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16.09.2006, 16:05

Using the SAI

Having played in Official servers for the last 2 days now I see some confusion in people with respect to using the SAI and what it tells you. Below is a diagram of the icons and what they represent.



The keys are the Objective Above/Below and Teammate Above/Below as they will tell you the most info.

Squad Leader: You should use the SAI to direct your team to objectives that you want to focus on. Hit the "O" key then the letter of the objective (A, B, C and so on) and the objective icon will [GLOW=orange]flash.[/GLOW]

Team Members: You should follow the direction that your squad leader sends you in. Taking objectives =winning the map.

Everyone: Use the "Report enemy location" key when you see the enemy. Doing so will allow your team to know where the enemy is and they can suppress them and flank them when possible.

**Note - For those of you so concerned about your precious Fragrate and that reporting the enemy will let someone steal your kill, get a brain and report them in as you shoot or after you killed them or missed them. That way everyone knows where the battle is.

Please don't turn this into a SAI bashing thread. If you don't like the SAI then all you have to do is go to your settings menu and under the HUD tab disable the SAI and it will remove it for every map. If you want to disable it for a single map then you can use the [ and ] keys to remove it and bring it back on individual maps.

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16.09.2006, 16:10

RE: Using the SAI

Thanx man appreciate it

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16.09.2006, 16:24

Thank you for posting this Zait.
This will help out alot of people the understand the symbols on SAI.

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16.09.2006, 16:36

even though i knew this thanks for posting it for the others...it is really frustating to see people on steamroller that cant locate the objective and we lose because of that

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16.09.2006, 17:37

this can also be found in the "Support" tab in the game menu (in case you want to read it without opening this thread again)

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16.09.2006, 17:41

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Originally posted by Cirap
this can also be found in the "Support" tab in the game menu (in case you want to read it without opening this thread again)


And in the Quickstart guide in the Help folder.

The problem is that most people don't read the manual, support tab or even the release notes which is why I posted it here where most people seem to get their info.
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16.09.2006, 17:46

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even though i knew this thanks for posting it for the others...it is really frustating to see people on steamroller that cant locate the objective and we lose because of that


I generally don't know where the objective is because I switch off the SAI, as directed. :whistle:


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16.09.2006, 17:53

What does the white circle (linked) mean? FTL and SL both have it.

That they are in your Squad?

Also, above players, do they have there icon and the "team mate above" icon?

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16.09.2006, 17:56

but what does SL linked mean...if i see a friendly I see a white ring appear arround it just like that...

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16.09.2006, 18:01

I think the linked thing means that they are close enough to you to give you the CEM boost... just a guess though.

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16.09.2006, 18:01

what exactly do the "FTL" and the "SL" stand for?
also i think the SAi system is pretty usefull for "ENEMY SPOTTED" and seeing quickly where your teammate was killed which could really help in small CQC maps.

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16.09.2006, 18:04

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16.09.2006, 18:04

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Originally posted by m!$T.
what exactly do the "FTL" and the "SL" stand for?
also i think the SAi system is pretty usefull for "ENEMY SPOTTED" and seeing quickly where your teammate was killed which could really help in small CQC maps.


FTL: Fire Team Leader
SL: Squad Leader

I think linked means that Point A can see B who can see C. So a can see C.

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16.09.2006, 18:37

Thx for the thread, really helpful.
But can you tell me/us how to switch the SAI from the small circle into the full-scale map ?

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16.09.2006, 18:45

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Originally posted by Welshy
What does the white circle (linked) mean? FTL and SL both have it.

That they are in your Squad?

Also, above players, do they have there icon and the "team mate above" icon?


It means that you have a line of sight link with them. They can in turn link you to another player on your team if they are linked to them. It's kind of like a chain.


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Thx for the thread, really helpful.
But can you tell me/us how to switch the SAI from the small circle into the full-scale map ?


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16.09.2006, 18:57

thx, appreciated. Id say worth a sticky :P

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16.09.2006, 19:10

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Originally posted by LeanBack
thx, appreciated. Id say worth a sticky :P

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Yep. But before making this sticky, I think it would be better to add some other pointers abut SAI as well... :yes: Make this "All About SAi" thread : )

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16.09.2006, 19:56

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Originally posted by LeanBack
thx, appreciated. Id say worth a sticky :P

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Yep. But before making this sticky, I think it would be better to add some other pointers abut SAI as well... :yes: Make this "All About SAi" thread : )


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16.09.2006, 20:20

Yes, the white circle around player icons indicates you are linked with them which in turn indicates the following:

- You are now a part of that group and daisy-chained to anyone else linked in.
- You and those you are linked to are now benefitting from the teamwork CEM bonus.

There are multiple ways to use the SAI, for example:

You can hit F4 to bring up the full screen SAI, then hit [ key to toggle the SAI off. This way, the SAI is not on your main Hud, but you can hit [ again to toggle the full screen quickly to see where you are (and bringing it up this way doesn't stop your movement).

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16.09.2006, 20:26

Can you spot enemies in Multiplayer too?
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