Arma 2 manual - Steam

27 Pages·2009·11.69 MB·English

by  Pavel Mázl

Table of Content Aircraft Controls 27
Installation 2 General Gameplay Information 30
Introduction 2 Mission Briefing 30
Gear 30
Quick Start 3 Map 31
Combat 31
Basics 3
First Aid 34
Diary 4
Battlefield Clearance 35
Map 5
Combat Tactics 35
Infantry Controls 6 Communication 36
Taking Command 36
LAND Vehicle Controls 8 Conversations 38
Aircraft Controls 9 Support Units 38
Ammo Resuply 39
Group/Team Command Controls 10 Vehicle Support 39
Single Player 12 Strategic Command 39
Campaign 12 Supports 39
Scenarious 14 High Command 40
Boot Camp 15 Features available in large-scale battles 41
Armory 15
Editor 16 Advanced Editing and Users Community 46
Mission Management 20
Troubleshooting 46
Multiplayer 20
Game Updates 46
Session Browser 20
Technical Support 46
Joining a Game 21
Hosting a Game 22 Credits 47
Chat 22
End-User License Agreement 49
Options 23
Notes 50
Video Options 23
Advanced Video Options 23
Audio Options 23
Game Options 25
Player Profile 26
Vehicle Controls 26
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Introduction ArmA 2 will bring you closer to an intense military conflict than you could ever Basics
imagine. It’s a large virtual world with endless opportunities and ever-chang-
The 27th Marine Expeditionary Unit of the USMC have been deployed to the ing environment. You can fight, evade, steal enemy vehicles, attack enemy Movement and orientation
post-Soviet Republic of Chernarus: a small country chained to the threat of an bases, escape from enemy prisons, or create and play any imaginable scenario
upcoming civil war. Force Reconnaissance Team Razoris among the first to in your very own missions. If you still want even more action then you can go You can move around the environment in a very similar manner to any other
fight. This elite team is about to fall down the rabbit hole, trapped in a war not online and play one of the many multiplayer modes or download new content first person shooter using the mouse and keyboard, but there are some more
only for control of the country, but also the hearts and minds of its people. made by other users of the game. options:
Installation Wnoirtthh t, hteh em isgthatk oesf tchoeu UldSnM't Cb oe ffhsihgohreer. aTnhde R fuastsei ao afn Cxhioeursnlayr wusa ticsh binagla fnrocemd tohne Quick Start • hold Shift to temporarily walk (double click it to toggle between walk and run).
a razor's edge... • hold Alt to freely look around using the mouse (even while moving).
System requirements The quickest way to learn the ropes is to work your way through the Boot • hold Qand Eto lean (double tap to permanently toggle lean).
Minimal PC System Requirements • Command members of Force Recon Team Razor through a branching Camp missions. Before that however you may want to configure the basic con- • change your stance: Zto go prone, Xto crouch and Cto stand up.
campaign full of twists and surprises. trols to suit, in the Main menuclick Options, then Controls, see the controls
• Dual Core CPU (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon and configure them to your suiting then click OK. Interacting with the environment
• 312 G0B0 +R AoMr faster) • Elaxnpdlsocraep eC,h merondaerluesd w22it5h sstquunanrineg kdielotmaile atenrd porfe chisigiohnly a ndde tuasiilnegd resaaln-wdboorlxd OSinncgel etphlea yceornatnrodl st haerne Bcooontf iCgaumrepd. return to Main menu, from there select Taoct iinotne rmacetn wu iitsh uysoeudr .e Iqf utihpemree natr aen adn tyh ea cetniovnirso namvaeinlatb ilne mtoo rme aandivpaunlaceted wwiatyhs y, tohuer
• GPU (Nvidia Geforce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster) with Shader geographical data. gear, vehicle or environment, you can see them in the action menu that opens up
Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM when you rotate the mouse wheel. You can close the menu using the Right Mouse
• Windows XP • Learn Authentic military simulation: the game simulates various aspects of Button or perform any action with the Left Mouse Button. Often you will also see
• DVD (Dual Layer compatible), 10 GB free HDD space combat and environment effects such as bullet ballistics and deflection, the action icon near your weapon cursor which indicates a new action available.
material penetration, tracers, varying ammunition types and stopping
You can press Mouse wheel to activate this default action or invoke the action
Optimal PC System Requirements power, supersonic bullet crack and weather conditions.
menu as usual and select the action with the Left Mouse Button.
• Quad Core CPU or fast Dual Core CPU (Intel Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon • Join large online battles with up to 50 players.
