Beginners Guide for Antistasi v3.0 — Antistasi Guide documentation (2024)

This guide is written exclusively for Antistasi Community Edition - Version 3.0 and following.Barbolanis version (the initial mission creator) and other freelanceversions like Antistasi Plus may or may not be compatible with what Isay in this guide. That said, I think the tactics and strategies used inthis guide will likely work in other versions.

This guide has been scrutinized and vetted by the developers andveterans of Antistasi Community Edition.

Antistasi is compatible with different modsets as well as maps and of course there are different playable and AI Factions available with each modset.In the past the selection of the Factions was hard coded into the mission, which prevented the player to have any direct option to change who to play against.With the release of Antistasi 3.0.0 we have integrated all maps as well as a new Antistasi Setup GUI which at the start of a campaign gives you the option to select from all available Factions to change your enemies and more to your liking.

Whilst modsets and maps can be combined as you wish, we suggest to only load the mods for the Factions you want to play with and not simply load all mods that are compatible.

Depending on how you want to play Antistasi, there are mainly two options for setting it up:

// MISSIONS CYCLE (see below)class Missions { class Mission1 { template ="Antistasi_mapname.mapname"; difficulty = "Regular"; //can be Recruit, Regular, Veteran or Custom. Custom needs setting up though. class Params { autoLoadLastGame = 60; //Automatically starts the mission 60 seconds after the first player connected to the server and no admin is logged in. {"No automatic load","1min","2min","3min","5min","10min"} LogLevel = 2; //Sets the log level during the setup. {"Error", "Info", "Debug", "Verbose"} A3A_logDebugConsole = 1; //Sets the Log debug console use during setup. {"None", "All non-dev", "All"} }; };};

Antistasi now has a setup UI for choosing factions and parameters, selecting a game to load or creating a new one. On a dedicated server, you need to log in as admin (/ then #login adminpassword) to see the setup UI. There is an (Arma) parameter to automatically load the previous game for unattended restarts, but new games must be created by an admin.

Load game tab:

This is where you choose which game to load, or to create a new one. All saves from previous Antistasi Community versions and original/Barbolani Antistasi 1.3+ should work. Descriptions of controls:

• Copy old game: Loads the selected game, but if saved subsequently it will use a new ID & location.

• Load old params: Retain the parameters (but nothing else) of the selected game when creating a new one.

• Use new save file: Save data to AntistasiCommunity.vars instead of the global username.vars.arma3profile. Makes it easier to transfer saves between machines or profiles.

Factions tab:

This is where you select which factions, DLC and addon mods to use for a new game. You can change them later, but the arsenal and garage will not be updated. If you’re loading an older save, make sure that the settings are correct. Options will be greyed out (or not shown) if their mods are not loaded on the server.

Params tab:

This is where you set parameters for a new game or change them for an old game. Some notes:

• If you’re playing with friends, you may want to disable membership (which makes everyone a member) and disable TK punishment.

• Increasing spawn distance is not recommended due to the impact on performance and enemy behaviour. On more compact maps, reducing spawn distance to ~800m is often a good idea.

• When players are AFK they’re not counted when balancing the mission. When all players are AFK, new resources and attacks are not generated, so if you’re playing solo you can effectively pause the campaign by alt-tabbing.

• If you want to change how much enemies attack or send supports, start by changing “Overall enemy resource balance”.

• Depending on the server skill/precision settings, the AI skill settings here may not change much. Antistasi works well with server precision settings somewhere around 0.5.

• SAMs and carpet bombing supports are currently the only “unfair” supports.

• When the number of items required to unlock is set to “No unlocks”, friendly AIs will spawn with equipment based on the quantities in the arsenal. Magazines need three times as many items to unlock.

• Rebel versus government versus invader - a three-way war. Everyone fights everyone

• Rebel versus government - no invaders, just you versus the government

• Rebels versus government and invaders - everyone is against you. The invaders and the government are coming for you.

I recommend playing rebels versus government versus invaders first. It’seasier and allows you to fight two different factions.

