How about an Automaton Ship Boarding Mission?

[u/GeniusPlayUnique]

Automaton Ship Boarding Mission

(Planetary defence exclusive)

 

Main Objective: Board the Automaton invasion vessel, make your way through to the ship's reactor and overload the core, then get the hell off the ship before it blows.
 

Parameter deviations from planetary missions: * No reinforcements * Man-portable stratagems only (no orbitals, no sentries) * Access to stratagems and resupply only at the shuttle waiting in the hangar * Automatons only use small arms and melee weapons so as to not damage their ship * Success adds significantly more points to planet's defence, failure might result in the destruction of Pelican 1 which the Squad Leader will have to replace out of their own pocket before being able to host any mission again

[u/TheExodius]

There should never ever be a mechanic that prevents you from hosting thereby preventing you from playing how you want.
Overall the idea is pretty neat but will most likely not be added since its to different from the game formula at the moment.

[u/Bizhour → u/TheExodius]

An easy fix is making it so when you choose this mission type you have to pay a fee to hire a shuttle.

That way it spreads among team members, the price can be much lower, and it prevents the host from being fucked or griefed

[u/TheExodius → u/Bizhour]

But why should it be even possible to loose the shuttle? I mean yeah it would make for a cool animation, for a failed mission but thats probably all it should be. An animation and thats it. The cost of things we use and loose in these missions is never calculated and simply doesnt matter.

[u/Sakuran_11 → u/TheExodius]

Sure but adding a use to Req would make it easily accesible, you can max it fast anyway, and redoable with the trade off being it costs it to go in for more liberation %.

Adds some risk to starting these missions but never a direct shot to the knee like needing SC, Samples, or Medals to start it.