New to Call to Arms Ostfront - have questions

[[SoTu] Nomsat]

Greetings:
So I am trying the Single Player Conquest game mode. When I am on the "pick your team" screen, at the bottom right is SELECT CAMPAIGN. When I click the button it brings up a side scrolling map that for the most part is obvious. However, my current choice is 3 paths:
I have a 3 star path with 400 (dollars?), 1 science, and a symbol that looks like a medic symbol.
I have a 2 star path with 400 dollars, 1 science, and symbol that looks like a medic symbol.
and
I have a 1 star path with 300 dollars, 500 (bullets?), and a symbol that looks like a factory.

What are the symbols? Are those bonuses? Are they what the enemy has? Why does it not tell me exactly what I will receive when I mouse over it? I have seen other symbols also....one that looks like possibly a bomber firing lasers down? I have seen Big science symbols? Where is the legend for all these symbols?

As far as the stars go...they obviously mean that enemy is harder with more stars, but does it mean the enemy is going to be using later model gear than I have? ie. I am using 42, are they using 43 or 44?
Any useful help is appreciated.

[[SoTu] Nomsat]

nobody else knows what those symbols mean ?

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

sorry, I only SP. when the heat dies down I'll look and see if I can work out what it means.

but we definitely have many mp players here in the community who I'm sure will answer you before hopefully.

[Alpha]

Originally posted by SoTu Nomsat:

nobody else knows what those symbols mean ?

one moment

[Alpha]

- every knot on the map has a big symbol (coins, researchpoints, ammunition, stars)
this means the specialization of this mission (the kind of stuff you will get most, like the main reward you will get) - you can see the risk stars here too)

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if you mouse over a knot you will get the following info

Risk: */**/*** define the strenth of the enemy (like Strength 1,2 or 3)
Enemy: (the enemy faction symbol)
Reward:
- The first icon (COINS? lets call them COINS) are the points you need to spend to get new units into your roaster, or you spend this points for repairing damaged/killed units (killed soldiers will be replaced with this COINS)
- The Test Tube (science symbol) with a number will be the researchpoints you will get for winning this mission (dont wonder, if you do the mission well, you will get more of these points as seen on mission screen, seems that this are the "minimum" research points you will get)
- The Ammunition will be needed to refil the ammo, inventorystuff (bandages, shovels etc.) and fuel of your units
- The Stars are needed for the special attack (Airstrike) which can be unlocked via researchpoints. you dont buy them with COINS, for Airstrikes you need STARS.

for the missions - after every attack mission, the enemy attack one of your knot (like a counter attack) - so the next mission after a attack mission is a defense mission, followed by a attack mission etc.

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In the main troop window you can see 3 frames

- Left (Reinforcements) - you researched available units you can buy

- Center (Veterans) - the units you bought (if they are greyed out, they are assigned to one of the 5 phases and you will take them into the next battle; if they are not greyed out they are NOT assigned for the next battle!, so you cant use them)

- Right (I / II / III / IV / V / *) - this are the phaeses, every phase has a unit limit (the helmetsymbol - phases one has max 50 helmets, every unit has its own helmet count)
you can unlock the phases in the research menue. the * phase is only for airstrikes, max is 5 airstrikes (50/50 helmets, each airstrike cost 10 helmets)

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tipp:
- if you use supply trucks, if you have enought COINS, and you empty one in battle, sell them in the main troop window and buy a new one, then it will be refilled at the begin of the next battle. otherwise they will start with the supply amount they had at the end of the last battle (i think this is a not yet solved bug).

- dont ask why you can refil the troops more then once with the ammunition symbol, i dont have a clue why you can do this (maybe with the first click you refil ammo, with the second other inventory stuff and so on, but never tested)


i hope you can understand what i mean, cause english is not my native language :D

[ShaggyDowns]

On the map where you select the RISK and it shows the rewards. What do the + symbol/icon (medic icon) and the factory symbol/icon give as a rewards for winning the map?

[[SoTu] Nomsat]

Thank you Alpha, very helpful.

Still would like to know the other symbols though.
The medic symbol, the factory symbol, the plane, the large beaker, cant remember the others.

[Nasse-Setä]

As far as I know, the "factory" symbol means you get more "coins" or "ammo", I can't remember which one, the runway symbol means you get stars, the test tube symbol means you get more research points. As far as I've played, I've noticed no other effect.

[198xAD]

It's worth noting that you get a hidden bonus for higher risk factors. In my experience, attacking a 3 star isn't always hard but you get extra resources and research points. Some 1 stars are crazy hard... Many tanks and over 200 infantry

[[SoTu] Nomsat]

Thank you Nasse, that is the info I was looking for

and I agree Mr. Crow, I had a 1 star that swarmed me with too many infantry supported by 5 tanks at once. I got crushed.