Main Article: Map Markers

With that out of the way we can get into the mechanics of the mission.Map Markers, also known as strategic zones, are areas controlled by BLUFOR, OPFOR, or guerrillas.They all have a specific function and are guarded by their occupiers.It’s essential to understand how these strategic zones operate to beable to prioritize and plan appropriately. Note that garrisons may startoff weak, but can be strengthened over time.

• Airbases are the headquarters of the enemy air force and main staging points for BLUFOR andOPFOR. You must be war level 3 to capture them. Taking an airbase provides you with an income of airstrike points;used for calling in airstrikes on the map.

• Outposts are fortifications garrisoned by the enemy. They inhibitguerrilla operations in the surrounding area and will send patrolsand the local garrison to counter resistance actions. Outposts sometimeshave radio towers inside them. Get more information on radio towers here.

• Resources give passive income to the occupier. Civilians work the resource. If they are killed the resource will bedestroyed.

• Factories multiply the income you gain from resources. Civilians work the factory. If 4 of the workers are killed thefactory will be considered destroyed.

• Seaports boost the HR you resource each income tick and also discount the cost of vehicles purchased at the HQ.

Main Article: Gaining and Losing City Support

• Towns are where you will find the people and their vehicles to“tactically acquire.”

• Taking these towns gives you a small amount of money in the form oftaxes and a steady income of HR to bolster your army.

• Towns are unique because they are not conquered through militarymeans.

• The only way to conquer towns is to conquer the hearts and minds ofthe people. This is done through the town support system.

• The town will be guarded by police when the AI factions control it.

At the top middle of your screen, you should see a range of statistics.This is what I refer to as your Info Bar.

• HR - the number of men ready to volunteer for the good fight.If you have 10 HR, you can recruit 10 men. You gain HR mainly fromtowns and missions

• Personal Money - money that is gained through completing missionsand helping the resistance. You can only buy personal items likesoldiers or a vehicle. This is capable of being transferred to thefaction funds.

• Faction money - money only available to the commander. This canbe used for almost everything including training and HQ commandsquads.

• War level - the enemy will gradually get better equipment witheach war level. War level increases as the resistance takes moreterritory.

• BLUFOR/OPFOR Aggression - whenever you take hostile actionsagainst a faction or civilians, that faction gains aggression. Afaction with high aggression will attack more frequently and withmore assets.

HQ is your home. Here you will plan for missions, recruit soldiers,stash and retrieve equipment and more. Your HQ has many objects thatfacilitate various functions. We will go over these now.

Commander functionality:

• Can purchase high command squads & vehicles.

• Has access to high command UI (ctrl+space).

• Can use Y->AI management menu with HC squads.

• Can fast-travel HC squads.

• Can order mortar strikes with HC squads (shift+Y).

• Has access to direct garrison recruitment (on Petros).

• Can create and delete roadblocks & watchposts.

• Purchases vehicles with faction money.

• Can manage arsenal guest limits.

• Persistent save on game options menu is a global save.

• Can edit ambient civ limit and spawn distance in game options menu.

• Can override garage locks.

• Can order airstrikes.

• Can steal money from the faction.

Member functionality:

• Can request missions from Petros.

• Can recruit AI for personal squad.

• Can take limited(non-unlocked) items from the arsenal.

Main Article: Categories

There are several categories of missions all which have different tasks and rewards:

• Assassination Missions

  • Kill The Officer

  • Kill The Traitor

  • Spec Ops

• Conquest Missions

  • Resource Acquisition / Take The Outpost

• Convoy Missions

  • Ammo Convoy

  • Armored Convoy

  • Money Convoy

  • Prisoner Convoy

  • Reinforcements Convoy

  • Supplies Convoy

• Destroy missions

  • Destroy Radio Tower

  • Downed Heli

  • Steal Or Destroy Armor

• Logistics Missions

  • Bank Mission

  • Salvage Supplies

  • Steal Or Destroy Ammo Truck

• Rescue Missions

  • Pow Rescue

  • Refugees Evac

• Spawned Dynamically

  • Defend Petros

  • Tower Rebuild Disrupt

• Support missions

  • City Supplies

Convoy ambush tips

Most convoys are similar so I decided to make a one size fits all guide.

