PS2 Guide Basic Command
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You are the Commander!
When you login and find yourself the first person online You Are The Commander! Therefore everyone needs to read this guide.
Setting Up Squads
Listing the Squad This is the most important thing. Please make sure you do it correctly!
- Press O to bring up the Outfit. Then select Go To Members. Uncheck the Show Offline box top right.
- Click the >> button next to an online players name and select Invite to Squad from the drop down box. Wait for them to accept. Congratulations you have form your first Squad!
- Now press P to bring up your Squad/Platoon
- Uncheck Private Squad and select Only Accepting Outfit
- Add a description in the format MAP Platoon-number Squad-name www.terranovagaming.com
- e.g: MAP P1 Alpha www.terranovagaming.com , and Press enter and hit Enable Recruitment
- Once the squad is full. Simply repeat steps 1-2 again. A Platoon will be formed. Press P to view it.
- The Platoon Leader role should be the highest ranked person online and they should *not* be a Squad Leader (its too much hard work)
- To move a person between squads, promote to Squad/Platoon Leader. Click the >> button next to their name
Joining Squads
- Join Teamspeak 3 first. Jump in one of the Squad Channels. (If there are 12 or more people in a channel. Its full so don't join that channel.)
- Login in-game and press P
- Check the Filters Outfit box.
- Find the correct squad for the Teamspeak 3 channel you are in and hit Join Now
- If you wish to change squads to play with a friend or simple a change of tactics. Leave the squad and rejoin another Outfit squad but remember to switch on Teamspeak too!
Waypoints
These are singularly the most useful Command tool in-game.
- Blue is your Personal Waypoint. This is where you will be. Very useful for remembering where you parked or for marking an important road junction you need to turn at on route to your target.
- Green is your Squad Leaders Waypoint. This is where you should be. The Squad Leader should place this on the current base being defended or attacked.
- Orange/Gold way point is your Platoon Leaders waypoint. This marks the target Main Base to be attacked. All bases with connected Hex's are automatically considered valid targets for Squad Leaders.
There are also flares in game. At 100 certification points each I don't recommend you use this for the time being.
Leading Squad, who does what?
Split up the responsibility as much as possible. Its unfair to put the burden on 1 person The person who makes the strategic choices in terms of what continent to fight on and what bases to attack defend is the highest ranked person in the Chain-of-Command. Typically this will be the Platoon Leader and they should have the Platoon Leader role so they can set waypoints and Promote Squad Leaders.
A to B - Path of attack
Number 1 question is always Where are we attacking To decide this you first need to choose a Home Base to launch the attack from. This is a base where you can spawn air/ground vehicles at.
- Warpgate
- Tech Plant, Bio Lab, AMP Station
- Towers
- + some outlying bases
Target Base
This should always be marked by the Platoon Waypoint. All surrounded Hex's are considered valid targets for Squad Leaders to attack with their squads. Surrounding bases should taken in order to increase influence on Target Base.
Example:
