How do I set up a Skirmish battle?

The following settings can be adjusted when setting up an Offline or Online Skirmish (available via New Game → Skirmish from the Main Menu).

Maps Use the drop-down menu to select a map. 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.

The selected map’s size and maximum player count will be shown, 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.

Teams 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 Team. Set up the other slots by tapping on them and selecting either an Easy, Normal, Hard or Expert AI player to fill them, or wait for other players to join your lobby if playing an Online Skirmish. You can also choose to Close a slot to limit the number of slots on a team, though there must be at least one army present on each side to start a battle.

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.

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 Swap Start Location button.
  
• Selecting Random will randomise each side's starting locations.

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.