TEXT Here are the other three members of your team. In this area you will learn how to control multiple characters.
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TEXT Controlling a group is similar to controlling an individual character.
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TEXT You can select your whole team by dragging a box around them with the mouse. You can also press CTRL+A to do the same thing.
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TEXT Try selecting your whole team now.
REPTXT You need to select your whole team by dragging a box around them or by pressing CTRL+A.
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TEXT You can also select part of your team. Again, there are two ways to do this. One way is to drag a box around just the characters you want to select.
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TEXT Alternatively, you can hold down CTRL and left-click on the characters you want to select, or their taskbar buttons.
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TEXT Try selecting two or three of your team members now.
REPTXT You need to select two or three of your team by dragging a box around them or holding down CTRL and left-clicking.
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TEXT Now select all your team again.
REPTXT You need to select your whole team again.
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TEXT Leave your whole team selected and call up the command wheel.
REPTXT You need to bring up the command wheel.
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TEXT Now click on the standing orders button. Remember that holding the mouse pointer over a button for a short time shows what it does.
REPTXT You need to open the standing orders menu by clicking on its button.
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TEXT Here you can decide what formation your team should regroup in and how they should react to enemies. Hold the pointer over each icon to find out what they do.
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TEXT Tell your team to use the "stay abreast" formation.
REPTXT You need to instruct your team to use the "stay abreast" formation by clicking on that icon.
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TEXT Now order them to move. They will stop in this new formation.
REPTXT You need to make your whole team move in this new formation.
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TEXT Press Pause to enter Active Pause mode.
REPTXT You need to press Pause to enter Active Pause mode.
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TEXT In Active Pause mode, time in the game is frozen but commands can be issued and the camera can be moved around.
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TEXT Select all characters and order them to move. Press Pause again to unpause the game and your team will move to the new destination.
REPTXT You need to exit Active Pause mode so that your team moves.
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REPTXT You need to make your team move.
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TEXT Now enter Active Pause mode again.
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TEXT A very useful option is to build up a queue of orders. If you hold down CTRL whilst issuing commands, you can build up a sequence of actions.
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TEXT Instead of simply pressing Pause when you want to exit Active Pause mode, you can use keys 1 to 4 to activate the corresponding member of your team.
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TEXT If you do this, the game will unpause and that one character will begin executing his orders. The others will not move until their numbers are pressed.
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TEXT The key numbers correspond to the taskbar buttons - 1 being the top and 4 the bottom. These controls allow you to create more complex tactical manoeuvres.
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TEXT Now try selecting each character in turn and giving them individual sequences of orders. Use Pause or keys 1 to 4 to leave Active Pause mode.
REPTXT You need to move each of your team in turn and leave Active Pause mode. Stack commands by holding down CTRL.
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give and equip frend grenade_basic
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TEXT Hark does not have a weapon or any ammo. It's not a good idea to leave a member of your team so vulnerable. Let's fix that. First, select Gunlok.
REPTXT You need to select Gunlok by left-clicking on him or his taskbar button.
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TEXT Now go to his upgrade screen.
REPTXT You need to open Gunlok's upgrade screen by opening the command wheel and clicking on the wrench icon.
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TEXT Next, drag some plasma ammo to Hark's taskbar button. The mouse pointer will change to a hand with an arrow pointing right. Release the mouse button to give him the ammo.
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TEXT Once you've done that, give Hark the plasma pistol as well. Gunlok will still have the laser.
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TEXT Now click on Hark's taskbar button. The upgrade screen will switch to Hark. Equip him with the plasma pistol. The ammo will automatically be selected too.
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TEXT Exit the upgrade screen.
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TEXT Enemies will pursue a character who runs away, provided they've seen them. Let's try setting up an ambush on this guard.
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TEXT Hark is the fastest character in your team. You should attract the enemy's attention using him.
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TEXT Once the robot has detected Hark, run back to the ambush point you've selected. You should have the rest of your team waiting there.
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TEXT This might be a good location for an ambush...
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TEXT The next area of your training is beyond that enemy. You will need to destroy it in order to proceed.
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TEXT Well done. You can now proceed to the next area.