Stormrise

Story related. You need Eona to capture the control points/bases in order to complete the mission. Just keep her alive (Im not sure but you might lose if she dies).

NOTE: This description was written for hard mode.
1) WARNING: There are several well defended bases spread across the map. When moving around the map, try to peak around the corners and over ramps because you can be ambushed by a well defended base/strong hero(s).

2) Start proceeding down the ramps carefully and checks the rooms. Eona will be in one of them (in a room, at the bottom of a ramp that is near the center of the room, one or two floors down. Sorry, this part is a late addition so if you know more specifically where is, feel free to comment or send me a message). She is not hard to find.

3) (optional) You can capture all of the bases (even though you only need to capture one column's worth) to get more income.

4) Rangers will constantly attack you and to keep them under control, just place either a group of the three heroes or as many units that you can put on a ledge that oversees the next level down and has ramp(s) leading up to it.

5) Most of the three bases in the column have no or few defense turrets, so you can use Eona or just to be safe, use a group of units (whatever you didnt use to defend).

Rite of Passage

This mission was such a pain, now I usually read Bob's solutions for answers, but this mission I did on my own and it wasn't very hard.

First off, I hate this mission because it is indoors(worst kind of place to be for this kind of game) The first thing you want to do is immediately go to the bottom floor and save Eona. She is needed to capture most of the Nodes(and the only way to get any resources)

Use your hero's to save her, now in this map almost no area can kill your hero's in a group( I died in 1 area on the bottom of the map)

Once you save her run with her to a safer area, take the 3 heros and run to the second top floor and clear out all the Nodes, everytime you clear one use Eona's blink (LB right analog stick going up) and click on your hero's) she will immediately appear next to them and capture the Node.

After you capture the first node you should have a small increase in resources. Then if you want you can capture the base next to the first node in a room with 5 groups of men and all kinds of Old structures made of brick or something. This one can be upgraded and build units, this also will give you more Resources.

Build 2 infantry and 1 gunner vehicle, make them into a group. Also build a second group with 2 infantry and 1 Infiltrator. Take these 2 groups and defend the first node, now the second node won't need protecting as the only way to get to it is by going through the first one.

Tip: While capturing all the nodes on this floor you will have alot of problems, the Node will keep being destroyed which is a uber retarded glitch in the game. But if you can send a few units or your heros to the bottom floor and kill any units below it will help. Just keep trying to move on and capture all the nodes.

Once the floor is done, capture all nodes for the next floor, while using the Guard strategy with Infantry, Vehicle and Infiltrator. Once that floor is done all you have to do is capture 1 node on the bottom floor.

Note: If you capture a node on the bottom floor and then lose it the floor on the bottom will close up.

Make sure you have it secured and cut off the guys comming up as they will cause the Node to keep being destroyed. After you do this and go to the bottom with your Heros you just have to attack some beaming lights and the mission is done.

GL, I hated this level, but don't forget to save every once and a while. Don't let Cluster phobia get you hahah.