Important notice

Complete Annihilation has been rebranded as Zero-K. Newer information can be found at the new dev site and at the prototype players' site
This site is being kept for archival purposes.

Welcome to the home of Complete Annihilation

 Get Spring Downloader, and start playing Now! (Windows only; Linux users see Download section)

Complete Annihilation is a game for the  Spring RTS engine. It has a sizable and active playerbase, while still being under intense development, with updates every day. CA is based on several other modifications of Total Annihilation content (with the eventual goal of replacing it with original content, one piece at a time). CA aims to be a dynamic, action-packed, deeply strategic game, full of clever tactics and constantly moving combat.

CA Introduction

Download

1. Get the  Spring engine.

2. To Download CA you can use the...
   • See Spring Downloader to download CA, maps and keep everything up-to-date .
   • Or download a stable release from  http://packages.caspring.org/builds/.
   • A command line tool is  also available for Linux.

Play

Start Spring Downloader.
To play Online Multiplayer

1. Create a lobby account and log on.
2. Click Multiplayer under the Start tab.
3. Select Complete Annihilation (so that it is coloured), and click on any other games you do not wish to play (so that they are grey).
4. Click the 'Chat' tab and select 'Complete Annihilation' down the left side to talk with the community or ask for help.

To play Single Player

1. Click on the Single Player button in Spring Downloader.
2. Select one of the single player options.

There are Chicken, Chicken Egg and CAI, 3 types of AI with different levels of difficulty.

Preview

• Look at some  Screenshots(out-of-date, better see in game :D)

Documentation

• Read the Manual
• Read the Credits

Discuss

• See Chat tab in SpringDownloader?
• Join the #ca channel (type /j #ca) in the springlobby.
• Post in  our subforum in the CA section of official Spring forums.
•  Suggest a feature.
•  Report a problem.
• Check out  what's new.
• Join a Tournament( Stopped after 2008).
• Visit the  Forum(nobody there since 2008).

Support

• Advertising and supporting CA

For Developers

General

• Tasks
• Voting - make decisions in a democratic way.
•  Review all changes since the last stable release.
•  Development Log
• Development Version
• Learn how to use the SubversionRepository.
• Developer System Specs. (If you need testing)
• Programs to manage .DDS Files
• List of reported LUA errors  http://files.caspring.org/caupdater/spring_errors/
• Open Resources
• Look at  stats from actual games.
• Long term goals

Ca's magical lua and where/what it uses

• Chilli UI(Top Priority)
• Jump Jets
• LUPS
• Chickens
• Outlines
• Halo

Design Documents

• Balance Guidelines
• Graphical Design Document
• Weapon Standardization
• Unit Categories
• Air Changes
• Sea Changes
• Resource Ratios
• HoversAndAmphis
• Movetypes
• Ballistics
• Extra Resources
• Economy
• CA-GUI

Artwork

• Track modelling progress with  Modelbase, CA's model management system.
• Graphical Design Document, for modelling guidelines
• Concept Art
• Story
• New Names
• Explosion Images
• Unused and OTA textures
• Old model page (deprecated).

Audio

• Unit Responses
• General Effects
• Story Audio?

Scripting

•  Spring Lua API reference.
•  Performance notes

Map/Mod Downloader

See: Spring Downloader

• Mod statistics
• Map/Mod Downloader Protocol
• Adding new SpringDownloader module
• Widget Downloader Protocol

Webdesign

• New Website for Players
• New Website Analysis