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AAS2 game-mode intro:

Capping Zones:

• Most zones are nested,
• so when you capture the outer zone (90 seconds), it becomes a neutral striped marker,
• then when you capture the inner CP (command post) zone (60 seconds) (usually a building), both become a solid marker and the zone becomes spawnable.
• Some zones are grouped,
• so you need to capture all of the grouped zones before proceeding (eg: Alpha & Bravo before trying Charlie & Delta)
• Most complex scenario is a team having 2 zones to defend plus 2 zones to attack

Win criteria:

• TP = Time-held Points - Win by holding any zones accumulating most 'hold' points overall.
• FH = Final Hold Count - Win by holding most zones at end of timed game
• Or to win outright you must hold ALL the zones unchallenged during a final countdown.

General game rules and features:

Mission scenario:

BluFor sea/air -vs- OpFor ground

• BluFor have Javelins, boats, choppers & airlifting
• OpFor have Shilkas, Strela's & more armour

Vehicle respawn times:
(Times in minutes)

• 60 = abandoned vehicles
• 1 = Cars, Motorbikes, Boats
• 1.5 = Support trucks, Trucks, HMMWV, UAZ
• 2 = Transport choppers
• 3 = APC, light armour (eg: M113, Stryker, BRDM2, BMP2, Vulcan, ZSU, Ambul)
• 5 = MBT (tanks)
• 6 = Jets, Attack choppers

Respawn Options:

BluFor:

• 2x Base locations
• 2x Mobile Respawn Vehicle (Stryker M2)
• Each captured CP (outer zone plus inner command post)

OpFor:

• 2x Base locations
• 2x Mobile Respawn Vehicle (BMP2 ambulances)
• Each captured CP (outer zone plus inner command post)

Vehicles:

Helicopters have airlift capabilities.

BluFor:

• 2x Stryker M2 (mobile respawn vehicles)
• 3x UH-60
• 2x MH-6
• 2x Stryker (ICV Mk19)
• 2x Stryker (ATGM)
• 1x M-119 AT
• 9x Support vehicles (repair, fuel, ammo)

OpFor:

• 6x UAZ-MG
• 2x BMP-2 Ambulance (mobile respawn vehicles)
• 3x BRDM-2 MG
• 2x BRDM-2 ATGM
• 2x Shilka
• 1x T72
• 1x BMP-2
• 9x Support vehicles (repair, fuel, ammo)

Civilian Towns:

• Various Cars & trucks

Restricted weapons: (limited/special/heavy)

also shows which vehicle crates contain either that ammo and/or weapon:

BluFor:

• Javelin AT - Ammo: armour, APC's, trucks, UH60
• M136 - Ammo/weapon: armour, APC's, trucks, choppers
• M24 - Ammo: armour, APC's, trucks, UH60, HMMWV

OpFor:

• Strela AA - Ammo/weapon: armour, APC's, trucks,
• RPG7V - Ammo/weapon: armour, APC's, trucks, (choppers)
• SVD - Ammo: armour, APC's, trucks, (Mi17), UAZ

Weapons & Ammo plus Crates & Vehicle Cargo:

• Bases have all crate types containing all weapons, ammo and equipment, including restricted weapons, plus 'base deployment...' action
• Zone crates have ammo only
• All crates and cargo have actions for: 'take field dressings'
• Most vehicles have (vehicle specific) deployable crates - containing basic and sometimes restricted weapons and ammo plus equipment

MP comm's system: (markers, waypoints, voices, chat)

• Squad orders - eg: Attack, Regroup, LZ, Mine, etc
• also squad and personal waypoints via Alt+LeftClick & Shift+LeftClick on map.
• Requests - eg: Pickup, airlift, airdrop, ammo, support, etc
• Spot - eg: enemy spawn, armour, choppers, soldiers
• acknowledge - not implemented yet

Vehicle tracking markers:

• Yellow: V=Mobile Respawn Vehicle
• Green: F=fuel, R=repair, A=ammo, M=ambul/medical,
• Yellow: J=Jeep/APC/light armour, H=Helicopter
• Red: AA=AntiAir, T=tank/AA/heavy armour

Known problems:

• 0.4a - airlifted vehicle jitters in transit - not harmful, was testing ropes, need to restore delays
• Occasional script error upon slow JIP (at start only): list(ArMo_ZoneTrigW select(_x)) - temp workaround - just rejoin from MP Setup screen

Proposed future changes: - to fully complete the game-mode

Commander mode, spawning

• Finish Commander/Squad comm's system - partly implemented
• Respawn vehicles to deploy (limited to 1 or 2) bunkers for ammo, weapons and respawn.
• Remove spawn ability at zones.
• Team should require support truck at inner CP to capture and establish command post.

Limits

• dynamically limit high-end weapons: AA, AT, Javalin, snipers - by team, squad and player count
• weapons/ammo (in crate) respawn tracking
• Artillery option
• auto replenish base/flag crates periodically - major requirement
• auto remove unused deployed crate
• limited squad sizes

Squad specific abilites

• squad specific mobile spawn vehicles,
• SL abilities - eg: commander/HQ requests
• weapon availability
• capture zone faster with more players or with minimum of 2

Scoring & penalty system

• either full removal/clearing or
• bonuses & penalties - for dying too often, destroying key vehicles, etc - i.e. not contributing to the team's win