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3 new Curated Campaigns + New Units!

24.7.

The community created tons of new high-quality playable content to keep you busy this summer:

Athena Crisis has 3 new curated campaigns, featuring a whopping 83 exciting new maps to explore – from puzzle maps, fog challenges to epic battles:

Trials of War and Wisdom[app.athenacrisis.com]: This gigantic 50 map campaign offers an exciting new story and mixes up familiar maps in a new way. Beat the campaign to unlock the Scientist unit – a unit that does the same damage to every other type of unit.
Avenger’s Ace[app.athenacrisis.com]: A 12 map campaign that unlocks the Humvee Avenger at the end – a powerful long-range anti-air unit.
Sneaky’s Impossibly Lethal Challenge[app.athenacrisis.com]: This campaign is a puzzle campaign that requires you to unlock most skills in the game and think deeply about how to solve each individual map. Are you an Athena Crisis pro?

Among new skills, units and portraits that you can unlock from these campaigns, you also collect stars that you can use in the shop to buy more crystals, customizations and skills. Enjoy playing Athena Crisis this summer!

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Athena Crisis Update: Major new Features and Content!

3.6.

In the past several months we have shipped many major updates to Athena Crisis.

Messages

Athena Crisis now has an elegant real-time messaging system built from templates, tags, and conjunctions. Players can communicate during a game, and help others with hints even across maps and campaigns. Popular messages will appear the multiverse to guide (or hinder) players. Messages that are liked often glow in gold, and the author receives a Chaos Star which they can use in the shop to buy unlocks.

New Campaign

The new campaign, Waking the Colossus, by player iudiciis has been promoted into Curated Campaigns. The maps are well-designed, allow you to earn extra stars and you unlock a new unique skill at the end. Athena Crisis now features six curated campaigns and it’s been awesome to see so many content creators expand on the lore of the main story and its characters. There are many more curated campaigns coming that will keep you engaged for a long time!

Experimental Replays & Time Bank Timer

In order to support the still young and evolving competitive scene, we have built a Replay feature. After a game concludes, you can instantly step through every action in a game, or sit back and watch the full replay.

The existing real-time timer for live games gives each player a specific amount of time per turn depending on how many units they are controlling. This system often gives players too much time, and can lead to stalling.

We launched a new timer system for invasions and PvP games that carries over across turns and counts down, with an increment added each turn. The new system makes real-time games go much faster!

Teleport Fields

The Spaceship biome now features 6 individual Teleport fields that can be used to teleport your units across a map quickly. Each of the colors is only linked to Teleporters of the same color. Teleporters enable a few fun interactions, like dropping a unit from a transporter or spawning a new unit on a Teleporter to instantly transport them elsewhere!

Quality of Life

Undo Actions: Up until recently, Athena Crisis only allowed undoing the whole turn. This worked well, and gave each action especially late into a turn a lot of meaning, but it was occasionally frustrating when moving a unit to the wrong field, especially on small screens. In addition to undoing a turn, you can now undo every action up until the beginning of your turn.
Replay Completed Levels: We implemented many requested features, like previewing the next campaign map and the ability to replay campaign maps at any time instead of just at the end of a campaign.
Performance: We deployed major performance improvements which will keep your computers cool, your batteries lasting longer, and your frame rate high. Athena Crisis is now faster than ever.

What else?

Invasions and skills were further improved and balanced. Some gameplay issues that stuck around for a while were also fixed, like the AI’s behavior in the Space biome, or how the Space biome handles entering and leaving a spaceship.
We fixed more than 100 bugs and shipped over ten QoL improvements, new settings, and fun features like character silhouettes.

Silhouettes are a cute feature for storytelling in community campaigns! Speaking of campaigns – we are soon launching a new Curated Campaign and multiple new units. Watch out for even more updates!

Finally, we made dozens of improvements behind the scenes to ensure the Athena Crisis tech stack stays modern, bug-free, fast, and maintainable for the long-term. Since Athena Crisis is open source, we want to keep the codebase current so that developers can study how the game is made and build their own modern JavaScript-based games. Check out the source code here: https://github.com/nkzw-tech/athena-crisis

Join our Discord to get the latest news even faster: https://discord.gg/athenacrisis

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Quality of Life & Performance Improvements

24.1.

We shipped a number of quality-of-life and performance improvements to make Athena Crisis more fun and faster than ever!

