Arcade Mode - Patch 1.5.1.0
Rebel Inc: Escalation Patch Notes — January 14, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
We're glad to see you're all enjoying Arcade Mode! We're following up with a new tips system and extra fixes, quality of life changes and balance changes.
Changelog
New Features
Tips: New Tips will appear in the Mode Selection menu to give you a few pointers on how best to stabilise your region and defeat the insurgency!
Balance
Golden Sands: Tweaked "Oil Yield" decision
Golden Sands - Slight increase in starting Funds
Opium Trail - insurgency takes longer to start
Tweaks to Insurgent training to reduce chance of large numbers appearing in one go (particularly in Arcade Mode)
Bug Fixes
Fixed "The Plague" scenario from requiring the Dollars and Disasters DLC purchase.
Fixed issue where Insurgent Camp / Insurgent Spawn pot not increasing correctly, resulting in lack of Insurgents or large amounts of Insurgents spawning
Quality of Life
Improved targeting of gameplay tips (has significant concern, insurgent threat rising)