Borders RTS Guide: Getting started in a match
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OverviewBorders RTS is a real-time strategy game on Roblox where you pick a real-world country, build up your nation, and fight to control every rival on the map.
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Getting started in a match
Step
Each match begins with you choosing a country from one of seven real-world maps, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and Japan.
- Pick your country choose from whichever real-world map the session is using.
- Open the build menu press B to pull up the build menu and start placing structures.
- Lay down core buildings cities, banks, farms, factories, and railroads all contribute to your national output.
- Open the trade menu press T to access trading and balance any resource shortfalls.
- Field your first troops get ground forces moving along your borders.
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Defending your borders
Tips
Two structures do most of the work on your border.
- Place defense posts along the edges of your territory to hold ground against incoming forces.
- Add SAM launchers to the same border line to counter air threats.
- Cover coastlines with warships if your chosen country has sea access, because an undefended coast is open to naval invasion.
Offensive tools: navy, alliances, and nuclear weapons
Table
Once your home territory is stable, you have several ways to hit back. Warships, alliances, embargoes, and nuclear weapons each change the shape of a match in a different way.
| Naval invasion | lets you attack from the sea and reach opponents whose land borders are well defended. |
| Alliances | pair you with other players so you can coordinate attacks. |
| Embargo | cuts off a rival's resources over time without needing a direct military confrontation. |
| Nukes | deliver a sudden decisive strike that can shift the outcome of a match. |
| MIRV | scatters multiple warheads across a wide area for even greater destructive range than a single nuke. |
Ranked mode
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Ranked mode is the game's competitive format. Because every match plays out differently even on the same map, adaptability matters.
- Spend time in normal matches until building, trading, and deploying troops feels automatic.
- Be ready to change your plan mid-match, since no two sessions unfold the same way.
Alpha-stage warnings
Warn
The developers have said outright that the game is in early alpha.
Glossary
Glossary- RTS
- Real-time strategy — a genre where building, producing, and fighting all happen simultaneously with no pause.
- SAM Launcher
- A surface-to-air missile installation you place on your border to shoot down airborne threats.
- MIRV
- A single missile that splits into multiple warheads on the way down, hitting a much larger area than a standard nuke.
- Embargo
- A blockade strategy that cuts a rival country off from its resources, weakening it without a direct military push.
- Alliance
- A cooperative agreement between players that lets them fight together and coordinate attacks.
- Early Alpha
- The earliest public development stage of a game, where updates are frequent but bugs are expected.
Common questions
FAQCan you play for free?
Yes. Choosing a country, constructing buildings, training armies, and entering Ranked mode all cost nothing.
How many maps are there?
There are seven real-world maps, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and Japan.
Can you team up with friends?
The alliance system lets you form a cooperative relationship with other players in the same match.
What should I do if I keep running into bugs?
The developers have confirmed the game is in early alpha and that bugs exist. Frequent updates are rolling out, so waiting and trying again after an update is the best approach when something goes wrong.
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