Looking For An Online Guide On Playing A Commander

JooJooFlop

Anyone know if one exists and, if so, where I can find it?

Injury

There are many threads in Frontiersman Strategy in regards to being an effective Commander. Unless of course, you're looking for an official guide.

JooJooFlop

I'm looking for something that lists all the various commands, functions and everything else available to a commander.

Khaim

you can't just take a guide and be a commander, you have to learn thru experiance on how and when to attack, all a guide can give you are some basic tips and small commanding tricks, but not a full outline. Also 1/2 of commanding is actual leadership, and getting the marines to want to follow you, which is extremely hard, and cannot be taught by a guide of any sort.

Piccilo

like ive said in another thread- starcraft helps a lot <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

FlatlineUTD

<!--QuoteBegin--Piccilo+Nov 20 2002, 11:10 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Piccilo @ Nov 20 2002, 11:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->like ive said in another thread- starcraft helps a lot <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Except in Starcraft (or any RTS, for that matter), your soldiers do what they're told without fail. RTS games definately help your micromanagement skills though.

Mindmeldme

Yes, good call flatline. Learning to micromanage....starcraft...C&C...Warcraft 3...many that will help. Learning how to control Marines in NS who all want HA and HMG's...take practice and lots of patiance....

Go to the frontiersman's forum...there are more then a few guides and tips about being a commander...you'll find some stuff to help you there

KnightOwl

Voice Communication can make or break a commander. Last night we were playing a game and this guy was sucking arse at first as the commander but then the next game he switched to talking ALOT more and it was way easier to follow his commands. The problem with typing stuff out is that it's easy to miss it, especially if you're getting attacked at the moment. But if it's said you won't miss it (dosen't stop people from ignoring you.. but those people die fast).

Personally I can only command small groups because I don't have a microphone yet and run into the same problem (heh I actually bought one SPECIFICIALLY for NS but the stupid thing dosen't work so I need to return it)

Daxx

<!--QuoteBegin--Flatline[UTD]+Nov 20 2002, 11:19 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Flatline[UTD] @ Nov 20 2002, 11:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Except in Starcraft (or any RTS, for that matter), your soldiers do what they're told without fail.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Not always <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> I don't know how many times I've cussed at the units that I left in "Attack Freely" that went off and got themselves killed, while I've been busy elsewhere <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Wyked

Heres a similar <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=17&t=12148&st=0' target='_blank'>Thread</a> with a lot of good responses.


edit: fixed hyperlink

JooJooFlop

<!--QuoteBegin--Wyked+Nov 20 2002, 02:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wyked @ Nov 20 2002, 02:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Heres a similar <a href='http://http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=17&t=12148&st=0' target='_blank'>Thread</a> with a lot of good responses.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Link doesn't work. At least not for me.

And I'm not really looking for tips so much as a manual listing everything available to a commander. For example, how can I select all my soldiers and give them a waypoint? So far I only know how to select individual soldiers by clicking on them.

FlatlineUTD

The current NS manual is... lacking, to say the least, in a lot of areas - the basics of commanding being one of them. Many of the posts that have tips also include some basic information.