Balanced Annihilation

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Balanced Annihilation is a Total Annihilation mod remastered with improved graphics and balance. The philosophy of Balanced Annihilation follows three principles:

• Refined Total Annihilation mod: BA's lineage traces back to Total Annihilation and the mods that refined its classic graphics and gameplay across decades.

• Competitive Gameplay: BA has matured through years of playtesting by veteran players in both casual and tournament settings. Faction and unit choices offer many unique tactical possibilities.

• Stable Balance: BA is conservatively balanced to favour strategic play. Every unit has a role and few units get truly obsolete as the game progresses.

History

Balanced Annihilation is a Total Annihilation remake built using the Spring engine whose history traces back to the mod Absolute Annihilation by Caydr (2002-2006). AA was based on ÜberHack by Brave Sir Robin (1998-2002). The Swedish Yankspankers work on the TA Demo Recorder (1999-2004) made it possible for AA to be ported to 3D and these efforts led to the creation of Balanced Annihilation in 2006. Zero-K and BAR were both forked from Balanced Annihilation in the past.

Tournaments

Balanced Annihilation runs competitive 1v1 tournaments that attract many dedicated players. At 42 players the 2021 Crown Cup 2 tournament was the largest tournament in Spring's 16 year history and was commentated by Wingflier. Players battle for the BA crown, a unique in-game item for the commander that can only be aquired by winning the event. The current holder, Cartouche, has won both Crown Cup tournaments.

Crown Cup 1 (20th March 2021)

• 1st: Cartouche
• 2nd: PRO_rANDY
• 3rd: Teddy

Crown Cup 2 (20th November 2021)

• 1st: Cartouche
• 2nd: Teddy
• 3rd: PtaQ

Crown Cup 3 (12th March 2022)

Upcoming event.

External links

• BA website
• BA Discord
• BA forum