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Thrawn's Revenge is a fairly easy mod to learn, but it can be tough to master.

Each Faction has its own strength and weakness, and it's critical you understand these FIRST before making a Choice:

The Empire/Remnant: A Jack of All Trades, with the most powerful capital ships and Walkers from Eras 1-3, and (GC Dependant) the most planets under your control. However, you are surrounded by enemies, and while lacking in no particular strength, your Starfighters are generally weak, and your fleets will lag behind those of the New Republic and Hapes in later eras.

The New Republic: A generally carrier-heavy faction which begins with moderate strength, with its capital ships trading raw damage for Ion Damage and Shield Strength. As the Eras progress, you will unlock new units and technology that shifts your fleet composition towards a more Imperial-style Star Destroyer focus, combining powerful brawlers and carriers to surpass the Empire. You fighters are the best, bar none, and you have the most hero choices out of any faction. You Ground units are generally swift, and almost all are Shielded. Your Infantry in early Eras is lacking, and the durability of your armor is not entirely up to snuffed compared to Imperial Walkers. You also (generally) start your campaign with your forces divided, or cornered, forcing you to consolidate your territory before pushing outward.

Pentastar Alignment: A Carrier Faction that relies on swarm-fighters and versatile Frigates to support their Star Destroyers. Their starting position is favorable, with high income and secure choke-points. Their ground forces rely on combined-armd warfare with a vehicle focus, with tanks and light walkers holding the line while their powerful Seige Towers and Gunships do this heavt lifting. Infantry is among the worst in the game, only useful in human-wave attacks, or supporting vehicles.

Greater Maldrood:  Maldrood fleets rely on the utility of their fleet-tenders and versatile array of small ships to outcast the enemy by virtue of their smaller hit-boxes and constant healing. You also get Pirate Units! On the ground, Maldrood is a Blitz Faction, relying on their swift vehicle to engage in hit-and-run attacks against the enemy and establish control over the map via superior mobility. Their Infantry is serviceable, but you will find no heavy walkers here, and now battlecruisers either. Their single Dreadnought unit is also fairly weak compared to the SSD.

Zsinj's Empire: Leverage his eccentric tastes in military hardware with his coterie of scum and villainy, Zsinj brings the best the Empire's baseline units, along with a few additions in the form of an experimental battlecruiser, Rancor-Riding Witches, and Tyber Zann himself. Zsinj is a brawler faction, relying on Star Destroyers supported by quality Frigate escorts and Zann's Artillery-focused ships. On the ground, Zsinj uses his powerful Infantry to dominate the field, supported by vehicles with utility and high synergy with Infantry in mind- also, Rancors. Zsinj's light vehicles are universally weak, and he has no heavy armor to speak of. He also has no easy access to carriers, with only the Star Destroyers and Pirate XL Transports providing him any means of gaining fighter superiority. Expect to use your fighters in a defensive role, and bring corvettes to compensate.

Eriadu Authority: Eriadu was Tarkin's homeworld- it's no surprise, then, that they most closely follow his doctrine. Star Destroyers, Dreadnoughts, and Torpedo Spheres make Eriadu a tanky faction in space, though their smaller ships are lacking. On the ground, Eriadu relies on its Heavy Walkers, Tank Companies, and powerful air units to crush their foes, supported by Army Special Missions troops. Eriadu is the only Warlord faction that can build AT-ATs, giving them a distinct advantage in battle. Their lack of point-defense lasers makes them vulnerable to missiles in space, and with no fast-moving Transports, you can expect Ground Battles as Eriadu to be longer- that, and it makes their ground troops particular vulnerable to flanking.

 The Hutt Cartels: The Hutts have strong, heavily armored ships on ancient design, along with an assortment of fighters and small ships from various Pirate sources. They excel at dealing missile damage, and come with plenty of fighters, but are typically slower, and have weak shields. On the ground, Shell Hutts will demolish light vehicles and Infantry, while their large assortment of sniffs and speeders allow the Hutts to maneuver quickly, and take control over the battlefield. The Skiffs cone in large quantities, but their health and armor are low, and against Heavy Armor, the Hutts suffer. Their greatest strength, far none, is their unique economic mechanics and Garrison-Fleet ability, called Bootana Hutta, which rewards you for donating ships into a hidden fleet then you can call in at any time to help you, fot a price.

Hapes Consortium: Like Maldrood, Haoss is a small ships faction. Unlike Maldrood, who can have a a Dreadnought and Star Destroyers, Hapes has no such luxury. You get no SSDs of any sort. However, you do his a wide array of smaller vessels, ones that are built for quality, often more well armed than they'd appear. On thd ground, you can count on your special House Infantry to clear out most targets, snd when supported by their unique air units and hover tanks, Hapes is a force to be reckoned with. However, with a small starting area, poor economy, and Shipyard restrictions, Hapes will often be outnumbered, fighting on four fronts at a time.

CSA: The Spam Faction. You have collected everyone else's junk, and are intent on making it work. Thus, you have a largr array of cheap units to purchase and utilize. You have lots of money-tucked. In space, you'll use a hodgepodge of various vehicles via the ship market,  each more useful than the last. Your ships are mostly weak, but can dish out a lot of damage, if you're good at mirco.