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Data Type: Scenario
Scenario Gameplay: Multiplayer, Coop
Scenario Type: Infantry
Scenario Map: Altis
Meta: Dependency
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21 Mar, 2020 @ 1:07pm
7 May @ 9:30pm
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Ground Patrol - Altis

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Description
Skull Collection: Get all the missions in one zip here[www.dropbox.com]

All Maps Update: Ground Patrol can now be run on any map. The same pbo file will work on any map simply by changing the filename. Just copy GroundPatrol.Altis.pbo to GroundPatrol.VTF_Korsac.pbo and it will work on the Korsac map. You can figure out the correct map name by opening a new mission in the editor. The editor will save it with the correct map name for that map, or if you use CBA, the map name will show when hovering the mouse over the map name.

Faction Update: Factions have been added. You can now choose your and the enemies factions.

Teammate Update: You can now have AI join your squad and help you out. The can even revive you when you are down.

Ground Patrol

Infantry only battles randomly created in towns where you have various tasks to perform.

Features:
  • Randomly generated missions
  • Playable solo, solo with AI, coop, or coop with AI
  • Virtual Arsenal (full, limited to the map DLC, or limited to the faction you choose to play as)
  • Many parameters to alter the gameplay to make it easier/harder/faster/slower/etc
  • Revive system including allowing AI to revive you or you to revive AI
  • Factions - you can choose any faction to play as and any faction to have as enemy



Game Details
Many details and settings can be found in the briefing once in the mission. When the game starts, you will be in a building. Approach the map on the wall and you should get options to change settings and '** Start **' to generate and start the mission. You will be tasked with 1 to 3 objectives in a town. Objectives are things like destroying a vehicle, locating an item, eliminating a high value target. Read the tasks to get more clues to help complete the objectives.

Arsenal Cabinets: The starting building has two wooden cabinets that act as virtual arsenals. They can be set to be 'full' arsenals with all the weapons and gear, 'map specific' arsenals containing the weapons and gear appropriate for the map/dlc, or 'faction specific' which will only allow weapons and gear used by the faction you choose.

Starting Location: You will start the game in broken down cars. The enemy will not be able to see you until you exit the vehicle so be sure to make sure it's safe before exiting. The starting vehicles are also virtual arsenals, so you can gear up at them. If you die, or JIP in late, the map on the wall will say 'Parachute to Team'. This will give you the option to return to the car or parachute on a team member.

Exfil: Once all the tasks are complete you need to reach the exfil helicopter. The starting options allow you to end there or require you to fly the helicopter out of the area. You can also call for extraction using your radio.

Helpful Features: A couple of helpful features are included. If you get stuck in the house due to terrain, the map on the wall will have an 'emergency exit' which will destroy the house you start in allowing you to exit through the sides. If your AI get stuck in the starting house and refuse to leave, the have am 'Exit building' option attached to them that will warp them outside the building.



Check out my other missions here: https://test-steamproxy.haloskins.io/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2773765491


The gameplay was inspired by Combat Patrol missions in Arma.


This is a coop mission, so it can only be played in the multiplayer part of arma, although you can play it solo and private without being accessible to anyone else. This is how to play this mission:

Launch Arma. Once it's started select 'multiplayer' then 'server browser'
At the top select 'host server'. A list of settings will show up. Look at the 'HOST' option. If you have it set to 'LAN' then it will be a private game. Click the 'Host Server' button.
Next you should choose the map on the left, and the mission on the right.
Then click 'play'.
28 Comments
Skull  [author] 7 May @ 9:33pm 
Update:
- Add - added option to give enemy nvgs, forced flashlights, or no nvgs and only flashlights if their loadout has them
- Add - added ability to select a default loadout from anywhere you can access a virtual arsenal
- Add - changed teammate next/prev loadout to 'select loadout' for selecting their loadout from the faction defaults
- Add - added a new selection to the 'Teammate Revive' or 'Revive' menu option for 'no revive, instantly respawn'
- Fix - jipping into game had numerous issues including a bad spawn location
LittlexxBxx 7 May @ 7:58pm 
yes, precisely
Skull  [author] 7 May @ 7:16pm 
@LittlexxBxx So in Ground Breach, it had the option to 'allow' nvgs. It didn't force them. Or you could disallow nvgs & force flashlight, or disallow nvgs & don't force flashlight. Is that what you are looking for?
Skull  [author] 7 May @ 5:31pm 
I'll add it to my list of things to work on when I get time.
LittlexxBxx 7 May @ 4:30pm 
Is there any chance you could add the option for enabling night vision or flashlight on enemies just like in Ground Breach?
Skull  [author] 15 Apr @ 11:12am 
Ground Patrol has been updated to make it easier to port to other maps. See the description 'All Maps Update" above.
Skull  [author] 23 Feb @ 8:14am 
Insurrection does.

Ground Patrol, Sniper Errand, and Convoy were written before I'd figured that out. I could convert them if there was enough demand, but it's a bit of work so I haven't bothered. Adding them to new maps is pretty easy. It requires editing the mission.sqm file by moving the starting building to a flat place on the map and I often changed the building to match the map's buildings.

I recently converted Ground Breach because that mission has the most subscribers by far than my other missions.

I'll put updating my old missions on my list of things to do when I get time.
Psycool(싸이쿨) 23 Feb @ 5:56am 
Can't Ground Patrol, Insurrection, Sniper Errand just play all the maps by changing the file names like Ground Breach?
DavidB49 27 Oct, 2024 @ 11:43am 
I will give it a test. Thanks.
Skull  [author] 27 Oct, 2024 @ 10:52am 
The only thing I can think of is something in windows isn't letting a key be held down that long. So I just updated the mission and changed the time from 30 seconds to 10 seconds. Hopefully that will work for him.