Borders RTS Guides Hub

Every Strategy Guide You Need

Borders RTS by Smokestack Games blends Territorial.io-style expansion with deep economy, diplomacy, and nuclear endgames. Whether you joined during the v2.0 update or you are returning for Season 1, this hub collects every tutorial on bordersrts.wiki so you never hunt across disconnected pages.

Start with the how to play guide if you are new — it covers spawn selection, the B build menu, T trade menu, and the 80% territory win condition. Veterans jumping into ranked mode should skim economy fundamentals first, then specialize by map using our maps hub.

Each guide below includes FAQs, internal links to builds and tools, and practical advice tested against Place ID 128682909569625 during early alpha. Redeem active promo codes before applying these strategies in competitive lobbies.

Beginner & Core Guides

How to Play — Complete beginner walkthrough with embedded gameplay video covering farms, quarries, ports, and first expansion.

How to Win — Territory thresholds, timing pushes to 80% control, and when to pivot from economy to domination.

How to Expand — Neutral tile priority, border pressure, and avoiding multi-front wars during snowball phases.

Controls Reference — PC keybinds and mobile UI buttons for build and trade menus during alpha updates.

Mid-Game & Military Guides

Trade & Embargo — Negotiating routes, blocking rivals, and when betrayal wins games on dense maps like Europe.

Naval Invasion — Port placement, river crossings, ship timing, and amphibious assaults on Japan and Oceania.

Military Build Order — Barracks timing, troop capacity from cities, and coordinated attack windows.

Full Walkthrough — Match-by-match flow from spawn through nuclear endgame with video reference.

Late-Game & Competitive Guides

How to Get Nukes — Refinery gasoline chains, silo prerequisites, and MIRV escalation paths.

Nuke Defense — SAM launcher placement, spreading buildings, and retaliation timing.

Ranked Tips — Lobby selection, rating protection, and meta shifts during Season 1 through September 1, 2026.

Pair guides with strategy tools — the win tracker monitors 80% progress while the resource calculator plans farm and quarry counts.

Stay Updated

Smokestack Games ships frequent alpha patches — bookmark the v2.0 changelog and events hub for battle pass and flag pack releases. Community news appears on our community links page (Discord, not unofficial Trello boards).

Compare building priorities on the tier list hub after major patches. Game passes and badges pages document optional Robux content that does not replace skill but can accelerate cosmetics and convenience.