• Use mines and IEDs only on isolated roads where civilians will not drive.

• Set up entrenchments through the Y menu or using your E tool.

• Use roadblocks to slow down or immobilize the enemy.

• LMGs, grenade, and rocket launchers will help thin the numbers.

• Most convoys will have one or two light vehicles with 50.cal Mgs, and infantry trucks.

• Priorities are the 50. Cals, then the infantry trucks.

• Try and kill the infantry as they disembark.

• You won’t be able to loot soldiers killed inside destroyed vehicles. Better yet, spray them with an MG as they disembark.

Main Article: Airstrikes

• Once you capture an airbase you will get a passive income ofairstrike points.

• Each airstrike point allows one airstrike to be called in on atarget.

• This is one of the biggest advantages of an airbase. Use airstrikesto weaken enemy outposts before launching an attack.

• Use cluster bombs for armour and incendiary and HE bombs forinfantry.

• Incendiary bombs can kill crews without destroying the vehicle,allowing for recovery.

Press the “y” key to open this menu. You will use this menu for fasttravel, managing AI, transferring and managing money, recruiting, andmore.

• Fast Travel - Depending on your parameters setting, you can fast travel to and from different zones provided there are no enemies within 500 meters of you. You can use fast travel to transport High Command squads and vehicles as well.

• Player and Money - Here you can add or remove a player to/from the member list temporarily (until the server is restarted). Non server members do not have access to equipment that is not unlocked. Look at a player and press add server member to give them server membership. You can transfer your personal money to other players or the faction funds.

• Undercover On - Use this setting to go undercoverif you are not being spotted by anyone and are not wearing suspicious equipment.

• Construct Here - A number of objects used for cover and obstacles can be built through this menu. Only bunker options cost money and you must have an engineer in your squad or be an engineer to build bunkers.

• Garage vehicle - Look at a vehicle while in a friendly location and press this button to send it to the garage.

• Unlock vehicle - Allows other groups to use your vehicle.

AI management is essential to winning Antistasi, especially if you arealone. Managing AI is only half the battle, I recommend reviewing AI andhow they work to understand how to fight and command AI effectively.

I will quickly go over how to store equipment in this game, becausethere are many ways to do it and sometimes you may have trouble storinga particular item.

• Looting is a core part of Antistasi. You need to learn how toeffectively and safely collect loot.

• For starters, always have a loot box. You can obtain loot boxes for$10 at the vehicle box.

• These loot boxes can be loaded into the back of the truck or insidethe cargo of any vehicle using ace interact if there is not enoughcargo capacity.

• Loot boxes allow you to collect loot with the press of a button.

• Simply look at the box and use the interaction menu to collectloot.

• The loot box only collects loot that has yet to be unlocked. I.E., itwill not pick up the M4 if you already unlocked it inside thearsenal.

• You should only loot when you believe it is safe to do so.

• Use your vehicle as cover while looting, it will save your life. Ilike to drive in between unlooted enemies, loading and unloading theloot box as needed. This way I can retain the safety of the vehicle.

• You can also use the Auto Rearm/loot function AI in a vehicle tohave them collect and load loot into the vehicle for you.

Please note there are no rules to loadouts, but if you are using theACE mod, you have to account for medical supplies, ammo, weapons, andhow that equipment will affect your weight. The heavier you are, thefaster your stamina bar will deplete. This will have an adverseeffect on your accuracy and speed.

I assume you are using ACE for this tutorial.

Here are some suggestions on loadouts you will likely need to pullquickly during emergencies. All of these loadouts will have 5 elasticbandages, 5 packing bandages, two 500m blood, 2 splints, 2 tourniquetsand an entrenching tool. For most loadouts, I carry only two grenades andtwo smoke grenades.

• In the early to mid-game, you can dress as a civilian and goundercover to recon and ambush enemy positions.

• This is an essential tool as it opens up many options for theresistance. This is the one advantage your opponent does notpossess.

