How do I set up a Skirmish battle?
To set up a Skirmish Battle, select New Game → Skirmish from the Main Menu.
In the top-right corner of the Skirmish menu, use the drop-down menu to select a map. The panel below this menu shows the selected map’s size and maximum player count, alongside a preview of the map, with white dots indicating the starting locations of each player. For more information on starting locations, see Starting Location below.
The number in brackets next to each map name indicates the maximum player count for that map. You can filter the maps by maximum player count using the second drop-down box.
With a map selected, choose which side you wish to fight on by tapping a slot under either Allies or Axis and selecting Move to this slot. Set up the other slots by tapping on them and selecting either an Easy, Normal, Hard or Expert AI player to fill them. You can also choose to Close a slot, though there must be at least one army present on each side to start a battle.
Finally, you can adjust the following settings in the bottom-right corner of the Skirmish menu:
Win Condition Choose between Annihilate and Victory Point Condition.
- In Annihilate battles, the winner is the first player to destroy all enemy units and base structures.
- In Victory Point Condition battles, the map contains a number of Victory Points, and each side starts with a score (500, by default). To win, players must control more Victory Points than their opponent by capturing and defending them. Doing so slowly reduces the opposing team’s score. One side wins when the other’s score reaches zero. You can set the number of Victory Points required to win using the Victory Point Ticker dropdown.
- In Annihilate battles, the winner is the first player to destroy all enemy units and base structures.
Starting Location Choose between Random and Fixed. Axis and Allies forces always start on opposite sides of the map. However:
- Selecting Fixed will change the white dots on the map preview to numbers indicating each player’s starting location. To swap which side of the map forces start on, tap the the Swap Start Location button.
- Selecting Random, will randomise each side's starting locations.
- Selecting Fixed will change the white dots on the map preview to numbers indicating each player’s starting location. To swap which side of the map forces start on, tap the the Swap Start Location button.
Starting Resources
Choose between Standard and High Resources. High Resources allow each side to build more structures and recruit more units earlier in the match.
- Atmosphere
Select the time of day and weather conditions for the battle. This option is only available on certain maps.
To begin the battle, tap the green arrow button in the bottom-right corner.
