Editing Battlefields (section)

=== Battlefield deployment ===

It is assumed by default that players will want to select their deployment positions in the battlefield manually. 

However, in the team ready room, you can use command 'pickstart' to toggle automatic deployment of force. Automatic deployment means computer will deploy your force randomly in your team's deployment area. In this tutorial, we will not change the default setting so that we learn to deploy our forces manually.

In the podium, the most important commands at your disposal are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Command !! Description
|-
| company || this will show the status of your whole company, both those deployed and those still in reserves
|-
| next || select next trooper of your company
|-
| prev || select previous trooper of your company
|}

To see where you are, you first have to select a trooper, type 'next', then type 'tac' which is a shorthand for 'tactical'.

[[File:Tactical.png|300px|frame|left|Tactical view of the battlefield.]]

Also, once you have selected a trooper, you can use command 'squad' to see status of squad this trooper belongs to. Remember, we assigned them to squad 'alpha' earlier, so they all are in that squad now.

You can try 'next' and 'prev' commands, followed by 'tac' to see how things work. In the tactical, your currently selected trooper is marked as white @, while other troopers of your company are marked as white *.

Now that we are in the deployment stage of battle, you can use this opportunity to position your company the way you want at no movement cost. This comes with the restriction: Each team has their designated deployment area, and no trooper can go past these boundaries during the deployment stage.

To deploy your force, choose your troopers one at a time using 'next' and 'prev'. Once you have selected a trooper, use command 'deploy <direction>' to move him. You can try e.g. 'deploy s', 'deploy w', etc.

[[File:Deployment in progress.png|300px|frame|right|Battle deployment in progress.]]

NOTE: Because your selected trooper is a leader (as it is a mercenary boon: all mercenaries can lead a squad), the rest of the same squad will follow. If you wish to make a trooper stay, use 'next' to select that trooper and type 'stay' so he will not follow squad leader anymore. Type 'follow' to make that trooper follow the leader again.

Once you have deployed all your troopers, type 'enddeploy'. Now, the other team may follow suit and type 'startdeploy' and go through the same stage. Note however that they will be in the opposite end of the battlefield and because there is no line of sight, the activity of other will be hidden from the other. Once the opposing team is ready with deployment, again, 'enddeploy'. Once the last team to deploy ends the deployment stage, the first battle turn will start automatically.

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enddeploy
[Battle] Your team's deployment is now done.
[Battle] Team team1 (#1) finishes deployment.
[Battle] 1 teams out of 2 are now deployed.
[Battle] team2 (#2) turn begins.
icesus64 >Team team2 (#2) begins deployment.
[Battle] Team team2 (#2) finishes deployment.
[Battle] All 2 teams have now been deployed. Battle begins.
[Battle] Battle turn 0 over.
[Battle] Team team1 (#1) force: 85.
[Battle] Team team2 (#2) force: 85.
[Battle] Battle turn 1 begins.
[Battle] team1 (#1) turn begins.
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