Manual

Introduction

Welcome to Powerplay, a real-time strategy game about automating a military industrial complex. You'll build bases, train armies, research technologies, and engage in strategic warfare. This manual will guide you through all aspects of the game, from basic controls to advanced scripting capabilities.

Technology Tree

Raw Resources
Resources
Buildings
Units
coal Coal
steel Steel
Mine Mine
Engineer Engineer
iron Iron
steel_alloy Steel_alloy
Wood Extractor Wood Extractor
Trooper Trooper
stone Stone
machine_gun Machine Gun
Pump Pump
Rocket Trooper Rocket Trooper
wood Wood
rpg Rpg
Factory Factory
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Flame Trooper
oil Oil
flame_thrower Flame_thrower
Quarters Quarters
Main Battle Tank Main Battle Tank
uranium Uranium
concrete Concrete
Assembly Assembly
Transport Truck Transport Truck
water Water
refined_uranium Refined Uranium
Shipyard Shipyard
Light Recon Vehicle Light Recon Vehicle
Logibay Logibay
Siege Tank Siege Tank
Machine Gun Turret Machine Gun Turret
Armored Personnel Carrier Armored Personnel Carrier
Rocket Pod Rocket Pod
Multiple Launch Rocket System Multiple Launch Rocket System
Radar Tower Radar Tower
Assault Helicopter Assault Helicopter
Nuclear Silo Nuclear Silo
Transport Helicopter Transport Helicopter
Oil Derrick Oil Derrick
Fighter Fighter
Airfield Airfield
Bomber Bomber
Wall Wall
Corvette Corvette
Submarine Submarine
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Aircraft Carrier
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Tanker
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Cruiser
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Destroyer

Units

Engineer

Engineer

Resource gathering, repair, and healing

Armor: biological
Attack: melee
Damage: direct
Cost:
5
Trooper

Trooper

Basic infantry unit armed with a machine gun

Armor: biological
Attack: machine_gun
Damage: direct
Cost:
5
1
Rocket Trooper

Rocket Trooper

Infantry equipped with RPG launchers for anti-armor operations.

Armor: biological
Attack: rocket
Damage: splash
Cost:
5
1
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Flame Trooper

Infantry equipped with flamethrowers for anti-armor operations.

Armor: biological
Attack: blast
Damage: splash
Cost:
5
1
Main Battle Tank

Main Battle Tank

Heavy armored vehicle with powerful cannon. The backbone of any ground force.

Armor: armored
Attack: cannon
Damage: splash
Cost:
10
10
Transport Truck

Transport Truck

Transport vehicle for moving resources across bases

Armor: armored
Cost:
10
10
Light Recon Vehicle

Light Recon Vehicle

Fast scout vehicle armed with light weapons.

Armor: light
Attack: machine_gun
Damage: direct
Cost:
10
10
Siege Tank

Siege Tank

Long-range artillery platform with armor-piercing shells.

Armor: armored
Attack: armor_piercing
Damage: direct
Cost:
10
10
Armored Personnel Carrier

Armored Personnel Carrier

Armored vehicle for transporting troops and supplies.

Armor: armored
Attack: machine_gun
Damage: direct
Cost:
10
10
Multiple Launch Rocket System

Multiple Launch Rocket System

Heavy rocket artillery with devastating splash damage capabilities.

Armor: armored
Attack: rocket
Damage: splash
Cost:
10
10
Assault Helicopter

Assault Helicopter

Fast air support unit armed with light weapons for ground attack.

Armor: light
Attack: machine_gun
Damage: direct
Cost:
10
10
Transport Helicopter

Transport Helicopter

Aerial transport for rapid deployment of troops and supplies.

Armor: light
Cost:
10
10
Fighter

Fighter

Air superiority fighter armed with rockets.

Armor: light
Attack: rocket
Damage: splash
Cost:
10
10
Bomber

Bomber

Heavy bomber with explosive payload for area bombardment.

Armor: light
Attack: explosive
Damage: splash
Cost:
10
10
Corvette

Corvette

Fast naval vessel armed with machine guns.

Armor: light
Attack: machine_gun
Damage: direct
Cost:
10
10
Submarine

Submarine

Submarine armed with torpedoes.

Armor: light
Attack: rocket
Damage: splash
Cost:
10
10
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Aircraft Carrier

Carries aircraft for air superiority

Armor: armored
Cost:
10
10
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Tanker

Carries cargo across seas

Armor: armored
Cost:
10
10
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Cruiser

Naval superiority fighter armed with rockets

Armor: armored
Attack: rocket
Damage: direct
Cost:
10
10
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Destroyer

Siege weapon for coastal offense

Armor: armored
Attack: armor_piercing
Damage: direct
Cost:
10
10

Buildings

Mine

Mine

Extracts raw minerals

Cost:
10
Wood Extractor

Wood Extractor

Extracts wood from trees

Cost:
10
Pump

Pump

Extracts oil

Cost:
10
Factory

Factory

Converts resources into processed items and weapons

Cost:
10
Quarters

Quarters

Spawns Engineers and Troopers

Cost:
10
Assembly

Assembly

Builds vehicles

Cost:
5
5
Shipyard

Shipyard

Builds ships

Cost:
10
10
10
Logibay

Logibay

Logistics building for automated transport

Cost:
10
10
Machine Gun Turret

Machine Gun Turret

Static defense structure with machine gun

Cost:
20
Rocket Pod

Rocket Pod

Static defense structure with rocket launcher

Cost:
20
Radar Tower

Radar Tower

Provides reconnaissance and scouting capabilities

Cost:
10
Nuclear Silo

Nuclear Silo

Builds nuclear missiles

Cost:
20
20
Oil Derrick

Oil Derrick

Extracts oil from offshore deposits

Cost:
10
10
Airfield

Airfield

Builds aircraft

Cost:
10
10
Wall

Wall

Defensive structure to block enemy movement

Cost:
1

Resources

Steel

Steel

Cost:
2
Steel_alloy

Steel_alloy

Cost:
2
Machine Gun

Machine Gun

Cost:
2
Rpg

Rpg

Cost:
1
Flame_thrower

Flame_thrower

Cost:
1
Concrete

Concrete

Cost:
2
Refined Uranium

Refined Uranium

Cost:
1
5

How to Play

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Game Editor

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LUA Scripting Reference

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