Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Capture, Income and Repairs
Use healthy capture units and productive bases to build an economic lead.
Edition covered
Original 2008 DS release; titled Advance Wars: Dark Conflict in Europe and Australia. Uses North American character names. Covers offline campaign and local modes; original Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection services ended.
Capture early without losing the unit
Properties support income and often repairs or production. A full-health capture unit removes more capture points than a damaged one, so a lightly damaged infantry may need an extra turn on the same property.
| Property | Main use | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| City | Income and ground repairs | Useful frontline recovery point |
| Factory | Ground-unit production | Keep the tile available |
| Airport | Air production and repairs | Protect before buying expensive aircraft |
| Port | Naval production and repairs | Plan the sea supply route |
| HQ | Critical objective | Losing it can end the battle |
Protect a capture in progress
Moving away interrupts the attempt. Use nearby combat units to keep the capturing troop alive, and consider whether a second defender is worth more than another distant purchase.
Keep factories available
An occupied production tile can prevent the next unit from deploying. Move completed purchases off the factory when safe and avoid blocking your own reinforcement route with a repair queue.
| Situation | Decision | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy neutral capture | Begin promptly | Earlier income compounds over turns |
| Damaged capturing unit | Protect or replace carefully | Lower HP slows capture |
| Factory blocked | Move the occupying unit | Restore production access |
| Expensive damaged unit | Retreat to a suitable property | Repairs can preserve investment |
| Temporary facility | Use for support | It does not manufacture units |
Repair the correct unit at the correct property
Ground, air and naval units use suitable facilities. Temporary airports and ports built by rigs provide repair and supply support, but do not function as full production bases.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Nintendo instruction manual | csassets.nintendo.com |
| Days of Ruin mechanics reference | www.warsworldnews.com |