Total Conflict: Resistance

Total Conflict: Resistance is set in Cambridia, an island state collapsing into civil war. Once wealthy and densely populated, the country is now divided among warring political factions, with rebellious townspeople, marauding mercenary gangs, rising poverty and provinces falling away. You take part in the conflict by commanding units, building an army and fighting for control of the country. You can found a state or join an existing faction, form alliances, declare wars and capture provinces.

Command the fighting

You can manage combat in first-person or tactical mode. In first-person mode, you issue orders to individual fighters, squads or whole units using a range of team commands. Tactical mode gives you a bird’s-eye view of the battlefield, where you direct squad movement and shooting, along with how units use their weapons.

Battles take place on tactical maps and can involve up to 200 people at once. You can command large-scale engagements using a wide selection of weapons, and manage combat operations from either perspective.

Shape the country

Strategic mode uses a detailed map of the island divided into provinces. You handle domestic and foreign policy, the economy, industry and diplomacy, and make decisions at political events that affect the country’s future. Decrees and research are also available. Cambridia contains several nations and religions, as well as left- and right-wing political factions and forms of government including democracy, republic and monarchy.

Weapons and equipment

The game includes about 50 types of small arms, including rifles, pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers. A weapon editor lets you modify your troops’ weapons with stocks, grips, magazines, sights, silencers, muzzle brakes and recoil compensators. You can also produce or purchase weapons and armored vehicles.

Vehicles include civilian cars, armored cars, APCs, tanks and self-propelled artillery. You can control any vehicle from a first- or third-person perspective. A uniform editor lets you create regular, special and other troop uniforms from a range of clothing and equipment, including camouflage, body armor, helmets and gas masks.

Supplies and air operations

You load trucks with ammunition, weapons, food, medical supplies and fuel for use in battle. Several types of truck can carry infantry and cargo to the front. Air operations include air strikes, planned landing operations and reconnaissance.

Combat systems

Infantry and vehicles have a system of hit zones. Ballistics account for penetration and the muzzle velocity of bullets and projectiles.