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Insurgent

Console Commands

Choosing an Anchor or Fire-Base.

TARGET PRACTICE in SOLO

It's SCIENCE if you write it down

1.M16 + M203 + Chest Carrier (+ AP rounds)AKM + GP25 + Chest Carrier (+ AP rounds)AK74 + GP25 + Chest Carrier (+AP rounds)Chest Carrier is essential as it provides 3 additional rounds of HE grenades.With it you can fire a total of 4 rounds before resupplying for more.The M4 is not a good choice for Security mainly because the supply points aren't enough to get AP bullets and a chest carrier for 3 additional HE rounds. However it is ultimately up to the user.2.This will enable the compass on your HUD.The compass is a great directional reference for your mortar fire.Watch how to do it:* is the key of your choice. With this single keystroke, you can immediatelyresupply at a cache or spawn. This is quicker than pressing "M" key to accessyour "changing kit" window. Personally I chose "h" as my resupply key.Watch how to do it:Choose a new bind key for youras well. The default is 'N' key and it is a bit out of the way. Being able to quickly reference a map, you can gauge how well or badly your teammates are advancing, use that info to decide where you want to hit next. Personally I use the CAPS LOCK key. The Tactical Map key can be change in the Settings menu.3.An 'anchor' is a term I used for a spot that can fix your position so that your character will always have the same consistent firing direction. You can use 'firebase' to be cooler sounding.It is easier to get into position if the anchor is a 90 degree corner that you can get cozy in and allows you to fire towards the target.Characteristics of a good anchor:a. Easy to accessb. Near or within re-supply area (For prolonged engagement)c. Secure from enemy actiond. Allows for a wide firing arce. View has easily defined reference pointsWatch how to do it:An anchor being a fixed position forms the base from which you can correct your aim if your shots are not on target. If your anchor was not a fixed position or inconsistent, you will find using the compass direction, landmarks and markers may not be consistent as well. Having a limited amount of rounds is the main reason accuracy is desired, whether the enemy is present at the location is secondary since you are firing blind in the first place.4.In order to accurately hit your targets, you need to practice your shots in SOLO mode.To practice hitting those spots, you need to actually know where the enemy will likely be.So first of all identify areas where you think an enemy will be and then get in SOLOmode and try practicing your mortar on them. Playing the map and spectating where players tend to camp, congregate and route they take from spawn all becomes potential targets.Based on your target selection, the proper anchor should be able to reach all your targets. But some maps where enemies are camping on a wide area, you can try anchoring on several different locations to hit spots not reachable by the first anchor. Ideally, you wouldn't want to move much but if the area is safe enough, feel free to shift anchors whenever needed.After identifying targets and selecting an appropriate anchor, start aiming your sights towards the target direction and take note of its compass reading for directional reference. For height adjustment, use surrounding view against your gun model or compass markers, since there isn't a standard way to do so. By using binds and cheats available to you in SOLO mode, you should be able to see where your rounds fall by teleporting around.Tip:Sometimes, as a first round test it is hard to gauge where your round will fall as it might fall out of the map or hit something invisible. Switching toinitially for your mortar is a good way to spot area of impact during practice in SOLO mode.Here are some console commands to help you in SOLO. Pull down your console and type this in before you choose your team;This will ensure no bots spawn into the map. This way you can have the map for yourself. However since no bots spawn, you can't access restricted areas in Push mode. So you are limited to A as the attacker. But you can still practice using the defender with the same setup with a larger area to play with.This command will enable cheats for you to turn on other map hacks required to test your weapon.This command allows you to fly throughout the map. noclip is a toggle where typing it can either turn ON or OFF. It is better to bind this useful command to a key because it allows you to zip around a map quickly when needed. While in noclip mode, your aim is off so make sure noclip is off when you are aiming.This command will display the exact coordinate of your current location on the map. You can copy this coordinate and then bind a key to this coordinate. Using this you can preset observation locations you need to monitor where your rounds and up. For example, fly up to above A objective and get a coordinate, bind it and do the same with your anchor position. Now you can teleport between both positions to fire and observe.This gives you 3 rounds of grenades which is the max you can hold. You can bind this command to a key when testing shots so you don't need to resupply.This will spawn one enemy bot with you. This will allow you to progress to different stages of a PUSH map.This will make the bot less hostile. It will not try to kill you but will still be attracted to you when you fire your gun. Occasionally will fire their weapon near you but not at you. This bot is useful to be killed to progress a Push map to the next objective.Remember that Practice Makes Perfect.5.With different maps, anchors and targets you will find it difficult to remember all the directions and height references. It is far much easier to write all this down somewhere you can access while playing the game. I personally have it on my phone for ease of access.Separate the data into maps, anchors and targets followed by the directional and height references.You can share this information with your friends or group easily if all of you kept a standard recording system. But database entry is out of my league so just use whatever you are comfortable with.