TOM FRANCIS
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Hello! I'm Tom. I'm a game designer, writer, and programmer on Gunpoint, Heat Signature, and Tactical Breach Wizards. Here's some more info on all the games I've worked on, here are the videos I make on YouTube, and here are two short stories I wrote for the Machine of Death collections.

   
 

Why Graham, Rich And Jaz Should Get Forged Alliance

I was about to send an e-mail to Graham, Rich and Jaz explaining why they should get Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance and play against the AI with me sometime, then I started digging out screenshots for supporting evidence, then I realised I’d put way too much effort into this and that the shots were kinda cool.

SupCom 2 is now truly brilliant, but it’s still a different game. Here’s what’s still cool about the last one.

Forged Alliance - CarrierThis is what it looks like when you launch fighter/bombers from an aircraft carrier.

Forged Alliance - SaucerThis is what it looks like when you launch torpedo bombers from an aircraft-carrying flying saucer.

Forged Alliance - MonkeylordsThis is what a lot of Monkeylords look like.

Forged Alliance - WaterlordsIn SupCom 1, heavy shit just walks on the sea bed.

Forged Alliance - StormAnd Monkeylords don’t really care about transport fire.

Forged Alliance - Laser FaceFace lasers were longer range.

Forged Alliance - AssistYou sure could set a lot of shit to assist a thing.

Forged Alliance - BomberThe fourth race has a bomber the size of a stadium. Those explosions? Those were battleships. That was one bomb.

Forged Alliance - CitiesThe fourth race has kind of awesome cities.

Forged Alliance - LoyalistsTech 3 units are utterly badass. Here’s me discovering that Tech 3 Cybran assault bots can turn tactical missiles around mid-air.

Forged Alliance - MoonYou can play on custom maps, such as the fucking moon.

Forged Alliance - Seton'sAnd Seton’s Clutch was actually big.

It’s £10 on Impulse.

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