64 X2 4400+ or faster) Contents of the action menu are context sensitive depending where you point
• 2 GB RAM • Create and share online your own missions and content using the intuitive, with the cursor and what you currently could do.
• Fast GPU (Nvidia Geforce 8800GT or ATI Radeon 4850 or faster) with easy-to-use built in mission editor.
Shader Model 3 and 512 or more MB VRAM
• Windows XP or Windows Vista
• DVD (Dual Layer compatible), 10 GB free HDD space
The training missions essentially offer a complete package of tutorials for the
Autorun key aspects of ArmA 2, movement, shooting, leadership, armor, flying, combat
flying, trying and mastering these key components of ArmA 2's gameplay will
When you place the ArmA DVD in your PC’s disk tray and close it, the Autorun
help you to achieve your objectives on the battlefield, remember there is no
application should start. If it does not, you can find it on your DVD drive’s root
substitute for good training and rigorous practice.
folder (Autorun.exe).The Autorun menu gives you several options, such as
viewing the readme file, visiting the Bohemia Interactive Studio website and
of course installing the game.
Setup
To install the game, please follow the instructions provided in the setup process.
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Map and Tasklog
Press Mto show the map and also a menu allowing you to see your tasks, mis-
sion objectives, details about your gear and about your team members. The
map also contains navigation aids and actual time info.
Using your weapons
• press Fto change your weapon mode.
• press R or use the action menu to reload your weapon when your
magazine is empty.
• use the action menu to switch to secondary weapon (if you have one).
• Chatlog- Scenario's history of communication including conversation and
• click Right Mouse Button to switch to iron sights view and back to first
radio chatter on all available channels.
person view.
• Team - Overview of your team. You may access your inventory or
• hold Right Mouse Button to zoom into the environment and temporarily
teamswitch to available units marked.
hold you breath / stabilize your weapon.
• press G to display all your gear and pickup new items if you are near Diary • Help- Contains the overview of controls of the aspects of the game you
tried, or are about to try in short time.
a w eapon crate or in a vehicle.
• Statistics- Overview of your performance in the particular scenario.
Communication and Command Tsuhbe- mDieanryu hlisatsi ntgh rpeaer tmicauilna rp iatertms:s tihne a mseacinti omne (neu.g w. mitihs sliisotn o ofb ajevcatiilvaebsle) asnedct aio tnasb, •• PVolatyinegrs-- MVoutltinipgl afyoerr -omnalyin s eccotmiomn asnhdoewri nign tlhaerg leis tb oaft tplelasy. erPsr.esent only in
Ccaonm smeulencitc atthioen d aensdir ecdo momptaionnd ionp tthioen sc oamrem sahnodw ann udp oconm prmesusniincga tSiopna cmebeanru. Ytohue dsuisbp-lmayeinnug. additional content. Or sometimes, a specialized dialog instead of a • lTarragnes-sfecarle- bTartatlnes fsecre noapritoios.ns enabling exchange of resources or unit
smaemneu adsis ipnl atyheed a tcetmiopn omraerniluy.. TAhltee rCnoamtimveulyn,i cyaotuio cnasn a hnodl dC oSmpamceabnadr mtoe nhua vise ctohnis- •• TMaaspks- -H Lidisets o tfh me idsisaioryn aonbdje schtiovwess. jYuosut mthaey m aactpi.vate any available task at any rsecaesnsairgionsm.ents among team commanders. Present only in large-scale battle
text sensitive depending on currently available options and also depending on time by choosing the Set as current taskoption. Tasks are often added in Map
cursor position. the course of the gameplay.
• Briefing- Contains overview of the mission as well as information which will Map helps you in finding your position relative to your objectives, and in plan-
help you to win: background information, your operation orders or valuable ning your movement. It often contains additional markers describing the situ-
intelligence. The content of the briefing section is often updated during the ation on the battlefield. It also displays enemy contacts with various levels of
gameplay. Both task descriptions and briefing texts contain hyperlinks, which precision on easy difficulty settings.
point to the particular places on the map important for your current objective.
You often get a grid reference in the game. The grid divides the map to
100x100 meters squares, identified by a six-digit code. First three digits
describe horizontal position of the square, second triplet describes vertical
position. If you zoom out, the map is divided into 1x1 km squares.
