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Gamemodes

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== Active Gamemodes ==
=== PvP Gamemodes ===
* '''[[Reclamation]]''', where the UNSC have to defend a colony from a Covenant invasion.
; : '''<big>Variants:</big>''' '''[[File:URF_innie.png]] [[Revolution]]''', where the UNSC have to quell an insurrection. [[File:FloodVariantsSide2Side.png]] '''[[File:ConsoleCapture.gif]] [[Capture and Hold]]''', a UNSC vs Covenant skirmish focused on capturing buildings instead of an artifact.

* '''[[Outer Colonies]]''', all three factions fighting over a colony.
* '''[[System Conquest]]''', all three factions fighting across several planets within the 111 Tauri System.
* '''[[Operation Trebuchet|Operation: Trebuchet]]''', a mission where ODST have to raid an Insurrectionist outpost, find their nuke and detonate it.
=== PvE Gamemodes ===
* [[File:MarineSquad4.png]] [[Firefight]], the classic Halo gamemode where you fight against several Covenant waves.
; : '''<big>Variants:</big>''' [[File:GruntSquad4.png]] '''[[Crusade]]''', where you play as Covenant forces against waves of UNSC troops. [[File:FloodVariantsSide2Side.png]] '''[[Stranded]]''', where you play as UNSC troops against the Flood.
* [[InfectedPrisioner.png]] '''[[Achlys]]'''

== Disabled Gamemodes ==

*'''[[Pack War]]''', pitting two opposing Brute clans in the early days of their history.
*'''[[Operation Red Flag|Operation: Red Flag]]''', a mission where UNSC Spartans have to capture a Prophet.

Gamemodes

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== Active Gamemodes ==
=== PvP Gamemodes ===
* '''[[Reclamation]]''', where the UNSC have to defend a colony from a Covenant invasion.
; : '''<big>Variants:</big>''' '''[[File:URF_innie.png]] [[Revolution]]''', where the UNSC have to quell an insurrection. [[File:FloodVariantsSide2Side.png]] '''[[File:ConsoleCapture.gif]] [[Capture and Hold]]''', a UNSC vs Covenant skirmish focused on capturing buildings instead of an artifact.

* '''[[Outer Colonies]]''', all three factions fighting over a colony.
* '''[[System Conquest]]''', all three factions fighting across several planets within the 111 Tauri System.
* '''[[Operation Trebuchet|Operation: Trebuchet]]''', a mission where ODST have to raid an Insurrectionist outpost, find their nuke and detonate it.
=== PvE Gamemodes ===
* [[File:MarineSquad4.png]] [[Firefight]], the classic Halo gamemode where you fight against several Covenant waves.
; : '''<big>Variants:</big>''': [[File:GruntSquad4.png]] '''[[Crusade]]''', where you play as Covenant forces against waves of UNSC troops. [[File:FloodVariantsSide2Side.png]] '''[[Stranded]]''', where you play as UNSC troops against the Flood.
* [[InfectedPrisioner.png]] '''[[Achlys]]'''

== Disabled Gamemodes ==

*'''[[Pack War]]''', pitting two opposing Brute clans in the early days of their history.
*'''[[Operation Red Flag|Operation: Red Flag]]''', a mission where UNSC Spartans have to capture a Prophet.

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UNSC Difference of Opinion

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== UNSC Difference of Opinion ==
UNSC Difference of Opinion is the latest ship assigned to patrol the 111 Tauri system.
=== Layout ===
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(Description of the ship facilities)
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=== Specifications ===
Name: UNSC Difference of Opinion
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Class: Halberd-class destroyer
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Builders: SinoViet Heavy Machinery Manufacturing
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Armour : Titanium-A battle plate. 2 meters thick
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Armaments: 4 M870 Rampart Point Defense Guns
26 M58 Archer Missile Pods
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MAC: 14B11R2 MAC
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Series V CODEN Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
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Length: 485 Meters
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Width: UNKNOWN Meters
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Targeting systems: Mark 50 Experimental long-range fire director
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Navigation system: experimental UNA-uplinked navigation computer
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Complement: D77-TC pelican (2)
M808B "Scorpion" MBT (2)
M12 Warthog LRV (2)
M274 Ultra-Light all-terrain-Vehicles (4)
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Minimum crew: 3
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Designed: UNKNOWN
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Laid down: UNKNOWN
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Launched: UNKNOWN
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Commissioned: UNKNOWN
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The Halberd-class was a fast ship. It was also easily configurable. The Halberd-class comes equipped with one 14B11R2 MAC, 26 M58 Archer Missile Pods and four M870 Rampart Point Defense Guns. They were mostly used in attack and escort missions

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<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

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File:Unsclogo.png|link=UNSC|UNSC
File:URF.png|link=URF|URF
File:Covenantlogo.png|link=Covenant|Covenant
File:Guides.png|link=Guides|Guides
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=== About The Server ===
''' Halo Station 13''' takes place in it's own custom line of events set up by the staff. There is a three way war brewing between the United Nations Space Command, United Rebel Front and the vast Covenant Empire. One will reign supreme above all the rest. Will your contributions make a difference on the story?
 ''New to the server? Check out our '''[[Quick Start Guide]]'''.''

=== Halostation13 Community ===
Main website for the HaloStation13 community: [https://projectunsc.org https://projectunsc.org]/ 
You can also join the Discord, over at [https://discord.com/invite/f8jpDfSdfr https://discord.com/invite/f8jpDfSdfr] 

=== Game Modes ===
Learn how to play the various game modes on Halo Station 13!
* [[Reclamation]]
* [[Outer Colonies]]
* [[Capture and Hold]]
* [[Base Assault]]
* [[Firefight]]
* [[Crusade]]
* [[Stranded]]
* [[Slayer]]

=== Maps ===
Here you can find some of the maps currently in use on the server:
* [[Geminus City]]
* [[Small Geminus]]
* [[New Pompeii]]
* [[KS7]]
* [[Desert Outpost]]
* [[Octanus Landing]]
* [[Death Asteroid]]
* [[Taurus City]]

=== Ships and Satellites ===
Ships and Satellites often used across multiple different game modes:
* [[CRS Unyielding Transgression]]
* [[ODP Cassius]]
* [[Cassius Moon/UNSC Outpost]]
* [[UNSC Difference of Opinion]]
* [[Missionary Ship #CMS-3092]]

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<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

<gallery perrow=2 mode="packed-hover">
File:Unsclogo.png|link=UNSC|UNSC
File:URF.png|link=URF|URF
File:Covenantlogo.png|link=Covenant|Covenant
File:Guides.png|link=Guides|Guides
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=== About The Server ===
''' Halo Station 13''' takes place in it's own custom line of events set up by the staff. There is a three way war brewing between the United Nations Space Command, United Rebel Front and the vast Covenant Empire. One will reign supreme above all the rest. Will your contributions make a difference on the story?
''New to the server? Check out our '''[[Quick Start Guide]]'''.''

=== Halostation13 Community ===
Main website for the HaloStation13 community: [https://projectunsc.org https://projectunsc.org]/ 
You can also join the Discord, over at [https://discord.com/invite/f8jpDfSdfr https://discord.com/invite/f8jpDfSdfr] 

=== Game Modes ===
Learn how to play the various game modes on Halo Station 13!
* [[Reclamation]]
* [[Outer Colonies]]
* [[Capture and Hold]]
* [[Base Assault]]
* [[Firefight]]
* [[Crusade]]
* [[Stranded]]
* [[Slayer]]

=== Maps ===
Here you can find some of the maps currently in use on the server:
* [[Geminus City]]
* [[Small Geminus]]
* [[New Pompeii]]
* [[KS7]]
* [[Desert Outpost]]
* [[Octanus Landing]]
* [[Death Asteroid]]
* [[Taurus City]]

=== Ships and Satellites ===
Ships and Satellites often used across multiple different game modes:
* [[CRS Unyielding Transgression]]
* [[ODP Cassius]]
* [[Cassius Moon/UNSC Outpost]]
* [[UNSC Difference of Opinion]]
* [[Missionary Ship #CMS-3092]]

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Quick Start Guide

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Welcome to the Server! These guides are meant to guide you through the basics of each faction in ''Halo: Space Station Evolved'', from getting your equipment to getting into fights.
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== [[File:Unsclogo.png]] United Nations Space Command (UNSC) Tutorial ==
The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurrection led by the United Rebel Front.
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| '''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Marine" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Reclamation]] gamemode as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same.''
[[File:Cassius base weapkoints.png|thumb|right|<center>Your home, until you're transfered or it's blown to pieces.</center>]]

== Briefing ==
Rise and shine, marine. A ship of the Covenant has been detected on long-range scanners and HIGHCOMM believes it to be an invasion force headed for the colony you were stationed to, so you've been thawed out of cryostasis to defend the Orbital Defense Platform ''"Cassius"'', the world under its guard and the colonists on it while a support fleet gets here. Before you can do that however, you need to gear up.

== Getting Your Stuff ==
Onboard some vessels you may need to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find your armory, but on ODPs they tend to be just outside the bunks.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything that a marine needs to kick ass and make Earth proud, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
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* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Marine Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in a [[File:MarineArmorGreen.png]] few [[File:MarineArmorBrown.png]] different [[File:MarineArmorWhite.png]] colors, along with a Medic variant for each and a spaceproof variant.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another marine) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
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* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC or the United Rebel Front.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from flames or plasma weaponry, the favorite of the Covenant.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
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* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
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<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
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* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
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Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
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* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M90.png]] '''M90 Tactical Shotgun''' - This '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close the distance on, unless it's full of combat drugs. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA5B.png]] '''MA5B Assault Rifle''' and the [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - Both are great leadspitters sporting high firerate and big magazines, but the MA5B is more accurate at range while the M7 has no slowdown and can be used with one hand.
[[File:NewbLoadoutUNSC.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
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After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; you could try pairing an MA5B with a Magnum and a hardcase with ammo for it, or a [[File:Machete.png]] '''Machete''' if you're feeling brave.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed, as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, both useful for avoiding plasma bolts and not dying from them. The mess hall is located directly starboard (i.e. north) of your bunks and has a few voice-operated machines called [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicators''' that can get you something to eat, just say "menu" in their proximity to know what's available.

== What To Do ==
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|This button controls the MAC Control Room's blast doors.]]
Now, to prepare the Cassius for defense, you will have to find the locations of the [[File: ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint markers''' of this particular ODP. The Covenant will try to plant and detonate a bomb in one of these to knock the Cassius out of orbit and begin their invasion of the planet. They always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.
''*Marked on the ODP map above.''

Once you find them, use your headset (with the "''':q'''" prefix to speak in the '''UNSC radio channel''') to tell your allies of their locations so they too know where the enemy could head to. Next to Cargo is a room full of engineering supplies where you can find things to build defenses with, and the equipment vendors also hold coils of [[File:BarbedWire.png]] '''barbed wire''' and two machinegun types which can greatly boost your defenses' staying power:
# [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', to send a hail of bullets down the hallway.
# [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', with a worse rate of fire and less bullets overall but more stopping power in each.
Keep in mind that if they are deployed, however, they must be guarded to prevent the enemy from packing and hiding them, destroying them, or even using them against you and your brothers in arms.

Aside from trying to seize the weakpoints, the Covenant may also try to destroy the MAC as it is the only thing keeping them from destroying the station with ship-to-ship weapons. To do that, they must destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''loading''' and its [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''automated firing control''' consoles. Make sure to keep both of them safe and the MAC loaded, in case you have to manually bring something down. To access the Control Room, find the button that controls the blast doors in the Command Deck next to the MAC Cannon.

Now that you're geared and know where to defend, all that's left to do is hold out until the support fleet arrives. They expect to be here by operation time '''01:10''', but if the ODP goes down they'll take longer. Until first contact happens however, you can shoot the breeze with your fellow marines, check out your new toys at the firing range, or read one of our other [[guides]] to learn about the server's [[Combat Mechanics|combat mechanics]], [[Guide to Vehicles|vehicles]] or [[Reclamation#Second_stage:_Scanning_phase|what to do if Cassius falls.]]

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
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== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
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<big>To play as one, you must change your species to "Unggoy" in Character Setup.</big>

''Note: This guide uses the point of view of an Unggoy Minor during the assault phase of the [[Reclamation]] gamemode. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:CRSTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your staging area and your only way to return home.</center>]]
Rise, warrior of the Covenant. Your vessel, the CRS-class crusier ''Unyielding Transgression'', is closing in on a heretic world for an artifact retrieval operation. Before that however, you must destroy the heretic Orbital Defense Platform guarding it. Each moment counts, as the heretics were expecting you and have summoned a support fleet expected to arrive by mission time '''01:10''', but destroying that station will delay them.

== Preparing Yourself ==
First thing to do, however, is to ensure you're well fed. Being hungry slows down your speed and blood regeneration, both crucial for your survival. Within your quarters you will find [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Food Vendors''' that can satisfy your hunger. After that, you must arm yourself. Covenant species always have their equipment and weapon vendors somewhere within their quarters, so take a look around. In the case of the Unggoy, it is the '''room''' next to their bunks.

From the [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
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* [[File:IFAKCov.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another warrior) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
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* [[File:BiofoamCanisterCov.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, such as that used by the heretics.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from flames or plasma weaponry, such as the Covenant's.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and an [[File:IrukanBar.png]] '''Irukan Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
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* [[File:AmmoBeltCov.png]] '''Martial Belt''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines, packs of needles or similar, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, small melee weapons and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARKCov.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKCovMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
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<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericCov.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
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* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
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Now, from the [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Weapons Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
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* [[File:Plasma_Rifle.png]] '''Plasma Rifles''', which lack the need for magazines and allow for almost-constant fire as long as you don't let them overheat.
* [[File:Needler.png]] Guided Munition Launchers (a.k.a.'''Needlers'''), whose eponymous needles track targets if you click on them and, if enough embed, cause them to supercombine (i.e. explode).
* [[File:Plasma_Pistol.png]] '''Plasma Pistols''', which can be overcharged to fire a bolt that deals extra damage and disables headsets, full-body shields and active camouflage.
* [[File:Plasma_Grenade.png]] Type-1 '''Plasma Grenades''', which can stick to targets (both friend and foe) if thrown after 1 second after priming them and before 3 seconds have passed since. You can store them inside your armor.
''Weapon availability depends on your species, but these weapons remain constant.''
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Aside from those, the Unggoy also get the following heavy weapons:
[[File:NewbLoadoutCov.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
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* [[File:Fule-Rod_Cannon.png]] '''Fuel Rod Cannons''', alien rocket launchers that also emit radiation within 2 tiles of the rods' impact site.
* [[File:Plasma_repeater.png]] '''Plasma Repeaters''', plasma light machineguns great for suppression.
''It is recommended to acquire experience with standard weapons before using these.''
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As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit. For example, you could add an explosives hardcase full of plasma grenades, or even run two plasma pistols at once so you can keep firing for longer.

== Preparing Your Ship ==
[[File:SuggestedShieldSettings.png|thumb|right]]
Once you're geared, you will have to confirm that the ship's [[File:ShieldGenerator.png]] '''Shield Generator''' has been enabled, as this machine greatly boosts the CRS' defenses in naval combat and against boarding actions. The ODP in orbit of the world you're headed to is equipped with a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon that could easily destroy your ship if you enter its 7 overmap tile range without shields to absorb its damage, so you'll want to raise them before approaching.
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<big>'''!'''</big> Settings highlighted in '''red''' are must-haves. '''"Atmospheric Protection"''' is helpful if the ship suffers a breach and survives until its shields recover, but you may choose to do without it to let the shields last a bit longer in combat against standard deck guns and recover more quickly should they go down.
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You will also need to move the ship closer to the ODP, but that wont be possible until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you be assigned the task when the time comes.
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[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Helm Control Console'''. One is in the center of the room and another is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the heretic world on the nav data - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
|}

== Planning Your Assault ==
After checking on the shields, you and your allies will have to decide how to bring that ODP down so you can begin your scan. For such demolition operations, the CRS has been issued an [[File:AntimatterBomb.png]] '''Antimatter Bomb''' with a 5 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, along with an [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Explosives Requisition Device''' that can be used to recall the bomb if it is lost or stolen, both located in a '''room''' next to the Bridge, but how you get to the ODP is to be decided by your superiors. Usually, this means either the [[File:EMinor.png]] '''Elites''' or the [[File:BMinor.png]] '''Brutes''', but if there are none then it is to be decided by whoever has the highest rank (Ultra, Major, Minor, etc.).
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Covenant Species Hierarchy</big>'''
|
# [[File:Prophet.png]] San'Shyuum (Prophets)
# [[File:EMinor.png]] Sangheili (Elites)
# [[File:BMinor.png]] Jiralhanae (Brutes)
# [[File:SCommando.png]] T'vaoan Kig-Yar (Skirmishers)
# [[File:JMinor.png]] Ruuhtian Kig-Yar (Jackals), [[File:Drone.png]] Yanme'e (Drones) and [[File:GMinor.png]] Unggoy (Grunts)
# [[File:Huragok.png]] Huragoks (Engineers)
|}

=== Assault Methods ===
[[File:PhantomLockedEast.gif|thumb|right|A Phantom set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]
==== [[File:PhantomEast.png]] Phantom Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Phantoms", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them as Unggoy.
This method of entry forces most species to bring internals and use [[File:Box.png]] '''Ranger Gear''' (available from equipment vendors), sacrificing some of their protection in exchange for resistance to the vaccum of space. Unggoy and Yanme'e, however, are naturally resistant to vacuums, and the Unggoy also spawn with internals as they breathe methane instead of oxygen. Expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you bring magboots or a [[File:VacuumShield.gif]] '''vacuum shield''' to cover the entry point (available in the supply storage bays next to the hangar bays).

One phantom is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the CRS must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Phantoms. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

==== [[File: BoardingPodCovEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the heretics of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the bays west of each hangar, and the Unyielding must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods. To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:PlasmaCharge.png]] '''Plasma Charges''' - Let you blow things up and move around quickly, at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of heretics behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:ToolbeltCov.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, yet the reduced storage space may force you to use a plasma weapon. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Phantom was destroyed and you packed [[File: Nanolaminate.png]] '''nanolaminate''' sheets (available from the materials crates in each hangar).
* [[File:Huragok.png]] '''Huragoks''' - These biological supercomputers can interface with anything, airlocks included. They can also bolt them if you're being chased or have found a place to dig in. Downside is you will have to escort them to prevent their capture.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The heretic station that you must destroy.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
|}

== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Unyielding's deck guns, or maybe with something stronger from the [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''' in the bridge. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Press this button to release the Control Room's blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:PlasmaCharge.png]] plasma charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>'''•'''</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the heretics from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefense.png|thumb|"Consoles are destroyed, defenses are set, bomb is armed! Nothing could go wrong now!"]]
If you wish to plant the bomb here, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you; if you bring a [[File:PlasmaTurretPacked.png]] '''plasma turret emplacement''' (available from weapon vendors as the "Type-52") you will be able to lock down one side of it through sheer volume of fire and keep the heretics from advancing. Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the heretics could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the room north of the Unyielding's shield generator and in both hangars, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericCov.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] heretic grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeCovSouth.png]] nanolaminate barricades have a chance to stop rockets.

