Storm Shield

Storm Shield
Location	Stonewood Plankerton Canny Valley Twine Peaks
Power Level	1 - 140
Release	Update v1.2

The Storm Shield, also known as "Homebase" (not to be confused with the faction), is both a device and a map where players can build their own personal, permanent base. Players can access their Storm Shield at any time to build or store items. Building progress is saved even if the player leaves the mission without initiating the defense phase. Each map location features its own separate Storm Shield for players to establish and expand upon.

A new Storm Shield is launched via rocket, delivering the payload to an unexplored location. The Commander then arrives to complete the deployment of the Storm Shield.

Objectives

Storm Shield
	Establish the Storm Shield
	A persistent base of operations in the battle against the storm
	Upgrade and Defend
	Use resources from completed missions to expand your Storm Shield and unlock new missions
	Play Wargames
	Defend the Storm Shield in a variety of Simulations and Challenges

Storm Shield Defense

Storm Shield Defense is one of the main quest series that players must complete in order to progress through the game. Each map location has 10 Storm Shield Defense missions, 6 of which are Main Quests. Completing Storm Shield Defense missions increases the range of mission power levels available to the player.

Amplifiers

Amplifiers are devices that amplify your Storm Shield’s power. They are named alphabetically (Latin alphabet) and 9 of them are available at max (Twine Peaks). You must defend them from Monsters.

Shield Defense	Stonewood	Plankerton	Canny Valley	Twine Peaks
1	Deploy Storm Shield
2		Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
3		Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
4	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
5	Deploy		Deploy	Deploy
6	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
7				Deploy
8		Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
9	Deploy		Deploy	Deploy
10				Deploy

Storm Shield Storage

In addition to the player's inventory, which is accessible during missions, players have a separate storage location in their Storm Shield that is only accessible while inside the Storm Shield map. While the Storm Shield base is unique to each map location, the player's storage inventory persists between locations. The storage is disabled at the start and needs to be unlocked through the Upgrades section of the Command Tab. Players can then upgrade the storage by 20 slots per upgrade.

Defender Squads

Players can designate up to five Defenders per map location to be summonable in that location's Storm Shield. These defenders do not count towards the regular 4-player cap that Mission defenders are affected by, therefore up to five Homebase Defenders may be summoned in addition to a full team of players or Mission defenders. Therefore, it is possible to have up to eight defenders in a Storm Shield Defense mission if a solo player summons all five of their Homebase defenders in addition to their three available Mission defenders.

Gallery

The Storm Shield in Stonewood

The Storm Shield in Plankerton

The Storm Shield in Canny Valley

The Storm Shield in Twine Peaks

Concept Art the Storm Shield by Drew Hill

The Storm Shield from Alpha versions

Trivia

• The headquarters of Homebase can be seen above Stonewood's Storm Shield. It can also be seen in the intro cutscene.
• The Storm Shield is referenced as "Outpost" in the Save the World's Files. It was also referred to as the outpost in Alpha versions of the game.