Gameplay concepts refer to the fundamental mechanisms within the game.

Simple concepts Edit

There are many simple concepts that are common to many games:

• Economy
• Hit points
• Damage
  • Damage over time - DOT
  • Damage radius
• Rate of fire - ROF
• Range
• Muzzle velocity

Unique concepts Edit

There are concepts that are unique to Supreme Commander:

• Adjacency bonus
• Veteran status
• Firing randomness
• Ferry
• Tech Level
• Strategic Icon - When zoomed out far enough unit models are replaced with icons
  • List of strategic icons

Analysis Edit

Some concepts are not part of Supreme Commander, but they are useful when players try to understand the game, compare units or otherwise analyze the game:

• Damage per second - DPS
• Hit rate
• Effective damage per second
• Initial shot damage
• Overkill

For a complete list of gameplay concept articles, see the gameplay concepts category.