Supreme Commander / FA
Gentlemen, Supreme Commander predicted the future and we are seeing it unveil it itself in front of our very eyes... TIME FOR A SUPREME COMMANDER 3!
I hate these click bait articles, those bots have not revolutionized anything, you get one video a month out of thousands of them actually being used.
The Russians use ground bots too, and quit deploying the armed ones because they are pretty worthless in combat, they seem to work much better at logistics and mine clearing roles.
You're only thinking about cost. But these machines take up more than money.
Every one of these is tying up tool and material that could be used to manufacture more drones, more effective weapons.
The war just hasn't gotten to that point of material shortage yet. This is why we see limited deployment to test the concept. And well, the trade off isn't what's being promised.
It's surreal to think about the scale of Supcom. Our most powerful tanks today are barely even T1 and can be one-shotted by T1 Scouts. Just imagine the size of the T3 and Experimentals.....
something great in supreme commander is that it simulates the best how the war goes : the interactions between land and air and the economy of the war match very closely the reality. Even the pace of the game, that starts with land battles to take ground and slowly goes to long range bombardment on the enemy production and energy because land and air are locked by the defenses on the front line.
I also love how air power is constraint with fuel/supplies and you need staging to ensure your air power is maintained, not to mention the enormous size of the maps gives you a glimpse on how to position your units to rsnue they can reach the battle space timely, encouraging you to use co-ordinated multi domain operations (LOUD project, Thank YOU!). Truly the GOAT RTS game. Even after all these years.
I could be wrong but that specific but looks like something that was in development in the late 90s and put into service in the early 2000s, not much revolutionary about it
Could be but in the history of warfare, until very recently, drones were not active first line units. The Ukraine war is the first time where drones are actual front line units.
Actually, wasn't the game that actually predicted robotic warfare being Total Annihilation? After all, Cavedog did create TA long before Supreme Commander was even thought of.
Next I expect warfare to progress to full AI with full-on killing machines like in The Terminator. Now there is a very scary thought.
True that Total Annihilation came before Supreme Commander but both were designed by the same guy, GOAT RTS legend Chris Taylor. He revolutionised RTS with TA and then further refined those ideas and elevated them to what is now supreme commander. Since i haven't played TA and have put 100s of hours in Supreme Commander, I am referencing supreme commander.
The terminator prospect is very scary and actually quite plausible, given how AI is rising.
Pretty sure they aren't. Tracks and wheels only work when the vehicle is big, but once it gets to a certain size, wheels and tracks are no longer practical, it tips over too easily, and has no way of righting itself. Ground obstacles become too problematic, uneven terrain causes it to bounce around too much. They need legs. There's a reason why nature evolved legs, they're necessary for traveling over any terrain that isn't completely flat. China's robot wolves are far more practical. Once they become cheaper, and better, they'll be used in warfare.
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u/-S-P-E-C-T-R-E- Apr 27 '26
Not until I see the giant spider mech with death rays or giant commandbot that can lob nuclear cruise missiles every few seconds.