{"schemaVersion":1,"record":{"key":"mechanic/strategy-planning--t072","type":"mechanic","id":"strategy-planning--t072","lang":"en","title":"Real-time tactics without base building","summary":"A limited roster completes objectives without a production base; losses change the options for later engagements.","updatedAt":"2026-10-22","status":"active","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/strategy-planning--t072/","jsonUrl":"https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/strategy-planning--t072.json","markdownUrl":"https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/strategy-planning--t072.md","aliases":["Command without base building"],"tags":["Strategy games","Mechanics and variants"],"sourceIds":["source-32d0598945d8807a","source-cda08855077b86bc"],"sources":[{"id":"source-32d0598945d8807a","title":"OpenRA","url":"https://www.openra.net/","verifiedAt":null},{"id":"source-cda08855077b86bc","title":"Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun","url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/418240/","verifiedAt":null}],"sections":[{"id":"principle","title":"How it works","body":"A limited roster completes objectives without a production base; losses change the options for later engagements."},{"id":"variants","title":"Variants","body":"### Mechanic variants\n\n<a id=\"t072-variants\"></a>\n\n- Pre-battle deployment establishes the initial plan. <a id=\"t072-v1\"></a>\n- Reinforcements arrive at a chosen location. <a id=\"t072-v2\"></a>\n- Veterans retain value between missions. <a id=\"t072-v3\"></a>\n- Retreat trades position for preserving forces. <a id=\"t072-v4\"></a>"},{"id":"example","title":"Design example","body":"An engineer demolishes a bridge while two surviving squads delay pursuit.\n\nPrototype check: Test the mission after permitted losses so losing one specialist does not create a hidden dead end."},{"id":"context","title":"Context and limits","body":"Strategy connects production, territory, information and long-term commitments against an uncertain opponent. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map."}],"relations":[],"placements":[{"catalogId":"strategy-planning","id":"t072","title":"Strategy games","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/strategy-planning/#t072","categoryIds":["mechanics"]}],"supersededBy":[],"attributes":{"preview":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-22","title":"Command without base building","description":"A limited roster completes objectives without a production base; losses change the options for later engagements.","image":{"src":"images/mechanics/strategy-shadow-tactics-05.webp","width":1440,"height":810,"game":"Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun","sourceUrl":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/418240/","originalUrl":"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/418240/ss_613e55b14d286aa7b57ccb99a879a10c6d03a47d.1920x1080.jpg?t=1789475696","credit":"Mimimi Games / Daedalic Entertainment","rights":"© Mimimi Games / Daedalic Entertainment. All rights reserved.","caption":"A squad uses cover to bypass a patrol","alt":"A squad uses cover to bypass a patrol","markers":[{"x":41,"y":33,"label":"A squad member is hidden behind a building"},{"x":80,"y":78,"label":"Another squad member holds a separate position"}]},"tips":["Give squad roles different ways to overcome the same obstacle."],"examples":[{"title":"Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun","url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/418240/"}]}},"endsAt":null,"provenance":"Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant.","license":"CC-BY-4.0","codeLicense":"MIT","attribution":"gamemechanics.pro contributors","catalogKey":"catalog/strategy-planning"}}