4. Logistics Add Spice.

Things are looking beyond grim for the Terran Republic on Esamir with both the NC and VS cuddling up to their warpgate.

While numbers are always useful and can help tip the scales in your favor, the game is far more than just cutting a swath of destruction across a large battlefield. Strategy is essential.

Continents are divided into dozens of lattices. Certain lattices across the continent house key structures that provide boosts or resources to whichever empire owns it, and what lattice points you currently control determine what lattices you can hope to take next. In deciding which lattices to defend or give up, and which points you can take for yourself, strategy determines resources, mobility, and ultimately determines victory.