Updated 14 Feb, 2012, 6:01 pm IST

Supreme Commander

06 Apr, 2007, 5:45 pm IST | Nikhil Singh | PC

Since we’re talking about construction and build queues, I might as well tell you about base structuring. Chris Taylor and Gas Powered Games have come up with a pretty nifty new feature to improve the efficiency of buildings. If you wish to reduce the build costs and time of a few structures, just place power generators adjacent to it. Doing so will connect the generator to your structure, providing extra power to it. Additionally, you can attach storage structures to extractors/generators by simply placing them in the adjacent blocks. This helps make them more efficient and provides greater gains. Once practiced on your own base, structures in your base will look similar to the one below.

If you want to master the game, or even be able to simply finish the campaign, you’ll have to learn all of the features above. Else you’re gonna get slaughtered, since even the single player campaign is really unforgiving at times. If you’re considering buying this game, answer these questions first – are you patient enough to endure a painfully slow and steep learning curve? Is the PC you own powerful enough to run this game (you need a REALLY powerful PC to play this)? Does the idea of pulling out your hair in frustration attract you? If the answers to the questions above are ‘Yes’, buy the game. Else be wise, and skip this game altogether... invest your money in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars instead.

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Tags: Supreme Commander , Gas Powered Games , RTS

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