So basically I have a mission that starts off with a small set of insurgent groups at one corner of the map with its AC and base area, and then I have say, a majority of the remainder of the map set up as objectives only.

I love the idea of the small groups going out into the map, and sewing seeds of discourse by creating installations like the recruitment centers, weapon depots, etc. but it seems like right from the get-go, at mission start, out there across the map, there are installations like this already in play. And those installations breed insurgents, and more and more groups are put out there, and in less than an hour it's like... Insurgents everywherrrrrre. Total saturation, with the original small insurgent groups having hardly stepped off home plate.

Is that by design?

And that's fine if it is, but the thing that I run into every time when playing with a smaller group across a pretty well-sized map, is that we go clear a town, we flush out the insurgents, we blow up the installations, we make some peace with the locals, and head to the next town over... Like 10~15 minutes will go by and another insurgent group has snuck back into said town, another installation or two has been formed. Another 10~15 minutes and the installation count has doubled yet again, and soon there's like 10 groups back on the streets and it's like we never shoulda' bothered.

It's easy to see that if we had a full server, with enough teams at play, that we could be just about everywhere all the time, but for a smaller group it seems like a never-ending, never-winning battle.

And in a way, that's plenty realistic. But has anyone here come across any particular ALiVE settings, or series of settings, that have worked for them in slowing the propagation of the asymmetric commander, just a bit? Or something in the AC logic that can be worked with to help delay reinforcement or the development of installations without getting rid of them completely? Perhaps a winning formula that cuts back the exponential multiplying of groups off of single installations/areas from over 9000, to something a bit more tame?

Best regards and thanks you for your time,

-- Crap

Cool man, thanks. The OPCOM's installations setting... Does that happen to only affect mission start?

I normally start with installations low and like 30 units in the isolated zone, but that reinforcements idea may be the long-term ticket.

I'm hearing more and more references to British Steel, so I'll def give that a look.

Thanks again!

-- Crap