Faction Tutorials! - Seraphim - Supreme Commander Forged Alliance

[@Sekminara]

I rarely comment, but got to say great tutorials. Ease to follow, perfectly appropriate levels of detail, and a knack for intuitive descriptions make these a joy to watch. Good shit. Subbed.

[@belatedcube1021]

You forgot to mention that the OC ability on the scu is an UPGRADE.

[@MattSipka]

That’s a good idea using a ground stealth unit to cover mass extractors. As a Cybran player, I’ll keep that in mind.

[@tylerhouseknecht4400]

I try not to touch Sera or Aeon, I see them as factions that require above average understanding of how the game works, as well as the skill to put that knowledge to good use. I possess neither of those attributes

[@kaz849]

I could tell. I see the UEF emblem. :)

[@michaelsofine]

They are simpler to me because they have fewer units.

[@adamkaban8507]

I think a strategy that is underused is getting a shit ton and I mean a shit ton of scouts hold fire them and then Ambush the ACU I ended up getting about 50 of them when I 1 v 1 minute wait for the enemy to leave the base and then do a raid and since they can't be attacked by anything apart from the commander if it's in vision radius the enemy's buildings just kind of died and then another time on a similarly small man I got a shit ton and ambushed the commander and this was when you couldn't Auto fire overcharge so it was either you would have to run or try and fight them off you couldn't do both hilarious strategy and one v ones that I've done

[@eytan1996]

If there is a selen on your mex then just spam reclaim orders on your mex until you see the reclaim animation. I've never seen anyone bump it off with an engie.

[@belatedcube1021]

Or use the attack move.

[@brutalmoustache3627]

or ground attack with any nearby unit

[@ax0lotl688]

belatedcube1021 Indeed. Also use engy attack move over a mex to reclaim, when the mex is underwater and you cannot build it - because then it is already built by an opponent and the engy cannot see it.

[@TheOnlyToblin]

Biggest problem with the Ahwassa is that it's made of absolute tinfoil with zero air defense. Unless you rule the skies, don't even bother with it. 10-15 ASFs will rip it apart in seconds.

[@lemarcmty]

Definitely sera t3 tanks need a buff, either more speed or more range on the primary weapon....if no buff... well at least make them cheaper... what do you think?

[@brutalmoustache3627]

Maybe make them a bit cheaper or slightly increase speed, but I don't like changes too much and most people just use them wrong. Like an obsidian (also undervalued) it is a bulldoze unit that just needs to move onward into fire and tank damage. Like an obsidian it needs unit support, and the low amount of care needed (an unmicroed closed range engangement with a harb it will win). People miss the value of a low apm unit

[@lemarcmty]

BrutalMoustache Well the obsidian at least has a shield, I understand that sera t3 army need unit mixing and support, and more micromanagement, but it just seems wrong that your main t3 combat unit is somewhat in disadvantage.

[@brutalmoustache3627]

Aurelius Czar Othuum needs to be harb equivalent, which it can kill, shield is not always a good thing as you need more power to run and if you stall you are sooo much worse. that coupled with the no micro required for Othuum makes it reasonably balanced for the harb (plus it can cross water if I'm not mistaken). on team games the micro factor gives a clear advantage to the harb, but on 1v1 it is much more even.

[@brutalmoustache3627]

I'm not saying don't change it, I'm just saying it needs to stay with the harb

[@abcd-yg2rx]

According to the fandom page it can destroy 2 loyalist or etythan alone . To chase faster units it's better to use T2 bots. They're already very strong ,what you want more. 1 v1 they beat T3 aoen bots . And you can even mix them with heavy mobile shields, what u want more

[@skidmoda]

Problem with t4 air is after you make it...you just gave yourself a job of microing that thing. Alt option is patrol it in the background over t3 antiair to keep it from killing itself.

[@michaelsofine]

It can help win games. You can treat it like other bombers to snipe enemy acu when/if it is exposed. The other experimental options are limited but I like the bot. It has a double edge sword with the electric ball so make sure to get it out of base when it is about to die. The Nuke I have never built because you have to be really good at eco to get it during a game. The other options it has are a T2 rush with chicken bots this almost always wins me a kill if I’m playing upfront if you can get them early on. The t3 tank is slow like he said so you can pair it with t2 bots. They don’t have an experimental navy but their sub is supposed to be good. They have strong shields and limited units. So they don’t really have any good techniques besides t2 rush and setting off their bot experimental inside base. You can try to use t2 air drop but this gets shot down by AA so you can use this only early on. Their t2 point defense is pretty good too. They are easy to play because so few options but they have no real strategy towards end game. You can win at ground early on though with t2 bot and eventually t4 bot

[@lowprime]

