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Step-by-Step Tutorial

This picture-aided tutorial will help you learn the basics of USC in practice. For additional information and details, you may always consult the other sections of the Game Guide!

Setting up a Single Mission

1.1 Choose “Single Mission” in the Main Menu.

1.2. On the panel to the right (replacing Main Menu) you can set up the players and teams for the mission. Click None, Human or Computer to add/remove a player or to switch player type (option toggles). As for the current version, human players are always USC and the computer is Aliens. Note that Player #1 must be human. Player #4 must be in-game, but you can switch it to human if you want a 1-on-1 PvP. Set the players' team by clicking the Team #? button next to them. For now, a team may only consist of 1 or 2 players (squads). As you toggle players and teams, the objective controls on the left will change, see later. You may additionally set player strength/handicap by clicking the Weak / Normal (default) / Strong / Deadly buttons (option toggles). If you choose a human player to be stronger, its units will have more Skill Points but will get less score. If you set Aliens stronger, they will grow in numbers, but you'll get more score for defeating them.

1.3. Set basic mission parameters in the top left corner of the “Single Mission Options” window. The tooltip texts there will provide detailed information about the settings. You should leave everything at default for your first play.

1.4. Set map parameters on the right side of the window. You can have the Random Map Generator make a brand new map, or you can load a Layout (map elements can still be random based on layout strictness). For a new map, you may specify a custom random seed (a number of any size). The same random seed will result in the exact same map PROVIDED all other settings are identical. You can set the map size< for PvP games, the map composition for all games, and you can choose a standard (no checks), mines or outdoors environment.

1.5. For the active teams (teams with at least 1 player, naturally), you can set the mission objectives and secondary conditions by clicking on the enabled buttons (options toggle). Teams with Aliens only always have the Seek & Destroy – All enemies objective.

1.6. When you're ready, click “Start Mission” in the top right corner of the screen.

1.7. Note: saved Single Missions can be resumed from this same screen: you only need to use the “Load” button, all the other settings are just for creating a new game.

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