Every battle tells a story

Build your base

Every player starts with a Command Center and $10,000 (the host can pick $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000). Builders put down buildings and stay to raise them; several builders share the work. Sell buildings for 85% of their cost.

Harvest and expand

Supply Docks on the map hold a limited amount. Harvesters shuttle supplies to your depot. Docks run dry, so expand to new ones before they do.

Late-game income

Nobody ever goes completely broke. Command Centers pay a small stipend, Oil Derricks pay $100 every 10 s, and each faction has its own late-game source. Money popups show where every dollar comes from.

Power

Power plants feed the base. Use more than you make and production slows to half speed, defences go offline, the radar goes dark and superweapons stop charging.

Generals and powers

Pick a faction and one of its three generals. Everything you destroy earns your general experience; each new level (up to 5) gives a promotion point to spend on powers.

Veterancy

Units that destroy enemies climb three ranks: Veteran, Elite and Heroic. Each rank hits harder and takes less damage, and Elite and Heroic units slowly repair themselves.

Drones and counter-drones

Drones need a relay in range and run on batteries. Jammers, lasers, microwave pulses and interceptors knock them down. Cages and active protection keep vehicles alive.

Kill chain

Spotters (Overwatch Sensor, Avenger, Tianyan Spotter Drone) mark enemies. Your long-range weapons hit marked targets tighter and reload faster.

Stealth and detection

Some units are hidden until detected by scouts, defences, Command Centers and some drones. A stealthy unit shows itself for a moment when it fires.

Capture, hijack and hack

Basic infantry capture buildings in 12 seconds. The Liberation Front Hijacker takes over enemy vehicles. China's Hacker shuts buildings down and earns money when idle.

Garrisons and transports

Infantry fire from houses (5 seats) and apartment blocks (10). The Battle Bus and Z-18 "Helix" carry infantry who fire out of them; the CH-90 Packhorse airlifts up to 7 anywhere.

Superweapons

One per faction. They charge for 4 to 4.5 minutes and every player sees the countdown. When an enemy superweapon is ready, the alarm sounds.

Weather and day/night

A full day passes in 20 minutes: dusk, a moonlit night and dawn. Rain or snow comes and goes, and snow settles on land and buildings. Purely visual: it does not change the rules.

Driver's seat

Select any of your ground vehicles and press V to drive it and aim in third person. V or Esc gets you out. Hosts can switch this off.

Comebacks

Lose every building and your army is revealed, but your builders stay hidden for 4 minutes: time to slip away and put down a new Command Center.

Controls and gamepad

Classic RTS mouse and keyboard with control groups, attack-move and formations. Full gamepad support with a virtual cursor and a radial command menu.

Replays

Every lobby game is recorded; watch any of them from the Replays tab, or watch live as an observer.

Room rules

Before a match the host can switch off superweapons, drones, generals' powers, toxin weapons, the driver's seat, and dynamic weather and time.

The AI builds, harvests, expands to late-game income, captures tech buildings, garrisons, uses drones with relays, hijackers and battle buses, and attacks in growing waves (earlier and bigger on Hard).