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Two Mods in one package: Dangerous AI and Rendroc's Command Mod.
With the Dangerous AI, the Germans will avoid your flanking maneuvers and attempt to flank you themselves. They will retreat when necessary and may use smoke grenades. Get too close without support, and they will assault you.
The Command Mod adds Smoke Grenades, more Battle Dialogue, and the ability to order your team to Throw Grenades to the previous versions which included Assaulting Tanks, Maneuver Under Cover, Waypoints, Pickup Panzerfaust, and much more.
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Rendroc's Command Mod v2.0 Dangerous AI Mod v1.0 Advanced Squad Commands for the Tactical Player Single Player Mod for Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood -------------------- Description: The Command Mod adds more commands to provide more strategic options for defeating the enemy. Rendroc's Enhanced Squad Command Interface for Single Player has a New Command Ring, Smoke Grenades, Easier Targeting in Authentic Mode, Assault Cam, Peek Cam, Fall Back, Widen Formation, Man MG, Pick Up Panzerfaust, Assault Tank, Waypoints, Maneuver Under Cover, Enhanced Cover AI, and Order Grenades -------------------- Updates: v2.02: Added Dangerous AI Mutator v2.01: Startup Shortcut to Preload the Mod and enable use in Skirmish Some New Dialogue and Tweaks v2.00: Smoke Grenades ( Affects AI ) Order Grenades ( Explosive & Smoke ) Added New Combat Dialogue. These sounds were recorded but not implemented by the original developers. More Intense Grenade Battles Return & Dive on Grenades Checkpoint For Last Chapter in Authentic Mode v1.03: Fixed Tank Assault v1.02: More aggressive MG fire. Fixed some tank commands. v1.01: Fixed some MGs not mountable -------------------- Using Mutators in Single Player: Installing: ----------- Use the Installer to install all CommandMod files to your base BrothersInArmsEIB directory. Do not select the "System" directory, as you might with some other mods. Playing: -------- There are two ways to use this Mod. The first is to launch BiA with the installed Shortcut. The Mod will be pre-loaded for the first map. You can play any game (including Skirmish Mode), but if you quit to return to the Main Menu, the Mutator will no longer be active. You can reactivate it by restarting the game using the shortcut, or by following the instructions below. The other way is to start EiB, and from the Main Menu, select "Story", then "Chapters". Click "Mutators" (at the bottom), then select "CommandMod", click "Add" and then "Back" (at the bottom), then choose which map/chapter you want to play. When you return to the Main Menu, the Mod is not active anymore and you will have to repeat this step to activate it again. Also, you cannot play Skirmish with the Mod using this method. -------------------- Dangerous AI: This is a separate Mutator that is included in this installation. Activate Dangerous AI the Mutators menu as above. It cannot be preloaded. The Germans will run around a lot. It's mostly for fun, but provides some interesting variations in gameplay, and perhaps a few surprises :) They will attempt to flank and avoid being flanked, and will even assault you and your squads. Using this mod and the Command Mod will enable Germans to use Smoke Grenades. -------------------- New Commands: ------------- Since some additional buttons combinations will be used for issuing orders, you may have to change your key setup so that you can press the necessary buttons simulaneously. Also, you may already be used to pressing certain keys to Cancel the Command Ring. However, the only recommended method for cancelling the Command Ring with this mod is the "Use" key. Command Ring Button (Tap for Waypoint): Release Command Button (Or Tap Again for Waypoint) = Move Press Use = Cancel Command or Waypoint Mode Press Switch Weapon = Alternate No Target Mode If Panzerfaust / MG in Ring = Move, Pickup / Man MG Press Melee = Move, Maneuver Under Cover Press Fire (No Target) = Move, Widen Formation Press Jump = Advance Press Fire (Target) = Assault Double Click Fire (Target) = Assault w/ Assault Cam Press Grenade = Throw Grenade Press and Hold Grenade = Throw Smoke Grenade Press and Hold Grenade = Throw Smoke Grenade Hold Fall Out = Fall Back Hold Fall Out + Press Fire = Widen Formation Hold Crouch = Peek Cam (More on these commands can be found below) New Command Ring: ----------------- The Command Ring is now projected onto the surface of whatever object you are looking at, rather than the ground. This should make it easier to see where you are ordering: now, you designate the cover you want them to use, rather than the ground in front of it. Alternate Command Mode: By pressing "Switch Weapon" while the command ring is visible, the ring will switch to an alternate mode that will not target enemies. Use this if your Target Icon keeps popping up when you want to issue a Move Order. The Alternate Command Ring has a different color. Targetting with No Suppression Icons: This mod will make it easier to target enemies from behind cover with suppression icons turned off. Enhanced AI Cover Selection: The AI will try to stick to cover a little more, and has improved capabilities for searching for better cover and firing locations. ------------------------- New Camera Mode: Peek Cam Hold "Crouch" for a few seconds while behind cover, and you will get an "Over the Helmet" view of Red. This is so you can watch all of the action in safety without missing any of the excitement of battle. New Camera Mode: Assault Cam When ordering an Assault, Double Click on the enemy (instead of single click) and you will be able to view the Assault up close and personal. Make sure you have cover