Development of Athena Crisis is currently focused on 3 major area: Quality-of-Life, Performance and Mobile:

Quality-of-Life

There were two major quality-of-life improvements in the past month:

Undo Actions: Up until recently Athena Crisis only allowed undoing the whole turn. This worked well, and gave each action especially late into a turn a lot of meaning, but it was occasionally frustrating when moving a unit to the wrong field, especially on small screens. In addition to undoing a turn, you can now undo every action up until the beginning of your turn. Undo was also added to the Map Editor and the demo at athenacrisis.com. If you are interested in how it works, check out the code here.

Custom Movement Paths on Mobile: In fog you might want to avoid certain fields if you know an opponent is there. On Desktop, you can use your cursor to “draw” a path for a unit to follow. On Mobile, however, this doesn’t work. Moving a finger across the screen initiates panning/scrolling instead. Mobile browsers also give little control for gestures or disabling scrolling. Nevertheless, I wanted the UX for this to feel as natural as possible. The map now locks in when using a finger to move across the blue movement radius, but you can still pan the map outside of a unit's movement radius. Instead of adding a new type of interaction, this smoothly integrates with how movement already works. While just a few lines of code, it took half a day to put together to get the interactions to feel just right and make them work properly on mobile: disable scrolling, handle every input device at the same time, select the field when lifting a finger but only after drawing a custom path, and more. It made me appreciate the amount of micro-interactions and states that exist for each field (see Mask.tsx).

It felt incredibly rewarding to ship these features. Undo and touch interactions are so challenging to get right, but as you can see in the above code – that is running in production right now – their implementations are quite elegant.

Performance

We didn’t invest in performance monitoring and development moved incredibly fast in the past six months. Together, those two things always result in the same issue: performance will regress. Recently Athena Crisis has been a bit sluggish, and draining battery.

We deployed major performance improvements this week which will keep your devices cool, batteries lasting long, and frame-rate up and to the right. Athena Crisis is now faster than ever.

Mobile

The iOS App is mostly complete and was approved by Apple, and the Android App is just missing a few things related to In-App-Purchases. Keep an eye out for the release date!

In addition to the above we updated the Desktop clients, fixed bugs, improved balancing and focused on upgrading to all the most modern tech to ensure Athena Crisis can keep shipping and moving fast.

Athena Crisis is finally starting to feel complete, and today is the best day to try it!

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Steam Winter Sale

19.12.2024

It’s cold outside, but Athena Crisis is warming up with a new deal.

Grab Athena Crisis at 25% off in the Steam Winter Sale - our deepest discount yet! 🔥

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456430/Athena_Crisis?snr=2___

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Monthly Update: Flamethrower

19.12.2024

Time for the December monthly update!

Athena Crisis will be participating in the Steam Winter Sale, where you can grab it for 25% off (the deepest discount we’ve had all year) - we’re biased, but we think it makes a perfect gift.

Yuki

Who doesn’t love a Christmas flamethrower? This month we’re spotlighting Yuki, a lovable and hot-headed recruit. Just don’t make them in charge of roasting the marshmallows.

Yuki comes from the cold north, but brings warmth with them wherever they go. They look up to more experienced fighters to help them know when to turn down the intensity. As the leader of the flamethrower elites, they are known for reveling in the mayhem of a battle and getting a little bit carried away when it comes to burning things down.

Our Journey through the Multiverse

Looking back, 2024 has been a great year for Athena Crisis. The game launched in early access in March, hit 1.0 in September, and we’ve been releasing on-going updates and improvements ever since. We really appreciate all of you who have played the game, left us a review, provided feedback in the Discord, and helped to make this game something great!

We want to give special thanks to all the members of the community that have been hard at work creating maps and campaigns for the benefit of other players.

Okay, on to the updates! There are fewer player-forward updates than last month’s roundup, as a lot of work is happening behind the scenes to prepare for the release of the mobile versions.

NEW AND IMPROVED

Improved: Transporter units
When a transporter with units is moved, it now shows the moved icon above the "+".
Improved: Mobile
More mobile changes were shipped as part of app store reviews.

BALANCING

Changed: Acid Bomber Unit
Increased movement from 4 to 5, increased defense from 50 to 60.
Changed: Sneaky Dragon and Last Resort
When healing Dragons or Zombies when these skills are equipped, the price for healing is now reduced

We hope you have a great end of year holiday season, spend time with loved ones, and the chance to play some community campaigns when you need a break. As always, if you have any feedback, please hop into the official Discord[discord.gg] and let us know!

