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11 Tactical Simulation Mode, abbreviated TacSim, is the endgame loop that runs alongside and continues past the main campaign. It is overseen in-fiction by Selina Tan, a psychology and game theory expert who serves as the mode's lead architect. TacSim splits into two flavors: Operations and Escalations. Both feed into the same Agent Score, Clearance Level, and Intel currency systems.

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55 TrackUnlockStructureRun LengthReward FocusOperationsPost-credits, after the main campaignStory-style replays of fixed mission scenarios with new constraints and modifiersMatch the relevant story mission's length (typically 30 to 60 minutes)Agent Score, Clearance Level XP, Intel currencyEscalationsAfter completing Chapter 6 (A Night Out)Multi-tier challenge missions with progressively harder rules; each tier must be cleared before the next opensEach tier 10 to 20 minutes; full Escalation up to one hourAgent Score, Clearance Level XP, Intel currency

66 Escalations begin unlocking partway through the campaign, with the first two (Iceland Advanced Tactical Training and Malta Advanced Close Combat Training) unlocking after the player completes the matching story missions. The rest unlock incrementally as the player progresses, with the full roster available post-credits.

88 Agent Score and Leaderboards

1010 Every TacSim run awards an Agent Score based on time, style, gadget use, accuracy, and challenge multipliers. Agent Score rolls up into global and friends leaderboards per Operation or Escalation tier. Leaderboards reset only when IO Interactive adds new content to the mode.

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1313 Clearance Level

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1515 Clearance Level is the player-wide TacSim rank. XP awarded by every TacSim run advances Clearance Level, and each level unlocks a fresh batch of cosmetic items: weapon skins, gadget skins, suit variants, and the like. Clearance Level 3 is the gate for the trophy "Keep Moving Forward" (Silver).

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1717 Intel Currency and TacSim Store

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1919 Intel currency, earned alongside Clearance Level XP, is the currency used to actually acquire TacSim store items. A player must hit the Clearance Level that unlocks an item, then spend Intel to claim it. The store rotates featured items and houses long-standing suits, gadget reskins, and other vanity. Several outfits from the Outfits article live exclusively in the TacSim store.

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2222 TacSim Trophies

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2424 TrophyRarityRequirementWhat if...?SilverComplete an Operation in TacSimA change of paceSilverComplete an Escalation in TacSimKeep moving forwardSilverAchieve Clearance Level 3The readiness is allGoldBeat Tier 3 of an Escalation in TacSim

2525 All four TacSim trophies are achievable in roughly 30 to 60 minutes once the player has unlocked Escalations and a single Operation. Completing the four trophies does not require maxing the leaderboard score, only meeting the listed clearance and tier conditions.

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2727 Selina Tan In-Fiction Framing

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2929 In-game, Selina Tan is a psychology and game theory expert who designs the TacSim scenarios as conditioning drills for 00 candidates. Q Branch supplies the gadget loadouts and the virtual operating space. Bond enters TacSim from a dedicated terminal in the MI6 facility once the relevant unlocks are met. Tan is portrayed by Gemma Chan and was officially announced as a cast member on September 25, 2025.

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3232 No New Game Plus at Launch

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3434 New Game Plus is not present in the launch build. TacSim is the intended post-credits replay system. IO Interactive has stated interest in expanding TacSim with future content. As part of the Year One content roadmap revealed in June 2026, the studio said New Game Plus for the campaign is being explored to add more replayability; it had not shipped or received a release date at the time of writing.

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3636 Post-Launch Roadmap

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3838 IO Interactive has confirmed that Tactical Simulation Mode is the focus of ongoing post-launch content, framed as similar to the long-running live support the studio gave its World of Assassination titles. The Chief Development Officer has described the launch as the start rather than the end of the game's content plan, stating that there is TacSim content scheduled to arrive after launch and a roadmap of further content to follow. The mode is described internally as a space where the team can remix the campaign's existing levels with new challenges and rebuilt environments. The leaderboards reset only when new content is added to the mode.

