Questions regarding effective squad control.

[icemasterpt 1]

Hello, i really like this game, but i mostly play offline because i fail to find good servers, the ones i find are with DayZ and some other mods that i dont really like.

so i need some help\suggestions regarding controlling squads.

what i notice, is that if i create an AI squad, with an AI leader, their squad will behave very intelligently, but when i am the leader, i have to give the same order more than once.

For example, putting an soldier inside a building to look for incoming enemies, i have to take 2 hours clicking on the Move order until he enters the building! until then the enemies come and destroy us.

Do you find effective switching units to help in tactics?

Also is there any way to make my AI squad less suicidical? they always expose themselves and get killed even if i give them the danger! and Take cover! order. :S

[kireta21 13]

Few Tips:

1. Forget about buildings. AI don't use them effectively, what's more buildings don't provide more concealment aganist AI than sandbags or low walls.

2. Formation. There are 3 you need. Wedge (default) is all around formation. Line is good if enemy is in front of you. Column (compact) is best for fast moving, especially since it forces AI to join formation, so it's good to gather back sodliers if they spread too much. When using tanks you might also use Staggered Column, when you're not sure where enemy is.

3. Avoid situations, when only part of squad can engage enemy (allowing enemy outnumber your troops), because they're more likely to get suppressed and killed.

4. When not moving force them to go prone. Stance affects recoil on AI's weapons aswell, especially machinegunners.

5. Team switch helps getting over with rearming or navigating AI stuck in difficult terrain (Feruz Abad..), but I don't find it much usefull in combat. Unless AI skills are set to low, they're just as good shot as you are. FR/Delta/Spetznas are probably even better shot than you.

6. Keep track on their ammo, because they won't.

7. Consider using ASR_AI which comes with few helpful features to ease micro-managing (all can be configured and switched off separately):

+ AI will rearm by themself while not fighting, will grab enemy's weapon if there's no ammo avaliable for his. Will rearm in combat when out of ammo completely.

+ AI will throw smoke grenade if hit which will block enemy's view on him.

+ AI leaders will send soldiers to clear buildings (+ will keep clearing squad from going prone).

+ AI will use greande launchers properly (vanilla AI aim for chest so grenades fall behind unit)

[Gunter Severloh 4071]

Hello icemasterpt Welcome to BIS forums.

There is a recent thread by another member asking something similar, when you have the chance review that thread as

you'll will find useful information about mods, ect,. along side what boota pointed out.

Heres the thread:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?141106-is-there-a-AI-fix-mod

[dale 11]

Hey Icemaster

Im not going to answer your immediate question but the complaint you made, here are two great communities to try, Tactical Gamer and United Operations.

Overall they have some great people in them and are very different style wise, but they both are heavy admin groups and ensure that you learn how to play the game, both do training nights etc (UO slightly more) and both are very teamwork/communications orientated.

Hope that helps

Dale

[chrisb 196]

1. Forget about buildings. AI don't use them effectively, what's more buildings don't provide more concealment aganist AI than sandbags or low walls.

That would of course depend on which mod setup your running. Stock ai don't do buildings, but modded ai do, as said depends on which mods or mix of mods your running. Also, buildings give far more cover than low walls or sandbags, well in my game they do.;)