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Athena Crisis is in the Steam Autumn Sale

27.11.2024

Athena Crisis is part of the Steam Autumn Sale, available for 20% off now through December 4th.

Check out our most recent Monthly Update for a full list of all the recent changes, fixes, and improvements we've made to the game.

They include a brand new curated campaign, Pressing Onwards, created by a member of the community. Completing the campaign unlocks a new skill, Seatbelts On, a fun skill focused on Jeeps and their leader, Remy.

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Monthly Update: Commander

27.11.2024

Players of Earth, welcome to your monthly update on Athena Crisis!

First, Athena Crisis will be on sale for 20% Off during the Steam Autumn Sale, so let your friends know! We're biased, but we also thinks it makes a great gift.

This month, we’re featuring the Commander. Armies are composed of master strategists and troops on the ground executing orders. Then, there's the Commander unit, who specializes in making the worst slide decks you’ve ever seen. They’re not just bureaucrats though, as Commanders do provide your units with an attack bonus when they are adjacent.

The Commander’s associated skill, Commanding Force, further buffs your leader units with a 100% attack bonus. Now that’s synergy!

We’ve made quite a few changes across the multiverse, which include: a new curated campaign from the community, new skills, quality of life improvements, and some exciting news about the future of AC on mobile platforms. We’re also testing a new demo experience that will allow players to try out the prequel campaign. Let’s get to it!

NEW AND IMPROVED

New: Curated Campaign - Pressing OnwardsThis beautifully crafted campaign is a joy to play, and adds its own take on how the story might continue after the conclusion of The Athena Crisis campaign. By making this campaign curated, 47 more stars are now obtainable in-game. Completing the campaign will unlock the Seatbelts On skill, described below.
New: Official Athena Crisis Mobile Apps for iOS & Android
We are ready to start beta testing the official iOS and Android apps that will soon replace the current mobile web apps. If you'd like to test the beta apps, please inquire in the official Discord.
New: Prequel Campaign Demo Experience
We built a new demo experience which allows playing the full Prequel Campaign before buying Athena Crisis. If you haven't bought Athena Crisis yet and would like to give this new experience a try, inquire in our Discord.
New: Favorite skills are now also displayed in the skill selector for invasions.
New: Seamless Updates
Athena Crisis will now automatically apply updates as you navigate to another screen. This should result in more seamless, faster and fewer broken updates. The update banner will no longer be shown on the main menu after the next update.
New: You can now click the campaign name/copy icon on the top left of the campaign editor to share the link to a campaign with someone (e.g. for playtesting).
New: You can now open the game info dialog while another player takes their turn
New: Transported Unit Flyout When focusing on a transport unit, carried units are now shown just below the unit name.
New: Content Reporting
You can now report users or community maps and campaigns directly in-game. Please use this feature if you find any offending content or if you feel like something shouldn't be part of Athena Crisis.
New: Improved Connection Handling
The connection handling after restarting from an update or a loss in connection should be better now.
New: The primary cards at the top in the campaign screen or in the map editor now have icons, indicating that you can interact with them similar to how you can expand the player card in-game.
New: The Damage Chart now has number inputs next to sliders similar to the Entity Panel in the Map Editor.
New: Actions to Increase Funds and Charges in the Editor
You can now add actions to increase funds or charges for a Start effect or when achieving an optional objective. As always, you can choose which player will receive the funds, including allowing you to use dynamic player ids like "self" and "opponent". This also enables the ability to set asymmetrical funds at the start of a PvP game.
New: The overlay menu now may have a "< Back" button which will bring you back to the previous screen. This is especially useful on mobile where you cannot easily press ESC/B to go to the previous screen.
New/Changed: 4 day timer added, 1 hour timer removed
Added the option for a 4 day timer. The 1 hour option was removed given low usage compared to the 1 day and 7 days options, and because it was closest to the real-time option in that it required constant attention.
Changed: Changed the real-time turn timeout from 15 seconds per entity to 10 seconds (+60 seconds +small buffer).
Changed: All number inputs (mostly in the editor) were changed to have slightly better number handling behavior.
Changed: Damage Chart Updates
- When navigating from a game to to the damage chart via the unit card, it will now show locked units that are present (and visible) on the current map
- The damage chart now allows you to choose skills for both units. If you navigate from a game, it will preload the skills of the current players. Note that skill selectors are not shown if you aren't logged into the game.
- The damage chart now shows buildings.
Changed: Power animations sped up slightly.
Changed: Labels from hidden objectives are no longer hidden when a visible objective also uses the same label.
Changed: The map now grays out while you undo your turn.
Changed: Settings menu layout is improved.
Changed: The map list on a user's profile now has a share link.
Changed: The power section of a skill description now has a background color to distinguish the description from the day-to-day effect.
Changed: Sped up damage animations when activating a power.