when initiating this (Red will duck while the Assault Cam is active). ------------------------- Waypoints / Waypoint Mode: -------------------------- Tap the Command button (do not hold it) and you will enter Waypoint Mode. The Command Ring will stay visible while you tap the command button for each location you want the team to pass through. You can also create waypoints using any combination including Alternate Command Mode, Maneuver Under Cover, or Pickup Panzerfaust. Waypoint Mode ends when you order to Man an MG, Widen Formation, Target an Enemy, or Assault, or when you press the "Use" button. Fall Back: Hold "Fall Out" until the order is given. Your team will fall back to its previous position. Widen Formation: Press "Fire" while holding "Fall Out". Your team will widen its search for suitable cover and vantage locations ,possibly splitting up. Fall Out: Members fall out in place, dismounting any MGs and disregarding any ordered Panzerfausts pickups, and tighten their formation to standard. New Commands Using Command Ring: -------------------------------- Mount MG: Issue a Move Order at an MG42 or M1919 (a new icon should appear) and one of your members will mount it. Pick Up Panzerfaust: Issue a Move Order at a box of Panzerfausts or one that is lying on the ground and one of your members will pick it up. You can also "Waypoint" a pickup; the team will pickup up the Panzerfaust before moving on to the next waypoint. Maneuver Under Cover: Press "Melee" while the Command Ring is shown, and the team will move in the crouched position and hold their fire until they reach the ordered destination or they are shot at. This may increase your chances of surprising and flanking the enemy. Move and Widen Formation: Press "Fire" while the Command Ring is shown, and the team will move to the ordered destination and widen its formation as described above. Advance: Press "Jump" while the Command Ring is shown, and your team will advance beyond the ordered location. Use this if you want to order your team to an area beyond an obstruction, or to occupy a building. Throw Grenade / Throw Smoke Grenade: Press "Grenade" while the Command Ring is shown, and your team will try to throw a grenade at the spot or enemy you designate. Press and Hold "Grenade" to have them throw a Smoke Grenade instead. Assault Tank: ------------- Your Assault Team now has the capability to Assault Tanks. They must have a strategic advantage or they will refuse the order. At minimum, you need two soldiers still alive with at least one grenade, and either the tank must already be seriously damaged or the team must have a Panzerfaust. If the assault fails, the team will attempt to flee to their previous location. ------------------ Intense Grenade Battles: The Grenade settings have been fixed. Neither the US Troops nor the Germans are shy about throwing explosives around. Also, they are more likely to pick up a grenade and throw it back at you than ever before. Close Range battles will be extremely dangerous for both sides, even if they are behind cover. Remember to Suppress and Flank. If you order an Assault and your team is in a good position, they will now throw a grenade at the enemy before they rush in. ----------------- Smoke Grenades: You now have Smoke Grenades as part of your standard equipment, depending on the chapter. Press and Hold the "Grenade" key to throw a Smoke Grenade instead of the usual Explosive variety. The number of grenades you have left appear next to the normal grenade counter. All AI Bots (US and German, Infantry, Tanks, and AT Guns) will fire erratically into the smoke to try to hit their opponents. A lucky shot here and there will still hit. Also, Suppression will be more difficult since your team will not be able to focus your fire as well as when they have perfect visibility. Your Fire Teams will be issued Smoke Grenades as well. Press and Hold "Grenade" while ordering to have them throw smoke into the designated location. ----------------- New Combat Dialogue: Gearbox had the charactor actors record a bit more than is actually implemented in the game. I tried to use as much of this as possible to create a richer gaming experience. If you play this game a lot, you will notice a few new phrases during combat. These are: Post Melee trash talk, Enemy Movement, In Position, Falling In, Retreat, Adjusting Position, Horror, Suppressing Enemy, Allied Tank Killed, See Allied Tank, Close Explosion, Distant Artillery, and more of the "Colorful Dialogue" unique to each character. Incidentally, the Germans also speak some of these phrases (in their own language, of course). I tweaked the frequency of some of the phrases and tried to prevent the same person from talking over and over, which can happen in the unmodded version. A few more gestures used by the Team Leaders were also implemented. These are: Get Down, Cease Fire, Fall In, and Point Out Enemy. ----------------- Checkpoint for Last Chapter in Authentic Mode: I enjoy a challenge as much as most of you, but the last chapter in the game has a long and emotional cinematic in the middle. Watching it too many times can lessen its impact, so I have enabled only the one Checkpoint immediately afterwards. If you disagree with this, you don't have to "Reload from Checkpoint" if you don't want to! ------------------ Thanks to Gearbox for providing the SDK and creating a wonderful game, and to Botman and the other Gearbox Forum members for keeping the BiA Mod Forum alive. Permissions -------------- See included CommandMod_EULA.txt Please ask me first if you wish to utilize any of my code for your own use. CommandMod by Rendroc 07/24/08 Email me any questions or feedback: mjc1975 [at] gmail [dot] com
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