ATC (Advanced Tactical Center) for Insurgency

[Zeak(DK)]

Hey all,

I have begun making an Insurgency gamepack for ATC (Advanced Tactical Center), by Foolish Entertainment. I have found that ATC is particularly good for making tactics for almost any game.

For those of you who doesn't know what ATC is, you should check it here: Clicky! - You'll also find the free ATC-download on that page.

If you decide you want to use the gamepack, you can add it with this gamepack ID:

Gamepack ID: YJCBAX

How to add a gamepack:

1. After you login, you'll see a "Manage gamepacks" to the right of the Gamepack selection menu. Click that.
2. A window will appear. Click import in the right side of the window.
3. The "IMPORT GAMEPACK" window will appear asking for "Gamepack ID"
4. Enter "YJCBAX" (Without the "") and press "CHECK"
5. Before clicking the "IMPORT GAMEPACK" button in the lower right corner, you should check if it is the right one. Name should be "Insurgency", Author should be "Ulrik Mai"
6. Finish up by clicking "IMPORT GAMEPACK" button in the lower right corner.
The "Insurgency" gamepack will now be available in selection box in the main menu.

So far I've made the following maps:

** I have updated current maps and added new maps as well **

(Finished)
ins_abdallah
ins_almaden
ins_baghdad
ins_buhriz
ins_haditha
ins_karam
ins_karkar
ins_ramadi
ins_samawah
ins_shulah

(Only In-game Overview images)
ins_hillah

If you want an image added to the gamepack or you want me to add other maps, I'll be happy to add it for you. Just PM me for email address.

 

[Tricoro]

nice dude cheking it out now

 

[Death_Blade]

i knoez me tacticz gootz but ill checkz it outz

 

[Ledzo-INACTIVE]

I love it

 

[NineFive]

Looks like a virtual blue force tracker. Could be helpful for teaching new members the basics of each map.

 

[Gunney]

Hm, could use this as a battle plan before scrims? I think it would be cool ill check it out later.

 

[Zeak(DK)]

Well its a collaborate software, so multiple people can work on it at the same time. You can then save it for use at later point. I find that seeing precisely what someone means when he says "GO THERE!" goes a long way

i knoez me tacticz gootz but ill checkz it outz

With this you can show everybody your tactics

Since you can't zoom in/out on the images, I've rezised all images so the longest side is 900px.. Now I'm on a 23" screen, so I dont know if the images might be to big. If that is the case, please tell me, and I'll rezise the images. Also, if you think an image of a location in the maps is missing, I'll be happy to add it.

I'm planning to add custom icons, like smoke, rush, attack, defend etc.

Since I've never made any tactics for INS, I really don't know which locations on the maps are needed for a closer look.

Also, please add a comment with the maps you think i should add.

 

[NineFive]

What would make this most useful to me, is to have have the map locations labeled (e.g. Red Room) so that everyone is on the same page as far as the colloquial names for landmarks within maps. A grid system would also be nice. When I'm not near a landmark I often find myself wishing I could just use a grid coordinate.

How is ATC displayed in game? Is it an overlay? Web-based? Or do you need another monitor?

 

[Zeak(DK)]

What would make this most useful to me, is to have have the map locations labeled (e.g. Red Room) so that everyone is on the same page as far as the colloquial names for landmarks within maps. A grid system would also be nice. When I'm not near a landmark I often find myself wishing I could just use a grid coordinate.

How is ATC displayed in game? Is it an overlay? Web-based? Or do you need another monitor?

Well, I initially had the same idea in regards to landmarks (here's an example Clicky!), but it then occured to me that I don't actually know the names of many beside "triple windows", "red room" etc. I would love to add them as well, but I'll need some help.

As for the grid, for each map I've added 1 "Overview" and 1 "Overview w/ Grid". The second is the same as the first, but with a grid. These grids arent corresponding to any in-game grids there may be, it's mostly for easier coordination when multiple people are using ATC. I DID however try port the grid to the various 3D images, but syncing 3D to the 2D images is not an easy task!

ATC isn't displayed in the game. It's program running in it's own window. If you where to use it at the same time as playing, you would have to either alt-tab or have, like you asked, a second monitor. You probably could use it while you play, but I can't see any effective way of doing that, unless you have a dual monitor setup

 

[NineFive]

That's pretty neat. Another thing you could do regarding landmarks is give each building or room a unique identifier (for maps which require it).

Using a second monitor is great for us awesome people who have them, but I don't think this program has the same utility if you have to use a printed map or alt+tab (or simply not use it in game). I think the solution is replace the maps which are already in game with the maps you create (complete with landmark names and grids). I think that's what those imc2 files are for. If you could figure out a way to do that it would be a real seamless upgrade and tactical advantage.

 

[Zeak(DK)]

Well I can't overpaint each image with markers simply because i have a limited resolution to work with. If I make the images to big in resolution, some people can't see them, and it gets confusing scrolling around. So marking each room might be overkill.

The ATC is meant for making tactics. Collabation between multiple leaders and can make a tactic while discussing it. It's not meant for use while playing. The product of an ATC-session can be exported as a .jpg-file for distrubution.

I can see that if it could be replaced the in game map, that it would be awsome! But that would require either a program written for it, to replace it or doing it manually. I don't even think that is possible, but I don't know :/

Oh, regarding the IMC2-files, I believe they stand for Insurgency Map Configuration. I've been looking through it, but I can't see any reference to any images. Then again, I'm not a mapper

 

[NineFive]

Well, the reason I'm fixated on getting something for in-game is that it doesn't do us much good in the planning stage. In real life the use of maps and overlays are necessary for planning because you can't go and rehearse on the actual battlefield, but in insurgency you absolutely can. For any tactics planning our best course of action is to hop right into a map and walk it out.

If that jpg you mentioned could be exported as an insurgency minimap file (whatever it is, I think those IMC2's are the minimaps) then it would actually be useful.

 

[extremelyhotsauce]

IDk if this is what your saying but basically. You want to add markers to the imc2 in the map. I have tried and what happens is you get an error because the map loads the default imc2 it cant load 2 different, or 2 with the same name. This would be golden for RTs classes for multi view descriptions of his tactics.

 

[Simon]

When this is done, ill try it.

 

[Zeak(DK)]

Hmm.. I don't know how it would be done, but it would take the use of ATC to another level! I've been researching this to the extend of my skills, and I can't see an obvious way to do this, but if anyone else in this forum know how to do this, it would be awsome imo..

 

[Zeak(DK)]

Well, the reason I'm fixated on getting something for in-game is that it doesn't do us much good in the planning stage. In real life the use of maps and overlays are necessary for planning because you can't go and rehearse on the actual battlefield, but in insurgency you absolutely can. For any tactics planning our best course of action is to hop right into a map and walk it out.

If that jpg you mentioned could be exported as an insurgency minimap file (whatever it is, I think those IMC2's are the minimaps) then it would actually be useful.

Hmm.. I don't know how it would be done, but it would take the use of ATC to another level! I've been researching this to the extend of my skills, and I can't see an obvious way to do this, but if anyone else in this forum know how to do this, it would be awsome imo..

When this is done, ill try it.

I'll be sure to finish up quickly then