Originally Posted by =Sarc=

The ArmA CTI mode isn't the same as OFP CTI at all. It seems like a dumbed down version. There isn't a commander to build assets. You hire your soldiers and all the vehicles/aircraft is available immediately.

Plus, you have to capture ALL the bases in order to win. It'll be very difficult to win with two human controlled sides. It seems to be suited for a persistant world that has an epic battle going back and forth.

Oh Dear

For anyone not familiar with OFP CTI here's a quick rundown...

- 1 Commander and all other Players are Officers controlling a platoon.

- The commander is responsible for setting up the base. You spawn randomly on the map so sometimes you set up where you are or other times, you find a better spot. Base building needs careful consideration on location and layout.

- Basically as Commander you walk to a spot, choose what type of structure you want, and then it appears in front of you. You need workers to actually build the structure before it becomes operational (workers can be killed off).

- Structure types include - Barracks for different troop types, armour making structures, vehcile making, aircraft, etc

- On top of this the base needs to be defended so you have units for this to.

- Whilst the Commander is building the base, the officers are off capturing towns. We usually assigned an OIC (Officer In Charge) to plan the overall strategy of taking towns. Each town captured (in any order), would give you an income. That income would be increased if you left soldiers guarding it.

- The more towns you hold, the more income you have and the more structures you can build, more vehicles and soldiers.

- Each town has rebels in in defending it. They may be just foot troops or have APC's or even tanks at their disposal.

- The game ends when the opposing teams base has been destroyed.

So a typical game would leave the Commander back building the base (almost like C&C type game but you're on the ground) whilst the rest of the team go out to capture bases.

The commander would support the team by sending ammo and repair trucks out and pick up people who were stranded by either going themselves or sending an AI guy.

Attacks on towns would be co-ordinated as a group effort either by just human players or full platoons of human CO's and their AI teammembers.

The officers would also need a repair truck sent to the front so they could fortify towns (with some cool defences such like a TOW launcher - depending on the version of CTI).

Once you were established you could always relocate your base.

After a while you would need to start searching for the enemy base and would send out a scouting party. After that you would gather up your forces for the assault...