You forgot the navy

[@maartentegrotenhuis162]

also the seraphim sACU with OC is the best counter to uef rambo sACU in my opinion (: the floating t2 tank is probably the fastest thing that does damage on the ground, the blaze can keep up but has lower health, dps and range for the same costs, seraphim is basically the best early and midgame, if you use them right also late late game

[@belatedcube1021]

Best mid game* It doesn't have the best early (aeon with microed auroras and cybran hold the title of best)

[@johnnguyen3537]

maarten te grotenhuis sera scu oc with sensor for gun range counters uef rambo well, blaze actually has the same 50 dps and 5 more range and have a faster firerate. they kinda dont like micro and move on their own like auroras though and are paper at just over 1000 health as opposed to sera 1300. and cube is right, aeon dominates t1 land

[@maartentegrotenhuis162]

belatedcube1021 actually the sera t1 scout on smaller maps can completely deny expansion if used in large quantities, and the t1 tank has a good single shot, I think it was 1.3 seconds 34 damage or something, great for sending in masses since the front line dies before they can get another shot in, so they defo can catch up and beat uef in some situations, cybran and aeon is debatable

[@maartentegrotenhuis162]

John Nguyen not 5 more, the ROF is 0.3 on the blaze with 15 damage per shot, making it 50 dps, so the same as the yenzine yeah, but still the blaze is inferior to the yenzine because it lacks the on the move anti structure capability, single alpha strike is better than high ROF since you can only shoot at it for 2-3 seconds at most before they switch target priority

[@belatedcube1021]

maarten te grotenhuis engies can do the attack move on the selens that are camping on mexes

[@johnnguyen3537]

yeah you got the strat aoe off, sera ones are still relatively easy to dodge

[@sixwingproductions]

illuminit build impenitrable defence build sacu upgrade with teleporter teleport in the middle of enemy base aloow it to be destroyed boom nucklear strike that avoide anti nukes.

[@BRNKoINSANITY]

This makes no sense, but I love it.

[@jordantaylor6737]

How do I get the seriphan faction I play it on my Xbox and I don't know what to do?

[@Mastersurvivalist]

The Seraphim were a faction of the expansion of Supreme Commander (Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance), but they only released the expansion for PC and not Xbox 360

[@tacticalmemeincoming]

Sup com fa isn't on Xbox, that's sup com, different games

[@obeezy69]

ilshavohs are fucking savage

[@finneganmesserli4529]

Brink, what's the best way for me to send you a replay?

[@doctoronishispsychosislab1474]

are sACU presets for FAF only ?

[@BRNKoINSANITY]

Yeah, they are built into the FAF mod

[@Duckcatcher3000]

great vid!

[@BRNKoINSANITY]

Thanks!

[@ChrispyNut]

Hey BRNKoINSANITY, I really appreciate your tutorial videos and such, they gave me the confidence to give MP a go, however .... Where's the BIG RED FLASHING WARNINGS about interacting with the nutcases in the chat lobby? I found myself caught in a chat with a bunch of [BC]s (and a few others) without any drugs, my brain is desperately trying to sever the connection to my eye balls to avoid the utter randomness distracting me from trying to learn the game. N.B. I'm kidding, it's been quite hilarious chatting with these weirdos, but fore warning would be good anyway :)

[@BRNKoINSANITY]

The inhabitants of #aeolus are definitely..... interesting :P

[@raptor-zg8zo]

BRNKoINSANITY Peanutsreveng3 What nutcases? #Aeolus has some of the smartest, most sensible, down-to-earth, *sober* people anywhere on the internet. The intelligence and reason within the channel is amazing and I've never seen anything like it before in my life. It is truly a beacon of hope for us all, and I am offended that you would call the inhabitants "interesting" and "nutcases". Why, the only thing I could think to say poorly about it is that the mighty god "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)" is not supplied in the channel topic for all to see and use. I demand you retract your statements immediately and swear fealty to the true king ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).

[@ChrispyNut]

No Raptor Jesus. Kinna pissed on your fire huh ;p

[@raptor-zg8zo]

:( okay...

[@belatedcube1021]

Peanutsreveng3 you must not read youtube comments or steam offtopic forums if you think aeolus needs a huge warning.

[@IvanKala]

what about their naval units?

[@ShadowHunter120]

Naval is a separate video.

[@notmyregret]

This was interesting, but why upload so late?

[@VittamarFasuthAkbin]

I think you went a bit overboard with the superlatives. Huge/extreme, while only being about 15% better isn't fitting. Good showcase nonethless.

[@thelosttool]

BRNKoINSANITY What about their game ender, the yolona oss?

[@solardile7143]

Useless. It takes extreme amounts of Mass and energy to build and by the time you build it, the game should already be over. However, if you do manage to build it, it's a game ender. It takes 2 strategic missile defenses to take out one of its nukes, and it can build a nuke every 45 seconds or so

[@manumaster1990]

:)