Environnement de mission Iron Front

(en cours de traduction)

meta-SEOW crée des missions qui peuvent être jouées dans Iron Front, ou plus précisément dans le mode Iron Front d'ArmA 2 (IFA2). C'est un simulateur de combat WW2 basé sur le front de l'Est et sur le front ouest fin 1943. IFA2 est complètement configurable et modifiable pat scripts, aussi en construisant la campagne meta-SEOW peut de façon optionnelle établir le contenu d'une mission de combat IFA2. Cette page décrit quelques uns de ces contenus et comment on peut les activer ou les désactiver.

Script meta-SEOW de construction de mission Mission Builder Script

Les missions sont construites en utilisant le script de MM-BuildMission.php dans le dossier Scripts du Mission Planner. Ce script est géré et exécuté par MM-Engine.php, mais il comporte quelques variables internes qui peuvent être adaptées à vos choix. Elles sont situées en début de fichier et peuvent être modifiées en utilisant un éditeur de texte. Chacun des points suivants décrit une fonctionnalité de mission.

Haut commandement et Colonels HighCommand and Colonels

Le module HighCommand peut être utilisé dans IFA2 pour fournir aux joueurs la capacité de de contrôler toutes les unités amies de la mission. Le poste HighCommand autorise les commandants à modifier les waypoints, changer les comportements et autres caractéristiques de chaque unité. Meta-SEOW insère des directives HighCommand dans toutes les missions par défaut. Cependant le paramètre $COLONELS (true ou false) peut être utilisé pour activer l'insertion d'un soldat de haut grade dans chaque camp indépendant des unités de combat. Le "colonel", qui peut apparaître comme un gradé de faible niveau par exemple captain, apparaîtra sans armes près d'une unité amie. Il est recommandé que ce soit un humain qui occupe la place de Colonel pour prendre le commandement de toutes les unités amies de la mission. Du fait que le Colonel est sans défense, les autres joueurs devront lui assurer une protection! La valeur par défaut est:

$COLONELS = true;

Civils

Nous sommes dans une zone de guerre et les civils peuvent être présents! Le paramètre $REFUGEES (true ou false) gère la façon dont meta-SEOW génèrera automatiquement des camps de réfugiés dans des zones aléatoires de la carte. Les civils ne seront pas placés dans des zones urbaines ou des fermes mais dans des régions de rase campagne. Cela simule leur attitude réaliste d'éviter les zones de combat en se mettant en sécurité par petits groupes. Le nombre maximum de groupes de réfugiés est réglé par le paramètre $MAX_REFUGEE_GROUPS (un nombre entier supérieur ou égal à zéro). If the $CAMPS parameter (true or false) is set to true, each refugee group has a chance that camp site object may be placed with it, e.g. blankets, campfire, bags etc.

The default values are:

$REFUGEES = true;
$MAX_REFUGEE_GROUPS = 5;
$CAMPS = true;

Animaux domestiques et sauvages

Again, with such turmoil in the countryside there may be various wildlife and domesticated animals wandering around. The $ANIMALS parameter (true or false) determines whether animals are placed randomly on the map. The $MAX_ANIMALS parameter (a whole number greater than or equal to zero) sets the maximum number of animals that will be generated randomly and placed in the mission. The animals that may appear are chosen at random from the following list:

Hen,Dog,Wild Boar,Goat,Cow,Rabbit,Rooster,Sheep

The default values are:

$ANIMALS = true;
$MAX_ANIMALS = 30;

Fortifications

Combat units may cause fortifications to be placed around/near them, e.g. sandbags, trenches/ditches, bunkers, barbed wire. The $FORTIFICATIONS parameter (true or false) determines whether such fortifications are placed in the mission. The $FORTIFICATION_RATE parameter (a whole number greater than or equal to zero and less than 100) can be used to reduce the number of fortifications placed. The default values are:

$FORTIFICATIONS = true;
$FORTIFICATION_RATE = 35;

Largages de ravitaillement

SEOW supports the management of supply drops, i.e. places where food/ammunition/etc are dropped on the ground for use by nearby units. In meta-SEOW these locations can be represented in the mission by collections of ammunition and weaponry at the appropriate locations. The $SUPPLYDROPS parameter (true or false) determines whether such stores of supplyies are placed on the map. Soldiers of either side may use these supplies if they find them. The default value is:

$SUPPLYDROPS = true;

Barrages d'Artillerie

SEOW supports indirect fire artillery barrages, i.e. heavy guns and howitzers that are targeted at specific map coordinates, often at very long range. In meta-SEOW the $BARRAGES parameter (true or false) determines whether the IFA2 mission will be written with scripting that simulates the number and calibre of artillery pieces that are firing into the mission area, and the exact target location and shell dispersal pattern. The net effect will be incoming shell noises and explosions appearing at the target areas - these can be very deadly to soft targets in IFA2.

The default value is:

$BARRAGES = true;

Épaves

As the mission follows mission throughout the campaign, the number of destroyed vehicles in any map may mount up. meta-SEOW keeps track of the types and locations of all such wrecks and may optionally place wreck objects in the associated locations in the following missions. The wreckage placement is governed by the $WRECKS parameter (true or false). If this parameter is true, all prior wrecks will be placed in the next mission. This will give the impression of an evolving and persistent battlefield, which is what we are all about.

The default value is:

$WRECKS = true;

Comprendre l'environnement de mission Mission Environment

In the text above the various features that may be configured have been described. In this section we list a few notes on how the players can interact with the various in-mission features and potentially affect the wider SEOW campaign.

Module IA avancé Advanced AI Module

This ArmA2 module is automatically emplaced in all meta-SEOW IFA2 missions.

Animaux domestiques et sauvages

Some animals are excellent sources of food. If you kill such an animal, you will be recorded as having performed a successful forage action which may result in increased supply for your unit and potentially increased morale. Dogs taste bad, and you wouldn't want to kill your best friend anyway, would you?

Zone de Barrage

If you find yourself near a barrage zone without armoured cover you may want to consider running away as fast as you can. Lying down or hiding is not recommended. Large-calibre shells will easily destroy houses and knock trees over, etc.

Briefings

The briefing Notes readable by players in the mission are generated from the campaign information displayed/managed in the Mission Planner. There are three levels of Notes: Strategic Context, Sector Objectives, and Local Orders. The first two are constructed directly from the Campaign Objectives in the Mission Planner and refer directly to the broader SEOW campaign. Local Orders can be set/updated for each mission in each meta-map by using the meta-SEOW tool in the Mission Planner.

Civils

Civilians are to be protected by both sides. Do not kill civilians! Killing civilians, classed as an atrocity, will result in a severe morale reduction for the aggressive unit, especially if a priest is killed!

Fortifications

These objects are generated randomly every mission and fortification damage is not carried forward.

Module Haut Commandement HighCommand Module

This ArmA2 module is automatically emplaced in all meta-SEOW IFA2 missions and correctly synchronized to all unit/group leaders.

Module Effets Explosions Improved Explosions Effects Module

This ArmA2 module is automatically emplaced in all meta-SEOW IFA2 missions.

Position des unités Locations

The location of each SEOW unit will be calculated as the average location of all surviving members of the unit at the end of the IFA2 mission.

Moral

The unit courage/cowardice level in the mission is linked to the SEOW unit morale displayed in the unit icon tooltip in the Mission Planner.

Résurrection Respawn

The ArmA2 respawn = "SIDE" option is employed. This means that killed players may respawn into an AI unit on the friendly side, or a seagull. Team switch is also available to any AI controlled playable units at any time. The current implementation of Team Switch seems to render an AI soldier inoperative after a human has switched away from it.

Compétence Skill

Unit skill in the mission is linked to the SEOW unit skill displayed in the unit icon tooltip in the Mission Planner.

Ravitaillement Supply

Unit supply in the mission is linked to the SEOW unit supply displayed in the unit icon tooltip in the Mission Planner.

Largages de ravitaillement Supply Drops

These groups of objects are easy to miss in the long grass of the countryside.

Module de reddition Surrendering Module

This ArmA2 module is automatically emplaced in all meta-SEOW IFA2 missions.

Météo

The weather conditions in the mission are linked to the current SEOW campaign weather, wind and lighting state displayed in the Mission Planner.