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The OpenFront Wiki is the community reference for OpenFront, an open-source, browser-based real-time strategy game. Its "Explore the Wiki" section organizes the game into a set of mechanics and unit pages — Settings, Combat, Gold, Bots, Nations, Buildings, Port, Atom Bomb, Warship, Transport Ship, and Train — so you can look up how a specific system works before or during a match. Use it when you need a quick explanation of a unit or rule; it is a reference, not a step-by-step tutorial for winning.
What the Wiki Covers
The mechanics and unit entries fall into four groups:
| Group | Pages | What you'd look them up for |
|---|---|---|
| Core systems | Settings, Combat, Gold | How a match is configured, how fighting resolves, how the economy works |
| AI and factions | Bots, Nations | How computer-controlled players and nations behave |
| Structures | Buildings, Port | What you can construct and what a port enables |
| Units and weapons | Atom Bomb, Warship, Transport Ship, Train | What each unit does and when it is relevant |
The page also links a Featured Guide, the Early Game Guide, described as covering "the basics and expand in the opening minutes." That is the closest thing to a beginner walkthrough on the mechanics side of the site.
How to Navigate It
- Open the wiki homepage and find the Explore the Wiki block.
- Pick the entry matching your question — for example, Combat if you want to understand how attacks resolve, or Gold if you are unsure how income works.
- Read the unit or system page, then return to the game and apply it in a low-stakes match.
The expected result is a working understanding of one system at a time. A common snag is treating a unit page as a strategy guide: the wiki explains what a unit is and does, while decisions about when to build it come from play and from guides like the Early Game Guide.
Where the Wiki Fits Alongside Updates
The wiki tracks releases, which matters because mechanics change between versions. The homepage lists:
- v0.35.0 (October 16, 2026) — player levels, XP and prestige with a subscriber XP boost; Ranked Free For All and Ranked Clan Wars; smarter nations, a seekable replay viewer, and twelve new maps.
- v0.34.0 (September 14, 2026) — OpenFront on Steam from September 17; public profiles, trusted-only lobbies, and player reporting; a rebuilt attack model and four new maps.
- v0.33.0 (July 31, 2026) — the Doomsday Clock battle-royale zone mode; Ranked 2v2 matchmaking with its own leaderboard; 22 new maps, impassable terrain, and account usernames.
If a unit or rule behaves differently from what you remember, check the changelog for the version you are playing before assuming the wiki page is wrong. The v35 notes in particular touch combat-adjacent systems (smarter nations, nukes that annex again), so pages on Combat and the Atom Bomb are the ones most likely to need a re-read after that update.
Beyond the Mechanics Pages
The site also points to the game's website, the official Discord, the development GitHub, the Steam page, YouTube, and a Wiki Project Discord. For visual learners, it features two videos by Lonely_Millennial: a 2026 beginner guide on winning your first games and a team game guide. Those are useful complements to the written unit pages — the wiki tells you what a Transport Ship is, while the videos show how players use one in practice.
When the Wiki Is the Right Stop
Go to the OpenFront Wiki when your question is "what does this do?" or "how does this system work?" — combat resolution, gold, a specific unit, or bot and nation behavior. Go to the Early Game Guide or the featured videos when your question is "what should I do first?" The two answer different questions, and the wiki is clearest when you arrive with a specific unit or system in mind.