While the commander is a great unit with his D-Gun, using him in an aggressive manner is a risk. This can be passive, by holding him back and assisting / building, or aggressive, by getting him up onto the frontline, and taking on units. At the start of every game you will only have your commander, and it is up to you to use him to the best means. The Commander is the most important unit you will use, he is the source from which you can conquer the map. * - This unit is a disastrous waste of metal and time ** - This unit is poor and is generally very rarely seen.

*** - A half decent unit, though there are far better options available. **** - Important unit, its uses are more specialised but still effective. Build your style of play around using these units Go make a cup of tea, sit down and read over a period of time. I hope that is comprehensive enough for you.

I hope this guide helps – I hope it gives people ideas – and I hope that the many experts who are better than me, accept it – and if they see any errors – please let me know! And yes – it is just over 16,000 words. Most of my time I spoke to, chatted to, and watched Demos of TA, so I hope I developed some semblance of what the best players did, and general advise on – from my experience (being thrashed, and winning) what the BEST units were, and how they were used. I never really had the time to practise TA as much as I would have liked. In my time I managed to teach 2 players to become proper ‘experts’ and a fair few players to become quite good. I eventually moved from the TEA clan – to the ACE clan (one of the oldest, and well respected clans in TA history). I could hold off – and beat (on rare occasions) very talented players, and in general could be a decent partner in 2v2. I’m not a total expert – hell I’m not an expert. Some units have their own mini essay!Ī little bout me – seriously only a bit. I have also elaborated at some points where I feel some advice on using that unit, tips, tricks etc are important.

I didn’t feel the need to write about what factories to build, nor what solar panels do. In this guide I have covered 132 units, and 32 ‘structures’ which contain weapons. After near 9 years, it’s about time we had a comprehensive guide to units in TA, based on experience playing online. For newer players (who want to learn everything about units), average players (who want to pick up tips or tricks on what to build) or any experts who want a complete reference for sticking on their site (please ask me – but its cool) this is for you.

Total annihilation map pack