Factions

Every faction in the Warfare domain is built on one of three archetypes, themed to a setting, and governed by a doctrine.

Faction Summary

Faction	Theme	Archetype	Doctrine
Republic	Star Wars	Order	elite_discipline
CIS	Star Wars	Industrial Swarm	mechanized_attrition
West	Modern	Order	combined_arms_precision
Classic West Enemy	Modern	Industrial Swarm	massed_peer_assault
Guerrilla West Enemy	Modern	Asymmetric	raid_and_attrit

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Order Archetype

Galactic Republic

• Theme: Star Wars Clone Wars
• Fantasy: Clone infantry line, specialist troopers, walkers, artillery, Jedi command
• Gameplay: High precision, strong fortified defense, expensive losses hurt, strong late game

Economy modifiers:

• Gather bonus: 1.0x (standard)
• Upkeep modifier: 1.1x (expensive army)
• Research speed: 1.05x (slight edge)

Army traits:

• Morale style: disciplined
• Unit cap modifier: 0.9x (fewer but stronger)
• Elite cost modifier: 1.2x (premium elites)

West

• Theme: Modern Warfare
• Fantasy: Rifle squads, marksmen, AT teams, IFVs/MBTs, drones/airstrikes
• Gameplay: Flexible combined arms, strong anti-armor, premium units, high burst damage

Doctrine: combined_arms_precision — Balanced force with emphasis on combined arms coordination and precision fire.

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Industrial Swarm Archetype

CIS (Confederacy of Independent Systems)

• Theme: Star Wars Clone Wars
• Fantasy: B1 flood, B2 heavy line, droideka shields, spider/tank droids
• Gameplay: Flood and pressure, disposable front line, oppressive economy, shield spikes

Army traits:

• Morale style: mechanical (no morale breaks)
• Higher unit cap
• Cheaper core units, expensive elites

Classic West Enemy

• Theme: Modern Warfare
• Fantasy: Conscript mass, mechanized waves, rocket saturation, heavy fortifications
• Gameplay: Attritional, stronger mass, lower finesse, brutal siege, dangerous late push

Doctrine: massed_peer_assault — Overwhelm through volume. Cheaper units, larger waves, strong artillery support.

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Asymmetric Archetype

Guerrilla West Enemy

• Theme: Modern Warfare
• Fantasy: Raiders, technicals, RPG teams, mortars, tunnel/cache networks
• Gameplay: Weak head-on, strong vs exposed economy, high harassment

Doctrine: raid_and_attrit — Avoid direct engagement, raid economy, harass with mobility, attrit through sustained pressure.

Key traits:

• Light units with high mobility
• Strong ambush capability
• Weak frontline durability
• Anti-structure specialists (explosives/rockets)
• "Annoying" harassment battlefield presence

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Faction Schema Example

faction:
  id: republic
  theme: starwars
  archetype: order
  doctrine: elite_discipline
  display_name: Galactic Republic

economy:
  gather_bonus: 1.0
  upkeep_modifier: 1.1
  research_speed: 1.05

army:
  morale_style: disciplined
  unit_cap_modifier: 0.9
  elite_cost_modifier: 1.2

roster:
  line_infantry: clone_trooper
  elite_infantry: arc_trooper
  anti_armor: clone_at
  recon: clone_scout
  heavy_vehicle: at_rt_proxy
  artillery: sp_artillery_proxy
  hero_commander: jedi_commander_proxy

buildings:
  barracks: republic_barracks
  workshop: republic_motor_pool
  artillery_foundry: republic_field_command
  tower_mg: republic_laser_tower
  heavy_defense: republic_turbolaser_proxy

visuals:
  primary_color: "#d8d8d8"
  accent_color: "#8b0000"
  projectile_pack: blaster_red_republic
  ui_skin: republic_clean

audio:
  weapon_pack: republic_blaster
  structure_pack: republic_ui

Theme Requirements

Star Wars — Required Illusion Package

• Blaster projectiles (red/blue energy bolts)
• Brighter energy muzzle VFX
• Droid-vs-clone sound identity
• Shield visuals for select units
• Command-post style UI text
• Walker/hover/repulsor approximations

Modern — Required Illusion Package

• Ballistic tracers
• Rockets/missiles
• Modern infantry names and icons
• Modern fortification names
• Drone/airstrike proxies
• Tanks/artillery identity
• Different enemy doctrine packs