Upgrade Cards contain additional rules that can be equipped by units during Army Building. Upgrades vary between additional miniatures, weapons, equipment, or even special training or programming.The types of upgrades available for a the unit’s upgrade bar.The types of upgrades are as follows:
Heavy Weapon
Personnel
Force
Command
Hardpoint
Gear
Grenades
Programming
Comms
Pilot
Training
Generator
Armament
Crew
Ordnance
Squad Leader
For each icon on the unit’s upgrade bar, the unit may equip one Upgrade Card with a matching icon. Points listed on the Upgrade Card are counted towards an army’s points total. A unit may not equip the same Upgrade Card twice. Some Upgrade Cards have restrictions on which units may equip them. Any restrictions for an Upgrade Card are listed on the card.Cards with the , , or icons add a miniature armed with the weapon shown on the Upgrade Card to the unit in addition to any weapons on the Unit Card. Only the miniature added to the unit by the Upgrade Card may use the weapon on the Upgrade Card.Cards with the , , , , , , or icons add an additional weapon, as shown on the Upgrade Card. Any miniature in a unit with an , , , , or Upgrade Card equipped may use the weapon on the Upgrade Card. Only one miniature may use the weapon on a Upgrade Card per attack sequence.