Command Uplink Device

Dadijo · 2003-05-13, 03:43 PM

What does it do and when is it useful?

Robot · 2003-05-13, 03:49 PM

It allows you to perform Command Manuevers. Its effectiveness increases as your Command Rank increases.

CR1 - Allows you to set waypoints
CR2 - Allows you to set waypoints your entire squad can see
CR3 - Allows you to draw up battle plans (Think of those digital pen things you sometimes see on those tech toy shows)
CR4 - Allows you to send continent wide broadcasts
CR5 - Allows you to send worldwide broadcasts (And do orbital strikes, but that was taken out until it's fixed)

I think that's it, someone can correct me on that

Jarlo · 2003-05-13, 03:54 PM

From my somewhat limited experience I could set waypoints at cr1 just using the map command without the uplink device in my hand or inventory.

LesserShade · 2003-05-13, 03:55 PM

you need to be CR2 to actually use the command uplink device and you can set a personal waypoint with no command points and at CR1 you can set squad waypoints via the map. CR2 gives you the ability to access the command chat.

Dadijo · 2003-05-13, 04:00 PM

So, what you're saying is that the CUD is REQUIRED at CR2 and up?

Warborn · 2003-05-13, 04:00 PM

Need to be CR2 to get it. When you pull it out and press the fire button, with the upper most "mode" circle highlighted (default), you make all friendlies within a pretty big radius appear on your (big) map as little teal circles. They don't move, so it only takes a snapshot of their location at that time. Not terribly useful, I know.

The next circle down I'm pretty sure is the enemy snapshot, although it might also be the jam ability (masks the presence of your side from the effects of a hostile Commander's "enemy snapshot"). Either way, the second and third down the column are the jam and enemy snapshot abilities.

Last one is suppose to be the orbital strike, where you'd, in theory, have to use the command tool to "laze" a target, and then that target gets hit from some kind of orbital weapon. That ability isn't in yet though, and it may end up changing too.

Warborn · 2003-05-13, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by Dadijo
So, what you're saying is that the CUD is REQUIRED at CR2 and up?

No, not required. The uplink device is only used for friendly/enemy snapshots, jamming, and orbital strikes. You still have all broadcast abilities when you don't have the device, and you can still make battleplans when you don't have the device. It's not required, but I don't see why you wouldn't have it, unless you can't rearm for some reason after you spawn.