ISLAND COMMAND ADVANCED STRATEGIC COMMAND
THE ORIGINAL OPEN-SOURCE ENGINE

Advanced
Strategic Command

Command land, sea, and air forces. Manage supply lines, develop technology, and fight through the original ASC campaigns.

Choose your campaign
Classic skirmishes & existing saves ↗

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Select a campaign above, then press Start. During play, use New game to choose another campaign, a standalone map, or local multiplayer.

Command controls

Tap or click a hex to select it. Use the unit’s action icons to move, attack, load cargo, repair, or resupply. The available actions follow the original ASC rules.

Touch screens
Use + to enlarge the game. Turn on “Pan view” to drag the enlarged view, then turn it off to command units. “Right click” makes the next tap a right click. Landscape orientation provides more room.
Keyboard
Arrow keys move the map cursor; the view follows at its edge. Enter confirms. Esc closes a dialog. E ends the turn. Ctrl+S opens Save game. The game menus show additional shortcuts.
Campaigns
On the launch screen, select a campaign and press Start. During play, press New game, select Start New Campaign, then Next, choose a campaign, and press Start. Save your current battle first if you want to keep it. Follow each mission’s briefing. Campaign progress uses ASC’s original objectives and next-map system.
Load a transport
Select the passenger, press Move / load, select a compatible friendly transport in the highlighted movement area to board. If ASC shows a route preview, press Move / load again to confirm. Select the transport and press Cargo to check who is inside.
Unload a transport
Select the transport and press Cargo. Select the passenger inside, press Move / load, then select a highlighted destination hex. If ASC shows a route preview, press Move / load again to confirm. The cargo window returns with an empty slot; close it with Esc when finished. Boarding and transport movement spend passenger movement: leave some movement available, or use End turn before unloading. Capacity, unit type, terrain, and height must allow the transfer.
Saves
Use Save to create a saved game and Load to open it. Files are retained in this browser. Use Saved files to download backups or import an ASC .sav file.

The four original web skirmishes and their JSON saves remain in Classic skirmishes.

Saved files

Your ASC saves are stored in this browser. Download a copy to keep a backup or move it to another device.

Type into the game

First select a text field in ASC, then enter text here.