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// TACTICAL MAP
SECTOR SCAN
Hotkeys [ close ]
SPACE play / pause the clock
= / - faster / slower sim speed
U unit list (order of battle)
F toggle fly camera
WASD / RE / Q fly: move / up / down
WHEEL zoom · SHIFT+wheel = fly speed
← → , . cycle selected unit
1 / 2 / 3 order type: move / hold / attack
L-click select unit
R-click drop move/attack flag · SHIFT+R = waypoint
CTRL/ALT-click designate a fire mission
drag panel header move panels (layout saved)
Sector
MAP
EXTENT
RELIEF
STRUCT
CONDITIONS: INHOSPITABLE
DOWNED CREW MUST BE RECOVERED
Command Mode
COMMAND MODE
— free deploy —
Skirmish (3v3 eliminate)
Harbour Crossing
Ridge Defence
Convoy Escort
Overlays
View Mode
STANDARD SHADED
COLOURED ELEVATION
DIGITAL VIEW (HOLO) — H
Trafficability
SLOPE / GRADIENT
iSTEEP terrain slows crabs; CLIFFS are impassable — route around them.
Toggles
Command & Control
COMMS NET
DEAD ZONES
SHADE OUT OF RANGE
NET LINE OF SIGHT
Fire / LOS PreviewiFROM ARRIVAL previews the selected crab's range & LOS as if it had already reached its MOVE flag.
FROM CURRENT
FROM ARRIVAL
iFIRE PICTURE for the selected crab: flat fire cannot reach the red pockets hiding behind crests within gun range.
iTight-beam laser comms need line of sight. A crab behind a ridge falls off the net — no orders, no live intel.
COMMS --
Weather
WIND FIELD
PRECIP
Fire Analysis
FIRE ANALYSIS
GUN CONES
+IND
DIRECT
INDIRECT
HIGH-ANGLE
ANALYSE WITH GUN
Camera
FLY CAM · F
COMBAT VIEW
Fire Analysis
UNIT --
TARGET --
TRAJ DIRECT
REACH --
DEAD SPACE (of in-range terrain)
-- unhittable
Behind crests = dead space. Flat fire leaves lots; mortar plunges into it.
Angle Of Fall
--
select / target an enemy crab
STRUCT 100%
AMMO — / —
Armament
RANGE
COMMS --
Movement
ORDER STATIONARY
AT DEST —
SPEED 0 / — km/h
THROTTLE
100%
Fire Orders
FIRE AT WILL
HOLD FIRE
THREAT BAND
Targeting Optic
DAY
THRM
RNG
CAM
⛶
Target Optic
LOCK
DEAD ZONE -- of range masked
Fire Solution
GUN
TARGET —
RANGE —
MUZZLE VEL —
ELEVATION (QE) —
ANGLE OF FALL —
TIME OF FLIGHT —
APEX —
CHARGE —
HIT ZONE —
Combat Log — Full [ CLOSE ]
FLY CAM on by default · WASD move · DRAG look · F = orbit · CLICK a crab to inspect, / . cycle units · SHADE OUT OF RANGE / NET LOS / DEAD ZONES overlays
COMMAND · L-CLICK select unit · R-CLICK drop flag & move · SHIFT+R waypoint chain1 =MOVE 2 =HOLD 3 =ATTACK · SET FLAGSHIP · BEST POSITION · SPACE = play/pause · R-CLICK a flag to clear it
FLY CAM ACTIVE ·
W/S fwd/back · A/D strafe ·
R/E up · Q down ·
DRAG look · WHEEL zoom · SHIFT+WHEEL speed
press F again or ESC to return to orbit