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Reference: http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f189-modding-tutorials/95253-local-rcon-commands.html I tested the following on my local server using Pavlosk Bay Std, and I was able to fly the Osprey, move to one of the seats and then eject and deploy parachute, so it would be possible to program this I would imagine. To allow all kits used in vehicles plus no need for driver in tanks etc type in: Code: rcon oneman Screens shots: spawning a logi truck on carrier Below: Sitting in a passenger seat and wearing a pilot kit, ejecting from the Osprey Parachute deployed!

If you could work out a way to enable a squad to put on pilot kits and get into an Osprey without dying then you have your paratrooper drop, more realistic than dots flying across a map. That would be a lot of fun!

A good map to exploit would be the Falklands Infantry map or Goose Green but have the teams assault each objective by rubber boat. Starting from the carrier say. Have a trans squad if you like supplying ammo crates to squad locations to build fobs and defensive positions but the primary form of transport would be by sea (boats) You could also have a CAS squad of Harriers that was limited to being called in by the Squad leaders or the Commander as necessary if a captured flag was being overrun. CAS squad would not be allowed to fly sorties unless approved by Commander who has received a distress call from a squad leader. Targets would need to be lazed by the squad leader or designated Spotter. Countless scenarios spring to mind.

That was a great event TEDF, thanks for all the hard work mate! Great to see so many turn out and also really good to have a lot of new players enjoying the maps too. Ok we had a few glitches but that goes with the territory. Overall it was great team work by everyone! I'm rendering the first map, will paste it here when its done, got footage for the other two maps as well. Albasrah - US v INS Muttrah City - Russia v US Bijar Canyons - HAMAS vs US The map lasted only five minutes 52 seconds before it crashed so unless someone wants to see it I wont bother to upload it. By this stage we were all pretty tired.

Do I need a security clearance? This looks top secret!

Best way to get started on BMS is start with the Tactical Engagement Missions, the details for all these missions are in your BMS directory at: C:\Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\Docs\Falcon BMS Manuals BMS-Training.pdf is the manual I'm referring to, also there are plenty of YouTube vids out there teaching the basics.

No sign of this issue on the GDO server, A10 takeoffs are fine. Might be VG specific.

I can check this on another server for you.

Yeah there was another update today, no COOP servers up again. I'm going to deployment for now.

A laze only lasts 23 secs, so its a matter of timing your laze for when you think CAS is within range of the target.

From a player's perspective I found the maps we managed to test were very good. I liked the way Bots can respawn behind you even though the team had captured the flag, forces squads to be on their toes and not have tunnel vision in one direction, could promote better defensive tactics. No comment on the assets being OP, I'm of the opinion that it depends on server population and whether they are experienced or newbs playing on the map. Great work Melon!

Please don't encourage him.

Now you're talking Sausage, excellent information mate! Lets get some of this shit into our game!

Sausage, the formations presented don't give the exact distances between each squad member but the original for the Squad Column had a distance of 50 metres between the Squad Leader and the first Medic. So relative distances between each squad member is probably 10 metres at a minimum. These are also movement formations so they are not designed for static defensive positions. In motion these formations are meant to give certain advantages for lateral defense while a squad moves to an objective. At the moment the only formation I see in game in PR is a single file, or something else that resembles a dogs breakfast. Any formation would be an improvement of what is currently the norm.

Here are some basic APC formations that you never see in PR.

Macromedia's Freehand 9 was the ducks guts for me if I had to do vector graphics and my other favourite was Fireworks for building buttons, menu bars etc. That was back in 2000 and even back then Photoshop was still the king but a lot it comes down to what you are familiar with using. Once you know your way around a certain graphics program, you tend to be very reluctant to use anything else. We avoided Paint like the plague.

My rationale for the weapon kits are based on the fact that if you are dead and need to respawn, you won't necessarily have access to the HAT or the HMG kits, all the others are default kits that anyone can spawn in with. Squad Leader preferences regarding the makeup of their squads is over to them, I'm not telling anyone that you MUST use this or that kit in your squad, this configuration suits me until I'm convinced otherwise. Plus it would also depend on the map and enemy the squad is likely to face, armor, air, or infantry. But you're all missing the point and that is the squad movement formations themselves, the question we need to ask is do they work? Does the Squad Column in Wedge formation actually work or is it total bullshit? How easy is it to switch from Squad File to Squad column during a battle, and then switch to Squad Line?

We can add more formations as required Joe but these three will do to start things off. You're right about 360s, when do you see that happening on our server? The number of times I've seen trans choppers blown up because a squad is too lazy to find a safe LZ or some squad member is holding up the extraction because they've decided to change their kit.

@Double_13 Sure you could argue that formations might work better on deployment but at the moment we don't even know how to use these formations at all. COOP is the best place to try something out first, after all its only bots and therefore predictable. I bet that the first time we try this out it will be a complete disaster until all squad members understand how to change from one formation to the other in a seamless way. If it takes 3 minutes to change formation then we're all dead. Formations are only as good as the squad members you have, that's why I'm not interested in using newbs to do this initially. It will be hard enough to stay in formation with experienced players not wandering off to do their own thing. Sure go ahead and organise heavy asset formation if you think that is possible but I think with the current way armour is used in PR you're going to find a lot of resistance. For me I'll be happy to get an 8 man squad able to run these three formations at will and in a coordinated way, easier said than done! Please guys if you're not interested in exploring these squad movement formations with me and Joe, don't join up, we want to explore this as objectively as possible. cheers, Kav

Yep I'm in for that, we'll organise something on TS. I'm pretty sure there are plenty of other SLs who might be interested in giving this a go, just to mind: m823us Stark58 Blazer HaterOneActual 3ryan Xenalite Sausage Rotblut Jersans SemlerPDX SoldierOfMisfortune Double_13 TEDF Melon Muncher Spartanish Skitalez Badploy Vincent Cptn Wonderful add more here >

Paint should have been shot at birth, its bloody terrible to use. RIP. Amen to that.

Hi Joe, Yes absolutely no reason why a squad leader couldn't deploy an AR at point or even a sniper for that matter. I haven't had any takers yet in PR who want to try these formations out in the game and see if they really work or not. Obviously it would take a bit of drilling to get it right transitioning from Squad File formation to Squad Column and vice versa. I'd love to do a video on running these formations so if anyone is game contact me and we'll do it in game.

Charlies Point has the major problem where if the first flag is not captured within a certain time the ticket bleed rapidly runs down and the game ends prematurely. Pretty sure this does not happen on other servers.

Bwahaha....bloody hell Melon that looks more like the Tank Squad on Khamisiyah!!

Thanks m823US, Would love to read your Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad manual sometime. The field manual I referenced FM 3-21.71(FM 7-7J) is for Mechanized Infantry who have dismounted from their vehicles, hence the lack of snipers etc but you could easily adapt these formations to suit a long range recon squad. Any suggestions?