Gameplay concepts

Gameplay concepts refer to the fundamental mechanisms within the game. The following is a list of articles about gameplay concepts.

Simple concepts[]

There are many simple concepts that are common to many games:

• Economy
• Hit points
• Damage
  • Damage over time (DOT)
  • Damage radius
• Rate of fire (ROF)
• Range
• Muzzle velocity

Unique concepts[]

There are concepts that are unique to Supreme Commander:

• Adjacency bonus
• Veteran status
• Firing randomness
• Ferry
• Tech
• Strategic icon - When zoomed out far enough unit models are replaced with icons

Analysis[]

Some concepts are not part of Supreme Commander, but they are useful when players try to understand the game, compare units or otherwise analyze the game:

• Damage per second (DPS)
• Hit rate
• Effective damage per second
• Initial shot damage
• Overkill