This tab in the lobby is how you start to play Forged Alliance with the client. As long as you have Supreme Commander Forged Alliance installed, no further setup is needed.
Remember, you need to start the game through this client for all the improvements to work.
¶ Game Title
- XvX - Showing for how many player per team is game hosted. (example 1v1, 4v4)
- XXX - XXXX (XXXX+) - Global Rating Limitations (example 800-1500, 1200+)
¶ Play Tab
If you have any trouble joining or connecting to someone visit Here.
Coop Campaign missions can be hosted at the Co-Op Tab & Ladder Games Can be Joined via the Matchmaking Tab.
¶ Game Modes
- Matchmaker
- Custome games
- Co-op
¶ Matchmaker
The Matchmaker is the Over arching replacement of the Ladder secion as it now encompases the 1v1 & 2v2 matchmaking, and also has plans for a 3v3 & 4v4. For Mor information about the Matchmaker See the Team Matchmaker page.
¶ Custom Games
This is how most games are played - simply double click on a game which you like the look of and you will join it! However, bear in mind the game titles - some have rating requirements, and you may have trouble vs players who are much higher rated than you.
- FAF - This is the default game type which is the most stable.
- FAF (Beta) - This is a mod with the newest Balance patch available.
- FAF Development - This is the Experimental branch for testing new Game updates & features.
¶ Co-Op Campaign & Custom Missions
To learn more about the Co-Op Campaign and the all the Community made Custom Mission please go to the Coop Missions page.
¶ Playing With AI
In addition to the AI that are available in FAF by default, there are a number of advanced custom AI which can provide various gameplay experiences and offer a significant increase in challenge over the default AI - this article provides further detail of the custom AI available on FAF and how to play using them.
You can have any combination of human and AI players, as you wish.
¶ Hosting Games
You can host a game by double clicking the icons on the left of the window to open a game dialogue with a variety of options.
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- The title bar sets the game title which can be seen in the custom games tab.
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- Password alows you to lock the game & a tick box to only show to friend on your Friend list
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- Here you select the game type that you wish to play
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- Here is where you can selct any UI or SIM mod you want to you game host
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- Here is where you can slecet the map you would like to play
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- This is the New Map Generator tool that will alow you to generate a new map automaticaly