Learning SupCom

This page is inteded to help you learn how to play Forged Alliance. The game has many different aspects and game types so information on the game has been split into various sections for your convenience.

Basic Tutorial

The Strategy of Supreme Commander

Supreme Commander: A guide for normal people

To Scale Olympus

An Unofficial Forged Alliance Guide

Eco Video Tutorial

For an overview of the factions in Supreme Commander visit: Faction Information

Tutorial Videos

Basics

Playlist of tutorials created by Colonel Sheppard - link here. As you can notice some of the videos are not mentioned below, that is because they are outdated also here you can find some new ones that aren't in that playlist. What you can find there:

Game Mechanics User Interface Setting up Hotkeys + UI Economy Build Range Templates Reclaim

Overcharge Engineers Transports & Ghetto Gunships Defences Adjacency (Current Values) Cheat Menu (spawning units)

Unit Presentation ACUs T1 Land Units T2 Land Units T3 Land Units Air Units Naval Units T4 Land and Air Experimentals

Advanced Tutorials

Micro Basic Land micro: How to dodge correctly Unit blocking Bomber Micro T3 Air (ASF Micro) General Air Micro Tips & Tricks

Build Orders Bacis Build Orders & PvP Gameplay Basic Build Orders List of Build Orders Build Orders to Specific Positions on Maps Basic economy in teamgames

Specific Units Seleens (Seraphim T1 Scouts) How to couner: Early Air How do deal with T2 Turtles Fire-Beeltes

Replay Analysis

It's always the same, you lost a game and you are asking yourself: Why? Why have I lost? You are looking at the replay again and again, but there is no answer ...

FAF offers two options:

• Replay Analysis Thread on forum, where you can post your replays. The Trainer team and all other players who will like to help, will try to have a look on your replay and give you a feedback about your game.
• Gameplay Video Review from speed2. You can submit your replays into this forum thread. Done videos will get posted in same forum thread and on his Youtube channel.

Zock Lessons

One of the top Supreme Commander players offering lessons. More information here.