Multiplayer Basics

Multiplayer Game Types

Defeating the enemy in campaigns is great, but sometimes you want to take the battle to other players. You can do so on the internet or via a LAN.

Men of War: Condemned Heroes allows players to take command of either the Soviet or the German forces. It also offers two different types of multiplayer games—Capture the Flag or Victory Flag.

In Capture the Flag, each side vies for control of three different control points. Players earn points for each second they maintain control of the points, as well as for destroying enemy units. The first side that gets to the required number of points is the winner.

Victory Flag is a bit different. There is only one control point. The first team to capture the point is the winner. However, capturing this point takes a much longer time than the points in Capture the Flag.

If neither side can capture the point, then the team with the highest score from destroying enemy units is the winner.

Getting Started

After selecting a map and a faction, the game begins. Players do not have any units at the beginning. Instead, they have a number of points with which they can purchase units.

At the start, you have access to basic units. Other units are locked for a period of time—the more powerful units are locked for several minutes.

Each unit also has a number of command points. Command points limit the size of your force. You cannot bring more units into the game if the new units’ command points will put you over your limit.

Instead, you have to wait until you lose some of your current units and their command points are deducted from your current total before you can deploy more units.

During Capture the Flag games, as soon as you deploy your units you can send them on their way. In Victory Flag games, however, there is a short period of preparation time before the game actually starts.

This is when you should purchase all your units and organize them into groups. You can also order soldiers to climb aboard vehicles so that as soon as the game actually starts they can roll out towards the control point.