Originally posted by funkedup:
Is there a manual anywhere which explains how to control squads or give orders to an individual trooper?
I'm sure there will be with the game, but here's a few quick pointers:
I don't think you can give orders to an individual (and it seems difficult to get a team to maintain pose - up/crouch/prone - and have them keep it once you move on to the next team, as they will move to cover). It seems that if you position them well, they will hold their position though. Thinking of it now, it seems that if they are on 'hold', they might find the best piece of cover they can find, but if they are on advance, they might stay right where you put 'em... hmmmm...
Anyway, to give orders to a squad, open the map*, select the squad from the top of the map window, then simply click on the map where you want them to go. If you click 'soldiers' on the right of the map, you will see your teams. To the left you will see two buttons - one with an arrow, and one with a gun. The arrow is engagement speed (advance/all-costs advance/hold) and the gun is engagement mode. Click those buttons for the team you want to modify. You can select an individual soldier from any position in the squads from this screen too.
You can also give orders to the entire platoon using 4 - 9... in the keymapper you will see what does what.
Seems you can't order a team to do specific actions, such as frag a room...
Anyway, hope that helps...
*tip, map (hehe) this to 'TAB', and you can open the map by holding it down, and release it by letting it go... there are two 'map' keys, can't remember offhand, but one should work this way...
