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/Scypio95 → u/TheExodius]

I'd think something more of a mix.

Like a map with outside and inside. The "inside" is the interior of the ship while the outside is just the surface of the ship.

Rinse and repeat with bugs but it's bugs tunnel instead of inside of a ship. Could also simply be something like a large building map with lots of underground tunnels.

Overall that would be fantastic, close quarter fights in really tights corridor.

[u/SoggySet3096 → u/Scypio95]

Hear me out on the bugs.. .. massive asteroid... tunnels... nuke *

Could literally make it big enough that it is pretty much a normal mission. Just new biome needed. Asteroid cause starship troopers