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Every Day We Fight: find your next move

Consoles taking no damage? You can use a gun when the upper weakpoint is exposed. After one console breaks, the others are protected for one turn. Start with the full Sabotage state check below.

Choose a symptom or a squad decision below: mission targets, combat states, character skills, weapon parts, crafting, exploration, progress, PC controls or named enemies. Each guide keeps its source dates and version limits beside the answer; EA build templates and unknown-build Codex captures are identified explicitly.

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Every Day We Fight tactical view showing the three Thorns, enemies, cover, action points, and the end-turn prompt.
Official 1.0 press-kit gameplay screenshot. © Signal Space Lab / Wild Hog Games. This is a representative battle, not a console-location image.Official screenshot source ↗
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Every Day We Fight: destroy protected Sabotage consoles

Every Day We Fight Sabotage help: identify the exposed console weakpoint, use a gun without grenades, and wait through the remaining consoles' one-turn protection.

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Every Day We Fight: destroy a Harvester before it teleports

Every Day We Fight: Target the Harvester's three Power Core exhaust ports from higher ground, use defensive pauses to reposition, and watch its escape countdown.

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Every Day We Fight: find the keyboard binding list

Find the Every Day We Fight keyboard bindings in Settings, Controls, then the bottom of the top pane. Includes arrow-key setup and a check after rebinding.

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Every Day We Fight — 1.0 launch trailer

See the official 1.0 gameplay trailer for the game's tactical view and real-time aiming. Poster: official key art, not a video frame.

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Missions

Start with the object named in your objective. A protected antenna console, a Harvester core, and a shielded Rifter are different targets; one target's protection rule does not explain all three.

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Every Day We Fight: destroy protected Sabotage consolesEvery Day We Fight Sabotage help: identify the exposed console weakpoint, use a gun without grenades, and wait through the remaining consoles' one-turn protection.Every Day We Fight: destroy a Harvester before it teleportsEvery Day We Fight: Target the Harvester's three Power Core exhaust ports from higher ground, use defensive pauses to reposition, and watch its escape countdown.Every Day We Fight: make the Stasis Bomb defuse counter progressEvery Day We Fight: Keep a Thorn inside the Stasis Bomb's defuse range at the end of the enemy turn, and separate the defuse countdown from the detonation timer.Every Day We Fight: keep a Rifter Stash intact until combat endsEvery Day We Fight: Keep the Rifter Stash intact for post-combat loot and place a Thorn nearby at the start and end of your turn to restore some stash health.Every Day We Fight: stop calling more Ambush wavesEvery Day We Fight Ambush help: start a wave at the antenna, raise Heat by surviving it, and stop requesting reinforcements by moving your Thorns away.

Combat

Match the visible problem before spending another action. Armor and shields need different checks; cover angles, reticle bloom and status effects can explain an attack or movement problem without an equipment change.

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Every Day We Fight: target the remaining armor piecesEvery Day We Fight: Check all six armor locations and use the damage preview to choose armor hits, rather than repeatedly shooting a body part that is already exposed.Every Day We Fight: break a Rifter shield completelyEvery Day We Fight: Use a close shotgun attack against a shielded Rifter, and distinguish its regenerating defense from armor or an antenna console's protection.Every Day We Fight: choose Overwatch with its Reflex cost in mindEvery Day We Fight: Overwatch spends AP and a Reflex when placed. Check that tradeoff before committing your reaction, and aim the triggered shot yourself.Every Day We Fight: revive a downed Thorn with bandagesEvery Day We Fight: A surviving Thorn can use bandages to revive a downed ally. Check the selected item, target and AP, then inspect their health after the action.Every Day We Fight: check the angle when cover failsCheck Every Day We Fight cover by the real bullet path, firing angle and exposed body part rather than assuming a cover position guarantees protection.Every Day We Fight: improve a shot whose reticle keeps spreadingUnderstand why Every Day We Fight shots can miss inside the reticle, how recoil and bloom affect a burst, and what to check before blaming no damage.Every Day We Fight: check status effects when an action is blockedIdentify Every Day We Fight status effects that block shooting or movement, raise AP costs, or persist until healing before treating every unavailable action as a bug.

Characters

Start with the Thorn you are building, then check the trigger and prerequisite behind the desired skill. The three build routes are attributed EA templates with explicit 1.0 cross-checks, not an all-build best-ranking claim.

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Every Day We Fight: build Dylan for close-range supportPlan an Every Day We Fight Dylan brawler build around Proximity Punch, Feels Good and Health Impact, with smoke and Reflex tradeoffs clearly separated.Every Day We Fight: build Leo around useful AP donationsChoose an Every Day We Fight Leo support route: healing or damage through Donate, then compare his Overwatch upgrades without confusing shot count and cone size.Every Day We Fight: build Vivian for finishing opportunitiesPlan an Every Day We Fight Vivian finisher build with Kill Assist and Refiller Killer, then choose between Hologram control and personal shield support.Every Day We Fight: work out why a skill stays lockedCheck Every Day We Fight skill prerequisites, mutually exclusive upgrades and branch requirements before spending more SP on a blocked node.Every Day We Fight: trigger the right character reactionMatch Every Day We Fight's three character Reflex triggers to the actual event: enemy approach, a suppressed ally, or an ally-created finishing opportunity.

