The war between the Humans and Kilrathi can now be more than just a hot shot pilot fulfilling an assignment.
Any war requires strategy- determining which ships go to which battle, and when.
Wing Commander Armada provides this new level of interaction with a vengeance. For the first time, players will merge their space combat abilities with strategic responsibility as they personally pilot the ships they've assigned to take on a variety of missions. From quadrant maps and information provided by recon ships, the player plans an expansion of his or her fleet and weighs a ship's ability to succeed against the available resources . Beginning with just a single carrier in an unknown part of the universe, each player must explore the system, seeking planets rich in resources with which to build either a mining station, a defense fortress, or a ship construction facility. The player mines materials from planets, transports stockpiles by cargo ships or redirects materials for use in the current planet's shipyards.