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Team Razor
1stSgt Patrick "Eightball" Miles SSgt Randy "Icecold" Sykes
Razor team leader Razor marksman
Date of Birth: April 12th 1974 Life and career:Texan born Randy Sykes has a
number of blackside ops to his name and is
Life and career:The son of a Californian politi- famous among his fellows for remaining “Ice
Singleplayer cian and lawyer, it is notable that 1stSgt Miles Cold” in a crisis. A natural marksman, Sgt Sykes
chose enlistment rather than seeking a commis- is Razor Team‘s designated Scout/Sniper. The
If you select Singleplayer option in the Main menu, various game modes sion (although he has completed OCS). Gained truth behind his reported 2300m light .50 ‚con-
providing single player experience are listed. Each of them will be described in excellent grades in the Ranger Course and later firmed kill‘, often cited among new 27th MEU
more detail in this chapter. in Recon School. Successful tours in Iraq as a Recon squad commander, fol- recruits, remains classified. Completed training modules include: SOI, TBS,
In the autumn of 2009, Chedakisurprisingly launched a major assault on gov- lowed by a tour in A-stan (already with Force Recon), earned him a place in the SMTC, BRC, SERE, SST, MCMAP
Campaign ernment forces, led by infamous supreme warlord, nicknamed Akula (Shark). 5th Force Recon Btn. He became Razor‘s team leader in 2008.
In a few weeks insurgents seized most of the Northern Province, and declared Special skills:Exceptionally good shooting and camouflaging abilities, expert-
Campaign is a series of scenarios, connected by a plot. You can start the cam- independence from the Chernarussian government. Special skills:Brilliant leadership and expertise in special warfare, language skills. ise in deep reconnaissance.
paign in the main screen but later you will also be able to replay any of the
completed parts of a campaign as many times as you wish. After negotiations to join Russia resulted in dismissal by Moscow, insurgents
MSgt Matt "Coops" Cooper SSgt Brian "Scarlet" O’Hara
installed their own government and declared martial law, continuing to
Note that every time you quit the campaign, your current position will be advance to the western part of the Razor scout/grenadier
Life and career: San Franciscan-born O‘Hara
saved and you will be able to continue from the same position. country. Government forces suffered heavy losses and the situation became
Date of Birth: December 9th 1976 followed a number of his brothers into the Navy.
critical. Alexander Baranov, the prime minister of Chernarus, asked NATO
Trained as Medic before transferring to the
Sometimes, you may feel things didn't go too well and you want to try some- forces to assist in restoring peace and order in Chernarus. The Alliance alerts
thing again. For that use the Revert option in the main campaign screen. its rapid reaction forces in the Euro-Asian theater. It is decided to send Marines Life and career:A native New Yorker, Sergeant Marine Corps as a field corpsman and finally
Cooper dropped out of college to pursue a career joined Force Recon in 2007. Currently Razor
to the area to prevent further civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict
Harvest Red between Chedakiand remnants of Chernarussian Defence Forces. A Marine iunn ftlhaep pCaobrlep sp. eHrseo nhaalsit ya apsa irntdiciucalatrelyd rboyb tuhset oauntd- Tjibeeasm ‘(st ympiecadli co. fD tehsipsi tceo mthme ouns uinatl e“rN-faovrcye P turkaenss”-
In Chernarus, civil war has raged for two years after a long period of political Expeditionary Force is deployed to take control of the situation. standingly high scores seen in his mental health fer), Brian is fitting in well as Razor Team‘s
instability, caused by conflicts between a pro -Western coalition and commu- evaluation (Recon School report, 2006). Sergeant Cooper is a charismatic and newest and youngest member. Low aggression levels and a tendency toward
nist-nationalist Chernarus Red Star Movement (ChDKZ, Chedaki). After ChDKZ well-liked Marine. Calm, friendly, a highly motivating NCO. caution belie his roots however.
was defeated by the democratic wing in the 2008 elections, tension escalat-
ed during the so-called September Crisis. With wide support from ethnic Special skills:Reconnaissance expert, proficiency in Slavic languages. Special skills:Medical expertise including traumatology and basics of military
Russians in the Northern Province of Chernarus, insurgents attempted to surgery, training in special warfare.
reunite Northern Chernarus with Russia by force, but were defeated in the
counter-insurgency operation Northwind. By the summer of 2009, remaining
insurgent troops retreated to hideouts in the northern mountains.
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My missions • Units - pick the type and amount of units your squad will have.
• Island - choose any of the islands available to you.