''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. To reload them, drop the gun then get back on. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod and launch it to the planet, but you'll have to wait until someone can pick you up.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. You'll still be stranded, but you'll know where you'll end up. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty yet surviveable amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. If you complete your mission and return to the Unyielding, or die while escaping but want to respawn and keep fighting for the Covenant, it is suggested you [[Reclamation#Second_stage:_Scanning_phase|read up on the next part of your mission.]]

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

== [[File:URF.png]] The URF ==
The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

{|border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|
|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode on the map [[New_Pompeii|KS7]] as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, both useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
|}

== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from either the materials locker in the armory or Engineering.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
|}

== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
|}

== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|The last stand of two martyrs.]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing. Available from the armory's plastic racks.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder. Available from the plastic racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start capturing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif|32px]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

== Useful Links ==
=== Rules ===
https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=181

=== Forum ===
Read about the server's lore and and apply for a faction whitelist that can grant you access to extra roles!
 
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Quick Start Guide

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066AspirantArchiver: /* Defense of the Control Room */ Turns out the Retribution's heavy vendors don't have chaingun kits.

Welcome to the Server! These guides are meant to guide you through the basics of each faction in ''Halo: Space Station Evolved'', from getting your equipment to getting into fights.
__NOTOC__
== [[File:Unsclogo.png]] United Nations Space Command (UNSC) Tutorial ==
The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurrection led by the United Rebel Front.
{|border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|
| '''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Marine" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Reclamation]] gamemode as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same.''
[[File:Cassius base weapkoints.png|thumb|right|<center>Your home, until you're transfered or it's blown to pieces.</center>]]

== Briefing ==
Rise and shine, marine. A ship of the Covenant has been detected on long-range scanners and HIGHCOMM believes it to be an invasion force headed for the colony you were stationed to, so you've been thawed out of cryostasis to defend the Orbital Defense Platform ''"Cassius"'', the world under its guard and the colonists on it while a support fleet gets here. Before you can do that however, you need to gear up.

== Getting Your Stuff ==
Onboard some vessels you may need to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find your armory, but on ODPs they tend to be just outside the bunks.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything that a marine needs to kick ass and make Earth proud, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Marine Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in a [[File:MarineArmorGreen.png]] few [[File:MarineArmorBrown.png]] different [[File:MarineArmorWhite.png]] colors, along with a Medic variant for each and a spaceproof variant.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another marine) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC or the United Rebel Front.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from flames or plasma weaponry, the favorite of the Covenant.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M90.png]] '''M90 Tactical Shotgun''' - This '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close the distance on, unless it's full of combat drugs. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA5B.png]] '''MA5B Assault Rifle''' and the [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - Both are great leadspitters sporting high firerate and big magazines, but the MA5B is more accurate at range while the M7 has no slowdown and can be used with one hand.
[[File:NewbLoadoutUNSC.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; you could try pairing an MA5B with a Magnum and a hardcase with ammo for it, or a [[File:Machete.png]] '''Machete''' if you're feeling brave.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed, as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, both useful for avoiding plasma bolts and not dying from them. The mess hall is located directly starboard (i.e. north) of your bunks and has a few voice-operated machines called [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicators''' that can get you something to eat, just say "menu" in their proximity to know what's available.

== What To Do ==
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|This button controls the MAC Control Room's blast doors.]]
Now, to prepare the Cassius for defense, you will have to find the locations of the [[File: ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint markers''' of this particular ODP. The Covenant will try to plant and detonate a bomb in one of these to knock the Cassius out of orbit and begin their invasion of the planet. They always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.
''*Marked on the ODP map above.''

Once you find them, use your headset (with the "''':q'''" prefix to speak in the '''UNSC radio channel''') to tell your allies of their locations so they too know where the enemy could head to. Next to Cargo is a room full of engineering supplies where you can find things to build defenses with, and the equipment vendors also hold coils of [[File:BarbedWire.png]] '''barbed wire''' and two machinegun types which can greatly boost your defenses' staying power:
# [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', to send a hail of bullets down the hallway.
# [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', with a worse rate of fire and less bullets overall but more stopping power in each.
Keep in mind that if they are deployed, however, they must be guarded to prevent the enemy from packing and hiding them, destroying them, or even using them against you and your brothers in arms.

Aside from trying to seize the weakpoints, the Covenant may also try to destroy the MAC as it is the only thing keeping them from destroying the station with ship-to-ship weapons. To do that, they must destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''loading''' and its [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''automated firing control''' consoles. Make sure to keep both of them safe and the MAC loaded, in case you have to manually bring something down. To access the Control Room, find the button that controls the blast doors in the Command Deck next to the MAC Cannon.

Now that you're geared and know where to defend, all that's left to do is hold out until the support fleet arrives. They expect to be here by operation time '''01:10''', but if the ODP goes down they'll take longer. Until first contact happens however, you can shoot the breeze with your fellow marines, check out your new toys at the firing range, or read one of our other [[guides]] to learn about the server's [[Combat Mechanics|combat mechanics]], [[Guide to Vehicles|vehicles]] or [[Reclamation#Second_stage:_Scanning_phase|what to do if Cassius falls.]]

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
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|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Unggoy Minor" role due to their lack of responsabilities and simplicity relative to other minor roles.</big>'''
<big>To play as one, you must change your species to "Unggoy" in Character Setup.</big>

''Note: This guide uses the point of view of an Unggoy Minor during the assault phase of the [[Reclamation]] gamemode. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:CRSTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your staging area and your only way to return home.</center>]]
Rise, warrior of the Covenant. Your vessel, the CRS-class crusier ''Unyielding Transgression'', is closing in on a heretic world for an artifact retrieval operation. Before that however, you must destroy the heretic Orbital Defense Platform guarding it. Each moment counts, as the heretics were expecting you and have summoned a support fleet expected to arrive by mission time '''01:10''', but destroying that station will delay them.

== Preparing Yourself ==
First thing to do, however, is to ensure you're well fed. Being hungry slows down your speed and blood regeneration, both crucial for your survival. Within your quarters you will find [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Food Vendors''' that can satisfy your hunger. After that, you must arm yourself. Covenant species always have their equipment and weapon vendors somewhere within their quarters, so take a look around. In the case of the Unggoy, it is the '''room''' next to their bunks.

From the [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:IFAKCov.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another warrior) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanisterCov.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, such as that used by the heretics.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from flames or plasma weaponry, such as the Covenant's.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and an [[File:IrukanBar.png]] '''Irukan Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltCov.png]] '''Martial Belt''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines, packs of needles or similar, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, small melee weapons and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARKCov.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKCovMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericCov.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Weapons Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:Plasma_Rifle.png]] '''Plasma Rifles''', which lack the need for magazines and allow for almost-constant fire as long as you don't let them overheat.
* [[File:Needler.png]] Guided Munition Launchers (a.k.a.'''Needlers'''), whose eponymous needles track targets if you click on them and, if enough embed, cause them to supercombine (i.e. explode).
* [[File:Plasma_Pistol.png]] '''Plasma Pistols''', which can be overcharged to fire a bolt that deals extra damage and disables headsets, full-body shields and active camouflage.
* [[File:Plasma_Grenade.png]] Type-1 '''Plasma Grenades''', which can stick to targets (both friend and foe) if thrown after 1 second after priming them and before 3 seconds have passed since. You can store them inside your armor.
''Weapon availability depends on your species, but these weapons remain constant.''
</blockquote>
Aside from those, the Unggoy also get the following heavy weapons:
[[File:NewbLoadoutCov.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
<blockquote>
* [[File:Fule-Rod_Cannon.png]] '''Fuel Rod Cannons''', alien rocket launchers that also emit radiation within 2 tiles of the rods' impact site.
* [[File:Plasma_repeater.png]] '''Plasma Repeaters''', plasma light machineguns great for suppression.
''It is recommended to acquire experience with standard weapons before using these.''
</blockquote>

As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit. For example, you could add an explosives hardcase full of plasma grenades, or even run two plasma pistols at once so you can keep firing for longer.

== Preparing Your Ship ==
[[File:SuggestedShieldSettings.png|thumb|right]]
Once you're geared, you will have to confirm that the ship's [[File:ShieldGenerator.png]] '''Shield Generator''' has been enabled, as this machine greatly boosts the CRS' defenses in naval combat and against boarding actions. The ODP in orbit of the world you're headed to is equipped with a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon that could easily destroy your ship if you enter its 7 overmap tile range without shields to absorb its damage, so you'll want to raise them before approaching.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> Settings highlighted in '''red''' are must-haves. '''"Atmospheric Protection"''' is helpful if the ship suffers a breach and survives until its shields recover, but you may choose to do without it to let the shields last a bit longer in combat against standard deck guns and recover more quickly should they go down.
</blockquote>
You will also need to move the ship closer to the ODP, but that wont be possible until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you be assigned the task when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Helm Control Console'''. One is in the center of the room and another is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the heretic world on the nav data - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
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== Planning Your Assault ==
After checking on the shields, you and your allies will have to decide how to bring that ODP down so you can begin your scan. For such demolition operations, the CRS has been issued an [[File:AntimatterBomb.png]] '''Antimatter Bomb''' with a 5 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, along with an [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Explosives Requisition Device''' that can be used to recall the bomb if it is lost or stolen, both located in a '''room''' next to the Bridge, but how you get to the ODP is to be decided by your superiors. Usually, this means either the [[File:EMinor.png]] '''Elites''' or the [[File:BMinor.png]] '''Brutes''', but if there are none then it is to be decided by whoever has the highest rank (Ultra, Major, Minor, etc.).
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Covenant Species Hierarchy</big>'''
|
# [[File:Prophet.png]] San'Shyuum (Prophets)
# [[File:EMinor.png]] Sangheili (Elites)
# [[File:BMinor.png]] Jiralhanae (Brutes)
# [[File:SCommando.png]] T'vaoan Kig-Yar (Skirmishers)
# [[File:JMinor.png]] Ruuhtian Kig-Yar (Jackals), [[File:Drone.png]] Yanme'e (Drones) and [[File:GMinor.png]] Unggoy (Grunts)
# [[File:Huragok.png]] Huragoks (Engineers)
|}

=== Assault Methods ===
[[File:PhantomLockedEast.gif|thumb|right|A Phantom set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]
==== [[File:PhantomEast.png]] Phantom Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Phantoms", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them as Unggoy.
This method of entry forces most species to bring internals and use [[File:Box.png]] '''Ranger Gear''' (available from equipment vendors), sacrificing some of their protection in exchange for resistance to the vaccum of space. Unggoy and Yanme'e, however, are naturally resistant to vacuums, and the Unggoy also spawn with internals as they breathe methane instead of oxygen. Expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you bring magboots or a [[File:VacuumShield.gif]] '''vacuum shield''' to cover the entry point (available in the supply storage bays next to the hangar bays).

One phantom is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the CRS must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Phantoms. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

==== [[File: BoardingPodCovEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the heretics of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the bays west of each hangar, and the Unyielding must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods. To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:PlasmaCharge.png]] '''Plasma Charges''' - Let you blow things up and move around quickly, at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of heretics behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:ToolbeltCov.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, yet the reduced storage space may force you to use a plasma weapon. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Phantom was destroyed and you packed [[File: Nanolaminate.png]] '''nanolaminate''' sheets (available from the materials crates in each hangar).
* [[File:Huragok.png]] '''Huragoks''' - These biological supercomputers can interface with anything, airlocks included. They can also bolt them if you're being chased or have found a place to dig in. Downside is you will have to escort them to prevent their capture.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The heretic station that you must destroy.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
|}

== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Unyielding's deck guns, or maybe with something stronger from the [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''' in the bridge. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Press this button to release the Control Room's blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:PlasmaCharge.png]] plasma charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>'''•'''</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the heretics from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefense.png|thumb|"Consoles are destroyed, defenses are set, bomb is armed! Nothing could go wrong now!"]]
If you wish to plant the bomb here, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you; if you bring a [[File:PlasmaTurretPacked.png]] '''plasma turret emplacement''' (available from weapon vendors as the "Type-52") you will be able to lock down one side of it through sheer volume of fire and keep the heretics from advancing. Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the heretics could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the room north of the Unyielding's shield generator and in both hangars, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericCov.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] heretic grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeCovSouth.png]] nanolaminate barricades have a chance to stop rockets.

''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. To reload them, drop the gun then get back on. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod and launch it to the planet, but you'll have to wait until someone can pick you up.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. You'll still be stranded, but you'll know where you'll end up. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty yet surviveable amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. If you complete your mission and return to the Unyielding, or die while escaping but want to respawn and keep fighting for the Covenant, it is suggested you [[Reclamation#Second_stage:_Scanning_phase|read up on the next part of your mission.]]

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

== [[File:URF.png]] The URF ==
The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

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|+ style="text-align:left;"|
|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode on the map [[New_Pompeii|KS7]] as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, both useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
|}

== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from either the materials locker in the armory or Engineering.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
|}

== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
|}

== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
|}

=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing. Available from the armory's plastic racks.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder. Available from the plastic racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start capturing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif|32px]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

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Guide to Chemistry

2026-01-10T20:29:04Z

066AspirantArchiver: Swaps Otomax from Bay chems to HS13 chems as it was made for HS13.

[[File:WORK IN PROGRESS.png|100px]]
Any chemical marked with (C) in any of these lists is a catalyst and is not consumed during the mixing process.

Going above the Overdose Threshold will cause the OverDose effects. Having the exact number as the Threshold will not.
== Halostation Chemicals ==
{| class="wikitable" style="background-color: #add8e6;"
! style="width: 150px;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Chemical Name</center>
! style="width: 100px;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Recipe</center>
! style="width: 80%;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Description</center>
! style="width: 80%;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>OverDose</center>
<center>{{{subheader|}}}</center>
|-

|<center> '''Synthblood'''</center>
|<center>''' No Recipe '''</center>
|'''Use''': An Artificial version of Blood, blended from Cryoprecipitate and Saline. Restores blood volume fast but metabolizes quickly.
|No overdose.
|-
|<center> '''Biofoam'''</center>
|<center>''' Foaming Agent:Tricordrazine:Bicaridine 1:1:1 =2u '''</center>
|'''Use''': An all purpose brute/burn healing tool with multiple unique properties such as fixing bones, pushing out shrapnel and fixing organs. Useful in most situations.
|10 Units. Overdose deals severe damage to the heart, resulting in unconciousness.
|-
|<center> '''Silicate'''</center>
|<center>''' Aluminum:Silicon:Acetone 1:1:1 =3u '''</center>
|'''Use''': Required for some [[Guide to Research and Development| research]] techprints.
|No overdose.
|-
|<center> '''Tri-Adrenaline'''</center>
|<center>'''Inaprovaline:Dexalin:Tramadol 1:1:1 =3u'''</center>
|'''Use''': A defib in a syringe, this chemical is useful for restarting a heart in the place of a defibrillator
|30 Units, will cause your heart to beat so fast it starts to break down. May just kill your heart instead.
|-
|<center> '''Otomax'''</center>
|<center>'''Carbon:Hydrazine:Potassium 1:1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Heals ear damage.
|15 Units, causes eye damage.
|-
|<center> '''Hyperzine'''</center>
|<center>'''Sugar:Phosphorus:Sulfur 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Hyperzine is used to counteract slowdown by gear. Lessens the impact of equipment on you. Toxic.
|15 Units, causes even more Toxin Damage.
|-
|<center> '''Concentrated Hyperzine'''</center>
|<center>'''Hyperzine:Impedrezene 2:1 =1u'''</center>
|'''Use''': A concentrated version of normal hyperzine, this one actually makes you go faster rather than just removing slowdown. Also causes more Toxin damage and also damages the Liver. Use in small doses and prepare to vomit.
|5 Units, will cause massive Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Hexaline Glycol'''</center>
|<center>'''Glycerol:Ethanol 1:4 =5u'''</center>
|'''Use''': The same as Cryoprethaline, but less effective.
|5 Units, deals slightly more Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Cryoprethaline'''</center>
|<center>'''Hexaline:Cryoxadone:Phoron 5:5:0.1 =5u'''</center>
|'''Use''': Used to keep people safe during cyrostasis. A purely fluff chem, unless we actually need to spend weeks in cryostasis on the server eventually...
|5 Units, causes Toxin damage and damages the Lungs.
|-
|<center> '''Ketoprofen'''</center>
|<center>'''Tramadol:Leporazine 1:1 =2u'''</center>
|'''Use''': A chemical which keeps your temprature down and is also a painkiller. Found in Combat Stablisation Autoinjectors.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|}