INVASIONS

New Invasion Skill: High Tide
This invasion-only skill raises the water level and shrinks the map on each power activation, requiring 3 charges. The new skill is available in the shop.
New: In a map with production and air or naval units, a Valor or Phantom invader may now receive an Airbase or Shipyard.
Changed: Invasions no longer give out crystal rewards if the game was too short. Increased the time between chaos star reward reductions. The actual timing is likely to be changed.
Changed: Spawns
Significantly changed and improved unit counts, spawn locations and faction composition when invading. Invaders should now spawn further away from opponents and far away from HQs. Units are more spaced out, and more factors are considered when deciding on the unit count and unit types.
Changed: Crystal Power Activations
Various skill powers now activate when consuming a crystal, such as Defense Up, Commanding Force, Alien Invasion, More Power and Super Counter. This is meant to further encourage Power Crystal usage.
Changed: Biome Change
The first use of a Phantom Crystal may change the biome.
Changed: Buildings
Valor and Phantom invaders may receive Barracks or even an HQ on larger maps.
Changed: Medic
You might receive a Medic and more initial funds.
Changed: Bubble Wrap
The Bubble Wrap power is no longer activated when using a Command Crystal.
Changed: First Invasion Improvements
When somebody activates a Power Crystal for the first time, the first invader must use a Valor Crystal. Once a Valor player invades, Phantom and Command invaders can join too. This restriction is automatically lifted once the player receives their first Chaos Stars.
Changed: The number of skills that can be brought into an invasion is now determined by the number of unlocked skill slots the Power Crystal player has.
Changed: Various small improvements to the invasion panel.
Changed: Wild Companion
The skill now activates when consuming a crystal, and when the skill is equipped while invading a game, you may receive a Shelter instead of a HQ/Barracks.
Changed: The shop now explains more clearly how the stars calculation works, and that Campaign and Chaos Stars are equal.
Fixed: Buildings no longer spawn on top of ships.
Fixed: Spawning buildings in an invasion no longer makes the units on top of those buildings disappear for a brief moment.
Fixed: Charges are no longer instantly used while more than one invasion skill is equipped and when consuming a crystal or firing.

NEW SKILLS

New: Loose Cannon Power
This power allows completed unfolded units to act again for 4 charges.
New: Sneaky Dragon
Ever wanted to turn a Saboteur into a Dragon? Well, now you can! You can obtain this skill by beating the Sneaky's Impossibly Lethal Challenge campaign in the community campaigns list.
New: Seatbelts On
Completing the Pressing Onwards campaign will reward you with the new "Seatbelts On" skill, a fun skill focused on Jeeps and their leader, Remy.

BALANCING

Changed: Bubble Wrap Skill
Increased the required charges from 6 to 8.
Changed: Rocket Launcher
Increased cost from 275 to 300, decreased defense from 20 to 15, debuffed attack against ground, artillery, low air, and rail units by 5.
Changed: The AI will no longer move supply units towards units with supply needs if it can't actually supply them.
Changed: Status effects can no longer become negative, (e.g. when you have 5 skills equipped).
Changed: Dragon Fire
The power now also applies to completed Dragon units.
Changed: Attack Up
When activating this power, Soldier units now receive +1 range.
Changed: Blood Moon
Blood Moon was refocused to apply to soldiers only. Its day-to-day and power no longer apply to other units, but Air Soldier units are now explicitly included to all status effects from this power.
Changed: Last Resort
The power now spawns one Pioneer prior to converting units to Zombies, and it activates when using a Phantom crystal. Given this change, the chance of spawning with Zombies in invasions was slightly reduced again.
Changed: Surge of Vitality
Medics now receive a 50% attack boost. The power now gives a 200% attack boost to medics instead of 250%.
Changed: Alien Invasion
Reduced the cost for Aliens from 450 to 400.
Changed: Bubble Wrap
When a Medic or Support Ship unit heals another unit, that unit receives a bubble for one turn.
Changed: High Tide
Add a day-to-day effect that increases the attack power of ships by 20%.
Changed: Sneaky Sabotage
Reduced the defense buff for Saboteurs from 300% to 100%.