A good first step into mission design is the in-game mission wizard. This visu- • Name - enter a name for your mission.
al design tool lets you quickly move around starting points, objectives and • Map - in a 2D map view you can change the position of various mission
other key mission elements, and export the results as a brand-new mission. elements here. You do this by pressing and holding the left mouse button
over any of the named markers and moving them to a new location. Double
You access the single mission wizard by pressing SINGLEPLAYER, followed by click Left Mouse button to insert a unit or edit a waypoint or unit if your
SCENARIOS. Now open the My Missions... folder and double-click < New mis- cursor is pointing at it. Click the Right Mouse to add a waypoint to the
Sgt Chad "Robo" Rodriguez
sion > with your left mouse button. currently selected unit. Press Delete to delete a unit or a waypoint.
Razor heavy gunner
• Time&Date - prefer to play during a cold winter evening? Pick your time and
First you will be asked to select one of three available mission templates. date settings here.
Life and career: Orphaned at a young age,
These are the basic outlines of your scenario and determine things like how • Weather - both forecast and fog settings can be altered for your mission.
Rodriguez is the classic example of the Corps
many enemy bases and patrols will be generated.The available templates are:
straightening out a delinquent youth. Managed
• 01: Trial By Fire- Before operation Harvest Red begins, 27th MEU has to When you are happy with these settings, press Preview and select a difficulty
to stay on the right side of the law despite
retake the island of Utes. Take part in the assault as a member of a Marine • Basic - reach the destination point, alive. in the next screen. Pressing Preview again will put you directly to your newly
patchy high school attendance. Regarded as a
unit tasked to flank insurgent defenses. • Target - your objective is to destroy the main target, but you can change created scenario.
‚high maintenance‘ Marine by his peers
• 02: Eye For An Eye- Insurgency spawns resistance among Chernarussian both your starting and destination points as well as the targets.
Rodriguez has a reputation for carelessness. population. Play for a small group of locals who decide to fight the bad guys • Defender - make sure the enemy does not overrun your base. Boot Camp
Battle-hardened by tours in Iraq and A-stan, the Sergeant has earned real
on their own. The night is coming and you need to be silent, swift and deadly.
respect as a fighter in the 27th MEU corpus. • 03: Counterattack- Urban warfare from the eyes of a young Russian con Boot camp provides you with various scenarios where you can train and practice
script being sent right into the fierce battle with determined Chernarussian combat drills, whether it's infantry, armored, aircraft. You may also train for an
Special skills: Remarkable shooting proficiency, physical constitution and deep force. Keep with your team and watch your corners. accurate para drop, commanding your squad members or forces consisting of
knowledge of various weapons platforms. • 04: Village Sweep(TODO: NAME!) - Soon after Operation Harvest Red multiple squads, as well as learning about the base construction interface.
Scenarios satsa rat epdl,a tmoaonny cMomarminaen udneirt sa pnedn ceotrmatmeadn dde eypo uinr tfoir ein stueargmesn ta tnedr ristuopryp.o Fritginhgt Armory
armor towards victory over insurgents holding an abandoned village.
Scenarios are another part of the core single player experience in ArmA 2.
• 05: War Welcome- Marine assault on Utes through the eyes of a force The Armory is a fun playground for all vehicles, weapons and creatures in the
They not only provide a refreshing variety from the main campaign by offering
commander. Defend the bridgehead, manage your resources and capture game. It provides background information, allows you to view everything up-
the experience of playing for different factions, in different roles etc. but also
the whole island. It is recommended to try out this scenario before trying close and most importantly: lets you try out all content. You will be given
it is very good place to train combat skills more for the campaign and also
the following large-scale battles. dynamic challenges, which will test and improve your skills in many areas.
online multiplayer battles. Apart from full blown scenarios, it is also possible
• 06: Bear Rising - Disputes over the border territories between Russian When first starting the Armory, not all content is unlocked. By completing chal-
to fully customize some of the preset mission templates.
Federation and Chernarus turned into a regular conflict. In this Russian Did you know... lenges you earn points, which in turn unlock items. Another way to unlock all
Scenarios offensive on the Chernarussian mainland, you may take your part either as ...that advanced mission designers can create completely new templates? items is to complete the singleplayer scenarios or the campaign.
commander of the tank brigade or as a common tanker, ordered to break
Order of the scenarios reflect their overall complexity. It is recommended to try through the enemy defenses at any cost. When you are satisfied with your choice of template, press LOAD. The menu Note: it's not just official content that will be shown and playable in the
the simple battles first before taking part in large-scale operations. • 07: Freedom Fighters- Russian forces supporting insurgent leaders assist will now show you which sides this template is available for and you can Armory, but user-made content that you may download from the Internet
in establishing the occupation administration. This large-scale battle will be choose any of them. Pressing LOAD once more takes you to a screen where is featured as well. This allows you to quickly jump into a cool new
the first combat encounter of NAPA partisans against the intruders and you can tune the mission settings. vehicle and test its capabilities on a Mobility Range, or to pick up
traitors. Play either as a common guerrilla or as a leader of the local a custom weapon and let off some
resistance force. rounds on a Firing Range.
