<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
(	O
sometimes	O
SupCom	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2007	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Taylor	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
his	O
company	O
,	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
to	O
Taylor	O
's	O
1997	O
game	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
Spring	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
Supreme	B-Language
Commander	I-Language
:	I-Language
Forged	I-Language
Alliance	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nowadays	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
community	O
client	B-Protocol
called	O
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
Forever	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
further	O
developed	O
and	O
balanced	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
community	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
using	O
a	O
giant	O
bipedal	O
mech	O
called	O
an	O
Armored	B-Application
Command	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
(	O
ACU	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
"	O
,	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
upgrading	O
units	O
to	O
reach	O
higher	O
technology	O
tiers	O
,	O
and	O
conquering	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
game	O
added	O
the	O
Seraphim	B-Language
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
in	O
pre-release	O
previews	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
average	O
of	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
spiritual	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
and	O
Spring	O
,	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
solely	O
possessing	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
irreplaceable	O
construction	O
unit	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Armored	B-Application
Command	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
,	O
"	O
or	O
ACU	O
,	O
the	O
titular	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mech	O
suits	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
transported	O
through	O
quantum	O
gateways	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
and	O
contain	O
all	O
the	O
materials	O
and	O
blueprints	B-Application
necessary	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
37th-century	O
army	O
from	O
a	O
planet	O
's	O
native	O
resources	O
in	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
standard	O
units	O
except	O
Commanders	O
and	O
summoned	O
Support	B-General_Concept
Commanders	O
(	O
sACU	O
)	O
are	O
self-sufficient	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
features	O
a	O
varied	O
skirmish	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
humans	O
have	O
discovered	O
replication	O
technology	O
,	O
making	O
advanced	O
use	O
of	O
rapid	B-Device
prototyping	I-Device
and	O
nanotechnology	O
,	O
only	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
resources	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
wage	O
war	O
:	O
Energy	O
and	O
Mass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
"	O
strategic	O
zoom	O
"	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
seamlessly	O
zoom	O
from	O
a	O
detailed	O
close	O
up	O
view	O
of	O
an	O
individual	O
unit	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
out	O
to	O
a	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
map	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
it	O
resembles	O
a	O
fullscreen	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
minimap	O
denoting	O
individual	O
units	O
with	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
allows	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
to	O
use	O
vast	O
maps	O
up	O
to	O
80km	O
x	O
80km	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
potentially	O
controlling	O
a	O
thousand	O
units	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
in	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
are	O
built	O
to	O
scale	O
as	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
battleships	B-Application
dwarf	O
submarines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technologies	O
emerging	O
in	O
modern	O
warfare	O
are	O
frequently	O
employed	O
in	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
introduced	O
several	O
innovations	O
designed	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
micromanagement	O
inherent	O
in	O
many	O
RTS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
other	O
RTS	O
games	O
,	O
air	O
transports	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
convey	O
units	O
to	O
specified	O
destinations	O
,	O
in	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
though	O
by	O
shift	O
queuing	O
orders	O
a	O
transport	O
containing	O
several	O
units	O
can	O
be	O
ordered	O
to	O
drop	O
specific	O
units	O
at	O
subsequent	O
waypoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
unit	O
formations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
future	O
where	O
humanity	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
galaxy	O
quickly	O
using	O
a	O
quantum	B-Application
gateway	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
portal	O
opened	O
from	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>
The	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
universe	O
features	O
three	O
fictional	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cybran	O
Nation	O
(	O
originally	O
called	O
the	O
Recyclers	O
)	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
Symbionts	B-Application
,	O
humans	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
enhanced	O
with	O
implantable	O
technology	O
,	O
having	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
mutualism	O
with	O
an	O
AI	O
(	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
various	O
other	O
augmentations	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
fight	O
for	O
the	O
liberation	O
of	O
their	O
fellow	O
Symbionts	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
humans	O
to	O
encounter	O
alien	O
intelligent	O
life	O
,	O
a	O
peaceful	O
,	O
yet	O
highly	O
advanced	O
,	O
society	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Seraphim	B-Language
,	O
who	O
first	O
introduced	O
colonists	O
to	O
their	O
philosophy	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
escalating	O
paranoia	O
and	O
xenophobia	O
among	O
the	O
Old	O
Earth	O
Empire	O
,	O
conflict	O
soon	O
broke	O
out	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
Seraphim	B-Language
's	O
apparent	O
extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
colonists	O
of	O
the	O
alien	O
planet	O
,	O
claiming	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
disciples	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Seraphim	B-Language
,	O
soon	O
founded	O
a	O
civilization	O
supposedly	O
based	O
upon	O
their	O
teachings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
faction	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
problems	O
;	O
the	O
UEF	O
is	O
slowly	O
losing	O
to	O
the	O
advancing	O
Aeon	O
,	O
the	O
Cybrans	O
are	O
hopelessly	O
outnumbered	O
and	O
outgunned	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Aeon	O
Commander	B-Application
in	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
(	O
called	O
the	O
Avatar	O
of	O
War	O
)	O
is	O
stirring	O
unrest	O
amongst	O
the	O
Illuminate	O
,	O
threatening	O
a	O
schism	O
on	O
the	O
eve	O
of	O
their	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Cybran	O
campaign	O
,	O
QAI	O
,	O
an	O
enormously	O
intelligent	O
and	O
powerful	O
AI	O
,	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
spread	O
a	O
quantum	O
virus	O
and	O
free	O
all	O
the	O
symbionts	B-Application
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
UEF	O
,	O
while	O
disabling	O
every	O
quantum	O
gate	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
stopping	O
superluminal	O
travel	O
for	O
five	O
years	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
the	O
Cybran	O
Nation	O
to	O
flourish	O
without	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
teasers	O
are	O
consistent	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Seraphim	B-Language
from	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Chris	O
Taylor	O
believed	O
that	O
most	O
modern	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
