Base Upgrades
General Information
The Base Upgrade option located on the "Left Click" Menu of the Command Center gives the Player access to 3 options for upgrades of the Player's Base in the "Store". |
The Upgrades
Expand Borders
- Expand Borders allows for the Building Zone of a Player's Base to be expanded.
BUILDING ZONE DIMENSIONS PER BASE EXPANSION | ||||||
EXPANSION | COLOR | COST | DIMENSIONS | TOTAL AREA | IMAGE | IMAGE OF ALL EXPANSIONS |
Original Size | White | N / A | 60 x 48 | 2,880 fps | X | |
1st Border Expansion | Yellow | 50 | 66 x 53 | 3,498 fps | X | |
2nd Border Expansion | Pink | 100 | 71 x 57 | 4,047 fps | X | |
3rd Border Expansion | Red | 150 | 77 x 61 | 4,697 fps | X | |
4th Border Expansion | Blue | 200 | 83 x 66 | 5,478 fps | X | |
5th Border Expansion | Black | 250 | 89 x 71 | 6,319 fps | X | |
6th Border Expansion | Aqua | 300 | 96 x 77 | 7,392 fps | X | |
7th Border Expansion | Orange | 350 | 104 x 83 | 8,632 fps | X | |
FPS ( Footprint Square ) = the footprint area of 1 Barricade or Land Mine. / Click on an X to view that Expansion's Measurement Image. |
Oil & Metal Compression
- Improves the compression of your resources, allowing the Player to store more Metal & Oil without upgrading the Resource Storage Buildings.
- A Maximum of 15 Oil & Metal Compressions may be performed.
- Each Compression increases the Resource Capacity by 10% of your pre-compressed limit.
- The Maximum Capacity increase is 150%.
- The final Total Maximum Base Resource Capacity is 2,125,125,000 each Metal & Oil.
- Total includes resources held by the Command Center.
- Total does NOT include resources held in the Resource Producers.
- Each Oil & Metal Compression cost between 50 Gold & 500 Gold ( ).
- Cost is increased by 50 Gold per level with a maximum of 500 Gold.
Extra Metal & Oil Purchase
- Extra Metal & Oil allows the Player to purchase both Metal and Oil separately in three varying amounts.
- There are 3 purchase options to choose from for each Metal & Oil.
- Option 1 - 10% Extra : Gives 10% of the Base's Total Capacity for that resource.
- Option 2 - 50% Extra : Gives 50% of the Base's Total Capacity for that resource.
- Option 3 - 100% Extra : Fills that resource to the Base's Total Capacity
- There must be adequate resource storage in order to purchase an option.
- Options without adequate resource storage space are labeled "SOLD OUT".
- All amounts available for purchase will very depending on :
- The Base's Total Capacity ( Options 1 & 2 ).
- The Base's Total Capacity & Current Resource Amount ( Option 3 ).
- The Gold ( ) purchase price for each option will vary based on the amount of resource purchased.
- There is NO limit on the number of times Extra Metal & Oil may be purchased.
- There are 3 purchase options to choose from for each Metal & Oil.
Accessing the Base Upgrade Store
The Base Upgrade Store may be accessed in two ways :
- The Base Upgrades option on the "Left Click" menu of the Command Center.
- The ( + ) Buttons located on the Resource Bank Display.
Update History
Listed in Reverse Chronological Order -- Click [ Expand ] to View Earliest Updates
- The Base Upgrades increased the cost of the 1st Base Expansion to 50 Gold in a Unannounced Game Update in Nov 2017.
- The Base Upgrades adjusted the advertised percent of the Base Expansion to match actual function in the G. U. of Nov 08, 2017
- The Base Upgrades reduced the cost of the 1st Base Expansion to 1 Gold in the Game Update of Dec 23, 2015.
- The Base Upgrades added 5 additional Resource Compressions in the Game Update of Sep 10, 2015.
- The Base Upgrades added 2 additional Base ( Border ) Expansions in the Game Update of Sep 10, 2015.
- The Base Upgrades removed the 2 Barricade upgrade options in the Game Update of ??? ??, ????.
- The Base Upgrades was introduced with the Official Public Beta release of War Commander on Sept 08, 2011.
- No Further Updates
Additional Facts
- All Base Upgrades require the use of h Gold to purchase.
Trivia
- With the a Base's Building Zone expanded to maximum the Player may place some Defenses close enough to allow the instant targeting of Attacking Units as they are spawning in several of the Spawning Locations.
- R.U.B.I. says "I Love You" following some of the Resource Compressions.
- A Sale between Feb 05, 2016 and Feb 08, 2016 reduced Base Upgrade prices :
- Border Expansion costs were reduced by 75%
- Resource Compression costs were reduced by 50%
Related Pages
Downloads
All download available from MediaFire File Sharing.
- Downloadable GIMP File of all Expanded Border Overlay Layers to view over images of your own base < HERE >
External Links
- Kixeye Forum ( 03/04/16 ) - Base Upgrade Sale! - ( Official ) - Sale Information for March 2016 Sale
Galley - Expand Borders - General
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