Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Missions

It is bigger than a three-act recap

Developers described the campaign as still linear episodes like the first game, but a bit bigger than a three-act structure. Community write-ups that flatten the 15 into “five missions” are counting chapters, not drops. Steam-player notes that talk about 15 formal missions + Prologue are the same confusion in the other direction: treat Prologue as the opener you play, and keep the verified campaign number at 15 until an official in-game list recaptures titles.

Do not multiply the 30–40 minute figure

The same Discord Q&A gave a rough 30–40 minutes per mission and refused to multiply it. Difficulty, deaths, and how long you linger on crates change the evening. This wiki will not print an 8-hour or 12-hour campaign ETA as fact.

Once the count is locked, the next question is what those 15 are actually *about* — setting, hub, and who you are looking for.

The opener is a search, not a safari

AvP Galaxy’s campaign preview played the prologue and first chapter — four missions. The briefing named a crashed dropship and three missing Marines: Fey (captain of Fireteam Banshee, returning from the first game), Esther (formerly the Endeavor station synthetic), and Piper (a newcomer). That is enough to know *why* you drop. It is not enough to stamp those four drops with invented titles.

Linear path, familiar landmarks

Levels can cross areas you already walked, with different time and weather — previews called that connected space, not a Metroidvania. You still have a linear path through the mission. Defense zones (highlighted green) give you a window to plant fortifications before you trigger a swarm. That is the campaign version of a hold, not a Horde map.

The next lock is where you spend between drops, and what “four biomes” actually means when we still lack a 15-name list.

The Endeavor is the spend screen

Between missions you are on the ship. That is where classes, weapons, and the Perk Grid live. Cosmetics can wait. Decals found in smaller crates inside missions (AvP hands-on) are optional loot, not a reason to backtrack a linear path. Do not park the first hours in the barber chair.

Horde maps are not biome DLC

Blacksite, Crash Landed, and Crusher are Horde layouts. They share LV-558’s look. They do not replace three of the 15. Preview copy also said Horde unlocks after the main story — confirm that gate on the live Endeavor; treat the exact unlock as TBA until captured.

Once the geography is a frame instead of a fake map pack, the next page job is the actual pre-drop checklist.

Class is a hole-cover, not a rank

Duelist if you just want to shoot. Medic if the group already wipes on rescue. Machinist if you solo with AI fill and want extra guns on a hold. Marauder for corridor packs — watch friendly fire from Intense up. Hunter when the card shows armor. Full comparison: classes.

Difficulty is a rule set, not a badge

Casual and Standard teach the loop. Intense and above turn friendly fire on (launch-window guides), including abilities. Crouch the front of a gunline. Difficulty owns the sliders; this page only needs you not to raise the tier because a thumbnail said Insane is the real game.

The briefing is still the one select-screen decision that changes magazines. That is the next section.

Priority kills beat a longer magazine

Siren — shoot it before it prints more aliens. Exploder — detonate it off the stack; step out of the puddle. Harbinger — Pathogen grab. Warden — survive the knockdown, then delete. Bulwark — piercing, not a thermal dump into the shield-legs. HP tables stay TBA.

Holds are campaign too

Green defense zones are not Horde. Prep the fortification window, trigger, hold near a crate, extract when the dropship is the objective. AvP’s played finale of the first chapter was a defense wait for pickup. If your Fireteam treats every room as a sprint, those zones are where the wipe happens.

Names are the last gap. The next section is what this wiki will not fake.

How this page will grow

When titles are captured in-game or listed officially, they land here as an index with briefing factions — not as a speedrun script. Until then, the useful object is the prep checklist and the enemy preview, not a fake TOC.

What to read when the drop is planned

Next: Horde if you want the three dedicated maps after (or gated behind) the campaign. Then difficulty before you raise the tier. First-drop habits: beginner guide.