Weapons & mods

First decide whether the problem is the weapon slot, obtaining the gun, fitting a part, selecting a fire mode, or activating a perk. A high-rarity part is useful only if its compatibility and trigger match your plan.

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Every Day We Fight: use a secondary weapon rather than a second primaryEvery Day We Fight: One primary and one eligible secondary is different from two main weapons. Use the 1.0 Stumper shotgun sidearm if that is the role you need.Every Day We Fight: find a Rifter weapon through the right sourceLook for Every Day We Fight Rifter guns in enemy drops and surviving Rifter Stashes, rather than repeatedly rerolling Thorn hideout loot.Every Day We Fight: choose a mod that fits the carried gunCheck Every Day We Fight weapon-mod compatibility by gun and part slot, then compare AP tradeoffs before treating a rare part as an automatic upgrade.Every Day We Fight: use the fire mode that applies the wanted statusCheck Every Day We Fight's Hollow-Point, Incendiary, Electrifying, Paralyzing and Suppression modes, including why one hit may not apply a status.Every Day We Fight: work out why an epic perk did not triggerRead Every Day We Fight epic-mod triggers by exact part: Armor Breaker, Pain Gainer and Shield Buster can reward different actions on different slots.

Crafting & loot

Use the current workbench or reward screen as the deciding check. Separate unlocking an item, spending Scrap, using a stash key and selecting a reward; these are different decisions with different feedback.

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Every Day We Fight: craft useful gear at the workbenchUse the Every Day We Fight workbench for available gear and mods: check Unlock prompts, the Scrap cost and the current three-item counter before crafting.Every Day We Fight: discover items for future loot choicesFind Every Day We Fight discoverable items, use nearby question-mark map clues, and understand why a discovery does not guarantee the next random drop.Every Day We Fight: use keys at Thorn Stash loot riftsUse Every Day We Fight optional combat objectives to earn keys for Rare and Epic Thorn Stash rifts, and distinguish these from a defended Rifter Stash.Every Day We Fight: choose a useful post-combat rewardAfter an Every Day We Fight encounter, open the reward rift, compare its three random choices, and take Scrap value when no offered item helps your plan.

Exploration

Identify the obstacle before choosing a tool. A padlock needs a line of fire, a teleporter needs a valid landing, and the two barrier types need their own identification and safety checks.

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Every Day We Fight: get a direct line of fire to a padlockEvery Day We Fight: Get a direct shot at the padlock instead of firing through its door. Campaign traversal devices open other areas, but not every barrier has one fix.Every Day We Fight: choose a reachable teleporter landingEvery Day We Fight: Use the multi-floor view to choose a landing one level above, and distinguish group exploration teleporting from an individual combat action.Every Day We Fight: remove Elixium encrustation with the Dart GunEvery Day We Fight: Use a Resonator Frequency Dart on Elixium encrustation, stand clear of the blast, and check device unlocks or combat cooldown if it is unavailable.Every Day We Fight: open a cracked wall without wasting shotsUse explosives on Every Day We Fight's cracked weak surfaces to open routes, and distinguish them from padlocks and Elixium encrustations.

Progress

Choose the stage of the run you want to understand: saving and resets, the character side-quest prerequisite, or continuing after the campaign. For a physical door or barrier, use Exploration instead.

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Every Day We Fight: choose a save mode before committing to a runEvery Day We Fight: Choose the saving model before starting a run: normal play supports manual and in-combat saves, while Iron Man is the optional roguelite mode.Every Day We Fight: reach Act 2 to unlock the Thorn side questsEvery Day We Fight: The three Thorns' side quests become available from the start of Act 2 and can be completed independently of the main quest.Every Day We Fight: choose how to continue in Forever WarEvery Day We Fight: Finish the campaign to enter Forever War, then choose whether to retain equipment or restart at level 1 with a Dart Gun and Teleporter.

PC controls

Match the input to the screen you are using. Exploration movement, combat turns, keybinding panes, and new-run setup do not share one control or menu path.

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Every Day We Fight: find the keyboard binding listFind the Every Day We Fight keyboard bindings in Settings, Controls, then the bottom of the top pane. Includes arrow-key setup and a check after rebinding.Every Day We Fight: hold Enter to end the PC turnEvery Day We Fight: Tap Enter and nothing happens? The PC end-turn action uses a press and hold. Check the current binding before diagnosing a stuck turn.Every Day We Fight: enable click-to-move outside combatEvery Day We Fight: Combat mouse movement does not by itself enable exploration clicking. Find the exploration mouse switch in Controls and test it outside combat.Every Day We Fight: open difficulty setup when pre-game Settings is greyed outEvery Day We Fight: An incompatible-save message before a run does not always mean lost progress. Start New Game to open difficulty setup in this documented case.

Enemies

Start with the named enemy and the behavior you can observe. Healing, a watched approach and retaliation need different responses; these guides keep the Codex capture limits beside the answer.

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Every Day We Fight: deal with a Surgeon healing other RiftersIdentify an Every Day We Fight Surgeon and healing drone, separate recovered HP from shields, and plan a finish or support-target attack.Every Day We Fight: plan a safer approach to a SentinelRecognize an Every Day We Fight Sentinel, check its free end-turn Overwatch and drone, and choose a covered approach before exposing a Thorn.Every Day We Fight: avoid an unexpected Enforcer retaliationCheck Every Day We Fight Enforcer retaliation before killing nearby Rifters, and account for the Elite variant's armor-break rush without inventing a threshold.