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Editor Basic Controls Placing units and groups
The basics of the mission editor are easy to grasp, allowing beginners to cre- • Clicking and holding the right mouse button anywhere on the map allows Units are the primary elements of most missions and you can insert them by
ate instant actionstyle missions in a matter of minutes. Other mission edit- the user to pan around the map by moving the mouse. pressing and double-clicking the Left Mouse somewhere on the map. In the
ing functions are far more complex and cryptic. Creating a complex mission can • The mouse wheel and numpad +/- keys control the map zoom level. pop-up window that appears, you can set a large number of properties for the
take weeks of editing, and will require knowledge of scripting and creation of • Left Clicking on an entity selects it. Selected entities are opaque, non unit you are about to insert, such as its side, type, health status and azimuth.
some supporting text files outside of the game. Multiplayer missions create selected entities are slightly transparent. You can also set which unit will be controlled by Player and which by the AI.
some further complexities that will need to be considered. This description • Double left clicking on an entity generally opens the entity's editing dialog.
serves only as very basic introduction to the mission editing. More advanced In Waypoint mode, double left clicking on a object will create a waypoint for
reference can be found online at http://community.bistudio.com the selected group that is attached to the clicked object.
• Double left clicking in an empty space will create a new entity, if it's
Creating your own mission possible in the current editing mode.
• Clicking and holding the left mouse button on an entity allows it to be
When you select Editor from the Play menu, you will first be asked for the dragged around the map. It's not possible to move units in group mode or
island you would like to set your mission on. Simply select the island you want move waypoints in synchronize mode.
to use and hit OK. This will take you to the editor interface. • Clicking and holding the left mouse button in empty space allows a drag box
to be created for selecting multiple entities.
• Holding Control allows the user to select more than one entity using the
drag box or individually by left clicking on them.
• Holding Shift and clicking the left mouse button on an unit or waypoint will
select all entities associated with that unit's group.
After you select the item you want to use in the Armory, you can start Scene
• Holding Shift and clicking on and holding the left mouse button on a You can move units by selecting and holding them with the Left Mouse and
mode to be presented with a cutscene starring that item. In Scenemode, you
selected entity rotates the selected entities. then dragging them to the desired location. Rotating is done by holding Left
can also view a text description with background information and statistics.
• Holding Shift and left clicking on an object with a waypoint attached to it and moving the mouse until you reach the correct angle. If you need to place
Next up is the Viewermode in which you can really inspect all those nice little
selects the underlaying object. a number of units typically belonging together at the same time, you can press
details. In this mode right mouse button and mouse movement rotate around • Holding Shift and double left clicking on an entity with a waypoint on it 2and insert a group in much the same way as you used for units. After you
the item, left mouse button and mouse movement pan around it and holding
opens the appropriate entity's dialog (rather than the waypoints). place a group, notice that you in fact placed a collection of individual units
both mouse buttons and moving the mouse vertically will zoom in and out.
• Delete will erase the entity under the mouse cursor. which are linked together by blue links. You can manually create and remove
Finally you can press the left mouse button twice to reset the Viewercamera. • Holding Control and pushing Xwill cut the selected entities to the clipboard. such links in Group mode as well by clicking on a unit, holding left mouse but-
• Holding Control and pushing Cwill copy the selected entities to the clipboard. ton and dragging the line showing where the unit belongs to.
When you decide to Tryitems, you will be able to simply play with the item or There are several modes of the mission editor, all accessed by the associated • Holding Control and pushing V will paste a copy of entities from the
you may accept dynamic challenges that are not only fun to complete but as function keys or using the toolbox in the menu on the right side of the screen: clipboard. Copy and pasted named entities automatically have a number Did you know...
mentioned above, allow you to unlock more items to play with. You are offered
appended to their names to avoid conflicts. ...that when you place a unit as Playable, you can switch to it using Team
primary challenges as little dynamic missions such as Attack Locationor Taxi. 1 : Units • Holding both Control and Shift and pushing Vwill paste a copy of entities Switch or this unit is playable in multiplayer mode?
