How to Play · Territorial-X
Goal
Spread troops across the map, swallow neutral land, crush rival territories, and be the last faction standing.
Opening: spawn drop
- Pick a spawn point when the match starts. It decides your early expansion direction: 7% interest at the start compounds into more troops the more land you hold.
- Every tile caps how many troops it can hold (150 × land pixels). Income drops to zero as you approach the cap — watch the red warning bar.
Core controls
- Attack: drag from one of your tiles toward a target, or click a tile to preview the outcome and release to send.
- Ratio bar: how much of the tile's troops leave (hotkeys 1 / 2 / 3).
- Fleets: select a coastal tile, drag toward land across water to launch a transport ship and land troops.
- Zoom: mouse wheel or +/− buttons; pinch on touch screens.
Economy: interest and income
Income = land output (fixed per cycle based on land pixels) + interest (troops × effective rate).
The base rate starts at 7.00% and decays linearly to a 1.00% floor (about 1:44). Above the soft peak (100 × land pixels) interest is scaled down proportionally; at the hard cap (150 × pixels) interest is zero — the growth readout shows 0.00% and turns red.
Modes and rules
- Battle royale / Teams / Zombie: three modes. In Teams, allies share a color and cannot attack each other — the last surviving team wins. In Zombie, eliminated factions turn into zombies that keep consuming land.
- Macro events: random global events such as plague, mud, and uprising (can be disabled in settings).
- Custom battlefield: place factions, teams, and colors by hand; import PNG maps and share scenario files.
Online play
- Lobby: tap “Multiplayer” to enter the lobby. Four mode cards run their own countdowns; when one hits zero, everyone marked ready in that mode is seated automatically. You can vote on the next map while waiting.
- Room codes: create a room to get a 4-character code and share a /r/code link (WeChat / WhatsApp / Telegram show a battle card). One tap to join, in-game in 0.2 s.
- Spectate / reconnect: watch an ongoing room, or rejoin within 90 seconds after a disconnect and replay to the current tick.
- Stats: your name and wins follow your browser identity, and the lobby leaderboard updates live — no sign-up required.
Advanced tips
- Rush early, stabilize late: interest decays from 7%, so the first two minutes are your snowball window.
- Never sit at the cap: interest is zero at the hard cap. Spend troops on land instead of hoarding.
- Coastlines are highways: naval landings bypass stalemated land fronts and hit enemies from behind.
- Zombie mode: being eliminated is not the end — keep consuming and slow the leaders down.
- Teams: lend troops to a teammate's border tile; it beats fighting alone.
FAQ
Do I need to download anything? No. Open it in a browser; it works on desktop and mobile.
Do I need an account? No. Pick a name and play; stats live in your local identity.
What if I disconnect? Rejoin within 90 seconds and the match resumes; after that your faction is AI-controlled to the end and the result still counts.