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4040 Early post-launch patches also smoothed out the mode itself. Build 1.0.2 (June 2, 2026) fixed a bug where the loading icon could spin indefinitely when the game was paused inside TacSim, and a separate bug where equipping the size upgrade for the Flash Mine broke flash mines after a mission restart. The 1.0.3 hotfix (June 4, 2026) fixed TacSim challenge completions not registering on the first attempt. The full changelog is on the Day One Patch page.

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4242 The June 2026 Year One roadmap outlined further TacSim content arriving across the year, including The Workshop (a return to Kensington), the Aston Martin Valhalla course on Slovakia's mountain slopes, off-road driving in Aleph's black market in Mauritania, a return to the Vietnam resort under new enemy control, and a Webb Industries investigation. No release dates have been announced and plans may change.

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4444 Valhalla Protocol (First TacSim Content Update)

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4646 The first post-launch TacSim content update is teased through an in-game advertisement that appears on the main menu after the credits. It centers on the Aston Martin Valhalla, which becomes a playable TacSim vehicle on a dedicated high-speed course set on Slovakia's mountain slopes. First teased through the in-game menu advertisement, the content was confirmed as part of the Year One content roadmap revealed in June 2026. As of this writing no release date or window has been announced for the update.

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4848 The teaser shows the Valhalla fitted with Q Branch weaponry, including homing missiles and deployable miniguns. Because those weapon specifics come from the teaser advertisement rather than a published content breakdown, they should be treated as previewed rather than confirmed until the update ships. The racetrack setting itself is the confirmed element. Full vehicle detail is on the Aston Martin Valhalla page.

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5050 Escalation Difficulty Tiers

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5252 Each Escalation is a multi-tier challenge that ramps up across three named stages, letting the player learn the encounter before a tougher finish:

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5454 TierRoleThe TrainingIntroduces the challenge and its core mechanicThe TestAdds tighter constraints and lets the player practiceThe ShowdownThe final, hardest version of the encounter

5555 Intel Spending and Clearance Gates

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5757 Intel is spent on suits, gadgets, weapons, and upgrades to bring into TacSim, while Clearance is the non-decreasing level that gates many purchases. A concrete example of a Clearance gate is the Missile Pen, which cannot be purchased until Clearance Level 15. Each of the larger campaign chapters also carries optional online-only Challenges that, when completed, unlock new Suits for use in TacSim.

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5959 Online-Only Mode

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6161 TacSim is online-only. Escalations become available after the chapter labelled A Night Out on the chapter-select menu, and Operations unlock after the main story is finished. Outfits earned through the live Outfits promotions, including the limited Twitch Drops, can be worn inside TacSim once claimed.

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6363 Update 1.1.0 Content Drop

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6565 The mode's first post-launch content drop arrived with Game Update 1.1.0 on July 24, 2026. It added two new three-tier Escalations and four store rewards, delivering the first item from the June roadmap (The Workshop).

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6767 New Escalations (1.1.0)

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6969 EscalationStructureFocusThe WorkshopThree tiersA dimly lit workshop with seven hostiles between Bond and a clean exit; stay out of sight and strike decisivelyExtraction AvenuesThree tiersThe data is secured up front; read the security layout, find a route, and escape before the response closes in

7070 New Store Rewards (1.1.0)

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72-RewardTypeClearance LevelIntel CostStormberg 50'calWeapon103,000DRX-2 Machine PistolWeapon123,000DRS-7 Silenced SMGWeapon163,000Diamond in the RoughOutfit183,000

72+RewardTypeClearance LevelIntel CostStormbergWeapon103,000DRX-2 Machine PistolWeapon123,000DRS-7 Silenced SMGWeapon163,000Diamond in the RoughOutfit183,000

7373 The update also repaired the mode itself: the Mission Selector, Gadget Cart, Outfit Selector, and Intel Shop consoles no longer become unresponsive, Escalation tiles show the correct Intel value per tier instead of a flat 100, the TacSim introduction challenge completes properly, and choosing Tactical Simulation while offline no longer blocks chapter select in the main story. The full changelog is on the Day One Patch page.

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77+In August 2026, IO Interactive set the game's next community wishlist milestone: reaching 7 million total wishlists will let players meet Jack the Bulldog in the TacSim lobby. An IO Interactive Account is required for wishlist milestone rewards. As of mid-August 2026 the milestone had not been confirmed as reached.

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