Secondary challenges may be presented at any time and even while on a pri- 2: Groups on their original position (useful when copying units between missions).
mary challenge. Sometimes their goals conflict and it's up to you to decide 3: Triggers
which you want to complete (or try to get them both!). When you just want to 4: Waypoints
play around, you can disable challenges from the pause menu. This is also where 5: Synchronize
you can abort active challenges and where you can return to item selection. 6: Markers
7: Modules
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• Transport unload - wait for passengers of the vehicle who are not in the Note that the automatically created first waypoint (the leader's initial position
same group to get out (usually Get in waypoint of another group as seen in the map editor) is considered as a Move type waypoint and can be
synchronized with this group). used by the Cycle waypoint as well. Only a Switch trigger or script can be used
• Hold - unit or group will stay at this position. Only a switch trigger or to breaka group out of a cycle loop.
scripting can move the group from this point.
• Sentry- hold position until an enemy is detected. Simple triggers
• Guard - Any of the units within the Guard waypoint will also intelligently
engage enemies anywhere on the entire game map and in the meantime Triggers are used to set up a lot of the gameplay in a mission. Triggers can be
Giving units waypoints will find ones Guarded by ... trigger and protect this location. used to detect a virtually unlimited amount of conditions in the game world
• Talk- speak a sentence from the Effects section of the waypoint. and they can then react on those. The simpler forms of triggers are explained
Your unit will be a completely sentient AI being within the game world and it • Scripted- executes the script file in the Script text field of the waypoint. below.
will react to nearby events. Most likely however, you will want the units to
• Support - wait until another unit calls for support (only works for support units).
move about. This can be achieved with waypoints. The different types of way- • Get in nearest - board in the vehicle nearest to this waypoint Presence detection
points are:
• Dismissed- units are freely roaming around this waypoint until an enemy is To create a synchronized link between a waypoint and another group's way-
detected. point or a trigger, select Synchronized editing mode 5and then simply left A very common thing to do with triggers is detecting the presence (or absence)
of units. To do this, place a trigger at the position where you would like to
click and hold on the waypoint, move the mouse to the desired way-
Waypoint synchronization point/trigger then release. To remove synchronization lines from a waypoint or detect this presence and scale it using the Axis a and Axis b properties. The
area you encompass is where your trigger will look for units. The Activation
trigger, left click on it, hold and drag a line into empty space. Note this will
You can synchronize the waypoints of two or more separate groups by remove all synchronizing lines from that entity. combo-box will let you select a particular unit side to listen for. If you don’t
pressing and dragging a link between their waypoints. need to make a distinction between sides, pick Anybody.
Neither group will proceed to the next waypoint until they both finished the Waypoint Cycle
synchronized waypoints. Next you choose whether you want to check for presence, absence or maybe
A Cycle type waypoint can be used to make the group move in an infinite loop, whether the units have been detected by another side. This is done by
Synchronization mode is used to make different groups carry out their way- a great and easy way to create a patrol. If you want your group to repeat any selecting one of the options in the toolbox.
point orders at the same time, and optionally only under specific circum- of its previous waypoints, simply insert a new waypoint with type set to Cycle
stances. Synchronization can seem a hard concept to understand at first, but nearby the previous waypoint and this will be the waypoint executed. Mission ending
it's a very powerful and easy to use tool. For example, synchronization can be
• Move- move to this location. used to organize friendly forces to wait until everyone is in position before Any trigger can be classified as an ending trigger using the Type property. In
• Destroy- move to the target location and destroy whatever the waypoint launching a mass attack, or wait in ambush until an enemy convoy is in the per- the combo-box you can select one of 7 endings (including Lose), which
is placed on. fect location before opening fire. Synchronizing links can be made between corresponds to endings in the mission briefing HTML file.
• Get in - try to board the vehicle this waypoint is attached to or, if syn any of a group's waypoints and any number of other group's waypoints, and
chronized with a vehicle’s waypoint, the vehicle will stop and wait to any number of triggers. A synchronized waypoint will not complete until all Modules
be boarded. waypoints it is linked with are ready to complete, and all synchronized triggers
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• Join- synchronize this waypoint with another group's waypoint to join the two. life are just one double click away from your mission. Some of the modules
• Join and lead - as above, but now become the resulting group's leader. need to be synchronized 5with another units or objects.
• Get out- get out of the vehicle.
• Cycle- used to create a loop of waypoints. This is explained in the section below.
• Load- wait for others to board as cargo.
• Unload - wait for everyone in the vehicle to get out.
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