FRONTIER WAR

VANGUARD EXPEDITION · 3D REAL-TIME STRATEGY · KHAR DOMINION RIVAL

WIN by destroying every enemy Headquarters on the frontier. LOSE if all of your own Headquarters are destroyed.

Headquarters can be rebuilt as expansions — a rival with a hidden second HQ is never out of the fight. Scout, expand, and end them.

Prospectors harvest Aetherium from crystal deposits and return it to a Headquarters or Refinery.
Deposits are finite — expand toward fresh fields and build drop-offs nearby.
Supply is reusable capacity: build Supply Relays to field bigger armies.
Queued units reserve supply; a smashed relay pauses production until rebuilt.

PAUSED

THE FRONTIER HOLDS ITS BREATH

VICTORY: DESTROY ALL ENEMY HQs

DEFEAT: LOSE ALL YOUR HQs

FOG: UNEXPLORED / SEEN / LIVE

SUPPLY: RELAYS & HQs

Left-click select · left-drag box select · Shift adds to selection.
Double-click a unit to select all of that type on screen.
Right-click: move, attack, gather, return — context sensitive. Shift queues orders.
A attack-move · S stop · H hold position · G gather-mode.
Ctrl + 0-9 assign control group · 0-9 recall (twice to centre camera).
WASD / arrows pan · Q / E rotate · mouse wheel zoom · edge scroll.
Esc pause · F1 this manual.

Workers mine crystals and carry them home. Place Refineries beside distant fields to shorten trips.
Every deposit is finite. Watch the crystal size shrink as it depletes.
Supply is capacity, never spent: HQ +20, Supply Relay +16. Queue as many as you can support.
Queueing reserves supply; cancelling refunds the full cost instantly.
If supply drops below demand, production pauses (shown in the queue) until relays are rebuilt.
Build near friendly structures — the frontier is claimed by proximity.

Light armour (Ravager, Marksman, workers) fears energy blades and massed fire.
Heavy armour (Juggernaut) shrugs off kinetic fire but melts to explosive shells.
Air units take extra damage from energy weapons; Widow flak and Marksmen shoot up.
Juggernauts cannot shoot air. Ravagers cannot reach air. Bring combined arms.
Attack-move fights while travelling; hold holds ground and fires without chasing.

UNIT	ROLE	DAMAGE	ARMOUR	HITS	COST	SUPPLY
Prospector	Worker / builder	Kinetic	Light	Ground	50	1
Ravager	Fast melee skirmisher	Energy	Light	Ground	90	2
Marksman	Long-range railgun	Kinetic	Light	Ground + Air	120	2
Widow	Anti-air flak	Energy	Light	Air	140	2
Juggernaut	Heavy siege armour	Explosive	Heavy	Ground	260	5
Talon	Interceptor aircraft	Energy	Air	Ground + Air	220	4