Fractured State

Fractured State is a real-time strategy game about urban combat in a civil war between the Laperian Imperial Army and the Children of the Ancients. The machine-driven Laperian empire fights to retain control as the Children, who worship and master an ancient power, rebel against it. You choose a side and vie for control of territories by occupying buildings, recruiting specialized units and using army-wide bonuses.

The civil war

The Children of the Ancients sweep through mining operations in the Northern Provinces, destroying what they find. The Executor deploys the State’s industrial might to suppress local rebellions. Laperia burns, and Kimmel, the Children’s charismatic leader, seeks to reduce the empire to flinders. The conflict pits technical advancement against ancient ways, magic against machines, and oppression against rebellion.

Control the city

Maps are divided into territories. Occupy more structures than your opponent in a territory to control it. Territories grant army-wide bonuses, raise the number of troops you can command and serve as the routes through which requested reinforcements arrive. Holding territory and denying the enemy a foothold are central to winning.

Buildings are strategic points that can unlock abilities, units, passive bonuses or squad refreshes. You can storm them to uproot and destroy entrenched forces, and control your units whether they are inside or outside. The buildings you occupy determine map population, recruitment options and territorial control.

Manage the battle

The game focuses on battle strategy rather than complex micromanagement or mass resource gathering. Your key resources are troops, building occupation and time: each specialized unit takes a specific amount of time to prepare before entering the fight.

Weapons are not perfectly accurate, and distance affects the chance of a hit. Closing in on a target is dangerous but can improve your results. Cover makes units harder to hit, while flanking and rear attacks can more easily dislodge troops in cover, making troop placement and cover management important.

Maps and multiplayer

The game includes a map editor for creating and sharing maps, seven playable maps—including maps for two, three and four players—and LAN and online multiplayer.

Factions and combat

Each faction has six unique units:

• Children of the Ancients: Knight, Ancient Fist, Warden, Vicar, Ruhk and Fanatic.
• Laperian: Conscript, Grenadier, Transport, Surgeon, Flamethrower and Sharpshooter.

Combat takes place in open areas, inside occupied structures and around cover.