FIXES

Fixed: Turn order is no longer mixed up when a power activates by consuming a crystal.
Fixed: Rescuing a unit that is tied to objectives of an opponent now ends the game if the opponent can no longer win the game in another way.
Fixed: An issue where the amount of stars in the shop was not instantly updated after a campaign game.
Fixed: The zoom button is now always on the bottom right in a game instead of the top right.
Fixed: Fixed an issue with the objective dialog on narrow screens.
Fixed: Recent skills that are auto-selected in the campaign should work correctly regardless of how many skills you unlock within a campaign game or whether you have these skills unlocked or not.
Fixed: The display of the overlay menu on narrow screens has been adjusted.
Fixed: The game info dialogue and the opponent attack radius buttons were swapped as a result of some playtesting. Feels better that way.
Fixed: Opposing long range units that cannot move/act now overlay their movement and attack ranges.
Fixed: Crystals as part of story effects no longer accidentally activate powers.
Fixed: The Maximum Sniper skill can now be used in the Map Editor again.
Fixed: An issue with number inputs for map stars in the editor.
Fixed: An issue where an invasion attempt failed accidentally.
Fixed: When activating a power while other powers are active, it now only highlights the units matched by the current skill, not all the units that get a buff from all powers.
Fixed: The escort by amount and label objective no longer triggers when there are no units with the associated labels on the map.
Fixed: Some issues with number inputs related to map stars, and added the ability to remove stars from a map.
Fixed: An issue that prevented using the Maximum Sniper skill in the Map Editor.
Fixed: Inferno Jetpack power activations during invasions now properly spawn additional units. More on this skill soon.
Fixed: You can no longer undo a turn after activating a power crystal.
Fixed: Optional objectives that are the same as a win condition are now always fired when they both trigger.
Fixed: An issue where triggering an optional objective would show a different optional objective as triggered.
Fixed: You can no longer undo a turn after activating a power crystal.
Fixed: Optional objectives that are the same as a win condition are now always fired when they both trigger.
Fixed: An issue where triggering an optional objective would show a different optional objective as triggered.
Fixed: Blood Moon Skill
The heal effect of this skill is now additive to healing at a Repair Shop, etc.
Fixed: The Leaderboard now scrolls entries into view when using the gamepad.
Fixed: Restricted skills are no longer pre-selected for campaign maps or invasions.
Fixed: When navigating between apps on mobile and audio is paused in the game, the music no longer accidentally resumes.
Fixed: The note and link to the damage chart in the UnitCard is now only printed once, not once per weapon.
Fixed: Undo/redo in the editor now also considers effects, fixing an issue when resizing maps with spawn effects and undoing the resize.
Fixed: Many improvements to layout on narrow (mobile) screens were made.
Fixed: An issue that accidentally allowed a player to spawn as a defeated AI when using a Command crystal.
Fixed: Tons of mobile layout fixes. Athena Crisis should now work even better on any screen size.
Fixed: Clicking the link to the wiki or discord on the tutorial menu no longer opens two tabs in your browser.
Fixed: When viewing the Damage Chart while being logged out, the player color for columns was fixed to be orange again.
Fixed: An issue where units in fog would sometimes reappear on the client. This was one of the major fog desyncs that we couldn't figure out for a long time.
Fixed: Attack previews for Commanders were corrected.
Fixed: When toggling an objective from non-optional to optional, it sometimes accidentally removed effects for another optional objective.
Fixed: Improved behavior of pressing "escape" in the campaign editor.
Fixed: Dialogue is no longer accidentally skipped when entering a new campaign map.
Fixed: On mobile, tapping the description of a skill or crystal using touch input no longer activates the skill/crystal. The previous behavior led to confusion because most of the screen is occupied with the skill/crystal description and it was easy to accidentally activate them.
Fixed: An issue where a player would lose visibility in a PvP game where all other human players were defeated.
Fixed: Damage number animations should no longer get stuck.
Fixed: Additional mobile fixes.

So, just a few things. We’re dedicated to making Athena Crisis the best game it can possibly be, so if you have any questions or feedback, please join the official Discord and let us know your thoughts, and thanks again to all the players who have contributed so far.

