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Beginners Guide
Initial Connection
The first thing one should do when first joining the server is getting your loadout fixed.
We highly recommend spending some time going over what items you want to take into the battlefield.
Keep it specific to the role you are playing.
If you do not know what accessories are fit for your role we advise you to have a look at the role guide section first.
You will be able to find a recommended loadout for every role available. We appreciate it if you keep it as realistic as possible, which will add a lot to the gameplay itself.
All arsenals at base will provide a standard loadout for all classes available on the server. Depending on the slot you selected when joining the server you will be able to pick the green class name corresponding to your role in the arsenal. This will automatically equip a loadout suitable for your role.
If you want to pick a more personalized loadout you will be able to use the arsenal to choose your own gear.
Keep in mind a lot of equipment is class-specific, to help you understand what gear is available to what class we have created a player class restriction list, use the restriction list as a reference to ease your gear selection.
Once you have finished making your loadout, make sure you save it in the arsenal. That way, when or if you die, disconnect or reconnect at another point in time, you will be able to quickly load your inventory.
Finally, you head towards the assignment sign so the acting HQ or pilots know you are available.
Getting assigned to a squad or seeking members yourself?
In the case of a person acting as the Commanding Officer (CO) or Headquarters (HQ), you move to the assignment sign and state that you are seeking
a squad or want to create one and he will assign you one once he has the time.
Keep in mind that an HQ has a heavy workload and it can take some time before he is able to find you a suitable squad.
When there is no HQ on the server, wait at the assignment sign until a pilot finds the time to assign you to a squad or give you a squad name.
Know that being pro-active will get you to the battlefield a lot quicker then just passively waiting at the base, pilots or HQ may be busy, so just remind them that you need a squad or want to create one.
Once you are assigned to a squad, there are two options to join it:
1: You either will receive an invitation from the squad leader.
(When you receive an invitation, a pop-up will appear on your screen with the name of the person who invited you and asking you to press and hold 'U' to accept the invitation).
2: You can join an open squad yourself.
(To manually join a squad you need to open the squad menu by pressing the "U" key and then manually select and press join for the squad you are assigned to).
If you are creating a new squad, open your squad manager system (SMS) by pressing 'U' and create a new squad. You may then invite the players assigned to your squad via the same system.
Guidelines that may help you along the way
Squad sizes
First of all, we should make a clear distinction in between different types of squads. There is a difference between an infantry squad, mortar squad or armor crew. Those minimum requirements have to be met and respected in order to be deployed.
- Infantry
An infantry squad consists of a bare minimum of six players. A squad always need a squad leader, in adision to this it is highly recomended that there is one medic and one anti-tank rifleman in order to be effective. The remaining three roles can be adjusted to the needs of the mission at hand.
- Armour
An armour crew consists of three players in order to be functional. The roles consist of a squad leader who will be in the commanding seat issuing the orders, a driver and a gunner. Either the driver or the gunner should preferably have the role of an engineer in order to salvage the vehicle if it gets damaged by the enemy. Be advised, an armour squad can only be granted by an acting HQ.
- Mortar
Before deploying to the AO, a squad wishing to use Mortars need to ask for permission from HQ. Without HQ, mortars are not allowed to be deployed.
A mortar team consists of six members. Contrary to popular belief, a mortar squad does not standardly operate with a vehicle, they are foot mobile.
A mortar unit will be regarded as artillery and falls under the same ROE as the base artillery.
By default, a mortar squad should include one squad leader, one mortar gunner, and two carriers who also perform perimeter security. It is up to the squad leader to decide if there is any rotation whilst holding the position.
Communications
Communication is key, not only in battle but also when you find yourself at base. To ensure proper communications we have set up standards we expect all players to uphold. In general, every player is allowed to use all the different channels to chat (i.e: using side to find a squad). However, we would appreciate it if you keep it to the point. For voice transmissions (VOIP) we have the following standards and rules set up.
- Side channel
When used for voice communications this channel is reserved for 77th-JSOC members or the person who is acting as HQ. Since transmitting over side channel gets broadcasted for every player on the server we strongly advocate the HQ to minimise the chatter on this channel refrain from using it unless deemed necessary. Any player abusing this might be removed from the server after repeated infractions. The side channel is a good place to type questions regarding the servers/gameplay as anyone logged on to the server are able to see the question and answer.
- Command channel
This channel is used by the players who are either HQ, pilots, UAV-operator or squad leaders. Its sole purpose is to effectively communicate in between the several layers of command and to request insertions, extractions, CAS strikes and the like.
- Group channel
The group channel is used by anyone who is in your squad at that moment. You can not communicate with anyone outside of it. You are able to communicate with unit members regardless of the distances between each of you.
- Vehicle channel
It is good practice to switch to vehicle channel whenever you are mounting one. This channel permits you to communicate with all others within the same vehicle. This can come in handy when you want to communicate with a driver or a transport pilot.
- Direct channel
Lastly, the direct channel will mostly be used at the base or when you want to communicate with another squad nearby in the battlefield itself. This is the least powerful channel and the further away you are from the person you are talking to, the weaker the sound will get. At base, it is frequently used to recruit personnel to join squads.
