Tesla's Castle is the tenth main challenge in Commander's Challenge.
Briefing[]
The temperamental young Moskvin has taken over a strange old castle in the middle of nowhere and is using it to conduct all kinds of twisted military experiments. As the son of a late Soviet experimental technology minister, Moskvin's knowledge and tactics are valuable to us, so we need you to go ahead and engage him. Unfortunately this place is too close to the Soviet heartland so we're going to fly in under the radar. Or not fly at all, to be exact. You'll have to make do without air support.
Overview[]
- Air and Naval units are not available in this challenge.
- The Soviets cannot build the Airfield and Naval Yard.
- The Allies cannot build the Seaport. They can build the Airbase (since it is required for a Defense Bureau), although no aircraft may be produced.
- The Empire cannot build the Imperial Docks, Mecha Tengu, Striker-VX Rocket Angel and Burst Drone.
- A limited number of Tesla Tanks patrol the map.
- The player's base starts with a number of Tesla Troopers that move around randomly and may activate their EM Disruptors ability to disable ground vehicles. These Tesla Troopers are not hostile unless provoked.
Strategies[]
- Build Walls to block the Tesla Troopers before they can get too problematic.
- Moskvin will primarily attack the player's base with Tesla Troopers, Stingrays and Sickles, which aren't heavily armored and can be easily taken out with the right formation.
- Since air power is out of the picture, artillery vehicles must be relied upon.
- The Soviets a much easier time on the challenge for several reasons:
- The [[[V4 rocket launcher|V4]] (if unlocked) is one of the only two artillery units capable of outranging the Tesla Coils while firing over walls. Unlike the Pacifier FAV, it does not require deployment and is far cheaper to field (1200 vs 2000). Teching up does cost slightly more (a Battle Lab and a Super Reactor cost 5000, whereas the Allies require Heightened Clearance, and an Airbase for the Defense Bureau for a total of 4500), but the Battle Lab's long build time of 1 minute gives plenty of time to accumulate resources nevertheless.
- Natasha can snipe Tesla Troopers from extreme range before they even become a threat. Once she reaches Heroic veterancy, she too can outrange the Tesla Coils. She can even snipe some of the Tesla Tanks while the War Factory is busy building Apocalypse Tanks and V4s. While inside Moskvin's base, she can take out Terror Drones quickly while V4s focus on tearing it from the outside.
- Terror Drones are very cheap and can utilize their Stasis Ray to disable Tesla Tanks, allowing the V4s to safely engage them, practically negating the need to protect them with armored units.