Mission profile
Read the route before deployment
- Mode
- Objective mission
- In-game name
- Pottsville
- Setting
- Pennsylvania town
- Documented stages
- 3 stages
- Game version
- Armageddon 1.0
Confirmed for this version
Know the terrain before the first push
- Mission setting
- Rescue civilians
- Objective discovery
- Clearer markers
- Route interaction
- Radio tuning
Official Reanimation material frames Pottsville as a CRC investigation into civilians sheltering in the town.
S2Neighborhood indicators were made more specific and visible from farther away after the 1.0 fixes.
S1The map introduced a minigame that asks Responders to align a radio wavelength.
S2Field notes
- Neighborhood objective markers became more specific in 1.0.
- Downtown includes an extended antenna-upload holdout.
- Resupply 1.1 added Scenario #2: the squad spawns together directly on Downtown rooftops.
- Scenario #2 features a timed antenna alignment objective to unlock access to lower street routes.
- Scenario #2 requires locating and incinerating infected NPV-26 corpses before reaching outskirts extraction.
Current mission details
Mission briefing
- Objective requirements scale with the number of players still in the match.
- Carryable objectives can appear farther away and in more varied locations than before 1.0.
- Rope extraction gives more time to escape, while Tier 3 weapons are weighted toward later mission stages.
Map action protocol
What to do when the run is live
- 01Step 1
Use the neighborhood marker as the first routing call
Current markers are more specific than the old route. Let the live HUD lead the first search and keep the group close enough to react when the active house or objective becomes clear.
Official notesS1 - 02Step 2
Search changing houses by role, not by memorized order
Official material confirms randomized houses and changing objective locations. Use one player to confirm the active interaction, one to watch the approach and the rest to stay within support distance.
Official notes + field adviceS2 - 03Step 3
Arrive at the antenna with a fallback plan
The Downtown antenna upload is longer in 1.0. Reload, assess infection and name the first fallback direction before starting; this is an exposed holdout, not a pass-through interaction.
Official notes + field adviceS1 - 04Step 4
Finish radio tuning with the squad still together
Radio tuning is a documented map interaction. Treat it as a moment to secure the immediate area and maintain callouts instead of splitting the team across downtown for unrelated loot.
Official notesS2
Sequence
Objective flow
- 1
Armageddon made opening neighborhood markers specific, leading into the Midtown gate and Downtown holdout.
- 2
In Resupply 1.1 Scenario #2, all 8 Responders spawn together on rooftops. Operators must align antennas before the visible countdown expires while teammates cover stairwells.
- 3
Progress in a reverse direction from Downtown to the town outskirts, tracking down NPV-26 bodies to burn before the final helicopter extraction point.
Field advice
- Scenario #2 rooftop start: Assign antenna aligners immediately upon spawn; do not allow the squad to wander while the timer counts down.
- Save fire utilities (molotovs, flare guns, fuel) for NPV-26 corpse burning during the Scenario #2 outskirts push.
- In Scenario 1, enter the antenna holdout with an agreed fallback lane and sufficient stamina to disengage.
Decision support
Situation → action
| Situation | Action | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The first neighborhood objective is unclear | Use the current marker and search as a supported pair | Markers were improved, while objective houses can vary between runs. |
| Antenna upload is about to start | Reload, call a fallback and then commit | Armageddon extended this Downtown holdout beat. |
| Team is spread out during radio work | Regroup before taking optional detours | The map’s interaction chain is safer when the team can cover the active player. |
Details pending
- Exact corpse spawn locations and the precise antenna timer duration are not officially published.
FAQ / practical answers
Questions players ask before deployment
What is Pottsville’s current mission theme?
Official Reanimation material presents a CRC response to reports of civilians sheltering in town, with the route moving through neighborhoods and downtown context.
Do Pottsville objective houses always appear in the same place?
No. Official material describes randomized houses with different objective locations. Learn the live marker and neighborhood shape instead of relying on one house order.
What changed at the Downtown antenna?
Armageddon extended the antenna-upload holdout, so it should be prepared as a longer defense beat.
What is the radio-tuning interaction?
The Reanimation introduction says Responders align a radio to the correct wavelength. The official text does not publish a fixed answer sequence.
Are exact extraction hatches and loot routes confirmed here?
No. Those location claims need current repeatable in-game verification. This page keeps to the official objective flow and version changes until that evidence exists.
Updates linked to this page
These updates may change the route, value or rule described on this page. Open a patch to see the affected area.
Change control
Version history
Resupply 1.1
Added Scenario #2 with Downtown rooftop spawn, timed antenna arrays, NPV-26 body burning and reverse outskirts extraction.
Armageddon 1.0
Clarified Neighborhood markers, lengthened the antenna holdout and revised extraction flow.