World War III v1.52

Game Information

• Category: RTS (Real Time Strategy), Strategy

• File Size: approx. 5MB (EXE)

• GM Version: GM 8.1 std (GM:Studio soon)

• Fullscreen: Yes by default. Also highly recommanded.

• Changes Screen Resolution: No

Background story (not yet integrated)
2043: With a decreasing US population and an increasing Chinese export and economy, the Chinese government decided to write a computervirus disabling all US military computersystems; as an US-commander your task is to conqueror back all US resources and beat the computervirus by using smart strategic insight and operational excellence.

Often overlooked functions / Hidden functions

• Hold [SHIFT] to select multiple units without deselecting previous units

• Double-click a unit to select all units of the same type (e.g. all Tanks)

• Use CTRL + 1-9 to make a group; CTRL + 0 to remove group; 1-9 to select a group;

• Double click a number 1-9 to select and relocate view to group

• Left click a menu button to go forth; right click to go back

• You can zoom in/out with your mouse scroll or with the two big - and + buttons at the top

• Custom resolution in windowed mode: click SHIFT in de menu after selecting windowed mode

Gameplay Structure

Workrate: affacts the following characteristics by 25%:

• fabricationtime for factories

• units schootspeed

• units shootrange

• units movespeed

• Workrate can have any value between 0% and 200%;

• Cities increase workrate by 25%, factories decrease workrate by 25%;

• Example1: workrate 0% means -25% of each of above characteristics;

• Example2: workrate 150% means +12.5% of each of above characteristics;

4 Types of Units:

• Aircrafts: Can attack&repair buildings; can attack Tanks and Bombers;

• Tanks: Can attack&repair buildings; can attack Anti-Aircrafts and Bombers;

• Anti-Aircrafts: Can only repair buildings; can attack Aircrafts

• Bomber: When exploding damages all nearby buildings and units except Aircrafts;

6 Types of Buildings:

• Base: the main building that should be protected; game ends when it is destroyed

• City: increases workrate by 25%

• Tank Factory: decreases workrate by 25%; creates Tanks

• Aircraft Factory: decreases workrate by 25%; creates Aircrafts

• Anti-Aircraft Factory: decreases workrate by 25%; creates Anti-Aircrafts

• Bomber Factory: decreases workrate by 25%; creates Bombers

Units Bonus:

• Tanks: +50% damage against buildings

• Aircrafts: flies over hills

• Anti-Aircrafts: +50% damage against Aircrafts

• Bombers: inflicts high damage; can also damage it's own units

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