Community:Wingman8/Armored Patrol

Armored Patrol is a game made by Wingman8. The game is about two teams, Bright Red and Bright Blue, fighting for control of flags using military vehicles and equipment. The game has over 68 million place visits and over 730,000 favorites.

Gameplay
The game area is a flat land with forests and angular hills, some being hollow. They change position at the start of each match, starting a time limit of 60 minutes. Teams must capture flags located on hills around the map. A flag under control will give a number of points in a minute to the controlling team. Once the match ends, the team with most points wins. Players can use different weapons and vehicles in combat, and build defensive structures, towers, and gun emplacements with the build tool. When you first spawn in, you will appear on a floating translucent platform with two large buttons, one red and one blue. By stepping on either one, you will join the team corresponding to the button's color. Between the two buttons is a blurb of yellow text reading "Choose a side; cannot unbalance teams".

If one team has fewer players than the other, it must be chosen. Attacking a teammate will display a text saying "Do not TK! (Username) is on your team". Players wear team-colored camo uniforms, as well as purchasable morphs and gear (some cosmetic, and others are not.)

How to play Armored Patrol
Both teams have their own base at the corners of the map. The base includes platforms that spawn vehicles when stepped on. Some vehicles require the Rank 2 or Rank 3 upgrade from the shop to be spawned and used.

How to use a vehicle
1. Stand on a button in your base to spawn one.

2. Get in the vehicle on the yellow seat.

3. Select the Control tool  (if it is not already).

Now use these controls in order to move. Notice that you don't need to hold Accelerate or Reverse, one press is enough.


 * W, Y, H - Accelerate


 * S, X - Stop


 * J - Reverse


 * A, D, Arrows, Left mouse button - Steer

How to attack with a vehicle
Once you're on the yellow seat and have the Control tool selected, hover the crosshair over your target and press F or Mouse1 to fire the primary weapon. Some vehicles can fire an indirect shot by pressing B. All vehicles and guns have their respective controls listed in a box located in the bottom left of the screen.


 * F - Fire primary weapon


 * B, G, T - Fire indirect shot (T has higher elevation but shorter travel distance) (Not available on all vehicles)


 * C - Fire 50 Cal gun

Some vehicles also have a green seat. This allows two players to control one vehicle. The other drives and other use primary weapons, or one does both.

Other vehicle controls

 * R - Unhitch howitzer (Jeep)
 * R - Dump cargo (Truck)
 * P - Open & close hatch/rear door


 * L - Change weapon control (If there are two players in the vehicle).


 * V - Change view mode

Bullet weapons
Use these bullet-firing weapons (AK-47 and the 50 Cal) to fight infantry and detonate crates, damaging surroundings. They have no effect on all buildings but can deal small amounts of damage to unarmored vehicles (trucks and helicopters).

Fighting on foot
Infantry is at a notable disadvantage compared to the vehicles, since the player character is rather slow-moving without the run tool, and is more prone to weapons. Close hits fired by vehicles can often take out infantry in a single shot if they're not wearing armor.

The RPG can be effective against infantry but has a slow rate of fire and limited range. The Pistol has less ammunition than the AK-47 but does more damage per shot. Grenades are very effective against infantry.

If you encounter vehicles, try to hide behind hills and objects and occasionally bob out and back to land RPG shots on them, or throw a Molotov or a stick of dynamite at them. Against heavier vehicles the RPG is best at disabling their wheels, so try to land a stick of dynamite on them for huge damage. Jumping constantly is an easy way to dodge bullets. Building a Foxhole using the Foxhole tool and hiding in it is also a surefire way of avoiding incoming damage.

It is even possible to seat yourself inside an enemy vehicle, KO the current driver through using your rifle, then switch seats and take over control of the vehicle. This can only be used if the enemy driver hasn't closed the hatch of their vehicle. In even rarer occasions you can take over control of a helicopter, either by boarding an enemy helicopter when it is on the ground or even boarding it in mid-air.

If you manage to get to a close range with an enemy vehicle, try to throw a grenade through their hatch (in case it's open) in order to effectively take out the driver. If there are crates in or near them, detonate the crates with the AK-47 or Pistol.

Use the smoke grenade to prevent enemies from seeing certain spots. Place pillboxes for a good cover. Forests also make a good cover.

Capturing flags
To capture a flag, stand near its base. The flag will now flicker between white and your team color and produce a ticking noise. Once it stops, you've captured it. If you move too far away, or an enemy moves at the flag while capturing, it will reset.