• In the top part of your screen, it will say (undercover: off/on) oncoloured in green means you are undercover.

• In order to go undercover, you must be in civilian clothes and notwearing any military equipment. Being naked does not count either.Vests, NVG’s and helmets count as military equipment, but allbackpacks are safe to wear.

• Press Y to open the Y menu and click “undercover on” to goundercover.

• Jumping into an unreported civilian vehicle will also put youundercover even if you are in full military gear.

• If you leave the truck near enemies while having military equipmenton you will be “spotted” and lose your undercover status.

• Additionally, going off-road with any vehicle will get you spotted.If there are any enemies around Stay to the roads.

• Note that passing through checkpoints (the roadblocks you will seedriving around) sometimes spots you. While this can happen at thelower levels of aggression and war level, the higher they become, thehigher the chance of being spotted.

• If you are spotted and jump into a civilian vehicle that vehicle maybecome reported and will render it unable to give you undercoverstatus. Try to re-enter your vehicle when no enemies are around.

• You can stash your weapons in your backpack and take it out when youneed it. Understand the second you take out your weapon, even if noone sees you, you will be “spotted” and cannot go back undercover.

• Use enhanced movement and the E tool to obtain entrenched andelevated positions to ambush the enemy. They won’t shoot as long asyou retain your undercover status

• Use your undercover status to recon enemy areas. Find out how manymen they have, what equipment are they carrying, ETC.

• Use undercover to spot for your friendly artillery. You will becomespotted if the enemy sees you even if you are just “spotting” so usecover and spot from a distance.

• Placing your HQ correctly is critical to the success of yourresistance.

• You want your HQ to be both concealed and close enough to strategiczones for missions.

• Always place your HQ on or near the end of a road. You will want allof your vehicles to be on a road so you can go undercover. Going offroad may get you spotted.

• Never place your HQ in between towns or other strategic zones. Theenemy sends patrols in between zones and may spot your HQ.

• Place your HQ inside a compound and put Petros inside a building foradded protection.

• Place your HQ within 4km of strategic zones so you can get missions.Any area 4km or more from your HQ will not be available for missions(distance can be changed through parameters)

• There are only certain vehicles you can purchase through the red box.Civilian vehicles, and military vehicles.

• Civilian vehicles are vehicles you can purchase and go undercoverwhen you enter them

• Military vehicles are vehicles that cannot go undercover and aresometimes armed. Weapon statics such as a mortar or HMG’s can also bebought.

• Off-roads are the backbone of the resistance. These can carry up to 6rebels, load supplies, loot, and arsenal boxes. And well, go offroad.To boot, they are a cheap 200 bucks! Use these liberally. Honestly,this is the only civilian vehicle you need.

• SPG-9s and SPG-9 mounted vehicles, this is your best purchasableequipment for dealing with enemy armour. The scopes can becomplicated, but they allow you to fire from longer ranges and isvery handy once you get the hang of it. The SPG also has HE shells,use these to terrorize infantry. Be warned however the SPG is a hitor a miss with tanks and IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles).

• DSHK and the DSHK mounted vehicles are a great substitute to a M2HMMV. use these to out range enemy infantry. (700M or more) throw AIon it and target with binoculars for increased effect.

• ZU-23-2; your deadliest purchasable weapon and bane of all things airand infantry. Place these in your captured zones to annihilate enemyair attacks.

So, you have a few towns, resources, factories and outposts under your control, a good amount of HR, money, equipment and even some armour assets. What’s the next big step? Taking an airbase of course. Taking an airbase is your gateway to what I call the late game. It allows you to ungarage and use air assets, you have the chance to gain a couple armour and air assets, and you cement your hold on the region. It’s a HUGE power spike.

But it is not for the faint of heart. This won’t be your usual outpost smash. Air Bases have multiple squads of infantry, MG towers, mortars and even stationary AA Armoured vehicles. There are no armour patrols. Only a stationary AA vehicle which can be anything.

