Fourth Corporate War
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The Fourth Corporate War is the current campaign ran by G-man following the end of the Eurotour.
Settle into the Free State of Night City, home to both the world's first Combat Zone and it's largest Corporate HQ. Start your own faction from the ground up and choose between one of four #ideology.
Build your own base and grow your ideas into reality, doing more than just Edgerunner gigs. Learn to really live in this world.
Survive the Fourth Corporate War from its beginning to its precipice. Experience everything from the dirty espionage and planned paratrooper attacks of the Shadow War to full-scale invasions and carpet bombings of the Hot War. Interact with such icons as Johnny Silverhand, Rogue Amendiares, Santiago, Adam Smasher and even...Morgan Blackhand.
Take drugs, suffer from Cyberpsychosis and love. Do whatever it takes to make it 'till the next sunrise.
Attack forces were highly mobile with fast "hit and fade" tactics making it nearly impossible to stop and engage a force. AVs, panzers, and other highly mobile units made up the majority of the attacking forces, at least at the beginning. ACPAs and combat cyborgs were fielded for the first time in large numbers, with entire companies of them deployed on both sides. Battlefields were transformed into high-tech nightmares as remotes, battlefield robots, and infantry clashed for the first time.
Even so, the War started out slow, as both sides tried to find out how much they could get away with without getting slapped down by the governments of the world. Probing raids were common, mostly targeted at the other side's military assets. As both sides grew more confident in their abilities (and in the realization that no one was going to rein them in) attacks became bolder and more brutal. By mid-year of the War, in parts of the developing world, set piece battles became commonplace. Airports, spaceports, factories, mines, even seaports and banking facilities became fair game as the stakes increased. By mid2022, pitched battles involving aircraft, AVs, tanks, power armors, and thousands of troops were the rule, as well as interdiction strikes on international trade,
energy production, and transportation systems.
As the war entered its fifth month, both sides began to show signs of exhaustion. Neither had planned for open warfare to last so long, and vital supplies like spare parts, weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies were becoming scarce. Vehicles, notably traditional "hangar queens" like AVs and panzers, started to show the stress of near continuous use without proper maintenance, as did ACPAs and cyborgs. Meat troops also suffered, as desertions and disciplinary problems became increasingly common, especially among hired mercenaries and independent contractors. Despite this multi-faceted fatigue, some Arasaka and Militech units still continued fighting (without support from either side) well into 2023 before exhausting themselves.
The Cold War > The Shadow War > The Land War + The Sea War > The Orbital War > The NET War > The End