<s>
Supreme	B-Language
Commander	I-Language
:	I-Language
Forged	I-Language
Alliance	I-Language
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
as	O
the	O
expansion	O
to	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
without	O
owning	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
without	O
a	O
valid	O
CD	B-Application
key	I-Application
for	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
online	O
play	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
faction	O
,	O
the	O
Seraphim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
new	O
playable	O
faction	O
,	O
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
adds	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
several	O
new	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
three	O
preexisting	O
factions	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
optimizations	O
for	O
increased	O
performance	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
is	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
giant	O
bipedal	O
mech	O
called	O
an	O
Armored	B-Application
Command	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
(	O
or	O
ACU	O
)	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
army	O
with	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
conquer	O
their	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
expands	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
modifying	O
old	O
ones	O
,	O
and	O
introducing	O
other	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
has	O
been	O
revamped	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improved	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
and	O
aircraft	O
flight	O
dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
employ	O
all	O
four	O
traditional	O
battlespaces	O
air	O
,	O
information	O
,	O
land	O
and	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
UEF	O
faction	O
to	O
construct	O
orbital	O
weaponry	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
future	O
in	O
which	O
humanity	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
galaxy	O
quickly	O
using	O
a	O
quantum	O
tunnel	O
,	O
a	O
portal	O
opened	O
in	O
the	O
fabric	O
of	O
space	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
designated	O
location	O
potentially	O
light-years	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
thousand	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
take	O
place	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
endings	O
(	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
faction	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
campaigns	O
feature	O
teaser	O
endings	O
after	O
the	O
credits	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
(	O
then	O
unannounced	O
)	O
upcoming	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
firing	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Sun	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
weapon	O
capable	O
of	O
firing	O
a	O
beam	O
through	O
the	O
Quantum	O
Gates	O
to	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
official	O
support	B-General_Concept
by	O
GPG	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
beta	O
patch	O
3603	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
backend	O
GPGnet	O
in	O
2012	O
the	O
game	B-Architecture
community	I-Architecture
took	O
over	O
the	O
support	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Server	B-Application
emulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
client	B-Protocol
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
Forever	O
community	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
running	O
since	O
2011	O
and	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
have	O
migrated	O
across	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	B-Protocol
features	O
many	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
one	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
working	O
replay	O
vault	O
,	O
live	O
replays	O
,	O
allowing	O
watching	O
of	O
ongoing	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
mod	O
vault	O
and	O
a	O
map	O
vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
new	O
modes	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
four-way	O
war	O
between	O
factions	O
over	O
a	O
galaxy	O
spread	O
of	O
planets	O
,	O
a	O
co-operative	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
campaigns	O
and	O
the	O
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
to	O
Supreme	B-Language
Commander	I-Language
:	I-Language
Forged	I-Language
Alliance	I-Language
has	O
been	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
as	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