This is all easier said than done, it might be a process. It once tookme an hour of dying, and sending waves of infantry to finally take it.But the ruthless amount of equipment and manpower it may take is allworth the reward. This is part of the victory conditions so either way,you need the air base.

Many people who play Arma 3 don’t understand how the AI works. Theycomplain of the AI being terminators. They never miss, they don’t seefoliage, etc. this section will explain how the AI works and how tomore effectively manipulate and win against them.

• AI responds to suppression. Enemy AI who are suppressed will reactirrationally and their accuracy and spotting skill will decrease.Keeping steady fire on the enemy will give you an edge in combat.

• AI do see foliage. Large bushes and foliage that are larger thanthe player’s character hide the player. Bushes smaller than thecharacter are inconsistent at concealment however.

• AI can’t see through smoke. The AI will not be able to see throughsmoke. However, the cloud of smoke must be fully formed toconceal.They may also fire through smoke because it was the lastknown position of the player, and they are attempting to suppress.

• The AI does not care about visual camouflage. It does not matter ifyou wear forested or arid camouflage clothing in a forestedenvironment.

• The AI will spot an enemy with a line of sight based on theircamouflage coefficient number. A sniper role will have a coefficientnumber of 0.8, making him harder to spot than a basic rifleman thathas a coefficient number of 1.2. This camouflage coefficient numberis affected by movement, noise, and stance of the player.

• Being prone and crouching will make you less visible to the AI.

• The AI will react to audible noises like sprinting close to them orfiring. Walking slowly to an enemy may allow you to get the jump onthem.

• Suppressed weapons reduce the range at which the AI can hear youfiring from. They do not prevent the AI from hearing the shotaltogether.

• Continually firing your weapon without pause, even with a suppressorwill result in the AI looking for the source of the incoming fire andidentify the source of the fire unless the attacker relocates.

• AI can hear you breathing when you are fatigued.

• AI responds to movement. The faster you move, the more likely it isthe AI to see you.

• Flashlights will make you more visible to the AI. especially in lowlight environments.

• AI use offset targeting. They will become more accurate the longerthey shoot at a stationary target. Keep moving in combat to avoidgetting shot.

• AI will attempt to advance and flank the enemy. Keep moving toavoid being flanked by the enemy.

Credit:

https://armedassault.fandom.com/wiki/AI_Basics:_Detection

https://armedassault.fandom.com/wiki/AI_Basics:_Targeting_priority

Enemy squad leaders can call in support in various forms when theycome under attack from either opposing force. The ability to call insupports CAN be transferred from a killed squad leader to the nextperson who controls the group. As the war level increases, moreoptions to what the faction can call in opens up. There are morefactors than just war level to what may be called in.

Supports:

• Quick Reaction Force

• Mortars

• Generic airstrike

• Close Air Support

• Air Superiority Fighter

• 155mm Artillery

• Gunship (Vanilla Only)

• Carpet Bomber (Unfair Param)

• SAM Site (Unfair Param)

• Orbital Strike (Futuristic Param)

Main Article: Win / Loss Conditions

Now it’s time to understand how we win the game. You must own allairbases and more than 50% of the population of Altis must support yourside. You can own all of the map. and still not win. you need to work totake airbases and win the hearts and minds of the people to win.

Our goal is it to translate Antistasi into all languages which are supported by Arma which are the following:

• Czech

• French

• German

• Italian

• Japanese

• Korean

• Polish

• Portuguese

• Russian

• Simplified Chinese

• Spanish

• Turkish

If you want to help to translate Antistasi in one of the languages mentioned above, the way to get on board and to help is to join our Discord Server and to contact Bob Murphy bob_murphy by either sending him a DM or by poking him in one of the public channels and stating that you’d like to help with the translation. He will check in with you and onboard you.

For more detailed information on the translation of Antistasi, check out the Translation-Localization of Antistasi via Tolgee entry in the Dev Guide.

Thanks to the following contributors for making this guide possible:

Moni, Meerkat, Bob Murphy, Giddi, DeathTouchWilly, Targetingsnake

Moni also has some video tutorials on his youtube channel.