Whats the deal with the Commander?
The marines need one player on their team to play the Commander role. A player chooses to command by walking up to the command station (it’s already built at start of the match) and pressing his use key. There can be only one Commander at a time, and he plays the game from a top-down RTS view, while everyone else on the server plays from a first-person view. The Commander can only see what his teammates can see. The Commander can spend the team’s resources on technology buildings, new weapons, upgrades for his marines, turrets and more. He also plays a large role in combat, as he can resupply his troops mid-battle. The Commander cannot be killed while using the command station. The command station can be destroyed, however. If it’s destroyed, he will suddenly appear next to it, then vulnerable to damage. The “eject” command (use the pop-up menu, move up) allows players to get rid of a malicious Commander (so another teammate can take over). While it’s possible to play a game without a
