The TEN Commandments of TA and TA:CC		Page 3




  7. Repair and Recover

  The Commander has the ability to repair damaged units and structures, and

  also to recover usable metal from wrecks, and energy from trees and foliage.

  These abilities are crucial to your victory in a number of missions. Metal in

  short supply? Get in the habit of swooping in on the wreckage of units and

  structures right after a firefight. The Commander can reclaim multiple wrecks

  in succession if you click on the reclaim button while holding the shift key

  down, and subsequently clicking on all the wrecks you want to reclaim. It's

  easier and cheaper to repair a unit or structure than it is to build one from

  scratch. The Commander can repair a number of units and structures in quick

  succession. Once again, you can set up a repair queue by shift clicking.?


  8. Beware For Friendly Fire

  Friendly fire, killing your own troops by accident or through poor

  management, is a real problem in Total Annihilation. In close combat, the

  Commander's Disintegrator Gun can blow up your own troops that happen

  to be next to the target. You'll also have friendly fire casualties when your

  artillery units rain down shells on top of your frontline troops, the long 

  range Arm Big Bertha cannon and the Core Intimidator cannon are frequent

  culprits. When using artillery, aim your fire away from your units that are

  engaging the enemy in close combat. When using the Commander to

  destroy enemy units, select targets a safe distance away from your own

   troops. 


  9. Focus Your Firepower

  En masse or in squads, your troops should always concentrate their fire on a

  selected target to maximize damage to the enemy. Destroy your targets one

  after another by ordering an entire squad of troops, ships, or aircraft to fire

  at the same target. This tactic can knock out well armored Laser Towers,

  Construction plants, and heavy tanks in record time.


  10. Use Combined Land Sea And Air Forces

  It takes time and lots of resources to build up combined forces, but the

  whole entity is worth more than just the sum of its parts. Land forces occupy

  territory for you, and provide control of resources. Air and Sea forces support

  and extend the ability of land forces to capture territory, and defeat the

  enemy. Total  Annihilation was developed so that you cannot build strong ,

  advanced armies, navies, and air forces too easily, and all at the same time.

  You have to make informed choices about what to develop first. In general,

  build up land forces, first. Establish bases, then consider building air and sea

  forces next, depending whether it's land or sea that dominates the map.


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