There is a Practice Mode

[Localmind]

People there is a practice mode. Now for some reason, when you do the tutorial it starts in practice mode. But if you switch the game off and back on again it will go to the Rogue Like Commander Mode. So I suggest doing all missions in Practice Mode (you CAN restart, you will not lose your people if they die, etc.) first.

[Back Stabbath1979]

Wait so if i progress a mission in practice mode, I get to play the next level? I thought it was stuck behind commander mode progression.

[Localmind]

Originally posted by Back Stabbath1979:

Wait so if i progress a mission in practice mode, I get to play the next level? I thought it was stuck behind commander mode progression.

Progress in practice mode and you play the next level (i.e. will unlock once you complete the previous mission).

I even played multiplayer with friend and it later unlocked in the practice mode as well (i.e. missions I didn't even unlock in singleplayer practice mode; and I havn't even touched Rogue Like Commander Mode yet. Practice gives you that "casual" feel though once I'm READY for Commander mode I'll do it) .

[Hazard]

Rogulike? Lol

[Back Stabbath1979]

Cheers localmind, just tested this myself and mate you just saved me a whole lot of heartache!

[Unrealtairo]

Ya it plays out normally.

When I started I actually just tapped new game at the top, not single player and did 5 missions. The entire time I was in practice mode and didn't realize it. (In fact I didn't even know there was practice or commander modes until after I came back for mission 6 earlier today)

Apparently it places you in practice if you clicked "new game"

[Queen Niijima]

Perhaps they should rename it "Standard" mode. Especially since as I have experienced, it defaults to practice mode when starting a new game and if you finished the tutorial.

[Localmind]

Originally posted by Back Stabbath1979:

Cheers localmind, just tested this myself and mate you just saved me a whole lot of heartache!

[TheBlasterMaster✞✞✞™]

Originally posted by N1bblehead:

How do you enter practice mode?

Single player/practice.

[Patatraa4]

So practice mode is a sort of campagin but less hardcore than commander mode ? (I don't want to loose my teamates)
And will everything I unlock in parctice WILL stay in my parctice thing ?

[Pindie]

Practice mode is just regular campaign. Devs are trying to condescend.

Should actually be called Classic and Commander modes because SWAT4 campaign had retries.

[Localmind]

Originally posted by Patatraa4:

So practice mode is a sort of campagin but less hardcore than commander mode ? (I don't want to loose my teamates):KSmiley:
And will everything I unlock in parctice WILL stay in my parctice thing ?

Yes, you get the same teammates for it all, no traits (but they still wonderful) and anything you unlock cosmetic wise there stays unlocked.

[WZNGT]

That explains it, there was no notification when I first started, I quit the game to launch a few gun mods and then there was the notification for commander mode which I died after Mission 3 and my officers are starting to get stressed.