Early Gate
Quite random but the lower you set your max fps the better the chances you'll have the early gate
You can guarantee Early Gate by loading the tutorial and triggering a long voice line to play (Brasch's first is good). Then exit the tutorial and start up another one. Gate should open every time.
Updated Difficulties
Once again after a poll and discussion on the community discord - which everyone is invited and encouraged to join! - we have updated the difficulty variable to reflect what missions are available on which difficulties. To explain what this means, some mission types are not
Recent runs
Level: Eliminate Brood Commander
Level: Sabotage Supply Bases
Level: Destroy Command Bunkers
Level: Eliminate Bile Titan
Level: Pump Fuel To ICBM