== Normal Bay Chemicals ==
{| class="wikitable" style="background-color: #add8e6;"
! style="width: 150px;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Chemical Name</center>
! style="width: 100px;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Recipe</center>
! style="width: 80%;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Description</center>
! style="width: 80%;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>OverDose</center>
<center>{{{subheader|}}}</center>
|-
|<center> '''Bicardine'''</center>
|<center>'''Inaprovaline:Carbon 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Bicardine is used to brute damage and is one of the most effective chemicals at doing so. Use in the case of severe brute damage.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Kelotane'''</center>
|<center>'''Silicon:Carbon 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Kelotane is used to treat burn damage. Less effective than Dermaline.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Dermaline'''</center>
|<center>'''Acetone:Phosphorus:Kelotane 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': An effective treatment to burn damage.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Dylovene'''</center>
|<center>'''Silicon:Potassium:Ammonia 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Dylovene is a broad antitoxin which is used to treat toxin damage. Also heals Liver damage and has no OverDose Threshold, meaning you can fill up on as much Dylovene as you want.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Dexalin'''</center>
|<center>'''Acetone:Phoron 2:0.1 =1'''</center>
|'''Use''': Dexalin is used to treat oxygen damage. Also used in the creation of Dexalin plus.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Dexalin Plus'''</center>
|<center>'''Dexalin:Carbon:Iron 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Dexaline plus is a more effective version of Dexalin. It is also used to treat oxygen damage.
|15 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Inaprovaline'''</center>
|<center>'''Acetone:Carbon:Sugar 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Inaprovaline is used to stop bleeding , heal minor Brain damage and to stablise downed patients.
|60 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Tricordrazine'''</center>
|<center>'''Inaprovaline:Dylovene 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Tricordrazine is used to treat all sorts of minor injuries. It is a good broad range chemical with a wide range of applications. Has no OverDose Threshold, meaning you can fill up on as much Tricordazine as you want.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Cryoxadone'''</center>
|<center>'''Dexalin:Water:Acetone 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': A chemical mixture with almost magical healing powers. Its main limitation is that the targets body temperature must be under 170K for it to metabolise correctly and it knocks the subject unconscious. Heals ALL damage types. Has no OverDose Threshold, meaning you can fill up on as much Cryoxadone as you want.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Clonexadone'''</center>
|<center>'''Cyroxadone:Sodium:Phoron 1:1:0.1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': A liquid compound similar to that used in the cloning process. Can be used to 'finish' the cloning process when used in conjunction with a cryo tube. Far more effective than Cryoxadone at healing ALL damage types. Has no OverDose Threshold, meaning you can fill up on as much Clonexadone as you want.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Synaptizine'''</center>
|<center>'''Sugar:Lithium:Water 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Synaptizine is used to treat various diseases. Heavily reduces stuns and metabolizes extremely slowly but is toxic.
|30 Units, causes slightly more Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Alkysine'''</center>
|<center>'''HydrochloricAcid:Ammonia:Dylovene 1:1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Alkysine is used primarily to treat brain damage. Rapid Neuron regeneration causes toxic byproducts to build up in the bloodstream.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Imidazoline'''</center>
|<center>'''Carbon:Hydrazine:Dylovene 1:1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Imidazoline heals eye damage
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Peridaxon'''</center>
|<center>'''Bicaridine:Clonexadone:phoron(C) 2:2:5 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Peridaxon is used to treat organ damage inside the body. Also has the tendency to knock people out whilst metabolising.
|10 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Ryetalyn'''</center>
|<center>'''Arithrazine:Carbon 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Ryetalyn is used to cure genetic damage caused by radiation. Instantly removes all mutations.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Ethylredoxrazine'''</center>
|<center>'''Acetone:Dylovene:Carbon 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': A powerful oxidizer that reacts with ethanol
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Hyronalin'''</center>
|<center>'''Radium:Dylovene 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Hyronalin is used to treat radiation poisioning.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Arithrazine'''</center>
|<center>'''Hyronalin:Hydrazine 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Arithrazine is used to treat the most severe cases of radiation poisoning. Also heals toxin damage but deals slight brute.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage instead of healing Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Spaceacillin'''</center>
|<center>'''Cryptobiolin:Inaprovaline 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Used to treat things such as infected wounds. Sustained use may result in immune failure.
|15 Units, increased effectiveness but also increased Immune System Weakening.
|-
|<center> '''Sterilizine'''</center>
|<center>'''Ethanol:Dylovene:Hydrochloric Acid 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Sterilizes wounds in preparation for surgery and thoroughly removes blood.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Leporazine'''</center>
|<center>'''Silicon:Copper:Phoron(C) 1:1:5 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Leporazine can be used to stabilize an individual's body temperature.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Paracetamol'''</center>
|<center>'''Tramadol:Sugar:Water 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': This chemical is a mild, simple painkiller.
|60 Units, causes Hallucinations and Toxin Damage.
|-
|<center> '''Tramadol'''</center>
|<center>'''Inaprovaline:Ethanol:Acetone 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Tramadol is another simple but effective painkiller.
|30 Units, causes Hallucinations and Toxin Damage.
|-
|<center> '''Oxycodone'''</center>
|<center>'''Ethanol:Tramadol:Phoron(C) 1:1:5 =1'''</center>
|'''Use''': "A very strong and very addictive painkiller.
|20 Units, causes Hallucinations, Drugged Vision and Toxin Damage.
|-
|<center> '''Cryptobiolin'''</center>
|<center>'''Potassium:Acetone:Sugar 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': a chemical used to make other chemicals.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Foaming Agent'''</center>
|<center>''' Lithium:Hydrazine 1:1 =1u '''</center>
|'''Use''': A chemical that does nothing on its own, used in other useful recipes.
|No OverDose
|-

Guide to Chemistry

2026-01-10T20:18:10Z

066AspirantArchiver: /* Halostation Chemicals */ Added Silicate, edited the Biofoam OD effects to more accurately portray them.

[[File:WORK IN PROGRESS.png|100px]]
Any chemical marked with (C) in any of these lists is a catalyst and is not consumed during the mixing process.

Going above the Overdose Threshold will cause the OverDose effects. Having the exact number as the Threshold will not.
== Halostation Chemicals ==
{| class="wikitable" style="background-color: #add8e6;"
! style="width: 150px;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Chemical Name</center>
! style="width: 100px;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Recipe</center>
! style="width: 80%;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Description</center>
! style="width: 80%;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>OverDose</center>
<center>{{{subheader|}}}</center>
|-

|<center> '''Synthblood'''</center>
|<center>''' No Recipe '''</center>
|'''Use''': An Artificial version of Blood, blended from Cryoprecipitate and Saline. Restores blood volume fast but metabolizes quickly.
|No overdose.
|-

|<center> '''Biofoam'''</center>
|<center>''' Foaming Agent:Tricordrazine:Bicaridine 1:1:1 =2u '''</center>
|'''Use''': An all purpose brute/burn healing tool with multiple unique properties such as fixing bones, pushing out shrapnel and fixing organs. Useful in most situations.
|10 Units. Overdose deals severe damage to the heart, resulting in unconciousness.
|-

|<center> '''Silicate'''</center>
|<center>''' Aluminum:Silicon:Acetone 1:1:1 =3u '''</center>
|'''Use''': Required for some [[Guide to Research and Development| research]] techprints.
|No overdose.
|-

|<center> '''Tri-Adrenaline'''</center>
|<center>'''Inaprovaline:Dexalin:Tramadol 1:1:1 =3u'''</center>
|'''Use''': A defib in a syringe, this chemical is useful for restarting a heart in the place of a defibrillator
|30 Units, will cause your heart to beat so fast it starts to break down. May just kill your heart instead.
|-
|<center> '''Hyperzine'''</center>
|<center>'''Sugar:Phosphorus:Sulfur 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Hyperzine is used to counteract slowdown by gear. Lessens the impact of equipment on you. Toxic.
|15 Units, causes even more Toxin Damage.
|-
|<center> '''Concentrated Hyperzine'''</center>
|<center>'''Hyperzine:Impedrezene 2:1 =1u'''</center>
|'''Use''': A concentrated version of normal hyperzine, this one actually makes you go faster rather than just removing slowdown. Also causes more Toxin damage and also damages the Liver. Use in small doses and prepare to vomit.
|5 Units, will cause massive Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Hexaline Glycol'''</center>
|<center>'''Glycerol:Ethanol 1:4 =5u'''</center>
|'''Use''': The same as Cryoprethaline, but less effective.
|5 Units, deals slightly more Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Cryoprethaline'''</center>
|<center>'''Hexaline:Cryoxadone:Phoron 5:5:0.1 =5u'''</center>
|'''Use''': Used to keep people safe during cyrostasis. A purely fluff chem, unless we actually need to spend weeks in cryostasis on the server eventually...
|5 Units, causes Toxin damage and damages the Lungs.
|-
|<center> '''Ketoprofen'''</center>
|<center>'''Tramadol:Leporazine 1:1 =2u'''</center>
|'''Use''': A chemical which keeps your temprature down and is also a painkiller. Found in Combat Stablisation Autoinjectors.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
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== Normal Bay Chemicals ==
{| class="wikitable" style="background-color: #add8e6;"
! style="width: 150px;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Chemical Name</center>
! style="width: 100px;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Recipe</center>
! style="width: 80%;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>Description</center>
! style="width: 80%;background-color:#86c5da;" | <center>OverDose</center>
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|<center> '''Bicardine'''</center>
|<center>'''Inaprovaline:Carbon 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Bicardine is used to brute damage and is one of the most effective chemicals at doing so. Use in the case of severe brute damage.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Kelotane'''</center>
|<center>'''Silicon:Carbon 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Kelotane is used to treat burn damage. Less effective than Dermaline.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Dermaline'''</center>
|<center>'''Acetone:Phosphorus:Kelotane 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': An effective treatment to burn damage.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Dylovene'''</center>
|<center>'''Silicon:Potassium:Ammonia 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Dylovene is a broad antitoxin which is used to treat toxin damage. Also heals Liver damage and has no OverDose Threshold, meaning you can fill up on as much Dylovene as you want.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Dexalin'''</center>
|<center>'''Acetone:Phoron 2:0.1 =1'''</center>
|'''Use''': Dexalin is used to treat oxygen damage. Also used in the creation of Dexalin plus.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Dexalin Plus'''</center>
|<center>'''Dexalin:Carbon:Iron 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Dexaline plus is a more effective version of Dexalin. It is also used to treat oxygen damage.
|15 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Inaprovaline'''</center>
|<center>'''Acetone:Carbon:Sugar 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Inaprovaline is used to stop bleeding , heal minor Brain damage and to stablise downed patients.
|60 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Tricordrazine'''</center>
|<center>'''Inaprovaline:Dylovene 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Tricordrazine is used to treat all sorts of minor injuries. It is a good broad range chemical with a wide range of applications. Has no OverDose Threshold, meaning you can fill up on as much Tricordazine as you want.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Cryoxadone'''</center>
|<center>'''Dexalin:Water:Acetone 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': A chemical mixture with almost magical healing powers. Its main limitation is that the targets body temperature must be under 170K for it to metabolise correctly and it knocks the subject unconscious. Heals ALL damage types. Has no OverDose Threshold, meaning you can fill up on as much Cryoxadone as you want.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Clonexadone'''</center>
|<center>'''Cyroxadone:Sodium:Phoron 1:1:0.1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': A liquid compound similar to that used in the cloning process. Can be used to 'finish' the cloning process when used in conjunction with a cryo tube. Far more effective than Cryoxadone at healing ALL damage types. Has no OverDose Threshold, meaning you can fill up on as much Clonexadone as you want.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Synaptizine'''</center>
|<center>'''Sugar:Lithium:Water 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Synaptizine is used to treat various diseases. Heavily reduces stuns and metabolizes extremely slowly but is toxic.
|30 Units, causes slightly more Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Alkysine'''</center>
|<center>'''HydrochloricAcid:Ammonia:Dylovene 1:1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Alkysine is used primarily to treat brain damage. Rapid Neuron regeneration causes toxic byproducts to build up in the bloodstream.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Imidazoline'''</center>
|<center>'''Carbon:Hydrazine:Dylovene 1:1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Imidazoline heals eye damage
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Otomax'''</center>
|<center>'''Carbon:Hydrazine:Potassium 1:1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Otomax heals ear damage.
|15 Units, causes Eye damage.
|-
|<center> '''Peridaxon'''</center>
|<center>'''Bicaridine:Clonexadone:phoron(C) 2:2:5 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Peridaxon is used to treat organ damage inside the body. Also has the tendency to knock people out whilst metabolising.
|10 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Ryetalyn'''</center>
|<center>'''Arithrazine:Carbon 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Ryetalyn is used to cure genetic damage caused by radiation. Instantly removes all mutations.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Ethylredoxrazine'''</center>
|<center>'''Acetone:Dylovene:Carbon 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': A powerful oxidizer that reacts with ethanol
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Hyronalin'''</center>
|<center>'''Radium:Dylovene 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Hyronalin is used to treat radiation poisioning.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Arithrazine'''</center>
|<center>'''Hyronalin:Hydrazine 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Arithrazine is used to treat the most severe cases of radiation poisoning. Also heals toxin damage but deals slight brute.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage instead of healing Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Spaceacillin'''</center>
|<center>'''Cryptobiolin:Inaprovaline 1:1 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Used to treat things such as infected wounds. Sustained use may result in immune failure.
|15 Units, increased effectiveness but also increased Immune System Weakening.
|-
|<center> '''Sterilizine'''</center>
|<center>'''Ethanol:Dylovene:Hydrochloric Acid 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Sterilizes wounds in preparation for surgery and thoroughly removes blood.
|No OverDose
|-
|<center> '''Leporazine'''</center>
|<center>'''Silicon:Copper:Phoron(C) 1:1:5 =2'''</center>
|'''Use''': Leporazine can be used to stabilize an individual's body temperature.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Paracetamol'''</center>
|<center>'''Tramadol:Sugar:Water 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': This chemical is a mild, simple painkiller.
|60 Units, causes Hallucinations and Toxin Damage.
|-
|<center> '''Tramadol'''</center>
|<center>'''Inaprovaline:Ethanol:Acetone 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': Tramadol is another simple but effective painkiller.
|30 Units, causes Hallucinations and Toxin Damage.
|-
|<center> '''Oxycodone'''</center>
|<center>'''Ethanol:Tramadol:Phoron(C) 1:1:5 =1'''</center>
|'''Use''': "A very strong and very addictive painkiller.
|20 Units, causes Hallucinations, Drugged Vision and Toxin Damage.
|-
|<center> '''Cryptobiolin'''</center>
|<center>'''Potassium:Acetone:Sugar 1:1:1 =3'''</center>
|'''Use''': a chemical used to make other chemicals.
|30 Units, causes Toxin damage.
|-
|<center> '''Foaming Agent'''</center>
|<center>''' Lithium:Hydrazine 1:1 =1u '''</center>
|'''Use''': A chemical that does nothing on its own, used in other useful recipes.
|No OverDose
|-

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== [[File:Unsclogo.png]] United Nations Space Command (UNSC) Tutorial ==
The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurrection led by the United Rebel Front.
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| '''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Marine" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Reclamation]] gamemode as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same.''
[[File:Cassius base weapkoints.png|thumb|right|<center>Your home, until you're transfered or it's blown to pieces.</center>]]

== Briefing ==
Rise and shine, marine. A ship of the Covenant has been detected on long-range scanners and HIGHCOMM believes it to be an invasion force headed for the colony you were stationed to, so you've been thawed out of cryostasis to defend the Orbital Defense Platform ''"Cassius"'', the world under its guard and the colonists on it while a support fleet gets here. Before you can do that however, you need to gear up.

== Getting Your Stuff ==
Onboard some vessels you may need to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find your armory, but on ODPs they tend to be just outside the bunks.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything that a marine needs to kick ass and make Earth proud, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Marine Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in a [[File:MarineArmorGreen.png]] few [[File:MarineArmorBrown.png]] different [[File:MarineArmorWhite.png]] colors, along with a Medic variant for each and a spaceproof variant.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another marine) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC or the United Rebel Front.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from flames or plasma weaponry, the favorite of the Covenant.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M90.png]] '''M90 Tactical Shotgun''' - This '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close the distance on, unless it's full of combat drugs. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA5B.png]] '''MA5B Assault Rifle''' and the [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - Both are great leadspitters sporting high firerate and big magazines, but the MA5B is more accurate at range while the M7 has no slowdown and can be used with one hand.
[[File:NewbLoadoutUNSC.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; you could try pairing an MA5B with a Magnum and a hardcase with ammo for it, or a [[File:Machete.png]] '''Machete''' if you're feeling brave.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed, as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, both useful for avoiding plasma bolts and not dying from them. The mess hall is located directly starboard (i.e. north) of your bunks and has a few voice-operated machines called [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicators''' that can get you something to eat, just say "menu" in their proximity to know what's available.

== What To Do ==
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|This button controls the MAC Control Room's blast doors.]]
Now, to prepare the Cassius for defense, you will have to find the locations of the [[File: ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint markers''' of this particular ODP. The Covenant will try to plant and detonate a bomb in one of these to knock the Cassius out of orbit and begin their invasion of the planet. They always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.
''*Marked on the ODP map above.''

Once you find them, use your headset (with the "''':q'''" prefix to speak in the '''UNSC radio channel''') to tell your allies of their locations so they too know where the enemy could head to. Next to Cargo is a room full of engineering supplies where you can find things to build defenses with, and the equipment vendors also hold coils of [[File:BarbedWire.png]] '''barbed wire''' and two machinegun types which can greatly boost your defenses' staying power:
# [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', to send a hail of bullets down the hallway.
# [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', with a worse rate of fire and less bullets overall but more stopping power in each.
Keep in mind that if they are deployed, however, they must be guarded to prevent the enemy from packing and hiding them, destroying them, or even using them against you and your brothers in arms.

Aside from trying to seize the weakpoints, the Covenant may also try to destroy the MAC as it is the only thing keeping them from destroying the station with ship-to-ship weapons. To do that, they must destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''loading''' and its [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''automated firing control''' consoles. Make sure to keep both of them safe and the MAC loaded, in case you have to manually bring something down. To access the Control Room, find the button that controls the blast doors in the Command Deck next to the MAC Cannon.

Now that you're geared and know where to defend, all that's left to do is hold out until the support fleet arrives. They expect to be here by operation time '''01:10''', but if the ODP goes down they'll take longer. Until first contact happens however, you can shoot the breeze with your fellow marines, check out your new toys at the firing range, or read one of our other [[guides]] to learn about the server's [[Combat Mechanics|combat mechanics]], [[Guide to Vehicles|vehicles]] or [[Reclamation#Second_stage:_Scanning_phase|what to do if Cassius falls.]]

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
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== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
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|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Unggoy Minor" role due to their lack of responsabilities and simplicity relative to other minor roles.</big>'''
<big>To play as one, you must change your species to "Unggoy" in Character Setup.</big>

''Note: This guide uses the point of view of an Unggoy Minor during the assault phase of the [[Reclamation]] gamemode. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:CRSTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your staging area and your only way to return home.</center>]]
Rise, warrior of the Covenant. Your vessel, the CRS-class crusier ''Unyielding Transgression'', is closing in on a heretic world for an artifact retrieval operation. Before that however, you must destroy the heretic Orbital Defense Platform guarding it. Each moment counts, as the heretics were expecting you and have summoned a support fleet expected to arrive by mission time '''01:10''', but destroying that station will delay them.

== Preparing Yourself ==
First thing to do, however, is to ensure you're well fed. Being hungry slows down your speed and blood regeneration, both crucial for your survival. Within your quarters you will find [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Food Vendors''' that can satisfy your hunger. After that, you must arm yourself. Covenant species always have their equipment and weapon vendors somewhere within their quarters, so take a look around. In the case of the Unggoy, it is the '''room''' next to their bunks.

From the [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:IFAKCov.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another warrior) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanisterCov.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, such as that used by the heretics.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from flames or plasma weaponry, such as the Covenant's.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and an [[File:IrukanBar.png]] '''Irukan Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltCov.png]] '''Martial Belt''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines, packs of needles or similar, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, small melee weapons and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARKCov.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKCovMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericCov.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorCov.png]] '''Weapons Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:Plasma_Rifle.png]] '''Plasma Rifles''', which lack the need for magazines and allow for almost-constant fire as long as you don't let them overheat.
* [[File:Needler.png]] Guided Munition Launchers (a.k.a.'''Needlers'''), whose eponymous needles track targets if you click on them and, if enough embed, cause them to supercombine (i.e. explode).
* [[File:Plasma_Pistol.png]] '''Plasma Pistols''', which can be overcharged to fire a bolt that deals extra damage and disables headsets, full-body shields and active camouflage.
* [[File:Plasma_Grenade.png]] Type-1 '''Plasma Grenades''', which can stick to targets (both friend and foe) if thrown after 1 second after priming them and before 3 seconds have passed since. You can store them inside your armor.
''Weapon availability depends on your species, but these weapons remain constant.''
</blockquote>
Aside from those, the Unggoy also get the following heavy weapons:
[[File:NewbLoadoutCov.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
<blockquote>
* [[File:Fule-Rod_Cannon.png]] '''Fuel Rod Cannons''', alien rocket launchers that also emit radiation within 2 tiles of the rods' impact site.
* [[File:Plasma_repeater.png]] '''Plasma Repeaters''', plasma light machineguns great for suppression.
''It is recommended to acquire experience with standard weapons before using these.''
</blockquote>

As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit. For example, you could add an explosives hardcase full of plasma grenades, or even run two plasma pistols at once so you can keep firing for longer.