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Check Out Athena Crisis in the Turn-Based Carnival

13.11.2024

Hurry to your seats and push up on those safety restraints, because Athena Crisis is currently featured in the annual Turn-Based Carnival, a celebration of turn-based games hosted by our good friends at Acram Digital! Turn-Based Carnival features a treasure trove of titles - including Nakazawa Tech's critically acclaimed Athena Crisis - that are sure to delight and inspire players who love strategy, tactics, and turn-based combat. From now until the final day of Turn-Based Carnival on November 20th, you can pick up your very own copy of Athena Crisis for 20% off!

There's so much to enjoy in Athena Crisis, from the rewarding campaign featuring 50 unique maps, to the genre-expanding Invasions feature that turns single-player campaign missions into exciting online PvP battles for up to 7 players. But that's just the beginning! Uncover a host of other impressive features including:

A rich map and campaign editor that allows you to create your very own adventures.
Options to create, share, and play endlessly creative maps and full-fledged campaigns with old friends and new, including members of our vibrant and active online community.
Instant cross-progression between PC, iOS/Android, browser and Steam Deck (Verified). Pick up right where you left off no matter where you are or what device you're playing on!
A novel blend of classic modern military units with fantastical characters such as bombastic Bazooka Bears, zealous Zombies, and dangerous Dragons.
Friendly vibes and chill music contributing to an accessible and welcoming atmosphere, balanced with deep and rewarding systems that genre veterans can sink their teeth into.

Any carnival is more fun with friends, so if you've already picked up Athena Crisis for yourself, now would be a great time to grab a copy for a friend! Athena Crisis is more than just a game - it's a community experience that is constantly being improved, refined, and optimized for the passionate players who have already discovered it for themselves. Find out today by picking up a copy of Athena Crisis and joining the official Discord[discord.gg]. We would love to hear your feedback, discover your own creations, and hop into a campaign map to help (or hinder) your battles. We'll see you in the multiverse!

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Athena Crisis Is On Sale Now!

8.11.2024

If you've been waiting to pick up Athena Crisis, there's no better time than now: it's 20% off until November 20th! You can take on the game's 40+ maps in the main campaign, fight against friends in online multiplayer, or take advantage of the Invasions feature to help out (or hinder) others, all at its lowest price yet.

You’ll be right at home in the world of Athena Crisis if you’re a fan of Advance Wars and seeking a freshened up take on the genre classic. It expands the classic turn-based strategy genre with modern features such as:

A robust map and campaign editor to create your own adventures.
Options to create, share, and play endlessly creative maps and full-blown campaigns with friends and a strong online community, ensuring a constant stream of new challenges.
Instant cross-progression between PC, iOS/Android, browser and Steam Deck (Verified). Pick up right where you left off no matter where you are!
Faster gameplay and fewer stalemates to keep each match fresh and exciting.
Blending classic modern military units with fantastical characters such as powerful Bazooka Bears, manipulative Zombies, and all-powerful Dragons.
Chill and friendly vibes and music for a welcoming atmosphere, while remaining deep enough for genre veterans to sink their teeth into.

If you've already picked up Athena Crisis, now would be a great time to buy a friend a copy! Once they're in, don't forget to encourage them to join our official Discord[discord.gg] to give their feedback or find someone to play against.

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Community Map of the Week: Command And Conquer

31.10.2024

Command and Conquer[app.athenacrisis.com] is a rare map in that it seems to be designed to be played as a 1v1v1 map, but to make the most of it you’ll want to have the AI control the central Green faction. You’ll discover why as you start the match: Red and Blue start on opposite sides of the map with only a Pioneer and a Jeep to begin with, and no ability generate funds at the outset. You’ll need to quickly expand and build your economy before moving forward to strike at your enemy.

The kicker? Green stands poised to ambush anyone who crosses the central island. Their AI is set to Passive mode, so they won’t move on their turns if the AI controls them, but the snipers there have the ability to pick off almost anything that comes their way. They’re too far from the rail tiles to be easily hit by a Transport Train or a Support Train, and they each have Medics nearby to support them if they take damage. You’ll need to clear them from their mountainous perches before you advance across the island, or you can attempt to avoid them entirely and expand to the south or north to wrap around for a flanking assault on your opponent.

This is one of the more interesting AI implementations in a PVP map that I’ve seen, so give Command and Conquer[app.athenacrisis.com] a whirl!

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