Forged Alliance Forever
Shares rank 6 of 8 game mods by recommenders
Free mod praised for its commander-death stakes, balancing changes and game lobbies. The main caveat people raise is technical problems.
Free mod praised for its commander-death stakes, balancing changes and game lobbies. The main caveat people raise is technical problems.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Technical problems rather than community
“the problem with FAF isn't community, it's technical”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “Beyond All Reason (Free Total Annihilation Inspired RTS)”
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The four most recommended other game mods, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quake Brutalist Jam III | 12 | 2 | 86% | 5 | — | Approved |
| GregTech: New Horizons | 11 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Arcane Dimensions (Quake mod) | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Tamriel Rebuilt | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Forged Alliance ForeverThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Both solid RTSs that serve different play styles.”
“I just prefer FAF's mechanic of a commander death ending the game for that player, it raises the stakes”
“"Forged Alliance Forever" is also a great mod, balancing changes, game lobbies and whatnot.”
“the problem with FAF isn't community, it's technical”
“you might find a more stable community with FAF”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.