Long ago, the galaxy had known peace. Paradise was ruled with the hand of science, and the hand was that of the galactic governing body known as the Core. Ironically, it was the Core's ultimate victory, the victory over death itself, that brought about the downfall of its paradise and started the war that would decimate a million worlds.

The immortality process, known as "patterning," involved the electronic duplication of brain matrices, allowing the transfer of consciousness into durable machines. Effectively it meant immortality, and the Core decreed the process mandatory for all citizens in order to ensure their safety.

However, there were many citizens unwilling to toss aside their bodies so casually, many indeed who regarded patterning as an atrocity. They fled to the outer edges of the galaxy, forming a resistance movement that became known as the Arm. War began, though it was never officially declared by either side.

The Arm developed high-powered combat suits for its armies, while the Core transferred the minds of its soldiers directly into similarly deadly machines. The Core duplicated its finest warriors thousands of times over. The Arm countered with a massive cloning program. The war raged on for more than 4,000 years, consuming the resources of an entire galaxy and leaving it a scorched wasteland.

Both sides lay in ruins. Their civilizations had long since vanished, their once vast military complexes were smashed. Their armies were reduced to a few scattered remnants that continued to battle on ravaged worlds. Their hatred fueled by millenia of conflict, they would fight to the death. For each, the only acceptable outcome was the complete and utter annihilation of the other.

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About Total Annihilation with 7 comments by Henley on Apr 19th, 2011

While many sites stop supporting old games as soon as the newer model comes out its a little different here for Desura, a lot different actually. We are now supporting Total Annihilation mods over our digital distribution service enabling thousands of gamers to easily download and access the best user made modifications. Welcome to the family Total Annihilation and the flagship modifications!


We are always looking for more fantastic mods to support over the service, if you know of a mod or are apart of a mod that you think needs to be on Desura let us know support@desura.com and we will do our best to get it ready, even if we do not support the game the mod is currently for let us know either way.

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TA Escalation Beta 6.5
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TA Escalation Beta 6.5

Mar 15, 2013 Total Annihilation: Escalation Full Version 4 comments

It is time to once again continue the infinite conflict! Just in time, TA:Escalation (TAESC) delivers an arsenal of destruction with even more units...

TA Frenzy Soundtrack
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TA Frenzy Soundtrack

Dec 31, 2012 TA Frenzy Audio 0 comments

This is something I retrieved from my countless subfolders of stuff related to my mod. It was meant to be played as the default sound when entering the...

TA Features 2011
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TA Features 2011

Mar 20, 2012 Total Annihilation Full Version 2 comments

A comprehensive, bugfixed compilation of all features needed to play all the 3rd-party maps available for TA. Also thrown in are map weapons (hailstorms...

Total Mayhem beta 6.42
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Total Mayhem beta 6.42

Mar 4, 2012 Total Mayhem Full Version 1 comment

Total Mayhem beta 6.42 includes many improvements, a couple of new units, and a consolidated and greatly simplified install. All units and data is now...

Total Mayhem beta 6.3
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Total Mayhem beta 6.3

Jan 11, 2012 Total Mayhem Full Version 2 comments

Further development, bugfixes, updated models and graphics, and 2 new units: Mobile Fortresses for Arm and Core. ** deleted and recreated this download...

TA Frenzy 1_41
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TA Frenzy 1_41

Dec 27, 2011 TA Frenzy Full Version 2 comments

Most recent version of the mod. Please see the readme inside for installation instructions, overview of the mod, features and credits.

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bobthedino
bobthedino Apr 5 2012, 11:36am says:

15 years of awesome and counting!

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V_Flashbang
V_Flashbang Sep 30 2011, 9:32am says:

@Gamma_Ta Seconded

I would be happy to give you guys screenies of online play (1v1, 2v2, sometimes I can get some epic 3v3s going too). Just PM me.

Make sure to check out gameranger and warzone ta clients!

Gameranger.com

Ewarzone.com

Ta Essentials
D-gun.com/files
Techsupportdesk.net (maps, GOW2/Final needed, Ta Zone Mappack)
Also, if you go to their forums then there is a page on how to forward your ports (the easy way 0.o?)

Have fun!

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FritzFricia
FritzFricia Jan 18 2013, 3:08pm replied:

it'll never be like Boneyards though.

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Forboding_Angel
Forboding_Angel May 13 2011, 5:25am says:

If you enjoy Total Annihilation (God knows I did... Played TA to death), make sure to check out Evolution RTS! It's not available on Desura yet, but it should be soon, and it's Free!

Indiedb.com

P.S. Also, who the heck grabbed these screenshots? Most of them are from mods, not OTA :-(

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Hisyam
Hisyam Apr 12 2011, 1:57am says:

can download game in this web, if not have, it's looser web or ilegal

-3 votes     reply to comment
gundam911
gundam911 Jan 21 2011, 3:18pm says:

what do i need to download to be abel to play this game

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TheRegisteredOne
TheRegisteredOne Mar 25 2011, 1:53pm replied:

You don't necessarily need to buy the game. TA is an old game that does not sport any sort of DRM or CD keys. So you cain simply find a copy of it somewhere. ;)

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Lupus_of_nox_noctis
Lupus_of_nox_noctis Mar 5 2011, 9:18pm replied:

Still pay for Mate. Your best chance is GoG

+7 votes     reply to comment
Lupus_of_nox_noctis
Lupus_of_nox_noctis Mar 5 2011, 9:22pm replied:

And Impulse

+6 votes     reply to comment
MorsTactica
MorsTactica Feb 9 2011, 11:44pm replied:

You have to buy it for 10 dollars on Atari . com but you have to say you're in the UK and pay 5 euros (10 $)

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Total Annihilation
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Cavedog
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GT Interactive
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This is only for those who can appreciate old games and look past the dated visuals. If you can't, go play something else because this game won't be for you. Plenty of unit variety, a thriving modding community, an excellent soundtrack and many more things make Total Annihilation a truly fantastic RTS of it's time. This game, in my personal opinion, is better than a lot of modern RTS games. You can purchase this game, complete with The Core Contingency and Battle Tactics expansion packs, via digital…

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