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If you are a new player, or if you want to take your gameplay skills to the next level, please follow the carefully prepared guides below.

Go from Basic, to Advanced to Pro and then go Beyond!
BASIC
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

To get started

How to start your base and first expansions
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

Radar

Important basics to know about radar
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

Strategic Icons

Learn how the strategic icons are structured
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

Reclaim, Resurrect, Repair

Bolster Your Army with Reclaim, Resurrect, Repair
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

In Depth Look at Economy

More refined info about the BAR economy
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

Basics on Sea Warfare

All basics you need to know about naval warfare
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

Your First Game

Demonstration of a good first game | by Requiem
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

How to build a Basic Economy

How you can setup a good basic economy | by Requiem
Basic
GUIDE

VIDEO

Beginner Gameplay Tips

Ultra Short gameplay tips | by UGS
Advanced
Advanced
GUIDE

VIDEO

Advanced mechanics

Important & Interesting mechanics you should know
Advanced
GUIDE

VIDEO

Possible Game openings

Learn good game openings
Advanced
GUIDE

VIDEO

When to go to T2 and when not

When could or should or shouldn't you go to T2 | by Raghna
Advanced
GUIDE

VIDEO

Unit Composition vs Map size

What unit types and combinations work on which maps | by Raghna
Pro
Pro
GUIDE

Early Air Raids

Death from the skies
RANKING SYSTEM
Ranking System
GUIDE

Rating and Lobby balance

Everything about OpenSkill, Ratings and Balancing in the BAR Lobby
Mapping
Mapping
GUIDE

File Structure & Prerequisites [1]

What are all the components of a map-file for BAR
Mapping
GUIDE

Heightmap & Rendering [2]

How to turn a heightmap into a texture
Mapping
GUIDE

Additional Maps & Details [3]

How to work with normal, specular, reflect and DNTS splatmaps
Mapping
GUIDE

Objects & Grass [4]

How to add objects and grass to your map
Mapping
GUIDE

Map Config file [5]

Everything you need to know about the mapinfo.lua
Mapping
GUIDE

Map Playtesting [6]

Ready to test, tweak and then release?
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