actually	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
,	O
simply	O
because	O
they	O
operated	O
on	O
too	O
small	O
a	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
stated	O
intention	O
with	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
strategy-focused	O
by	O
virtue	O
of	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Taylor	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
customizability	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
goals	O
for	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
ship	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
tools	O
if	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
makes	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
two	O
technologies	O
relatively	O
unused	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
namely	O
multi	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
processing	O
and	O
multi	O
monitor	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
detecting	O
a	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
game	O
assigns	O
a	O
specific	O
task	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
AI	O
calculations	O
,	O
to	O
each	O
core	O
,	O
splitting	O
the	O
load	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
specifically	O
support	B-General_Concept
dual	O
and	O
quad	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
processors	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
heavily	O
reliant	O
on	O
raw	O
processing	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
CPU	O
and	O
is	O
less	O
dependent	O
on	O
rendering	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
graphics	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taylor	O
has	O
hinted	O
at	O
a	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
release	O
in	O
"	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
"	O
the	O
platform	O
of	O
choice	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
update	O
,	O
or	O
patch	O
,	O
to	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
version	O
3217	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
launch	O
,	O
this	O
update	O
included	O
game	O
tweaks	O
and	O
balances	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
small	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
Direct2Drive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
minimalist	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3220	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
notably	O
removed	O
the	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
disk	O
checking	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polish	O
,	O
Russian	O
,	O
and	O
Chinese	O
localizations	B-General_Concept
were	O
excluded	O
from	O
this	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3223	O
included	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	I-Error_Name
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
after	O
that	O
patch	O
,	O
version	O
3255	O
fixed	O
a	O
peer	B-Application
desynchronisation	I-Application
bug	B-Error_Name
,	O
one	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
deceive	O
the	O
rating	O
system	O
(	O
called	O
an	O
exploit	O
in	O
gaming	O
jargon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
3	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	I-Error_Name
and	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
official	O
support	B-General_Concept
by	O
GPG	O
ended	O
with	O
patch	O
3280	O
in	O
2008	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
(	O
called	O
,	O
or	O
FAF	O
,	O
extending	O
the	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
)	O
has	O
taken	O
over	O
the	O
support	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2011	O
to	O
February	O
2018	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
community	O
created	O
multiplayer	O
client	B-Protocol
and	O
server	O
replacement	O
under	O
active	O
development	O
and	O
continued	O
core	O
game	O
bugfix	O
support	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
unofficial	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
Official	I-Application
Soundtrack	I-Application
is	O
the	O
musical	O
score	O
to	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Soule	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
composed	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
in	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
additional	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
expansion	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
album	O
and	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
as	O
dynamic	O
in-game	O
music	O
,	O
changing	O
with	O
on-screen	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
won	O
several	O
notable	O
awards	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
connected	O
to	O
E3	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
GameCritics	O
Best	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
award	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
Upcoming	O
PC	O
Game	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
were	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
86/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
Meer	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
innovative	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
multi	O
monitor	O
support	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
scale	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meer	O
remarked	O
though	O
,	O
that	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
"	O
feels	O
like	O
hard	O
work	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
emphasis	O
on	O
epic	O
scale	O
,	O
details	O
are	O
overlooked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
with	O
the	O
rating	O
of	O
9/10	O
,	O
with	O
reviewer	O
Charles	O
Onyett	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
Editor	O
's	O
choice	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
review	O
in	O
the	O
Australian	O
version	O
of	O
GamePro	O
voiced	O
a	O
negative	O
opinion	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
assessed	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
as	O
an	O
over-ambitious	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
performance	O
(	O
measured	O
in	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
)	O
,	O
even	O
on	O
high	O
end	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
negative	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
reviewer	O
Heiko	O
Klinge	O
gave	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
PC	O
Games	O
"	O
)	O
gave	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
17	O
out	O
of	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
the	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
effort	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
meant	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
reviewers	O
,	O
that	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
that	O
everyone	O
can	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
THQ	O
released	O
a	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
Supreme	B-Language
Commander	I-Language
:	I-Language
Forged	I-Language
Alliance	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
faction	O
(	O
the	O
Seraphim	B-Language
)	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Taylor	O
"	O
hinted	O
"	O
at	O
a	O
second	O
expansion	O
for	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Taylor	O
noted	O
that	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
talking	O
"	O
about	O
a	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
expansion	O
would	O
be	O
called	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	O
Experimentals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forged	B-Language
Alliance	I-Language
Forever	O
(	O
aka	O
FAF	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
community	O
created	O
multiplayer	O
client	B-Protocol
and	O
server	O
replacement	O
(	O
server	B-Application
emulator	I-Application
)	O
for	O
Supreme	B-Language
Commander	I-Language
:	I-Language
Forged	I-Language
Alliance	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
expanded	O
mod	O
and	O
custom	O
map	O
support	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
itself	O
undergoing	O
changes	O
to	O
graphics	O
,	O
balance	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
unofficial	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