== Preparing Your Ship ==
[[File:SuggestedShieldSettings.png|thumb|right]]
Once you're geared, you will have to confirm that the ship's [[File:ShieldGenerator.png]] '''Shield Generator''' has been enabled, as this machine greatly boosts the CRS' defenses in naval combat and against boarding actions. The ODP in orbit of the world you're headed to is equipped with a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon that could easily destroy your ship if you enter its 7 overmap tile range without shields to absorb its damage, so you'll want to raise them before approaching.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> Settings highlighted in '''red''' are must-haves. '''"Atmospheric Protection"''' is helpful if the ship suffers a breach and survives until its shields recover, but you may choose to do without it to let the shields last a bit longer in combat against standard deck guns and recover more quickly should they go down.
</blockquote>
You will also need to move the ship closer to the ODP, but that wont be possible until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you be assigned the task when the time comes.
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[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Helm Control Console'''. One is in the center of the room and another is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the heretic world on the nav data - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
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== Planning Your Assault ==
After checking on the shields, you and your allies will have to decide how to bring that ODP down so you can begin your scan. For such demolition operations, the CRS has been issued an [[File:AntimatterBomb.png]] '''Antimatter Bomb''' with a 5 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, along with an [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Explosives Requisition Device''' that can be used to recall the bomb if it is lost or stolen, both located in a '''room''' next to the Bridge, but how you get to the ODP is to be decided by your superiors. Usually, this means either the [[File:EMinor.png]] '''Elites''' or the [[File:BMinor.png]] '''Brutes''', but if there are none then it is to be decided by whoever has the highest rank (Ultra, Major, Minor, etc.).
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Covenant Species Hierarchy</big>'''
|
# [[File:Prophet.png]] San'Shyuum (Prophets)
# [[File:EMinor.png]] Sangheili (Elites)
# [[File:BMinor.png]] Jiralhanae (Brutes)
# [[File:SCommando.png]] T'vaoan Kig-Yar (Skirmishers)
# [[File:JMinor.png]] Ruuhtian Kig-Yar (Jackals), [[File:Drone.png]] Yanme'e (Drones) and [[File:GMinor.png]] Unggoy (Grunts)
# [[File:Huragok.png]] Huragoks (Engineers)
|}

=== Assault Methods ===
[[File:PhantomLockedEast.gif|thumb|right|A Phantom set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]
==== [[File:PhantomEast.png]] Phantom Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Phantoms", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them as Unggoy.
This method of entry forces most species to bring internals and use [[File:Box.png]] '''Ranger Gear''' (available from equipment vendors), sacrificing some of their protection in exchange for resistance to the vaccum of space. Unggoy and Yanme'e, however, are naturally resistant to vacuums, and the Unggoy also spawn with internals as they breathe methane instead of oxygen. Expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you bring magboots or a [[File:VacuumShield.gif]] '''vacuum shield''' to cover the entry point (available in the supply storage bays next to the hangar bays).

One phantom is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the CRS must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Phantoms. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

==== [[File: BoardingPodCovEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the heretics of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the bays west of each hangar, and the Unyielding must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods. To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:PlasmaCharge.png]] '''Plasma Charges''' - Let you blow things up and move around quickly, at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of heretics behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:ToolbeltCov.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, yet the reduced storage space may force you to use a plasma weapon. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Phantom was destroyed and you packed [[File: Nanolaminate.png]] '''nanolaminate''' sheets (available from the materials crates in each hangar).
* [[File:Huragok.png]] '''Huragoks''' - These biological supercomputers can interface with anything, airlocks included. They can also bolt them if you're being chased or have found a place to dig in. Downside is you will have to escort them to prevent their capture.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The heretic station that you must destroy.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
|}

== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Unyielding's deck guns, or maybe with something stronger from the [[File:ConsoleCovenant.png]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''' in the bridge. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Press this button to release the Control Room's blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:PlasmaCharge.png]] plasma charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>'''•'''</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the heretics from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefense.png|thumb|"Consoles are destroyed, defenses are set, bomb is armed! Nothing could go wrong now!"]]
If you wish to plant the bomb here, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you; if you bring a [[File:PlasmaTurretPacked.png]] '''plasma turret emplacement''' (available from weapon vendors as the "Type-52") you will be able to lock down one side of it through sheer volume of fire and keep the heretics from advancing. Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the heretics could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the room north of the Unyielding's shield generator and in both hangars, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericCov.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] heretic grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeCovSouth.png]] nanolaminate barricades have a chance to stop rockets.

''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. To reload them, drop the gun then get back on. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod and launch it to the planet, but you'll have to wait until someone can pick you up.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. You'll still be stranded, but you'll know where you'll end up. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty yet surviveable amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. If you complete your mission and return to the Unyielding, or die while escaping but want to respawn and keep fighting for the Covenant, it is suggested you [[Reclamation#Second_stage:_Scanning_phase|read up on the next part of your mission.]]

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

== [[File:URF.png]] The URF ==
The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

{|border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|
|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode on the map [[New_Pompeii|KS7]] as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, both useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
|}

== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from either the materials locker in the armory or Engineering.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
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== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
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== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements, available from the armory's racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors, are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start capturing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif|32px]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
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== Useful Links ==
=== Rules ===
https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=181

=== Forum ===
Read about the server's lore and and apply for a faction whitelist that can grant you access to extra roles!
 
https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php

=== Discord ===
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Quick Start Guide

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i got two turntables and a microphone

<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

HEY! LISTEN!
64x64 FOR MOBS AND ITEMS THAT USE THE ENTIRE TILE!!
32x32 FOR ITEMS/MACHINERY/ALL ELSE!
^THIS guy was right! Just put |32px on everything that ends up too big, the big sprites will be great for the (eventual) items-other-than-guns page.

HEY!
Turns out 32x62 works best to avoid the "big space".

<big>How to make big sprites for guides:</big>
# Open the .dmi you need in Dream Maker.
# Take a picture of the sprite you want, preferably as close to its original 32x32 square as posible.
# Paste the picture in Photopea.
# Depending on how much of the 32x32 .dmi area the sprite uses:
##If the sprite does '''NOT''' use the full 32x32 area, center a 64x32 area on the sprite (might end up as 640x320 or so in Photopea). We do this to keep avoid an ugly-looking space when pairing text with images.
##If the sprite uses the full 32x32 area, skip to the next step.
# Use "Magic Wand" to select the background. A tolerance of 50 is usually enough to properly separate the BG, but you may have to lower it for some sprites.
# DEL the selected areas (should be just the BG).
# Export it as a 64 by 64 image
BINGO BANGO BIG SPRITES!
Now to do this for all the ones I've alredy done... aha...

If everything looks terrible from this embiggening then put |32px at their ends to bring 'em back to native.

For gifs, use these for layer names to frame them as GIF frames.

_a_frm2,200

_a_frm1,200

_a_frm0,100

They'd be, from top to down: frame 3, 2, 1.

NEVERMIND! Make a gif straight from the .dmi to get the intervals, paste that into Photopea then start making PNGs with the interval names.

Put the TOC on the right side of the screen, figure out the possibility of putting it up after the icons.

Welcome to the server! This guide is meant to guide you through the basics of Halostation 13, from spawning in to getting into fights. While this page focuses on the former, links at the bottom will be provided so you can learn the initial loop of each of the server's factions.

Before you Begin
* To ensure a smooth experience, use these settings.

== Character Creation (replace inner headers with bold+big(?) to keep them from apearing on the TOC when going live, keep as-is here for ease of writing)==
While most of the Character Creation options, some of them the features are inconsequential, a few
''Already familiar with Baystation12's character setup page? Skip to the faction guides.''
[Steal this stuff from the CM13 wiki.]

Some roles spawn with different gear depending on their title, such as Marines with the "EVA Operations Marine" title spawning with armor resistant to the vacuum of space (at the detriment of protection).
Loadout tab is mostly intended? synergyc? to be used for Colonist and Insurrectionist roles, as Covenant roles cannot spawn with loadout items and they also conflict with most UNSC gear (i.e. uniforms, armor, etc.)
everything in the glasses tab overriding the HUDs
As a general rule of thumb:
* UNSC roles use this color scheme.
* Covenant roles use this color scheme.
* URF roles use this color scheme.
''Keep in mind that older gamemodes may use different colors for each faction.''

<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

== Choose Your Faction ==
After creating your character, you will have to choose who to fight for as each faction has different equipment, gameplay loops and motivations. Each being:
Replace these with your own icons showcasing varied kinds of toons.

Use a 3by3 invisi-table. 3by4 if you decide on separating colonists.
Icons
Nanes
Blurbs
Colonists
Blurb

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{| <center> style="border: 3px solid white;" style="width: 70%;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="25" align="center"
| <center>[[File:Unsclogo.png]]
| <center>[[File:URF.png]]
| <center>[[File:Covenantlogo.png]]
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| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#708855; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Nations Space Command'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#a07672; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Rebel Front'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#8C2EBF; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The Covenant'''</big>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurgency led by the United Rebel Front.

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists to political extremists. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. '''Active character must be of a Covenant race to play.'''

|-
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|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The colonists caught in the middle, the poor sods... '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''
|-
|}

'''<big>Enjoy your stay!</big>'''

'''<big>Stuff above was meant for the QSG but didn't make it (except the pending URF guide), below is for the combat mechanics page.</big>'''
'''<big>Remember to add a section for the UNSC to what to do after surviving the defense. Maybe? Or keep that for the Reclamation page?</big>'''
'''<big>Make a quick dropship flying guide.</big>'''
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== [[File:URF.png]] United Rebel Front (URF) Tutorial ==
Finish the UNSC guide then paste it over and replace as needed, also use the assault bit from cov guide.

The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

{|border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|
|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode on the map [[New_Pompeii|KS7]] as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, both useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
|}

== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from either the materials locker in the armory or Engineering.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
|}

== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
|}

== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
|}

=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements, available from the armory's racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors, are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start capturing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif|32px]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

==Game Mechanics==
=== General ===
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=== Population Balance ===
Keeps one side from having 6 elites or 30 marines. Does not take into account mobile spawns.

=== [[File:TacHUD.png]] HUD Drops ===
Officers get to call in supply drops.

Note: Personalized drops only take into account items you have equipped (hands included) at the time of opening or refreshing the pop-up tab.

=== Combat ===
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=== Automatic Reloads ===
With a magazine in your active hand, you can reload your weapon with tactical and speed reloads:
* With '''grab''' intent enabled, you can do a tactical reload that will switch the magazine in your weapon with the one in your active hand. [specify times? maybe not...]
* With '''harm''' intent enabled, you can do a [name of reload that panic drops the mag] reload which is faster than a tactical reload but will drop the loaded magazine on the ground.
=== [[File:CrosshairFiring.png]] Click-dragging ===
Lets you redirect fire but wont hit as often. Also screws you if you're fighting flyers.
=== [[File:Energy_Sword.png]] Executions ===
Melee weapons can be used to execute unconscious enemies, allowing you to ensure they cannot be resurrected (unless they have already ghosted).
To do this, click on a prone player with a melee weapon on your active hand while targetting their chest with grab intent. If you have done it correctly and the target is not [[Guide_to_Medicine|braindead]], you will receive a message indicating the beginning of the execution and must remain still for X seconds to complete it. Once it is finished, smack sound.
/the executed player will be forcibly ghosted.
=== Dodge Rolling ===
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[[File:DodgeRollExample.gif|thumb|right|An ODST doing a backflip over a table]]
Dodge rolling can be used to evade attacks, or quickly move across obstacles such as tables. For most species the rolling distance is 2 tiles, but some such as the T'vaoans
To use it, you must [[Guide_to_Macros|create macros]] for the following verbs:
- "roll-north"
- "roll-south"
- "roll-east"
- "roll-west"

== Notes ==
le greyscreen:
icon: icons/turf/flooring/alium.dmi
icon_state: jaggy

THIS has all the guns:
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/weapons

THIS has all the vendors:
https://github.com/X0-11/HaloSpaceStation13/blob/d7ea68d597b10e0b7a8b6f76f48bca84923b5034/code/modules/halo/machinery/gunvendors.dm

THIS has all the vehicles (sprites and values):
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/vehicles/types

THIS has all the URF subfaction gear (DMIs)
https://github.com/HaloSpaceStation/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/alpha/code/modules/halo/factions/npc_factions/gear

For gamemode pages:

Phase name
Overview
Table with what each faction can (should?) do
Unknown Hazard Effects:

Asteroid Field - hurls meteors at your ship
Gas Cloud - EMPs random parts of your ship (and makes you harder to hit? confirm its not fluff)
Engine Overcharge? - increased ship speed, random explosions on ship

Paste this page into one gamemodes page.
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Firefight
Old SMAC Geminus
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geographical_Intelligence

Spawn points: Mess Hall, Cryo, Bunks(?)

Reckon you could do a pretty sick fade-in effect with an image of each faction rallying for a raid. Remember Raze? Yeah, something like that. Replace the ARK with a fitting pict with enough transparency.
...though it may look ''very'' scuffed on Mobile.

== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial [[File:ARK.png|frameless|right]]==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.

== Scrapyard ==
Use
file|width=1XX%
to ensure it is relative to monitors and phones.

file|500px

<div style="float:right;">
[[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] HEY! LISTEN!
</div>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; overflow-x:auto;"
|+ Table Caption (Optional)
! The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front. !! The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. !! The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Header A
! Header B
! style="background-color:lightgreen" | Header C
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A1
| Cell B1
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C1
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A2
| Cell B2
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C2
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
|style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|-
|The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
|-
|The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#708854" | The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
! style="background-color:#631a8b" | The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.</td>
! style="background-color:#c42727" | The United Rebel Front are several groups of UNSC defectors, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.</td>
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''
|width=150|[[File:7-62mag.png]]
[[#7.62 Magazine|'''7.62 Magazine''']]
|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''

|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

Links saved from the QSG before rewritting:
These are the guides that are specific to halo station which cover some of the server's unique features such as the overmap flying

*[[Guide To Basic Ship Combat]]
*[[Moving The Ship]]
*[[Boarding]]
*[[Guide to Vehicles]]

all the ship and base maps (which should have wikis soon, if they don't already!)
*[[UNSC Iron Will]] - THIS one's the Op Treb ODST assault craft!
*[[SDV Vindicative Infraction]]

----
<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

User:066AspirantArchiver

2026-01-07T02:10:14Z

066AspirantArchiver: /* Necessary Equipment */

<div style="float:right;">
__TOC__
</div>
i got two turntables and a microphone

<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

HEY! LISTEN!
64x64 FOR MOBS AND ITEMS THAT USE THE ENTIRE TILE!!
32x32 FOR ITEMS/MACHINERY/ALL ELSE!
^THIS guy was right! Just put |32px on everything that ends up too big, the big sprites will be great for the (eventual) items-other-than-guns page.

HEY!
Turns out 32x62 works best to avoid the "big space".

<big>How to make big sprites for guides:</big>
# Open the .dmi you need in Dream Maker.
# Take a picture of the sprite you want, preferably as close to its original 32x32 square as posible.
# Paste the picture in Photopea.
# Depending on how much of the 32x32 .dmi area the sprite uses:
##If the sprite does '''NOT''' use the full 32x32 area, center a 64x32 area on the sprite (might end up as 640x320 or so in Photopea). We do this to keep avoid an ugly-looking space when pairing text with images.
##If the sprite uses the full 32x32 area, skip to the next step.
# Use "Magic Wand" to select the background. A tolerance of 50 is usually enough to properly separate the BG, but you may have to lower it for some sprites.
# DEL the selected areas (should be just the BG).
# Export it as a 64 by 64 image
BINGO BANGO BIG SPRITES!
Now to do this for all the ones I've alredy done... aha...

If everything looks terrible from this embiggening then put |32px at their ends to bring 'em back to native.

For gifs, use these for layer names to frame them as GIF frames.

_a_frm2,200

_a_frm1,200

_a_frm0,100

They'd be, from top to down: frame 3, 2, 1.

NEVERMIND! Make a gif straight from the .dmi to get the intervals, paste that into Photopea then start making PNGs with the interval names.

Put the TOC on the right side of the screen, figure out the possibility of putting it up after the icons.

Welcome to the server! This guide is meant to guide you through the basics of Halostation 13, from spawning in to getting into fights. While this page focuses on the former, links at the bottom will be provided so you can learn the initial loop of each of the server's factions.

Before you Begin
* To ensure a smooth experience, use these settings.

== Character Creation (replace inner headers with bold+big(?) to keep them from apearing on the TOC when going live, keep as-is here for ease of writing)==
While most of the Character Creation options, some of them the features are inconsequential, a few
''Already familiar with Baystation12's character setup page? Skip to the faction guides.''
[Steal this stuff from the CM13 wiki.]

Some roles spawn with different gear depending on their title, such as Marines with the "EVA Operations Marine" title spawning with armor resistant to the vacuum of space (at the detriment of protection).
Loadout tab is mostly intended? synergyc? to be used for Colonist and Insurrectionist roles, as Covenant roles cannot spawn with loadout items and they also conflict with most UNSC gear (i.e. uniforms, armor, etc.)
everything in the glasses tab overriding the HUDs
As a general rule of thumb:
* UNSC roles use this color scheme.
* Covenant roles use this color scheme.
* URF roles use this color scheme.
''Keep in mind that older gamemodes may use different colors for each faction.''

<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

== Choose Your Faction ==
After creating your character, you will have to choose who to fight for as each faction has different equipment, gameplay loops and motivations. Each being:
Replace these with your own icons showcasing varied kinds of toons.

Use a 3by3 invisi-table. 3by4 if you decide on separating colonists.
Icons
Nanes
Blurbs
Colonists
Blurb

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| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#708855; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Nations Space Command'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#a07672; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Rebel Front'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#8C2EBF; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The Covenant'''</big>
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|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurgency led by the United Rebel Front.

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists to political extremists. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. '''Active character must be of a Covenant race to play.'''

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|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The colonists caught in the middle, the poor sods... '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''
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'''<big>Enjoy your stay!</big>'''

'''<big>Stuff above was meant for the QSG but didn't make it (except the pending URF guide), below is for the combat mechanics page.</big>'''
'''<big>Remember to add a section for the UNSC to what to do after surviving the defense. Maybe? Or keep that for the Reclamation page?</big>'''
'''<big>Make a quick dropship flying guide.</big>'''
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== [[File:URF.png]] United Rebel Front (URF) Tutorial ==
Finish the UNSC guide then paste it over and replace as needed, also use the assault bit from cov guide.

The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

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|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode on the map [[New_Pompeii|KS7]] as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
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* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
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* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
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</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
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After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
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== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from either the materials locker in the armory or Engineering.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
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== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
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|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
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== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements, available from the armory's racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors, are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start capturing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif|32px]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

==Game Mechanics==
=== General ===
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=== Population Balance ===
Keeps one side from having 6 elites or 30 marines. Does not take into account mobile spawns.

