Game Speed & Time

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[ CAMPAIGN PACING ] // STRATEGIC TIME CONTROL

GAME SPEED & TIME

Conflict of Nations is built around persistent real-time campaigns. Armies continue moving, economies keep producing and the campaign clock continues whether a commander is online or away.

Core System Real-Time
Campaign State Persistent
Accelerated Mode 4x Campaigns
Military operations room representing game speed and campaign time
[ SYSTEM OVERVIEW ]

The Campaign Never Pauses

A Conflict of Nations round is a persistent online campaign. Orders remain active after you leave, making time management part of strategy rather than simply a visual clock.

01 // Persistent World

Always Running

Campaigns continue while players are offline. Unit orders, production and other scheduled processes are not dependent on a commander remaining logged in.

02 // Long Operations

Hours To Days

Troop movements across large distances can require hours and major campaigns can continue for days or weeks, making forward planning essential.

03 // Timing

Orders Matter

Movement, arrival times, build queues and research schedules create a timeline that continues even while attention is focused elsewhere.

04 // Day Cycle

Campaign Days

The interface tracks the current in-game day, while campaign systems such as research availability and news are organized around the progression of that game clock.

[ CAMPAIGN SPEED ]

Normal & Accelerated Games

Conflict of Nations includes standard-length campaigns and also runs accelerated 4x-speed campaigns. The rules remain strategic, but the pace at which decisions become urgent changes dramatically.

1x

Normal Campaign Pace

The standard real-time format gives larger planning windows between major developments and is suited to long-running strategic games.

4x

Accelerated Campaign Pace

4x games compress the campaign pace. Movements, development and reactions occur in a much tighter real-world window, demanding more frequent attention.

[ TIME-DEPENDENT SYSTEMS ]

What The Clock Controls

Unit Movement
The Army Bar displays travel time and estimated arrival time for moving formations and waypoint routes.
Combat Rounds
Once armies are engaged, combat is processed in recurring combat rounds. The combat documentation describes rounds calculated every in-game hour.
Research
Technologies require research time and higher technologies become available progressively as campaign days advance.
Construction
Buildings are constructed over time and remain part of a city’s active production workload.
Mobilization
Units require mobilization time after their research, resource and building requirements have been satisfied.
Resource Production
Resources are generated continuously over time, with city type, population, morale and buildings affecting production.
[ COMMAND DISCIPLINE ]

Plan Before You Log Out

Persistent Campaign Warning

Logging out does not freeze your nation. Long troop movements, undefended cities, unfinished production chains and exposed borders remain part of the live campaign. Orders should therefore be planned around what may happen before you return.

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