Guidelines of Communication
- When sending a message over the command channel, the sender should always start with identifying the reciever followed by their own identity
- To reduce radio trafic, all voice comunications should be as short as possible
- Voice comunications should always be to the point and have a clear message that is easy to understand by the receiver
- Communication procedure: [Request] –> [Contact] -> [Message] -> [Ending]
- Keep all channels clean for a good communication between players.
- Only one person can speak on command channel at a time.
- You can request communication with all elements on the command channel.
- The end of channel use should always be clear for other elements.
Extraction after completion of the objective
The extraction of a squad after the completion of the objective is requested by the squad leader.
Be advised, the extracting pilot reserves the right to leave a squad behind when they either shoot at the extracting copper or he deems there is abuse of the smoke signals.
Only the squad leader is allowed to signal extraction with blue smoke.
Personnel who place mines near the extraction site risk being removed from the servers as there is no viable reason to do so after all threats have been eliminated. If one does and damages the extraction vehicle that person will be temporarily removed from the game for a set amount of time from all our services. We do not tolerate any form of damages to NATO equipment.
Usage of smoke grenades
In order to have a more realistic and immersive experience, we expect following guidelines to be respected:
*Only the squad leader is allowed to carry blue smoke. This colour will be used for extraction purposes only.
*All other members are allowed to use either green, red or white smoke.
*If red smoke gets purposely thrown on friendly units the person having thrown that smoke risks getting removed from our servers.
It should be noted that excessive smoke spam at an LZ is regarded as trolling.
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Blue smoke : Used to signal extraction (only to be used by the squad leader)
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White smoke : Used to cover visual line of sight to either get in cover safely or retrieve downed members
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Green smoke : Used to mark friendly positions to avoid blue-on-blue fire
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Red smoke : Used to mark enemy positions.
Additional tips & tricks
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Server Speciffic Systems
Squad Management System (SMS)
The SMS allows you to rename your squad to your liking and manage the personnel in your fire team. Checking the 'private' option will lock your squad so members can only join upon invitation. Keep in mind that persons joining the server in the same fire team as the squad leader will automatically join that squad (this is due to the roles that are chosen within the role assignment upon joining the server), this can easily be changed by kicking that person out of your fire team.
Pressing 'U' without having received an invitation will open up the Squad Management System. This is a tool which displays all active squads, shows the personnel currently in it and shows you who is still squad-less or without a group. If you receive an invitation from a squad leader you can confirm that invitation by pressing and holding 'U'.
Scrolling through the SMS tool is done by pressing the up/down arrow keys or the page up/page down keys.
Player Menu
The Player Menu or Client Menu is a menu enabling the players to adjust some aspects of their game/gameplay and access the Donator Perks on the 77th-JSOC servers.
To access the menu players must first press ESC, then select the "Player Menu" option.
On top of the menu, you will be able to see your health and total load, this will help you to determine if you are injured or overburdened.
The following options are available through the Player Menu:
1: Comm-Link.
2: Donator Perks.
3: Leaderboard.
4: Visibility.
5: Options.
Comm-Link
Trough the Comm-Link button, players may access links to different 77th-JSOC social media platforms, website, forums and donation links.
Players may also access the Group manager/Squad manager (SMS) as well ass the Radio manager system.
By entering into the radio manager system a player may select adissional channel to use for communications in adition to the standard channels available trough vanilla arma.
Donator Perks
The Donator Perks button is only available to players donating to the 77th-JSOC trough our Patreon.
The Perks is strictly cosmetic and are available for donators to customise their appearance on foot, in ground vehicles and in air assets.
By pressing the Donator Perk button the player will enter into the Donator perk system and will be able to access the available cosmetics.
For a full list of available Donator perks and any changes, please check the corresponding forum post.
Leaderboard
Since the 77th-JSOC's primary focus is team-based gameplay, we strongly believe individual scorekeeping is irrelevant; all that matters is how well all players work together to achieve common goals.
To this end, the leaderboard is disabled and will not display any scores for players on the server.
Visibility
The visibility button will grant you access to the visibility menu, in this menu, you will be able to see the FPS you had when you opened the menu.
There is a restart counter on this page, this, however, is disabled and does not show the correct restart time.
There is options to sett individual view, object, shadow and grass draw distance for being on foot, in ground/aquatic vehicles, helicopters or jets.
Options
The Options button will grant players some specific options to change their gameplay.
The stamina option is disabled and there is no way to turn of stamina on the 77th-JSOC servers.
The weapons sway slider allows the players to customise the amount of weapons sway they will endure when playing.
For increased realism and more hardcore game experience, the First-person option will lock a player in the first-person mode when the button is selected, the effect will remain for 15 minutes after the first-person option is disabled.
The squad radar button will enable a squad radar in the lower part of the screen, this radar will display other members of the players squad within a specific distance. This will help any player with their situational awareness and is a good aid when specific formations are used during movement.
The ambient life button will disable or enable ambient life shown for the player, this may help individuals with FPS issues since the removal of ambient life will reduce the amount of objects the computer needs to render.
The dynamic simulation button is disabled, this is a server-side setting and selecting this button will not affect the player nor the server.