=== [[File:TacHUD.png]] HUD Drops ===
Officers get to call in supply drops.

Note: Personalized drops only take into account items you have equipped (hands included) at the time of opening or refreshing the pop-up tab.

=== Combat ===
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=== Automatic Reloads ===
With a magazine in your active hand, you can reload your weapon with tactical and speed reloads:
* With '''grab''' intent enabled, you can do a tactical reload that will switch the magazine in your weapon with the one in your active hand. [specify times? maybe not...]
* With '''harm''' intent enabled, you can do a [name of reload that panic drops the mag] reload which is faster than a tactical reload but will drop the loaded magazine on the ground.
=== [[File:CrosshairFiring.png]] Click-dragging ===
Lets you redirect fire but wont hit as often. Also screws you if you're fighting flyers.
=== [[File:Energy_Sword.png]] Executions ===
Melee weapons can be used to execute unconscious enemies, allowing you to ensure they cannot be resurrected (unless they have already ghosted).
To do this, click on a prone player with a melee weapon on your active hand while targetting their chest with grab intent. If you have done it correctly and the target is not [[Guide_to_Medicine|braindead]], you will receive a message indicating the beginning of the execution and must remain still for X seconds to complete it. Once it is finished, smack sound.
/the executed player will be forcibly ghosted.
=== Dodge Rolling ===
e
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[[File:DodgeRollExample.gif|thumb|right|An ODST doing a backflip over a table]]
Dodge rolling can be used to evade attacks, or quickly move across obstacles such as tables. For most species the rolling distance is 2 tiles, but some such as the T'vaoans
To use it, you must [[Guide_to_Macros|create macros]] for the following verbs:
- "roll-north"
- "roll-south"
- "roll-east"
- "roll-west"

== Notes ==
le greyscreen:
icon: icons/turf/flooring/alium.dmi
icon_state: jaggy

THIS has all the guns:
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/weapons

THIS has all the vendors:
https://github.com/X0-11/HaloSpaceStation13/blob/d7ea68d597b10e0b7a8b6f76f48bca84923b5034/code/modules/halo/machinery/gunvendors.dm

THIS has all the vehicles (sprites and values):
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/vehicles/types

THIS has all the URF subfaction gear (DMIs)
https://github.com/HaloSpaceStation/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/alpha/code/modules/halo/factions/npc_factions/gear

For gamemode pages:

Phase name
Overview
Table with what each faction can (should?) do
Unknown Hazard Effects:

Asteroid Field - hurls meteors at your ship
Gas Cloud - EMPs random parts of your ship (and makes you harder to hit? confirm its not fluff)
Engine Overcharge? - increased ship speed, random explosions on ship

Paste this page into one gamemodes page.
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Firefight
Old SMAC Geminus
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geographical_Intelligence

Spawn points: Mess Hall, Cryo, Bunks(?)

Reckon you could do a pretty sick fade-in effect with an image of each faction rallying for a raid. Remember Raze? Yeah, something like that. Replace the ARK with a fitting pict with enough transparency.
...though it may look ''very'' scuffed on Mobile.

== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial [[File:ARK.png|frameless|right]]==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.

== Scrapyard ==
Use
file|width=1XX%
to ensure it is relative to monitors and phones.

file|500px

<div style="float:right;">
[[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] HEY! LISTEN!
</div>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; overflow-x:auto;"
|+ Table Caption (Optional)
! The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front. !! The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. !! The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Header A
! Header B
! style="background-color:lightgreen" | Header C
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A1
| Cell B1
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C1
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A2
| Cell B2
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C2
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
|style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|-
|The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
|-
|The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#708854" | The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
! style="background-color:#631a8b" | The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.</td>
! style="background-color:#c42727" | The United Rebel Front are several groups of UNSC defectors, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.</td>
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''
|width=150|[[File:7-62mag.png]]
[[#7.62 Magazine|'''7.62 Magazine''']]
|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''

|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

Links saved from the QSG before rewritting:
These are the guides that are specific to halo station which cover some of the server's unique features such as the overmap flying

*[[Guide To Basic Ship Combat]]
*[[Moving The Ship]]
*[[Boarding]]
*[[Guide to Vehicles]]

all the ship and base maps (which should have wikis soon, if they don't already!)
*[[UNSC Iron Will]] - THIS one's the Op Treb ODST assault craft!
*[[SDV Vindicative Infraction]]

----
<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

User:066AspirantArchiver

2026-01-07T02:09:25Z

066AspirantArchiver: /* File:URF.png United Rebel Front (URF) Tutorial */

<div style="float:right;">
__TOC__
</div>
i got two turntables and a microphone

<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

HEY! LISTEN!
64x64 FOR MOBS AND ITEMS THAT USE THE ENTIRE TILE!!
32x32 FOR ITEMS/MACHINERY/ALL ELSE!
^THIS guy was right! Just put |32px on everything that ends up too big, the big sprites will be great for the (eventual) items-other-than-guns page.

HEY!
Turns out 32x62 works best to avoid the "big space".

<big>How to make big sprites for guides:</big>
# Open the .dmi you need in Dream Maker.
# Take a picture of the sprite you want, preferably as close to its original 32x32 square as posible.
# Paste the picture in Photopea.
# Depending on how much of the 32x32 .dmi area the sprite uses:
##If the sprite does '''NOT''' use the full 32x32 area, center a 64x32 area on the sprite (might end up as 640x320 or so in Photopea). We do this to keep avoid an ugly-looking space when pairing text with images.
##If the sprite uses the full 32x32 area, skip to the next step.
# Use "Magic Wand" to select the background. A tolerance of 50 is usually enough to properly separate the BG, but you may have to lower it for some sprites.
# DEL the selected areas (should be just the BG).
# Export it as a 64 by 64 image
BINGO BANGO BIG SPRITES!
Now to do this for all the ones I've alredy done... aha...

If everything looks terrible from this embiggening then put |32px at their ends to bring 'em back to native.

For gifs, use these for layer names to frame them as GIF frames.

_a_frm2,200

_a_frm1,200

_a_frm0,100

They'd be, from top to down: frame 3, 2, 1.

NEVERMIND! Make a gif straight from the .dmi to get the intervals, paste that into Photopea then start making PNGs with the interval names.

Put the TOC on the right side of the screen, figure out the possibility of putting it up after the icons.

Welcome to the server! This guide is meant to guide you through the basics of Halostation 13, from spawning in to getting into fights. While this page focuses on the former, links at the bottom will be provided so you can learn the initial loop of each of the server's factions.

Before you Begin
* To ensure a smooth experience, use these settings.

== Character Creation (replace inner headers with bold+big(?) to keep them from apearing on the TOC when going live, keep as-is here for ease of writing)==
While most of the Character Creation options, some of them the features are inconsequential, a few
''Already familiar with Baystation12's character setup page? Skip to the faction guides.''
[Steal this stuff from the CM13 wiki.]

Some roles spawn with different gear depending on their title, such as Marines with the "EVA Operations Marine" title spawning with armor resistant to the vacuum of space (at the detriment of protection).
Loadout tab is mostly intended? synergyc? to be used for Colonist and Insurrectionist roles, as Covenant roles cannot spawn with loadout items and they also conflict with most UNSC gear (i.e. uniforms, armor, etc.)
everything in the glasses tab overriding the HUDs
As a general rule of thumb:
* UNSC roles use this color scheme.
* Covenant roles use this color scheme.
* URF roles use this color scheme.
''Keep in mind that older gamemodes may use different colors for each faction.''

<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

== Choose Your Faction ==
After creating your character, you will have to choose who to fight for as each faction has different equipment, gameplay loops and motivations. Each being:
Replace these with your own icons showcasing varied kinds of toons.

Use a 3by3 invisi-table. 3by4 if you decide on separating colonists.
Icons
Nanes
Blurbs
Colonists
Blurb

<center>
{| <center> style="border: 3px solid white;" style="width: 70%;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="25" align="center"
| <center>[[File:Unsclogo.png]]
| <center>[[File:URF.png]]
| <center>[[File:Covenantlogo.png]]
|-
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#708855; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Nations Space Command'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#a07672; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Rebel Front'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#8C2EBF; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The Covenant'''</big>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurgency led by the United Rebel Front.

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists to political extremists. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. '''Active character must be of a Covenant race to play.'''

|-
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The colonists caught in the middle, the poor sods... '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''
|-
|}

'''<big>Enjoy your stay!</big>'''

'''<big>Stuff above was meant for the QSG but didn't make it (except the pending URF guide), below is for the combat mechanics page.</big>'''
'''<big>Remember to add a section for the UNSC to what to do after surviving the defense. Maybe? Or keep that for the Reclamation page?</big>'''
'''<big>Make a quick dropship flying guide.</big>'''
</center>

== [[File:URF.png]] United Rebel Front (URF) Tutorial ==
Finish the UNSC guide then paste it over and replace as needed, also use the assault bit from cov guide.

The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

{|border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|
|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode on the map [[New_Pompeii|KS7]] as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
|}

== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from Engineering as well.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
|}

== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
|}

== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
|}

=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements, available from the armory's racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors, are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start capturing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif|32px]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

==Game Mechanics==
=== General ===
----
=== Population Balance ===
Keeps one side from having 6 elites or 30 marines. Does not take into account mobile spawns.

=== [[File:TacHUD.png]] HUD Drops ===
Officers get to call in supply drops.

Note: Personalized drops only take into account items you have equipped (hands included) at the time of opening or refreshing the pop-up tab.

=== Combat ===
----
=== Automatic Reloads ===
With a magazine in your active hand, you can reload your weapon with tactical and speed reloads:
* With '''grab''' intent enabled, you can do a tactical reload that will switch the magazine in your weapon with the one in your active hand. [specify times? maybe not...]
* With '''harm''' intent enabled, you can do a [name of reload that panic drops the mag] reload which is faster than a tactical reload but will drop the loaded magazine on the ground.
=== [[File:CrosshairFiring.png]] Click-dragging ===
Lets you redirect fire but wont hit as often. Also screws you if you're fighting flyers.
=== [[File:Energy_Sword.png]] Executions ===
Melee weapons can be used to execute unconscious enemies, allowing you to ensure they cannot be resurrected (unless they have already ghosted).
To do this, click on a prone player with a melee weapon on your active hand while targetting their chest with grab intent. If you have done it correctly and the target is not [[Guide_to_Medicine|braindead]], you will receive a message indicating the beginning of the execution and must remain still for X seconds to complete it. Once it is finished, smack sound.
/the executed player will be forcibly ghosted.
=== Dodge Rolling ===
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[[File:DodgeRollExample.gif|thumb|right|An ODST doing a backflip over a table]]
Dodge rolling can be used to evade attacks, or quickly move across obstacles such as tables. For most species the rolling distance is 2 tiles, but some such as the T'vaoans
To use it, you must [[Guide_to_Macros|create macros]] for the following verbs:
- "roll-north"
- "roll-south"
- "roll-east"
- "roll-west"

== Notes ==
le greyscreen:
icon: icons/turf/flooring/alium.dmi
icon_state: jaggy

THIS has all the guns:
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/weapons

THIS has all the vendors:
https://github.com/X0-11/HaloSpaceStation13/blob/d7ea68d597b10e0b7a8b6f76f48bca84923b5034/code/modules/halo/machinery/gunvendors.dm

THIS has all the vehicles (sprites and values):
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/vehicles/types

THIS has all the URF subfaction gear (DMIs)
https://github.com/HaloSpaceStation/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/alpha/code/modules/halo/factions/npc_factions/gear

For gamemode pages:

Phase name
Overview
Table with what each faction can (should?) do
Unknown Hazard Effects:

Asteroid Field - hurls meteors at your ship
Gas Cloud - EMPs random parts of your ship (and makes you harder to hit? confirm its not fluff)
Engine Overcharge? - increased ship speed, random explosions on ship

Paste this page into one gamemodes page.
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Firefight
Old SMAC Geminus
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geographical_Intelligence

Spawn points: Mess Hall, Cryo, Bunks(?)

Reckon you could do a pretty sick fade-in effect with an image of each faction rallying for a raid. Remember Raze? Yeah, something like that. Replace the ARK with a fitting pict with enough transparency.
...though it may look ''very'' scuffed on Mobile.

== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial [[File:ARK.png|frameless|right]]==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.

== Scrapyard ==
Use
file|width=1XX%
to ensure it is relative to monitors and phones.

file|500px

<div style="float:right;">
[[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] HEY! LISTEN!
</div>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; overflow-x:auto;"
|+ Table Caption (Optional)
! The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front. !! The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. !! The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Header A
! Header B
! style="background-color:lightgreen" | Header C
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A1
| Cell B1
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C1
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A2
| Cell B2
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C2
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
|style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|-
|The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
|-
|The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#708854" | The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
! style="background-color:#631a8b" | The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.</td>
! style="background-color:#c42727" | The United Rebel Front are several groups of UNSC defectors, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.</td>
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''
|width=150|[[File:7-62mag.png]]
[[#7.62 Magazine|'''7.62 Magazine''']]
|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''

|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

Links saved from the QSG before rewritting:
These are the guides that are specific to halo station which cover some of the server's unique features such as the overmap flying

*[[Guide To Basic Ship Combat]]
*[[Moving The Ship]]
*[[Boarding]]
*[[Guide to Vehicles]]

all the ship and base maps (which should have wikis soon, if they don't already!)
*[[UNSC Iron Will]] - THIS one's the Op Treb ODST assault craft!
*[[SDV Vindicative Infraction]]

----
<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

User:066AspirantArchiver

2026-01-07T02:08:44Z

066AspirantArchiver: /* Getting Out */

<div style="float:right;">
__TOC__
</div>
i got two turntables and a microphone

<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

HEY! LISTEN!
64x64 FOR MOBS AND ITEMS THAT USE THE ENTIRE TILE!!
32x32 FOR ITEMS/MACHINERY/ALL ELSE!
^THIS guy was right! Just put |32px on everything that ends up too big, the big sprites will be great for the (eventual) items-other-than-guns page.

HEY!
Turns out 32x62 works best to avoid the "big space".

<big>How to make big sprites for guides:</big>
# Open the .dmi you need in Dream Maker.
# Take a picture of the sprite you want, preferably as close to its original 32x32 square as posible.
# Paste the picture in Photopea.
# Depending on how much of the 32x32 .dmi area the sprite uses:
##If the sprite does '''NOT''' use the full 32x32 area, center a 64x32 area on the sprite (might end up as 640x320 or so in Photopea). We do this to keep avoid an ugly-looking space when pairing text with images.
##If the sprite uses the full 32x32 area, skip to the next step.
# Use "Magic Wand" to select the background. A tolerance of 50 is usually enough to properly separate the BG, but you may have to lower it for some sprites.
# DEL the selected areas (should be just the BG).
# Export it as a 64 by 64 image
BINGO BANGO BIG SPRITES!
Now to do this for all the ones I've alredy done... aha...

If everything looks terrible from this embiggening then put |32px at their ends to bring 'em back to native.

For gifs, use these for layer names to frame them as GIF frames.

_a_frm2,200

_a_frm1,200

_a_frm0,100

They'd be, from top to down: frame 3, 2, 1.

NEVERMIND! Make a gif straight from the .dmi to get the intervals, paste that into Photopea then start making PNGs with the interval names.

Put the TOC on the right side of the screen, figure out the possibility of putting it up after the icons.

Welcome to the server! This guide is meant to guide you through the basics of Halostation 13, from spawning in to getting into fights. While this page focuses on the former, links at the bottom will be provided so you can learn the initial loop of each of the server's factions.

Before you Begin
* To ensure a smooth experience, use these settings.

== Character Creation (replace inner headers with bold+big(?) to keep them from apearing on the TOC when going live, keep as-is here for ease of writing)==
While most of the Character Creation options, some of them the features are inconsequential, a few
''Already familiar with Baystation12's character setup page? Skip to the faction guides.''
[Steal this stuff from the CM13 wiki.]

Some roles spawn with different gear depending on their title, such as Marines with the "EVA Operations Marine" title spawning with armor resistant to the vacuum of space (at the detriment of protection).
Loadout tab is mostly intended? synergyc? to be used for Colonist and Insurrectionist roles, as Covenant roles cannot spawn with loadout items and they also conflict with most UNSC gear (i.e. uniforms, armor, etc.)
everything in the glasses tab overriding the HUDs
As a general rule of thumb:
* UNSC roles use this color scheme.
* Covenant roles use this color scheme.
* URF roles use this color scheme.
''Keep in mind that older gamemodes may use different colors for each faction.''

<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

== Choose Your Faction ==
After creating your character, you will have to choose who to fight for as each faction has different equipment, gameplay loops and motivations. Each being:
Replace these with your own icons showcasing varied kinds of toons.

Use a 3by3 invisi-table. 3by4 if you decide on separating colonists.
Icons
Nanes
Blurbs
Colonists
Blurb

<center>
{| <center> style="border: 3px solid white;" style="width: 70%;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="25" align="center"
| <center>[[File:Unsclogo.png]]
| <center>[[File:URF.png]]
| <center>[[File:Covenantlogo.png]]
|-
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#708855; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Nations Space Command'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#a07672; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Rebel Front'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#8C2EBF; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The Covenant'''</big>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurgency led by the United Rebel Front.

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists to political extremists. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. '''Active character must be of a Covenant race to play.'''

|-
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The colonists caught in the middle, the poor sods... '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''
|-
|}

'''<big>Enjoy your stay!</big>'''

'''<big>Stuff above was meant for the QSG but didn't make it (except the pending URF guide), below is for the combat mechanics page.</big>'''
'''<big>Remember to add a section for the UNSC to what to do after surviving the defense. Maybe? Or keep that for the Reclamation page?</big>'''
'''<big>Make a quick dropship flying guide.</big>'''
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== [[File:URF.png]] United Rebel Front (URF) Tutorial ==
Finish the UNSC guide then paste it over and replace as needed, also use the assault bit from cov guide.

The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

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|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
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* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
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* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
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</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
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After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
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== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from Engineering as well.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
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== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
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== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements, available from the armory's racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors, are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start capturing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif|32px]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
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==Game Mechanics==
=== General ===
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=== Population Balance ===
Keeps one side from having 6 elites or 30 marines. Does not take into account mobile spawns.

=== [[File:TacHUD.png]] HUD Drops ===
Officers get to call in supply drops.

Note: Personalized drops only take into account items you have equipped (hands included) at the time of opening or refreshing the pop-up tab.

