User Guide
GDI TUTORIAL - 1
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SOPHISTICATED SCOUTING
If you want to direct a unit to look for anything coming at it and engage it automatically,
you can put it into “Guard” mode. (See Advanced Play, Page 30)
BUILDING YOUR BASE
When the MCV is deployed, a sidebar appears on the right side of your screen. Your con-
struction options appear here. The only building you can build right now is the Power Plant.
Left click on the Power Plant icon in the sidebar. The Power Plant will begin building and
the cost of the Power Plant will be deducted from your credits total at the top of the screen.
When it’s done, a “Ready” message will appear.
Now place the building. Do this by left clicking on the Power Plant icon which will give you
a placement grid. Throughout the game, the grid must be all white in order to place a build-
ing. To get the all-white grid, you must meet two conditions. First, you can’t place the grid
on top of existing units or terrain obstacles (cliffs, trees, mountains, etc.). Second, you have
to place the new building adjacent to one of your existing structures.
MEASURING POWER EFFICIENCY
Power is essential for your base to
operate efficiently.
Look at the sidebar section of
your screen. The thin vertical area
next to the construction icons is
your power bar.
The blue dividing bar shows you
how much power your base is
currently using, and the vertical
bar shows your available power.
As long as the bar is in the green,
your base has enough power to operate everything at maximum efficiency. If the bar drops
into the yellow or red, your base is under-powered. As described earlier in the manual, when
the base is under-powered, construction will take much longer than usual, and many of the
high-tech structures will shut down.
BUILDING OTHER STRUCTURES
With your Power Plant in place, you will now notice a Barracks icon has appeared in the
sidebar.
Build the Barracks the same way you built the Power Plant. Once the Barracks is placed,
you will be able to build Minigun Infantry. This will help you supplement your troops.
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