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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Guide

2007 · Real-time strategy

Digital cover

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance digital cover
Forged Alliance promotional logo with Seraphim-style machines.

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GuideWhat you will find
Aircraft cross a coastline while white projectile trails cover the beach.Getting startedKeep construction moving while securing new resource points.
A large spider-shaped experimental machine fires amid smaller ground units.Reclaim & upgradesTurn map control into income without stopping your army.
Publisher prerelease image of red Cybran walkers crossing shallow water, archived from GameSpot.Units & factionsCompare the roles and limitations of Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance forces.
Aircraft cross a coastline while white projectile trails cover the beach.Combat domainsCover the weapon domains your opponent can use.
Publisher prerelease image of a green Aeon walker on open terrain, archived from GameSpot.Experimentals & campaignPrepare expensive projects and expanding mission maps with enough reserves.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Balance income and constructionMass and energy are consumed while projects build; too much assistance can stall both.
Reclaim before upgrading everythingWrecks and rocks can fund a timely army or extractor upgrade.
Protect the ACUCommander destruction can end an assassination match.

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Units & factions reference
NameRoleAt a glance
UEFConventional combined armsFields robust ground, air and naval armies with its own experimental units.
Aeon IlluminateSpecialized technologyUses distinctive hover and energy-weapon units that need role-aware support.
Cybran NationStealth and flexible toolsUses faction-specific stealth systems and experimental machines.
SeraphimAlien factionPlayable in skirmish and multiplayer; campaign opposition rather than a player campaign choice.
ACUCommander and builderBuilds the early economy and can receive upgrades.
EngineerConstruction and supportBuilds, assists, repairs and reclaims at its technology level.

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Aircraft cross a coastline while white projectile trails cover the beach.
Aircraft cross a coastline while white projectile trails cover the beach.
A large spider-shaped experimental machine fires amid smaller ground units.
A large spider-shaped experimental machine fires amid smaller ground units.
Publisher prerelease image of red Cybran walkers crossing shallow water, archived from GameSpot.
Publisher prerelease image of red Cybran walkers crossing shallow water, archived from GameSpot.
Publisher prerelease image of a green Aeon walker on open terrain, archived from GameSpot.
Publisher prerelease image of a green Aeon walker on open terrain, archived from GameSpot.
References
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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com