=== Combat ===
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=== Automatic Reloads ===
With a magazine in your active hand, you can reload your weapon with tactical and speed reloads:
* With '''grab''' intent enabled, you can do a tactical reload that will switch the magazine in your weapon with the one in your active hand. [specify times? maybe not...]
* With '''harm''' intent enabled, you can do a [name of reload that panic drops the mag] reload which is faster than a tactical reload but will drop the loaded magazine on the ground.
=== [[File:CrosshairFiring.png]] Click-dragging ===
Lets you redirect fire but wont hit as often. Also screws you if you're fighting flyers.
=== [[File:Energy_Sword.png]] Executions ===
Melee weapons can be used to execute unconscious enemies, allowing you to ensure they cannot be resurrected (unless they have already ghosted).
To do this, click on a prone player with a melee weapon on your active hand while targetting their chest with grab intent. If you have done it correctly and the target is not [[Guide_to_Medicine|braindead]], you will receive a message indicating the beginning of the execution and must remain still for X seconds to complete it. Once it is finished, smack sound.
/the executed player will be forcibly ghosted.
=== Dodge Rolling ===
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[[File:DodgeRollExample.gif|thumb|right|An ODST doing a backflip over a table]]
Dodge rolling can be used to evade attacks, or quickly move across obstacles such as tables. For most species the rolling distance is 2 tiles, but some such as the T'vaoans
To use it, you must [[Guide_to_Macros|create macros]] for the following verbs:
- "roll-north"
- "roll-south"
- "roll-east"
- "roll-west"

== Notes ==
le greyscreen:
icon: icons/turf/flooring/alium.dmi
icon_state: jaggy

THIS has all the guns:
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/weapons

THIS has all the vendors:
https://github.com/X0-11/HaloSpaceStation13/blob/d7ea68d597b10e0b7a8b6f76f48bca84923b5034/code/modules/halo/machinery/gunvendors.dm

THIS has all the vehicles (sprites and values):
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/vehicles/types

THIS has all the URF subfaction gear (DMIs)
https://github.com/HaloSpaceStation/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/alpha/code/modules/halo/factions/npc_factions/gear

For gamemode pages:

Phase name
Overview
Table with what each faction can (should?) do
Unknown Hazard Effects:

Asteroid Field - hurls meteors at your ship
Gas Cloud - EMPs random parts of your ship (and makes you harder to hit? confirm its not fluff)
Engine Overcharge? - increased ship speed, random explosions on ship

Paste this page into one gamemodes page.
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Firefight
Old SMAC Geminus
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geographical_Intelligence

Spawn points: Mess Hall, Cryo, Bunks(?)

Reckon you could do a pretty sick fade-in effect with an image of each faction rallying for a raid. Remember Raze? Yeah, something like that. Replace the ARK with a fitting pict with enough transparency.
...though it may look ''very'' scuffed on Mobile.

== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial [[File:ARK.png|frameless|right]]==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.

== Scrapyard ==
Use
file|width=1XX%
to ensure it is relative to monitors and phones.

file|500px

<div style="float:right;">
[[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] HEY! LISTEN!
</div>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; overflow-x:auto;"
|+ Table Caption (Optional)
! The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front. !! The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. !! The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Header A
! Header B
! style="background-color:lightgreen" | Header C
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A1
| Cell B1
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C1
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A2
| Cell B2
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C2
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
|style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|-
|The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
|-
|The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#708854" | The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
! style="background-color:#631a8b" | The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.</td>
! style="background-color:#c42727" | The United Rebel Front are several groups of UNSC defectors, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.</td>
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''
|width=150|[[File:7-62mag.png]]
[[#7.62 Magazine|'''7.62 Magazine''']]
|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''

|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

Links saved from the QSG before rewritting:
These are the guides that are specific to halo station which cover some of the server's unique features such as the overmap flying

*[[Guide To Basic Ship Combat]]
*[[Moving The Ship]]
*[[Boarding]]
*[[Guide to Vehicles]]

all the ship and base maps (which should have wikis soon, if they don't already!)
*[[UNSC Iron Will]] - THIS one's the Op Treb ODST assault craft!
*[[SDV Vindicative Infraction]]

----
<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

User:066AspirantArchiver

2026-01-07T02:08:11Z

066AspirantArchiver: /* Getting Out */

<div style="float:right;">
__TOC__
</div>
i got two turntables and a microphone

<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

HEY! LISTEN!
64x64 FOR MOBS AND ITEMS THAT USE THE ENTIRE TILE!!
32x32 FOR ITEMS/MACHINERY/ALL ELSE!
^THIS guy was right! Just put |32px on everything that ends up too big, the big sprites will be great for the (eventual) items-other-than-guns page.

HEY!
Turns out 32x62 works best to avoid the "big space".

<big>How to make big sprites for guides:</big>
# Open the .dmi you need in Dream Maker.
# Take a picture of the sprite you want, preferably as close to its original 32x32 square as posible.
# Paste the picture in Photopea.
# Depending on how much of the 32x32 .dmi area the sprite uses:
##If the sprite does '''NOT''' use the full 32x32 area, center a 64x32 area on the sprite (might end up as 640x320 or so in Photopea). We do this to keep avoid an ugly-looking space when pairing text with images.
##If the sprite uses the full 32x32 area, skip to the next step.
# Use "Magic Wand" to select the background. A tolerance of 50 is usually enough to properly separate the BG, but you may have to lower it for some sprites.
# DEL the selected areas (should be just the BG).
# Export it as a 64 by 64 image
BINGO BANGO BIG SPRITES!
Now to do this for all the ones I've alredy done... aha...

If everything looks terrible from this embiggening then put |32px at their ends to bring 'em back to native.

For gifs, use these for layer names to frame them as GIF frames.

_a_frm2,200

_a_frm1,200

_a_frm0,100

They'd be, from top to down: frame 3, 2, 1.

NEVERMIND! Make a gif straight from the .dmi to get the intervals, paste that into Photopea then start making PNGs with the interval names.

Put the TOC on the right side of the screen, figure out the possibility of putting it up after the icons.

Welcome to the server! This guide is meant to guide you through the basics of Halostation 13, from spawning in to getting into fights. While this page focuses on the former, links at the bottom will be provided so you can learn the initial loop of each of the server's factions.

Before you Begin
* To ensure a smooth experience, use these settings.

== Character Creation (replace inner headers with bold+big(?) to keep them from apearing on the TOC when going live, keep as-is here for ease of writing)==
While most of the Character Creation options, some of them the features are inconsequential, a few
''Already familiar with Baystation12's character setup page? Skip to the faction guides.''
[Steal this stuff from the CM13 wiki.]

Some roles spawn with different gear depending on their title, such as Marines with the "EVA Operations Marine" title spawning with armor resistant to the vacuum of space (at the detriment of protection).
Loadout tab is mostly intended? synergyc? to be used for Colonist and Insurrectionist roles, as Covenant roles cannot spawn with loadout items and they also conflict with most UNSC gear (i.e. uniforms, armor, etc.)
everything in the glasses tab overriding the HUDs
As a general rule of thumb:
* UNSC roles use this color scheme.
* Covenant roles use this color scheme.
* URF roles use this color scheme.
''Keep in mind that older gamemodes may use different colors for each faction.''

<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

== Choose Your Faction ==
After creating your character, you will have to choose who to fight for as each faction has different equipment, gameplay loops and motivations. Each being:
Replace these with your own icons showcasing varied kinds of toons.

Use a 3by3 invisi-table. 3by4 if you decide on separating colonists.
Icons
Nanes
Blurbs
Colonists
Blurb

<center>
{| <center> style="border: 3px solid white;" style="width: 70%;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="25" align="center"
| <center>[[File:Unsclogo.png]]
| <center>[[File:URF.png]]
| <center>[[File:Covenantlogo.png]]
|-
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#708855; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Nations Space Command'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#a07672; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Rebel Front'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#8C2EBF; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The Covenant'''</big>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurgency led by the United Rebel Front.

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists to political extremists. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. '''Active character must be of a Covenant race to play.'''

|-
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The colonists caught in the middle, the poor sods... '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''
|-
|}

'''<big>Enjoy your stay!</big>'''

'''<big>Stuff above was meant for the QSG but didn't make it (except the pending URF guide), below is for the combat mechanics page.</big>'''
'''<big>Remember to add a section for the UNSC to what to do after surviving the defense. Maybe? Or keep that for the Reclamation page?</big>'''
'''<big>Make a quick dropship flying guide.</big>'''
</center>

== [[File:URF.png]] United Rebel Front (URF) Tutorial ==
Finish the UNSC guide then paste it over and replace as needed, also use the assault bit from cov guide.

The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

{|border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|
|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
|}

== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from Engineering as well.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
|}

== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
|}

== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
|}

=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements, available from the armory's racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors, are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start seizing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif|32px]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
|}

==Game Mechanics==
=== General ===
----
=== Population Balance ===
Keeps one side from having 6 elites or 30 marines. Does not take into account mobile spawns.

=== [[File:TacHUD.png]] HUD Drops ===
Officers get to call in supply drops.

Note: Personalized drops only take into account items you have equipped (hands included) at the time of opening or refreshing the pop-up tab.

=== Combat ===
----
=== Automatic Reloads ===
With a magazine in your active hand, you can reload your weapon with tactical and speed reloads:
* With '''grab''' intent enabled, you can do a tactical reload that will switch the magazine in your weapon with the one in your active hand. [specify times? maybe not...]
* With '''harm''' intent enabled, you can do a [name of reload that panic drops the mag] reload which is faster than a tactical reload but will drop the loaded magazine on the ground.
=== [[File:CrosshairFiring.png]] Click-dragging ===
Lets you redirect fire but wont hit as often. Also screws you if you're fighting flyers.
=== [[File:Energy_Sword.png]] Executions ===
Melee weapons can be used to execute unconscious enemies, allowing you to ensure they cannot be resurrected (unless they have already ghosted).
To do this, click on a prone player with a melee weapon on your active hand while targetting their chest with grab intent. If you have done it correctly and the target is not [[Guide_to_Medicine|braindead]], you will receive a message indicating the beginning of the execution and must remain still for X seconds to complete it. Once it is finished, smack sound.
/the executed player will be forcibly ghosted.
=== Dodge Rolling ===
e
o
[[File:DodgeRollExample.gif|thumb|right|An ODST doing a backflip over a table]]
Dodge rolling can be used to evade attacks, or quickly move across obstacles such as tables. For most species the rolling distance is 2 tiles, but some such as the T'vaoans
To use it, you must [[Guide_to_Macros|create macros]] for the following verbs:
- "roll-north"
- "roll-south"
- "roll-east"
- "roll-west"

== Notes ==
le greyscreen:
icon: icons/turf/flooring/alium.dmi
icon_state: jaggy

THIS has all the guns:
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/weapons

THIS has all the vendors:
https://github.com/X0-11/HaloSpaceStation13/blob/d7ea68d597b10e0b7a8b6f76f48bca84923b5034/code/modules/halo/machinery/gunvendors.dm

THIS has all the vehicles (sprites and values):
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/vehicles/types

THIS has all the URF subfaction gear (DMIs)
https://github.com/HaloSpaceStation/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/alpha/code/modules/halo/factions/npc_factions/gear

For gamemode pages:

Phase name
Overview
Table with what each faction can (should?) do
Unknown Hazard Effects:

Asteroid Field - hurls meteors at your ship
Gas Cloud - EMPs random parts of your ship (and makes you harder to hit? confirm its not fluff)
Engine Overcharge? - increased ship speed, random explosions on ship

Paste this page into one gamemodes page.
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Firefight
Old SMAC Geminus
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geographical_Intelligence

Spawn points: Mess Hall, Cryo, Bunks(?)

Reckon you could do a pretty sick fade-in effect with an image of each faction rallying for a raid. Remember Raze? Yeah, something like that. Replace the ARK with a fitting pict with enough transparency.
...though it may look ''very'' scuffed on Mobile.

== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial [[File:ARK.png|frameless|right]]==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.

== Scrapyard ==
Use
file|width=1XX%
to ensure it is relative to monitors and phones.

file|500px

<div style="float:right;">
[[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] HEY! LISTEN!
</div>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; overflow-x:auto;"
|+ Table Caption (Optional)
! The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front. !! The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. !! The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Header A
! Header B
! style="background-color:lightgreen" | Header C
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A1
| Cell B1
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C1
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A2
| Cell B2
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C2
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
|style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|-
|The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
|-
|The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#708854" | The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
! style="background-color:#631a8b" | The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.</td>
! style="background-color:#c42727" | The United Rebel Front are several groups of UNSC defectors, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.</td>
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''
|width=150|[[File:7-62mag.png]]
[[#7.62 Magazine|'''7.62 Magazine''']]
|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''

|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

Links saved from the QSG before rewritting:
These are the guides that are specific to halo station which cover some of the server's unique features such as the overmap flying

*[[Guide To Basic Ship Combat]]
*[[Moving The Ship]]
*[[Boarding]]
*[[Guide to Vehicles]]

all the ship and base maps (which should have wikis soon, if they don't already!)
*[[UNSC Iron Will]] - THIS one's the Op Treb ODST assault craft!
*[[SDV Vindicative Infraction]]

----
<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

User:066AspirantArchiver

2026-01-07T02:07:46Z

066AspirantArchiver: /* Getting Out */

<div style="float:right;">
__TOC__
</div>
i got two turntables and a microphone

<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

HEY! LISTEN!
64x64 FOR MOBS AND ITEMS THAT USE THE ENTIRE TILE!!
32x32 FOR ITEMS/MACHINERY/ALL ELSE!
^THIS guy was right! Just put |32px on everything that ends up too big, the big sprites will be great for the (eventual) items-other-than-guns page.

HEY!
Turns out 32x62 works best to avoid the "big space".

<big>How to make big sprites for guides:</big>
# Open the .dmi you need in Dream Maker.
# Take a picture of the sprite you want, preferably as close to its original 32x32 square as posible.
# Paste the picture in Photopea.
# Depending on how much of the 32x32 .dmi area the sprite uses:
##If the sprite does '''NOT''' use the full 32x32 area, center a 64x32 area on the sprite (might end up as 640x320 or so in Photopea). We do this to keep avoid an ugly-looking space when pairing text with images.
##If the sprite uses the full 32x32 area, skip to the next step.
# Use "Magic Wand" to select the background. A tolerance of 50 is usually enough to properly separate the BG, but you may have to lower it for some sprites.
# DEL the selected areas (should be just the BG).
# Export it as a 64 by 64 image
BINGO BANGO BIG SPRITES!
Now to do this for all the ones I've alredy done... aha...

If everything looks terrible from this embiggening then put |32px at their ends to bring 'em back to native.

For gifs, use these for layer names to frame them as GIF frames.

_a_frm2,200

_a_frm1,200

_a_frm0,100

They'd be, from top to down: frame 3, 2, 1.

NEVERMIND! Make a gif straight from the .dmi to get the intervals, paste that into Photopea then start making PNGs with the interval names.

Put the TOC on the right side of the screen, figure out the possibility of putting it up after the icons.

Welcome to the server! This guide is meant to guide you through the basics of Halostation 13, from spawning in to getting into fights. While this page focuses on the former, links at the bottom will be provided so you can learn the initial loop of each of the server's factions.

Before you Begin
* To ensure a smooth experience, use these settings.

== Character Creation (replace inner headers with bold+big(?) to keep them from apearing on the TOC when going live, keep as-is here for ease of writing)==
While most of the Character Creation options, some of them the features are inconsequential, a few
''Already familiar with Baystation12's character setup page? Skip to the faction guides.''
[Steal this stuff from the CM13 wiki.]

Some roles spawn with different gear depending on their title, such as Marines with the "EVA Operations Marine" title spawning with armor resistant to the vacuum of space (at the detriment of protection).
Loadout tab is mostly intended? synergyc? to be used for Colonist and Insurrectionist roles, as Covenant roles cannot spawn with loadout items and they also conflict with most UNSC gear (i.e. uniforms, armor, etc.)
everything in the glasses tab overriding the HUDs
As a general rule of thumb:
* UNSC roles use this color scheme.
* Covenant roles use this color scheme.
* URF roles use this color scheme.
''Keep in mind that older gamemodes may use different colors for each faction.''

<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

== Choose Your Faction ==
After creating your character, you will have to choose who to fight for as each faction has different equipment, gameplay loops and motivations. Each being:
Replace these with your own icons showcasing varied kinds of toons.

Use a 3by3 invisi-table. 3by4 if you decide on separating colonists.
Icons
Nanes
Blurbs
Colonists
Blurb

<center>
{| <center> style="border: 3px solid white;" style="width: 70%;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="25" align="center"
| <center>[[File:Unsclogo.png]]
| <center>[[File:URF.png]]
| <center>[[File:Covenantlogo.png]]
|-
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#708855; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Nations Space Command'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#a07672; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Rebel Front'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#8C2EBF; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The Covenant'''</big>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurgency led by the United Rebel Front.

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists to political extremists. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. '''Active character must be of a Covenant race to play.'''

|-
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The colonists caught in the middle, the poor sods... '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''
|-
|}

'''<big>Enjoy your stay!</big>'''

'''<big>Stuff above was meant for the QSG but didn't make it (except the pending URF guide), below is for the combat mechanics page.</big>'''
'''<big>Remember to add a section for the UNSC to what to do after surviving the defense. Maybe? Or keep that for the Reclamation page?</big>'''
'''<big>Make a quick dropship flying guide.</big>'''
</center>

== [[File:URF.png]] United Rebel Front (URF) Tutorial ==
Finish the UNSC guide then paste it over and replace as needed, also use the assault bit from cov guide.

The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

{|border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|
|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
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== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from Engineering as well.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
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== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
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== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements, available from the armory's racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors, are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start seizing [[File:ConsoleCapture.gif]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
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==Game Mechanics==
=== General ===
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=== Population Balance ===
Keeps one side from having 6 elites or 30 marines. Does not take into account mobile spawns.

=== [[File:TacHUD.png]] HUD Drops ===
Officers get to call in supply drops.

Note: Personalized drops only take into account items you have equipped (hands included) at the time of opening or refreshing the pop-up tab.

=== Combat ===
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=== Automatic Reloads ===
With a magazine in your active hand, you can reload your weapon with tactical and speed reloads:
* With '''grab''' intent enabled, you can do a tactical reload that will switch the magazine in your weapon with the one in your active hand. [specify times? maybe not...]
* With '''harm''' intent enabled, you can do a [name of reload that panic drops the mag] reload which is faster than a tactical reload but will drop the loaded magazine on the ground.
=== [[File:CrosshairFiring.png]] Click-dragging ===
Lets you redirect fire but wont hit as often. Also screws you if you're fighting flyers.
=== [[File:Energy_Sword.png]] Executions ===
Melee weapons can be used to execute unconscious enemies, allowing you to ensure they cannot be resurrected (unless they have already ghosted).
To do this, click on a prone player with a melee weapon on your active hand while targetting their chest with grab intent. If you have done it correctly and the target is not [[Guide_to_Medicine|braindead]], you will receive a message indicating the beginning of the execution and must remain still for X seconds to complete it. Once it is finished, smack sound.
/the executed player will be forcibly ghosted.
=== Dodge Rolling ===
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[[File:DodgeRollExample.gif|thumb|right|An ODST doing a backflip over a table]]
Dodge rolling can be used to evade attacks, or quickly move across obstacles such as tables. For most species the rolling distance is 2 tiles, but some such as the T'vaoans
To use it, you must [[Guide_to_Macros|create macros]] for the following verbs:
- "roll-north"
- "roll-south"
- "roll-east"
- "roll-west"

== Notes ==
le greyscreen:
icon: icons/turf/flooring/alium.dmi
icon_state: jaggy

THIS has all the guns:
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/weapons

THIS has all the vendors:
https://github.com/X0-11/HaloSpaceStation13/blob/d7ea68d597b10e0b7a8b6f76f48bca84923b5034/code/modules/halo/machinery/gunvendors.dm

THIS has all the vehicles (sprites and values):
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/vehicles/types

THIS has all the URF subfaction gear (DMIs)
https://github.com/HaloSpaceStation/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/alpha/code/modules/halo/factions/npc_factions/gear

For gamemode pages:

Phase name
Overview
Table with what each faction can (should?) do
Unknown Hazard Effects:

Asteroid Field - hurls meteors at your ship
Gas Cloud - EMPs random parts of your ship (and makes you harder to hit? confirm its not fluff)
Engine Overcharge? - increased ship speed, random explosions on ship

Paste this page into one gamemodes page.
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Firefight
Old SMAC Geminus
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geographical_Intelligence

Spawn points: Mess Hall, Cryo, Bunks(?)

