Beginner: AI Gameplay questions for multiplayer

[oxmox 73]

Hi there,

Iam new to ArmA2 and did already play several hours on some of the nice CTI warfare servers.

I did notice that the game manual aswell the ingame campaign tutorial doesnt explain everything and its hard to find informations for certain things.

It would be nice if some of you could help me with some questions:

1.) How do I use the Artillery Vehicles in Multiplayer (i.e. warfare/cti) ?

I talk about the M270 MLRS tank with a rocket missile system aswell the

BM-21 Grad Vehicle with a multiple rocket system aswell.

I did see one tutorial video on youtube where the player can interact

with the vehicle and command targets in the menu, but communication

menu is empty and i dont have such an option.

How can I use such vehicles effective in multiplayer combat on such

warfare/cti servers ?

Btw i did notice that i receive radio messages from HQ sometimes about artillery

support, didnt hear such messages in any other vehicle.

2.) Where do i find more detailed description about Infantry Units (AI)

and how do they interact within one AI squad on multiplayer

servers ?

I see so many different types of Infantry Units in the barracks "buy

list" on multiplayer warfare servers and would love to know more

detailed infos about the individual classes except their weapon and

gear. I did find lots of descriptions about ingame vehicles but not

really about the Infantry units, their possibilities, individual gear and

with what they support their AI team.

I see that Scouts, Stormgrenadier, Spotter, and so on exist besides

the leader units. Btw do you recomand to use leader Infantry Units

within an AI squad on multiplayer servers ? I saw also expert units for

for explosives and spec ops units and so on ....

Does Scouts support sniper classes for example when you team them

both up in one color team ? In other words how the AI supports other

classes and is it usefull to combine them.

3.) How AI crew supports in tanks i.e. t-72/m1a1 when the driver is the player ?

I like to drive heavy tanks but have problems sometimes with targeting and to

attack other vehicles.

When Iam the driver myself i change the settings for the rest of the crew to alert

aswell to fire at will first. I did notice that they automatically attack infantry units

with the MG but not any other vehicles even if you did change to the right

ammunition i.e. sabot.

It seems you have to order them to attack the spotted vehicle targets by the Ai

commander and here is another problem already. Sometimes I can target vehicles

with TAB and sometimes not, often the AI commander doesnt identify enemy

vehicles with his voice but you can see enemy targets when you activate the menu.

After i manual activate targets from the menu the target gets a square and sometimes

in addition a circle. Does this means that when the circle pops up the target is

attackable with the main gun and if only the square is marked it it cant bet attacked

and the gunner only aims for the possible position ?

How do you effective target/aim and give orders ?

Edited December 20, 2009 by oxmox