About a few years ago i started playing and the game was great, i loved it - its fast paced,you learn quickly all the stuff you need to do then you just need a strategy. I've recently found the game after some time and I've spent a solid hour making the bot feel miserable against my hundred factories and turrets.
Since you're probably still reading here is my strat and some things to note:
You'll get 50$ for every mineral- but theres a time limit where production goes down drastically.
Always go for the blue team: it balances defense,attack and extraction of minerals.
At the start- focus your refineries- buy another one as fast as you can
In the meantime ( waiting for the small mechs to make you money) go and explore unclaimed parts of the map- if there is no territory to gain- retreat.
If you are in a fight observe:
If they're red- run away- they deal slightly more damage- if green- get as close and destroy them- they focus resources and defense.
If the red mech follows you, weaken it as much as possible, its not that bad to lose a mech.
After you have 2 refineries- focus on building more mechs and upgrading their stats- buy,in order- Factory - Armory. - Upgrades ( in the meantime)
SAVE AS MUCH SPACE AS POSSIBLE, YOU'LL NEED IT FOR TURRETS ( about 4 per territory)
Proceed to make 2-3 mechs ( they're enough for destroying the enemies mechs and some buildings)
If you have taken over land with minerals put refineries there to boost production before the extraction nerf happens.
If you're making money and not losing fights somehow ( bots aren't aggressive and dont send all troops at once) then focus getting the airport and lightning factories- and only produce these mechs after.
By now you should have the defense and attack upgraded to 2/3.
Go and attack everyone! Its easy wins, command all mechs at once to destroy the enemy. This works pretty well other than on hard game mode.
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OKAY, I've found a better strategy that works twice as fast!!
Finish your 2nd refinery ASAP-then- CONQUER OTHER LAND CLOSE TO YOUR BASE- IF SOMEONE ATTACKS YOU- GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE AND THEN RUN AWAY AND GO BACK AND CLAIM YO LAND ( you're taking 2% Extra HP )
BUILD FACTORY - ARMORY-REFINERY- spam TROOPS- INVADE
-buy DEPOT
SPAM TROOPS, UPGRADE DAMAGE AND DEFENSE-WIN!!‼️🔋