Functions

1. Longitude

2. Latitude

3. Grid Position

4. Info Tab

5. Info & Map Tools

6. Map Markers

7. Freeform Drawing

8. Waypoint

9. Current Player Position

10. Compass

This part of the Guide is made to familiarise you with the basic Map Functions and what you can do with it.At the bottom and top of the Map you'll find the Longitude, which is basically the east-west position of a point.The Latitude can be seen on the left and right side of the Map. It is the north-south position of a point.The Grid Position consists of the Longitude and Latitude. Reading it from left to right in one go, will give you the exact Grid someone is currently in. The game itself is nice enough to show it to you, when you put the Cursor on something. On the screenshot it's currently on the Grid “099180”. The number right below it is oddly enough the elevation of the exact point you're currently hovering over. So you can get an idea of how high that point is, in this case 152 meters.The Info Tab basically provides you with all the Intel for your current Mission, Server etc. Here a bit more in Detail:As long as this Option is activated you only see the Map. The other Options generally open up more Info windows, that obscure your vision on the Map itself.Here you can find the Assignments you have and had in the past. In longer Games you can often find entire Missions set up in there and if there was a Briefing for it, there'll be a lot of info of what's currently going on.The Briefing gives you a run down on the current situation. It's mostly there to set the entire scene.Gives you Information on your current Team. In Singleplayer it's mainly used to adjust your own and your Teams Loadouts. In Multiplayer I haven't really found any use for this Info.Shows you the current Players on the Map. This one is pretty useful as when you click on another Player it gives you multiple Options. You can votekick them (or kick if you're the Admin), vote them Admin and Mute them if they're getting annoying to you. Please note that the Mute option only mutes them for you, not the entire Server.This shows you who the Current Zeus is / the Game Moderator. The Zeus is generally your go to person, since I only give the Game Moderator only permission to act on my behalf, if I know and trust him.If you open this one you can look at the Server Parameters that are currently active. For example you can look whether or not Reviving is enabled.Even if not shown at the moment, if you pick up Intel it will appear there as an Option for you to click it. Sometimes Zeus's use Documents to convey Information on the current situation, although it is pretty damn rare.If you look at the Screenshot you can take in the entire Bar up there. Above the Info Tab you'll see what the current Scenario Name. If the Zeus hasn't changed it it's usually just “Master [MAP]”. What's more important though is on the right.Starting from the left you can see first your Rank “Pvt.” is what I was there. Which is followed by your Player name and the Squad you're currently in as well as your Position. So in this case my Squad was “Alpha 1-2” and I was in the “1.” position. So my Call sign would be “Alpha 1-2 1”.The next Part are Map tools. The first Drop down Menu allows you to choose the colours of your Map Markers / Freeform Drawing on the Map and the second one is a Dropdown Menu for Pre-Drawn Map Markers you can set down.The Circles right next to it allow you to centre the Map on the Player (which is disabled on some difficulty levels) and the one next to it allows you to switch between the normal and the height Map of the area.I'll show you what you can use both for in the Practical Example. For now it should suffice that you have the ability to switch between the two. The very last thing in the upper right corner is the current time. So you always know what time it currently is.As you can see I have put down some Map Markers as an example. If you want to use a specific colour choose that first and then secondly the Marker you wanna use before you set it down. After you have done that a Window pops up where you can write an Explanation or leave a Blank as well as a Drop Down Menu, that shows you which Channel has access to what you have put down. The Standard it chooses for that is the one you're currently talking in.So if you want to do something just for your Group, your Side or Globally for everyone, it's advised you switch the Channels. Beware though, everyone that can see your Information can delete it as well. Also you should know that there is currently no way of rotating the Map Markers, I am aware of, which sucks especially for Arrows, as they only point in one direction.You can set these Markers down by simply pressing your left Mouse Button two times on the position you want them to appear in.For that Freeform Drawing is pretty good though. It mostly looks like a toddler did it though. As with the Markers it shows up in the Channels you made it in. So make sure you're not drawing some useless stuff, as it's likely to get deleted. It also uses the colour you have currently chosen.You can draw on the Map by holding down “CTRL” and press the left Mouse button, while moving it around.The Waypoint is a nice Gimmick you can use in lower difficulty levels, to mark a point you're heading towards. When you put it down on the Map and get out of it, you can see it in the Direction you have put it down, as well as the approximate Distance towards your target.You can set down a Waypoint by holding “Shift” and put it down with the left Mouse Button.Also only available on lower difficulty levels is the Current Player Position. It shows you exactly where you are right now and a little red line shows you the direction you're looking at. If you go into higher difficulties, you'll need to keep track of where you are and figure it out by surrounding Landmarks or get a GPS.The Compass will always be shown on your Map, although it is pretty useless there. The Map is always held with the North up, South down, West left and East right. But I guess you could get the exact Bearing (Degree) where you need to head towards, and just get your Compass out as soon as you close the Map.