In the next version of Merc Tactics will have a free hostage quest. 

Ben Dabi soldiers will surrender if they are badly out-numbered in a battle and then will be taken hostage. Then, one of their comrades will offer a reward if you help to free them. The hostages will be kept in a locked prison building and you can either try to break them out by blowing one of the doors off, or you can just kill all the enemy and they will be freed at the end of the battle. However, once the enemy soldiers detect a break out attempt, they will try to kill the hostages, so you have to protect them.

Hey Ed, nice to see a new feature being implemented. Will the hostages be controlled by the AI or by the player? Looking forward for testing :) Do you have a schedule for the next release?

Hostages are AI controlled. Next version should land this month sometime ;) 

I played all versions, very interesting game. 

Just one suggestion, please add shotgun. Pump-action ones such as the 870, or double-barreled shotguns are also acceptable.

Hi Jamfanli,

I will eventually add shotguns, but bear it in mind other weapons such as grenade launchers have higher priority