0 threshold is Not verified yet.

Track a new checkpoint without guessing

For an unpublished unlock, record:

1. Game build and platform.
2. The last state where the feature was unavailable.
3. The first state where it became available.
4. The exact action, purchase, win, or reset between those states.
5. Whether a second run reproduces the change.

Do not record only the final level or currency total. Several events may occur together, which creates a false threshold. A narrow before-and-after record is more useful than a polished but unrepeatable milestone chart.

Relate milestones to permanent progression

Dark Rebirth and permanent bonuses are official. The release announcement also adds nine Chieftain bloodlines and a branching Blight Tree with more than 250 nodes. These make permanent progression broader, but the checked sources do not publish all ordering, costs, or prerequisites.

The upgrade priority framework can help decide whether a short-run purchase still changes the wall. The staged Dark Rebirth reference and Blight Tree guide will own exact unlock evidence when it exists.

Milestone tracking mistakes

• Do not merge several historical Demo builds into one timeline.
• Do not convert an announced system count into an unlock level.
• Do not publish a threshold observed only after several simultaneous changes.
• Do not call a screenshot of a locked node proof of its prerequisite.
• Do not mistake slow economy for a missing unlock.
• Do not treat the planned release date as proof of shipped milestone behavior.

For availability and build state, check the release date page. For time-away progress that may affect a checkpoint test, use the offline gains checklist.

Official source

Frequently asked questions

Is there a verified complete milestone table?

No. The official sources confirm several systems and some historical Demo unlock conditions, but they do not publish a complete version 1.0 level-by-level milestone table.

What historical Warpath checkpoint is documented?

Demo update v0.05 tied Warpath to the Accursed Elf upgrade, required Auto-Progress, and required a win without losing allies. That is historical Demo context, not a promised version 1.0 threshold.

How should I track an unknown unlock?

Record the build, the last unavailable state, the first available state, and the event between them. Mark the threshold Not verified yet until the observation is reproducible or an official source states it.