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	Welcome to the TCRN Impetus, Commander! As your second-in-command, my job is to inform you on the inner workings of your troops and the mission you’re about to engage in, from squad customization to pre-Operation actions, and of course, leading your Squaddies into battle!		Welcome to the TCRN Impetus, Commander! As your second-in-command, my job is to inform you on the inner workings of your troops and the mission you’re about to engage in, from squad customization to pre-Operation actions, and of course, leading your Squaddies into battle!

	[https://go.hoodedhorse.net/menace/beginners-guide This guide can also be downloaded as a PDF here.]		[https://go.hoodedhorse.net/menace/beginners-guide This guide can also be downloaded as a PDF here]

	== Gameplay Overview ==		== Gameplay Overview ==

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	Welcome to the TCRN Impetus, Commander! As your second-in-command, my job is to inform you on the inner workings of your troops and the mission you’re about to engage in, from squad customization to pre-Operation actions, and of course, leading your Squaddies into battle!		Welcome to the TCRN Impetus, Commander! As your second-in-command, my job is to inform you on the inner workings of your troops and the mission you’re about to engage in, from squad customization to pre-Operation actions, and of course, leading your Squaddies into battle!

			[https://go.hoodedhorse.net/menace/beginners-guide This guide can also be downloaded as a PDF here.]

	== Gameplay Overview ==		== Gameplay Overview ==

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Tips & Tricks

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	* Consider repeated attacks on a single enemy squad to keep them locked down.		* Consider repeated attacks on a single enemy squad to keep them locked down.
	* The Black Market has an item for additional Squaddies that replenishes after every Operation. Use that to build up your Squaddie pool.		* The Black Market has an item for additional Squaddies that replenishes after every Operation. Use that to build up your Squaddie pool.

	~~LOGO~~

	However you choose to play, we hope this guide has helped you understand what MENACE has to offer. Enjoy playing through Operations to discover more mission types, figure out that optimal squad composition, and taste sweet victory, or the bitterness of defeat.		However you choose to play, we hope this guide has helped you understand what MENACE has to offer. Enjoy playing through Operations to discover more mission types, figure out that optimal squad composition, and taste sweet victory, or the bitterness of defeat.

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	[[File:menace-guide-attacking-vehicles.jpg\|Attacking Vehicles]]		[[File:menace-guide-attacking-vehicles.jpg\|Attacking Vehicles]]

			[[File:menace-guide-attacking-vehicles.png\|right\|400px\|Attacking Vehicles]]

	Attacking vehicles yields slightly different stats. Many vehicles are equipped with directional armor, meaning that certain sides may have more armor than others. When you choose to attack a vehicle, consider its armor levels when you hover over it, and note that certain weapons are more effective against it than others. Choosing a rocket launcher or a heavy gun with high penetration will result in the most devastation.		Attacking vehicles yields slightly different stats. Many vehicles are equipped with directional armor, meaning that certain sides may have more armor than others. When you choose to attack a vehicle, consider its armor levels when you hover over it, and note that certain weapons are more effective against it than others. Choosing a rocket launcher or a heavy gun with high penetration will result in the most devastation.
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	Vehicles also have different controls from infantry squads. For example, a vehicle can move in reverse while still facing forward. Where infantry squads can crouch using the hotkey (X), vehicles use (X) to face a certain direction while remaining in a tile. Both of these options are designed to keep the highest level of armor facing directional fire when possible.		Vehicles also have different controls from infantry squads. For example, a vehicle can move in reverse while still facing forward. Where infantry squads can crouch using the hotkey (X), vehicles use (X) to face a certain direction while remaining in a tile. Both of these options are designed to keep the highest level of armor facing directional fire when possible.

	~~[[File:menace-guide-attacking-vehicles.png\|Attacking Vehicles]]~~		<br clear="all" />

	=== Offmap Abilities ===		=== Offmap Abilities ===

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	You can also consider modifiers such as whether the squad is in cover, deployed, or crouched, as well as their level of Suppression, armor level, and squad health. No outcome is guaranteed, but this can provide enough information to confirm or cancel the desired attack.		You can also consider modifiers such as whether the squad is in cover, deployed, or crouched, as well as their level of Suppression, armor level, and squad health. No outcome is guaranteed, but this can provide enough information to confirm or cancel the desired attack.
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	=== Psychological Effects - Suppression ===		=== Psychological Effects - Suppression ===

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	You can also consider modifiers such as whether the squad is in cover, deployed, or crouched, as well as their level of Suppression, armor level, and squad health. No outcome is guaranteed, but this can provide enough information to confirm or cancel the desired attack.		You can also consider modifiers such as whether the squad is in cover, deployed, or crouched, as well as their level of Suppression, armor level, and squad health. No outcome is guaranteed, but this can provide enough information to confirm or cancel the desired attack.
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	=== Psychological Effects - Suppression ===		=== Psychological Effects - Suppression ===

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	[[File:menace-guide-attacking-squads.jpg\|Attacking Squads]]		[[File:menace-guide-attacking-squads.jpg\|Attacking Squads]]

			[[File:menace-guide-attacking-squads.png\|right\|400px\|Attacking Squads]]

	When you’re in a position to attack an enemy squad, select the attack you want to use, and hover over the enemy squad, bringing up an overview of the attack.		When you’re in a position to attack an enemy squad, select the attack you want to use, and hover over the enemy squad, bringing up an overview of the attack.
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	You can also consider modifiers such as whether the squad is in cover, deployed, or crouched, as well as their level of Suppression, armor level, and squad health. No outcome is guaranteed, but this can provide enough information to confirm or cancel the desired attack.		You can also consider modifiers such as whether the squad is in cover, deployed, or crouched, as well as their level of Suppression, armor level, and squad health. No outcome is guaranteed, but this can provide enough information to confirm or cancel the desired attack.

	~~[[File:menace-guide-attacking-squads.png\|Attacking Squads]]~~

	=== Psychological Effects - Suppression ===		=== Psychological Effects - Suppression ===

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	=== Combat Order ===		=== Combat Order ===

	[[File:menace-guide-action-combat-order.png\|Combat Order]]		[[File:menace-guide-action-combat-order.png\|400px\|Combat Order]]

	In MENACE, you decide the order of your unit’s movements. This means you could move a tank into position at the very end of a round, and at the start of the next round, use that same tank to attack first before your other units.		In MENACE, you decide the order of your unit’s movements. This means you could move a tank into position at the very end of a round, and at the start of the next round, use that same tank to attack first before your other units.

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	=== Vehicle Customization ===		=== Vehicle Customization ===

	[[File:menace-guide-vehicle-customization.png\|800px\|~~ehicle~~ Customization]]		[[File:menace-guide-vehicle-customization.png\|800px\|Vehicle Customization]]

	Pilot Squad Leaders are much less common, but are equally as varied in their customization.		Pilot Squad Leaders are much less common, but are equally as varied in their customization.