Developer 5th Cell is focusing on smaller, 3-versus-3 multiplayer matches with its third-person shooter Hybrid, but those compact firefights feed into a greater, global online war.

In Hybrid, players worldwide will be fighting each other for “dark matter” and territorial control. They’ll take part in two-week-long seasons that pit the game’s two factions — the Paladin and the Variant — in global mortal combat.

In a new video, a 5th Cell developer explains the ins and outs of Hybrid’s persistent online war, touching on player progression, base leveling, and the skills and helmets players can unlock.