Command and Conquer: Legions – Start Your Journey as the Saviour of Humanity
Command and Conquer: Legions is a brand-new city-builder RPG that has the gameplay of a real-time strategy RTS. Players can recruit top-tier characters from in-game crates, better known as “Officers” in the official in-game terminology. These Officers are blessed with superior combative abilities and lead your army to charge against the enemies! Take back control from cyborg forces and regain the dominance that humanity once had on Earth. Command and Conquer: Legions is available to be downloaded and installed as a free-to-play game on both the Google Play Store and iOS App Store.
In this beginner’s guide for Command and Conquer: Legions, we will be studying the different underlying game systems that shape up the game’s economy and impact your overall progression. We will also be studying more about the gameplay mechanics along with understanding more about Officers.
Understanding the Gameplay Mechanics
To understand how the combat works in Command and Conquer: Legions, you must understand the role we are playing in the game. Our role is of a commander, tasked with controlling humanity’s last dawn of hope, a brilliant army that has access to vast technology and resources. However, we must build it from scratch in our base, and we require a ton of assistance. Officers are those characters in the game that have access to special combative abilities. Some Officers can also assist you in your base-building shenanigans by having access to useful passive abilities that can boost resource production.
The core gameplay of Command and Conquer: Legions is a mix of everything and cannot be defined by a single aspect. The combat is more tactical and less hands-on in nature, particularly more akin to an Idle game where players have little to no individualistic control over their characters. Your army will move by themselves, and you cannot force them to move. However, you can direct them towards enemies by targeting the group of enemies. The fight happens in real-time and you can only view the action from afar. The white health bars represent the total health pool of your troops, including the Officer. Prior to attacking, you have the full liberty to command the troops to either stay there and hold position, or come back to the base.
The Daily Missions
A host of daily missions are going to be present for all players in Command and Conquer: Legions. They promote daily activeness and also help you gather a bunch of resources without much effort. Here are the daily missions along with their rewards:
- Defeat 1 Cyborg on the map
- Defeat 5 Cyborgs
- Gather 5,000 Oil on the map
- Gather 5,000 Steel on the map
- Heal 50 units
- Help allies 20 times
- Research any Technology once in the Tech Centre
- Use 5 Resource Items
- Activate Oil Production booster
- Activate Stell Production Booster
- Activate 1 Resource Gathering Booster
- Train 50 Infantries
- Train 50 Artilleries
- Train 50 Tanks
- Train 50 Armoured Vehicles
- Train 200 Infantries
- Train 200 Tanks
- Use 5 EXP Chips
- Buy 10 Items in the Black Market
- Open 3 Silver Crates in the Academy
Understanding the Summoning System
Apart from being a city-builder RTS, Command and Conquer: Legions has a lot to offer for the dopamine freaks interested in summoning different heroes, amicably called “Officers”. These Officers offer a wide variety of skills that can help you in & out of combat. Officers can be recruited by opening crates, the summoning currency of the game. There are 2 types of Crates – Silver Crate and Golden Crate. While the former is quite easy to obtain, the latter is very tough to obtain. You can get up to 3 free Silver Crates to open on a daily basis. You can also get items along with shards of Officers.
Understanding the Different Resources
There are multiple different resources that are available to be collected and harvested in Command and Conquer: Legions. They make up the entire base of the game and contribute to the backbone of the economy. These resources are quite abundant early on, but they are spent in massive amounts as you will progress in the game. Hence, it’s important to understand more about these currencies, such as how they are produced and where they are used.
- Oil – Oil is one of the main resources in the game. It is used abundantly. Oil is produced via the Oil Rigs, and they have to be collected manually. Players can place Oil Rigs anywhere on their base, as long as there is space. Oil is majorly used in training different types of troops, and upgrading certain buildings.
- Steel – Steel is one of the main resources in the game. It is used abundantly. Steel is produced via the Steel Mills, and they have to be collected manually. Players can place Steel Mills anywhere on their base, as long as there is space. Steel is majorly used in training different types of troops, and upgrading certain buildings.
- Gold – Gold is one of the main premium resources in the game. It is used abundantly. Rare Earth is earned by completing events, achievements, and daily missions. Rare Earth is majorly used to convert to Golden Crates to summon powerful Officers and items. It’s also used to buy out Boosts for more resource production.
- Tiberium – Tiberium is one of the main resources in the game. It is used abundantly. Tiberium is produced via the Tiberium Refinery, and they have to be collected manually. Players can place Tiberium Refineries anywhere on their base, as long as there is space.
Playing Command and Conquer: Legions on a bigger screen of your PC with BlueStacks without worrying about battery drainage and smooth gameplay is highly recommended.
