User Guide

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The larger tactical overview displays your current and completed mission
objectives. Objectives are marked on the tactical overview with blue circles and
in addition they are represented with boxes to the left of the overview. Moving
the cursor over the objective displays more information about the objective.
The sensors aboard your Command APC are capable of detecting both friendly
and enemy weapons fired in the combat zone. Weapons fire is indicated by
small white moving dots.
Calling down the Dropships
You and your strike team are still loaded aboard dropships launched from
the Crayven battle cruiser orbiting the planet Krig-7B when the mission starts.
The dropships will not touch down on the planet surface until you order them
down to do so. The available dropships are displayed on the left side of
the screen as small icons.
To call down a dropship, simply click on the dropship icon
and then on a dropzone on the tactical map. Possible drop
zones are displayed on the tactical map as yellow pulsating
circles that appear once you have clicked on a dropship.
The dropships will initiate the drop sequence as soon as you
have called them down. The squads will be unloaded as soon
as the dropship arrives. Your Command APC will always
arrive with the first dropship ordered down.
Be advised that you may have more than one possible drop zone in some missions.
Drop all your dropships to the same drop zone or spread them out - it is your
call and your soldiers’ lives may depend on it. You are in no hurry to drop your
squads, survey the terrain and your objectives and select the best approach.
You must be on the alert once you have committed and called down a dropship
The tactical overview
is activated by clicking
on the small arrow
icon next to the small
map or by pressing
the M key on
the keyboard.
Move the mouse over
the objective box to
see more information
about the objective.
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edge, you tilt the camera view upwards or downwards. The camera view is
moved forward, backwards or sideways with the ARROW keys. Note that you
cannot move the camera view outside the boundaries of the map.
The altitude of the camera view can be changed with the
PAGE UP or PAGE
DOWN keys. Press PAGE UP to go to a higher altitude and PAGE DOWN to go
to a lower altitude. If your computer mouse is equipped with a mouse wheel,
you can use it to change the altitude as well.
You can also move the camera instantly to any location on the battlefield by
simply left clicking with the mouse on the small map or on the tactical overview.
You can order the camera view to track a certain squad by double clicking on
the squad or its squad button. When the camera view tracks a squad it will fol-
low it around the battlefield. The camera keeps tracking the squad until you
press an
ARROW key or until you double click on another squad.
The Tactical Map
In the bottom left corner is the Tactical Map, the Field Commanders best
friend. The tactical map shows you a top-down view of the entire battlefield.
The units you command show up as
green dots, with the currently
selected squad(s) blinking. Friendly
non-controlled units or buildings are
displayed by yellow dots while enemy
units or buildings appear as red
dots. A white cone marks your
current camera view position, with
your view expanding along the cone.
Use the cone to quickly see where
your view is on the battlefield.
Blue circles on the tactical map indi-
cate that the position is the location
of a mission objective. The blue circle
will disappear when you have completed
the objective.
Yellow, pulsating circles indicate a possible drop zone. Drop zone circles are
only displayed when a dropship is activated and indicate that you can order a
dropship to land at that location.
Clicking on the tactical map with the LEFT mouse button instantly moves your
camera view to that location. It is also possible to issue orders to selected
squads on the small map, just like you would do in the camera view.
The small arrow button, up and to the right of the small map toggles the larger
tactical overview map on and off. Pressing M on the keyboard also toggles
the tactical overview on and off.
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