Crisis
An intercepted transmission points at a facility. Hit it and the lead closes; ignore it and the enemy that facility was serving comes back with a permanent upgrade. These are the escalations on offer and the units that carry them.
What the intercepted transmission turned out to be, in the game's own words.
What the enemy walks away with, and the strike that stops it. Each unit type has two, and a crisis draws one of them.
Durable Frame
We've discovered the location of an Elite B1 Battle Droid. We'll need to take it out before the tech can be spread across the rest of the Coil's forces.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil B1 Battle Droid
Firing Squad
We've discovered the location of an Elite B1 Battle Droid. We'll need to take it out before the tech can be spread across the rest of the Coil's forces.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil B1 Battle Droid
Reactive Plating
We've discovered the location of an Elite B2 Battle Droid. We'll need to take it out before the tech can be spread across the rest of the Coil's forces.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil B2 Battle Droid
Incendiary Rockets
We've discovered the location of an Elite B2 Battle Droid. We'll need to take it out before the tech can be spread across the rest of the Coil's forces.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil B2 Battle Droid
Divine Pain
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Brute. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Brute
High Impact
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Brute. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Brute
Incendiary Mines
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their BX Commando Droids. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil BX Commando Droid
Streamlined Form
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their BX Commando Droid. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil BX Commando Droid
Penetrating Rounds
We've discovered the location of an Elite BX Sniper. We'll need to take it out before the tech can be spread across the rest of the Coil's forces.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil BX Sniper Droid
Enhanced Overwatch
We've discovered the location of an Elite BX Sniper. We'll need to take it out before the tech can be spread across the rest of the Coil's forces.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil BX Sniper Droid
Born Anew
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Captain. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Captain
Surge Aura
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Captain. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Captain
Explosive Equipment
A contact has discovered that the Coil is testing new equipment and will soon be deploying it throughout the galaxy. We can't be in two places at once, so what is our priority?
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Enforcer
Disruptive Shots
A contact has discovered that the Coil is testing new equipment and will soon be deploying it throughout the galaxy. We can't be in two places at once, so what is our priority?
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Enforcer
Life Beyond Death
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Guardian. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Guardian
Martyr
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Guardian. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Guardian
Untouchable
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Seer. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Seer
Siphoning Bind
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Seer. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Seer
Unshakeable Advance
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Striker. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Striker
Resonating Strike
The Coil is testing some prototype enhancements for their Striker. This is our only chance to knock it out before the improvements are rolled out across their organization.
Objective Defeat the Elite Coil Striker
Upgrades the game names without writing up.
Not every hostile can be upgraded by a crisis. These are the ones the game files an escalation slot against, and whether it carries a minor tier as well as a major one. The slots themselves are named per unit and carry no description.
When a crisis fires it draws from a pool rather than from the whole catalogue, which is what decides who gets upgraded.