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Game overview
Star Wars Zero Company is a single-player, turn-based tactics game set during the twilight of the Clone Wars. You command Hawks, a former Republic officer leading an unconventional squad of Operators through tactical operations and investigations. Battles reward deliberate positioning, cover, flanking, elevation, and careful use of limited actions. Between missions, the Den acts as the squad's base: it is where Operators can be recruited, customized, equipped, and prepared for the next operation.
The main decisions connect rather than sit in separate menus. Squad composition determines which roles and abilities are available; Specializations define how most Operators contribute; bonds formed by deploying together can unlock combat synergies; injuries can weaken an Operator and, under standard permadeath rules, repeated wounds can make a loss permanent. That makes squad planning, character roles, combat execution, mission preparation, and upgrade priorities the core guide topics. KoalaFun treats each answer as part of that chain, so a beginner can move from a safe opening plan to class choices, builds, abilities, missions, and progression without losing the context that connects them.
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There is no verified universal best squad for every operation. A strong squad covers reliable damage, positional control, sustain or recovery, and objective mobility, then adjusts one slot for the mission. Operator bonds and ability synergies matter as much as individual power.
Read full guide →HotThe strongest character choice depends on the mission, squad gaps, and campaign state. Compare Operators by Specialization, ability package, range, mobility, recovery, and existing bonds. Favor the character who completes the squad's plan rather than the one with the most dramatic single ability.
Read full guide →HotMost Operators use one of eight standard Specializations: Assault, Gunslinger, Heavy, Medic, Scoundrel, Scout, Sharpshooter, or Soldier. Each includes an Ultimate, a Standard ability, and a Passive. Choose by the role your squad needs, then judge the complete ability package rather than the class name alone.
Read full guide →HotPermadeath is enabled by default but can be turned off. On standard difficulty, an Operator who loses all health is downed and takes a wound; an ally can revive them, but wounds reduce combat statistics, and accumulating three wounds causes permanent death. Protect injured Operators and maintain roster depth.
Read full guide →RisingUpgrade the tools that affect most missions first: the core ability for each Operator's role, reliable survivability, and progression systems that improve squad preparation. Develop Operators together when their bonds support the main lineup, and delay narrow upgrades until a recurring mission problem justifies them.
Read full guide →RisingTreat cover and actions as resources. Move only as far as needed to gain protection or a better angle, use flanking or high ground to improve attacks, and avoid ending a turn where destructible cover is your only defense. Focus enemies that threaten the squad's plan, not simply the nearest target.
Read full guide →RisingBuild each Operator around one repeatable job: hold a lane, remove priority targets, reposition enemies, protect allies, or sustain the squad. Match Specialization, loadout, and abilities to that job, then use bonds and cross-training to reinforce the team plan rather than maximizing unrelated stats.
Read full guide →RisingRead an Operator's abilities as one package: the Passive shapes normal turns, the Standard ability creates repeatable tactical value, and the Ultimate should swing a critical situation. Coordinate abilities across the squad so one Operator creates an opening and another converts it into damage, safety, or objective progress.
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Build, class, and equipment answers based on the current guide set.
There is no verified universal best squad for every operation. A strong squad covers reliable damage, positional control, sustain or recovery, and objective mobility, then adjusts one slot for the mission. Operator bonds and ability synergies matter as much as individual power.
See the full recommendation →The strongest character choice depends on the mission, squad gaps, and campaign state. Compare Operators by Specialization, ability package, range, mobility, recovery, and existing bonds. Favor the character who completes the squad's plan rather than the one with the most dramatic single ability.
See the full recommendation →Most Operators use one of eight standard Specializations: Assault, Gunslinger, Heavy, Medic, Scoundrel, Scout, Sharpshooter, or Soldier. Each includes an Ultimate, a Standard ability, and a Passive. Choose by the role your squad needs, then judge the complete ability package rather than the class name alone.
See the full recommendation →Build each Operator around one repeatable job: hold a lane, remove priority targets, reposition enemies, protect allies, or sustain the squad. Match Specialization, loadout, and abilities to that job, then use bonds and cross-training to reinforce the team plan rather than maximizing unrelated stats.
See the full recommendation →Updated coverage
Begin by covering essential squad roles instead of chasing a single strongest Operator. Enter each mission with a plan for cover, movement, recovery, and objective pressure; keep one ability available for emergencies, and develop Operators together so their bonds and combat synergies grow.
Read the update →Explore connected answers by topic.
Opening priorities, campaign setup, and reliable first-mission habits.
Role coverage, Operator selection, bonds, and squad composition.
Specializations, ability packages, and role-focused build priorities.
Cover, movement, action use, abilities, and enemy priority.
Mission preparation, difficulty choices, objectives, and permanent-loss rules.
Operator development, bonds, equipment, and Den priorities.
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There is no verified universal best squad for every operation. A strong squad covers reliable damage, positional control, sustain or recovery, and objective mobility, then adjusts one slot for the mission. Operator bonds and ability synergies matter as much as individual power.
The strongest character choice depends on the mission, squad gaps, and campaign state. Compare Operators by Specialization, ability package, range, mobility, recovery, and existing bonds. Favor the character who completes the squad's plan rather than the one with the most dramatic single ability.
Most Operators use one of eight standard Specializations: Assault, Gunslinger, Heavy, Medic, Scoundrel, Scout, Sharpshooter, or Soldier. Each includes an Ultimate, a Standard ability, and a Passive. Choose by the role your squad needs, then judge the complete ability package rather than the class name alone.
Permadeath is enabled by default but can be turned off. On standard difficulty, an Operator who loses all health is downed and takes a wound; an ally can revive them, but wounds reduce combat statistics, and accumulating three wounds causes permanent death. Protect injured Operators and maintain roster depth.
Upgrade the tools that affect most missions first: the core ability for each Operator's role, reliable survivability, and progression systems that improve squad preparation. Develop Operators together when their bonds support the main lineup, and delay narrow upgrades until a recurring mission problem justifies them.
Treat cover and actions as resources. Move only as far as needed to gain protection or a better angle, use flanking or high ground to improve attacks, and avoid ending a turn where destructible cover is your only defense. Focus enemies that threaten the squad's plan, not simply the nearest target.
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