Gameplay

Each player will first select a sector on the world map and start their first base there. The base will be protected from any attacks for exactly 1 week, but will go unprotected if the owner attacks another player prior to the time ending. From there the player can advance his/her base further through construction, gathering, or combat. There are several resources used in the game. They are tiberium, crystal, power, credits and research points. Tiberium is used for base construction. Crystal is used to produce infantry, tanks and aircraft. Power is used for both base construction and military unit upgrades. Credit is for transferring Tiberium and crystals between bases. It is also used along with research points to research new units and structures for base advancement, and also for new MCV's, which are deployed to create new bases.
The player usually starts off battling against camps of The Forgotten, then moves on to battling the Forgotten outposts and bases as well as other player bases (if their protection shields are down). Through battles, the player can win resources from other bases or lose resources if attacked by another player. If a player loses his/her base, he/she can re-materialize his/her base on another nearby location, with time and resource penalties. (Bases can also be moved to new locations without being destroyed first.)
In new worlds, Forgotten can attack player from time to time.