Commander Part 1: Overview of the Commander Screen
June 14th 2009 21:40
The Commander role is one of the best roles to play as, not only because you rank faster the better you are, but because victory or defeat rests in your hands. It is quite simple, the better you are, the better the points.
Being a Commander is not always easy, especially if you do not have a mic. As in the previous post that talked about being a good squad leader, I continue to stress the importance of a microphone. However, that post covered orders and requests to the commander, I did not go into detail on the various abilities that the Commander has access to.
However, let me first explain the Commander Screen, which is seen by pressing "Caps Lock" or what ever key is designated. Also known as the Squad Screen.
This is part 1 of a multi post that I will create in the future, this covers the Commander Screen and the various mini menus that are located in the screen.
Here is a picture of the Commander Screen:
(Click to enlarge)
The numbers are as follows:
1: Squads Tab, click SQUADS to minimize.
2: The Squads, orders are sent to highlighted Squad(s).
3: Dead soldier icon.
4: Squad leaders and squad members/unsquaded troops. If they are white them their squad is highlighted, also shows the direction they are facing.
5: Control Units for commander abilities, if they are destroyed the respective ability(ies) will become unusable. Supply Drop ability cannot be destroyed, it has no Control Unit.
6: Command posts, ones that are the opposite of your team's color are enemy controlled.
7: Active Orders, shown by the icon and line that shows what squad is working on that order.
8: The mini command menu, accessed by right clicking. It has all the abilities except Sat-Track. From the top down - Zoom: zooms in. Spotted: enemy units in the cursor are "spotted" and seen by squad leaders and members. (Skip next 4, they are covered later) "Attack:" a object sensitive order, basically like a squad leader order, it changes depending on what is selected, in this case, an enemy command post.
9: The minimap, Displays squad leader routes, I usually minimize it. Click MINIMAP to minimize.
10: Immediate info area, displays bonuses (such as the commander bonus) and things like teamkill warnings and kills.
11: All abilities tab, (covered later), click ASSISTENCE to minimize.
12: Resign button, click to quit being commander.
13: Speech commands and talking area, pretty much the same as the one seen in the upper left corner when fighting, but it is relocated.
14: Shows the squad leader's class and all of the squad member's classes. The first box is the squad leader's followed by the members.
15: Squad Radio, right click this to communicate some speech to squad leaders, such include commending, rebuking, and informing squad leaders that a UAV, or orbital is available. More exist, but we aren't there yet!
16: Shows what the squad leader's current objective is, in this case it is Attack, Attack, Defend.
Here is a picture of the Squad Leader Radio:
The Options you can select are pretty self-explanatory
This concludes Part 1 of the Commander help, enjoy this new intel on the Battlefield Soldier!
Being a Commander is not always easy, especially if you do not have a mic. As in the previous post that talked about being a good squad leader, I continue to stress the importance of a microphone. However, that post covered orders and requests to the commander, I did not go into detail on the various abilities that the Commander has access to.
However, let me first explain the Commander Screen, which is seen by pressing "Caps Lock" or what ever key is designated. Also known as the Squad Screen.
This is part 1 of a multi post that I will create in the future, this covers the Commander Screen and the various mini menus that are located in the screen.
Here is a picture of the Commander Screen:
(Click to enlarge)
The numbers are as follows:
1: Squads Tab, click SQUADS to minimize.
2: The Squads, orders are sent to highlighted Squad(s).
3: Dead soldier icon.
4: Squad leaders and squad members/unsquaded troops. If they are white them their squad is highlighted, also shows the direction they are facing.
5: Control Units for commander abilities, if they are destroyed the respective ability(ies) will become unusable. Supply Drop ability cannot be destroyed, it has no Control Unit.
6: Command posts, ones that are the opposite of your team's color are enemy controlled.
7: Active Orders, shown by the icon and line that shows what squad is working on that order.
8: The mini command menu, accessed by right clicking. It has all the abilities except Sat-Track. From the top down - Zoom: zooms in. Spotted: enemy units in the cursor are "spotted" and seen by squad leaders and members. (Skip next 4, they are covered later) "Attack:" a object sensitive order, basically like a squad leader order, it changes depending on what is selected, in this case, an enemy command post.
9: The minimap, Displays squad leader routes, I usually minimize it. Click MINIMAP to minimize.
10: Immediate info area, displays bonuses (such as the commander bonus) and things like teamkill warnings and kills.
11: All abilities tab, (covered later), click ASSISTENCE to minimize.
12: Resign button, click to quit being commander.
13: Speech commands and talking area, pretty much the same as the one seen in the upper left corner when fighting, but it is relocated.
14: Shows the squad leader's class and all of the squad member's classes. The first box is the squad leader's followed by the members.
15: Squad Radio, right click this to communicate some speech to squad leaders, such include commending, rebuking, and informing squad leaders that a UAV, or orbital is available. More exist, but we aren't there yet!
16: Shows what the squad leader's current objective is, in this case it is Attack, Attack, Defend.
Here is a picture of the Squad Leader Radio:
The Options you can select are pretty self-explanatory
This concludes Part 1 of the Commander help, enjoy this new intel on the Battlefield Soldier!
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