Reckon you could do a pretty sick fade-in effect with an image of each faction rallying for a raid. Remember Raze? Yeah, something like that. Replace the ARK with a fitting pict with enough transparency.
...though it may look ''very'' scuffed on Mobile.

== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial [[File:ARK.png|frameless|right]]==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.

== Scrapyard ==
Use
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to ensure it is relative to monitors and phones.

file|500px

<div style="float:right;">
[[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] HEY! LISTEN!
</div>

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! The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front. !! The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. !! The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
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|The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
|style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
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|The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
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|The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
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{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#708854" | The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
! style="background-color:#631a8b" | The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.</td>
! style="background-color:#c42727" | The United Rebel Front are several groups of UNSC defectors, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.</td>
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''
|width=150|[[File:7-62mag.png]]
[[#7.62 Magazine|'''7.62 Magazine''']]
|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''

|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

Links saved from the QSG before rewritting:
These are the guides that are specific to halo station which cover some of the server's unique features such as the overmap flying

*[[Guide To Basic Ship Combat]]
*[[Moving The Ship]]
*[[Boarding]]
*[[Guide to Vehicles]]

all the ship and base maps (which should have wikis soon, if they don't already!)
*[[UNSC Iron Will]] - THIS one's the Op Treb ODST assault craft!
*[[SDV Vindicative Infraction]]

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<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

User:066AspirantArchiver

2026-01-07T02:05:30Z

066AspirantArchiver: /* Getting Out */

<div style="float:right;">
__TOC__
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i got two turntables and a microphone

<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

HEY! LISTEN!
64x64 FOR MOBS AND ITEMS THAT USE THE ENTIRE TILE!!
32x32 FOR ITEMS/MACHINERY/ALL ELSE!
^THIS guy was right! Just put |32px on everything that ends up too big, the big sprites will be great for the (eventual) items-other-than-guns page.

HEY!
Turns out 32x62 works best to avoid the "big space".

<big>How to make big sprites for guides:</big>
# Open the .dmi you need in Dream Maker.
# Take a picture of the sprite you want, preferably as close to its original 32x32 square as posible.
# Paste the picture in Photopea.
# Depending on how much of the 32x32 .dmi area the sprite uses:
##If the sprite does '''NOT''' use the full 32x32 area, center a 64x32 area on the sprite (might end up as 640x320 or so in Photopea). We do this to keep avoid an ugly-looking space when pairing text with images.
##If the sprite uses the full 32x32 area, skip to the next step.
# Use "Magic Wand" to select the background. A tolerance of 50 is usually enough to properly separate the BG, but you may have to lower it for some sprites.
# DEL the selected areas (should be just the BG).
# Export it as a 64 by 64 image
BINGO BANGO BIG SPRITES!
Now to do this for all the ones I've alredy done... aha...

If everything looks terrible from this embiggening then put |32px at their ends to bring 'em back to native.

For gifs, use these for layer names to frame them as GIF frames.

_a_frm2,200

_a_frm1,200

_a_frm0,100

They'd be, from top to down: frame 3, 2, 1.

NEVERMIND! Make a gif straight from the .dmi to get the intervals, paste that into Photopea then start making PNGs with the interval names.

Put the TOC on the right side of the screen, figure out the possibility of putting it up after the icons.

Welcome to the server! This guide is meant to guide you through the basics of Halostation 13, from spawning in to getting into fights. While this page focuses on the former, links at the bottom will be provided so you can learn the initial loop of each of the server's factions.

Before you Begin
* To ensure a smooth experience, use these settings.

== Character Creation (replace inner headers with bold+big(?) to keep them from apearing on the TOC when going live, keep as-is here for ease of writing)==
While most of the Character Creation options, some of them the features are inconsequential, a few
''Already familiar with Baystation12's character setup page? Skip to the faction guides.''
[Steal this stuff from the CM13 wiki.]

Some roles spawn with different gear depending on their title, such as Marines with the "EVA Operations Marine" title spawning with armor resistant to the vacuum of space (at the detriment of protection).
Loadout tab is mostly intended? synergyc? to be used for Colonist and Insurrectionist roles, as Covenant roles cannot spawn with loadout items and they also conflict with most UNSC gear (i.e. uniforms, armor, etc.)
everything in the glasses tab overriding the HUDs
As a general rule of thumb:
* UNSC roles use this color scheme.
* Covenant roles use this color scheme.
* URF roles use this color scheme.
''Keep in mind that older gamemodes may use different colors for each faction.''

<div style="margin-bottom:50px; text-align: center;">[[File:Title.png|link=https://projectunsc.org/forum/index.php]]</div>

== Choose Your Faction ==
After creating your character, you will have to choose who to fight for as each faction has different equipment, gameplay loops and motivations. Each being:
Replace these with your own icons showcasing varied kinds of toons.

Use a 3by3 invisi-table. 3by4 if you decide on separating colonists.
Icons
Nanes
Blurbs
Colonists
Blurb

<center>
{| <center> style="border: 3px solid white;" style="width: 70%;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="25" align="center"
| <center>[[File:Unsclogo.png]]
| <center>[[File:URF.png]]
| <center>[[File:Covenantlogo.png]]
|-
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#708855; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Nations Space Command'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#a07672; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The United Rebel Front'''</big>
| style="width:40px; text-align: center; background-color:#8C2EBF; border-radius: 10px"| <big>'''The Covenant'''</big>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The UNSC are the military arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both a fight for survival against the Covenant and an insurgency led by the United Rebel Front.

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists to political extremists. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. '''Active character must be of a Covenant race to play.'''

|-
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" valign="top"| The colonists caught in the middle, the poor sods... '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''
|-
|}

'''<big>Enjoy your stay!</big>'''

'''<big>Stuff above was meant for the QSG but didn't make it (except the pending URF guide), below is for the combat mechanics page.</big>'''
'''<big>Remember to add a section for the UNSC to what to do after surviving the defense. Maybe? Or keep that for the Reclamation page?</big>'''
'''<big>Make a quick dropship flying guide.</big>'''
</center>

== [[File:URF.png]] United Rebel Front (URF) Tutorial ==
Finish the UNSC guide then paste it over and replace as needed, also use the assault bit from cov guide.

The URF consists of several different groups united by their hatred of the Unified Earth Government, ranging from disgruntled colonists fighting for less oppressive taxation to political extremists looking for revenge. '''Limited to select gamemodes.'''

{|border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|
|'''<big>Beginners are advised to start with the "Insurrectionist" role due to their lack of responsabilities.</big>'''

''Note: This guide uses the assault phase of the [[Revolution]] gamemode as an example. Some things may vary in actual gameplay, but the general idea is the same''

== Briefing ==
[[File:GSNTutorial.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Your insurrectionist cell's own warship, provided by the Republic of Gao.</center>]]
Attention, fighters of the GSN ''Retribution''. We've come across a local colony with an Orbital Defense Platform and we are to destroy it to prove to the people the UNSC's inability to defend them before going down to instigate a revolt. Unfortunately, we had a mole and now they've got a fleet coming to blow the ''Retribution'' to bits in about an hour, but if we take that ODP down we'll get more time.

== Gearing Up ==
Depending on where you're at when the time comes, you may have to follow [[File:SignArmory.png]] '''these''' floorsigns to find the '''Armory''', which has a [[File:SignArmoryNeon.gif]] neon sign out front.
Once you've made it there, you'll find the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendors''' and the standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendors'''. These vendors have everything you'll need to make the UEG's lackeys suffer, but for now we'll keep it simple with a basic loadout:

From the [[File:VendorMiscUNSC.png]] '''Miscellaneous Equipment Vendor''', you'll want:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BoxLarge.png]] '''Insurrectionist Armor Kit''' - This will stop a few rounds from hurting you until it breaks. Comes in [[File:InnieArmorBrown.png|32px]] a [[File:InnieArmorBlack.png|32px]] variety [[File:InnieArmorBlue.png|32px]] of [[File:InnieArmorWhite.png|32px]] different [[File:InnieArmorGreen.png|32px]] colors.
* [[File:IFAK.png]] '''Infantry First Aid Kit ''' - This kit has medicine that will allow you (or another freedom fighter) to stay alive, click your uniform with it on your active hand to attach it. It contains:
<blockquote>
* [[File:BiofoamCanister.png]] '''Biofoam Canisters''', full of a miracle chemical that can do many things such as heal wounds, broken bones and repair organs to an extent, but more severe cases will warrant additional aid. '''Injecting more than one canister within a short time will overdose and kill you.'''
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Bicaridine''', for healing brute damage resulting from ballistic weaponry, mainly used by the UNSC.
* [[File:RedPill.png]] '''Dermaline''', for healing burn damage resulting from explosions or the UNSC's flamethrower-wielding soldiers, [[File:Hellbringer.png]] the Hellbringers.
* [[File:PolyPill.png]] '''Polypseudomorphine''', a super-painkiller that will make you nigh invincible but also negatively impact your accuracy and obscure your vision.
* [[File:GreyPill.png]] '''Iron''' and a [[File:ChocolateBar.png]] '''Chocolate Bar''', to fix blood loss resulting from bleeding or repeatedly taking plasma hits.
</blockquote>
* [[File:AmmoBeltUNSC.png]] '''Ammunition Storage Belts''' - They let you carry up to 7 magazines/shell boxes/etc, along with other things like emergency oxygen tanks, knives and armor repair kits.
* [[File:ARK.png]] '''Armor Repair Kits''' - These let you repair your armor, keeping it in shape and stopping bullets. Comes in a [[File:ARKMini.png]] miniature variant as well, able to fit in smaller spaces such as your armor's storage and repair armor at a faster speed, but holding less repair materials.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> You can use a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Tactical Hardcase (Armor Kits)''' to store three of them in a single pouch slot. Different hardcases allow for similar effects, though this only works for their designated type of item.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
* [[File:Earmuffs.png]] '''Earplugs''' - To prevent the long-lasting deafness from things exploding in your face, something that happens often.
</blockquote>

Now, from the [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] '''Equipment Vendor''', you have a few weapon options to choose from:
<blockquote>
* [[File:M6D_New.png ]] '''M6D Magnum''' - Packs a punch while letting you move without a slowdown, but it deals less damage against shielded enemies than other options.
* [[File:M7smg.png]] '''M7 Submachine Gun''' - A bullethose with a big magazine and a high firerate. Won't land all those bullets against distant targets, but the lack of a slowdown will help you catch up to them.
* [[File:M45.png]] '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' - An older shotgun model, but it '''''will''''' screw over anything that you can close to. Can be loaded with buckshot or slugs (''or both!'') for raw damage or armor penetration, respectively. Also requires to be pumped after each shot.
* [[File:M392.png]] '''M392 Designated Marksman Rifle''' - Great for punching through armor and things like airlocks, machinery and lockers. Accuracy improves while using the scope, if you plan on going for headshots.
* [[File:BR55.png]] '''BR55 Battle Rifle''' - A middle point between the DMR and the AR, this rifle comes with long-range capabilities and a decent volume of fire.
* [[File:MA37.png]] '''MA37 Assault Rifle''' - Holds less ammo than its UNSC counterpart, but it makes up for it with a better rate of fire and accuracy.
[[File:NewbLoadoutURF.png|thumb|Once you're done, you should have something that looks like this. Experiment to find what suits you best!]]
</blockquote>

After you've picked a weapon, remember to vend yourself some ammo for it. You can also store [[File:CombatKnife.png]] '''Combat Knives''' in your boots and [[File:M9.png]] [[File:SmokeGrenadeUNSC.png]] '''Grenades''' in your armor. As these are the bare essentials, you'll be left with some room for variation in your kit; for example, you could try pairing a DMR with an SMG and a hardcase with ammo for it, to cover for long-range and close-range combat.

Once you're geared you must also ensure that you're well fed as it will allow you to move without a hunger slowdown and help your blood regeneration, useful for avoiding bullets and not dying from them. The cafeteria is the room west of the armory and has a few vending machines that can get you a quick bite to eat and a voice-operated [[File:Replicator.png]] '''replicator''' if chips won't cut it. Say "menu" in its proximity to know what's available.

== Making Friends ==
No single URF cell can stand alone, which is why you have access to a [[File:ConsoleMissions.png]] '''Mission Comms Computer''' that can be used to take contracts for different factions interested in the UEG's downfall or spreading their influence. While ignoring them is an option, the gear they offer can greatly increase your odds of success.
One comms computer is located in the '''Mission Shuttle Hangar''' and another is inside the mission shuttle itself.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big> Missions, the Away Shuttle and Cargo</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== Contractors ===
<blockquote>
* [[File:FLP.png]] '''The Freedom and Liberation Party''', pyromaniacs who would rather let this world burn before the UEG can touch it. They offer [[File:ChemNade.png]] '''flame grenades''', [[File:FlamethrowerFLP.gif]] '''flamethrowers''' and the [[File:Colossus.png]] '''Colossus Suit''', the slowest yet second-most protective set of armor, only dwarfed by MJOLNIR.
* [[File:Gao.png]] '''Republic of Gao''', the sponsors of your cell who are willing to share with you the gear used by their infiltration and sabotage operatives, such as [[File:AgentID.png]] '''Agent IDs''', [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' and [[File:Implant.png]] '''implants'''.
* [[File:Khoros.png]] '''Khoros Desert Raiders''', bloodthirsty marauders offering explosive-tipped [[File:CombatSpear.gif]] '''Combat Spears''' and [[File:Spice.png]] '''Talista Spice''' to quickly get in stabbing distance.
* [[File:Olympus.png]] '''The Olympus Council''', a profit-driven cabal willing to issue high-tech gear such as [[File:EMPGrenade.png]] '''EMP grenades''', [[File:Thermals.png]] '''Thermal Goggles''' and the speed-enhancing [[File:Zeal.png]] '''Zeal Suit''' to anyone who eliminates their competition.
</blockquote>

=== Mission Types ===
==== Kill Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Assassination''' - Kill the leader of a minor gang to set an example for the Contractor's opposition. <big>Assassination missions targetting UNSC and ONI are bugged and '''will count as failed on return''', whether or not you kill the mob listed as "Commander".</big>
* [[File:Marine.png]] '''Extermination''' - Head off to territory controlled by a criminal syndicate, UNSC or even the Office of Naval Inteligence and kill everyone that isn't one of yours.
</blockquote>

==== Recovery Missions ====
<blockquote>
* [[File:Coin.png]] '''Steal Coins''' - Find and retrieve coins around the mission area.
* [[File:C-20r.png]] '''Steal Weapons''' - Contractor wants antique weapons in mint condition. Find them, drop them at the shuttle then get out. <big>Firing or removing the magazines from the weapons will make them count as used and, thus, '''null the contract.'''</big>
* [[File:RiotArmor.png]] '''Steal Armor''' - Steal the target's armor stockpile to weaken their operations.
</blockquote>

=== What to Bring ===
[[File:MissionShuttle.png|thumb|right|The Mission Shuttle.]]
<big>'''<big>Night Vision Gear is REQUIRED as lighting on away missions is currently bugged'''</big></big>, so make sure to bring a helmet for the NVG. You may not be able to see more than a tile around you without them, but the enemy can.
 Click the [[File:TacHUDIcon.png|40px]] Tactical HUD icon on the top left of your screen to toggle it.

Away teams are also suggested to bring [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]]'''explosives''' (available from standard [[File:VendorEquipmentUNSC.png]] and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png]] heavy equipment vendors) and [[File:MedkitUNSC.png]] '''medicine''' (available from medbay, directly north of the armory), should they require forceful entry into somewhere to ensure no target is being left behind or to prevent the death of a wounded teammate.

It is also suggested to have someone watching your back during your first few missions while you learn the ropes. You'll often get volunteers if you let your team know ("''':b'''" prefix to speak in the '''URF radio channel'''), and they may be able to save you if you get ambushed by 2 spartans with LMGs. More bodies also means more hands to recall the shuttle should the situation warrant it, as '''if the away team dies, the missions shuttle will be lost''', unless you want to try your luck with the bridge's fax machine.

=== Preparing the Shuttle ===
To reach the mission areas, the shuttle uses a [[File:FuelLoader.png]] '''Fuel Loader''' to load [[File:FusionFuelPacket.png]] '''Fusion Fuel Packets''' which fuel its thrusters. One always spawns under the fusion reactor, right click it to pick it up. If it's missing or your current packet runs out, there's more in a crate near '''Engineering'''. Once you and your team are ready, use the [[File:ConsoleShuttle.png]] '''Shuttle Control Console''' to select the mission area and fly to it.

=== Payday ===
[[File:CargoURF.png|thumb|right|The Cargo Shuttle, where the good stuff comes from.]]
Once the job's done, you'll gain reputation with the contractor who hired you and/or credits to spend on their stuff. Said stuff can be purchased from the [[File:ConsoleCargoURF.png]] cargo console, directly south of the Mission Shuttle. Once your stuff's been ordered ''and approved for purchase'', it will arrive next time the shuttle heads outside the system. The shuttle may also return with [[File:NPCGuns.png]]Weapon Dealers who could set you up with anything from [[File:.45pistol.png]] gear worse than your own to [[File:M739.png]] stolen UNSC LMGs for everyone.
 '''You'll need either an Insurrectionist Officer, GAO Battlejumper Officer or an Orion Defector to unlock the Cargo Console.'''
 If an order was approved but didn't arrive with the cargo shuttle, offload everything then try again.
|}

== Planning Your Assault ==
After gearing up and maybe doing a few missions, you and your allies will have to decide how to make your move. To bring the ODP down, you must use the Retribution's [[File:Nuke.png]] '''Nuclear Warhead Payload''' that has a 4 minute countdown and a 30 second defusal time, located in a locker in the '''Bridge'''. How you get it to the ODP however, is to be decided by the big shots. Usually, this means either the cell's [[File:InnieIconCommander.png|32px]] '''Commander''' or one of the [[File:InnieIconOfficer.png|32px]] '''Officers''', but if there are none then you must discuss it among your brethren.