In rare occasions, the enemy team will not have any vehicle guarding the flag. In these situations, it is critical to erect structures to defend and to deny access to the flag when large groups of tanks start heading towards you. Ensure you do have someone to support you. Artillery and Bofors AA guns are very helpful.

Fighting in vehicles
When fighting enemy vehicles, try to usually aim for the spot where their driver is, near the front. Tanks have stronger frontal armor, so try to hit their sides or front-end. Helicopters can be shot down by destroying a propellor or the tail. Once you knock out their driver you've defeated them. Try to retreat to cover after firing to reload safely. When fighting with a helicopter, it is important to protect the propellers and tail, otherwise, you can get shot down.

When attacking moving enemies, try placing the crosshair slightly ahead of them and firing, because it will take time for your shot to reach them.

Structures
To build structures select the build tool and view the window to the left to select what you wish to build. To place a building part or a structure, hover the crosshair over a nearby spot and left click.

The parts will appear in a translucent form and will disappear if hit by enemy fire. After a moment they will turn to a solid form, meaning that they're ready.

To build prefabricated buildings you'll need to have the upgrade from the equip menu and 1-2 nearby crates.

Use these controls to change building angle and rotation.

B - Next part/Structure

R - Rotate 45 degrees

E - Rotate 5 degrees

T - Tilt by 45 degrees

Y - Tilt by 5 degrees

G - Change grip position

U - Delete part

If you have at least 20 building parts nearby you can set up a howitzer there for a good defense weapon.

Equipment
Players receive points for knocking out enemy players, being on patrol and damaging their structures. Points are needed to access equipment. The game will save a max of 3000 points for each player (Leaving the game with more than 3000 points will reset points to 3000). Notice that the game points (earned by capturing flags) aren't associated with player points. Each player has an "Equip Open" button to the left of the screen. It opens a menu showing different upgrades, weapons, and tools that can be equipped or unequipped. The amount of the player's points depends on how many things can be equipped at a time. Some of the equipment is automatically given when the player joins the game. Equipment can be modified only near the player's spawn point.

Equipment is split into three tiers. The player must gather 500 points to unlock tier 2, and 1000 to tier 3.

Weapons that have limited ammunition can be restocked by touching a crate (Smoke grenade can't be restocked). They will restock automatically when your character resets or is wiped out.

Combat

 * Never shoot teammates, you'll find out why. So, be careful at firing at enemies near your teammates. Teammates do not lose health when shot by a player in the same team.
 * Resetting during a match is not recommended since it will double your Wipeouts score.
 * The bushes in the forests provide a good place to hide. You can't be spotted easily when you lie in the bushes. If you are attacking vehicles while in the forest, always hide in the trees, then get down to shoot.
 * Zoom out periodically to view the entire map to get a better vision of it, allowing you to see hidden enemies.
 * Vehicles are capable of flipping over, making them an easy target for the enemy.
 * ALWAYS keep the hatch of your vehicle closed, but open when you need to get a teammate in.
 * If the enemy appears to carelessly leave crates near their structures or vehicles, shoot the crates with bullets to detonate them, damaging the surroundings.
 * If a vehicle's wheels are set on fire, they can't move.
 * Vehicles and howitzers can shoot through nearby walls providing they are shooting through the transparent side.
 * If an enemy is awkwardly hiding in a pillbox, try throwing a grenade in it, or a Molotov on the hatch.
 * Dynamite and C-4 explosives are very effective against vehicles and buildings if you get them to explode near them.
 * Remember that sticky dynamites are less powerful than lit non-sticky ones.
 * Try to destroy the tails on helicopters, ultimately making the helicopter unable to maneuver.

Buildings

 * Building parts in progress are translucent and disappear if shot by the opposite team. Prevent enemies from building stuff by quickly shooting at them.
 * Build obstacles to prevent enemy vehicles from entering areas and infantry from reaching flags.
 * Have a roof on your outpost, so artillery can't hit you in the first place.

Bugs, Glitches & Notes

 * Sometimes when you get on a seat and select the vehicle tool, you can't use weapons on the vehicle but can drive still.
 * Sometimes when you get to a tank or vehicles, the control buttons always disappears. These happens until now. My rage quiter bug and glitches.
 * If you fire a weapon inside an enclosed vehicle, the vehicle might bounce in the air and flip over. This happens due to the solid projectile getting stuck between your character.

Trivia

 * The Hummer H2 appears in Checkpoint Racing, another game made by Wingman8.
 * There is a spiritual successor by one of the debuggers of Armored Patrol, called Armored Patrol v9.5, with a sequel announced.