Mistakes commonly made by players new to TA
Wasting resources
In TA there is a maximum amount of energy and metal that can be stored. If you are gaining net metal or energy, and the storage for that resource is full, then the resources you should be getting are simply lost. To avoid wasting resources like this you should spend resources in such a way that your resource storage is never full, or increase your resource storage by building metal and energy storage buildings. If you are about to fill your energy storage you could turn on more metal makers to convert that energy into metal. If you are about to run out of energy, or fill your metal storage, you can turn metal makers off. If you are about to fill both metal and energy storage then you need to build more units and buildings.
Not grouping an attack force
When attacking the enemy, make sure that your forces don't arrive all spread out and so get picked off one by one. Instead, send them all to one spot close to the enemy but out of enemy range, and then send them in. Alternativly, you can have your army guard its slowest unit, then send that one unit on its way. This keeps the group moving together.
Strategy Links
- Gnug Home Page
- Gnug Home Page. Watch out for pop-ups.
- Planet Annihilation Warguide
- A large, mostly accurate repository of Total Annihilation Strategies
Some tips&strategies
Using D-gun
The commander has a very powerful weapon called the disintegrator gun, or "d-gun". It is a virtually ultimate weapon that requires energy but can kill almost anything in one hit! Use it wisely though, 'cause if your commander gets killed, you are kind of screwed.
Using the "capture" feature
Your commander has an awesome ability to take other buildings and units and make them yours. In the orders menu, there is the capture option. Although this insane ability seems like the best choice ever, it takes some time to capture the target. That's a downside =[
The capture feature provides a devilishly clever way of defending yourself against krogoths. If you spot a krogoth send a group of spider tanks to paralyse it. Once it's paralysed you can capture it with your commander. It is difficult to pull this off but if it works you'll have your Core opponent pulling out his hair.