=== Assault Methods ===
==== [[File: BoardingPodEast.png]] Boarding Pods ====
Boarding Pods allow you to land inside the ODP, and maybe even next to a [[File:ODPWeakpointGif.gif]] '''structural weakpoint''' on which to plant the bomb. Likewise, it could land you infront of a marine squad or a manned [[File:ChaingunDeployedEast.png]] chaingun turret. The ODP's automated alert systems will also notify the marines of your landing 30 seconds after the fact, so you'll want to move quickly.

Pods are located on the '''starboard''' and '''port''' sides of the bridge and the Retribution must be within 14 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to board it with pods.
To fire them, use the "Launch Pod" verb in the "Vehicles" tab once you're in range. Note that you don't have to be inside a pod to launch it, so you can send a few ahead to act as decoys.

[[File:PelicanURFLockedEast.png|thumb|right|An URF pelican set as a mobile spawn. To do this, use the "Toggle Mobile Spawn Status" verb in the "Vehicle" tab. '''Currently bugged, players must respawn then observe to be able to use them.''']]

==== [[File:PelicanURFEast.png]] Pelican Infiltration ====
Your dropships, known as "Pelicans", can be used to fly to and from the ODP's outer hull. As a result, this method of entry will demand you bring internals and vacuum protection, which means buying a [[File:NukeOp.png|64px]] '''Mercenary Voidsuit''' from the Republic of Gao, looting one from a dead mercenary during an away mission, or getting a [[File:SalvageSuit.png]] '''Salvage Suit''' from any emergency locker.
 They can also be turned into mobile spawns, rendering them immobile but allowing dead players to respawn from them. In space, however, this tends to result in a slow return to death as they don't spawn with space-proof protection, so using these to their best effect during an ODP assault requires:
#Landing on the planet the ODP is guarding.
#Having ''someone else'' on the station connect an umbilical '''''from''''' the ODP to the planet.
#Clear the airlocks from the umbilical to your prefered structural weakpoint.
Remember to fill your oxygen tank before setting out and expect to be knocked down by sudden rushes of air unless you have a Salvage Suit and use its [[File:Magboots.png]] magboots. One Pelican is available in each hangar ('''starboard''' and '''port''') and the Retribution must be within 10 overmap tiles of the ODP to be able to fly to it with Pelicans. Use the "Takeoff/Land" verb in the "Vehicles" tab while sitting in the driver seat to take off, allowing you to move. Use the "Fly to Waypoint" verb to reach the ODP, available waypoints will have the target's name on them (in this case being "ODP Cassius"). When you're piloting, '''remember to land before getting out.'''

=== Necessary Equipment ===
Whatever method your leaders choose, you will need something to allow you to move around. ODP maintenance corridors mostly lack any access requirements, but these items allow you to get into the rooms holding structural weakpoints or create flanking routes during combat:
* [[File:Emag.png]] '''Cryptographic Sequencers''' (aka. Emags) - Offered by the Republic of Gao, these devices can quickly hack open any airlock and even sabotage some machinery, but they have a limited and unknowable amount of uses, so each could be your last. Airlocks hacked by them will remain open no matter what, so think twice before hacking open an airlock behind active emergency shutters.
* [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] '''Explosive Charges''' - Available from the [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy equipment vendors, they let you blow things up at the expense of the element of surprise (non-existant if you podded in). Takes 5 seconds to plant and 10 to detonate. Comes in 3 types:
<blockquote>
# Standard, blowing up exclusively whatever you put it on.
# Breaching, blowing up whatever you put it on, a small cone infront of it and a bit behind. Perfect if there's a group of marines behind a wall, but keep your distance!
# Piercing, blowing up whatever you put it on and 10 tiles infront of it in a straight line and 3 behind. Keep your distance!
</blockquote>
* [[File:Toolbelt.png]] '''Tools''' - Quieter than charges, get you through airlocks a bit faster than them with enough [[Hacking#Finding_the_Right_Wires_(With_a_Multitool)|hacking]] practice and the wirecutters can remove [[File:BarbedWire.png]] barbed wire, but you'll be sacrificing some of your storage options. Remember to get a [[File:Multitool.png]] '''multitool''' and [[File:Yellowgloves.png]] '''insulated gloves''' from '''engineering'''. They also let you [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|run repairs]] if your Pelican was destroyed and you packed [[File: Plasteel.png]] '''plasteel''' sheets, available from Engineering as well.

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Map of the ODP</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:Cassius_base_weapkoints.png|thumb|right|The station, soon to be a memory.]]
ODPs always have 3 weakpoints, 2 assigned at random and 1 in the '''Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) Control Room'''. The 2 random points can be located in:
* '''The Firing Range'''
* '''Cargo'''
* '''Gardens'''
* '''The Gym'''
* '''Offices''' or the adjacent hallway.

You may also notice tiny blue circles near some of the possible weakpoint spawns, they are locations that Boarding Pods can target and land at.
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== Getting Into Position ==
Once you've laid out a plan, you will have to get closer to the ODP. You could move the Retribution towards it, but you risk entering the 7-overmap tile range of its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and getting your base of operatons blown to hell. Alternatively, you could make use of the bridge's [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Long Range Requisitions Console''', located in the center fof the room, to order a smaller ship to get you there.
<blockquote>
<big>'''!'''</big> '''Transports''' are the suggested ship type at this stage. While other ship types have their own upsides, you won't be able to make proper use of them while the ODP's MAC stands.
<blockquote>
*'''Podcarriers''' come with boarding pods, if you plan on using those.
*'''Troop Transports''' have two hangar bays that will let you bring a pelican along, but you'll have to fly it to the troop transport's hangar first.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
Regardless of your choice, keep in mind that you wont be able to move ships until 10 minutes have passed since mission start. Here's a quick guide on how to get the ship there, should you the task fall to you when the time comes.
{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Pocket Ship Flying Guide</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
[[File:OvermapExample.png|thumb|right|The Overmap and the helm console.]]
Make your way towards the '''bridge'''. Once you're there, find the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''Helm Control Console''', one is in the center of the room and the other is all the way on the west side.
Once you've found it, click on it then follow these instructions:
# '''Enable the "Direct Control" option''' - This will allow you to use WASD to fly.
# '''Identify the coordinates of the planet on the nav data''' - This is where you will fly towards.
# '''Subtract 10 from either axis (X,Y)''' - This ensures that you don't enter the ODP's 7-tile MAC range while leaving some margin for error.
# '''Fly to one of your newly calculated coordinates''' - For example, if NavData lists: "'''KS7-535: 137 : 82'''" then you fly either to 137,72 or 127,82. Along the way you may encounter <big>'''!'''</big> exclamation marks, they are space hazards that you must avoid.
# '''Reduce your speed as you approach''' - This is to prevent slipping into MAC range at the last moment. You may do this by moving opposite of your current bearing or with the [[File:HelmConsoleStop.png]] stop button in the manual control panel, but keep in mind it does not instantly bring the ship to a complete stop.
# '''Bring the ship to a complete stop once you arrive at your calculated coordinates.'''
# '''Disable the "Direct Control" option''' - Disables overmap view and lets you move away from the console safely.

'''<big>Do NOT use the autopilot for this</big> as it does not take space hazards into account and will place your ship directly above the planet (and next to the ODP's MAC).'''
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== Optional Objective: Disable the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ==
[[File:MACControlRoom.png|thumb|right|The MAC control room.]]

The MAC is the only means of self-defense that the ODP has and disabling it will let your team safely attack it with the Retribution's own Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to bring it down. While this isn't strictly necessary, this will grant your team another method of bringing the ODP down in case the first assault wave fails, and the control room also has a structural weakpoint where you can plant the bomb. The doors leading into the control room may be blocked by [[File:BlastDoor.png]] blast doors, which can be raised from the ODP's Command Deck (the room directly southwest of the control room itself).

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''<big>Disabling the MAC</big>'''
|<div style="float:right">
=== What You'll Need ===
[[File:ODPControlRoomAccess.png|thumb|right|Hit this button to lift the blast doors.]]
# At least 1 [[File:ExplosiveCharge.png]] explosive charge.
# [[Quick_Start_Guide#Necessary_Equipment_2|A way to get into the Command Deck.]]
#:<big>•</big> If you decide to use charges, you'll need '''atleast''' another 3:
#:#2 for doors leading to the Command Deck.
#:#1 to destroy the airlocks on either side of the control room.
#:#*If you can't lift the blast doors, you'll need a piercing charge to destroy both the airlock ''and'' the blast door infront of it.

=== What To Do ===
# Destroy the [[File:ConsoleUNSCGIF.gif]] '''MAC Loading Console''' in the middle of the control board to keep the marines from manually loading the MAC. Charges are the '''only''' method of destroying this console, shooting or bashing it won't work.
# Delete the "mac_control_automated" program in the [[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] '''MAC Automated Fire Control console'''. Blowing up the console with a demolition charge will do the trick, but you can also delete the program by following these steps:
<blockquote>
# Interact with the console to open the user interface.
# Exit the program.
# Open the "NTOS File Manager".
# Find the file and use the "DELETE" operation.
</blockquote>
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=== Defense of the Control Room ===
[[File:BasicMACDefenseURF.png|thumb|"Keep shooting! KEEP SHOOTING!"]]
If you want to defend this place, know that the control room's small space works both for and against you. Due to the only way inside being tight corridors, turret emplacements, available from the armory's racks and [[File:VendorHeavyUNSC.png|32px]] heavy weapon vendors, are a good option for defense.
<blockquote>
* [[File:ChaingunKit.png]] '''Chainguns''', will be able to lock down one side through sheer volume of fire and keep the enemy from advancing.
* [[File:HMGkit.png]] '''Heavy Machine Guns''', while having a slower rate of fire, will hit them harder.
''To exit turret emplacements you must drop the gun. If you see a black screen while scoped in, adjust the zoom with the buttons in the top left of your screen.''
</blockquote>
Turret emplacements can deflect bullets as long as you're facing in their direction, but the marines could start throwing grenades or rockets which you may not be able to dodge. Building defenses is an option, at the expense of reducing the space available for movement and making it harder to escape when the time comes.
 
Construction materials are available in the Engineering section of the Retribution, all the way to the back (i.e. east) of the ship, and a [[File:HardcaseGenericUNSC.png]] '''Construction Materials hardcase''' will make lugging them around easier. [[File:FullBarricadeMetal.png|40px]] Full-height barricades in particular stop [[File:M9.png]] grenades while also letting you shoot past them, and standard [[File:BarricadeUNSCSouth.png]] plasteel barricades have a chance to stop rockets.
 If you plan to build defenses ''before'' you plant the nuke, you may also have enough time to plant mines to stall the enemy advance. Heavy Equipment Vendors offer 4 types of mines, all having a 4x4 activation range and requiring 3 seconds to plant and another 5 seconds to arm. They'll hide once armed and '''can be triggered by anyone regardless of faction''', so tell your teammates where you're placing them.
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineExplosive.png|32px]] Explosive mines are a classic area denial method, no special tricks but they'll do just fine.
*[[File:MineEMP.png|32px]] EMP mines can disable active camo, full-body shields and prosthetic organs, the latter potentially resulting in a heart attack. For best effect, victims must be close to the mine when it triggers.
</blockquote>
There's also the more powerful types, which require an oxygen supply and airtight protection to shield you from their effects:
<blockquote>
*[[File:MineIncendiary.png|32px]] Incendiary mines will create a ball of fire around it and raise the room temperature to the point of burning through marine and ODST armor, even if the room's vented.
*[[File:MineGas.png|32px]] Gas mines lack an inmediate effect, but anyone without internals exposed to their gas will suffer damage to their liver over time. Tell your teammates if you're planning to use these.
</blockquote>

== Getting Out ==
Assuming you manage to find a weakpoint, plant the bomb and hold against the heretic onslaught, you will need an escape method. If you can't have a phantom fly you home, your remaining options are:
* [[File:EscapePodEast.png]] Find an escape pod bay and launch it to the planet.
* [[File:Umbilical.png]] Make your way to an umbillical and connect to the colony. All umbillicals are located on the northern ends of the station however, so in most cases you'll need to move quickly.
* [[File:PelicanEast.png]] Steal a dropship to escape AND deny the enemy an asset. Be prepared to adapt however, as by the time you reach the hangar you could be met by an empty bay or a group of evacuating marines.

Whichever option you choose, you will have 2 minutes (plus however many seconds were left on the bomb as you left) to leave as the platform's superstructure collapses. If you're still on the ODP as it deorbits, you'll be subject to a hefty (yet surviveable) amount of harm. Should you manage to stabilize yourself, you may radio for evac or use an escape pod to land on the colony. Note that using damaged escape pods will cause further harm, and that you will have to [[Guide_to_Vehicles#Repairing_Vehicles|repair them]] to be able to use them safely.
 

Once you are geared, in position and have your assault and escape plans, all that's left to do is take your leave towards the ODP. Stick with your squad, watch your firing lanes and don't forget the bomb. Once the ODP goes down, you'll be able to start seizing [[File:ConsoleCapture.png]] '''Sovereignty Consoles''' around the city to spread your influence and convince the citizens of the colony to join your cause.

'''<big>Good Luck, Have Fun!</big>'''
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==Game Mechanics==
=== General ===
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=== Population Balance ===
Keeps one side from having 6 elites or 30 marines. Does not take into account mobile spawns.

=== [[File:TacHUD.png]] HUD Drops ===
Officers get to call in supply drops.

Note: Personalized drops only take into account items you have equipped (hands included) at the time of opening or refreshing the pop-up tab.

=== Combat ===
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=== Automatic Reloads ===
With a magazine in your active hand, you can reload your weapon with tactical and speed reloads:
* With '''grab''' intent enabled, you can do a tactical reload that will switch the magazine in your weapon with the one in your active hand. [specify times? maybe not...]
* With '''harm''' intent enabled, you can do a [name of reload that panic drops the mag] reload which is faster than a tactical reload but will drop the loaded magazine on the ground.
=== [[File:CrosshairFiring.png]] Click-dragging ===
Lets you redirect fire but wont hit as often. Also screws you if you're fighting flyers.
=== [[File:Energy_Sword.png]] Executions ===
Melee weapons can be used to execute unconscious enemies, allowing you to ensure they cannot be resurrected (unless they have already ghosted).
To do this, click on a prone player with a melee weapon on your active hand while targetting their chest with grab intent. If you have done it correctly and the target is not [[Guide_to_Medicine|braindead]], you will receive a message indicating the beginning of the execution and must remain still for X seconds to complete it. Once it is finished, smack sound.
/the executed player will be forcibly ghosted.
=== Dodge Rolling ===
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[[File:DodgeRollExample.gif|thumb|right|An ODST doing a backflip over a table]]
Dodge rolling can be used to evade attacks, or quickly move across obstacles such as tables. For most species the rolling distance is 2 tiles, but some such as the T'vaoans
To use it, you must [[Guide_to_Macros|create macros]] for the following verbs:
- "roll-north"
- "roll-south"
- "roll-east"
- "roll-west"

== Notes ==
le greyscreen:
icon: icons/turf/flooring/alium.dmi
icon_state: jaggy

THIS has all the guns:
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/weapons

THIS has all the vendors:
https://github.com/X0-11/HaloSpaceStation13/blob/d7ea68d597b10e0b7a8b6f76f48bca84923b5034/code/modules/halo/machinery/gunvendors.dm

THIS has all the vehicles (sprites and values):
https://github.com/YourPalHolidays/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/64981415f90b50a277f9a05a1185c9fcb1a0f0ba/code/modules/halo/vehicles/types

THIS has all the URF subfaction gear (DMIs)
https://github.com/HaloSpaceStation/HaloSpaceStation13/tree/alpha/code/modules/halo/factions/npc_factions/gear

For gamemode pages:

Phase name
Overview
Table with what each faction can (should?) do
Unknown Hazard Effects:

Asteroid Field - hurls meteors at your ship
Gas Cloud - EMPs random parts of your ship (and makes you harder to hit? confirm its not fluff)
Engine Overcharge? - increased ship speed, random explosions on ship

Paste this page into one gamemodes page.
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Firefight
Old SMAC Geminus
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geographical_Intelligence

Spawn points: Mess Hall, Cryo, Bunks(?)

Reckon you could do a pretty sick fade-in effect with an image of each faction rallying for a raid. Remember Raze? Yeah, something like that. Replace the ARK with a fitting pict with enough transparency.
...though it may look ''very'' scuffed on Mobile.

== [[File:Covenantlogo.png]] Covenant Tutorial [[File:ARK.png|frameless|right]]==
The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the High Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.

== Scrapyard ==
Use
file|width=1XX%
to ensure it is relative to monitors and phones.

file|500px

<div style="float:right;">
[[File:MACAutoFire.gif]] HEY! LISTEN!
</div>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; overflow-x:auto;"
|+ Table Caption (Optional)
! The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front. !! The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race. !! The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Header A
! Header B
! style="background-color:lightgreen" | Header C
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A1
| Cell B1
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C1
|-
| style="background-color:lightblue" | Cell A2
| Cell B2
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Cell C2
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
|style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10"
|-
|The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.
|-
|The United Rebel Front are several groups of ex-UNSC, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#708854" | The United Nations Space Command are the strong arm of the Unified Earth Government, fighting both an extinction war against the Covenant and an internal insurgency fronted by the United Rebel Front.
! style="background-color:#631a8b" | The Covenant are a hegemony of alien species rallied under the holy decree of the Prophets: the anihilation of the human race.</td>
! style="background-color:#c42727" | The United Rebel Front are several groups of UNSC defectors, black marketeers or simple outer colonists vying to overthrow the Unified Earth Government due to their lack of support and ovewrhelming taxation.</td>
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''
|width=150|[[File:7-62mag.png]]
[[#7.62 Magazine|'''7.62 Magazine''']]
|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

{| border="1" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
|+ style="text-align:left;"|'''Covenant Species Hierarchy'''

|Holds thirty (30) 7.62mm caliber rounds.
|}

Links saved from the QSG before rewritting:
These are the guides that are specific to halo station which cover some of the server's unique features such as the overmap flying

*[[Guide To Basic Ship Combat]]
*[[Moving The Ship]]
*[[Boarding]]
*[[Guide to Vehicles]]

all the ship and base maps (which should have wikis soon, if they don't already!)
*[[UNSC Iron Will]] - THIS one's the Op Treb ODST assault craft!
*[[SDV Vindicative Infraction]]

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<big>'''Quicktravel:'''
https://projectunsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:066AspirantArchiver#United_Rebel_Front_.28URF.29_Tutorial</big>

File:ConsoleCapture.gif

2026-01-07T02:04:38Z

066AspirantArchiver: 066AspirantArchiver uploaded a new version of File:ConsoleCapture.gif

== Summary ==
A sovereignty console, used for gamemodes involving territory control.

File:ConsoleCapture.gif

2026-01-07T02:03:44Z

066AspirantArchiver: A sovereignty console, used for gamemodes involving territory control.

== Summary ==
A sovereignty console, used for gamemodes involving territory control.