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== Release History ==
 
== Release History ==

Revision as of 22:08, 16 September 2012

AI War: Fleet Command is a space-based RTS with incredible AI and the largest number of units (30,000+ in most games) of any game we know of. Up to eight players team up against two deadly AI civilizations in lengthy, multi-session campaigns spanning an 80-120 planet galaxy map.

More About AI War.
Upcoming and latest patch-notes.

Starting A New Campaign

General Gameplay

Multiplayer Co-Op

Expansions

Interface

Defense

Offense

Economy

Ship-Specific Game Mechanics

Ship Strategies & Errata

In an average game, the player's navy revolves around groups of fleet ships supplemented by starships and support vessels. A comprehensive ship compendium is being added, of which you can currently begin browsing by visiting the basic triangle ships: Fighters, Bombers, and Missile Frigates.

AI

Higher Difficulties Only

Design Philosophy

Story

Settings

Player-Created Strategy Resources

Release History

Please note that there are generally prerelease beta versions available at any given time of the year, and there have been literally hundreds of those in between all of the official releases noted below.

What's New In 4.0

Brace yourself: but the entire combat, repair, economic, and construction models have been almost completely rewritten. To the novice player these changes are subtle enough that it feels like basically the same game. To the more experienced player, these changes are a dream come true, shaving off rough edges left and right and leaving something simpler and more elegant in its place. We had a corps of 95 community members giving us feedback, after all, so there's been a lot of vetting of this from both newer and experienced players. The main benefits of these particular changes are simplicity, transparency-to-the-player, and internal accuracy in outlier situations. •As part of the new combat model, the old concept of "shields" (as distinct from "force fields") has been removed, and the random-hit-chance and range-related components of the hit chance calculations are gone. In place of this is a new, simpler, and far better "armor" system that affects damage output instead of hit chance. •One key simplification in this new version is the removal of all the internal ship-specific damage multipliers. In their place, we now have a small number of new "hull types" and ships get visible bonuses against them. This also removes the "Strong Vs and Weak Vs" display in favor of both the raw hull attack multipliers display and a new Reference tab when really detailed data is needed (presumably not often). •Following on with those massive changes, every last ship in the game has been rebalanced to a heavy degree, sometimes pretty much completely



Technical Support

The new navigational bar is under construction!




AI War Navigation Reference
AI War:Wiki Home - AI War:Reference Section - AI War:Strategies Section
Version History Version 2.000Version 3.000Version 4.000Version 5.000Version 6.000Versions 6.00Beta - 7.00Versions 7.00Beta - 8.00Versions 8.00+
Game Content AI War:Base GameExpansion 1: The Zenith RemnantExpansion 2: Children of Neinzul
Expansion 3: Light of the SpireExpansion 4: Ancient ShadowsExpansion 5: Vengeance of the MachineExpansion 6: Destroyer of Worlds
Getting Started User Interface and ControlsNew Game OptionsTutorial WalkthroughGame Objectives (What do I do next?)How the AI Attacks You (AI Progress, Waves and Threat)I'm stuck! Help? (Player submitted questions)
Enemy AI Types and AI Plots AI Opponent Types: (Easier - Moderate - Harder - Technologist) ♦ AI Plots: (Avenger - Hybrid Hives - Advanced Hybrids - Astro Trains - Beachheads - Hunter - Shark-A - Shark-B - Counter Posts - Warp Relays - Preemption)
Minor Factions Human MaraudersHuman Resistance FightersHuman Colony RebellionsZenith TradersZenith MinersZenith Dyson SphereZenith DevourerBroken Golems (Easy) (Moderate) (Hard)Botnet Golem (Easy) (Moderate) (Hard)Neinzul Rocketry CorpsNeinzul Preservation WardensNeinzul Roaming EnclavesFallen SpireSpire Civilian LeadersSpirecraft (Easy) (Moderate) (Hard)Dark SpireAlt Champion ProgressAlt Champion NemesisShowdown DevicesNomad PlanetsExodian Blade
Ships and Structures Fleet ShipsStarshipsSpirecraftTurretsGuardiansGuard PostsMilitary StructuresEconomic StructuresGolemsWarheadsAstroTrains
Combat Mechanics Ammunition TypesShip ImmunitiesShip AbilitiesHull TypesAttack MultipliersArmor (Overall Damage Calculations)Engines and Speed (including Tractor Beams and Gravity Effects)Force Field InteractionsCloaking and Tachyon Beams(Stealth)Capturing Ships and Structures (& Reclamation)Strategic reserve
Economic Mechanics Crystal and Metal HarvestingEnergy GenerationScience and Knowledge and Hacking the AIBuild Time and Constructors (including Repair)
Miscellaneous Map seeds of interestGlossary